[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 126 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1082-D1085]
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. D1079)
  H.R. 5631, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007. Signed on September 29, 
2006. (Public Law 109-289).
  S. 418, to protect members of the Armed Forces from unscrupulous 
practices regarding sales of insurance, financial, and investment 
products. Signed on September 29, 2006. (Public Law 109-290).
  S. 3850, to improve ratings quality for the protection of investors 
and in the public interest by fostering accountability, transparency, 
and competition in the credit rating agency industry. Signed on 
September 29, 2006. (Public Law 109-291).
  H.R. 6138, to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965. Signed on September 30, 2006. (Public Law 109-
292).
  H.R. 6198, to hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its 
threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran. 
Signed on September 30, 2006. (Public Law 109-293).
  S. 260, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore, 
enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife habitats 
through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program. Signed on October 
3, 2006. (Public Law 109-294).
  H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007. Signed on 
October 4, 2006. (Public Law 109-295).
  H.R. 3408, to reauthorize the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 
1999 and to amend the swine reporting provisions of that Act. Signed on 
October 5, 2006. (Public Law 109-296).
  S. 176, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska. Signed on October 5, 
2006. (Public Law 109-297).
  S. 244, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming. Signed on October 5, 
2006. (Public Law 109-298).
  S. 1025, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation 
project, Kansas, and for other purposes'' to authorize the Equus Beds 
Division of the Wichita Project. Signed on October 5, 2006. (Public Law 
109-299).
  S. 1275, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 7172 North Tongass Highway, Ward Cove, Alaska, as 
the ``Alice R. Brusich Post Office Building''. Signed on October 5, 
2006. (Public Law 109-300).
  S. 1323, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located on Lindbald Avenue, Girdwood, Alaska, as the ``Dorothy 
and Connie Hibbs Post Office Building''. Signed on October 5, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-301).
  S. 2690, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 8801 Sudley Road in Manassas, Virginia, as the 
``Harry J. Parrish Post Office''. Signed on October 5, 2006. (Public 
Law 109-302).
  H.R. 1036, to amend title 17, United States Code, to make technical 
corrections relating to Copyright Royalty Judges. Signed on October 6, 
2006. (Public Law 109-303).
  H.R. 1442, to complete the codification of title 46, United States 
Code, ``Shipping'', as positive law. Signed on October 6, 2006. (Public 
Law 109-304).
  H.R. 5074, to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide 
for continued payment of railroad retirement annuities by the 
Department of the Treasury. Signed on October 6, 2006. (Public Law 109-
305).

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  H.R. 5187, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize 
additional appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts for fiscal year 2007. Signed on October 6, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-306).
  H.R. 5574, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize 
support for graduate medical education programs in children's 
hospitals. Signed on October 6, 2006. (Public Law 109-307).
  H.R. 3858, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that State and local emergency 
preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with 
household pets and service animals following a major disaster or 
emergency. Signed on October 6, 2006. (Public Law 109-308).
  H.R. 4841, to amend the Ojito Wilderness Act to make a technical 
correction. Signed on October 6, 2006. (Public Law 109-309).
  S. 3187, to designate the Post Office located at 5755 Post Road, East 
Greenwich, Rhode Island, as the ``Richard L. Cevoli Post Office''. 
Signed on October 6, 2006. (Public Law 109-310).
  S. 3613, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2951 New York Highway 43 in Averill Park, New York, 
as the ``Major George Quamo Post Office Building''. Signed on October 
6, 2006. (Public Law 109-311).
  H.R. 683, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 with respect to dilution 
by blurring or tarnishment. Signed on October 6, 2006. (Public Law 109-
312).
  H.R. 2066, to amend title 40, United States Code, to establish a 
Federal Acquisition Service, to replace the General Supply Fund and the 
Information Technology Fund with an Acquisition Services Fund. Signed 
on October 6, 2006. (Public Law 109-313).
  H.R. 2107, to amend Public Law 104-329 to modify authorities for the 
use of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund. 
Signed on October 6, 2006. (Public Law 109-314).
  H.R. 5664, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 110 Cooper Street in Babylon, New York, as the 
``Jacob Samuel Fletcher Post Office Building.'' Signed on October 10, 
2006. (Public Law 109-315).
