[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 131 (Tuesday, November 16, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1072-D1076]
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 1034)
  H.R. 4837, making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005. Signed on October 13, 
2004. (Public Law 108-324)
  S. 1778, to authorize a land conveyance between the United States and 
the City of Craig, Alaska. Signed on October 13, 2004. (Public Law 108-
325)
  H.R. 982, to clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations 
issued by the Government of American Samoa. Signed on October 16, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-326)
  H.R. 2408, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize 
volunteer programs and community partnerships for national wildlife 
refuges. Signed on October 16, 2004. (Public Law 108-327)
  H.R. 2771, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the 
New York City Watershed Protection Program. Signed on October 16, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-328)
  H.R. 4115, to amend the Act of November 2, 1966 (80 Stat. 1112), to 
allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts 
affecting the land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 
Reservation. Signed on October 16, 2004. (Public Law 108-329)
  H.R. 4259, to amend title 31, United States Code, to improve the 
financial accountability requirements applicable to the Department of 
Homeland Security, to establish requirements for the Future Years 
Homeland Security Program of the Department. Signed on October 16, 
2004. (Public Law 108-330)
  H.R. 5105, to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution to carry out construction and related activities in support 
of the collaborative Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array 
System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, Arizona. Signed on 
October 16, 2004. (Public Law 108-331)
  S. 2292, to require a report on acts of anti-Semitism around the 
world. Signed on October 16, 2004. (Public Law 108-332)
  H.R. 4011, to promote human rights and freedom in the Democratic 
People's Republic of Korea. Signed on October 18, 2004. (Public Law 
108-333)
  H.R. 4567, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005. Signed on 
October 18, 2004. (Public Law 108-334)
  H.R. 4850, making appropriations for the government of the District 
of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005. Signed on October 18, 2004. (Public Law 108-335)
  S. 551, to provide for the implementation of air quality programs 
developed in accordance with an Intergovernmental Agreement between the 
Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the State of Colorado concerning Air 
Quality Control on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. Signed on 
October 18, 2004. (Public Law 108-336)
  S. 1421, to authorize the subdivision and dedication of restricted 
land owned by Alaska Natives. Signed on October 18, 2004. (Public Law 
108-337)
  S. 1537, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the New 
Hope Cemetery Association certain land in the State of Arkansas for use 
as a cemetery. Signed on October 18, 2004. (Public Law 108-338)
  S. 1663, to replace certain Coastal Barrier Resources System maps. 
Signed on October 18, 2004. (Public Law 108-339)
  S. 1687, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
on the preservation and interpretation of the historic sites of the 
Manhattan Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System. 
Signed on October 18, 2004. (Public Law 108-340)

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  S. 1814, to transfer Federal lands between the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior. Signed on October 18, 
2004. (Public Law 108-341)
  S. 2052, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El 
Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail. Signed on 
October 18, 2004. (Public Law 108-342)
  S. 2319, to authorize and facilitate hydroelectric power licensing of 
the Tapoco Project. Signed on October 18, 2004. (Public Law 108-343)
  S. 2363, to revise and extend the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. 
Signed on October 18, 2004. (Public Law 108-344)
  S. 2508, to redesignate the Ridges Basin Reservoir, Colorado, as Lake 
Nighthorse. Signed on October 18, 2004. (Public Law 108-345)
  S. 2180, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain 
lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in the State of 
Colorado. Signed on October 18, 2004. (Public Law 108-346)
  H.R. 854, to provide for the promotion of democracy, human rights, 
and rule of law in the Republic of Belarus and for the consolidation 
and strengthening of Belarus sovereignty and independence. Signed on 
October 20, 2004. (Public Law 108-347)
  S. 2895, to authorize the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, to be 
illuminated by pink lights in honor of breast cancer awareness month. 
