[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3] [Senate] [Page 3604] [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. AKAKA: S. 2737. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to grant jurisdiction to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to review compliance of the schedule of ratings for disabilities under section 1151 of that title with statutory requirements applicable to entitlement to disability compensation under chapter 11 of that title, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. COBURN: S. 2738. A bill to identify and remove criminal aliens incarcerated in correctional facilities in the United States and for other purposes; read the first time. By Mr. BINGAMAN: S. 2739. A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes; read the first time. ____________________