[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2727-S2728]
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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Warner, and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 2416. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 2201 C Street, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, 
     which serves as headquarters for the Department of State, as 
     the ``Harry S. Truman Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire):
       S. 2417. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to increase funding for State nonpoint source 
     pollution control programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 2418. A bill to prohibit commercial air tour operations 
     over the Black Canyon National Park; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2419. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the annual determination of the rate of the basic 
     benefit of active duty educational assistance under the 
     Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
             Collins, and Mr. Cleland):
       S. 2420. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of a program under which long-
     term care insurance is made available to Federal employees, 
     members of the uniformed services, and civilian and military 
     retirees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerry, and 
             Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2421. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing an Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage 
     Area in Connecticut and Massachusetts; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CONRAD:
       S. 2422. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives for farm relief and economic 
     development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2423. A bill to provide Federal Perkins Loan 
     cancellation for public defenders; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BREAUX:
       S. 2424. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable 
     contributions of computers to provide greater public access 
     to computers, including access by the poor; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2425. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     participate in the planning, design, and construction of the 
     Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 2426. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on n-
     Heptanoic acid; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 2427. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Undecylenic acid; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 2428. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on n-
     Heptaldehyde; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 2429. A bill to amend the Energy Conservation and 
     Production Act to make changes in the Weatherization 
     Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 2430. A bill to combat computer hacking through enhanced 
     law enforcement and to protect the privacy and constitutional 
     rights of Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 2431. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for expenses incurred in 
     teleworking; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2432. A bill to permit the catcher vessel HAZEL LORRAINE 
     to conduct commercial fishing activities; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 2433. A bill to establish the Red River National 
     Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.

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           By Mr. L. Chafee (for himself, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Thompson, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Burns):
       S. 2434. A bill to provide that amounts allotted to a State 
     under section 2401 of the Social Security Act for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall remain available through 
     fiscal year 2002; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. DeWine, 
             and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 2435. A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to create a grant program to promote joint 
     activities among Federal, State, and local public child 
     welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment 
     agencies; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       S. 2436. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense 
     deduction for environmental remediation costs and to extend 
     the termination date of such deduction; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself and Mr. 
             Baucus) (by request):
       S. 2437. A bill to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
     improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. 
             Gorton):
       S. 2438. A bill to provide for enhanced safety, public 
     awareness, and environmental protection in pipeline 
     transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 2439. A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds for 
     the construction of the Southeastern Alaska Intertie system, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Gorton, 
             Mr. Inouye, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Bryan):
       S. 2440. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve airport security; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 2441. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a program for fisheries habitat 
     protection, restoration, and enhancement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 2442. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     provide long-term, low-interest loans to apple growers; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Reed, and 
             Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2443. A bill to increase immunization funding and 
     provide for immunization infrastructure and delivery 
     activities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       S. 2444. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, 
     and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 
     comprehensive health insurance coverage for childhood 
     immunization; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROBB (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 2445. A bill to provide community-based economic 
     development assistance for trade-affected communities; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2446. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to 
     repair Formosan termite damage; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. 
             Baucus):
       S. 2447. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     make competitive grants to establish National Centers for 
     Distance Working to provide assistance to individuals in 
     rural communities to support the use of teleworking in 
     information technology fields; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2448. A bill to enhance the protections of the Internet 
     and the critical infrastructure of the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK:
       S. 2449. A bill to combat trafficking of persons, 
     especially into the sex trade, slavery, and slavery-like 
     conditions, in the United States and countries around the 
     world through prevention, prosecution, and enforcement 
     against traffickers, and through protection and assistance to 
     victims of trafficking; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 2450. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 2451. A bill to increase criminal penalties for computer 
     crimes, establish a National Commission on Cybersecurity, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COVERDELL:
       S. 2452. A bill to reduce the reading deficit in the United 
     States by applying the findings of scientific research in 
     reading instruction to all students who are learning to read 
     the English language and to amend the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve literacy through 
     family literacy projects and to reauthorize the inexpensive 
     book distribution program; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, 
             Mr. Allard, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Breaux, 
             Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. L. Chafee, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daschle, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Frist, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Grams, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Helms, Mr. 
             Hollings, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Inouye, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. 
             Kerry, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lott, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roth, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Voinovich, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2453. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of Congress to Pope John Paul II in 
     recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to 
     humanity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 2454. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     authorize low-power television stations to provide digital 
     data services to subscribers; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to allow the States to 
     limit the period of time United States Senators and 
     Representatives may serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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