[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 146 (Tuesday, November 14, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1180-D1183]
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. D 1168)
  H.R. 209, to improve the ability of Federal agencies to license 
federally owned inventions. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-404)
  H.R. 2607, to promote the development of the commercial space 
transportation industry, to authorize appropriations for the Office of 
the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, to 
authorize appropriations for the Office of Space Commercialization. 
Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-405)
  H.R. 2961, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize 
a 3-year pilot program under which the Attorney General may extend the 
period for voluntary departure in the case of certain nonimmigrant 
aliens who require medical treatment in the United States and were 
admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. 
(P.L. 106-406)
  H.R. 3069, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to 
provide for redevelopment of the Southeast Federal Center in the 
District of Columbia. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-407)
  H.R. 3671, to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds 
available for grants to States for fish and wildlife conservation 
projects, to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act, to commemorate the centennial of the 
establishment of the first national wildlife refuge in

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the United States on March 14, 1903. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-
408)
  H.R. 4068, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for 
an additional three years the special immigrant religious worker 
program. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-409)
  H.R. 4110, to amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records 
Commission for fiscal years 2002 through 2005. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. 
(P.L. 106-410)
  H.R. 4320, to assist in the conservation of great apes by supporting 
and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of 
countries within the range of great apes and projects of persons with 
demonstrated expertise in the conservation of great apes. Signed Nov. 
1, 2000. (P.L. 106-411)
  H.R. 4835, to authorize the exchange of land between the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Director of Central Intelligence at the George 
Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, Virginia. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. 
(P.L. 106-412)
  H.R. 4850, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2000, 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 Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-413)
  H.R. 5164, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require reports 
concerning defects in motor vehicles or tires or other motor vehicle 
equipment in foreign countries. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-414)
  H.R. 5234, to amend the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 to 
extend the applicability of that Act to certain former spouses of 
deceased Hmong veterans. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-415)
  H.J. Res. 122, making further continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2001. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-416)
  S. 406, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to make 
permanent the demonstration program that allows for direct billing of 
medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, and to expand the 
eligibility under such program to other tribes and tribal 
organizations. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-417)
  S. 1296, to designate portions of the lower Delaware River and 
associated tributaries as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-418)
  S. 1402, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase amounts 
of educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill and 
to enhance programs providing educational benefits under that title. 
Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-419)
  S. 1455, to enhance protections against fraud in the offering of 
financial assistance for college education. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 
106-420)
  S. 1705, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into land 
exchanges to acquire from the private owner and to convey to the State 
of Idaho approximately 1,240 acres of land near the City of Rocks 
National Reserve, Idaho. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-421)
  S. 1707, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
to provide that certain designated Federal entities shall be 
establishments under such Act. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-422)
  S. 2102, to provide to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe a permanent land 
base within its aboriginal homeland. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-
423)
  S. 2412, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal 
years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-424)
  S. 2917, to settle the land claims of the Pueblo of Santo Domingo. 
Signed Nov. 1, 2000. (P.L. 106-425)
  H.J. Res. 123, making further continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2001. Signed Nov. 3, 2000. (P.L. 106-426)
  H.J. Res. 124, making further continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2001. Signed Nov. 4, 2000. (P.L. 106-427)
  H.J. Res. 84, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year 2001. Signed Nov. 4, 2000. (P.L. 106-428)
  H.R. 4811, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2001. Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-429)
  H.R. 5178, to require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard in 
effect under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Signed 
Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-430)
  H.R. 468, to establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area. 
Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-431)
  H.R. 1725, to provide for the conveyance by the Bureau of Land 
Management to Douglas County, Oregon, of a county park and certain 
adjacent land. Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-432)
  H.R. 3218, to amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the 
appearance of Social Security account numbers on or through unopened 
mailings of checks or other drafts issued on public money in the 
Treasury. Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-433)

