[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1202-D1206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1199)
  H.R. 3694, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. Signed October 
20, 1998. (P.L. 105-272)
  H.J. Res. 137, making further continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 1999. Signed October 20, 1998. (P.L. 105-273)
  H.R. 4566, to make technical and clarifying amendments to the 
National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
1997. Signed October 21, 1998. (P.L. 105-274)
  H.R. 4112, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. Signed October 21, 1998. (P.L. 
105-275)
  H.R. 4194, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999. October 21, 1998. (P.L. 105-276)
  H.R. 4328, making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999. Signed October 21, 1998. (P.L. 
105-277)
  H.R. 2616, to amend titles VI and X of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter schools. Signed 
October 22, 1998. (P.L. 105-278)
  H.R. 1659, to provide for the expeditious completion of the 
acquisition of private mineral interests within the Mount St. Helens 
National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 1982 Act that established 
the Monument. Signed October 23, 1998. (P.L. 105-279)
  H.R. 2411, to provide for a land exchange involving the Cape Cod 
National Seashore and to extend the authority for the Cape Cod National 
Seashore Advisory Commission. Signed October 26, 1998. (P.L. 105-280)
  H.R. 2886, to provide for a demonstration project in the Stanislaus 
National Forest, California, under which a private contractor will 
perform multiple resource management activities for that unit of the 
National Forest System. Signed October 26, 1998. (P.L. 105-281)

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  H.R. 3796, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the 
administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the 
proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support 
buildings for the Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land 
Management. Signed October 26, 1998. (P.L. 105-282)
  H.R. 4081, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act 
applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State 
of Arkansas. Signed October 26, 1998. (P.L. 105-283)
  H.R. 4284, to authorize the Government of India to establish a 
memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia. Signed 
October 26, 1998. (P.L. 105-284)
  S. 2206, to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant Act to 
reauthorize and make improvements to those Acts, to establish 
demonstration projects that provide an opportunity for persons with 
limited means to accumulate assets. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-
285)
  H.R. 8, to amend the Clean Air Act to deny entry into the United 
States of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with State 
laws governing motor vehicles emissions. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 
105-286)
  H.R. 624, to amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 
to clarify certain requirements and to improve the flow of interstate 
commerce. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-287)
  H.R. 1021, to provide for a land exchange involving certain National 
Forest System lands within the Routt National Forest in the State of 
Colorado. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-288)
  H.R. 1197, to amend title 35, United States Code, to protect patent 
owners against the unauthorized sale of plant parts taken from plants 
illegally reproduced. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-289)
  H.R. 2186, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
assistance to the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in 
Casper, Wyoming. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-290)
  H.R. 2370, to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of 
clarifying the local judicial structure and the office of Attorney 
General. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-291)
  H.R. 2431, to express United States foreign policy with respect to, 
and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals 
persecuted in foreign countries on account of religion; to authorize 
United States actions in response to violations of religious freedom in 
foreign countries; and to establish an Ambassador at Large for 
International Religious Freedom within the Department of State, a 
Commission on International Religious Freedom, and a Special Advisor on 
International Religious Freedom within the National Security Council. 
Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-292)
  H.R. 2795, to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of 
Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska 
that receive water from Glendo Reservoir. Signed October 27, 1998. 
(P.L. 105-293)
  H.R. 3069, to extend the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy 
to allow the Advisory Council to advise Congress on the implementation 
of the proposals and recommendations of the Advisory Council. Signed 
October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-294)
  H.R. 4079, to authorize the construction of temperature control 
devices at Folsom Dam in California. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 
105-295)
  H.R. 4166, to amend the Idaho Admission Act regarding the sale or 
lease of school land. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-296)
  S. 53, to require the general application of the antitrust laws to 
major league baseball. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-297)
  S. 505, to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with 
respect to the duration of copyright. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 
105-298)
  S. 1298, to designate a Federal building located in Florence, 
Alabama, as the ''Justice John McKinley Federal Building''. Signed 
October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-299)
  S. 1892, to provide that a person closely related to a judge of a 
court exercising judicial power under article III of the United States 
Constitution (other than the Supreme Court) may not be appointed as a 
judge of the same court. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-300)
  S. 1976, to increase public awareness of the plight of victims of 
crime with developmental disabilities, to collect data to measure the 
magnitude of the problem, and to develop strategies to address the 
safety and justice needs of victims of crime with developmental 
disabilities. Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-301)
