[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           MEASURES REFERRED

  The following bills were read the first and the second times by 
unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

       H.R. 708. An act to require the conveyance of certain 
     National Forest System lands in Mendocino National Forest, 
     California, to provide for the use of the proceeds from such 
     conveyance for National Forest purposes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 1303. An act to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 
     with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial 
     Conference; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 1985. An act to amend the National Housing Act to 
     increase the maximum mortgage amount limit for FHA-insured 
     mortgages for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       H.R. 2264. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2004 and 2005 to carry out the Congo Basin Forest 
     Partnership (CBFP) program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       H.R. 2297. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 2452. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 339 Hicksville Road in 
     Bethpage, New York, as the ``Brian C. Hickey Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 2655. An act to amend and extend the Irish Peace 
     Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       H.R. 2755. An act to authorize the President to issue 
     posthumously to the late William ``Billy'' Mitchell a 
     commission as major general, United States Army; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       H.R. 2998. An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide permanent authority for the exemption for certain 
     members of the uniformed services from an otherwise-
     applicable requirement for the payment of subsistence charges 
     while hospitalized; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       H.R. 3054. An act to amend the Policemen and Firemen's 
     Retirement and Disability Act to permit military service 
     previously performed by members and former members of the 
     Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, 
     the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United 
     States Park Police, and the United States Secret Service to 
     count as creditable service for purposes of calculating 
     retirement annuities payable to such members upon payment of 
     a contribution by such members, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 3062. An act to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue separately, 
     for the same area, a lease for tar sand and a lease for oil 
     and gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 3159. An act to require Federal agencies to develop 
     and implement plans to protect the security and privacy of 
     government computer systems from the risks posed by peer-to-
     peer file sharing; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 3182. An act to reauthorize the adoption incentive 
     payments program under part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

  The following concurrent resolutions were read, and referred as 
indicated;

       H. Con. Res. 71. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of Ralph Bunche as one of the great leaders of the 
     United States, the first African-American Nobel Peace Prize 
     winner, an accomplished scholar, a distinguished diplomat, 
     and a tireless campaigner of civil rights for people 
     throughout the world; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 274. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     National Endowment for Democracy for its contributions to 
     democratic development around the world on the occasion of 
     the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the National 
     Endowment for Democracy; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.

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