[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 18, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D6-D7]
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 1339-1340)
  H.R. 2863, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006. Signed on December 30, 2005. 
(Public Law 109-148)
  H.R. 3010, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2006. Signed on December 30, 2005. (Public 
Law 109-149)
  H.R. 4525, to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965. Signed on December 30, 2005. (Public Law 109-
150)
  H.R. 4579, to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend by one year provisions 
requiring parity in the application of certain limits to mental health 
benefits. Signed on December 30, 2005. (Public Law 109-151)
  S. 205, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
establish in the State of Louisiana a memorial to honor the Buffalo 
Soldiers. Signed on December 30, 2005. (Public Law 109-152)
  S. 652, to provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the 
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 
the development of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of 
the birth of Benjamin Franklin. Signed on December 30, 2005. (Public 
Law 109-153)
  S. 1238, to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to provide for 
the conduct of projects that protect forests. Signed on December 30, 
2005. (Public Law 109-154)
  S. 1281, to authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration for science, aeronautics, exploration, exploration 
capabilities, and the Inspector General, and for other purposes, for 
fiscal years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. Signed on December 30, 
2005. (Public Law 109-155)
  S. 1310, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the 
Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the diameter of a 
natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area, to allow certain commercial vehicles to continue to 
use Route 209 within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 
and to extend the termination date of the National Park System Advisory 
Board to January 1, 2007. Signed on December 30, 2005. (Public Law 109-
156)
  S. 1481, to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to provide for 
probate reform. Signed on December 30, 2005. (Public Law 109-157)
  S. 1892, to amend Public Law 107-153 to modify a certain date. Signed 
on December 30, 2005. (Public Law 109-158)
  S. 1988, to authorize the transfer of items in the War Reserves 
Stockpile for Allies, Korea. Signed on December 30, 2005. (Public Law 
109-159)
  S. 2167, to amend the USA PATRIOT Act to extend the sunset of certain 
provisions of that Act and the lone wolf provision of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to July 1, 2006. Signed on 
December 30, 2005. (Public Law 109-160)
  H.R. 4635, to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
block grant program through March 31, 2006. Signed on December 30, 
2005. (Public Law 109-161)
  H.R. 3402, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice 
for fiscal years 2006 through 2009. Signed on January 5, 2006. (Public 
Law 109-162)
  H.R. 1815, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. Signed 
on January 6, 2006. (Public Law 109-163)
  H.R. 972, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 
for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. Signed on January 
10, 2006. (Public Law 109-164)
  H.R. 2017, to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to 
authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign 
programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture. Signed on 
January 10, 2006. (Public Law 109-165)
  H.R. 3179, to reauthorize and amend the Junior Duck Stamp 
Conservation and Design Program Act

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of 1994. Signed on January 10, 2006. (Public Law 109-166)
  H.R. 4501, to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize 
the Secretary of State to establish and collect a surcharge to cover 
the costs of meeting the increased demand for passports as a result of 
actions taken to comply with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform 
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. Signed on January 10, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-167)
  H.R. 4637, to make certain technical corrections in amendments made 
by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Signed on January 10, 2006. (Public 
Law 109-168)
  H.R. 4340, to implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade 
Agreement. Signed on January 11, 2006. (Public Law 109-169)