  S. 2235, to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to encourage the use of school resource officers. 
Signed October 27, 1998. (P.L. 105-302)
   H.R. 1702, to encourage the development of a commercial space 
industry in the United States. Signed October 28, 1998. (P.L. 105-303)
  H.R. 2281, to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the 
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and 
Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Signed October 28, 1998. (P.L. 105-
304)
  H.R. 3332, to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to 
authorize appropriations

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for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 for the Next Generation Internet 
program, to require the Advisory Committee on High-Performance 
Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next 
Generation Internet to monitor and give advice concerning the 
development and implementation of the Next Generation Internet program 
and report to the President and the Congress on its activities. Signed 
October 28, 1998. (P.L. 105-305)
  H.R. 4558, to make technical amendments to clarify the provision of 
benefits for noncitizens, and to improve the provision of unemployment 
insurance, child support, and supplemental security income benefits. 
Signed October 28, 1998. (P.L. 105-306)
  S. 2468, designate the Biscayne National Park visitor center as the 
Dante Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park. Signed October 
29, 1998. (P.L. 105-307)
  H.R. 700, to remove the restriction on the distribution of certain 
revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua 
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-
308)
  H.R. 1274, to authorize appropriations for the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 1999. Signed October 
30, 1998. (P.L. 105-309)
  H.R. 1756, to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, to 
require the development and implementation by the Secretary of the 
Treasury of a national money laundering and related financial crimes 
strategy to combat money laundering and related financial crimes. 
Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-310)
  H.R. 2675, to provide for the Office of Personnel Management to 
conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the provision of 
certain options for universal life insurance coverage and additional 
death and dismemberment insurance under chapter 87 of title 5, United 
States Code, to improve the administration of such chapter. Signed 
October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-311)
  H.R. 2807, to clarify restrictions under the Migratory Bird Treaty 
Act on baiting and to facilitate acquisitions of migratory bird 
habitat. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-312)
  H.R. 3055, to deem the activities of the Miccosukee Tribe on the 
Tamiami Indian Reservation to be consistent with the purposes of the 
Everglades National Park. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-313)
  H.R. 3494, to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect children 
from sexual abuse and exploitation. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-
314)
  H.R. 3528, to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the 
use of alternative dispute resolution processes in United States 
district courts. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-315)
  H.R. 3687, to authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water 
reclamation project contract for the Canadian River Project, Texas. 
Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-316)
  H.R. 3903, to provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, 
Alaska. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-317)
  H.R. 4151, to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, 
relating to identity fraud. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-318)
  H.R. 4293, to establish a cultural and training program for 
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic of 
Ireland. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-319)
  H.R. 4309, to provide a comprehensive program of support for victims 
of torture. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-320)
  H.R. 4326, to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain 
Federal lands located within or adjacent to the Rogue River National 
Forest and to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Land Management to 
sell and exchange other Federal lands in Oregon. Signed October 30, 
1998. (P.L. 105-321)
  H.R. 4337, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
financial assistance to the State of Maryland for a pilot program to 
develop measures to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland 
damaged by nutria. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-322)
  H.R. 4660, A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 to provide rewards for information leading to the arrest or 
conviction of any individual for the commission of an act, or 
conspiracy to act, of international terrorism, narcotics related 
offenses, or for serious violations of international humanitarian law 
relating to the Former Yugoslavia. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-
323)
  H.R. 4679, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
clarify the circumstances in which a substance is considered to be a 
pesticide chemical for purposes of such Act. Signed October 30, 1998. 
(P.L. 105-324)
  S. 231, to establish the National Cave and Karst Research Institute 
in the State of New Mexico. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-325)
  S. 890, to dispose of certain Federal properties located in Dutch 
John, Utah, and to assist the local government in the interim delivery 
of basic services to the Dutch John community. Signed October 30, 1998. 
