H.R. 152. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for improvements to the taxpayer's principal residence to remove architectural barriers to the handicapped and elderly; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 153. A bill to amend the Revenue Act of 1987 to provide that the user fees imposed under such act do not apply to certain taxpayers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 154. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax on smokeless tobacco, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 155. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments for physicians' services under the Medicare Program be made on an assignment-related basis; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself, Mrs.
KENNELLY, Mr. MCGRATH, Mr.
COYNE, Mr. DOWNEY, and Mr.
Russo):

H.R. 156. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create incentives for fair employment in Northern Ireland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and
Mr. STARK):

H.R. 157. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that taxexempt bonds may be used to provide a hospital or other inpatient health care facility only if the facility accepts Medicaid patients and to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals, as a condition of receipt of certain Medicare funding, to accept Medicaid patients and to require skilled nursing facilities, as a condition of Medicare participation, to accept Medicaid patients; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota: H.R. 158. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the deemed sale rules shall apply in the case of hostile stock purchases and to deny any deduction for interest incurred in connection with a hostile stock purchase; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. DREIER of California:
H.R. 159. A bill entitled: "Retirement
Equity Act of 1989"; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr.
YOUNG of Florida, Mr. MCCLOSKEY,
Mr. SHARP, Mr. HAWKINS, Mr.
KILDEE, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. ECKART,
Mr. FEIGHAN, Mr. BATES, Mr. VISCLO-
SKY, Mr. JONTZ, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr.
EVANS, Mr. LEVINE of California, Mr.
SMITH of Florida, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr.
SIKORSKI, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. SYNAR,
Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. MORRISON of Con-
necticut, Mr. KOSTMAYER, Mr. GLICK-
MAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.
LEHMAN of Florida, Mr. STALLINGS,
MS. PELOSI, Mr. FRANK, Mr. CARDIN,
Mr. LELAND, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. TOR-
RICELLI, Mr. GUARINI, Mr. STARK, Mr.
SANGMEISTER, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr.
WYDEN, Mr. MRAZEK, Mr. LEHMAN of
California, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. ATKINS,
Mr. CAMPBELL of Colorado, Mr.
MOODY, Mr. THOMAS A. LUKEN, Mr.
MILLER of California, Mr. FAZIO, Mr.
OBERSTAR, Mr. SCHEUER, Mr. WHEAT,
and Mr. WEISS):

H.R. 160. A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to make permanent the prohibition against smoking on scheduled flights of 2 hours or less in duration; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

By Mr. DYSON:

H.R. 161. A bill to establish a program to provide financial assistance for research relating to oyster diseases; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

By Mr. EMERSON:

H.R 162. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 163. A bill regarding the flagrant and malicious desecration of the United States flag; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 164. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula for workers who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom applies the 5-year period of transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and related beneficiaries, and to provide prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. ENGLISH:

H.R. 165. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on the importation of crude oil and refined petroleum products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 166. A bill to repeal the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 which requires a taxpayer to include on his tax return the tax identification number of dependents who have attained age 5; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. FAUNTROY:

H.R. 167. A bill to establish a District of Columbia Supreme Court; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

H.R. 168. A bill to establish an Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, to transfer prosecutorial authority for local offenses and custodial responsibility for prisoners convicted of local offenses to the District of Columbia government, to provide for the local appointment of the judges of the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr.
DREIER of California, Mr. RHODES,
Mr. OXLEY, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr.
MCCANDLESS, Mr. McCRERY, Mr.
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. PORTER, Mr.
SMITH of New Hampshire, Mr. KYL,
and Mr. KOLBE):

H.R. 169. A bill to restore the Medicare and Medicaid law to the provisions in effect before the enactment of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 and to establish a Presidential Commission on the Medicare Program; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Com

merce.

