[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2018-2019]
[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. SANTORUM:
       S. 2138. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 11-
     Aminoundecanoic acid; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 2139. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to exempt agricultural stormwater and 
     silviculture operation discharges from the requirement for a 
     permit under the pollutant discharge elimination system, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 2140. A bill to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of 
     State an Under Secretary of State for Security; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK:
       S. 2141. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of Georgia; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 2142. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     bromine-containing compounds; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 2143. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     fluoride compounds; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 2144. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     fluorozirconium compounds; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 2145. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     imaging chemicals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 2146. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States to provide for temporary duty-free 
     treatment for

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     certain semi-manufactured forms of gold; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 2147. A bill to amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 to allow duty drawback for grape juice concentrates made 
     from Concord or Niagara grapes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 2148. A bill to suspend through December 31, 2004, the 
     duty on certain other single yarn of viscose rayon; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 2149. A bill to suspend through December 31, 2004, the 
     duty on certain other single yarn of viscose rayon; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 2150. A bill to suspend through December 31, 2004, the 
     duty on certain other single yarn of viscose rayon; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 2151. A bill to suspend through December 31, 2004, the 
     duty on high tenacity multiple (folded) or cabled yarn of 
     viscous rayon; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 2152. A bill to suspend through December 31, 2004, the 
     duty on high tenacity single yarn of viscose rayon; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 2153. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on cobalt 
     boron; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 2154. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty 
     on ferroboron; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 2155. A bill to suspend through December 31, 2003, on 
     metachlorobenzaldehyde, propiophenone, 4-bromo-2-
     fluoroacetanilide, and 2,6-dichlorotoluene; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 2156. A bill to suspend through December 31, 2003, the 
     duty on textured rolled glass sheets; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 2157. A bill to suspend through December 31, 2004, the 
     duty on other yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled, of viscose 
     rayon; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
             Grams):
       S. 2158. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States to eliminate the duty on certain steam or 
     other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S. 2159. A bill to provide flexibility when merited and 
     accountability when warranted in the Nation's elementary 
     schools and secondary schools, to amend the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to provide achievement-based college scholarships 
     to students in failing schools or failing school districts, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 2160. A bill to require health plans to include 
     infertility benefits, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Craig, 
             Mr. Biden, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Conrad, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Kerrey, Mr. Gregg, Ms. Collins, Mr. Hutchinson, and 
             Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 2161. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a 1 year moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise 
     taxes and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     transfer amounts to the Highway Trust Fund to cover any 
     shortfall; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Murkowski):
       S. 2162. A bill to renew the authority of the Department of 
     Energy to indemnify its contractors and the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission to indemnify its licenses for damages 
     resulting from nuclear incidents; to amend the Department of 
     Energy's authority to impose civil penalties on its nonprofit 
     contractors; and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GORTON:
       S. 2163. A bill to provide for a study of the engineering 
     feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of 
     the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, 
     Washington; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2164. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     compound optical microscopes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2165. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States to provide for temporary duty-free 
     treatment for certain semiconductor mold compounds; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2166. A bill to suspend until June 30, 2003, the duty on 
     transformers for use in certain radiobroadcast receivers with 
     compact disc players and capable of receiving signals on AM 
     and FM frequencies; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2167. A bill to suspend until June 30, 2003, the duty on 
     transformers for use in certain radiobroadcast receivers 
     capable of receiving signals on AM and FM frequencies; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH:
       S. 2168. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty 
     on certain methyl esters; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH:
       S. 2169. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain 
     methyl esters; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 2170. A bill to provide for the reliquidation of certain 
     entries of printing cartridges; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 2171. A bill to reliquidate certain entries of N,N-
     dicyolohexyll-2-benzothazole-sulfenamide; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 2172. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on thionyl 
     chloride; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 2173. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on PHBA (p-
     hydroxybenzoic acid); to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 2174. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on THQ 
     (Toluhydroquinone); to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 2175. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-
     fluoro-2-nitro-benzene; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself and Mr. Frist):
       S. 2176. A bill to reliquidate certain entries; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 2177. A bill to extend the duty suspension on DEMT; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 2178. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require colleges and universities to disclose to students 
     and their parents the incidents of fires in dormitories, and 
     their plans to reduce fire safety hazards in dormitories, to 
     require the United States Fire Administration to establish 
     fire safety standards for dormitories, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Murkowski, and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 2179. A bill to provide for the term of office of the 
     first person appointed to the position of Under Secretary for 
     Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       S. 2180. A bill to repeal the increase in the tax on social 
     security benefits, to eliminate the earnings test for 
     individuals who have attained retirement age, and to 
     gradually raise the age for required minimum distributions 
     from pension plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.

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