[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 23, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S456]
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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. CLELAND:
       S. 144. A bill to require country of origin labeling of 
     peanuts and peanut products and to establish penalties for 
     violations of the labeling requirements; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 145. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase to parity with other surviving spouses the basic 
     annuity that is provided under the uniformed services 
     Survivor Benefit Plan for surviving spouses who are at least 
     62 years of age, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 146. A bill to amend part S of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the use 
     of certain amounts for assistance to jail-based substance 
     treatment programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Kyl, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 147. A bill to provide for the appointment of additional 
     Federal district judges, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Johnson, 
             and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 148. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the adoption credit, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Roberts, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 149. A bill to provide authority to control exports, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 150. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an incentive to ensure that all Americans gain 
     timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and 
     future generations of broadband capability; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 151. A bill for the Relief of Ashley Ross Fuller; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 152. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the 60-month limit and increase the income 
     limitation on the student loan interest deduction; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 153. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for State accreditation of diabetes self-
     management training programs under the medicare program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 154. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
     Absentee Voting Act to ensure uniform treatment by States of 
     Federal overseas absentee ballots, to amend titles 10 and 18, 
     United States Code, and the Revised Statutes to remove the 
     uncertainty regarding the authority of the Department of 
     Defense to permit buildings located on military installations 
     and reserve component facilities to be used as polling places 
     in Federal, State, and elections for public office, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 155. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     eliminate an inequity in the applicability of early 
     retirement eligibility requirements to military reserve 
     technicians; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 156. A bill to improve academic and social outcomes for 
     students and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that 
     youth will become victims of crime by providing productive 
     activities during after school hours; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 157. A bill to establish a program to help States expand 
     the existing education system to include at least 1 year of 
     early education preceding the year a child enters 
     kindergarten; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 158. A bill to improve schools; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 159. A bill to elevate the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to a cabinet level department, to redesignate the 
     Environmental Protection Agency as the Department of 
     Environmental Protection Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 160. A bill to provide assistance to States to expand 
     and establish drug abuse treatment programs to enable such 
     programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily 
     seek treatment for drug abuse; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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