[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7491]
[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. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald):
       S. 708. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 7401 West 100th Place in 
     Bridgeview, Illinois, as the ``Michael J. Healy Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lieberman, 
             and Mr. Levin):
       S. 710. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to provide that aliens who commit acts of torture, 
     extrajudicial killings, or other specified atrocities abroad 
     are inadmissible and removable and to establish within the 
     Criminal Division of the Department of Justice an Office of 
     Special Investigations having responsibilities under that Act 
     with respect to all alien participants in war crimes, 
     genocide, and the commission of acts of torture and 
     extrajudicial killings abroad; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Allen):
       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; read the first time.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Allen):
       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; read 
     the first time.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals to designate any portion of a refund for 
     use by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in 
     providing catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do 
     not otherwise have health coverage; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 714. A bill to provide for the conveyance of a small 
     parcel of Bureau of Land Management land in Douglas County, 
     Oregon, to the county to improve management of and 
     recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation 
     Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             McCain, and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 715. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the calendar year limitations on the use of commissary 
     stores by certain reserves and others; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 716. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve 
     the electricity transmission system of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 717. A bill to require increased safety testing of 15-
     passenger vans, ensure the compliance of 15-passenger vans 
     used as schoolbuses with motor vehicle safety standards 
     applicable to schoolbuses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Graham of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Chambliss):
       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; read 
     the first time.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 719. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the payment of compensation for certain 
     individuals with injuries resulting from the administration 
     of smallpox countermeasures; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Breaux, 
             and Mr. Gregg):
       S. 720. A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for the improvement of patient safety 
     and to reduce the incidence of events that adversely affect 
     patient safety; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Chambliss, 
             and Mr. Graham of South Carolina):
       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; read the first time.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 722. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require that manufacturers of dietary 
     supplements submit to the Food and Drug Administration 
     reports on adverse experiences with dietary supplements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 723. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     refunds for unjust and unreasonable charges on electric 
     energy in the State of California; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.

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