[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1553]
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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Biden, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 348. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to encourage States to 
     enact a Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, to provide 
     standards and protection for the conduct of internal police 
     investigations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             Hollings):
       S. 349. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for expanding, intensifying, and coordinating 
     activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
     with respect to heart attack, stroke, and other 
     cardiovascular diseases in women; to the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 350. A bill to authorize payment of special annuities to 
     surviving spouses of deceased members of the uniformed 
     services who are ineligible for a survivor annuity under 
     transition laws relating to the establishment of the Survivor 
     Benefit Plan under chapter 73 of title 10, United States 
     Code; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 351. A bill to provide for teacher technology training; 
     to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 352. A bill to require the United States Sentencing 
     Commission to amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to 
     provide an enhanced penalty for follow-on bombings; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 353. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish 
     standards for protection of consumers in managed care plans 
     and other health plans; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 354. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to prohibit executive 
     agencies from awarding contracts that contain a provision 
     allowing for the acquistion by the contractor, at Government 
     expense, of certain equipment or facilities to carry out the 
     contract if the principal purpose of such provision is to 
     increase competition by establishing an alternative source of 
     supply for property or services; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAMM (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 355. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the research credit permanent; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. 
             Mikulski, and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 356. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the title XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to assure access to emergency medical services 
     under group health plans, health insurance coverage, and the 
     medicare and medicaid programs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNETT (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Murkowski, 
             Mr. Craig, Mr. Burns, and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 357. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Land Management 
     to manage the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.

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