[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 173 (Thursday, December 13, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S13145]
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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 Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1815. A bill to amend the Agriculture and Food Act of 
     1981 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a 
     pilot program under which the Secretary shall make grants to 
     local units of government or local nonprofit organizations in 
     the State of Arkansas to employ non-Federal resource 
     conservation and development coordinators; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 1816. 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. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. Thompson):
       S. 1817. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 
     to provide for student loan forgiveness tax parity; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 1818. A bill to ensure that a Federal employee who takes 
     leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of 
     the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall 
     continue to receive pay and allowances such individual is 
     receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic 
     pay such individual would then be receiving if no 
     interruption in employment had occurred; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cleland, 
             Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 1819. A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces 
     performing services in the Republic of Korea shall be 
     entitled to tax benefits in same manner as if such services 
     were performed in a combat zone, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CLELAND (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 1820. A bill to enhance authorities relating to 
     emergency preparedness grants; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1821. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     allow certain catch-up contributions to the Thrift Savings 
     Plan to be made by participants age 50 or over, and to afford 
     employees and Members full immediate participation in the 
     Thrift Savings Plan upon commencing Federal service; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1822. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     allow certain catchup contributions to the Thrift Savings 
     Plan to be made by participants age 50 or over; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 1823. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the exclusion relating to qualified small business 
     stock; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1824. A bill to authorize payments to certain Lama 
     Project water distribution entities for amounts assessed by 
     the entities for operation and maintenance of the Project's 
     irrigation works for 2001, to authorize funds to such 
     entities of amounts collected by the Bureau of Reclamation 
     for reserved works for 2001, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1825. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     provide financial assistance to the States of Alaska, 
     Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho and tribes in the 
     region for salmon habitat restoration projects in coastal 
     waters and upland drainages, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       S. 1826. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of the feasibility of providing adequate 
     upstream and downstream passage for fish at the Chiloquin Dam 
     on the Sprague River, Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             Baucus):
       S. 1827. A bill to provide permanent authorization for 
     International Labor Affairs Bureau to continue and enhance 
     their work to alleviate child labor and improve respect for 
     internationally recognized worker rights and core labor 
     standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1828. A bill to amend subchapter III of chapter 83 and 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to include Federal 
     prosecutors within the definition of a law enforcement 
     officer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.

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