[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 56 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S4528]
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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. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 2040. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the authority of State medicaid fraud control 
     units to investigate and prosecute fraud in connection with 
     Federal health care programs and abuse of residents of board 
     and care facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       S. 2041. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of the Willow Lake Natural 
     Treatment System Project for the reclamation and reuse of 
     water, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FAIRCLOTH:
       S. 2042. A bill to provide for a program to improve 
     commercial motor vehicle safety in the vicinity of the 
     borders between the United States and Canada and the United 
     States and Mexico; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Bumpers, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 2043. A bill to repeal the limitation on use of 
     appropriations to issue rules with respect to valuation of 
     crude oil for royalty purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Inouye, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
             Bingaman, and Mr. Glenn):
       S. 2044. A bill to assist urban and rural local education 
     agencies in raising the academic achievement of all of their 
     students; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. FAIRCLOTH:
       S. 2045. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit certain beneficiaries of the military health care 
     system to enroll in Federal employees health benefits plans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S. 2046. A bill to ensure that Federal, State and local 
     governments consider all nongovernmental organizations on an 
     equal basis when choosing such organizations to provide 
     assistance under certain government programs, without 
     impairing the religious character of any of the 
     organizations, and without diminishing the religious freedom 
     of beneficiaries of assistance funded under such programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 2047. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     personal effects of participants in, and certain other 
     individuals associated with, the 1999 International Special 
     Olympics, the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer, the 2001 
     International Special Olympics, the 2002 Salt Lake City 
     Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 2048. A bill to provide for the elimination of duty on 
     Ziram; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERREY (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 2049. A bill to provide for payments to children's 
     hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2050. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     prohibit members of the Armed Forces from entering into 
     correctional facilities to present decorations to persons who 
     commit certain crimes before being presented such 
     decorations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 2051. A bill to establish a task force to assess 
     activities in previous base closure rounds and to recommend 
     improvements and alternatives to additional base closure 
     rounds; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 2052. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Retirement 
     and Disability System, and for other purposes; from the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, pursuant to the order of section 3(b) of S. Res. 
     400 for a period not to exceed 30 days of session.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 2053. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     redesign the $1 bill so as to incorporate the preamble to the 
     Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights, and a 
     list of Articles of the Constitution on the reverse side of 
     such currency; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.

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