[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 22 (Thursday, February 15, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1462-S1464]
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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. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
             Akaka, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Reid, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 340. A bill to recruit and retain more qualified 
     individuals to teach in Tribal Colleges or Universities; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 341. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     require that violent video programming is limited to 
     broadcast after the hours when children are reasonably likely 
     to comprise a substantial portion of the audience, unless it 
     is specifically rated on the basis of its violent content so 
     that it is blockable by electronic means specifically on the 
     basis of that content; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mrs. CARNAHAN:
       S. 342. A bill to assist local educational agencies by 
     providing grants for proven measures for increasing the 
     quality of education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 343. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     authorize the integration and coordination of Federal funding 
     dedicated to the community, business, and economic 
     development of Native American communities; to the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Baucus, 
             Mr. McCain, and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 344. A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century to make certain amendments with respect to 
     Indian tribes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Daschle, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Kyl, 
             Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
             Fitzgerald, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. DeWine, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 345. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to strike 
     the limitation that permits interstate movement of live 
     birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal 
     fighting is lawful; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Burns, 
             Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon):
       S. 346. A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the 
     United States into two circuits, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       S. 347. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to improve the processes for listing, recovery planning, and 
     delisting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 348. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to extend 
     the authorization for the drug-free workplace program; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Smith 
             of Oregon, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 349. A bill to provide funds to the National Center for 
     Rural Law Enforcement, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Reid, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Warner, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Specter, Mr. Graham, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, and 
             Mr. Wyden):
       S. 350. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to promote 
     the cleanup and reuse of brownfields, to provide financial 
     assistance for brownfields revitalization, to enhance State 
     response programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 351. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     reduce the quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting 
     use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, 
     recycling, and disposal of mercury, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Dayton, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Corzine, Mrs. Clinton, 
             Mr. Reid, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Carnahan, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Conrad, Mr. Wellstone, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Bayh):
       S. 352. A bill to increase the authorization of 
     appropriations for low-income energy assistance, 
     weatherization, and state energy conservation grant programs, 
     to expand the use of energy savings performance contracts, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Domenici, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 353. A bill to provide that a certification of the 
     cooperation of Mexico with United States counterdrug efforts 
     not be required in fiscal year 2001 for the limitation on 
     assistance for Mexico under section 490 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 not to go into effect in that fiscal 
     year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 354. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act 
     to include additional information in social security account 
     statements; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Breaux, 
             Mr. Cleland, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Levin, Mr.

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             Lieberman, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Reid, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Chafee, 
             Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Specter, 
             Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Miller, and Mrs. Carnahan):
       S. 355. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the contributions of Dr. 
     Martin Luther King, Jr., to the United States; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. 
             Breaux):
       S. 356. A bill to establish a National Commission on the 
     Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself and Mr. Frist):
       S. 357. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to preserve 
     and improve the medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself and Mr. Frist):
       S. 358. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish a Medicare Prescription Drug and Supplemental 
     Benefit Program and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 359. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide eligibility for members enlisting in a regular 
     component of the Armed Forces to enroll for advanced training 
     in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Program; to increase 
     the maximum age authorized for participation in the Senior 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps financial assistance 
     program; and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Miller, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Allard, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bond, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, 
             Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Cochran, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Frist, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Helms, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith of 
             New Hampshire, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Thurmond, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 360. A bill to honor Paul D. Coverdell; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. 
             Enzi):
       S. 361. A bill to establish age limitations for airmen; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Daschle, and 
             Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 362. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland 
     which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Daschle, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 363. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for 100 percent of the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 364. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the applicability of section 179 which permits the 
     expensing of certain depreciable assets; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       S. 365. A bill to provide recreational snowmobile access to 
     certain units of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Cleland, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 366. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
     to increase the amount of funds available for certain 
     agricultural trade programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Clinton, 
             Mr. Chafee, Mr. Reid, Ms. Collins, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Dodd, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Biden, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Specter):
       S. 367. A bill to prohibit the application of certain 
     restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign 
     nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision 
     of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 368. A bill to develop voluntary consensus standards to 
     ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process, to 
     direct the Director of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology to study voter participation and emerging 
     voting technology, to provide grants to States to improve 
     voting methods, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. 
             Enzi):
       S. 369. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a written agreement relating to the exclusion of 
     certain farm rental income from net earnings from self-
     employment; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 370. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt agricultural bonds from State volume caps; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 371. A bill to establish and expand child opportunity 
     zone family centers in public elementary schools and 
     secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Wellstone, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       S. 372. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to strengthen the involvement of 
     parents in the education of their children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 373. A bill to provide for the professional development 
     of elementary and secondary school educators; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. 
             Cochran):
       S. 374. A bill to authorize the operation by the National 
     Guard of counterdrug schools, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Reed, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. 
             Kerry):
       S. 375. A bill to provide assistance to East Timor to 
     facilitate the transition of East Timor to an independent 
     nation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 376. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to modify for fiscal years 2002 through 2004 the procedures 
     relating to assistance for countries not cooperating in 
     United States counterdrug efforts, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 377. A bill to strengthen the role of the Federal 
     Government in helping to identify children with reading 
     deficiencies and to provide grants to State and local 
     governments to implement early reading intervention programs; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald):
       S. 378. A bill to redesignate the Federal building located 
     at 3348 South Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
     ``Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Collins, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             McCain, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 379. A bill to establish the National Commission on the 
     Modernization of Federal Elections to conduct a study of 
     Federal voting procedures and election administration, to 
     establish the Federal Election Modernization Grant Program to 
     provide grants to States and localities for the modernization 
     of voting procedures and election administration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 380. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to provide that agricultural producers that 
     suffer or are likely to suffer substantial economic injury as 
     the result of a sharp and significant increase in certain 
     costs are eligible to receive emergency loans; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 381. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
     Absentee Voting Act, the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief 
     Act of 1940, and title 10, United States Code, to maximize 
     the access of uniformed services voters and recently 
     separated uniformed services voters to the polls, to ensure 
     that each vote cast by such a voter is duly counted, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 382. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of 
     genetic information with respect to health insurance; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 383. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction from gross income for home care and 
     adult day and respite care expenses of individual taxpayers 
     with respect to a dependent of the taxpayer who suffers from 
     Alzheimer's disease or related organic brain disorders; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 384. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the dependent care

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     credit refundable; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 385. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     remove a limitation on the expansion of the Junior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 386. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
     Great Falls Historic District in the city of Paterson, in 
     Passaic County, New Jersey, as a unit of the National Park 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 387. A bill for the relief of Edwardo Reyes, Dianelita 
     Reyes, and their children, Susy Damaris, Reyes, Danny Daniel 
     Reyes, and Brandon Neil Reyes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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