By Mr. FISH:

H.R. 170. A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to provide an explicit exception in certain child abuse cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. FRENZEL:

H.R. 171. A bill to eliminate an exception in section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 that permits certain Members of Congress to use excess campaign funds for personal purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

H.R. 172. A bill to provide that certain nonprofit hospital insurers shall not be required to discount unpaid losses in computing taxable income for taxable years beginning before January 1, 1990; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 173. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that charitable contributions of appreciated property will not be treated as an item of tax preference; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 174. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the amount of the charitable deduction allowable for expenses incurred in the operation of a motor vehicle will be determined in the same manner Government employees determine reimbursement for use of their vehicles on Government business; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 175. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that income of a child on investments attributable to the child's earned income shall not be taxed at the parents' rate of tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 176. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to the taxexempt interest on certain governmental obligations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 177. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow noncorporate shareholders of foreign sales corporations the same deduction for dividends received from such corporations as is allowed to corporate shareholders; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. FRENZEL (by request):

H.R. 178. A bill to amend the foster care and adoption assistance programs under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. GALLO:

H.R. 179. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities that participate in the Medicaid Program to make available at least the average proportion of beds available in the State to medicaid patients; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. GALLO (for himself, Mr. LAGO-
MARSINO, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. HYDE,
Mr. WILSON, Mr. ROE, Mr. OWENS of
Utah, Mr. HAYES of Illinois, Mr. DE-
FAZIO, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. FUSTER, Mr.
COURTER, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr.
SAXTON, Mr. FROST, Mr. Towns, Mr.
DE LUGO, and Mr. MINETA);

H.R. 180. A bill to require that enlarged print voting aids and ballots be made available to visually impaired voters with respect to elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. GRANDY:

H.R. 181. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula for workers who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom applies the 5-year period of transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. GREEN:

H.R. 182. A bill to modify the method by which pay for civilian employees of the Government is adjusted; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 183. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a special enrollment period and to eliminate premium increases in the Medicare Part B Insurance Program for individuals who enter the United States after residing outside the United States for an extended period of time; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. GUNDERSON:

H.R. 184. A bill to amend the Upper Mississippi River Management Act of 1986 to extend the amounts authorized for an additional 2 years without increasing the total

amounts authorized; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 185. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide periodic interim payments under the Medicare Program to hospitals with 100 beds or fewer within 10 days, rather than 14 days, of the end of each payment period; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 186. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit small rural hospitals to elect to be paid on a reasonable cost basis; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. HALL of Texas:

H.R. 187. A bill relating to conveyance of certain interests in lands for use by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

H.R. 188. A bill relating to the rights and interest of the United States of America under as conservation easement affecting certain land in Wood County, TX; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr.
NIELSON of Utah):

H.R. 189. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to convey the land comprising Fort Douglas, UT, to the University of Utah; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. HOUGHTON:

H.R. 190. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. IRELAND:

H.R. 191. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require that budget resolutions be presented to the President for his approval or disapproval, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Government Operations and Rules.

H.R. 192. A bill to raise the status of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to provide for a National White House Conference on Small Business, to authorize judicial review of actions under chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, relating to regulatory flexibility analyses, to make interpretative rules under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 subject to regulatory flexibility analyses, to direct a study of the impact of the Federal Government on small business, and to direct a study of the availability of credit to small business; jointly, to the Committees on Small Business and the Judiciary.

H.R. 193. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax incentives for the establishment of enterprise zones, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Way and Means and the Judiciary, and Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. JACOBS:

H.R. 194. A bill to prohibit the procurement by the Secretary of the Army of additional trucks under the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck [HEMTT] program; to the Committee on Armed Services.

H.R. 195. A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to require manufacturers of automobiles to provide to the Secretary of Transportation for dissemination to the public all vehicle warranty and repair information it provides their dealers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 196. A bill entitled the "Former Presidential Enough Is Enough and Taxpayers Relief Act of 1989; to the Committee on Government Operations.

H.R. 197. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of advertising and related expenses in campaigns for the House of

Representatives and to prohibit contributions by multicandidate political committees to candidates who accept such financing; to the Committee on House Administration.

