[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7490]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME

  The following bills were read the first time:

       S. 711. 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.
       S. 712. 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.
       S. 718. A bill to provide a monthly allotment of free 
     telephone calling time to members of the United States armed 
     forces stationed outside the United States who are directly 
     supporting military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan.
       S. 721. 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, and for other purposes.

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