[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 7 (Thursday, January 12, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S898-S899]
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                         PRESIDENTIAL APPROVALS

  A message from the President of the United States announced that he 
had signed the following bills and joint resolutions on the dates 
indicated:

           February 22, 1994:
       S.J. Res. 119. Joint resolution to designate the month of 
     March 1994 as ``Irish-American Heritage Month.''
           March 17, 1994:
       S. 1789. An act to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     permit the use of funds under the highway bridge replacement 
     and rehabilitation program for seismic retrofit of bridges, 
     and for other purposes.
           March 24, 1994:
       S.J. Res. 56. Joint resolution to designate the week 
     beginning April 11, 1994, as ``National Public Safety 
     Telecommunications Week.''
       S.J. Res. 162. Joint resolution designating March 25, 1994, 
     as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of 
     Greek and American Democracy.''
       S.J. Res. 163. Joint resolution to proclaim March 20, 1994, 
     as ``National Agriculture Day.''
       S.J. Res. 171. Joint resolution to designate March 20 
     through March 26, 1994, as ``Small Family Farm Week.''
           March 25, 1994:
       S. 1926. An act to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     modify the requirements relating to monthly reporting and 
     staggered issuance of coupons for households residing on 
     Indian reservations, to ensure adequate access to retail food 
     stores by food stamp households, and to maintain the 
     integrity of the food stamp program, and for other purposes.
           April 6, 1994:
       S. 1284. An act to amend the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to modify certain 
     provisions relating to programs for individuals with 
     developmental disabilities, Federal assistance for priority 
     area activities for individuals with developmental 
     disabilities, protection and advocacy of individual rights, 
     university affiliated programs, and projects of national 
     significance, and for other purposes.
       S. 1913. An act to extend certain compliance dates for 
     pesticide safety training and labeling requirements.
           April 11, 1994:
       S. 476. An act to reauthorize and amend the National Fish 
     and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1299. An act to amend section 203 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Amendments of 1978 to provide for the 
     disposition of multifamily properties owned by the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development, to provide for other 
     reforms in programs administered by the Secretary, and to 
     make certain technical amendments and for other purposes.
           April 14, 1994:
       S. 1206. An act to redesignate the Federal building at 380 
     Trapelo Road in Waltham, Massachusetts, as the ``Frederick C. 
     Murphy Federal Center.''
           April 28, 1994:
       S. 2004. An act to extend until July 1, 1998, the exemption 
     from ineligibility based on a high default rate for certain 
     institutions of higher education.
           April 30, 1994:
       S. 1636. An act to authorize appropriations for the Marine 
     Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and to improve the program to 
     reduce the incidental taking of marine mammals during the 
     course of commercial fishing operations, and for other 
     purposes.
           May 4, 1994:
       S. 375. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by 
     designating a segment of the Rio Grande in New Mexico as a 
     component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1574. An act to authorize appropriations for the Coastal 
     Heritage Trail Route in the State of New Jersey, and for 
     other purposes.
       S.J. Res. 143. Joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Frank Anderson Shrontz as a citizen regent of 
     the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       S.J. Res. 144. Joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Manuel Luis Ibanez as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       S.J. Res. 150. Joint resolution to designate the week of 
     May 2 through May 8, 1994, as ``Public Service Recognition 
     Week.''
           May 6, 1994:
       S. 2005. An act to make certain technical corrections, and 
     for other purposes.
           May 11, 1994:
       S. 1930. An act to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to improve the administration of claims and 
     obligations of the Farmers Home Administration, and for other 
     purposes.
           May 16, 1994:
       S.J. Res. 146. Joint resolution designating May 1, 1994, 
     through May 7, 1994, as ``National Walking Week.''
           May 18, 1994:
       S. 2000. An act to authorize appropriations to carry out 
     the Head Start Act, the Community Services Block Grant Act, 
     and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and 
     for other purposes.
           May 19, 1994:
       S. 341. An act to provide for a land exchange between the 
     Secretary of Agriculture and Eagle and Pitkin Counties in 
     Colorado, and for other purposes.
