[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2] [Senate] [Pages 2027-2028] [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. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mrs. Hutchison): S. 2293. A bill to authorize a military construction project for the construction of an advanced training skills facility at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein): S. 2294. A bill to permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. AKAKA: S. 2295. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a survey and monitoring of off-shore sites in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands where chemical munitions were disposed of by the Army Forces, to support research regarding the public and environmental health impacts of chemical munitions disposal in the ocean, and to require the preparation of a report on remediation plans for such disposal sites; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Leahy): S. 2296. A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. SCHUMER: S. 2297. A bill to clarify the applicability of deadlines relating to construction of hydroelectric projects to certain hydroelectric [[Page 2028]] projects located or proposed to be located on the Upper Hudson River in the State of New York; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: S. 2298. A bill to facilitate remediation of perchlorate contamination in water sources in the State of California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Ms. LANDRIEU: S. 2299. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit educational facilities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Lott): S. 2300. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to market exclusivity for certain drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton): S. 2301. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on synthetic quartz or synthetic fused silica; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. LOTT: S. 2302. A bill to establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. BAUCUS: S. 2303. A bill to ensure that the one half of the National Guard forces of each State are available to such State at all times, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lott, and Mr. Menendez): S. 2304. A bill to recognize the right of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to call a constitutional convention through which the people of Puerto Rico would exercise their right to self-determination, and to establish a mechanism for congressional consideration of such decision; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Lieberman): S. 2305. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Bond): S. 2306. A bill to amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that kidney paired donation and kidney list donation do not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Thomas): S. 2307. A bill to enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Santorum): S. 2308. A bill to amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to improve mine safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. HARKIN: S. 2309. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of agri-biodiesel; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. WARNER: S. 2310. A bill to repeal the requirement for 12 operational aircraft carriers within the Navy; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Ms. COLLINS: S. 2311. A bill to establish a demonstration project to develop a national network of economically sustainable transportation providers and qualified transportation providers, to provide transportation services to older individuals, and individuals who are blind, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. DURBIN: S. 2312. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to change the numerical identifier used to identify Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Dayton): S. 2313. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit medicare beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans that change their formalities or increase drug prices to enroll in other plans; to the Committee on Finance. By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kerry, and Mrs. Boxer): S. 2314. A bill to suspend the application of any provision of Federal law under which persons are relieved from the requirement to pay royalties for production of oil or natural gas from Federal lands in periods of high oil and natural gas prices, to require the Secretary to seek to renegotiate existing oil and natural gas leases to similarly limit suspension of royalty obligations under such leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. BURNS: S. 2315. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a federally-supported education and awareness campaign for the prevention of methamphetamine use; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg): S. 2316. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Ms. Stabenow): S. 2317. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative to identify trade enforcement priorities and to take action with respect to priority foreign country trade practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Warner): S. 2318. A bill to provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. OBAMA: S. 2319. A bill to provide for the recovery from Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Coleman, and Ms. Collins): S. 2320. A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes; read the first time. ____________________