[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 19876-19878]
[From the U.S. 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 time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. MACK (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Grams, Mr. 
             Wellstone, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1499. A bill to title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     to promote the coverage of frail elderly medicare 
     beneficiaries permanently residing in nursing facilities in 
     specialized health insurance programs for the frail elderly; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Daschle, 
             Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Cochran, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Burns, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. McConnell, 
             Mr. Bunning, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Robb, Mr. Santorum, 
             Mr. Dodd, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1500. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an additional payment for services 
     provided to certain high- cost individuals under the 
     prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 1501. A bill to improve motor carrier safety, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 1502. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to require mandatory spending limits for Senate 
     candidates and limits on independent expenditures, to ban 
     soft money, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1503. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to extend the authorization of 
     appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics through 
     fiscal year 2003; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 1504. A bill to improve health care quality and reduce 
     health care costs by establishing a National Fund for Health 
     Research that would significantly expand the Nation's 
     investment in medical research; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. 
             Abraham):
       S. 1505. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to extend 
     the authorization for the drug-free workplace program; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 1506. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on cyclic 
     olefin copolymer resin; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 1507. A bill to authorize the integration and 
     consolidation of alcohol and substance programs and services 
     provided by Indian tribal governments, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       S. 1508. A bill to provide technical and legal assistance 
     for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       S. 1509. A bill to amend the Indian Employment, Training, 
     and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992, to emphasize 
     the need for job creation on Indian reservations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Murkowski):

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       S. 1510. A bill to revise the laws of the United States 
     appertaining to United States cruise vessels, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Robb, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 1511. A bill to provide for education infrastructure 
     improvement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 1512. A bill to provide educational opportunities for 
     disadvantaged children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 1513. A bill for the relief of Jacqueline Salinas and 
     her children Gabriela Salinas, Alejandro Salinas, and Omar 
     Salinas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 1514. A bill to provide that countries receiving foreign 
     assistance be conducive to United States business; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 1515. A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1516. A bill to amend title III of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.) to 
     reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 1517. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure that medicare beneficiaries have continued 
     access under current contracts to managed health care by 
     extending the medicare cost contract program for 3 years; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAYH:
       S. 1518. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an income tax credit to long-term caregivers; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAYH:
       S. 1519. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that certain educational benefits provided by an 
     employer to children of employees shall be from gross income 
     as a scholarship; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Grams, and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 1520. A bill to amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets 
     Commission Act of 1998 to extend the period by which the 
     final report is due and to authorize additional funding; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1521. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation, 
     through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program, to 
     make a grant to a nonprofit private entity for the purpose of 
     developing a design for a proposed pilot program relating to 
     the use of telecommuting as a means of reducing emissions of 
     air pollutants that are precursors to ground level ozone; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 1522. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure 
     that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are 
     obtained legally; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1523. A bill to provide a safety net for agricultural 
     producers through improvement of the marketing assistance 
     loan program, expansion of land enrollment opportunities 
     under the conservation reserve program, and maintenance of 
     opportunities for foreign trade in United States agricultural 
     comodities; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. BREAUX:
       S. 1524. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for the creation of a certification program for Motor 
     Carrier Safety Specialists and certain informational 
     requirements in order to promote highway safety through a 
     comprehensive review of motor carriers; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1525. A bill to provide for equitable compensation of 
     the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation in 
     settlement of its claims concerning its contribution to the 
     production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 1526. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to taxpayers investing in entities 
     seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-
     income communities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 1527. A bill to amend section 258 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 to enhance the protections against unauthorized 
     changes in subscriber selections of telephones service 
     providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Chafee, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 1528. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify 
     liability under that Act for certain recycling transactions; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Robb):
       S. 1529. A bill to amend title XVIII to expand the Medicare 
     Payment Advisory Commission to 19 members and to include on 
     such commission individuals with national recognition for 
     their expertise in manufacturing and distributing finished 
     medical goods; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 1530. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to clarify the Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN:
       S. 1531. A bill to amend the Act establishing Women's 
     Rights National Historical Park to permit the Secretary of 
     the Interior to acquire title in fee simple to the Hunt House 
     located in Waterloo, New York; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Schumer, and 
             Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 1532. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     restrict the sale or other transfer of armor piercing 
     ammunition and components of armor piercing ammunition 
     disposed of by the Army; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KERREY (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1533. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require warning labels on certain wine; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 1534. A bill to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 1535. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of outpatient prescription drugs 
     under part B of the medicare program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DEWINE:
       S. 1536. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under 
     the Act, to modernize programs and services for older 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire):
       S. 1537. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 1538. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     clarify State and local authority to regulate the placement, 
     construction, and modification of broadcast transmission and 
     telecommunications facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 1539. A bill to provide for the acquisition, 
     construction, and improvement of child care facilities or 
     equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 1540. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to correct the inadvertent failure in the Taxpayer Relief Act 
     of 1997 to apply the exception for developable sites to Round 
     I Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Communities; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       S. 1541. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to require annual informational 
     statements by plans with qualified cash or deferred 
     arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1542. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require any person who reprocesses a medical 
     device to comply with certain safety requirements, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Bunning, 
             Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Robb, and Mr. 