H.R. 198. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to disallow the personal use of amounts received as contributions; to the Committee on House Administration.

H.R. 199. A bill to establish the Federal right of every unemancipated child to be supported by such child's parent or parents and, therefore, to confer upon certain local courts of the District of Columbia and every State and territory of the United States jurisdiction to enforce such right regardless of such child's residence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. OAKAR:

H.R. 200. A bill to require States to enact laws which require physicians and surgeons to inform breast cancer patients of alternative effective methods of treatment for breast cancer in order to qualify for Federal funds under titles V and XIX of the Social Security Act and title XIX of the Public Health Service Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 201. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the reductions in social security benefits which are presently required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 202. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore minimum benefits for future beneficiaries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 203. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the combined earnings of a husband and wife during the period of their marriage shall be divided equally and shared between them for benefit purposes, so as to recognize the economic contribution of each spouse to the marriage and assures that each spouse will have social security protection in his or her own right; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 204. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the payment of a transition benefit to the spouse of an insured individual upon such individual's death if such spouse has attained age fifty and is not otherwise immediately eligible for benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 205. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age (and without regard to any previous reductions in their benefits); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 206. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's "years of coverage" for purposes of computing the special minimum benefit may include up to 10 additional years (not otherwise includible for that purpose) in which such individual had a child age 6 or under in his or her care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 207. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an optional part C insurance program to provide coverage of certain vision, hearing, and dental services; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 208. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for medicare coverage for hospital-based comprehensive care programs; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 209. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for annual coverage of screening mammography for women over 64 years of age and to

increase base payment limit from $50 to $60; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 210. A bill to provide for a demonstration project relating to treatment for drug abuse and alcohol abuse under the health benefits program for Federal employees; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 211. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to provide authority for the direct payment or reimbursement of certain additional types of health care professionals; to clarify certain provisions of such chapter with respect to coordination with State and local law; and for other purposes; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 212. A bill to provide that a demonstration project be conducted to determine the feasibility and desirability of providing benefits relating to certain social and longterm health services under the Federal employees health benefits program; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 213. A bill to amend the Federal Salary Act of 1967 and title 5 of the United States Code to provide that the authority to determine levels of pay for administrative law judges be transferred to the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 214. A bill to restore the 3-year basis recovery rule with respect to annuities under chapters 83 and 84 of such title for Federal income tax purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service and Ways and Means.

H.R. 215. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the method by which premium pay is determined for irregular, unscheduled overtime duty performed by a Federal employee; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 216. A bill to amend the Federal employee health benefit provisions of title 5, United States Code, to increase the Government contribution rate, to extend coverage for employees who are separated due to reductions in force, to require carriers to obtain reinsurance or stop-loss insurance (or to otherwise demonstrate financial responsibility), to assure adequate mental health benefit levels and otherwise limit benefit reductions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H.R. 217. A bill to amend the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 218. A bill to authorize the Smithsonian Institution to provide for additional facilities for the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on House Administration and Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 219. A bill to establish a Department of Arts and Humanities; to the Committee on Government Operations.

H.R. 220. A bill to provide financial assistance for programs for the prevention, identification, and treatment of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, to establish a National Center on Elder Abuse, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Education and Labor and Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. JACOBS:

H.R. 221. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for rewards for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of certain kidnapers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 222. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a 20 percent reduction in certain assistance under such Act to a law enforce