           May 25, 1994:
       S.J. Res. 168. Joint resolution designating May 11, 1994, 
     as ``Vietnam Human Rights Day.''
           May 26, 1994:
       S. 636. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     assure freedom of access to reproductive services.
       S. 2024. An act to provide temporary obligational authority 
     for the airport improvement program and to provide for 
     certain airport fees to be maintained at existing levels for 
     up to 60 days, and for other purposes.
       S. 2087. An act to extend the time period for compliance 
     with the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 for 
     certain products packaged prior to August 8, 1994.
           May 31, 1994:
       S. 1654. An act to make certain technical corrections.
       S.J. Res. 179. Joint resolution to designate the week of 
     June 12 through 19, 1994, as ``National Men's Health Week.''
           June 30, 1994:
       S. 24. An act to reauthorize the independent counsel law 
     for an additional 5 years, and for other purposes.
           July 1, 1994:
       S. 1904. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the organization and procedures of the Board of 
     Veterans' Appeals.
           July 20, 1994:
       S.J. Res. 187. Joint resolution designating July 16 through 
     July 24, 1994, as ``National Apollo Anniversary Observance.''
           July 22, 1994:
       S. 273. An act to remove certain restrictions from a parcel 
     of land owned by the city of North Charleston, South 
     Carolina, in order to permit a land exchange, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1402. An act to convey a certain parcel of public land 
     to the County of Twin Falls, Idaho, for use as a landfill, 
     and for other purposes.
           August 1, 1994:
       S. 537. An act for the relief of Tania Gil Compton.
       [[Page S899]] S. 832. An act to designate the plaza to be 
     constructed in the Federal Triangle property in Washington, 
     DC, as the ``Woodrow Wilson Plaza.''
       S. 1880. An act to provide that the National Education 
     Commission on Time and Learning shall terminate on September 
     30, 1994.
       S.J. Res. 172. Joint resolution designating May 29, 1995, 
     through June 6, 1995, as a ``Time for the National Observance 
     of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II.''
           August 11, 1994:
       S.J. Res. 195. Joint resolution to designate August 1, 
     1994, as ``Helsinki Human Rights Day.''
           August 17, 1994:
       S. 1458. An act to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 
     to establish time limitations on certain civil actions 
     against aircraft manufacturers, and for other purposes.
           August 18, 1994:
       S.J. Res. 204. Joint resolution recognizing the American 
     Academy in Rome, an American overseas center for independent 
     study and advanced research, on the occasion of the 100th 
     anniversary of its founding.
           August 19, 1994:
       S.J. Res. 178. Joint resolution to proclaim the week of 
     October 16 through October 22, 1994, as ``National Character 
     Counts Week.''
           August 26, 1994:
       S. 2099. An act to establish the Northern Great Plains 
     Rural Development Commission, and for other purposes.
       S.J. Res. 153. Joint resolution to designate the week 
     beginning on November 20, 1994 and ending on November 26, 
     1994, as ``National Family Caregivers Week.''
       S.J. Res. 196. Joint resolution designating September 16, 
     1994, as ``National POW/MIA Recognition Day'' and authorizing 
     display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.
           September 21, 1994:
       S. 1066. An act to restore Federal services to the Pokagon 
     Band of Potawatomi Indians.
       S. 1357. An act to reaffirm and clarify the Federal 
     relationships of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa 
     Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians as 
     distinct federally recognized Indian tribes, and for other 
     purposes.
           September 23, 1994:
       S. 859. An act to reduce the restrictions on lands conveyed 
     by deed under the Act of June 8, 1926.
           October 5, 1994:
       S. 2182. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1995 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
     for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
     Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for 
     such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes.
           October 6, 1994:
       S. 716. An act to require that all Federal lithographic 
     printing be performed using ink made from vegetable oil and 
     materials derived from other renewable resources, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 1406. An act to amend the Plant Variety Protection Act 
     to make such Act consistent with the International Convention 
     for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of March 19, 
     1991, to which the United States is a signatory, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 1703. An act to expand the boundaries of the Piscataway 
     Park, and for other purposes.
