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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
             Bryan):
       S. 678. A bill to establish certain safeguards for the 
     protection of purchasers in the sale of motor vehicles that 
     are salvage or have been damaged, to require certain 
     safeguards concerning the handling of salvage and 
     nonrebuildable vehicles, to support the flow of important 
     vehicle information to the National Motor Vehicle Title 
     Information System, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 679. A bill to authorize appropriations to the 
     Department of State for construction and security of United 
     States diplomatic facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Gorton, Mr. 
             Robb, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Ashcroft, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Conrad, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Gramm):
       S. 680. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the research credit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 681. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
     that group and individual health insurance coverage and group 
     health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for 
     mastectomies and lymph node dissections performed for the 
     treatment of breast cancer; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HELMS (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 682. A bill to implement the Hague Convention on 
     Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of 
     Intercounty Adoption, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BRYAN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 683. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982 to allow commercial nuclear utilities that have 
     contracts with the Secretary of Energy under section 302 of 
     that Act to receive credits to offset the cost of storing 
     spent fuel that the Secretary is unable to accept for 
     disposal; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 684. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     provide for family fishermen, and to make chapter 12 of title 
     11, United

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     States Code, permanent; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 685. A bill to preserve the authority of States over 
     water within their boundaries, to delegate to States the 
     authority of Congress to regulate water, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 686. A bill to regulate interstate commerce by providing 
     a Federal cause of action against firearms manufactures, 
     dealers, and importers for the harm resulting from gun 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 687. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     eliminate the backlog in satisfying requests of former 
     members of the Armed Forces for the issuance or replacement 
     of military medals and decorations; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. HELMS:
       S. 688. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; 
     from the Committee on Foreign Relations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 689. A bill to authorize appropriations for the United 
     States Customs Service for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Murkowski, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Kerry, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 690. A bill to provide for mass transportation in 
     national parks and related public lands; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 691. A bill to terminate the authorities of the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Bryan):
       S. 692. A bill to prohibit Internet gambling, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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