[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5299-5300]
[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. BUNNING:
       S. 514. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security 
     benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Specter, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Santorum, 
             and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 515. A bill to provide additional authority to the 
     Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Craig, Mr. Allen, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Thomas, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Miller, Mr. 
             Campbell, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 516. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 517. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide improved benefits for veterans who are former 
     prisoners of war; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Breaux, 
             and Mr. Miller):
       S. 518. A bill to increase the supply of pancreatic islet 
     cells for research, to provide better coordination of Federal 
     efforts and information on islet cell transplantation, and to 
     collect the data necessary to move islet cell transplantation 
     from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 519. A bill to establish a Native American-owned 
     financial entity to provide financial services to Indian 
     tribes, Native American organizations, and Native Americans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 520. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison 
     Irrigation District in the State of Idaho; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 521. A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to 
     extend the terms of leases of certain restricted Indian land, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 522. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to 
     assist Indian tribes in developing energy resources, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 523. A bill to make technical corrections to law 
     relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. BUNNING:
       S. 524. A bill to expand the boundaries of the Fort 
     Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition 
     and interpretation of lands associated with the campaign that 
     resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. DeWine, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Reed, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Bayh):
       S. 525. A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to reauthorize and improve 
     that Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Allard, and 
             Mr. Dayton):
       S. 526. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special 
     needs medicare beneficiaries by allowing plans to target 
     enrollment to special needs beneficiaries; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. MILLER:
       S. 527. A bill to establish the Southern Regional 
     Commission for the purpose of breaking the cycle of 
     persistent poverty among the southeastern States; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 528. A bill to reauthorize funding for maintenance of 
     public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian 
     reservations; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Hagel, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 529. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income loan payments received under the 
     National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program 
     established in the Public Health Service Act; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 530. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal 
     employee in fire protection activities caused by any of 
     certain diseases is the result of the performance of such 
     employee's duty; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 531. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish the Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program, 
     to authorize the establishment of the Missouri River Basin 
     Stakeholder Committee, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Bingaman, and Mr. McCain):
       S. 532. A bill to enhance the capacity of organizations 
     working in the United States-Mexico border region to develop 
     affordable housing and infrastructure and to foster economic 
     opportunity in the colonias; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Santorum, 
             and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 533. A bill to provide for a medal of appropriate design 
     to be awarded by the President to the next of kin or other 
     representative of those individuals killed as a result of the 
     terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 534. A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the 
     immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, 
     emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers who 
     are killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 535. A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the 
     families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed 
     in the line of duty; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Voinovich, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 536. A bill to establish the National Invasive Species 
     Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.

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           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Craig):
       S. 537. A bill to ensure the availability of spectrum to 
     amateur radio operators; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Warner, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Smith):
       S. 538. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing 
     affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Burns, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             McCain, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 539. A bill to authorize appropriations for border and 
     transportation security personnel and technology, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 540. A bill to authorize the presentation of gold medals 
     on behalf of Congress to Native Americans who served as Code 
     Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United States 
     was involved during the 20th Century in recognition of the 
     service of those Native Americans to the United States; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KYL:
       S. 541. A bill for the relief of Ilko Vasilev Ivanov, 
     Anelia Marinova Peneva, Marina Ilkova Ivanova, and Julie 
     Ilkova Ivanova; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 542. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that section 1927 of that Act does not 
     prohibit a State from entering into drug rebate agreements in 
     order to make outpatient prescription drugs accessible and 
     affordable for residents of the State who are not otherwise 
     eligible for medical assistance under the medicaid program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Biden, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, 
             Mr. Dayton, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
             Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 543. A bill to designate a portion of the Artic National 
     Wildlife Refuge as wilderness; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Hollings, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 544. A bill to establish a SAFER Firefighter Grant 
     Program; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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