[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 4421-4422]
[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. COVERDELL (for himself and Mr. Cleland):

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       S. 604. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     complete a land exchange with Georgia Power Company; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS:
       S. 605. A bill to solidify the off-budget status of the 
     old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under 
     title II of the Social Security Act and to protect program 
     assets; 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 Committee have thirty days to report or be 
     discharged.
           By Mr. NICKLES (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Mack, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 606. A bill for the relief of Global Exploration and 
     Development Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-
     McGee Chemical, LLC (successor to Kerr-McGee Chemical 
     Corporation), and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Murkowski):
       S. 607. A bill reauthorize and amend the National Geologic 
     Mapping Act of 1992; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Grams, 
             and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 608. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 609. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
     Communities Act of 1994 to prevent the abuse of inhalants 
     through programs under the Act, and for other purposes; read 
     the first time.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 610. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
     Land Management in Washakie County and Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 611. A bill to provide for administrative procedures to 
     extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       S. 612. A bill to provide for periodic Indian needs 
     assessments, to require Federal Indian program evaluations; 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       S. 613. A bill to encourage Indian economic development, to 
     provide for the disclosure of Indian tribal sovereign 
     immunity in contracts involving Indian tribes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 614. A bill to provide for regulatory reform in order to 
     encourage investment, business, and economic development with 
     respect to activities conducted on Indian lands; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 615. A bill to encourage Indian economic development, to 
     provide for a framework to encourage and facilitate 
     intergovernmental tax agreements, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 616. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish and improve programs to increase the 
     availability of quality child care, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 617. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage under the medicare program of 
     insulin pumps as items of durable medical equipment; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN:
       S. 618. A bill to provide for the declassification of the 
     journal kept by Glenn T. Seaborg while serving as chairman of 
     the Atomic Energy Commission; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 619. A bill to provide for a community development 
     venture capital program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Murray, 
             and Mr. Campbell):
       S. 620. A bill to grant a Federal charter to Korean War 
     Veterans Association, Incorporated, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Burns, 
             Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 621. A bill to enhance competition among and between 
     rail carriers in order to ensure efficient rail service and 
     reasonable rail rates in any case in which there is an 
     absence of effective competition; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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