ment agency unless such agency has in effect a binding law enforcement officers bill of rights; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 223. A bill to extend benefits under section 8191 of title 5, United States Code, to law enforcement officers and firemen not employed by the United States who are killed or totally disabled in the line of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 224. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the manufacture, sale, and use of radar detectors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 225. A bill to make "America, the Beautiful" the national anthem of the United States of America; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 226. A bill to amend Public Law 85745 to provide that a former President may receive monetary allowances under that law only after waiving any rights to receive any other annuity or pension to which the former President would otherwise be entitled under any other Federal law; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 227. A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize reducedrate air transportation to the United States for certain persons who have been or will be adopted by a resident of the United States; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 228. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the next of kin of a deceased veteran to designate the style of flag to be furnished at the burial of such veteran; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 229. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the business deduction for any amount paid or incurred for regularly scheduled air transportation to the extent such amount exceeds the normal tourist class fare for such transportation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 230. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 32 cents per pack the Federal excise tax on cigarettes and to provide that the revenues from the additional tax shall be deposited in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 231. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the tax on interest received by foreigners on certain portfolio investments; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 232. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the indexing of the basis of the taxpayer's principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 233. A bill to eliminate the exemption for Congress or for the United States from the application of certain provisions of Federal law relating to employment and privacy, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Education and Labor and Government Operations.

H.R. 234. A bill to prohibit payment of Federal retirement benefits, except in certain cases, to those who are not retired as defined under the Social Security Act; jointly, to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service and Armed Services.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota
(for himself, Mr. HENRY, Mr. FREN-
ZEL, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr.
HANSEN, Mr. DONALD LUKENS, Mr. DE
FAZIO, Mr. PENNY, Mr. YOUNG of
Florida, Mr. SMITH of New Hamp-
shire, Mr. SOLOMAN, and Mr. STEN-
HOLM):

H.R. 235. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require expeditious consideration by the Congress of a proposal by the President

to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority if the proposal is transmitted to the Congress on the same day on which the President approves the bill or joint resolution providing such budget authority; to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. JONES of North Carolina (for

himself and Mr. UPTON): H.R. 236. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the program of flood insurance for structures on land subject to imminent collapse or subsidence; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. KASTENMEIER:

H.R. 237. A bill to implement the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and Their Destruction, by prohibiting certain conduct relating to biological weapons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 238. A bill to prohibit the production of lethal binary chemical munitions by the United States and to call on the President to enter into immediate negotiations with the Soviet Union for a mutual, verifiable ban on the production and stockpiling of chemical weapons; jointly, to the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs. By Mr. KLECZKA:

H.R. 239. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual to withdraw up to $5,000 from an individual retirement account for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time home buyer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. KOLTER:

H.R. 240. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require food and drug manufacturers to maintain a toll-free telephone line for inquiries respecting foods containing vitamins or minerals, herbal foods, foods for special dietary uses and over-the-counter drugs and to require the labels and advertising of such products to contain a reference to such line; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the exclusion from gross income of Americans working abroad, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit individuals to include cash contributions with their income tax returns to be used for grants to reduce the costs of organ transplants, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. LAGOMARSINO:

H.R. 243. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from their individual retirement accounts for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, or reconstructing a principal residence, without incurring any tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 244. A bill to provide that no increase in pay for Members of Congress shall take effect without a recorded vote in each House; jointly, to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service and Rules.

By Mr. LAGOMARSINO (for himself,
Mr. THOMAS of California, and Mr.
MATSUI):

H.R. 245. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to convey to the State of California by quitclaim deed certain lands in a naval petroleum reserve and to provide that money received from a naval petroleum reserve shall be treated the same as money received from other public lands; jointly, to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs and Armed Services.

By Mr. LEACH of Iowa:

H.R. 246. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain contributions by nonparty multicandidate committees; to the Committee on House Administration.

By Mr. LELAND:

H.R. 247. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to assure equal employment opportunities are afforded by radio and television broadcasting stations; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 248. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for greater participation of women and minorities in telecommunications; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. LENT:

H.R. 249. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local agencies for converting closed school buildings to efficient, alternate uses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

