[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17076-17078]
[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. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 2716. A bill to provide for the acquisition of land for 
     administrative and visitor facilities for Death Valley 
     National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Craig, and 
             Mr. Domenici):
       S. 2717. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     exempt nonprofit small public water systems from certain 
     drinking water standards relating to naturally occurring 
     contaminants; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 2718. A bill to provide for programs and activities with 
     respect to the prevention of underage drinking; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 2719. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Act of 1970 to further improve the safety and health of 
     working environments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2720. A bill to provide assistance for the crisis in 
     Sudan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2721. A bill to amend the National Assessment of 
     Educational Progress Authorization Act to require State 
     academic assessments of student achievement in United States 
     history, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 2722. A bill to maintain and expand the steel import 
     licensing and monitoring program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2723. A bill to designate certain land in the State of 
     Oregon as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Talent):
       S. 2724. A bill to amend section 33(a) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657c(a)) to clarify that the National 
     Veterans Business Development Corporation is a private 
     entity; considered and passed.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 2725. A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
     Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to eliminate the 
     coverage gap, to eliminate HMO subsidies, to repeal health 
     savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 2726. A bill to amend title 49 of the United States Code 
     to provide flight attendant security training, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Feingold):

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       S. 2727. A bill to amend part A of title VI of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 regarding international and foreign 
     language studies; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2728. A bill to create a penalty for automobile 
     insurance fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 2729. A bill to encourage students to pursue graduate 
     education and to assist students in affording graduate 
     education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2730. A bill to amend title V, XVIII, and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to promote cessation of tobacco use under 
     the medicare program, the medicaid program, and the maternal 
     and child health services block grant program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Corzine, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Feingold, 
             Mr. Kohl, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2731. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic 
     animals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 2732. A bill to provide grants for use by rural local 
     educational agencies in purchasing new school buses; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK:
       S. 2733. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic 
     opportunity by establishing a National Enterprise Zone system 
     to promote prosperity in economically depressed areas; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 2734. A bill to implement the recommendations of the 
     Inspector General of the Department of the Interior regarding 
     Indian Tribal detention facilities; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. MILLER (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 2735. A bill to require a study and report regarding the 
     designation of a new interstate route from Augusta, Georgia 
     to Natchez, Mississippi; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. MILLER (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 2736. A bill to require a study and report regarding the 
     designations and construction of a new interstate route from 
     Savannah, Georgia to Knoxville, Tennessee; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 2737. A bill to facilitate the development of science 
     parks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 2738. A bill to establish a Commission to commemorate 
     the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Samuel de Champlain 
     in the Champlain Valley, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 2739. A bill to improve the training and retention of 
     health professionals under titles VII and VIII of the Public 
     Health Service Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2740. A bill to improve dental services in underserved 
     areas by amending the Public Health Service Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. DASCHLE:
       S. 2741. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention 
     and services program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2742. A bill to extend certain authority of the Supreme 
     Court Police, modify the venue of prosecutions relating to 
     the Supreme Court building and grounds, and authorize the 
     acceptance of gifts to the United States Supreme Court; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Hollings, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 2743. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors 
     of osteopathy, and certain licensed dentists may perform eye 
     surgery at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities or under 
     contract with the Department; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SUNUNU (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Dole, and 
             Mr. Harkin):
       S. 2744. A bill to authorize the minting and issuance of a 
     Presidential $1 coin series; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 2745. A bill to amend the Colorado Canyons National 
     Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act of 
     2000 to rename the Colorado Canyons National Conservation 
     Area as the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 2746. A bill to provide for the termination of the 
     current contract for the operation of Los Alamos National 
     Laboratory, New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services .
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN:
       S. 2747. A bill to establish a Commission on the Future of 
     the United States Economy to make recommendations on public 
     policy and the reorganization of the Federal Government to 
     promote efficiency and economy of operation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 2748. A bill to prohibit the giving or acceptance of 
     payment for the placement of a child, or obtaining consent to 
     adoption; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       S. 2749. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     comprehensive eye examinations to children, and for other 
     purposes ; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2750. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to assist in the planning, design, and construction of the 
     Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in 
     Deschutes County, Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 2751. A bill to encourage savings, promote financial 
     literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by 
     establishing KIDS Accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 2752. A bill to reform Federal budget procedures, to 
     impose spending safeguards, to combat waste, fraud, and 
     abuse, to account for accurate Government agency costs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget and the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs, jointly, pursuant to the 
     order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one 
     Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to 
     report or be discharged.
           By Mr. SMITH:
       S. 2753. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to insure zero-downpayment mortgages; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Johnson, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow, 
             and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2754. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to protect 
     social security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA); to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 2755. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act 
     to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer 
     disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 2756. A bill to extend a certain high priority corridor 
     in the States of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and 
     Wyoming; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. FITZGERALD:
       S. 2757. A bill to provide for certain financial reporting 
     requirements to apply to the judicial branch of the Federal 
     Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FITZGERALD:
       S. 2758. A bill to provide for certain financial reporting 
     requirements to apply to the legislative branch of the 
     Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2759. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to modify the rules relating to the availability and 
     method of redistribution of unexpended SCHIP allotments, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             Cornyn, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 2760. A bill to limit and expedite Federal collateral 
     review of convictions for killing a public safety officer; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Smith, 
             Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 2761. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax relief for farmers, ranchers, and fishermen, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 2762. A bill to encourage the use of indigenous 
     feedstock from the Caribbean Basin region with respect to 
     ethyl alcohol for fuel use; to the Committee on Finance.

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           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 2763. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     clarify the treatment of accelerator-produced and other 
     radioactive material as byproduct material; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Hagel, Mr. Reed, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Carper, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Reid, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. 
             Chafee):
       S. 2764. A bill to extend the applicability of the 
     Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Voinovich, and Mrs. 
             Dole):
       S. 2765. A bill to amend the Exchange Rates and 
     International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 to 
     clarify the conditions under which the Secretary should enter 
     into negotiations to correct currency manipulations by other 
     countries; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 2766. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for medicare 
     prescription drugs and to eliminate the gap in coverage of 
     medicare prescription drug benefits, to reduce medical errors 
     and increase the use of medical technology, to increase 
     services in primary and preventive care by non-physician 
     providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 2767. A bill to provide an economic stimulus; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2768. A bill to provide competitive status to certain 
     Federal employees in the State of Alaska; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Hagel, and 
             Mr. Nelson of Nebraska):
       S. 2769. A bill to provide that imported ethanol shall not 
     count toward satisfaction of any renewable fuel standard that 
     may be enacted; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. DASCHLE:
       S. 2770. A bill to establish a National Commission on 
     American Indian Trust Holdings; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2771. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the quality of care for cancer, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 2772. A bill to promote the development of the emerging 
     commercial human space flight industry, to extend the 
     liability indemnification regime for the commercial space 
     transportation industry, to authorize appropriations for the 
     Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
     Transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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