[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 22039-22040]
[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. INHOFE:
       S. 1602. A bill to require the closure of Naval Station 
     Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico upon termination of Armed Forces 
     use of training ranges on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, 
     involving live munitions impact; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 1603. A bill to improve teacher quality, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. 
             Cochran):
       S. 1604. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, to reauthorize and make improvements 
     with respect to certain teacher technology provisions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1605. A bill to establish a program of formula grants to 
     the States for programs to provide pregnant women with 
     alternatives to

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     abortion, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 1606. A bill to reenact chapter 12 of title 11, United 
     States Code, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S. 1607. A bill to ensure that the United States Armed 
     Forces are not endangered by placement under foreign command 
     for military operations of the United Nations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon):
       S. 1608. A bill to provide annual payments to the States 
     and counties from National Forest System lands managed by the 
     Forest Service, and the revested Oregon and California 
     Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands 
     managed predominately by the Bureau of Land Management, for 
     use by the counties in which the lands are situated for the 
     benefit of the public schools, roads, emergency and other 
     public purposes; to encourage and provide new mechanism for 
     cooperation between counties and the Forest Service and the 
     Bureau of Land Management to make necessary investments in 
     federal lands, and reaffirm the positive connection between 
     Federal Lands counties and Federal Lands; and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
             Bennett, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Burns, and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 1609. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to revise the update factor used in making payments to 
     PPS hospitals under the medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Robb):
       S. 1610. A bill to authorize additional emergency disaster 
     relief for victims of Hurricane Dennis and Hurricane Floyd; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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