[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 16093-16095]
[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. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Specter, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 1348. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, 
     District of Columbia, as the ``Robert F. Kennedy Department 
     of Justice Building''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 1349. A bill to provide for a National Stem Cell Donor 
     Bank regarding qualifying human stem cells, and for the 
     conduct and support of research using such cells; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DAYTON:
       S. 1350. A bill to amend the title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide payment to medicare ambulance 
     suppliers of the full costs of providing such services, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THURMOND (for himself, Mr. Biden, and Mr. 
             Hatch):
       S. 1351. A bill to provide administrative subpoena 
     authority to apprehend fugitives; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1352. A bill to amend the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990 to carry out the Americorps program as a voucher 
     program that assists charities serving low-income 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 1353. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     eliminate the consumptive demand exception relating to the 
     importation of goods made with forced labor; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mrs. CARNAHAN (for herself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1354. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     provide payments to producers of forage crops for losses due 
     to army worms; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Levin, Mr 
             . Reed, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1355. A bill to prevent children from having access to 
     firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 1356. A bill to establish a commission to review the 
     facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by 
     European Americans, Europeans Latin Americans, and European 
     refugees during World War II; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 1357. A bill to provide for an examination of how 
     schools are implementing the policy guidance of the 
     Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights relating to 
     sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, 
     and transgender students; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAYH:
       S. 1358. A bill to revise Federal building energy 
     efficiency performance standards, to establish the Office of 
     Federal Energy Productivity within the Department of Energy, 
     to amend Federal Energy Management Program requirements under 
     the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, to enact into 
     law certain requirements of Executive Order No. 13123, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Hagel, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1359. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     promote deployment of advanced services and foster the 
     development of competition for the benefit of consumers in 
     all regions of the Nation by relieving unnecessary burdens on 
     the Nation's two percent local exchange telecommunications 
     carriers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Smith of 
             New Hampshire, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1360. To reauthorize the Price-Anderson provisions of 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 1361. A bill to amend the Central Utah Project 
     Completion Act to clarify the responsibilities of the 
     Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Central Utah 
     Project , to redirect unexpended budget authority for the 
     Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and 
     other purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment 
     contracts for municipal and industrial water delivery 
     facilities, and to eliminate a deadline for such prepayment; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 1362. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act and title VII of the Public Health Service Act to expand 
     medical residency training programs in geriatrics, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Gregg, 
             Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 1363. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage, 
     conservation, and recreational activities in the Connecticut 
     River watershed of the States of Hew Hampshire and Vermont; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. 
             Stevens):
       S. 1364. A bill to ensure full and expeditious enforcement 
     of the provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 that seek 
     to bring about the competition in local telecommunications 
     markets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Dayton, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Sarbanes):
       S. 1365. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to 
     States for affordable housing for low-income persons, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. NICKLES:
       S. 1366. A bill for the relief of Lindita Idrizi Heath; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 1367. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide appropriate reimbursement under the medicare 
     program for ambulance trips originating in rural areas; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire):
       S. 1368. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the organization and management of the Department of 
     Defense with respect to space programs and activities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 1369. A bill to provide that Federal employees may 
     retain for personal use promotional items received as a 
     result of travel taken in the course of employment; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S. 1370. A bill to reform the health care liability system; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 1371. A bill to combat money laundering and protect the 
     United States financial system by strengthening safeguards in 
     private banking and correspondent banking, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       S. 1372. A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States; from the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Helms, 
             and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 1373. A bill to protect the right to life of each born 
     and preborn human person in existence at fertilization; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1374. A bill to provide for a study of the effects of 
     hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 1375. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
     accounts for charitable purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 1376. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to ensure that Medicare + Choice eligible 
     individuals have sufficient time to consider information and 
     to make an informed choice regarding enrollment in a Medicare 
     + Choice plan; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       S. 1377. A bill to require the Attorney General to 
     establish an office in the Department of Justice to monitor 
     acts of inter-national terrorism alleged to have been 
     committed by Palestinian individuals or individuals acting on 
     behalf of Palestinian organizations and to carry out certain 
     other related activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr 
             . Inouye, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1378. A bill to allow patients access to drugs and 
     medical devices recommended and provided by health care 
     practitioners under strict guidelines, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health , Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1379. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Rare Diseases at the National 
     Institutes of Health, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 1380. A bill to coordinate and expand United States and 
     international programs for the conservation and protection of 
     North Atlantic Whales; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1381. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 5472 Crenshaw Boulevard in 
     Los Angeles, California, as the ``Congressmen Julian C. Dixon 
     Post Office Building"; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1382. A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia 
     Code, to redesignate the Family Division of the Superior 
     Court of the District of Columbia as the Family Court of the 
     Superior Court, to recruit and retain trained and experienced 
     judges to serve in the Family Court, to promote consistency 
     and efficiency in the assignment of judges to the Family 
     Court and in the consideration of actions and proceedings in 
     the Family Court, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1383. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of incentive stock options and 
     employee stock purchases; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       S. 1384. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand the definition 
     of the term ``Major disaster'' to include an application of 
     the Endangered Species Act of 1973 that 
     so uses severe economic hardship; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1385. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
     pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to participate in the 
     design, planning, and construction of the Lakehaven water 
     reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1386. A bill to amen the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the equitable operation of welfare benefit 
     plans for employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. 
             Rockefeller):
       S. 1387. A bill to conduct a demonstration program to show 
     that physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems 
     may be ameliorated in rural States by developing a 
     comprehensive program that will result in statewide physician 
     population growth, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 1388. A bill to make election day a Federal holiday; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 1389. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     real property in South Dakota to the State of South Dakota to 
     the State of South Dakota with indemnification by the United 
     States government, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
             Torricelli, and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 1390. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment 
     efforts under the State children's health insurance program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 1391. A bill to establish a grant program for Sexual 
     Assault Forensic Examiners, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1392. A bill to establish procedures for the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior with respect 
     to tribal

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     recognition; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1393. A bill to provide grants to ensure full and fair 
     participation in certain decisionmaking processes at the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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