[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20548]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following reports of committees were submitted:

       By Ms. COLLINS, from the Committee on Governmental Affairs, 
     without amendment:
       S. 589. A bill to strengthen and improve the management of 
     national security, encourage Government service in areas of 
     critical national security, and to assist government agencies 
     in addressing deficiencies in personnel possessing 
     specialized skills important to national security and 
     incorporating the goals and strategies for recruitment and 
     retention for such skilled personnel into the strategic and 
     performance management systems of Federal agencies (Rept. No. 
     108-119).
       By Mr. McCAIN, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, with amendments and an amendment to the 
     title:
       S. 1244. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal 
     Maritime Commission for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (Rept. No. 
     108-120).
       By Mr. COCHRAN, from the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry, with an amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute and an amendment to the title:
       H.R. 1904. A bill to improve the capacity of the Secretary 
     of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to plan and 
     conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest 
     System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at 
     protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk 
     lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to 
     protect watersheds and address threats to forest and 
     rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the 
     landscape, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 108-121).
       By Mr. GREGG, from the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions, with an amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute:
       S. 1053. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of 
     genetic information with respect to health insurance and 
     employment (Rept. No. 108-122).
       By Mr. HATCH, from the Committee on the Judiciary:
       Report to accompany S. 274, a bill to amend the procedures 
     that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to 
     assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 108-123).
       By Mr. HATCH, from the Committee on the Judiciary, without 
     amendment and with a preamble:
       S. Res. 30. A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 
     that the President should designate the week beginning 
     September 14, 2003, as ``National Historically Black Colleges 
     and Universities Week''.
       S. Res. 204. A resolution designating the week of November 
     9 through November 15, 2003, as ``National Veterans Awareness 
     Week'' to emphasize the need to develop educational programs 
     regarding the contributions of veterans to the country.
       By Mr. HATCH, from the Committee on the Judiciary, with an 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to 
     the title:
       S. 1177. A bill to ensure the collection of all cigarette 
     taxes, and for other purposes.
       By Mr. HATCH, from the Committee on the Judiciary, with an 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute and with a preamble:
       S. Con. Res. 25. A concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring America's Jewish community on the occasion of its 
     350th anniversary, supporting the designation of an 
     ``American Jewish History Month'', and for other purposes.

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