[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5437]
[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 Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Talent, Mrs. 
             Dole, Mr. McCain, Mr. Coleman, and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 545. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for 
     entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical 
     care for their employees; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 546. A bill to provide for the protection of 
     paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 547. A bill to encourage energy conservation through 
     bicycling; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 548. A bill to improve mental health programs for 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 549. A bill to amend the September 11th Victim 
     Compensation Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; Public Law 
     107-42) to provide compensation for victims killed in the 
     bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. 
             Thomas):
       S. 550. A bill to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act 
     to improve provisions relating to probate of trust and 
     restricted land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 551. A bill to provide for the implementation of air 
     quality programs developed in accordance with an 
     Intergovernmental Agreement between the Southern Ute Indian 
     Tribe and the State of Colorado concerning Air Quality 
     Control on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Breaux, 
             Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Lott):
       S. 552. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the excise tax exemptions for aerial applicators 
     of fertilizers or other substances; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 553. A bill to allow all businesses to make up to 24 
     transfers each month from interest-bearing transaction 
     accounts to other transaction accounts, to require the 
     payment of interest on reserves held for depository 
     institutions at Federal reserve banks, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Craig, Mr. Graham of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Allard, and Mr. Talent):
       S. 554. A bill to allow media coverage of court 
     proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 555. A bill to establish the Native American Health and 
     Wellness Foundation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. 
             McCain):
       S. 556. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act to revise and extend that Act; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Sarbanes, and 
             Mr. Smith):
       S. 557. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of 
     claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow 
     income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on 
     account of such claims, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 558. A bill to elevate the position of Director of the 
     Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and 
     Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 559. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle 
     solely within the borders of a State if the individual meets 
     certain minimum standards prescribed by the State, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Bond, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Levin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
             Feingold, and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 560. A bill to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain 
     casein and milk protein concentrates; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Burns, and Mr. Smith):
       S. 561. A bill to preserve the authority of States over 
     water within their boundaries, to delegate to States the 
     authority of Congress to regulate water, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Burns, 
             Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Smith):
       S. 562. A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the 
     United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAYTON:
       S. 563. A bill to protect owners of computers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Burns, 
             Mr. Dodd, Mr. Gregg, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lott, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Miller, Mr. Dorgan, and 
             Mr. Kerry):
       S. 564. A bill to facilitate the deployment of wireless 
     telecommunications networks in order to further the 
     availability of the Emergency Alert System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. EDWARDS:
       S. 565. A bill to improve homeland security, prevent tax 
     increases, support education and health care, and strengthen 
     the economy; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Breaux, and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 566. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration 
     grants; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 567. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control 
     grants; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 568. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to make a technical correction in the definition of 
     outpatient speech-language pathology services; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Graham of South Carolina, Mr. Hollings, Mrs. 
             Murray, Ms. Collins, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 569. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy 
     caps; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Allard, and Mr. Allen):
       S. 570. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     with respect to the qualifications of foreign schools; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LUGAR (by request):
       S. 571. A bill to establish the Millennium Challenge 
     Account and the Millennium Challenge Corporation in order to 
     reduce global poverty through increased economic growth by 
     supporting a new compact for global development; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. FRIST:
       S. 572. A bill to establish a congressional commemorative 
     medal for organ donors and their families; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 573. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote organ donation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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