[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7378]
[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 (for himself, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Graham 
             of Florida):
       S. 698. A bill to clarify the status of the Young Men's 
     Christian Association Retirement Fund for purposes of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 699. A bill to authorize the project for hurricane and 
     storm damage reduction, Morganza, Louisiana, to the Gulf of 
     Mexico, Mississippi River and Tributaries; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Biden):
       S. 700. A bill to provide for the promotion of democracy, 
     human rights, and rule of law in the Republic of Belarus and 
     for the consolidation and strengthening of Belarus 
     sovereignty and independence; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 701. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage contributions of capital gain real property made 
     for conservation purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 702. A bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care 
     Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska):
       S. 703. A bill to designate the regional headquarters 
     building for the National Park Service under construction in 
     Omaha, Nebraska, as the ``Carl T. Curtis National Park 
     Service Midwest Regional Headquarters Building''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. 
             McCain):
       S. 704. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of the death gratuity payable with 
     respect to deceased members of the Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Allen):
       S. 705. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     alleviate delay in the payment of the Selected Reserve 
     reenlistment bonus to members of Selected Reserve who are 
     mobilized; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Allen):
       S. 706. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses 
     of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause 
     incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 707. A bill to amend section 527 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 to 
     require that certain claims for expropriation by the 
     Government of Nicaragua meet certain requirements for 
     purposes of prohibition on foreign assistance to that 
     government; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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