(P.L. 105-326)
  S. 1333, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to 
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that cannot charge an entrance or admission fee to retain other fees 
and charges. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-327)
  S. 2094, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to 
enable the Secretary of the Interior to more effectively use the 
proceeds of sales of certain items. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-
328)
  S. 2106, to expand the boundaries of Arches National Park, Utah, to 
include portions of certain drainages that are under the jurisdiction 
of the Bureau of Land Management, and to include a portion of Fish Seep 
Draw owned by the State of Utah. Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-
329)
  S. 2193, to implement the provisions of the Trademark Law Treaty. 
Signed October 30, 1998. (P.L. 105-330)
  H.R. 678, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the birth of Thomas Alva 
Edison, and to redesign the half dollar circulating coin for 1997 to 
commemorate Thomas Edison. Signed October 31, 1998. (P.L. 105-331)
  H.R. 1853, to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
Technology Education Act. Signed October 31, 1998. (P.L. 105-332)
  H.R. 2000, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to make 
certain clarifications to the land bank protection provisions. Signed 
October 31, 1998. (P.L. 105-333)
  H.R. 2327, to provide for a change in the exemption from the child 
labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for minors 
between 16 and 18 years of age who engage in the operation of 
automobiles and trucks. Signed October 31, 1998. (P.L. 105-334)
  H.R. 3830, to provide for the exchange of certain lands within the 
State of Utah. Signed October 31, 1998. (P.L. 105-335)
  H.R. 3874, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make 
improvements to the special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
infants, and children and to extend the authority of that program 
through fiscal year 2003. Signed October 31, 1998. (P.L. 105-336)
  H.R. 4259, to allow Haskell Indian Nations University and the 
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute each to conduct a 
demonstration project to test the feasibility and desirability of new 
personnel management policies and procedures. Signed October 31, 1998. 
(P.L. 105-337)
  H.R. 4655, to establish a program to support a transition to 
democracy in Iraq. Signed October 31, 1998. (P.L. 105-338)
  S. 1021, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
consideration may not be denied to preference eligibles applying for 
certain positions in the competitive service. Signed October 31, 1998. 
(P.L. 105-339)
  S. 1722, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
certain programs with respect to women's health research and prevention 
activities at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention. Signed October 31, 1998. (P.L. 105-340)
  S. 2285, to establish a commission, in honor of the 150th Anniversary 
of the Seneca Falls Convention, to further protect sites of importance 
in the historic efforts to secure equal rights for women. Signed 
October 31, 1998. (P.L. 105-341)
  S. 2240, to establish the Adams National Historical Park in the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Signed November 2, 1998. (P.L. 105-342)
  S. 2246, to amend the Act which establised the Frederick Law Olmsted 
National Historic Site, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by 
modifying the boundary. Signed November 2, 1998. (P.L. 105-343)
  S. 2413, prohibiting the conveyance of Woodland Lake Park tract in 
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the State of Arizona unless the 
conveyance is made to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside or authorized by Act 
of Congress. Signed November 2, 1998. (P.L. 105-344)
  S. 2427, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 
of 1996 to extend the legislative authority for the Black Patriots 
Foundation to establish a commemorative work. Signed November 2, 1998. 
(P.L. 105-345)
  S. 2505, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey title to 
the Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station in Gooding County, Idaho, to 
the University of Idaho. Signed November 2, 1998. (P.L. 105-346)
  S. 2561, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to 
furnishing and using consumer reports for employment purposes. Signed 
November 2, 1998. (P.L. 105-347)
  S.J. Res. 51, granting the consent of Congress to the Potomac 
Highlands Airport Authority Compact entered into between the States of 
Maryland and West Virginia. Signed November 2, 1998. (P.L. 105-348)
  S.J. Res. 58, recognizing the accomplishments of Inspector General 
since their creation in 1978 in preventing and detecting waste, fraud, 
abuse, and mismanagement, and in promoting economy, efficiency, and 
effectiveness in the Federal Government. Signed November 2, 1998. (P.L. 
105-349)
  H.J. Res. 138, appointing the day for the convening of the first 
session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress. Signed November 3, 1998. 
(P.L. 105-350)

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  S. 538, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
facilities of the Minidoka project to the Burley Irrigation District. 
Signed November 3, 1998. (P.L. 105- 351)
  S. 744, to authorize the construction of the Fall River Water Users 
District Rural Water System and authorize financial assistance to the 
Fall River Water Users District, a non-profit corporation, in the 
planning and construction of the water supply system. Signed November 
3, 1998. (P.L. 105-352)
  S. 1260, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions 
under State law. Signed November 3, 1998. (P.L. 105-353)
  S. 2534, to clarify without substantive change laws related to 
Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations and 
to improve the United States Code. Signed November 3, 1998. (P.L. 105-
354)
  H.R. 3910, to authorize the Automobile National Heritage Area. Signed 
November 6, 1998. (P.L. 105-355)
  S. 2232, to establish the Little Rock Central High School National 
Historic Site in the State of Arkansas. Signed November 6, 1998. (P.L. 
105-356)