[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16763-16765]
[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 times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. BYRD:
       S. 2942. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of 
     construction of certain hydroelectric projects in the State 
     of West Virginia; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HELMS:
       S. 2943. An original bill to authorize additional 
     assistance for international malaria control, and to provide 
     for coordination and consultation in providing assistance 
     under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to 
     malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis; from the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BREAUX:
       S. 2944. A bill to clarify that certain penalties provided 
     for in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 are the exclusive 
     criminal penalties for any action or activity that may arise 
     or occur in connection with certain discharges of oil or a 
     hazardous substance; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2945. A bill for the relief of David Bale; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. 
             Harkin):
       S. 2946. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure that employees are not 
     improperly disqualified from benefits under pension plans and 
     welfare plans based on a miscategorization of their employee 
     status; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 2947. A bill to encourage respect for the rights of 
     religious and ethnic minorities in Iran, and to deter Iran 
     from supporting international terrorism, and from furthering 
     its weapons of mass destruction programs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 2948. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a program for wetland mitigation 
     banking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRAMM (for himself, Mr. Nickles, Mrs. Hutchison, 
             Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2949. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as 
     qualifying income of regulated investment companies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 2950. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish the Sand Creek Massacre Historic Site in the 
     State of Colorado; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GORTON (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2951. A bill to authorize the Commissioner of 
     Reclamation to conduct a study to investigate opportunities 
     to better manage the water resources in the Salmon Creek 
     watershed of the upper Columbia River; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 2952. A bill to provide technical assistance, capacity 
     building grants, and organizational support to private, 
     nonprofit community development organizations, including 
     religiously-affiliated organizations; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 2953. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve outreach programs carried out by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to provide for more fully informing veterans 
     of benefits available to them under laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerrey, 
             Mr. Stevens, Mr. Breaux, and Mr. Cleland):
       S. 2954. A bill to establish the Dr. Nancy Foster Marine 
     Biology Scholarship Program; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Voinovich, 
             and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2955. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide relief for the payment of asbestos-related claims; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 2956. A bill to establish the Colorado Canyons National 
     Conservation Area and the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROTH:
       S. 2957. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to preserve coverage of drugs and biologicals under part 
     B of the medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 2958. A bill to establish a national clearinghouse for 
     youth entrepreneurship education, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DeWINE:
       S. 2959. A bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
     Preservation Act of 1992, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2960. A bill to provide for qualified withdrawals from 
     the Capital Construction Fund (CCF) for fishermen leaving the 
     industry and for the rollover of Capital Construction Funds 
     to individual retirement plans; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2961. A bill to amend the Customs drawback statute to 
     authorize payment of drawback where imported merchandise is 
     recycled rather than destroyed; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire:
       S. 2962. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to address 
     problems concerning methyl tertiary butyl ether, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. BRYAN (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Gorton):
       S. 2963. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     make publicly available medicaid drug pricing information; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 2964. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide new tax incentives to make health insurance more 
     affordable for small businesses, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Breaux, 
             and Mr. Cleland):
       S. 2965. A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to 
     establish a program to ensure greater security for United 
     States seaports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Edwards, 
             and Mr. Roth):
       S. 2966. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies 
     relating to disclosure of employee wages, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Kerrey, 
             Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Thompson):
       S. 2967. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to facilitate competition in the electric power industry; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 2968. A bill to empower communities and individuals by 
     consolidating and reforming the programs of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. GORTON:
       S. 2969. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to promote the provision of retirement investment advice 
     to workers managing their retirement income assets; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Breaux, and 
             Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 2970. A bill to provide for summer academic enrichment 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 2971. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to phase out the 
     use of methyl tertiary butyl ether in fuels or fuel 
     additives, to promote the use of renewable fuels, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Levin, and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 2972. A bill to combat international money laundering 
     and protect the United States financial system, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 2973. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to improve fishery management 
     and enforcement, and fisheries data collection, research, and 
     assessment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GORTON:
       S. 2974. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for equitable reimbursement rates under the 
     medicare program to Medicare+Choice organizations; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2975. A bill to limit the administrative expenses and 
     profits of managed care entities to not more than 15 percent 
     of premium revenues; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Byrd, and Mrs. 