H.R. 250. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the prorating of veterans compensation and pension for the month in which the death of a veteran occurs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 251. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to require the establishment of procedures to assure that benefit payments will not be made thereunder to deceased individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 252. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies and that such benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of the recipient's death; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 253. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 254. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow individuals a deduction for commuting expenses incurred on public mass transit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 255. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide basic $10,000 exemption from income tax, in the case of an individual or a married couple, for amounts received as annuities, pensions, or other retirement benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 256. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from the gross income of any participant in any State or local government plan so much of any distribution from such plan as represents his allocable share of tax-exempt interest of such plan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 257. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the medical expenses of handicapped individuals and individuals who have attained age 65 shall be deductible without regard to the requirement that only medical expenses in excess of certain percentages of adjusted gross income are deductible; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 258. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow certain lowand middle-income individuals a refundable tax credit for a certain portion of the property taxes paid by them on their principal residences or of the rent they pay for their

principal residences; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 259. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve the treatment of women through the establishment and payment of working spouse's benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 260. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that taxexempt interest shall not be taken into account in determining the amount of social security benefits to be taxed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LEWIS of Florida:

H.R. 261. A bill to repeal the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to encourage and foster air commerce in the United States; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

By Mr. LIVINGSTON:

H.R. 262. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. LLOYD:

H.R. 263. A bill to improve American competitiveness through grants for workplace literacy programs; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 264. A bill to provide Federal financial assistance to facilitate the establishment of alliances between local education agencies and the private sector to increase the use of resources of the private and nonprofit sectors in the provision of elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 265. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the basic standard deduction for heads of house-holds shall be the same as the basic standard dedication for joint returns and surviving spouses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 266. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax to individuals for maintaining a household a member of which is a dependent of the taxpayer who has attained age 65; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 267. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit application of the benefits and premiums of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 to those voluntarily enrolled in part B of the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 268. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction for contributions to education savings accounts and to provide that amounts paid from such an account for educational expenses shall never be subject to income tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 269. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula for workers who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom applies the 5-year period of transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and related beneficiaries, and to provide prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 270. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a permanent extension of the exclusion for educational assistance programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 271. A bill to repeal provisions of law providing for salary adjustments for Members of Congress, and to provide that legislation increasing Member's compensation, Federal income tax benefits, or limitations on outside earnings is considered separately from other legislation, is adopted only by a

recorded vote, and does not take effect until the start of the Congress following the Congress in which approved; jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations, Post Office and Civil Service, and Rules.

H.R. 272. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for a 2-year budgeting cycle, to provide for separate and timely consideration each of authorizing legislation, budget resolutions, and appropriations, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Government Operations and Rules.

By Mr. THOMAS A. LUKEN: H.R. 273. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the registration of certain nonprofit entities which provide health services and sell prescription drugs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 274. A bill to establish a commission to study the establishment of a National Lottery; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 275. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain arrangements commonly called surrogate motherhood, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary.

By Mr. McCOLLUM:

H.R. 276. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to the family of Brig. Gen. Herbert Wassom in honor of the late Brig. Gen. Herbert Wassom; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

H.R. 277. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to the family of Arnold Raphel in honor of the late Arnold Raphel, the former United States Ambassador to Pakistan; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

H.R. 278. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that immigrant visas may not be issued to aliens who are infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 279. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make the knowing disclosure of classified information by Federal officers and employees a criminal offense; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and
Mr. COURTER):

H.R. 280. A bill to express the opposition of the United States to the system of oppression in Angola, to promote the development of democracy in Angola, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Foreign Affairs; Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs; and Ways and Means.

By Mr. MCEWEN:

H.R. 281. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a strategic forage reserve comprised of multiyear set-aside acreage; to the Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 282. A bill to create a fiscal safety net program for needy communities; to the Committee on Government Operations.

H.R. 283. A bill designating the first Monday of April 1989, as "Professional Constructors Day"; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 284. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to eliminate a reduction of the apportionment of Federal-aid highway funds to certain States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and
Mr. CLAY):

H.R. 285. A bill to deny crewmember status in the case of certain strikes and lockouts; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. McEWEN:

H.R. 286. A bill to provide that receipts and disbursements of the highway trust fund, the airport and airway trust fund, and the inland waterways trust fund shall not be included in the totals of the budget of the U.S. Government as submitted by the President or the congressional budget; jointly, to the Committees on Public Works and Transportation and Government Operations.

