[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 15659-15660]
[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. SANTORUM:
       S. 3720. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     improve the protection of farm and ranch land; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Salazar):
       S. 3721. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to establish the United States Emergency Management 
     Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Biden):
       S. 3722. A bill to authorize the transfer of naval vessels 
     to certain foreign recipients; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 3723. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the 
     State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Inouye, 
             Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 3724. A bill to enhance scientific research and 
     competitiveness through the Experimental Program to Stimulate 
     Competitive Research, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Cornyn, 
             and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 3725. A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment 
     between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly 
     focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of 
     the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 3726. A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 
     1974 to provide for continued payment of railroad retirement 
     annuities by the Department of the Treasury, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 3727. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an adjustment to the reduction of Medicare 
     resident positions based on settled cost reports; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Akaka, and 
             Mrs. Dole):

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       S. 3728. A bill to promote nuclear nonproliferation in 
     North Korea; considered and passed.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 3729. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     emergency wildland fire suppression funds; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       S. 3730. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to require the use of recovery audit contractors under 
     the Medicare Integrity Program with respect to Medicare 
     Secondary Payer claims and activities; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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