             Warner):
       S. 1543. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
     1938 to release and protect the release of tobacco production 
     and marketing information; considered and passed.

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           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 1544. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     provide cost sharing for the endangered fish recovery 
     implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan 
     River Basins; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1545. A bill to require schools and libraries receiving 
     universal service assistance to install systems or implement 
     policies for blocking or filtering Internet access to matter 
     inappropriate for minors, to require a study of available 
     Internet blocking or filtering software, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. NICKLES (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Hagel):
       S. 1546. A bill to amend the International Religious 
     Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional administrative 
     authorities to the United States Commission on International 
     Religious Freedom, and to make technical corrections to that 
     Act, and for other purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Lott, and Mr. 
             Hollings):
       S. 1547. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     require the Federal Communications Commission to preserve 
     low-power television stations that provide community 
     broadcasting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1548. A bill to establish a program to help States 
     expand the existing education system to include at least 1 
     year of early education preceding the year a child enters 
     kindergarten; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Hollings, and Mr. 
             Dorgan):
       S. 1549. A bill to inform and empower consumers in the 
     United States through a voluntary labeling system for wearing 
     apparel or sporting goods made without abusive and 
     exploitative child labor, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 1550. A bill to extend certain Medicare community 
     nursing organization demonstration projects; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Mr. Levin, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1551. A bill to prohibit the importation of goods 
     produced abroad with child labor, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 1552. A bill to eliminate the limitation on judicial 
     jurisdiction imposed by section 377 of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 
     1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1553. A bill establish a program to assist homeowners 
     experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty making 
     payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1554. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property from the United States to Stanislaus County, 
     California; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1555. A bill to provide sufficient funds for the 
     research necessary to enable an effective public health 
     approach to the problems of youth suicide and violence, and 
     to develop ways to intervene early and effectively with 
     children and adolescents who suffer depression or other 
     mental illness, so as to avoid the tragedy of suicide, 
     violence, and long-term illness and disability; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Harkin, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1556. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to strengthen the involvement of 
     parents in the education of their children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KERREY (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1557. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to codify the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     issue regulations covering the practices of enrolled agents; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1558. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for holders of Community Open Space 
     bonds the proceeds of which are used for qualified 
     environmental infrastructure projects, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 1559. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     enhance the safety of motor carrier operations and the 
     Nation's highway system, including highway-rail crossings, by 
     amending existing safety laws to strengthen commercial driver 
     licensing, to improve compliance, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 1560. A bill to establish the Shivwits Plateau National 
     Conservation Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       S. 1561. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     add gamma hydroxybutyric acid and ketamine to the schedules 
     of control substances, to provide for a national awareness 
     campaign, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NICKLES:
       S. 1562. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to classify certain franchise operation property as 15-year 
     depreciable property; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             Hagel):
       S. 1563. A bill to establish the Immigration Affairs Agency 
     within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Roth, and 
             Ms. Collins):
       S. 1564. A bill to protect the budget of the Federal 
     courts; to the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs, jointly, pursuant to the order of 
     August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee 
     reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be 
     discharged.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bayh, 
             and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1565. A bill to license America's Private Investment 
     Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private 
     investment in low-income communities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S.J. Res. 31. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States granting the President 
     the authority to exercise an item veto of individual 
     appropriations in an appropriations bill; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution commending the World War 
     II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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