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                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

      (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest p. D1246)
  S.J. Res. 221, to express the sense of the Congress in commemoration 
of the 75th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park. Signed October 
8, 1994. (P.L. 103-351)
  H.R. 5060, to provide for the continuation of certain fee collections 
for the expenses of the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal 
year 1995. Signed October 10, 1994. (P.L. 103-352)
  H.R. 995, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
reemployment rights and benefits of veterans and other benefits of 
employment of certain members of the uniformed services. Signed October 
13, 1994. (P.L. 103-353)
  H.R. 4217, to reform the Federal Crop Insurance Program. Signed 
October 13, 1994. (P.L. 103-354)
  S. 1587, to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal 
Government. Signed October 13, 1994. (P.L. 103-355)
  S. 2170, to provide for a more effective, efficient, and responsive 
Government. Signed October 13, 1994. (P.L. 103-356)
  H.R. 734, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
extension of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance to the 
Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona. Signed October 14, 1994. (P.L. 103-
357)
  H.R. 3694, to amend title 5, United States Code, to permit the 
garnishment of an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System or 
the Federal Employees' Retirement System, if necessary to satisfy a 
judgment against an annuitant for physically abusing a child. Signed 
October 14, 1994. (P.L. 103-358)
  H.R. 4299, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the 
intelligence activities of the United States Government and for the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. Signed 
October 14, 1994. (P.L. 103-359)
  H.R. 4543, to designate the United States Courthouse to be 
constructed at 907 Richland Street in Columbia, South Carolina, as the 
``Matthew J. Perry, Jr., United States Courthouse''. Signed October 14, 
1994. (P.L. 103-360)
  H.J. Res. 389, to designate the second Sunday in October of 1994 as 
``National Children's Day''. Signed October 14, 1994. (P.L. 103-361)
  H.J. Res. 398, to establish the fourth Sunday of July as ``Parents' 
Day''. Signed October 14, 1994. (P.L. 103-362)
  H.J. Res. 415, designating the week beginning October 16, 1994, as 
``National Penny Charity Week''. Signed October 14, 1994. (P.L. 103-
363)
  S. 316, to establish the Saguaro National Park in the State of 
Arizona. Signed October 14, 1994. (P.L. 103-364)
  S. 1233, to resolve the status of certain lands in Arizona that are 
subject to a claim as a grant of public lands for railroad purposes. 
Signed October 14, 1994. (P.L. 103-365)
  S.J. Res. 157, to designate 1994 as ``The Year of Gospel Music''. 
Signed October 14, 1994. (P.L. 103-366)
  S.J. Res. 185, to designate October 1994 as ``National Breast Cancer 
Awareness Month''. Signed October 14, 1994. (P.L. 103-367)
  S.J. Res. 198, designating 1995 as the ``Year of the Grandparent''. 
Signed October 14, 1994. (P.L. 103-368)
  S. 2406, to amend title 17, United States Code, relating to the 
definition of a local service area of a primary transmitter. Signed 
October 18, 1994. (P.L. 103-369)
  S.J. Res. 220, to designate October 19, 1994, as ``National 
Mammography Day''. Signed October 18, 1994. (P.L. 103-370)
  H.R. 1520, to amend the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act. Signed 
October 19, 1994. (P.L. 103-371)
  H.R. 2826, to provide for an investigation of the whereabouts of the 
United States citizens who have been missing from Cyprus since 1974. 
Signed October 19, 1994. (P.L. 103-372)
  H.R. 2902, to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
Governmental Reorganization Act to revise and make permanent the use of 
a formula based on adjusted District General Fund revenues as the basis 
for determining the amount of annual Federal payment to the District of 
Columbia. Signed October 19, 1994. (P.L. 103-373)
  H.R. 3485, to authorize appropriations for carrying out the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1995 and 
1996. Signed October 19, 1994. (P.L. 103-374)
  H.R. 4308, to authorize appropriations to assist in carrying out the 
North American Wetlands Conservation Act for the fiscal years 1995 
through 1998. Signed October 19, 1994. (P.L. 103-375)
  H.R. 4379, to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to enhance the 
ability of the banks for cooperatives to finance agricultural exports. 
