[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 40 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H2051-H2055]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Furse, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. 
             Kucinich):
       H.R. 3615. A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance 
     Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations to purchase and to 
     make available to emergency feeding organizations additional 
     commodities for distribution to needy persons; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 3616. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1999 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
     year 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself and Mrs. Roukema) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 3617. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act 
     of 1994 to reflect the status of the Community Development 
     Financial Institutions Fund within the Treasury Department, 
     to extend the authorization for the Fund, and to make other 
     amendments to the Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Fund, the community development financial 
     institutions program, the Bank Enterprise Act awards program, 
     and the small business capital enhancement program in order 
     to more efficiently and effectively promote economic 
     revitalization, community development, and community 
     development financial institutions, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Olver, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 3618. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of assistance for providing automobiles 
     to certain disabled veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Olver, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 3619. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted 
     housing for disabled veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H.R. 3620. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, simplify the tax 
     code, eliminate the marriage penalty, provide for return-free 
     filing of income taxes, prohibit income tax rates from 
     increasing without a national referendum, eliminate corporate 
     welfare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and House Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Yates, Ms. Furse, and 
             Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 3621. A bill to eliminate the National Forest 
     Foundation; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 3622. A bill to amend section 2007 of the Social 
     Security Act to provide grant funding for 20 additional 
     empowerment zones, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. COYNE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and 
             Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 3623. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the individual capital gains tax for all 
     individuals and to provide modest reductions in the capital 
     gains tax for most individuals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Castle):
       H.R. 3624. A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act 
     of 1994, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the 
     Older Americans Act of 1965, the Public Health Service Act, 
     and the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to ensure that 
     older women are protected from institutional, community, and 
     domestic violence and sexual assault and to improve outreach 
     efforts and other services available to older women 
     victimized by such violence, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary, Commerce, and Banking and 
     Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 3625. A bill to establish the San Rafael Swell 
     National Heritage Area and the San Rafael Swell National 
     Conservation Area in the State of Utah, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3626. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on the 
     sale of animals which are raised and sold as part of an 
     educational program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 3627. A bill to assist local governments and local 
     citizens' organizations in the assessment and remediation of 
     brownfield sites, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GREEN:
       H.R. 3628. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a deduction for amounts paid for 
     insurance for medical care; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 3629. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services from promulgating any regulation, rule, or 
     other order if the effect of such regulation, rule, or order 
     is to eliminate or modify any requirement under the Medicare 
     Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for 
     physician supervision of anesthesia services, as such 
     requirement was in effect on December 31, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Redmond, and 
             Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 3630. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 9719 Candelaria Road NE. in 
     Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Steven Schiff Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 3631. A bill to require the Secretary of the Navy to 
     conduct a study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego 
     Bay; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3632. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to grant relief to participants in multiemployer plans 
     from certain section 415 limits on defined benefit pensions; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 3633. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Import 
     and Export Act to place limitations on controlled substances 
     brought into the United States from Mexico; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Weller, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 3634. A bill to modernize the requirements under the 
     National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
     Standards Act of 1974 and to establish a balanced consensus 
     process for the development, revision, and interpretation of 
     Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured 
     homes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 3635. A bill to provide for the conversion of housing 
     projects for elderly persons financed by direct loans to 
     financing under project rental assistance contracts; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Leach):
       H.R. 3636. A bill to support sustainable and broad-based 
     agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Allen, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, and 
             Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 3637. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
     insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or 
     substantial rehabilitation of child care and development 
     facilities and to establish the Children's Development 
     Commission to certify such facilities for such insurance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3638. A bill to require a preference for Federal 
     contractors that hire welfare recipients, to require the 
     Secretary of Transportation to make grants to assist States 
     and other entities in financing transportation services for 
     welfare recipients, and to allow the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide guarantees of State loans to 
     current or recent welfare recipients; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, and 
             Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 3639. A bill to establish the Drug Abuse Prevention 
