[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 7, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H74]
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      SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT

  The President, subsequent to the sine die adjournment of the 2d 
session, 104th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the 
following dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions 
of the Senate of the following titles:
           On August 6, 1996:
       S. 531. An act to authorize a circuit judge who has taken 
     part in an in banc hearing of a case to continue to 
     participate in that case after taking senior status, and for 
     other purposes;
       S. 1316. An act to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the 
     Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe 
     Drinking Water Act''), and for other purposes;
       S. 1757. An act to amend the Development Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to extend the Act, and for 
     other purposes; and
       S.J. Res. 20. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the compact to provide for joint natural resource 
     management and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining 
     to natural resources and boating at the Jennings Randolph 
     Lake Project lying in Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral 
     County, West Virginia, entered into between the States of 
     West Virginia and Maryland.
           On September 24, 1996:
       S. 1669. An act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     medical center in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``G.V. (Sonny) 
     Montgomery Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
           On October 1, 1996:
       S. 533. An act to clarify the rules governing removal of 
     cases to Federal court, and for other purposes;
       S. 677. An act to repeal a redundant venue provision, and 
     for other purposes;
       S. 1636. An act to designate the United States Courthouse 
     under construction at 1030 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland, 
     Oregon, as the ``Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse'', 
     and for other purposes; and
       S. 1995. An act to authorize construction of the 
     Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Dulles 
     Center at Washington Dulles International Airport, and for 
     other purposes.
           On October 2, 1996:
       S. 1507. An act to provide for the extension of the Parole 
     Commission to oversee cases of prisoners sentenced under 
     prior law, to reduce the size of the Parole Commission, and 
     for other purposes; and
       S. 1834. An act to reauthorize the Indian Environmental 
     General Assistance Program Act of 1992, and for other 
     purposes.
           On October 3, 1996:
       S. 919. An act to modify and reauthorize the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act, and for other purposes;
       S. 1675. An act to provide for the nationwide tracking of 
     convicted sexual predators, and for other purposes;
       S. 1965. An act to prevent the illegal manufacturing and 
     use of methamphetamine; and
       S. 2101. An act to provide educational assistance to the 
     dependents of Federal law enforcement officials who are 
     killed or disabled in the performance of their duties.
           On October 9, 1996:
       S. 1577. An act to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Historical Publications and Records Commission for 
     fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001;
       S. 1711. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the benefits programs administered by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs, to provide for a study of the Federal 
     programs for veterans, and for other purposes;
       S. 1802. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain property containing a fish and wildlife 
     facility to the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes;
       S. 1931. An act to provide that the United States Post 
     Office and Courthouse building located at 9 East Broad 
     Street, Cookeville, Tennessee, shall be known and designated 
     as the ``L. Clure Morton United States Post Office and 
     Courthouse'';
       S. 1970. An act to amend the National Museum of the 
     American Indian Act to make improvements in the Act, and for 
     other purposes;
       S. 2085. An act to authorize the Capitol Guide Service to 
     accept voluntary services;
       S. 2100. An act to provide for the extension of certain 
     authority for the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the 
     Supreme Court Police;
       S. 2153. An act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located in Brewer, Maine, as the ``Joshua Lawrence 
     Chamberlain Post Office Building'', and for other purposes; 
     and
       S.J. Res. 64. Joint resolution to commend Operation Sail 
     for its advancement of brotherhood among nations, its 
     continuing commemoration of the history of the United States, 
     and its nurturing of young cadets through training in 
     seamanship.
           On October 11, 1996:
       S. 39. An act to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation 
     and Management Act to authorize appropriations, to provide 
     for sustainable fisheries, and for other purposes;
       S. 811. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct studies regarding the desalination of water and 
     water reuse, and for other purposes;
       S. 1044. An act to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to consolidate and reauthorize provisions 
     relating to health centers, and for other purposes;
       S. 1467. An act to authorize the construction of the Fort 
     Peck Rural County Water Supply System, to authorize 
     assistance to the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, 
     Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning, design, and 
     construction of the water supply system, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 1973. An act to provide for the settlement of the 
     Navajo-Hopi land dispute, and for other purposes; and
       S. 2197. An act to extend the authorized period of stay 
     within the United States for certain nurses.
           On October 12, 1996:
       S. 640. An act to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
     improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; and
       S. 1505. An act to reduce risk to public safety and the 
     environment associated with pipeline transportation of 
     natural gas and hazardous liquids, and for other purposes.
           On October 14, 1996:
       S. 2078. An act to authorize the sale of excess Department 
     of Defense aircraft to facilitate the suppression of 
     wildfire.
           On October 19, 1996:
       S. 342. An act to establish the Cache La Poudre River 
     Corridor;
       S. 1004. An act to authorize appropriations for the United 
     States Coast Guard, and for other purposes;
       S. 1194. An act to promote the research, identification, 
     assessment, and exploration of marine mineral resources, and 
     for other purposes;
       S. 1649. An act to extend contracts between the Bureau of 
     Reclamation and irrigation districts in Kansas and Nebraska, 
     and for other purposes;
       S. 1887. An act to make improvements in the operation and 
     administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes;
       S. 2183. An act to make technical corrections to the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996; and
       S. 2198. An act to provide for the Advisory Commission on 
     Intergovernmental Relations to continue in existence, and for 
     other purposes.