           October 8, 1994:
       S.J. Res. 221. Joint resolution to express the sense of the 
     Congress in Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Grand 
     Canyon National Park.
           October 13, 1994:
       S. 1587. An act to revise and streamline the acquisition 
     laws of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
       S. 2170. An act to provide a more effective, efficient, and 
     responsive Government.
           October 14, 1994:
       S. 316. An act to establish the Saguaro National Park in 
     the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.
       S. 1233. An act to resolve the status of certain lands in 
     Arizona that are subject to a claim as a grant of public 
     lands for railroad purposes, and for other purposes.
       S.J. Res. 157. Joint resolution to designate 1994 as ``The 
     Year of Gospel Music.''
       S.J. Res. 185. Joint resolution to designate October 1994 
     as ``National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.''
       S.J. Res. 198. Joint resolution designating 1995 as the 
     ``Year of the Grandparent.''
           October 18, 1994:
       S 2406. An act to amend title 17, United States Code, 
     relating to the definition of a local service area of a 
     primary transmitter, and for other purposes.
       S.J. Res. 220. Joint resolution to designate October 19, 
     1994, as ``National Mammography Day.''
           October 19, 1994:
       S. 2475. An act to authorize assistance to promote the 
     peaceful resolution of conflicts in Africa.
           October 20, 1994:
       S. 922. An act 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.
           October 22, 1994:
       S. 340. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify the application of the Act with 
     respect to alternate use of new animal drugs and new drugs 
     intended for human use and for other purposes.
       S. 455. An act to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     increase Federal payments to units of general local 
     government for entitlement lands, and for other purposes.
       S. 528. An act 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.
       S. 720. An act to clean up open dumps on Indian lands, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1225. An act to authorize and encourage the President to 
     conclude an agreement with Mexico to establish a United 
     States-Mexico Border Health Commission.
       S. 1312. An act 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.
       S. 1457. An act to amend the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands 
     Restitution Act to increase authorization for appropriation 
     to compensate Aleut villages for church property lost, 
     damaged, or destroyed during World War II.
       S. 2060. An act to amend the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2073. An act to designate the Warren B. Rudman United 
     States Courthouse, the Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, and 
     the William H. Natcher Federal Building and United States 
     Courthouse.
       S. 2395. An act to designate the United States Courthouse 
     in Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Theodore Levin Courthouse,'' 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 2466. An act to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve more 
     effectively, and for other purposes.
       S. 2500. An act 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, 
     and for other purposes.
       S.J. Res. 90. Joint resolution to recognize the 
     achievements of radio amateurs, and to establish support for 
     such amateurs as national policy.
           October 25, 1994:
       S. 784. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish standards with respect to dietary 
     supplements, and for other purposes.
       S. 1927. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of 
     disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation for survivors of such veterans, to revise and 
     improve veterans' benefits programs, and for other purposes.
       S. 2372. An act to amend the United States Commission on 
     Civil Rights Act of 1983.
       S. 2407. An act to make improvements in the operation and 
     administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
       S. 2534. An act to revise and improve the process for 
     disposing of buildings and property at military installations 
     under the base closure laws.
       S.J. Res. 227. Joint resolution approving the location of a 
     Thomas Paine Memorial and a World War II Memorial in the 
     Nation's Capital.
       S.J. Res. 229. Joint resolution regarding United States 
     policy toward Haiti.
           October 31, 1994:
       S. 21. An act to designate certain lands in the California 
     Desert as wilderness, to establish the Death Valley and 
     Joshua Tree National Parks, to establish the Mojave National 
     Preserve, and for other purposes.
       S. 1146. An act to provide for the settlement of water 
     rights claims of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe in Yavapai 
     County Arizona, and for other purposes.
           November 2, 1994:
       S. 1614. An act 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, and for 
     other purposes.
     

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