  H.R. 6159, to extend temporarily certain authorities of the Small 
Business Administration. Signed on October 10, 2006. (Public Law 109-
316).
  H.R. 318, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms located 
on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System. 
Signed on October 11, 2006. (Public Law 109-317).
  H.R. 326, to amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 
2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage 
Area. Signed on October 11, 2006. (Public Law 109-318).
  H.R. 1728, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating portions of Ste. Genevieve 
County in the State of Missouri as a unit of the National Park System. 
Signed on October 11, 2006. (Public Law 109-319).
  H.R. 2720, to further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing the Secretary of 
the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry 
out an assessment and demonstration program to control salt cedar and 
Russian olive. Signed on October 11, 2006. (Public Law 109-320).
  H.R. 3443, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water 
Conservancy District. Signed on October 11, 2006. (Public Law 109-321).
  H.R. 5539, to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation 
Act. Signed on October 11, 2006. (Public Law 109-322).
  H.R. 6106, to extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of 
Education under title IV, section 105, of Public Law 109-148. Signed on 
October 11, 2006. (Public Law 109-323).
  S. 213, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Federal land to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Signed on October 11, 
2006. (Public Law 109-324).
  S. 2146, to extend relocation expenses test programs for Federal 
employees. Signed on October 11, 2006. (Public Law 109-325).
  S. 2430, to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act 
of 1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
Resources Restoration Study. Signed on October 11, 2006. (Public Law 
109-326).
  H.R. 4109, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 6101 Liberty Road in Baltimore, Maryland, as the 
``United States Representative Parren J. Mitchell Post Office''. Signed 
on October 12, 2006. (Public Law 109-327).
  H.R. 4674, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 110 North Chestnut Street in Olathe, Kansas, as the 
``Governor John Anderson, Jr. Post Office Building''. Signed on October 
12, 2006. (Public Law 109-328).
  H.R. 5224, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 350 Uinta Drive in Green River, Wyoming, as the 
``Curt Gowdy Post Office Building''. Signed on October 12, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-329).

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  H.R. 5504, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 6029 Broadmoor Street in Mission, Kansas, as the 
``Larry Winn, Jr. Post Office Building''. Signed on October 12, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-330).
  H.R. 5546, to designate the United States courthouse to be 
constructed in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Carroll A. 
Campbell, Jr. United States Courthouse''. Signed on October 12, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-331).
  H.R. 5606, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 221 and 211 West Ferguson Street in Tyler, Texas, 
as the ``William M. Steger Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''. Signed on October 12, 2006. (Public Law 109-332).
  H.R. 5929, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 950 Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois, as 
the ``Katherine Dunham Post Office Building''. Signed on October 12, 
2006. (Public Law 109-333).
  H.R. 6033, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 39-25 61st Street in Woodside, New York, as the 
``Thomas J. Manton Post Office Building''. Signed on October 12, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-334).
  H.R. 6051, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 2 South Main Street in Akron, Ohio, as the ``John 
F. Seiberling Federal Building and United States Courthouse''. Signed 
on October 12, 2006. (Public Law 109-335).
  H.R. 6075, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 101 East Gay Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania, 
as the ``Robert J. Thompson Post Office Building''. Signed on October 
12, 2006. (Public Law 109-336).
  S. 56, to establish the Rio Grande Natural Area in the State of 
Colorado. Signed on October 12, 2006. (Public Law 109-337).
  S. 203, to reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for 
sodium produced, to establish certain National Heritage Areas. Signed 
on October 12, 2006. (Public Law 109-338).
  H.R. 315, to designate the United States courthouse at 300 North 
Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida, as the ``John Milton Bryan Simpson 
United States Courthouse''. Signed on October 13, 2006. (Public Law 
109-339).
  H.R. 562, to authorize the Government of Ukraine to establish a 
memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the 
victims of the manmade famine that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933. 
Signed on October 13, 2006. (Public Law 109-340).
  H.R. 1463, to designate a portion of the Federal building located at 
2100 Jamieson Avenue, in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Justin W. 
Williams United States Attorney's Building''. Signed on October 13, 
2006. (Public Law 109-341).
  H.R. 1556, to designate a parcel of land located on the site of the 
Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, as 
the ``Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park''. Signed on October 13, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-342).
