[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 141 (Thursday, October 31, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1116-D1117]
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, of October 28, 
                            2002, p. D 1112)
  H.R. 5651, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make 
improvements in the regulation of medical devices. Signed on October 
26, 2002. (Public Law 107-250)
  S. 1533, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and 
strengthen the health centers program and the National Health Service 
Corps, and to establish the Healthy Communities Access Program, which 
will help coordinate services for the uninsured and underinsured. 
Signed on October 26, 2002. (Public Law 107-251)
  H.R. 3295, to establish a program to provide funds to States to 
replace punch card voting systems, to establish the Election Assistance 
Commission to assist in the administration of Federal elections and to 
otherwise provide assistance with the administration of certain Federal 
election laws and programs,

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to establish minimum election administration standards for States and 
units of local government with responsibility for the administration of 
Federal elections. Signed on October 29, 2002. (Public Law 107-252)
  H.R. 2486, to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, through the United States Weather Research Program, to 
conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities 
relating to inland flood forecasting improvement. Signed on October 29, 
2002. (Public Law 107-253)
  H.R. 5647, to authorize the duration of the base contract of the 
Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract to be more than five years but not 
more than seven years. Signed on October 29, 2002. (Public Law 107-254)
  H.J. Res. 113, recognizing the contributions of Patsy Takemoto Mink. 
Signed on October 29, 2002. (Public Law 107-255)
  S. 1227, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Niagara 
Falls National Heritage Area in the State of New York. Signed on 
October 29, 2002. (Public Law 107-256)
  S. 1270, to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed 
at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman 
Morse United States Courthouse''. Signed on October 29, 2002. (Public 
Law 107-257)
  S. 1339, to amend the Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000 to provide an 
asylum program with regard to American Persian Gulf War POW/MIAs. 
Signed on October 29, 2002. (Public Law 107-258)
  S. 1646, to identify certain routes in the States of Texas, Oklahoma, 
Colorado, and New Mexico as part of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, a 
high priority corridor on the National Highway System. Signed on 
October 29, 2002. (Public Law 107-259)
  S. 2558, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
collection of data on benign brain-related tumors through the national 
program of cancer registries. Signed on October 29, 2002. (Public Law 
107-260)