[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 4034-4035]
[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. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Dorgan, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Bond, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Talent, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. 
             Coleman, and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 385. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate 
     methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel 
     supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and 
     to increase the Nation's energy independence, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 386. A bill to establish a grant program to enhance the 
     financial and retirement literacy of mid-life and older 
     Americans and to reduce financial abuse and fraud among such 
     Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Reid, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Kennedy, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 387. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the eligibility periods for geriatric graduate 
     medical education, to permit the expansion of medical 
     residency training programs in geriatric medicine, to provide 
     for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment 
     services provided under the medicare program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. 
             Collins, and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 388. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the dependent care tax credit, to accelerate the 
     child tax credit, and to promote dependent care assistance 
     programs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Jeffords):
       S. 389. A bill to increase the supply of quality child 
     care; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 390. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide retroactive effect to a sentencing safety valve 
     provision; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 391. A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the 
     range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the 
     Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by 
     designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as 
     wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brownback, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
             Dayton, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Johnson, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Miller, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Lieberman, 
             and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 392. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a 
     service-connected disability to receive both military retired 
     pay by reason of their years of military service and 
     disability compensation from the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for their disability; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 393. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers a credit against income tax with respect 
     to employees who participate in the military reserve 
     components and to allow a comparable credit for participating 
     reserve component self-employed individuals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 394. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the combat zone income tax exclusion to include 
     income for the period of transit to the combat zone and to 
     remove the limitation on such exclusion for commissioned 
     officers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Craig, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Chafee, Ms. 
             Snowe, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 395. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a 3-year extension of the credit for producing 
     electricity from wind; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 396. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt small manufacturers from the firearms excise tax; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 397. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for the old-age, survivors, and 
     disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-
     employed individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 398. A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces 
     performing services at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba, 
     and in the Horn of Africa in support of Operation Enduring 
     Freedom shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner 
     as if such services were performed in a combat zone, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 399. A bill to authorize grants for the establishment of 
     quasi-judicial campus drug courts at colleges and 
     universities modeled after State drug courts programs; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 400. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow for the expansion of areas designated as renewal 
     communities based on 2000 census data; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 401. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase to parity with other surviving spouses the basic 
     annuity that is provided under the uniformed services 
     Survivor Benefit Plan for surviving spouses who are at least 
     62 years of age; and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 402. A bill to abolish the death penalty under Federal 
     law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Conrad, 
             and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 403. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 404. A bill to protect children from exploitive child 
     modeling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 405. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     improve the loan forgiveness program for child care 
     providers, including preschool teachers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 406. A bill to provide grants to States and outlying 
     areas to encourage the States and outlying areas to encourage 
     existing or establish new statewide coalitions among 
     institutions of higher education, communities around the 
     institutions, and other relevant organizations or groups, 
     including anti-drug or anti-alcohol coalitions , to reduce 
     underage drinking and illicit drug-use by students, both on 
     and off campus; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 407. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     provide loan forgiveness for attorneys who represent low-
     income families or individuals involved in the family or 
     domestic relations court systems; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DeWINE:
       S. 408. A bill to establish a grant program to enable 
     institutions of higher education to improve schools of 
     education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 409. A bill to provide loan forgiveness to social 
     workers who work for child protective agencies; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. EDWARDS:
       S. 410. A bill to establish the Homeland Intelligence 
     Agency, and for other purposes; to the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 411. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish a university transportation center to be known as 
     the ``Southwest Bridge Research Center''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Domenici, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 412. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to 
     extend and modify the reimbursement of State and local funds 
     expended for emergency health services furnished to 
     undocumented aliens; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NICKLES:
       S. 413. A bill to provide for the fair and efficient 
     judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death 
     claims arising out of asbestos exposure, to ensure that 
     individuals who suffer harm, now or in the future, from 
     illnesses caused by exposure to asbestos receive compensation 
     for their injuries, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN:
       S.J. Res. 6. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress with respect to planning the reconstruction of Iraq; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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