[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3438-S3440]
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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. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a charitable deduction for certain expenses 
     incurred in support of Native Alaskan subsistence whaling; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       S. 714. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to maintain exemption of Alaska from dyeing requirements for 
     exempt diesel fuel and kerosene; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
             Baucus):
       S. 715. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate a portion of the Columbia River as a recreational 
     river, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 716. A bill to provide for the prevention of juvenile 
     crime, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Snowe, 
             Mr. Dodd, Mr.

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             Harkin, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Ms. Landrieu, and 
             Mr. Reid):
       S. 717. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to provide that the reductions in social security benefits 
     which are required in the case of spouses and surviving 
     spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions 
     shall be equal to the amount by which two-thirds of the total 
     amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and 
     monthly pension exceeds $1,2000, adjusted for inflation; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 718. A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to extend the civil service retirement 
     provisions of such chapter which are applicable to law 
     enforcement officers, to inspectors of the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement 
     officers of the United States Customs Service, and revenue 
     officers of the Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 719. A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of 
     certain Federal land in the State of Nevada and for the 
     acquisition of environmentally sensitive land in the State, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 720. A bill to promote the development of a government 
     in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 
     based on democratic principles and the rule of law, and that 
     respects internationally recognized human rights, to assist 
     the victims of Serbian oppression, to apply measures against 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 721. A bill to allow media coverage of court 
     proceedings.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Burns, 
             Mr. Grassley, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Stevens, and 
             Mr. Frist):
       S. 722. A bill to provide for the immediate application of 
     certain orders relating to the amendment, modification, 
     suspension, or revocation of certificates under chapter 447 
     of title 49, United States Code; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 723. A bill to provide regulatory amnesty for defendents 
     who are unable to comply with federal enforceable 
     requirements because of factors related to a Y2K system 
     failure; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 724. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     clarify that underground injection does not include certain 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 725. A bill to preserve and protect coral reefs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 726. A bill to establish a matching grant program to 
     help State and local jurisdictions purchase bullet resistant 
     equipment for use by law enforcement departments; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 727. A bill to exempt qualified current and former law 
     enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying 
     of concealed firearms and to allow States to enter into 
     compacts to recognize other States' concealed weapons 
     permits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 728. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to increase the maximum term of imprisonment for 
     offenses involving stolen firearms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             Stevens, Mr. Burns, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Shelby, Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 729. A bill to ensure that Congress and the public have 
     the right to participate in the declaration of national 
     monuments on federal land; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 730. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to promulgate fire safety standards for 
     cigarettes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerry, 
             and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 731. A bill to provide for substantial reductions in the 
     price of prescription drugs for medicare beneficiaries; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 732. A bill to require the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense to conduct an audit of purchases of 
     military clothing and related items made during fiscal year 
     1998 by certain military installations of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 733. A bill to enact the Passaic River Basin Flood 
     Management Program; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 734. A bill entitled the ``National Discovery Trails Act 
     of 1999''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, 
             and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 735. A bill to protect children from firearms violence; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 736. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be 
     free from restraint, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 737. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide States with options for providing family 
     planning services and supplies to women eligible for medical 
     assistance under the medicaid program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 738. A bill to assure that innocent users and businesses 
     gain access to solutions to the year 2000 problem-related 
     failures through fostering an incentive to settle year 2000 
     lawsuits that may disrupt significant sectors of the American 
     economy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Campbell):
       S. 739. A bill to amend the American Indian Trust Fund 
     Management Reform Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to contract with qualified financial institutions for the 
     investment of certain trust funds, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Burns, and 
             Mr. Grams):
       S. 740. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve 
     the hydroelectric licensing process by granting the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission statutory authority to better 
     coordinate participation by other agencies and entities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Baucus, 
             Mr. Hatch, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. 
             Robb, Mr. Mack, Mr. Bond, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Thompson, 
             Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Murkowski):
       S. 741. A bill to provide for pension reform, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 742. A bill to clarify the requirements for the 
     accession to the World Trade Organization of the People's 
     Republic of China; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Helms):
       S. 743. A bill to require prior congressional approval 
     before the United States supports the admission of the 
     People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, 
     and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from 
     the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the 
     WTO without the support of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 744. A bill to provide for the continuation of higher 
     education through the conveyance of certain public lands in 
     the State of Alaska to the University of Alaska, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Grams, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Graham, Mr. Burns, Mr. McCain, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Gorton, Mr. 
             Craig, Mr. Levin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Mack, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Inouye, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 745. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
     Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify the 
     requirements for implementation of an entry-exit control 
     system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Voinovich, 
             Mr. Robb, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
             Daschle, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Frist, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, 
             and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 746. A bill to provide for analysis of major rules, to 
     promote the public's right to know the costs and benefits of 
     major rules, and to increase the accountability of quality of 
     Government; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 747. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     promote rail competition, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 748. A bill to improve Native hiring and contracting by 
     the Federal Government within the State of Alaska, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.

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           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Jeffords, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 749. A bill to establish a program to provide financial 
     assistance to States and local entities to support early 
     learning programs for prekindergarten children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 750. A bill to protect the rights of residents of 
     certain federally funded hospitals; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Kennedy, 
             and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 751. A bill to combat nursing home fraud and abuse, 
     increase protections for victims of telemarketing fraud, 
     enhance safeguards for pension plans and health care benefit 
     programs, and enhance penalties for crimes against seniors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 752. A bill to facilitate the recruitment of temporary 
     employees to assist in the conduct of the 2000 decennial 
     census of population, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Dodd, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Edwards):
       S. 753. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial 
     service providers; and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Helms):
       S. 754. A bill to designate the Federal building located at 
     310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the 
     ``Terry Sanford Federal Building''; read the first time.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Thurmond, 
             Mr. Biden, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Abraham, 
             Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Helms, Mr. Schumer, and 
             Mr. DeWine):
       S. 755. A bill to extend the period for compliance with 
     certain ethical standards for Federal prosecutors; read the 
     first time.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Breaux, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mr. Lott, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Gramm, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Ashcroft):
       S. 756. To provide adversely affected crop producers with 
     additional time to make fully informed risk management 
     decisions for the 1999 crop year; considered and passed.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Grams, Mr. Robb, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Lott, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Allard, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Chafee, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Breaux, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Dorgan, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Baucus, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Conrad, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 757. A bill to provide a framework for consideration by 
     the legislative and executive branches of unilateral economic 
     sanctions in order to ensure coordination of United States 
     policy with respect to trade, security, and human rights; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 758. A bill to establish legal standards and procedures 
     for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution 
     of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Burns, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 759. A bill to regulate the transmission of unsolicited 
     commercial electronic mail on the Internet, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 760. A bill to include the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
     States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands in the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mr. Burns):
       S. 761. A bill to regulate interstate commerce by 
     electronic means by permitting and encouraging the continued 
     expansion of electronic commerce through the operation of 
     free market forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 762. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a feasibility study on the inclusion of the Miami 
     Circle in Biscayne National Park; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Shelby, 
             and Mr. Helms):
       S.J. Res. 16. A joint resolution proposing a constitutional 
     amendment to establish limited judicial terms of office; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S.J. Res. 17. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States which requires (except 
     during time of war and subject to suspension by the Congress) 
     that the total amount of money expended by the United States 
     during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain 
     revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year 
     and not exceed 20 per centum of the gross national product of 
     the United States during the previous calendar year; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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