[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 116 (Thursday, July 31, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10617-S10618]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              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. BUNNING (for himself, Mr. Breaux, and Mr. Bond):
       S. 1506. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit against 
     income tax for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes 
     prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Corzine, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 1507. A bill to protect privacy by limiting the access 
     of the government to library, bookseller, and other personal 
     records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Sununu, and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 1508. A bill to address regulation of secondary mortgage 
     market enterprises, and for other purposes, to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 1509. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children 
     who contract HIV or AIDS as a result of a blood transfusion 
     relating to a service-connected disability, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Feingold, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 1510. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide a mechanism for United States citizens and 
     lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent 
     partners for residence in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 1511. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona, as the ``Bob 
     Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1512. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from income and employment taxes and wage 
     withholding property tax rebates and other benefits provided 
     to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1513. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form 
     or become members of labor organizations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 1514. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1985 
     to reform certain excise taxes applicable to private 
     foundations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 1515. A bill to establish and strengthen postsecondary 
     programs and courses in the subjects of traditional American 
     history, free institutions, and Western civilization, 
     available to students preparing to teach these subjects, and 
     to other students; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Campbell):
       S. 1516. A bill to further the purposes of the Reclamation 
     Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by 
     directing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
     commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and 
     demonstration program to assess potential increases in water 
     availability for Bureau of Reclamation projects and other 
     uses through control of salt cedar and Russian olive; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Graham of 
             Florida):
       S. 1517. A bill to revoke and Executive Order relating to 
     procedures for the consideration of claims of 
     constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of 
     Presidential records; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 1518. A bill to restore reliability to the medical 
     justice system by fostering alternatives to current medical 
     tort litigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 1519. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend medicare cost-sharing for qualifying 
     individuals through 2004; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1520. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 
     to reorganize and improve the leadership of the intelligence 
     community of the United States, to provide for the 
     enhancement of the counterterrorism activities of the United 
     States Government, and for other purposes; to the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 1521. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion 
     Post No. 22 in Pahrump, Nevada, for the construction of a 
     post building and memorial park for use by the American 
     Legion, other veterans' groups, and the local community; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1522. A bill to provide new human capital flexibility 
     with respect to the GAO, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. 
             Conrad):

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       S. 1523. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to allow a State to treat an individual with a 
     disability, including a substance abuse problem, who is 
     participating in rehabilitation services and who is 
     increasing participation in core work activities as being 
     engaged in work for purposes of the temporary assistance for 
     needy families program, and to allow a State to count as a 
     work activity under that program care provided to a child 
     with a physical or mental impairment or an adult dependent 
     for care with a physical or mental impairment; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bunning, 
             Mrs. Dole, and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 1524. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a 7-year applicable recovery period for depreciation 
     of motorsports entertainment complexes, to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 1525. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to report to Congress regarding the ownership and 
     control of broadcast stations used to serve language 
     minorities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1526. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments as 
     State governments for purposes of issuing tax-exempt 
     governmental bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Chafee, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
             Lieberman):
       S. 1527. A bill to establish a Tick-Borne Disorders 
     Advisory Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1528. A bill to establish a procedure to authorize the 
     integration and coordination of Federal funding dedicated to 
     the community, business, and economic development of Native 
     American communities, to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1529. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to include provisions relating to the payment and 
     administration of gaming fees, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. DASCHLE:
       S. 1530. A bill to provide compensation of the Lower Brule 
     and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to 
     tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri 
     River, to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Bond, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mrs. Dole, and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 1531. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of Chief Justice John Marshall; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Hagel, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Carper, and Mr. 
             Corzine):
       S. 1532. A bill to establish the Financial Literacy 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1533. A bill to prevent the crime of identify theft, 
     mitigate the harm of individuals throughout the Nation who 
     have been victimized by identify theft, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judicary.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 1534. A bill to limit the closing and consolidation of 
     certain post offices in rural communities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1535. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish programs to facilitate international and interstate 
     trade; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 1536. A bill to provide for compassionate payments with 
     regard to individuals who contracted human immunodeficiency 
     virus due to the provision of a contaminated blood 
     transfusion, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1537. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey to the New Hope Cemetery Association certain land in 
     the State of Arkansas for use as a cemetery; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1538. A bill to ensure that the goals of the Dietary 
     Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 are met by 
     authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and implement 
     such Act and the amendments made by such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1539. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a National Clean and Sage Water Fund 
     and to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to use amounts in the Fund to carry out 
     projects to promote the recovery of waters of the United 
     States from damage resulting from violations of that Act and 
     the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes; in the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DASCHLE:
       S. 1540. A bill to provide for the payment of amounts owed 
     to Indian tribes and individual Indian money account holders; 
     to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. EDWARDS:
       S. 1541. A bill to aid dislocated workers and rebuild 
     communities devastated by international trade, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 1542. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to enhance the economic future of Native Americans; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 1543. A bill to amend and improve provisions relating to 
     the workforce investment and adult education systems of the 
     Nation; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 1544. A bill to provide for data-mining reports to 
     Congress, to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Craig, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 1545. A bill to amend the illegal immigration Reform and 
     Immigrant Responsiblity Act of 1996 to permit States to 
     determine State residency for higher education purposes and 
     to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of 
     status of certain alien students who are long-term United 
     States residents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1546. A bill to provide small businesses certain 
     protection from litigation excesses and to limit the product 
     liability of non-manufacturer product sellers; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 1547. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to make a technical correction with respect to the 
     definition of qualifying State; considered and passed.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Frist, 
             Mr. Daschle, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 1548. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives for the production of renewable fuels 
     and to simplify the administration of the Highway Trust Fund 
     fuel excise taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mrs. DOLE (for herself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1549. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to phase out reduced price lunches and 
     breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income 
     eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 1550. A bill to change the 30-year treasury bond rate to 
     a composite corporate rate, and to establish a commission on 
     defined benefit plans; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 1551. A bill to provide educational opportunities for 
     disadvantaged children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1552. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and 
     the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to 
     strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of 
     the foreign intelligence surveillance authorities under 
     Federal law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 1553. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged 
     in organized retail theft; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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