[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 69 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5001-S5002]
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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. REID (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Glenn):
       S. 779. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the number of physicians that complete a 
     fellowship in geriatric medicine and geriatric psychiatry, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 780. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to include each year of fellowship training in 
     geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry as a year of 
     obligated service under the National Health Corps Loan 
     Repayment Program; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Gramm, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Helms, and Mr. Kempthorne):
       S. 781. A bill to establish a uniform and more efficient 
     Federal process for protecting property owners' rights 
     guaranteed by the fifth amendment; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 782. A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture 
     Reorganization Act of 1994 to remove the provision that 
     prevents the recovery of an amount disbursed as a result of 
     an erroneous decision made by a State, county, or area 
     committee; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 783. A bill to increase the accessibility of the 
     Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. D'AMATO (by request):
       S. 784. A bill to reform the United States Housing Act of 
     1937, deregulate the public housing program and the program 
     for rental housing assistance for low-income families, and 
     increase community control over such programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       S. 785. A bill to convey certain land to the City of Grants 
     Pass, Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BRYAN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 786. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey, at fair market value, certain properties in Clark 
     County, Nevada, to persons who purchased adjacent properties 
     in good faith reliance on land surveys that were subsequently 
     determined to be inaccurate; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRAMM (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 787. A bill to permit any state to use non-governmental 
     personnel in the determination of eligibility under the 
     Medicaid, Food Stamps and WIC programs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 788. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     materials used in the manufacture of skis and snowboards; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. D'Amato, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 789. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide medicare beneficiaries with additional 
     information regarding medicare managed care plans and 
     medicare select policies; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DASCHLE:
       S. 790. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of 
     inventory; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 791. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the treatment of certain amounts received by 
     a cooperative telephone company; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Conrad, 
             and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 792. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that certain cash rentals of farmland will not 
     cause recapture of special estate tax valuation; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 793. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     require that the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment carry 
     out treatment programs for adolescents; to the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources. S. 794. A bill to amend the Public 
     Health Service Act to revise and extend the grant program for 
     services for children of substance

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     abusers; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
             Chafee, Mr. Breaux, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Rockefeller):
       S. 795. A bill to improve the quality of health plans and 
     health care that is provided through the Federal Government 
     and to protect health care consumers; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 796. A bill to reduce gun trafficking, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 797. A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to 
     authorize the design and construction of additions to the 
     parking garage and certain site improvements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 798. A bill to establish a Commission on Information 
     Technology Worker Shortage; to the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources.

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