[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8220-8222]
[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 Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1081. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to streamline the environmental review process for 
     highway projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 1082. A bill to provide for an additional temporary 
     extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other 
     purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1083. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the route of the Smoky Hill Trail, an overland 
     trail across the Great Plains during pioneer days in Kansas 
     and Colorado, for study for potential addition to the 
     National Trails System; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1084. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the routes of the Shawnee Cattle Trail, the oldest 
     of the major Texas Cattle Trails, for study for potential 
     addition to the National Trails System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1085. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to define next 
     generation biofuel, and to allow States the option of not 
     participating in the corn ethanol portions of the renewable 
     fuel standard due to conflicts with agricultural, economic, 
     energy, and environmental goals; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 1086. A bill to reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport 
     and Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best 
     Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Hatch, 
             Mr. Heller, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1087. A bill to release wilderness study areas 
     administered by the Bureau of Land Management that are not 
     suitable for wilderness designation from continued management 
     as de facto wilderness areas and to release inventoried 
     roadless areas within the National Forest System that are not 
     recommended for wilderness designation from the land use 
     restrictions of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Final 
     Rule and the 2005 State Petitions for Inventoried Roadless 
     Area Management Final Rule, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1088. A bill to provide increased funding for the 
     reinsurance for early retirees program; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S. 1089. A bill to provide for the introduction of pay-for-
     performance compensation mechanisms into contracts of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs with community-based 
     outpatient clinics for the provision of health care services, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. Corker):
       S. 1090. A bill to designate as wilderness certain public 
     land in the Cherokee National Forest in the State of 
     Tennessee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 1091. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to include a system for indeterminate loss insurance 
     claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Brown of 
             Massachusetts):
       S. 1092. A bill to address aviation security in the United 
     States by bolstering passenger and air cargo screening 
     procedures, to ensure that purchases of screening 
     technologies are thoroughly evaluated for the best return on 
     investment of the taxpayer's money, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       S. 1093. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that solar energy property need not be located on 
     the property with respect to which it is generating 
     electricity in order to qualify for the residential energy 
     efficient property credit; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Brown of Massachusetts):
       S. 1094. A bill to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-416); to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kohl, and 
             Mr. Sanders):
       S. 1095. A bill to include geriatrics and gerontology in 
     the definition of ``primary health services'' under the 
     National Health Service Corps program; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 1096. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass 
     measurement benefits under the Medicare part B program by 
     extending the minimum payment amount for bone mass 
     measurement under such program through 2013; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Corker, and Mr. Portman):
       S. 1097. A bill to strengthen the strategic force posture 
     of the United States by implementing and supplementing 
     certain provisions of the New START Treaty and the Resolution 
     of Ratification, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 1098. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to improve access to health care through expanded health 
     savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 1099. A bill to improve patient access to health care 
     services and provide improved medical care by reducing the 
     excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
     care delivery system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Kyl, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Portman, Mr. Brown of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran, 
             Mr. Hatch, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Coats, Ms. 
             Ayotte, and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 1100. A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to 
     prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition 
     process by prohibiting the submission of political 
     contribution information as a condition of receiving a 
     Federal contract; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 1101. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to approve waivers under the Medicaid Program 
     under title XIX of the Social Security Act that are related 
     to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement 
     communities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 1102. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with 
     respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 1103. A bill to extend the term of the incumbent 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 1104. A bill to require regular audits of, and 
     improvements to, the Transition Assistance Program; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1105. A bill to provide a Federal tax exemption for 
     forest conservation bonds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 1106. A bill to authorize Department of Defense support 
     for programs on pro bono legal assistance for members of the 
     Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 1107. A bill to authorize and support psoriasis and 
     psoriatic arthritis data collection, to express the sense of 
     the Congress to encourage and leverage public and private 
     investment in psoriasis research with a particular focus on 
     interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship 
     between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 1108. A bill to provide local communities with tools to 
     make solar permitting more efficient, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1109. A bill to authorize the adjustment of status for 
     immediate family members of individuals who served honorably 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States during the 
     Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1110. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to permit 
     agencies to count certain contracts toward contracting goals; 
     to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Bennet, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Chambliss, and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 1111. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. 