Signed on October 20, 2004. (Public Law 108-348)
  H.R. 5122, to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to 
permit members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to 
serve for 2 terms. Signed on October 21, 2004. (Public Law 108-349)
  S. 33, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange 
all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the 
Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds 
derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve 
administrative sites. Signed on October 21, 2004. (Public Law 108-350)
  S. 1791, to amend the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to provide 
that the amounts received by the United States under that Act shall be 
deposited in the reclamation fund. Signed on October 21, 2004. (Public 
Law 108-351)
  S. 2178, to make technical corrections to laws relating to certain 
units of the National Park System and to National Park programs. Signed 
on October 21, 2004. (Public Law 108-352)
  S. 2415, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4141 Postmark Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, as the 
``Robert J. Opinsky Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-353)
  S. 2511, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
feasibility study of a Chimayo water supply system, to provide for the 
planning, design, and construction of a water supply, reclamation, and 
filtration facility for Espanola, New Mexico. Signed on October 21, 
2004. (Public Law 108-354)
  S. 2634, to amend the Public Health Service Act to support the 
planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities 
involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention 
strategies, to authorize grants to institutions of higher education to 
reduce student mental and behavioral health problems. Signed on October 
21, 2004. (Public Law 108-355)
  S. 2742, to extend certain authority of the Supreme Court Police, 
modify the venue of prosecutions relating to the Supreme Court building 
and grounds, and authorize the acceptance of gifts to the United States 
Supreme Court. Signed on October 21, 2004. (Public Law 108-356)
  H.R. 4520, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove 
impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-
technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both 
at home and abroad. Signed on October 22, 2004. (Public Law 108-357)
  S. 2195, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the 
definition of anabolic steroids and to provide for research and 
education activities relating to steroids and steroid precursors. 
Signed on October 22, 2004. (Public Law 108-358)
  H.R. 1533, to amend the securities laws to permit church pension 
plans to be invested in collective trusts. Signed on October 25, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-359)
  H.R. 2608, to reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Program. Signed on October 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-360)
  H.R. 2828, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement 
water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing 
and diversifying domestic water resources. Signed on October 25, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-361)
  H.R. 3858, to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the 
supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, and to provide for 
better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell 
transplantation. Signed on October 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-362)
  H.R. 4175, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates 
of disablity compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans. Signed on 
October 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-363)

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  H.R. 4278, to amend the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 to support 
programs of grants to States to address the assistive technology needs 
of individuals with disabilities. Signed on October 25, 2004. (Public 
Law 108-364)
  H.R. 4555, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
extend provisions relating to mammography quality standards. Signed on 
October 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-365)
  H.R. 5185, to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965. Signed on October 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-366)
  S. 524, to expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National 
Battlefield to authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands 
associated with the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort 
in 1862. Signed on October 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-367)
  S. 1368, to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf 
of the Congress to Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. 
(posthumously) and his widow Coretta Scott King in recognition of their 
contributions to the Nation on behalf of the civil rights movement. 
Signed on October 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-368)
  S. 2864, to extend for eighteen months the period for which chapter 
12 of title 11, United States Code, is reenacted. Signed on October 25, 
2004. (Public Law 108-369)
  S. 2883, to amend the International Child Abduction Remedies Act to 
limit the tort liability of private entities or organizations that 
carry out responsibilities of United States Central Authority under 
that Act. Signed on October 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-370)
  S. 2896, to modify and extend certain privatization requirements of 
the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. Signed on October 25, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-371)
  H.R. 2714, to reauthorize the State Justice Institute. Signed on 
October 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-372)
  S. 1134, to reauthorize and improve the programs authorized by the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. Signed on October 
27, 2004. (Public Law 108-373)
  S. 1721, to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to improve 
provisions relating to probate of trust and restricted land. Signed on 
October 27, 2004. (Public Law 108-374)
  H.R. 4200, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 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 October 28, 2004. (Public Law 108-375)
  H.R. 2010, to protect the voting rights of members of the Armed 
Services in elections for the Delegate representing American Samoa in 
the United States House of Representatives. Signed on October 30, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-376)
  H.R. 2023, to give a preference regarding States that require schools 
to allow students to self-administer medication to treat that student's 
asthma or anaphylaxis. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-377)
  H.R. 2400, to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of 
clarifying the local judicial structure of Guam. Signed on October 30, 
2004. (Public Law 108-378)
  H.R. 2984, to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to remove the 
requirement that processors be members of an agency administering a 
marketing order applicable to pears. Signed on October 30, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-379)
  H.R. 3056, to clarify the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coast 
Barrier Resources System Cedar Keys Unit P25 on Otherwise Protected 
Area P25P. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-380)
  H.R. 3217, to provide for the conveyance of several small parcels of 
National Forest System land in the Apalachicola National Forest, 
Florida, to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mt. Trial 
Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, Florida. Signed on October 
30, 2004. (Public Law 108-381)
  H.R. 3391, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project. Signed on 
October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-382)
  H.R. 3478, to amend title 44, United States Code, to improve the 
efficiency of operations by the National Archives and Records 
Administration and to reauthorize the National Historical Publications 
and Records Commission. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-
383)
  H.R. 3479, to provide for the control and eradication of the brown 
tree snake on the island of Guam and the prevention of the introduction 
of the brown tree snake to other areas of the United States. Signed on 
October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-384)
  H.R. 3706, to adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic 
Site. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-385)
  H.R. 3797, to authorize improvements in the operations of the 
government of the District of Columbia. Signed on October 30, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-386)
  H.R. 3819, to redesignate Fort Clatsop National Memorial as the Lewis 
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Park, to include in the park sites in the State of Washington as well 
as the State of Oregon. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-
387)
  H.R. 4046, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 555 West 180th Street in New York, New York, as the 
``Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office''. Signed on October 30, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-388)
  H.R. 4066, to provide for the conveyance of certain land to the 
United States and to revise the boundary of Chickasaw National 
Recreation Area, Oklahoma. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-
389)
  H.R. 4306, to amend section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to improve the process for verifying an individual's eligibility 
for employment. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-390)
  H.J. Res. 57, expressing the sense of the Congress in recognition of 
the contributions of the seven Columbia astronauts by supporting 
establishment of a Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center. 
Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-391)
  H.R. 4381, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2811 Springdale Avenue in Springdale, Arkansas, as 
the ``Harvey and Bernice Jones Post Office Building''. Signed on 
October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-392)
  H.R. 4471, to clarify the loan guarantee authority under title VI of 
the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-393)
  H.R. 4481, to amend Public Law 86-434 establishing Wilson's Creek 
National Battlefield in the State of Missouri to expand the boundaries 
of the park. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-394)
  H.R. 4556, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1115 South Clinton Avenue in Dunn, North Carolina, 
as the ``General William Carey Lee Post Office Building''. Signed on 
October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-395)
  H.R. 4579, to modify the boundary of the Harry S Truman National 
Historic Site in the State of Missouri. Signed on October 30, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-396)
  H.R. 4618, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 10 West Prospect Street in Nanuet, New York, as the 
``Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building''. Signed on 
October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-397)
  H.R. 4632, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 19504 Linden Boulevard in St. Albans, New York, as 
the ``Archie Spigner Post Office Building''. Signed on October 30, 
2004. (Public Law 108-398)
  H.R. 4731, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
reauthorize the National Estuary Program. Signed on October 30, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-399)
  H.R. 4827, to amend the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area 
and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act of 2000 to rename the Colorado 
Canyons National Conservation Area as the McInnis Canyons National 
Conservation Area. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-400)
  H.R. 4917, to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the United States 
for fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007. Signed on October 30, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-401)
  H.R. 5027, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 411 Midway Avenue in Mascotte, Florida, as the 
``Specialist Eric Ramirez Post Office''. Signed on October 30, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-402)
  H.R. 5039, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at United States Route 1 in Ridgeway, North Carolina, 
as the ``Eva Holtzman Post Office''. Signed on October 30, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-403)
  H.R. 5051, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1001 Williams Street in Ignacio, Colorado, as the 
``Leonard C. Burch Post Office Building''. Signed on October 30, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-404)
  H.R. 5107, to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the 
substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and 
convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of 
Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and 
development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training 
programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide 
post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to 
improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases. Signed on 
October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-405)
  H.R. 5131, to provide assistance to Special Olympics to support 
expansion of Special Olympics and development of education programs and 
a Healthy Athletes Program. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 
108-406)
  H.R. 5133, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 11110 Sunset Hills Road in Reston, Virginia, as the 
``Martha Pennino Post Office Building''. Signed on October 30, 2004. 
(Public Law 108-407)
  H.R. 5147, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 23055 Sherman Way in West Hills, California, as the 
``Evan Asa Ashcraft

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Post Office Building''. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-
408)
  H.R. 5186, to reduce certain special allowance payments and provide 
additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student loans. Signed on 
October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-409)
  H.R. 5294, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize 
appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 
Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-410)
  S. 129, to provide for reform relating to Federal employment. Signed 
on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-411)
  S. 144, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a 
program to provide assistance to eligible weed management entities to 
control or eradicate noxious weeds on public and private land. Signed 
on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-412)
  S. 643, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation 
with the University of New Mexico, to construct and occupy a portion of 
the Hibben Center for Archaeological Research at the University of New 
Mexico. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-413)
  S. 1194, to foster local collaborations which will ensure that 
resources are effectively and efficiently used within the criminal and 
juvenile justice systems. Signed on October 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-
414)