[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12306-12307]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
             Gephardt):
       H.R. 5070. A bill to improve quality and transparency in 
     financial reporting and independent audits and accounting 
     services for public companies, to create a Public Company 
     Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting 
     process for accounting practices, to strengthen the 
     independence of firms that audit public companies, to 
     increase corporate responsibility and the usefulness of 
     corporate financial disclosure, to protect the objectivity 
     and independence of securities analysts, to improve 
     Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
             Frank):
       H.R. 5071. A bill to authorize the President to establish 
     military tribunals to try the terrorists responsible for the 
     September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 5072. A bill to make technical amendments to the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 incorporating the results of the 
     Fed Up Initiative; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pastor, 
             and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 5073. A bill to enhance the security and efficiency of 
     the immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization 
     functions of the United States Government; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARCIA (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Honda, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Israel, Mr. Matheson, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Baca, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Costello, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 5074. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal 
     years 2003, 2004, and 2005, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Jo Ann 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Schrock):
       H.R. 5075. A bill to ensure continuity for the design of 
     the 5-cent coin, establish the Coin Design Advisory 
     Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Scott, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 5076. A bill to amend part C of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to improve early intervention 
     programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 5077. A bill to amend the Public Health Sevice Act 
     with respect to mental health services for elderly 
     individuals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Owens, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Holt, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Lee, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 5078. A bill to increase the number of well-trained 
     mental health service professionals (including those based in 
     schools) providing clinical mental health care to children 
     and adolescents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Solis, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Engel):

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       H.R. 5079. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to improve the enforcement and compliance 
     programs; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 5080. A bill to establish the Crossroads of the 
     American Revolution National Heritage Area in the State of 
     New Jersey, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Otter, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 5081. A bill to provide full funding for the payment 
     in lieu of taxes program for the next five fiscal years, to 
     protect local jurisdictions against the loss of property tax 
     revenues when private lands are acquired by a Federal land 
     management agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Baca, and Mr. Carson of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 5082. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     suspend for five years the authority of the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount in effect 
     for medication furnished by the Secretary on an outpatient 
     basis for the treatment of non-service-connected disabilities 
     and to provide an increase in the maximum annual rates of 
     pension payable to surviving spouses of veterans of a period 
     of war, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       H.R. 5083. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     at South Federal Place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the 
     ``Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Lee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Waters):
       H. Con. Res. 436. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Parthenon Marbles should be 
     returned to Greece; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. WYNN (for himself, Ms. Granger, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and 
             Mr. Bereuter):
       H. Con. Res. 437. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     Republic of Turkey for its cooperation in the campaign 
     against global terrorism, for its commitment of forces and 
     assistance to Operation Enduring Freedom and subsequent 
     missions in Afghanistan, and for initiating important 
     economic reforms to build a stable and prosperous economy in 
     Turkey; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H. Res. 476. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding several individuals who are 
     being held as prisoners of conscience by the Chinese 
     Government for their involvement in efforts to end the 
     Chinese occupation of Tibet; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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