[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2113-S2114]
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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. STEVENS:
       S. 1768. An original bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
       S. 1769. An original bill making supplemental 
     appropriations for the International Monetary Fund for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Inouye, 
             and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 1770. A bill to elevate the position of Director of the 
     Indian Health Service to Assistant Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, to provide for the organizational 
     independence of the Indian Health Service within the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Allard):
       S. 1771. A bill to amend the Colorado Ute Indian Water 
     Rights Settlement Act to provide for a final settlement of 
     the claims of the Colorado Ute Indian Tribes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1772. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     pile fabrics of man-made fibers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1773. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Ruth Hairston by the 
     waiver of a filing deadline for appeal from a ruling relating 
     to her application for a survivor annuity; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 1774. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     make

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     guaranteed farm ownership loans and guaranteed farm operating 
     loans of up to $600,000, and to increase the maximum loan 
     amounts with inflation; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 1775. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     phosphonic acid, (nitrilotris (methylene))tris; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       S. 1776. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     phosphonic acid, (nitrilis(methylene))tris-, pentasodium 
     salt; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1777. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     phosphonic acid, (1- hydroxyethylidene)bis; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       S. 1778. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     phosphonic acid, (1- hydroxyethylidene)bis-, tetrasodium 
     salt; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1779. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     phosphonic acid, (1,6- hexanediylbis(nitrilobis(methylene)) 
     tetrakis-potassium salt; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1780. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     phosphonic acid, (((phosphonomethyl)imino)bis(2,1-
     ethanediylnitrilobis- (methylene))tetrakis; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       S. 1781. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     phosphonic acid, (((phophonomethyl)imino)bis(2,1-
     ethanediylnitrilobis- (methylene)))tetrakis-, sodium salt; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1782. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Polyvinyl Butyral; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1783. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     triethyleneglycol bis(2-ethyl hexanoate); to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       S. 1784. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Biphenyl 
     flake; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1785. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Ethylhexanoic acid; to the Committee on Finance.
           Mr. FAIRCLOTH:
       S. 1786. A bill to provide for the conduct of a study and 
     report concerning the ability of the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention to address the growing threat of viral 
     epidemics and biological and chemical terrorism; to the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. GRAMM (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Gorton, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             McCain, and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 1787. A bill to authorize additional appropriations for 
     United States Customs Service personnel and technology in 
     order to expedite the flow of legal commercial and passenger 
     traffic at United States land borders; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN:
       S. 1788. A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the 
     medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Daschle, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Glenn, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Moseley-Braun, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 1789. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
     to improve access to health insurance and medicare benefits 
     for individuals ages 55 to 65 to be fully funded through 
     premiums and anti-fraud provision, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.

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