[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 118 (Thursday, August 5, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6882-S6884]
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. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Franken, Mr. Harkin, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 3708. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to clarify the application of EHR payment 
     incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Franken, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, 
             and Mr. Reed):
       S. 3709. A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act and 
     the Social Security Act to extend health information 
     technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, 
     mental

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     health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 3710. A bill to improve broadband coverage and service 
     throughout the United States, especially in rural and tribal 
     areas, and spectrum coverage for public safety broadband 
     communication services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 3711. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, 
     education, research, and medical management referral program 
     for viral hepatitis infection that will lead to a marked 
     reduction in the disease burden associated with chronic viral 
     hepatitis and liver cancer; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
             Roberts):
       S. 3712. A bill to rescind the 3.8 percent tax on the 
     investment income of the American people and to promote job 
     creation and small businesses; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 3713. A bill to improve post-employment restrictions on 
     representation of foreign entities by senior Government 
     officers and employees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 3714. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives for clean coal technology, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       S. 3715. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify certain tax incentives for alternative vehicles, to 
     establish a battery insurance program within the Department 
     of Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Johanns):
       S. 3716. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax incentive for the installation and 
     maintenance of mechanical insulation property; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, 
             and Mr. Kaufman):
       S. 3717. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly 
     referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 3718. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     ensure that beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life 
     Insurance receive financial counseling and disclosure 
     information regarding life insurance payments, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 3719. A bill to establish a grant program for first 
     responder agencies that experience an extraordinary financial 
     burden resulting from the deployment of employees; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 3720. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998, to authorize a national grant program for on-the-job 
     training; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. McCaskill, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Begich, Mr. Burris, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 3721. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 3722. A bill to repeal the Zimbabwe Democracy and 
     Economic Recovery Act of 2001; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Bennett, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. McCain, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Mr. Risch, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Johanns, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 3723. A bill to prohibit taxpayer funding of insurance 
     plans or health care programs that cover abortion; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       S. 3724. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to pay 
     to Fort Lewis College in the State of Colorado an amount 
     equal to the tuition charges for Indian students who are not 
     residents of the State of Colorado; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 3725. A bill to prevent the importation of merchandise 
     into the United States in a manner that evades antidumping 
     and countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Brownback, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 3726. A bill to enhance pre- and post-adoptive support 
     services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Kohl, and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 3727. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with 
     respect to the offense of stalking; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kohl, and Mrs. 
             Hutchison):
       S. 3728. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     extend protection to fashion design, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 3729. An original bill to authorize the programs of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal 
     years 2011 through 2013, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             and Mr. Begich):
       S. 3730. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     publish in the Federal Register a list of States that have 
     not submitted certain information required under chapter 69 
     of title 31, United States Code; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 3731. A bill to require the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration to conduct a competition to 
     award grants for the development of nonstationary radio over 
     Internet protocol devices that support mission-critical 
     broadband voice and data communications of public safety 
     personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
             Kaufman, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 3732. A bill to establish within the Department of 
     Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Franken, 
             and Mr. Burr):
       S. 3733. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, 
     local educational agencies, and schools to increase 
     implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral 
     interventions and supports and early intervening services in 
     order to improve student academic achievement, reduce 
     overidentification of individuals with disabilities, and 
     reduce disciplinary problems in school, and to improve 
     coordination with similar activities and services provided 
     under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 3734. A bill to require the President to submit reports 
     and certifications to Congress on the duties of certain 
     employees who are appointed without the advice and consent of 
     the Senate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 3735. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain 
     registered pesticides; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 3736. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to allow States 
     to opt out of the corn ethanol portions of the renewable fuel 
     standard; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Burr, and Mr. 
             Franken):
       S. 3737. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision 
     of technical services for medical imaging examinations and 
     radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less 
     costly; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 3738. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives for clean energy manufacturing to 
     reduce emissions, to produce renewable energy, to promote 
     conservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Burris, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, 
             and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 3739. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
     Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention 
     programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 3740. A bill to supplement State jurisdiction in Alaska 
     Native villages with Federal

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     and tribal resources to improve the quality of life in rural 
     Alaska while reducing domestic violence against Native women 
     and children and to reduce alcohol and drug abuse and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 3741. A bill to provide U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection with authority to more aggressively enforce trade 
     laws relating to textile or apparel articles, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 3742. A bill to protect consumers by requiring 
     reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data 
     containing personal information, and to provide for 
     nationwide notice in the event of a security breach; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 3743. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     incorporate regional transportation planning organizations 
     into statewide transportation planning, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 3744. A bill to establish Pinnacles National Park in the 
     State of California as a unit of the National Park System, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 3745. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture in 
     the case of low-income States to use 95 percent of the 
     national average nonmetropolitan median income for purposes 
     of determining the eligibility of communities in the States 
     for certain rural development funding; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Boxer, 
             and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 3746. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     improve the loan guarantee program of the Department of 
     Energy under title XVII of that Act; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 3747. A bill to provide for a reduction and limitation 
     on the total number of Federal employees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mrs. Hagan):
       S. 3748. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the retention of members of the reserve 
     components on active duty for a period of 45 days following 
     an extended deployment in contingency operations of homeland 
     defense missions to support their reintegration into civilian 
     life, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 3749. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives to encourage investment in the 
     expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to 
     enhance modal tax equity; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       S. 3750. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to include certain inland lakes within a coastal 
     water monitoring and grant program; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 3751. A bill to amend the Stem Cell Therapeutic and 
     Research Act of 2005; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 3752. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to 
     streamline Indian energy development, to enhance programs to 
     support Indian energy development and efficiency, to make 
     technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 3753. A bill to provide for the treatment and temporary 
     financing of short-time compensation programs; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BARRASSO:
       S. 3754. A bill to provide funding for the settlement of 
     lawsuits against the Federal government for discrimination 
     against Black Farmers and the mismanagement of Native 
     American trust accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 3755. A bill to ensure fairness in admiralty and 
     maritime law and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 3756. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     provide public safety providers an additional 10 megahertz of 
     spectrum to support a national, interoperable wireless 
     broadband network and authorize the Federal Communications 
     Commission to hold incentive auctions to provide funding to 
     support such a network, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 3757. A bill to reaffirm United States objectives in 
     Ethiopia and encourage critical democratic and humanitarian 
     principles and practices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 3758. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish and enforce a maximum somatic cell 
     count requirement for fluid milk; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 3759. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     authorize the Secretary of Energy to issue conditional 
     commitments for loan guarantees under certain circumstances; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 3760. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand personal savings and retirement savings coverage by 
     allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans 
     to save for retirement through automatic IRAs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 3761. A bill to ensure that amounts appropriated to the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs under the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 remain available until September 30, 
     2010; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 3762. A bill to reinstate funds to the Federal Land 
     Disposal Account; read the first time.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 3763. A bill to improve safety and preparedness 
     surrounding offshore energy production and to respond to the 
     blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit 
     Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April 20, 2010, and 
     resulting hydrocarbon releases into the environment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 3764. A bill to amend section 1716E of title 18, United 
     States Code, to clarify the application of the exception for 
     the noncommercial mailing of tobacco products to members of 
     the Armed Forces; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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