[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 7, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S11698]
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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. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 2563. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     restore military retirement benefits that were reduced by the 
     Military Retirement Reform Act of 1986; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S. 2564. An original bill to provide for compassionate 
     payments with regard to individuals with blood-clotting 
     disorders, such as hemophilia, who contracted human 
     immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products, 
     and for other purposes; from the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Warner, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Robb, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             DeWine):
       S. 2565. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify the circumstances in which a 
     substance is considered to be a pesticide chemical for 
     purposes of such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Lott, 
             Mr. Breaux, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Cochran, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 2566. A bill to provide Coastal Impact Assistance to 
     State and local governments, to amend the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation 
     Recovery Act, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act 
     (commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to 
     establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and 
     recreation needs of the American people, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 2567. A bill to ensure that any entity owned, operated, 
     or controlled by the people's Liberation Army or the People's 
     Armed Police of the People's Republic of China does not 
     conduct certain business with United States persons, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 2568. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the exclusion from gross income for foster 
     care payments shall also apply to payments by qualifying 
     placement agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. GORTON (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and 
             Mr. Kempthorne):
       S. 2569. A bill to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric 
     Power Planning and Conservation Act to provide for expanding 
     the scope of the Independent Scientific Review Panel; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Reid, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 2570. A bill entitled the ``Long-Term Care Patient 
     Protection Act of 1998''; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN:
       S. 2571. A bill to reduce errors and increase accuracy and 
     efficiency in the administration of Federal benefit programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       S. 2572. A bill to amend the International Maritime 
     Satellite Telecommunications Act to ensure the continuing 
     provision of certain global satellite safety services after 
     the privatization of the business operations of the 
     International Mobile Satellite Organization, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 2573. A bill to make spending reductions to save 
     taxpayers money; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 2574. A bill for the relief of Frances Schochenmaier; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 2575. A bill to expand authority for programs to 
     encourage Federal employees to commute by means other than 
     single-occupancy motor vehicles to include an option to pay 
     cash for agency-provided parking spaces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Collins, 
             Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Reid, Mr. D'Amato, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2576. A bill to create a National Museum of Women's 
     History Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.

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