[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 20, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2476-S2477]
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:


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           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 3228. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to make grants to small business 
     concerns to assist the commercialization of research 
     developed with funds received under the second phase of the 
     Small Business Innovation Research Program; to the Committee 
     on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 3229. A bill to direct the Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development to develop a 
     strategy to foster sustainable urban development in 
     developing countries that updates the Making Cities Work 
     Urban Strategy; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mr. Enzi, Mr. Risch, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 3230. A bill to prohibit the use of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to document, predict, or 
     mitigate the climate effects of specific Federal actions; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson, and 
             Mr. Harkin):
       S. 3231. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and 
     to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
     to extend additional duties on ethanol; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Burris):
       S. 3232. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible 
     for the work opportunity credit; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska):
       S. 3233. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     authorize the Secretary of Energy to barter, transfer, or 
     sell surplus uranium from the inventory of the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Begich, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 3234. A bill to improve employment, training, and 
     placement services furnished to veterans, especially those 
     serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
     Freedom, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Tester, 
             and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       S. 3235. A bill to amend the Act titled ``An Act to 
     authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, 
     religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, 
     and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases'', 
     approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes to 
     enter into certain leases without prior express approval from 
     the Secretary of the Interior; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.

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