     and Treatment Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, and Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 3640. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit public schools and certain other entities to 
     determine presumptive eligibilty for children under the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Houghton, 
             and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3641. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow capital gain treatment on the transfer of a 
     franchise in connection with the transfer of an existing 
     business, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN:
       H.R. 3642. A bill to establish the District Court of the 
     Virgin Islands as a court under article III of the United 
     States Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 3643. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase job creation and small business expansion 
     and formation in economically distressed United States 
     insular areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 3644. A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 to provide for the use of customs 
     user fees for additional preclearance activities of the 
     Customs Services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shimkus, 
             and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 3645. A bill to prohibit the return of veterans 
     memorial objects to foreign nations without specific 
     authorization of law; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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           By Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 3646. A bill to ban the importation of large capacity 
     ammunition feeding devices, and to extend the ban on 
     transferring such devices to those that were manufactured 
     before the ban became law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH:
       H.R. 3647. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make technical corrections to a map relating to the 
     Coastal Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 3648. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other 
     communications services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 3649. A bill to amend part A of title XI of the Social 
     Security Act to include retirees among recipients of annual 
     Social Security account statements; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 3650. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal joint and several liability of spouses on 
     joint returns of Federal income tax, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             King of New York, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 3651. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a standard of efficiency in the 
     provision of home health services to Medicare beneficiaries 
     and to reward those home health agencies who meet or exceed 
     the standard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hefner, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 3652. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a source of interest-free capital, in 
     addition to that recommended in the President's budget 
     proposal, for the construction and renovation of public 
     schools in States experiencing large increases in public 
     school enrollment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 3653. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require that the Secretaries of the military departments 
     provide honor guard details for the funerals of veterans, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. 
             Kolbe):
       H.R. 3654. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
     1978 to require the President to report to Congress on any 
     selective embargo on agricultural commodities, to provide a 
     termination date for the embargo, to provide greater 
     assurances for contract sanctity, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GREEN:
       H.R. 3655. A bill to encourage States to enact laws to 
     prohibit the sale of tobacco products to individuals under 
     the age of 18; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 3656. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an election of deduction in lieu of a basis 
     increase where indebtedness secured by property has original 
     issue discount and is held by a cash method taxpayer; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT:
       H.R. 3657. A bill to suspend the duty on oxidized 
     polyacrylonitrile fibers until January 1, 2002; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3658. A bill to provide for the settlement of the 
     water rights claims of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky 
     Boy's Reservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Thune, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. McDade, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Souder, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Scarborough, 
             and Mr. Hutchinson):
       H.R. 3659. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Houghton, and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 3660. A bill to invest in the future of the United 
     States by doubling the amount authorized for basic 
     scientific, medical, and pre-competitive engineering 
     research; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Filner, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Frost, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 3661. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to give greater priority 
     to research on the exposure of veterans of Operation Desert 
     Shield and Operation Desert Storm to biological agents or 
     chemical weapons, other toxic agents such as depleted uranium 
     and organophosphates, pyridostigmine bromide, vaccines, oil 
     well fire pollution, and other potentially hazardous 
     substances, to require the Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health to monitor, through a comprehensive 
     database, the resulting effects of such exposure on those 
     veterans' health and their clinical progress in order to 
     identify and provide appropriate and effective medical 
     treatment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
     National Security, and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Sherman):
       H.R. 3662. A bill to establish a commission to examine 
     issues pertaining to the disposition of Holocaust-era assets 
     in the United States before, during, and after World War II, 
     and to make recommendations to the President on further 
     action, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 3663. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide equitable treatment for contributions by 
     employees to defined contribution pension plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
             Rogers):
       H.R. 3664. A bill to provide crop insurance coverage for 
     tobacco crops, to provide extension services related to 
     tobacco, and to provide for the administration of the Federal 
     tobacco price support and quota programs at no expense to the 
     Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3665. A bill to amend the Family Violence Prevention 
     and Services Act to improve and strengthen certain 
     provisions; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3666. A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act 
     and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with 
     increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to 
     simplify program operations and improve program management, 
     to extend certain authorities contained in such Acts through 
     fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.

