[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1735-S1736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following reports of committees were submitted:

       By Mr. ROBERTS, without amendment:
       S. Res. 27. An original resolution authorizing expenditures 
     by the Select Committee on Intelligence.

  The following nominations were discharged and confirmed from the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions pursuant to the 
order of January 29, 2003:

                         Nomination Discharged


           National Foundation On the Arts and the Humanities

       Harry Robinson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 
     6, 2003.
       Elizabeth J. Pruet, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 
     6, 2004.

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       Edwin Joseph Rigaud, of Ohio, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 
     6, 2007.
       Dana Gioia, of California, to be Chairperson of the 
     National Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years.

              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 Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Enzi, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Allard):
       S. 229. A bill to provide for the merger of the bank and 
     savings association deposit insurance funds, to modernize and 
     improve the safety and fairness of the Federal deposit 
     insurance system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 230. A bill to establish the Crossroads of the American 
     Revolution National Heritage Area in the State of New Jersey, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 231. A bill to authorize the use of certain grant funds 
     to establish an information clearinghouse that provides 
     information to increase public access to defibrillation in 
     schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 232. A bill to direct the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task 
     Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue 
     Response System; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 233. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study of Coltsville in the State of Connecticut for 
     potential inclusion in the National Park System; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 234. A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces 
     performing services on the Island of Diego Garcia shall be 
     entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such 
     services were performed in a combat zone, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 235. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of dependent care assistance 
     programs sponsored by the Department of Defense for members 
     of the Armed Forces of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 236. A bill to require background checks of alien flight 
     school applicants without regard to the maximum certificated 
     weight of the aircraft for which they seek training, and to 
     require a report on the effectiveness of the requirement; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina:
       S. 237. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to clarify the exemption from the minimum wage and 
     overtime compensation requirements of that Act for certain 
     construction engineering and design professionals; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Daschle, Ms. Collins, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Levin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Corzine, Ms. 
             Landrieu, and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 238. A bill to reauthorize the Museum and Library 
     Services Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 239. A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to 
     add requirements regarding trauma care, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Hagel, 
             and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 240. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow allocation of small ethanol producer credit to 
     patrons of cooperative, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. McCain, and 
             Mr. Hollings):
       S. 241. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and 
     collectibles as for other investment property and to provide 
     that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed 
     for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, 
     or scholarly compositions created by the donor; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. 
             Chafee):
       S. 243. A bill concerning participation of Taiwan in the 
     World Health Organization; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 244. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     redesign $1 Federal Reserve notes so as to incorporate the 
     preamble to the Constitution of the United States, a list 
     describing the Articles of the Constitution, and a list 
     describing the Amendments to the Constitution, on the reverse 
     of such notes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Voinovich, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Santorum, 
             Mr. Nickles, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Fitzgerald, Mr. Ensign, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Thomas, and Mr. Bond):
       S. 245. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit human cloning; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 246. A bill to provide that certain Bureau of Land 
     Management land shall be held in trust for the Pueblo of 
     Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in the State of 
     New Mexico; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 247. A bill to reauthorize the Harmful Algal Bloom and 
     Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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