[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 1 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D6-D9]
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. D1172)
  H.R. 394, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James 
Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability 
and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of 
the Minute Man National Historical Park. Signed on December 20, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-419)

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  H.R. 758, to establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task 
force to develop a national strategy for aerospace workforce 
recruitment, training, and cultivation. Signed on December 20, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-420)
  H.R. 854, to provide for certain lands to be held in trust for the 
Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe. Signed on December 20, 2006. (Public Law 
109-421)
  H.R. 864, to provide for programs and activities with respect to the 
prevention of underage drinking. Signed on December 20, 2006. (Public 
Law 109-422)
  H.R. 1285, to extend for 3 years changes to requirements for 
admission of non-immigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas 
made by the Nursing Relief for Disadvantage Areas Act of 1999. Signed 
on December 20, 2006. (Public Law 109-423)
  H.R. 1674, to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, 
forecast, warning, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, to be carried out by the National Weather 
Service. Signed on December 20, 2006. (Public Law 109-424)
  H.R. 4057, to provide that attorneys employed by the Department of 
Justice shall be eligible for compensatory time off for travel under 
section 5550b of title 5, United States Code. Signed on December 20, 
2006. (Public Law 109-425)
  H.R. 4416, to reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked 
mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing 
children. