[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 21]
[House]
[Pages 29276-29277]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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

           By Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3490. A bill to eliminate the requirement that the 
     Public Printer make an additional contribution to the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund with respect to each 
     employee of the Government Printing Office to whom a 
     voluntary separation incentive payment has been paid; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Kingston):
       H.R. 3491. A bill to establish within the Smithsonian 
     Institution the National Museum of African American History 
     and Culture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Resources, 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. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 3492. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow claimants for benefits under laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay fees for attorney 
     services during any stage of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs claims process; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 3493. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to make technical corrections relating to the 
     amendments made by the Medical Device User Fee and 
     Modernization Act of 2002, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BEAUPREZ:
       H.R. 3494. A bill to establish a National Commission to 
     study the Highway Trust Fund; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BISHOP of Georgia:
       H.R. 3495. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify eligibility 
     requirements under an emergency preparedness demonstration 
     program to assist disadvantaged communities; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUNT:
       H.R. 3496. A bill to extend trade benefits to certain tents 
     imported into the United States; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 3497. A bill to provide for the recovery, restitution, 
     and protection of the cultural heritage of Iraq; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Rothman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Case, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Shays, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, and Mr. 
             Langevin):
       H.R. 3498. A bill to amend the American Battlefield 
     Protection Act of 1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition 
     grant program for the acquisition and protection of 
     nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of 
     the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon:
       H.R. 3499. A bill to provide extended unemployment benefits 
     to displaced workers, and to make other improvements in the 
     unemployment insurance system; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Goode):
       H.R. 3500. A bill to prohibit the anticipated extreme 
     reduction in the national marketing quotas for the 2004 crop 
     of Flue-cured and Burley tobacco, which, if permitted to 
     occur, would mean economic ruin for tobacco farmers and their 
     families; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3501. A bill to grant an extension of authority for 
     the establishment of the Thomas Paine Memorial, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3502. 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, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 3503. A bill to establish a national Civilian 
     Volunteer Service Reserve program, a national volunteer 
     service corps ready for service in response to domestic or 
     international emergencies; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RENZI:
       H.R. 3504. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act to redesignate the American 
     Indian Education Foundation as the National Fund for 
     Excellence in American Indian Education; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Resources, 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. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 3505. A bill to amend the Bend Pine Nursery Land 
     Conveyance Act to specify the recipients and consideration 
     for conveyance of the Bend Pine Nursery, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Regula, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ney, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hayes, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Myrick, and Mr. Bishop of Utah):
       H. Res. 441. A resolution condemning the report issued on 
     November 10, 2003, by the World Trade Organization (WTO) 
     dispute settlement Appellate Body in which the Appellate Body 
     determined that imposition by the

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     United States of import restrictions on certain steel 
     products was in violation of international law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OTTER (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H. Res. 442. A resolution congratulating the United States 
     nuclear energy industry on its 50th anniversary; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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