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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H931-H932 on March 14, 2002.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
H.R. 3965. A bill to authorize the establishment of a Center for Plant Disease Control in the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Ms. RIVERS (for herself and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
H.R. 3966. A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to conduct a study of the impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for genomic technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. RIVERS (for herself and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
H.R. 3967. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for noninfringing uses of patents on genetic sequence information for purposes of research and genetic diagnostic testing, and to require public disclosure of such information in certain patent applications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GILMAN:
H.R. 3968. A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers who are killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. HYDE:
H.R. 3969. A bill to enhance United States public diplomacy, to reorganize United States international broadcasting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Markey, Ms.
DeGette, Mr. Barrett, and Mr. Engel):
H.R. 3970. A bill to improve the setting of accounting standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, to provide sound and uniform accounting and financial reporting for public utilities, to clarify the responsibility of issuers for the transparency and honesty of their financial statements and reports, and to enhance the governance of the accounting profession; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Inslee,
Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Larsen of Washington):
H.R. 3971. A bill to provide for an independent investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths that are caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
H.R. 3972. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to index for inflation the amount of the death gratuity paid upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for himself and Mr.
Gutknecht):
H.R. 3973. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself and Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma):
H.R. 3974. A bill to increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Ms. Lee):
H.R. 3975. A bill to provide for acceptance of the Fourth Amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, to provide for the Special Drawing Rights allocated to the United States pursuant to the amendment to be contributed to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to seek negotiations for the purpose of inducing the other member countries of the International Monetary Fund to make similar contributions to that Global Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. Stark):
H.R. 3976. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a direct Medicare supplemental insurance option; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. MENENDEZ:
H.R. 3977. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant to the State of New Jersey for the construction of a memorial to the New Jersey victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. MENENDEZ:
H.R. 3978. A bill to provide compensation and income tax relief for the individuals who were victims of the terrorist-related bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 on the same basis as compensation and income tax relief is provided to victims of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes on September 11, 2001; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
H.R. 3979. A bill to provide for the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the Republic of Uzbekistan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida,
Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frost, and
Mr. Rangel):
H.R. 3980. A bill to provide for a circulating commemorative coin to commemorate the events of September 11, 2001; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. TOOMEY:
H.R. 3981. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits; to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. TRAFICANT:
H.R. 3982. A bill to apply recently imposed tariffs on steel imports towards assistance for displaced steel workers and retirees; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. KERNS:
H. Con. Res. 350. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that amnesty should not be granted to individuals who are in the United States, or its territories, illegally; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. McCOLLUM:
H. Con. Res. 351. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should condemn the practice of execution by stoning as a gross violation of human rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Otter, Mrs.
Davis of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Schaffer, Mr.
McInnis, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Stump):
H. Con. Res. 352. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Federal land management agencies should fully implement the Western Governors Association
``Collaborative 10-year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment`` to reduce the overabundance of forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy that minimizes risks of escape; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
H. Res. 370. A resolution recognizing the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and commending the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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