  H.R. 2322, to designate the Federal building located at 320 North 
Main Street in McAllen, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza Federal 
Building''. Signed on October 13, 2006. (Public Law 109-343).
  H.R. 3127, to impose sanctions against individuals responsible for 
genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, to support measures 
for the protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and to 
support peace efforts in the Darfur region of Sudan. Signed on October 
13, 2006. (Public Law 109-344).
  H.R. 4768, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 777 Corporation Street in Beaver, Pennsylvania, as 
the ``Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building''. Signed on October 
13, 2006. (Public Law 109-345).
  H.R. 4805, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 105 North Quincy Street in Clinton, Illinois, as the 
``Gene Vance Post Office Building''. Signed on October 13, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-346).
  H.R. 4954, to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced 
layered defenses. Signed on October 13, 2006. (Public Law 109-347).
  H.R. 5026, to designate the Investigations Building of the Food and 
Drug Administration located at 466 Fernandez Juncos Avenue in San Juan, 
Puerto Rico, as the ``Andres Toro Building''. Signed on October 13, 
2006. (Public Law 109-348).
  H.R. 5428, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 202 East Washington Street in Morris, Illinois, as 
the ``Joshua A. Terando Morris Post Office Building''. Signed on 
October 13, 2006. (Public Law 109-349).
  H.R. 5434, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 40 South Walnut Street in Chillicothe, Ohio, as the 
``Larry Cox Post Office''. Signed on October 13, 2006. (Public Law 109-
350).
  H.R. 2856, to suspend temporarily the duty on certain inflatable 
balls. Signed on October 13, 2006. (Public Law 109-351).
  S. 3661, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to replace the 
60-month period of employment requirement for application of the 
Government pension offset exemption with the rule that last applied 
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Act of 2004 was enacted. Signed on October 13, 2006. (Public Law 109-
352).
  S. 3728, to promote nuclear nonproliferation in North Korea. Signed 
on October 13, 2006. (Public Law 109-353).
  H.R. 138, to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System Jekyll Island Unit GA-06P. Signed on October 16, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-354).
  H.R. 479, to replace a Coastal Barrier Resources System map relating 
to Coastal Barrier Resources System Grayton Beach Unit FL-95P in Walton 
County, Florida. Signed on October 16, 2006. (Public Law 109-355).
  H.R. 3508, to authorize improvements in the operation of the 
government of the District of Columbia. Signed on October 16, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-356).
  H.R. 4902, to award a Congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in 
recognition of his significant contributions to the game of golf as a 
player, a teacher, and a commentator. Signed on October 16, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-357).
  H.R. 5094, to require the conveyance of Mattamuskeet Lodge and 
surrounding property, including the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife 
Refuge headquarters, to the State of North Carolina to permit the State 
to use the property as a public facility dedicated to the conservation 
of the natural and cultural resources of North Carolina. Signed on 
October 16, 2006. (Public Law 109-358).
  H.R. 5160, to establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative. 
Signed on October 16, 2006. (Public Law 109-359).
  H.R. 5831, to authorize the Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office to extend a reissue patent for up to two years if the 
application for reissue is not processed within 10 years. Signed on 
October 16, 2006. (Public Law 109-360).
  S. 2562, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, 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 on October 16, 2006. (Public Law 109-
361).
  H.R. 233, to designate certain National Forest System lands in the 
Mendocino and Six Rivers National Forests and certain Bureau of Land 
Management lands in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Napa Counties in the 
State of California as wilderness, to designate the Elkhorn Ridge 
Potential Wilderness Area, to designate certain segments of the Black 
Butte River in Mendocino County, California as a wild or scenic river. 
Signed on October 17, 2006. (Public Law 109-362).
  H.R. 4957, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
Tylersville division of the Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Fish 
Technology Center to the State of Pennsylvania. Signed on October 17, 
2006. (Public Law 109-363).
  H.R. 5122, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 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 October 17, 2006. (Public Law 109-364).
  H.R. 6197, to amend the Older American Act of 1965 to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2007 through 2011. Signed on October 
17, 2006. (Public Law 109-365).
  S. 3930, to authorize trial by military commission for violations of 
the law of war. Signed on October 17, 2006. (Public Law 109-366).
  H.R. 6061, to establish operational control over the international 
land and maritime borders of the United States. Signed on October 26, 
2006. (Public Law 109-367).