[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 20375-20376]
[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. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 3963. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for improved access to cost-effective, quality 
     physical medicine and rehabilitation services under part B of 
     the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LOTT:
       S. 3964. A bill to provide for the issuance of a 
     commemorative postage stamp in honor of Senator Blanche Kelso 
     Bruce; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 3965. A bill to address the serious health care access 
     barriers, and consequently higher incidences of disease, for 
     low-income, uninsured populations; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 3966. A bill to provide assistance to State and 
     nongovernmental entities to initiate public awareness and 
     outreach campaigns to reduce teenage pregnancies; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 3967. A bill to require the International Trade 
     Commission to report on the specific impact of each free 
     trade agreement in force with respect to the United States on 
     a sector-by-sector basis, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 3968. A bill to affirm the authority of the Comptroller 
     General to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and 
     financial transactions of the intelligence community, and for 
     other purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 3969. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to assess and reduce the levels of lead found in child-
     occupied facilities in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 3970. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     direct the President to establish an energy security working 
     group; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             DeWine, and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 3971. A bill to hold the current regime in Iran 
     accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a 
     transition to democracy in Iran; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Burr, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 3972. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce funding shortfalls for the State Children's 
     Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for fiscal year 2007; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
             Specter, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. 
             Dole, and Mr. Bond):
       S. 3973. A bill to ensure local governments have the 
     flexibility needed to enhance decision-making regarding 
     certain mass transit projects; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 3974. A bill to permit a special amortization deduction 
     for intangible assets acquired from eligible small businesses 
     to take account of the actual economic useful life of such 
     assets and to encourage growth in industries for which 
     intangible assets are an important source of revenue; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 3975. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women 
     and children; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 3976. A bill to provide a mechanism for the 
     determination on the merits of the claims of claimants who 
     met the class criteria in a civil action relating to racial 
     discrimination by the Department of Agriculture but who were 
     denied that determination; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 3977. A bill to provide a Federal income tax credit for 
     Patriot employers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 3978. A bill to provide consumer protections for lost or 
     stolen check cards and debit cards similar to those provided 
     with respect to credit cards, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 3979. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from 
     willing sellers for the North Country National Scenic Trail; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 3980. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to 
     develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and 
     anaphylaxis in schools, to establish school-based food 
     allergy management grants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 3981. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish requirements for certain petitions 
     submitted to the Food and Drug Administration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 3982. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide assured compensation for first responders injured by 
     experimental vaccines and drugs; read the first time.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 3983. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide assured compensation for first responders injured by 
     experimental vaccines and drugs and to indemnify 
     manufacturers and health care professional for the 
     administration of medical products needed for biodefense; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, 
             and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 3984. A bill to improve programs for the identification 
     and treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, 
     including post-traumatic stress disorder, in veterans and 
     members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 3985. A bill to promote the recovery of oil and gas 
     revenues on the Outer Continental Shelf, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 3986. A bill to designate as wilderness certain land 
     within the Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 3987. A bill to amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act to improve the compensation system, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. OBAMA:
       S. 3988. A bill to amend title 10 and 38, United States 
     Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the 
     Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and 
     other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the 
     Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 3989. A bill to establish a Homeland Security and 
     Neighborhood Safety Trust Fund and refocus Federal priorities 
     toward securing the Homeland, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 3990. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 216 Oak Street in 
     Farmington, Minnesota, as the ``Hamilton H. Judson Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Hagel, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Burns, Mr. Harkin, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Obama, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 3991. A bill to provide emergency agricultural disaster 
     assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BUNNING:
       S. 3992. A bill to amend the Exchange Rates and 
     International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1998 to 
     clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to 
     currency, and for other purposes; read the first time.

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           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       S. 3993. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and 
     for other purposes; read the first time.

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