By Mr. McMILLEN of Maryland: H.R. 287. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to create civil and criminal penalties for persons or entities which knowingly and maliciously alter computer hardware or software with the objective of disabling a computer either through the loss of stored data or interference with its proper functioning; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 288. A bill to protect the Chesapeake Bay from the disposal of medical waste, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; the Judiciary; Merchant Marine and Fisheries; Public Works and Transportation; and Science, Space, and Technology.

By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr.
AKAKA, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. PELOSI,
Mrs. BOXER, Mr. MINETA, Mr. ED-
WARDS of California, and Mr. PASH-
AYAN):

H.R. 289. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require certain detailed tabulations relating to Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in the decennial censuses of population; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr.
COYNE, Mr. MARTIN of New York,
Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.
KOLTER, Mr. FUSTER, Mr. DE LUGO,
Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. ROE, Mr. PEASE,
Mr. TORRES, Mr. KILDEE, and Ms.
KAPTUR):

H.R. 290. A bill to amend the Federal Unemployment Tax Act with respect to employment performed by certain employees of educational institutions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. MOAKLEY:

H.R. 291. A bill to amend title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make discrimination against handicapped individuals an unlawful employment practice; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 292. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exclusion for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BATES, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. WHITTAKER):

H.R. 293. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. NEAL of North Carolina: H.R. 294. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide an additional exemption to program ineligibility for production on highly erodible land, and to provide a 2-year moratorium on that program ineligibility while its effects are studied; to the Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 295. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to approve and distribute to food service operations instructions for removing food which has become lodged in a person's throat; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 296. A bill to establish a Department of Environmental Protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Operations.

H.R. 297. A bill to provide that the percentage of total apportionments of funds allocated to any State from the highway trust fund in any fiscal year be at least 100 percent of the percentage of estimated tax payments paid into the highway trust fund which are attributable to highway users in such State in the latest fiscal year for which data is available; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 298. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore to State and local governments the right to purchase gasoline without payment of the Federal gasoline excise tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 299. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to modify the proposed regulation relating to the use of the cents-per-mile valuation rule in valuing the fringe benefit received by an employee for personal use of a vehicle provided by his employer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 300. A bill to repeal the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to the taxation of up to one-half of an individual's Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 301. A bill requiring the President to take retaliatory action against foreign barriers and restrictions that unfairly limit United States trade; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 302. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for floating Social Security tax rates for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr.
BOUCHER, Mr. GRANT, Mr. LAGOMAR-
SINO, Mr. MCCURDY, Mr. HOCH-
BRUECKNER, Mr. FRANK, Mr. KASTEN-
MEIER, Mr. HORTON, Mr. CALLAHAN,
Mr. SWIFT, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. YATRON,
Mr. DAVIS, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. WOLF,
Mr. BAKER, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. YoOUNG
of Alaska, Mr. WHITTAKER, Mr. BUN-
NING, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. DORNAN Of
California, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.
DRIER of California, Mr. Stangeland,
Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. OWENS of New
York, Mr. MCGRATH, Mr. NIELSON of
Utah, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. KOLTER, Mr.
COLEMAN of Texas, Mr. HARRIS, Mr.
WYDEN, Mr. FEIGHAN, Mr. SHUMWAY,
Mr. Russo, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. NELSON
of Florida, Mr. BLAZ, Mr. ERDREICH,
Ms. SNOWE, Mr. Towns, Mr. COUR-
TER, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. COELHO, Mr.
SHAW, Mr. FUSTER, Mr. WILSON, Mr.
HENRY, Mr. ROE, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr.
FLIPPO, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. MOAKLEY,
Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. TORRES, Mr.
MCMILLEN of Maryland, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. PETRI,
Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. BEREUTER,
Mr. ROYBAL, Mr. HOLLOWAY, Mr.
JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. ROSE,
Mr. PERKINS, Mr. KASICH, Mr. JONTZ,
Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. KILDEE, Mr.
JONES of North Carolina, Mr. GALLO,
Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. MRAZEK, Mrs.
LLOYD, Mr. PORTER, Mrs. VUCANO-
VICH, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. FROST, Mr.
FAZIO, Mr. BATES, Mr. CHAPMAN, and
Mr. LENT):

H.R. 303. A bill to amend section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, to permit certain service-connected disabled veterans who are retired members of the Armed Forces to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either; jointly, to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services.

