[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 153 (Monday, December 16, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1190-D1192]
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 November 14, 
2002, p. D1157.)
  H.J. Res. 124, making further continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2003. Signed on November 23, 2002. (Public Law 107-294)
  S. 1214, to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a 
program to ensure greater security for United States seaports. Signed 
on November 25, 2002. (Public Law 107-295)
  H.R. 5005, to establish the Department of Homeland Security. Signed 
November 25, 2002. (Public Law 107-296)
  H.R. 3210, to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to 
provide coverage for risks from terrorism. Signed on November 26, 2002. 
(Public Law 107-297)
  H.R. 2546, to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit States 
from requiring a license or fee on account of the fact that a motor 
vehicle is providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation 
service. Signed on November 26, 2002. (Public Law 107-298)
  H.R. 3389, to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act. 
Signed on November 26, 2002. (Public Law 107-299)
  H.R. 4878, to provide for estimates and reports of improper payments 
by Federal agencies. Signed on November 26, 2002. (Public Law 107-300)
  H.R. 5349, to facilitate the use of a portion of the former O'Reilly 
General Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, by the local Boys and Girls 
Club through the release of the reversionary interest and other 
interest retained by the United States in 1955 when the land was 
conveyed to the State of Missouri. Signed on November 26, 2002. (Public 
Law 107-301)
  S. 3044, to authorize the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency of the District of Columbia to provide for the interstate 
supervision of offenders on parole, probation, and supervised release. 
Signed on November 26, 2002. (Public Law 107-302)

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  H.R. 1070, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
provide assistance for remediation of sediment contamination in areas 
of concern, to authorize assistance for research and development of 
innovative technologies for such remediation, and to amend the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act and the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 to modify provisions relating to the Lake Champlain basin. Signed 
on November 27, 2002. (Public Law 107-303)
  H.R. 3340, to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain 
catch-up contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan to be made by 
participant age 50 or over. Signed on November 27, 2002. (Public Law 
107-304)
  H.R. 3394, to authorize funding for computer and network security 
research and development and research fellowship programs. Signed on 
November 27, 2002. (Public Law 107-305)
  H.R. 4628, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 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 on 
November 27, 2002. (Public Law 107-306)
  H.R. 2621, to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
consumer product protection. Signed on December 2, 2002. (Public Law 
107-307)
  H.R. 3908, to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation 
Act. Signed on December 2, 2002. (Public Law 107-308)
  H.R. 3988, to amend title 36, United States Code, to clarify the 
requirements for eligibility in the American Legion. Signed on December 
2, 2002. (Public Law 107-309)
  H.R. 4727, to reauthorize the national dam safety program. Signed on 
December 2, 2002. (Public Law 107-310)
  H.R. 5590, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the 
enforcement and effectiveness of civilian orders of protection on 
military installations. Signed on December 2, 2002. (Public Law 107-
311)
  H.R. 5708, to reduce preexisting PAYGO balances. Signed on December 
2, 2002. (Public Law 107-312)
  H.R. 5716, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 and the Public Health Service Act to extend the mental health 
benefits parity provisions for an additional year. Signed on December 
2, 2002. (Public Law 107-313)
  H.R. 4546, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 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. Signed on December 2, 2002. (Public Law 107-314)
  H.J. Res. 117, approving the location of the commemorative work in 
the District of Columbia honoring former President John Adams. Signed 
on December 2, 2002. (Public Law 107-315)
  H.R. 3156, to provide a grant for the construction of a new community 
center in St. Paul, Minnesota, in honor of the late Senator Paul 
Wellstone and his beloved wife, Sheila. Signed on December 2, 2002. 
(Public Law 107-316)
  H.R. 3833, to facilitate the creation of a new, second-level Internet 
domain within the United States country code domain that will be a 
haven for material that promotes positive experiences for children and 
families using the Internet, provides a safe online environment for 
children, and helps to prevent children from being exposed to harmful 
material on the Internet. Signed on December 2, 2002. (Public Law 107-
317)
  H.R. 5504, to provide for the improvement of the safety of child 
restraints in passenger motor vehicles. Signed on December 4, 2002. 
(Public Law 107-318)
  H.R. 727, to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide that 
low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products subject to such Act. 
Signed on December 4, 2002. (Public Law 107-319)
  H.R. 2595, to direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of 
land to Chatham County, Georgia. Signed on December 4, 2002. (Public 
Law 107-320)
  H.R. 5469, to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to the 
statutory license for webcasting. Signed on December 4, 2002. (Public 
Law 107-321)
  S. 1010, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina. Signed on 
December 4, 2002. (Public Law 107-322)
  S. 1226, to require the display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War 
II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial. Signed on December 4, 2002. (Public Law 107-323)
  S. 1907, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
land to the city of Haines, Oregon. Signed on December 4, 2002. (Public 
Law 107-324)
  S. 1946, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old 
Spanish Trail as a National Historic Trail. Signed on December 4, 2002. 
(Public Law 107-325)
  S. 2239, to amend the National Housing Act to simplify the 
downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family 
homebuyers. Signed on December 4, 2002. (Public Law 107-326)

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  S. 2712, to authorize economic and democratic development assistance 
for Afghanistan and to authorize military assistance for Afghanistan 
and certain other foreign countries. Signed on December 4, 2002. 
(Public Law 107-327)
  S.J. Res. 53, relative to the convening of the first session of the 
One Hundred Eighth Congress. Signed on December 4, 2002. (Public Law 
107-328)
  S. 1240, to provide for the acquisition of land and construction of 
an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to 
American Fork Canyon, Utah. Signed on December 6, 2002. (Public Law 
107-329)
  S. 2237, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to veterans' 
compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pension 
benefits, education benefits, housing benefits, memorial affairs 
benefits, life insurance benefits, and certain other benefits for 
veterans, to improve the administration of benefits for veterans, to 
make improvements in procedures relating to judicial review of 
veterans' claims for benefits. Signed on December 6, 2002. (Public Law 
107-330)



*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no 
accompanying report. A total of 218 reports have been filed in the 
Senate, a total of 437 reports have been filed in the House.