             Boxer):
       S. 2976. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to allow States to provide health benefits coverage for 
     parents of children eligible for child health assistance 
     under the State children's health insurance program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2977. A bill to assist in the establishment of an 
     interpretive center and museum in the vicinity of the Diamond 
     Valley Lake in southern California to ensure the protection 
     and interpretation of the paleontology discoveries made at 
     the lake and to develop a trail system for the lake for use 
     by pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mr. Baucus, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 2978. A bill to recruit and retain more qualified 
     individuals to teach in Tribal Colleges or Universities; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Mack):
       S. 2979. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the status of professional employer organizations 
     and to promote and protect the interests of professional 
     employer organizations, their customers, and workers; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 2980. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     permit the enrollment of certain wetland, buffers, and 
     filterstrips in conservation reserve; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2981. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to provide bad debt relief for facilities 
     providing care to certain low-income medicare beneficiaries 
     and to amend title XIX of such Act to increase efforts to 
     provide medicare beneficiaries with medicare cost-sharing 
     under the medicaid program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 2982. A bill to enhance international conservation, to 
     promote the role of carbon sequestration as a means of 
     slowing the building of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, 
     and to reward and encourage voluntary, pro-active 
     environmental efforts on the issue of global climate change; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 2983. A bill to provide for the return of land to the 
     Government of Guam, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. CONRAD:
       S. 2984. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and to provide a refundable caregivers tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2985. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
     to authorize the Commodity Credit Corporation to reallocate 
     certain unobligated funds from the export enhancement program 
     to other agricultural trade development and assistance 
     programs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Nickles, and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 2986. A bill to limit the issuance of regulations 
     relating to Federal contractor responsibility, to require the 
     Comptroller General to conduct a review of Federal contractor 
     compliance with applicable laws, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 2987. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to promote access to health care services in rural areas, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Bond, and 
             Mr. Hollings):
       S. 2988. A bill to establish a National Commission on 
     Space; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kerrey):
       S. 2989. A bill to provide for the technical integrity of 
     the FM radio band, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 2990. A bill to amend chapter 42 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to establish the Judicial Education Fund for the 
     payment of reasonable expenses of judges participating in 
     seminars, to prohibit the acceptance of seminar gifts, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       S. 2991. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     expand the prohibition on stalking, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 2992. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to reimburse essential access home health providers for 
     the reasonable costs of providing home health services in 
     rural areas; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 2993. A bill to enhance competition for prescription 
     drugs by increasing the ability of the Department of Justice 
     and Federal Trade Commission to enforce existing antitrust 
     laws regarding brand name drugs and generic drugs; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROBB:
       S. 2994. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives to encourage small business health 
     plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. L. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
             Cleland, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Leahy, and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2995. A bill to assist States with land use planning in 
     order to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, 
     sustainable economic development, and environmental 
     stewardship, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 2996. A bill to extend the milk price support program 
     through 2002 at an increased price support rate; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Reed, Mr. L. Chafee, and 
             Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 2997. A bill to establish a National Housing Trust Fund 
     in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the 
     development of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-
     income families; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Cleland, 
             Mr. Miller, Mr. Lott, Mr. Mack, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
             Gorton, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Helms, Mr. L. 
             Chafee, Mr. Craig, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brownback, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Dodd, and Mr. Biden):
       S. 2998. A bill to designate a fellowship program of the 
     Peace Corps promoting the work of returning Peace Corps 
     volunteers in underserved American communities as the ``Paul 
     D. Coverdell Fellows Program''; considered and passed.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. 
             Grams):
       S. 2999. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to reform the regulatory processes used by the Health 
     Care Financing Administration to administer the medicare 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBB:
       S. 3000. A bill to authorize the exchange of land between 
     the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency at the George Washington Memorial Parkway 
     in McLean, Virginia, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.

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