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           By Mr. MCCRERY (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Sam Johnson):
       H.R. 3667. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction for meal and entertainment 
     expenses of small businesses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MCHALE (for himself and Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 3668. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the furnishing by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs of burial flags for deceased members and former 
     members of the Selected Reserve; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MCINNIS:
       H.R. 3669. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide funding for the implementation of the 
     endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the 
     Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 3670. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     require States to check law enforcement records to verify 
     whether adult applicants for food stamp benefits are 
     ineligible to receive such benefits because they are 
     detainees in law enforcement facilities or are fugitives from 
     justice; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Goode, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 3671. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide the death penalty for smuggling certain drugs into 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Coyne, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Pomeroy, and Ms. Stabenow):
       H.R. 3672. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to promote expanded retirement savings; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Castle, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 3673. A bill to amend the 50 States Commemorative Coin 
     Program Act to extend the program by an additional year for 
     the purpose of including the District of Columbia, American 
     Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin 
     Islands within the scope of the program; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself and Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 3674. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     clarify that the Secretary of Transportation does not have 
     authority to collect user fees for navigational assistance 
     services, including icebreaking; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ORTIZ:
       H.R. 3675. A bill to designate a United States courthouse 
     in Brownsville, Texas, as the ``Reynaldo G. Garza - Filemon 
     B. Vela, Sr. United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Green, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Rothman, 
             Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Martinez, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Carson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Manton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       H.R. 3676. A bill to establish a comprehensive program to 
     ensure the safety of food products intended for human 
     consumption which are regulated by the Food and Drug 
     Administration; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 3677. A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
     the Interior to convey certain works, facilities, and titles 
     of the Gila Project, and Designated Lands within or adjacent 
     to the Gila Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and 
     Drainage District, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 3678. A bill to provide crop insurance, marketing 
     loan, and emergency operating loan relief for agricultural 
     producers in certain counties in the States of North Dakota 
     and Minnesota that have been repeatedly designated as Federal 
     disaster areas; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself and Mr. Gephardt):
       H.R. 3679. A bill to authorize additional appropriations 
     for personnel and technology for the United States Customs 
     Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, which 
     have joint responsibility at ports of entry, in order to 
     increase inspection and enforcement at ports of entry and to 
     expedite and facilitate the flow of legal commercial and 
     passenger traffic at United States borders and interior 
     checkpoints; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 3680. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to help children 
     and youth learn English, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RILEY:
       H.R. 3681. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to review and adjust the size 
     standards used to determine whether or not enterprises in 
     certain industry categories are small business concerns for 
     the purposes of competing for Federal contracting 
     opportunities; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Stearns, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefner, Mr. John, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Thune, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 3682. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid laws 
     requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 3683. A bill to provide for each American the 
     opportunity to provide for his or her retirement through a 
     S.A.F.E. account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Collins, Mr. Sununu, and 
             Mr. Portman):
       H.R. 3684. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the Social Security Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act, and the 
     Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 
     to improve the method by which Federal unemployment taxes are 
     collected; to improve the method by which funds are provided 
     from Federal unemployment tax revenue for employment security 
     administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3685. A bill to provide that the amount authorized to 
     be appropriated for national defense functions of the 
     Government for fiscal year 1999 may not exceed the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for national defense functions 
     for fiscal year 1998; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Condit, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Torres, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 3686. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make block grants to States for purposes of 
     improving the quality of child care services and making 
     grants to business consortia to provide quality child care 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 3687. A bill to authorize prepayment of amounts due 
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      project contract for the Canadian River Project, Texas; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself and Mr. Istook):
       H.R. 3688. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas 
     well production; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 3689. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Baesler, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 3690. A bill to establish provisions regarding a 
     proposed rulemaking under the Clean Air Act with respect to 
     the transport, in the eastern portion of the United States, 
     of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, and 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 258. Concurrent resolution encouraging 
     international resolution of the political status of East 
     Timor; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MANTON (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H. Con. Res. 259. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring the people of the Dodecanesian Islands for their 
     stance in fighting fascism and preserving democratic values 
     and beliefs; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H. Con. Res. 260. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued honoring Paul Leroy Robeson, and that the 
     Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the 
     Postmaster General in 1998, during which occurs the 100th 
     anniversary of Paul Robeson's birth, that such a stamp be 
     issued; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Doolittle, 
             and Mr. Pombo):
       H. Res. 406. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the canned fruit subsidy regime of 
     the European Union is a bilateral trade concern of high 
     priority, for which prompt corrective action is needed; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.

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