             Merkley):
       S. 1112. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     grant family of members of the uniformed services temporary 
     annual leave during the deployment of such members, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Webb, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Begich, Mr. Heller, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 1113. A bill to facilitate the reestablishment of 
     domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, 
     production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, 
     workforce, education, research, and international 
     capabilities in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COONS:
       S. 1114. A bill to extend expiring provisions of the USA 
     PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the 
     Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
     until May 31, 2011, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1115. A bill to establish centers of excellence for 
     green infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. Coats, and Mr. 
             Thune):
       S. 1116. A bill to merge the Department of Labor, the 
     Department of Commerce, and the Small Business Administration 
     to establish a Department of Commerce and the Workforce, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio):
       S. 1117. A bill to amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to improve the health coverage tax credit, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Wicker, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Franken, Mr. Portman, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 1118. A bill to authorize the construction and 
     maintenance of levees on property acquired under hazard 
     mitigation grant programs of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Begich, Ms. Snowe, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 1119. A bill to reauthorize and improve the Marine 
     Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 1120. A bill to encourage greater use of propane as a 
     transportation fuel, to create jobs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1121. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the rules relating to loans made from a qualified 
     employer plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 1122. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish standards limiting the amounts of arsenic and lead 
     contained in glass beads used in pavement markings; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       S. 1123. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the provision of benefits and assistance under laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans 
     affected by natural or other disasters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CONRAD:
       S. 1124. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal 
     imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services 
     for the provision of health care to veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Akaka, Mr.

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             Franken, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Coons, and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       S. 1125. A bill to improve national security letters, the 
     authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
     of 1978, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado):
       S. 1126. A bill to amend the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     insure loans for financing of renewable energy systems leased 
     for residential use, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CONRAD:
       S. 1127. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish centers of excellence for rural health research, 
     education, and clinical activities and to recognize the rural 
     health resource centers in the Office of Rural Health, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 1128. A bill to establish a National Autism Spectrum 
     Disorder Initiative and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Thune, Mr. Heller, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1129. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing 
     leases and permits, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 1130. A bill to strengthen the United States trade laws 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Landrieu, and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 1131. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish and 
     implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and 
     public awareness program; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 1132. A bill to establish programs to provide services 
     to individuals with autism and the families of such 
     individuals and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. McCaskill, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Portman, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 1133. A bill to prevent the evasion of antidumping and 
     countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 1134. A bill to authorize the St. Croix River Crossing 
     Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river 
     values; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       S. 1135. A bill to provide for the reenrichment of certain 
     depleted uranium owned by the Department of Energy, and for 
     the sale or barter of the resulting reenriched uranium, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 1136. A bill to amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial 
     filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 
     persons or fewer; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1137. A bill to provide incentives for investment in 
     research and development for new medicines, to enhance access 
     to new medicines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1138. A bill to de-link research and development 
     incentives from drug prices for new medicines to treat HIV/
     AIDS and to stimulate greater sharing of scientific 
     knowledge; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       S. 1139. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct 
     Loans for members of the Armed Forces on active duty 
     regardless of the date of disbursement; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 1140. A bill to provide for restoration of the coastal 
     areas of the Gulf of Mexico affected by the Deepwater Horizon 
     oil spill, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 1141. A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino 
     World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on 
     immigrant visas and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Reid):
       S. 1142. A bill to promote the mapping and development of 
     the United States geothermal resources by establishing a 
     direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration 
     wells, to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 to improve geothermal energy technology and demonstrate 
     the use of geothermal energy in large scale thermal 
     applications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             McCain, and Mr. Durbin):
       S.J. Res. 17. A joint resolution approving the renewal of 
     import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and 
     Democracy Act of 2003; to the Committee on Finance.

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