[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 102 (Wednesday, July 24, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H5452-H5453]
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 of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. DeFazio, 
             and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 5194. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States 
     over waters of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 5195. A bill to amend title 10 and title 14, United 
     States Code, and the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to increase 
     the period of the service obligation for graduates of the 
     military service academies, the Coast Guard Academy, and the 
     United States Merchant Marine Academy; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself and Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 5196. A bill to declare, under the authority of 
     Congress under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution to 
     ``provide and maintain a Navy``, a national policy for the 
     naval force structure required in order to ``provide for the 
     common defense'' of the United States throughout the 21st 
     century; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Thune, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 5197. A bill to provide emergency assistance to 
     certain small business concerns that have suffered 
     substantial economic harm from drought; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 5198. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to allow certain premier certified lenders to 
     elect to maintain an alternative loss reserve; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 5199. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain United States international ports from 
     the harbor maintenance tax; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 5200. A bill to establish wilderness areas, promote 
     conservation, improve public land, and provide for high 
     quality development in Clark County, Nevada, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Sawyer):
       H.R. 5201. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 111 West Washington Street in Bowling Green, Ohio, as the 
     ``Delbert L. Latta Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio:
       H.R. 5202. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for preservation and protection of historic buildings 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, 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. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 5203. A bill to provide that the education savings 
     incentives of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
     Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall be permanent, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE:
       H.R. 5204. A bill to provide for coverage of hormone 
     replacement therapy and alternative treatments for hormone 
     replacement therapy (HRT) under the Medicare and Medicaid 
     programs, group health plans and individual health insurance 
     coverage, and other Federal health insurance programs; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, 
     Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, 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 Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 5205. A bill to amend the District of Columbia 
     Retirement Protection Act of 1997 to permit the Secretary of 
     the Treasury to use estimated amounts in determining the 
     service longevity component of the Federal benefit payment 
     required to be paid under such Act to certain retirees of the 
     Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OSBORNE:
       H.R. 5206. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with the 
     Nebraska State Forester to carry out watershed restoration 
     and protection activities on National Forest System land in 
     the State of Nebraska; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 5207. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 6101 West Old Shakopee Road 
     in Bloomington, Minnesota, as the ``Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. 
     Post Office Building``; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 5208. A bill to establish an Adult Job Corps 
     demonstration program for the United States-Mexico border 
     area; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Castle, 
             and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 5209. A bill to authorize additional funding for the 
     National Security Education Program, to establish the 
     National Flagship

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     Language Initiative under such Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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:
       H.R. 5210. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require implementation by brand owners of management plans 
     that provide refund values for certain beverage containers; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.J. Res. 107. A joint resolution to commend Sail Boston 
     for its continuing advancement of the maritime heritage of 
     nations, its commemoration of the nautical history of the 
     United States, and its promotion, encouragement, and support 
     of young cadets through training; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H. Con. Res. 446. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a College 
     Savings Month; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Lee, and 
             Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 447. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the Chinese Government's 
     oppression of Falun Gong in the United States and in the 
     People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, 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 Mr. CAPUANO:
       H. Res. 499. A resolution condemning attempts to boycott 
     Israeli scientific institutions and scholars; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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