[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 166 (Tuesday, December 4, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12368-S12369]
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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. THOMAS (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 1760. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family 
     therapist services and mental health counselor services under 
     part B of the medicare program. and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 1761. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid 
     screening under the medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 1762. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish fixed interest rates for student and parent 
     borrowers, to

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     extend current law with respect to special allowances for 
     lenders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 1763. A bill to promote rural safety and improve rural 
     law enforcement; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN:
       S. 1764. A bill to provide incentives to increase research 
     by commercial, for-profit entities to develop vaccines, 
     microbicides, diagnostic technologies, and other drugs to 
     prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological or 
     chemical weapons attack; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Daschle, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
             Biden, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Carnahan, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Cleland, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Corzine, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Dorgan, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Roberts, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Leahy, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Specter, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Stevens, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Miller, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Reed, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Torricelli, 
             Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Helms, 
             Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Hatch, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 1765. A bill to improve the ability of the United States 
     to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack; 
     read the first time.

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