By Mr. NEAL of North Carolina: H.R. 304. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the amount of any contribution to any no net

cost tobacco fund or any no net cost tobacco account shall be treated as a deductible expense; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 305. A bill to provide that increases in rates of pay for Members of Congress shall take effect only if approved by the Congress, and that any such increase shall be deferred until the beginning of the following Congress; jointly, to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service and Rules. By Mr. OBERSTAR:

H.R. 306. A bill to provide an emergency public works jobs program by authorizing the construction of short-term infrastructure repair projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 307. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to authorize the appropriation of funds to carry out such acts for fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 308. A bill to establish a Federal program to assist State and local governments in addressing the urgent need to repair and rehabilitate aging public facilities and to encourage the establishment of capital improvement programs that include life-cycle management of capital improvement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 309. A bill to establish a Community Adjustment Assistance Program for those areas which are in or facing serious econmic distress, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Public Works and Transportation and Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. OLIN:

H.R. 310. A bill to remove a restriction from a parcel of land in Roanoke, VA, in order for that land to be conveyed to the State of Virginia for use as a veterans nursing home; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

By Mr. PACKARD:

H.R. 311. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to eliminate the earnings test; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. QUILLEN:

H.R. 312. A bill relating to the treatment of certain furskins under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

H.R. 313. A bill to provide reduced rates for nonprofit senior citizens organizations; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 314. A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to provide for door delivery of mail to the physically handicapped, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr.
MARKEY, Mr. BLILEY, Mrs. COLLINS,
Mr. NIELSON of Utah, Mr. SYNAR,
Mr. BRYANT, Mr. ECKART, Mr. Bou-
CHER, and Mr. COOPER):

H.R. 315. A bill to clarify the congressional intent concerning, and to codify, certain requirements of the Communications Act of 1934 that ensure that broadcasters afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. QUILLEN:

H.R. 316. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to remove the time limitation for the use of chapter 34 educational assistance benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 317. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require that burials be per

mitted in national cemeteries on weekends and holidays; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 318. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to benefits thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month), in order to provide such individual's family with assistance in meeting the extra death-related expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 319. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate benefit disparities by increasing primary insurance amounts, in cases where the benefits involved are computed under the present formula (enacted in 1977), to the extent necessary to assure that such benefits are no less than they would have been if computed under the pre-1977 formula; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 320. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 321. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow handicapped individuals a deduction for certain transportation expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 322. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that an individual may deduct amounts paid for his higher education, or for the higher education of any of his dependents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 323. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for taxpayers who maintain households which include elderly persons who are determined by a physician to be disabled; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 324. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for inclusion of the services of registered professional nurses under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; jointly, to the Committees of Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 325. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the payment of services by psychologists under the Medicare program; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 326. A bill to limit Medicare denials by peer review organizations of medically necessary inpatient hospital services; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 327. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for inclusion of the services of licensed practical nurses under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Com

merce.

By Mr. RHODES (for himself, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr. KYL, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, and Mr. KOLBE): H.R. 328. A bill to nullify the recent pay increase for Members of Congress; jointly, to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service and House Administration.

H.R. 329. A bill to defer until the first day of the 102d Congress, the rates of pay pertaining to Members of Congress which became effective in February 1989, under the provisions of the Federal Salary Act of 1967, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service and House Administration.

H.R. 330. A bill to provide that adjustments in rates of pay for Members of Con