Signed October 19, 1994. (P.L. 103-376)
  H.R. 4653, to settle Indian land claims within the State of 
Connecticut. Signed October 19, 1994. (P.L. 103-377)
  H.R. 5155, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain 
foreign countries. Signed October 19, 1994. (P.L. 103-378)
  H.J. Res. 401, designating the months of March 1995 and March 1996 as 
``Irish-American Heritage Month''. Signed October 19, 1994. (P.L. 103-
379)
  H.J. Res. 417, providing for temporary extension of the application 
of the final paragraph of section 10 of the Railway Labor Act with 
respect to the dispute between the Soo Line Railroad Company and 
certain of its employees. Signed October 19, 1994. (P.L. 103-380)
  S. 2475, to authorize assistance to promote the peaceful resolution 
of conflicts in Africa. Signed October 19, 1994. (P.L. 103-381)
  H.R. 6, to extend for six years the authorizations of appropriations 
for the programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965. Signed October 20, 1994. (P.L. 103-382)
  S. 922, to provide that a State court may not modify an order of 
another State court requiring the payment of child support unless the 
recipient of child support payments resides in the State in which the 
modification is sought or consents to the seeking of the modification 
in that court. Signed October 20, 1994. (P.L. 103-383)
  H.R. 2135, to provide for a National Native American Veterans' 
Memorial. Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-384)
  H.R. 2294, to designate the Federal building in Wichita Falls, Texas, 
which is currently known as the Main Post Office, as the ``Graham B. 
Purcell, Jr., Post Office and Federal Building''. Signed October 22, 
1994. (P.L. 103-385)
  H.R. 4192, to designate the United States post office located at 100 
Veterans Drive in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, as the ``Arturo R. 
Watlington, Sr., United States Post Office''. Signed October 22, 1994. 
(P.L. 103-386)
  H.R. 4278, to make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and 
disability insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act. 
Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-387)
  H.R. 4361, to amend chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide that an employee of the Federal Government may use sick leave 
to attend to the medical needs of a family member. Signed October 22, 
1994. (P.L. 103-388)
  H.R. 4535, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect 
to the extension of unlisted trading privileges for corporate 
securities. Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-389)
  H.R. 4896, to grant the consent of the Congress to the Kansas and 
Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact. Signed October 22, 
1994. (P.L. 103-390)
  H.R. 4924, to assist in the conservation of rhinoceroses and tigers 
by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation 
programs of nations whose activities directly or indirectly affect 
rhinoceros and tiger populations, and of the CITES Secretariat. Signed 
October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-391)
  H.R. 4950, to extend the authorities of the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation. Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-392)
  H.R. 5053, to expand eligibility for the wetlands reserve program to 
lands covered by expiring agreements under the Water Bank Act. Signed 
October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-393)
  H.R. 5116, to amend title 11 of the United States Code. Signed 
October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-394)
  H.J.Res. 425, providing for the convening of the First Session of the 
One Hundred Fourth Congress. Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-395)
  S. 340, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify 
the application of the Act with respect to alternate uses of new animal 
drugs and new drugs intended for human use. Signed October 22, 1994. 
(P.L. 103-396)
  S. 455, to amend title 31, United States Code, to increase Federal 
payments to units of general local government for entitlement lands. 
Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-397)
  S. 528, to provide for the transfer of certain United States Forest 
Service lands located in Lincoln County, Montana, to Lincoln County in 
the State of Montana. Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-398)
  S. 720, to clean up open dumps on Indian lands. Signed October 22, 
1994. (P.L. 103-399)
  S. 1225, to authorize and encourage the President to conclude an 
agreement with Mexico to establish a United States-Mexico Border Health 
Commission. Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-400)
  S. 1312, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
in order to provide for the availability of remedies for certain former 
pension plan participants and beneficiaries. Signed October 22, 1994. 
(P.L. 103-401)
  S. 1457, to amend the Aleutian and Pribilof Restitution Act to 
increase authorization for appropriation to compensate Aleut villages 
for church property lost, damaged, or destroyed during World War II. 
Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-402)
  S. 2060, to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958. Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-403)
  S. 2073, to designate the United States courthouse that is scheduled 
to be constructed in Concord, New Hampshire, as the ``Warren B. Rudman 
United States Courthouse''. Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-404)
  S. 2395, to designate the United States Courthouse in Detroit, 
Michigan, as the ``Theodore Levin Courthouse''. Signed October 22, 
1994. (P.L. 103-405)
  S. 2466, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to manage 
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve more effectively. Signed October 22, 
1994. (P.L. 103-406)
  S. 2500, to enable producers and feeders of sheep and importers of 
sheep and sheep products to develop, finance, and carry out a 
nationally coordinated program for sheep and sheep product promotion, 
research, and information. Signed October 22, 1994. (P.L. 103-407)
  S.J. Res. 90, to recognize the achievements of radio amateurs, and to 
establish support for such amateurs as national policy. Signed October 
22, 1994. (P.L. 103-408)
  H.R. 512, to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide that group life insurance benefits under such chapter may, upon 
application, be paid out to an insured individual who is terminally 
ill, and to provide for continuation of health benefits coverage for 
certain individuals enrolled in health benefits plans administered by 
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift 
Supervision. Signed October 25, 1994. (P.L. 103-409)
  H.R. 2056, to designate the Federal building located at 600 Princess 
Anne Street in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as the ``Samuel E. Perry 
Postal Building''. Signed October 25, 1994. (P.L. 103-410)
  H.R. 2440, to amend the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996. Signed 
October 25, 1994. (P.L. 103-411)
  H.R. 4833, to reform the management of Indian Trust Funds. Signed 
October 25, 1994. (P.L. 103-412)
  H.R. 4842, to specify the terms of contracts entered into by the 
United States and Indian tribal organizations under the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act. Signed October 25, 1994. 
(P.L. 103-413)
  H.R. 4922, to amend title 18, United States Code, to make clear a 
telecommunications carrier's duty to cooperate in the interception of 
communications for law enforcement purposes. Signed October 25, 1994. 
(P.L. 103-414)
  H.R. 5034, to make certain technical amendments relating to the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, and the United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948. Signed October 25, 
1994. (P.L. 103-415)
  H.R. 783, to amend title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
to make changes in the laws relating to nationality and naturalization. 
Signed October 25, 1994. (P.L. 103-416)
  S. 784, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
establish standards with respect to dietary supplements. Signed October 
25, 1994. (P.L. 103-417)
  S. 1927, to increase the rates of compensation for veterans with 
service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans. 
Signed October 25, 1994. (P.L. 103-418)
  S. 2372, to reauthorize for three years the Commission on Civil 
Rights. Signed October 25, 1994. (P.L. 103-419)
  S. 2407, to make improvements in the operation and administration of 
the Federal courts. Signed October 25, 1994. (P.L. 103-420)
  S. 2534, to revise and improve the process for disposing of buildings 
and property at military installations under the base closure laws. 
Signed October 25, 1994. (P.L. 103-421)
  S.J. Res. 227, to approve the location of a Thomas Paine Memorial. 
Signed October 25, 1994. (P.L. 103-422)
  S.J. Res. 229, to express the sense of Congress regarding United 
States policy toward Haiti. Signed October 25, 1994. (P.L. 103-423)
  H.R. 2970, to authorize appropriations for the United States Office 
of Special Counsel and the Merit Systems Protection Board. Signed 
October 29, 1994. (P.L. 103-424)
  H.R. 3499, to amend the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and 
Personnel Practices Act. Signed October 31, 1994. (P.L. 103-425)
  H.R. 3678, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate 
agreements for the use of Outer Continental Shelf sand, gravel, and 
shell resources. Signed October 31, 1994. (P.L. 103-426)
  H.R. 4196, to ensure that timber-dependent communities adversely 
affected by the Forest Plan for a Sustainable Economy and a Sustainable 
Environment qualify for loans and grants from the Rural Development 
Administration. Signed October 31, 1994. (P.L. 103-427)
  H.R. 4455, to authorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
to provide financing for the export of nonlethal defense articles and 
defense services the primary end use of which will be for civilian 
purposes. Signed October 31, 1994. (P.L. 103-428)
  H.R. 4778, to codify without substantive change recent laws related 
to transportation and to improve the United States Code. Signed October 
31, 1994. (P.L. 103-429)
  H.R. 5084, to amend title 13, United States Code, to improve the 
accuracy of census address lists. Signed October 31, 1994. (P.L. 103-
430)H.R. 5176, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
relating to San Diego ocean discharge and waste water reclamation. 
Signed October 31, 1994. (P.L. 103-431)
  H.R. 5252, to amend the Social Security Act to make miscellaneous and 
technical amendments. Signed October 31, 1994. (P.L. 103-432)
  S. 21, to designate certain lands in the California desert as 
wilderness, and to establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave 
National Parks. Signed October 31, 1994. (P.L. 103-433)
  S. 1146, to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of 
the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe in Yavapai County, Arizona. Signed 
October 31, 1994. (P.L. 103-434)
  H.R. 4709, to make certain technical corrections. Signed November 2, 
1994. (P.L. 103-435)
  H.R. 4757, to provide for the settlement of the claims of the 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation concerning their 
contribution to the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam. 
Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-436)
  H.R. 4777, to make technical improvements in the United States Code 
by amending provisions to reflect the current names of congressional 
committees. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-437)
  H.R. 4781, to facilitate obtaining foreign-located antitrust evidence 
by authorizing the Attorney General of the United States and the 
Federal Trade Commission to provide, in accordance with antitrust 
mutual assistance agreements, antitrust evidence to foreign antitrust 
authorities on a reciprocal basis. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-
438)
  H.R. 4814, to grant the consent of the Congress to amendments to the 
Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact. Signed 
November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-439)
  H.R. 4867, to authorize appropriations for high-speed ground 
transportation. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-440)
  H.R. 4967, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse in Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Theodore Levin Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse''. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 
103-441)
  H.R. 5102, to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
certain crimes relating to Congressional medals of honor. Signed 
November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-442)
  H.R. 5161, to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to 
permit the prompt sharing of timber sale receipts of the Forest Service 
and the Bureau of Land Management. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-
443)
  H.R. 5200, to resolve the 107th meridian boundary dispute between the 
Crow Indian Tribe and the United States. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 
103-444)
  H.R. 5220, to provide for the acceptance by the Secretary of 
Education of applications submitted by the local educational agency 
serving the Window Rock Unified School District, Window Rock, Arizona, 
under section 3 of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st 
Congress) for fiscal years 1994 and 1995. Signed November 2, 1994. 
(P.L. 103-445)
  H.R. 5244, to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and 
improve veterans' benefits programs. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 
103-446)
  H.R. 5246, making certain corrections relating to international 
narcotics control activities. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-447)
  S. 1614, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National 
School Lunch Act to promote healthy eating habits for children and to 
extend certain authorities contained in such Acts through fiscal year 
1998. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-448)
  H.R. 1348, to establish the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 
National Heritage Corridor in the State of Connecticut. Signed November 
2, 1994. (P.L. 103-449)
  H.R. 3050, to expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon National 
Conservation Area. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-450)
  H.R. 3059, to establish a National Maritime Heritage Program to make 
grants available for educational programs and the restoration of 
America's cultural resources for the purpose of preserving America's 
endangered maritime heritage. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-451)
  H.R. 3313, to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit home loan 
guaranties for energy efficiency improvements, to extend the period of 
the Vietnam era, to exclude certain payments to Alaska natives from 
annual income determinations for pension purposes. Signed November 2, 
1994. (P.L. 103-452)
  H.R. 3984, to designate the United States post office located at 212 
Coleman Avenue in Waveland, Mississippi, as the ``John Longo, Jr., Post 
Office''. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-453)
  H.R. 4180, to clarify the status of the Tlingit and Haida. Signed 
November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-454)
  H.R. 4193, to designate the United States post office located at 100 
Vester Gade, in Cruz Bay, Saint John, Virgin Islands, as the ``Ubaldina 
Simmons United States Post Office''. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 
103-455)
  H.R. 4452, to designate the post office building at 115 West Chester 
in Ruleville, Mississippi, as the ``Fannie Lou Hamer United States Post 
Office''. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-456)
  H.R. 4497, to award a congressional gold medal to Rabbi Menachem 
Mendel Schneerson. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-457)
  H.R. 4551, to designate the post office building located at 301 West 
Lexington in Independence, Missouri, as the ``William J. Randall Post 
Office''. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-458)
  H.R. 4571, to designate the United States post office located at 103-
104 Estate Richmond in Saint Croix, Virgin Islands, as the ``Wilbert 
Armstrong United States Post Office''. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 
103-459)
  H.R. 4595, to designate the building located at 4021 Laclede in St. 
Louis, Missouri, for the period of time during which it houses 
operations of the United States Postal Service, as the ``Marian Oldham 
Post Office''. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-460)
  H.R. 4598, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System, 
and to authorize appropriations to carry out the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-461)
  H.J. Res. 271, designating the month of November in each of calendar 
years 1993 and 1994 as ``National American Indian Heritage Month''. 
Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-462)
  H.J. Res. 326, designating January 16, 1995, as ``National Good Teen 
Day''. Signed November 2, 1994. (P.L. 103-463)
  H.J. Res. 390, designating September 17, 1994, as ``Constitution 
Day''. Signed November 9, 1994. (P.L. 103-464)