[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2833-2834]
[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. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Miller, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 339. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to simplify the application of the excise tax imposed on bows 
     and arrows; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BUNNING:
       S. 340. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt 
     organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to 
     provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 341. A bill to designate the Federal building and United 
     States courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, 
     South Dakota, as the ``Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, and 
             Mr. Alexander):
       S. 342. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to make improvements to and reauthorize 
     programs under that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Murray, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 343. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit direct payment under the medicare program for 
     clinical social worker services provided to residents of 
     skilled nursing facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 344. A bill expressing the policy of the United States 
     regarding the United States relationship with Native 
     Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the 
     United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Graham of Florida, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       S. 345. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit physicians and other health care 
     practitioners from charging membership or other incidental 
     fee (or requiring purchase of other items or services) as a 
     prerequisite for the provision of an item or service to a 
     medicare beneficiary; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 346. A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act to establish a governmentwide policy requiring 
     competition in certain executive agency procurements; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 347. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a joint special 
     resources study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility 
     of establishing the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of 
     the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Biden, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Bayh, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 348. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make higher education more affordable, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Allen, Mr . 
             Johnson, Mr. Dayton, and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 349. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall 
     elimination provisions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 350. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     strengthen the security of sensitive radioactive material; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 351. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to improve tax equity for military personnel, and for 
     other purposes; from the Committee on Finance; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Feingold, and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 352. A bill to ensure that commercial insurers cannot 
     engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to 
     the detriment of competition and consumers; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 353. A bill for the relief of Denes and Gyorgyi Fulop; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 354. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish the National

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     Transportation Modeling and Analysis Program to complete an 
     advanced transportation simulation model, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagel, 
             Mr. Dayton, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Coleman, and 
             Mr. Johnson):
       S. 355. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit for biodiesel fuel; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Bond, and Mr. 
             Talent):
       S. 356. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to 
     increase the allowable credit for biodiesel use under the 
     alternatively fueled vehicle purchase requirement; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Kerry, and 
             Mr. Smith):
       S. 357. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the credit for the production of fuel from 
     nonconventional sources to include production of fuel from 
     agricultural and animal waste; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 358. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the credit for the production of fuel from 
     nonconventional sources for the production of electricity to 
     include landfill gas; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 359. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the credit for the production of electricity to 
     include electricity produced from municipal solid waste; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 360. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat natural gas distribution lines as 10-year property 
     for depreciation purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Allard, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Harkin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Levin, and 
             Mr. DeWine):
       S. 361. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow for an energy efficient appliance credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Ms. Collins, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 362. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall 
     be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to 
     a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the 
     first 15 days of such month, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Daschle, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Dorgan, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Breaux, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Kennedy, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 363. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to provide that the reductions in social security benefits 
     which are required in the case of spouses and surviving 
     spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions 
     shall be equal to the amount by which two-thirds of the total 
     amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and 
     monthly pension exceeds $1,200, adjusted for inflation; to 
     the Committee on Finance.

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