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  H.R. 3657, to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of public 
domain land in the San Bernardino National Forest in the State of 
California. Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-434)
  H.R. 3679, to provide for the minting of commemorative coins to 
support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and the programs of the 
United States Olympic Committee. Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-435)
  H.R. 4315, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3695 Green Road in Beachwood, Ohio, as the ``Larry 
Small Post Office Building''. Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-436)
  H.R. 4404, to permit the payment of medical expenses incurred by the 
United States Park Police in the performance of duty to be made 
directly by the National Park Service, to allow for waiver and 
indemnification in mutual law enforcement agreements between the 
National Park Service and a State or political subdivision when 
required by State law. Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-437)
  H.R. 4450, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 900 East Fayette Street in Baltimore, Maryland, as 
the ``Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building''. Signed Nov. 6, 
2000. (P.L. 106-438)
  H.R. 4451, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1001 Frederick Road in Baltimore, Maryland, as the 
``Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr. Post Office Building''. Signed Nov. 6, 
2000. (P.L. 106-439)
  H.R. 4625, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2108 East 38th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building''. Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 
106-440)
  H.R. 4786, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 110 Postal Way in Carrollton, Georgia, as the 
``Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building''. Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 
106-441)
  H.R. 4957, 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 Nov. 6, 2000. 
(P.L. 106-442)
  H.R. 5083, to extend the authority of the Los Angeles Unified School 
District to use certain park lands in the city of South Gate, 
California, which were acquired with amounts provided from the land and 
water conservation fund, for elementary school purposes. Signed Nov. 6, 
2000. (P.L. 106-443)
  H.R. 5157, to amend title 44, United States Code, to ensure 
preservation of the records of the Freedmen's Bureau. Signed Nov. 6, 
2000. (P.L. 106-444)
  H.R. 5273, to clarify the intention of the Congress with regard to 
the authority of the United States Mint to produce numismatic coins. 
Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-445)
  H.R. 5314, to require the immediate termination of the Department of 
Defense practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of 
their useful working life and to facilitate the adoption of retired 
military working dogs by law enforcement agencies, former handlers of 
these dogs, and other persons capable of caring for these dogs. Signed 
Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-446)
  S. 614, to provide for regulatory reform in order to encourage 
investment, business, and economic development with respect to 
activities conducted on Indian lands. Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-
447)
  S. 2812, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a 
waiver of the oath of renunciation and allegiance for naturalization of 
aliens having certain disabilities. Signed Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-448)
  S. 3062, to modify the date on which the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia submits a performance accountability plan to Congress. Signed 
Nov. 6, 2000. (P.L. 106-449)
  H.R. 1651, to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to extend 
the period during which reimbursement may be provided to owners of 
United States fishing vessels for costs incurred when such a vessel is 
seized and detained by a foreign country. Signed November 7, 2000. 
(P.L. 106-450)
  H.R. 2442, to provide for the preparation of a Government report 
detailing injustices suffered by Italian Americans during World War II, 
and a formal acknowledgment of such injustices by the President. Signed 
November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-451)
  H.R. 4831, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2339 North California Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, 
as the ``Roberto Clemente Post Office''. Signed November 7, 2000. (P.L. 
106-452)
  H.R. 4853, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1568 South Green Road in South Euclid, Ohio, as the 
``Arnold C. D'Amico Station''. Signed November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-453)
  H.R. 5229, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 219 South Church Street in Odum, Georgia, as the 
``Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office''. Signed November 7, 2000. (P.L. 
106-454)
  S. 501, to address resource management issues in Glacier Bay National 
Park, Alaska. Signed November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-455)
  S. 503, designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest in 
the State of Colorado as the

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``Spanish Peaks Wilderness''. Signed November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-456)
  S. 835, to encourage the restoration of estuary habitat through more 
efficient project financing and enhanced coordination of Federal and 
non-Federal restoration programs. Signed November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-
457)
  S. 1088, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
administrative sites in national forests in the State of Arizona, to 
convey certain land to the City of Sedona, Arizona for a wastewater 
treatment facility. Signed November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-458)
  S. 1211, to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to 
authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity 
upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner. Signed November 7, 
2000 (P.L. 106-459)
  S. 1218, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue to the 
Landusky School District, without consideration, a patent for the 
surface and mineral estates of certain lots. Signed November 7, 2000. 
(P.L. 106-460)
  S. 1275, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to produce and 
sell products and to sell publications relating to the Hoover Dam, and 
to deposit revenues generated from the sales into the Colorado River 
Dam fund. Signed November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-461)
  S. 1586, to reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian Lands. Signed 
November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-462)
  S. 2300, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the maximum 
acreage of Federal leases for coal that may be held by an entity in any 
1 State. Signed November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-463)
  S. 2719, to provide for business development and trade promotion for 
Native Americans. Signed November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-464)
  S. 2950, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the 
Sand Creek Massacre Historic Site in the State of Colorado. Signed 
November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-465)
  S. 3022, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
irrigation facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District. 
Signed November 7, 2000. (P.L. 106-466)