[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 139 (Friday, October 3, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S12448]
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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 Mr. REED (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1710. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish 
     standards for the health quality improvement of children in 
     managed care plans and other health plans; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 1711. A bill to increase the expertise and capacity of 
     community-based organizations involved in economic 
     development activities and key development programs; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 1712. A bill to re-establish and reform the independent 
     counsel statute; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Bond):
       S. 1713. A bill to amend title IV of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, relating to a pilot program for 
     credit enhancement guarantees on pools of non-SBA loans; to 
     the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 1714. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     increase the maximum mortgage amount limit for FHA-insured 
     mortgages for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1715. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance 
     by Indian tribes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Bond, and Mr. 
             Jeffords):
       S. 1716. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize the use of funds made available for 
     nonpoint source management programs for projects and 
     activities relating to the development and implementation of 
     phase II of the storm water program of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Specter, 
             and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 1717. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to 
     prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood 
     stems cells for the treatment of patients and to support 
     peer-reviewed research using such cells; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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