[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 174 (Monday, December 5, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6708]
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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. FLAKE (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 3494. A bill to provide U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection with adequate flexibility in its employment 
     authorities; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 3495. A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate certain 
     research and extension grants to increase participation by 
     women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as 
     ``Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields 
     Grants''; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 3496. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow members of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component 
     of the Armed Forces to make elective deferrals on the basis 
     of their service to the Ready Reserve and on the basis of 
     their other employment; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Shelby):
       S. 3497. A bill to provide the force and effect of law for 
     certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested 
     cormorants to reduce depredation at aquaculture facilities 
     and protect public resources; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 3498. A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Army 
     obtains consent from certain entities before granting certain 
     permits, casements, or rights-of-way; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. 
             Cruz):
       S. 3499. A bill to establish the Daniel Webster 
     Congressional Clerkship Program; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 3500. A bill to require the appropriate Federal banking 
     agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in the 
     capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as 
     qualifying capital instruments, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 3501. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to submit to Congress a report on promoting 
     broadband Internet access service for veterans; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 3502. A bill to require the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to establish annual performance objectives and 
     to hold the Chief NextGen Officer accountable for meeting 
     such objectives; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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