[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4064]
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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 Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 2471. A bill to provide for the independent 
     investigation of Federal wildland firefighter fatalities; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CARNAHAN:
       S. 2472. A bill for the relief of Rosemary Bichage; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       S. 2473. A bill to enhance the Recreational Fee 
     Demonstration Program for the National Park Service, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 2474. A bill to provide to the Federal land management 
     agencies the authority and capability to manage effectively 
     the Federal lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 2475. A bill to amend the Central Utah Project 
     Completion Act to clarify the responsibilities of the 
     Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Central Utah 
     Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority for the 
     Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and 
     other purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment 
     contracts for municipal and industrial water delivery 
     facilities, and to eliminate a deadline for such prepayment; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and 
             Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2476. A bill to improve antiterrorism efforts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 2477. A bill to exempt from duty certain entries of 
     peanuts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       S. 2478. A bill to promote enhanced non-proliferation 
     cooperation between the United States and the Russian 
     Federation; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2479. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to include in the criteria for selecting any project for the 
     low-income housing credit whether such project has high-speed 
     Internet infrastructure; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Cleland, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       S. 2480. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers 
     from state laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
     handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEVENS:
       S. 2481. A bill to amend the Communications Act and the 
     Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 200, to require auction of 
     700 megahertz spectrum in compliance with existing statutory 
     deadlines and to give the Federal Communications Commission 
     discretion to set the auction date for all other spectrum 
     auctions in the future; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2482. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     grant to Deschutes and Crook Counties in the State of Oregon 
     a right-of-way to West Butte Road; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CLELAND (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 2483. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to direct 
     the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
     establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance 
     assistance to small business concerns, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. 
             Daschle):
       S. 2484. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to reauthorize and improve the operation of 
     temporary assistance to needy families programs operated by 
     Indian tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Gramm, and Mr. 
             Nickles):
       S. 2485. A bill entitled the ``Andean Trade Promotion and 
     Drug Eradication Act.''; read the first time.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Miller, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Carnahan, and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 2486. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to limit the deduction for advertising of FDA approved 
     prescription drugs by the manufacturer of such drugs to the 
     level of such manufacturer's research and development 
     expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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