[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 29 (Thursday, March 14, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H931-H932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 3965. A bill to authorize the establishment of a 
     Center for Plant Disease Control in the Department of 
     Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. RIVERS (for herself and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 3966. A bill to direct the Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy to conduct a study of the 
     impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for 
     genomic technologies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. RIVERS (for herself and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 3967. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for noninfringing uses of patents on genetic sequence 
     information for purposes of research and genetic diagnostic 
     testing, and to require public disclosure of such information 
     in certain patent applications; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 3968. A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the 
     immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, 
     emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers who 
     are killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 3969. A bill to enhance United States public 
     diplomacy, to reorganize United States international 
     broadcasting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Barrett, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 3970. A bill to improve the setting of accounting 
     standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, to 
     provide sound and uniform accounting and financial reporting 
     for public utilities, to clarify the responsibility of 
     issuers for the transparency and honesty of their financial 
     statements and reports, and to enhance the governance of the 
     accounting profession; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Smith 
             of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Larsen of Washington):
       H.R. 3971. A bill to provide for an independent 
     investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths that are 
     caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 3972. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     index for inflation the amount of the death gratuity paid 
     upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces on active 
     duty; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Gutknecht):
       H.R. 3973. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity 
     payments to members of the uniformed services; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 3974. A bill to increase the expertise and capacity of 
     community-based organizations involved in economic 
     development activities and key community development 
     programs; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 3975. A bill to provide for acceptance of the Fourth 
     Amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the International 
     Monetary Fund, to provide for the Special Drawing Rights 
     allocated to the United States pursuant to the amendment to 
     be contributed to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis 
     and Malaria, and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     seek negotiations for the purpose of inducing the other 
     member countries of the International Monetary Fund to make 
     similar contributions to that Global Fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 3976. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a direct Medicare supplemental 
     insurance option; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 3977. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide a grant to the State of New Jersey for 
     the construction of a memorial to the New Jersey victims of 
     the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 3978. A bill to provide compensation and income tax 
     relief for the individuals who were victims of the terrorist-
     related bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 on the same 
     basis as compensation and income tax relief is provided to 
     victims of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes on 
     September 11, 2001; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       H.R. 3979. A bill to provide for the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of the Republic of Uzbekistan; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frost, and 
             Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 3980. A bill to provide for a circulating 
     commemorative coin to commemorate the events of September 11, 
     2001; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       H.R. 3981. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to protect Social Security beneficiaries against any 
     reduction in benefits; to the Committee on Rules, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 3982. A bill to apply recently imposed tariffs on 
     steel imports towards assistance for displaced steel workers 
     and retirees; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.

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           By Mr. KERNS:
       H. Con. Res. 350. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that amnesty should not be granted to 
     individuals who are in the United States, or its territories, 
     illegally; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H. Con. Res. 351. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States should condemn the 
     practice of execution by stoning as a gross violation of 
     human rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Otter, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Stump):
       H. Con. Res. 352. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Federal land management agencies 
     should fully implement the Western Governors Association 
     ``Collaborative 10-year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire 
     Risks to Communities and the Environment`` to reduce the 
     overabundance of forest fuels that place national resources 
     at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National 
     Prescribed Fire Strategy that minimizes risks of escape; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 370. A resolution recognizing the Ellis Island 
     Medal of Honor and commending the National Ethnic Coalition 
     of Organizations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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