[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16726-16727]
[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. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. McConnell, 
             Mr. Kyl, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Voinovich, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 11. A bill to protect patients' access to quality and 
     affordable health care by reducing the effects of excessive 
     liability costs.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1338. A bill to decrease the matching funds requirement 
     and authorize additional appropriations for Keweenaw National 
     Historical Park in the State of Michigan; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1339. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for appropriate overtime pay for National Weather 
     Service employees who perform essential services during 
     severe weather events; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of Florida (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 1340. A bill to authorize additional judgeships in the 
     middle and southern districts of Florida, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 1341. A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     in Houston, Texas, as the ``Michael E. DeBakey Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1342. A bill to amend the Graton Rancheria Restoration 
     Act to give the Secretary of the Interior discretion 
     regarding taking land into trust; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. EDWARDS:
       S. 1343. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     provide for the avoidance of certain transfers, and the 
     alternative prosecution of certain actions, relating to 
     certain retirement benefits; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Akaka, 
             and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1344. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to require additional disclosures relating to exchange rates 
     in transfers involving international transactions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 1345. A bill to extend the authorization for the ferry 
     boat discretionary program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1346. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to provide for strategic sectoral skills gap 
     assessments, strategic skills gap action plans, and strategic 
     training capacity enhancement seed grants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 1347. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to provide for training service and delivery innovation 
     projects; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 1348. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to modify the computation of eligibility for certain Federal 
     Pell Grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. Murkowski, 
             and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1349. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage bond 
     financing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1350. A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons 
     engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of electronic 
     data containing personal information, to disclose any 
     unauthorized acquisition of such information; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary .
           By Mr. FRIST:
       S. 1351. A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act 
     of 1933 to modify provisions relating to the Board of 
     Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1352. A bill to expedite procedures for hazardous fuels 
     reduction activities and restoration in wildland fire prone 
     National Forests and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 1353. A bill to establish new special immigrant 
     categories; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 1354. A bill to resolve certain conveyances and provide 
     for alternative land selections under the Alaska Native 
     Claims Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation and 
     Sealaska Corporation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1355. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in 
     Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 1356. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 1357. An original bill making appropriations for 
     military construction, family housing, and base realignment 
     and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.

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           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Leahy, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1358. A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to clarify the disclosure of information 
     protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a 
     statement in non-disclosure policies, forms, and agreements 
     that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with 
     certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for 
     the Special Counsel, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1359. A bill to allow credit unions to provide 
     international money transfer services and to require 
     disclosures in connection with international money transfers 
     from all money transmitting service providers; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of Florida:
       S. 1360. A bill to amend section 7105 of title 38, United 
     States Code, to clarify the requirements for notices of 
     disagreement for appellate review of Department of Veterans 
     Affairs activities; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH:
       S. 1361. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that foreign base company shipping income shall 
     include only income from aircraft and income from certain 
     vessels transporting petroleum and related products; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1362. A bill to authorize the Port Passenger Accelerated 
     Service System (Port PASS) as a permanent program for land 
     border inspection under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 1363. A bill to prohibit the study or implementation of 
     any plan to privatize, divest, or transfer any part of the 
     mission, function, or responsibility of the National Park 
     Service; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1364. A bill to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act to authorize the payment of expenses after 
     the death of certain Federal employees in the State of 
     Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1365. A bill to provide increased foreign assistance for 
     Cambodia under certain circumstances, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. 
             Crapo):
       S. 1366. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make grants to State and tribal governments to assist 
     State and tribal efforts to manage and control the spread of 
     chronic wasting disease in deer and elk herds, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. 
             Fitzgerald):
       S. 1367. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to establish programs to promote increased 
     consumption of milk in schools and to improve the nutrition 
     and health of children; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.

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