[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 136 (Wednesday, October 16, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H8021-H8023]
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                      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. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Owens, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Payne, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 5644. A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Labor 
     Management Relations Act, 1947 (commonly known as the Taft-
     Hartley Act) that permit the President to intervene in 
     strikes and lock-outs; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself and Mr. Nussle):
       H.R. 5645. A bill to improve the calculation of the subsidy 
     rate with respect to certain small business loans and certain 
     development company debentures; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 
     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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Berman, and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 5646. A bill to restore standards to protect the 
     privacy of individually identifiable health information that 
     were weakened by the August 2002 modifications, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education 
     and the Workforce, 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. Tom DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 5647. A bill to authorize the duration of the base 
     contract of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract to be 
     more than five years but not more than seven years; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services. considered and passed.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Norton, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 5648. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     comprehensive eye examinations to children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 5649. A bill to allow North Koreans to apply for 
     refugee status or asylum; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 5650. A bill to expand certain preferential trade 
     treatment for Haiti; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 5651. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to make improvements in the regulation of 
     medical devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce. considered and passed.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, and 
             Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 5652. A bill to designate a paid legal public holiday 
     in honor of Native Americans; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Portman):
       H.R. 5653. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reasonable correction 
     period for certain security and commodity transactions under 
     the prohibited transaction rules; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
             Ortiz):
       H.R. 5654. A bill to enhance the capacity of organizations 
     working in the United States-Mexico border region to develop 
     affordable housing and infrastructure and to foster economic 
     opportunity in the colonias; to the Committee on Financial 
     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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 5655. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs in Houston, Texas, as the ``Michael E. DeBakey 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center``; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 5656. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to permit the use of unexpended allotments under the 
     State children's health care program through fiscal year 
     2006; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Waxman, and 
             Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 5657. A bill to provide for availability of contact 
     lens prescriptions to patients, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 5658. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an alternative simplified credit for 
     qualified research expenses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 5659. A bill to establish a comprehensive program for 
     the prevention of obesity; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, 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. COLLINS:
       H.R. 5660. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the tax on aviation fuel; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 5661. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase tax incentives for higher education; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, 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. DUNN (for herself, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 5662. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to permit the use of unexpended allotments under the 
     State children's health care program for an additional fiscal 
     year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 5663. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to require ballistics testing of all firearms 
     manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 5664. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to provide fair treatment of employee benefits; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 5665. A bill to provide for the sale of certain real 
     property in Washoe County, Nevada, to the Board of Regents of 
     the University and Community College System of Nevada; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Watson, and Ms. 
             DeGette):
       H.R. 5666. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare Program 
     for diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other services 
     to screen for diabetes; 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.

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           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 5667. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for disabled 
     individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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 Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Frank, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Payne, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Rivers):
       H.R. 5668. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to require medically accurate and 
     objective factual information as part of any sex education 
     course, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 5669. A bill to establish the Nanoscience and 
     Nanotechnology Advisory Board; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 5670. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks 
     to be treated as tax exempt bonds; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. JOHN:
       H.R. 5671. A bill to promote the secure sharing of 
     information and communications within the Department of 
     Homeland Security; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 5672. A bill to direct the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget to reduce preexisting balances on the 
     paygo scorecard for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 to zero and to 
     extend the statutory budget disciplines through fiscal year 
     2007; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 5673. A bill to improve access by working families to 
     affordable early education programs, to increase the number 
     of employers offering an early education benefit to 
     employees, and to develop innovative models of public-private 
     partnerships in the provision of affordable early education; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 5674. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize formula grants to States to provide access to 
     affordable health insurance for certain child care providers 
     and staff, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 5675. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a more equitable geographic allocation of funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
     medical care; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Towns, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 5676. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to local educational agencies for disaster 
     relief; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H.R. 5677. A bill to allow suits to be filed against 
     foreign states or other persons for damages arising from the 
     terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, regardless of 
     whether a claim has been filed under the September 11th 
     Victims Compensation Fund of 2001, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Larsen 
             of Washington, Mr. Honda, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Carson of Oklahoma, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Costello, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Berry, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Borski, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Baird, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Lampson, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 5678. A bill to provide assistance for employees who 
     are separated from employment as a result of reductions in 
     service by air carriers, and closures of airports, caused by 
     terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict 
     with Iraq; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy 
     and Commerce, and 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 Mr. OWENS (for himself, Ms. Watson, and Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 5679. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
     enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating 
     women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States 
     Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 5680. A bill to establish a pilot program of Central 
     Asian scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level 
     public policy internships in the United States; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 5681. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide assistance for the prevention, treatment, and 
     control of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, polio, and other 
     infectious diseases as such diseases affect children in the 
     countries of Central Asia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 5682. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure the guaranteed renewability of individual health 
     insurance coverage regardless of the health status-related 
     factors of an enrollee; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 5683. A bill to require all newly constructed, 
     federally assisted single-family houses and town houses to 
     meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Veterans' 
     Affairs, 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. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 5684. A bill to authorize the President to detain an 
     enemy combatant who is a United States person or resident if 
     the person or resident is a member of al Qaeda, or knowingly 
     cooperated with members of al Qaeda in the planning, 
     authorizing, committing, aiding, or abetting of one or more 
     terrorist acts against the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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 Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 5685. A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications 
     Commission from requiring digitial television tuners in 
     television receivers; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 5686. A bill to enable the Great Lakes Fishery 
     Commission to investigate effects of migratory birds on 
     sustained productivity of stocks of fish of common concern in 
     the Great Lakes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       H.R. 5687. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain parcels of land acquired for the Blunt 
     Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Unit, James 
     Division, South Dakota, to the State of South Dakota for the 
     purpose of mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the condition 
     that the current preferential leaseholders shall have an 
     option to purchase the parcels, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       H.R. 5688. A bill to promote and coordinate global change 
     research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 
     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 Ms. WATSON:
       H.R. 5689. A bill to authorize the appropriation of 
     $1,000,000 for a contribution to the World Intellectual 
     Property Organization for projects intended to promote the 
     integration of developing countries into the global 
     intellectual property system; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 5690. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make private, 
     nonprofit medical facilities that serve industry specific 
     clients eligible for hazard mitigation and disaster 
     assistance; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Con. Res. 511. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     people and Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the 
     eleventh anniversary of the independence of the Republic of 
     Kazakhstan and praising longstanding and growing friendship 
     between the United States and Kazakhstan; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H. Con. Res. 512. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     50th anniversary of the first national elections in the 
     Republic of India and commending the Government and people of 
     India for maintaining a commitment to democracy for half a 
     century; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 589. A resolution condemning the recent violent 
     bombing in Indonesia and urging renewed effort for the 
     international war on terrorism; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 590. A resolution relating to early organization of 
     the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighth 
     Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Graves, Mr. 
             Hulshof, and Mr. Skelton):

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       H. Res. 591. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the National Park Service should form 
     a committee for the purpose of establishing guidelines to 
     launch a national design competition; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Israel, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Gekas, Ms. Watson, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Holden):
       H. Res. 592. A resolution to recognize and appreciate the 
     historical significance and the heroic human endeavor and 
     sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and 
     commend the PanCretan Association of America; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H. Res. 593. A resolution commemorating the 90th birthday 
     of former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H. Res. 594. A resolution supporting the efforts of the 
     Republic of Turkey to join the European Union; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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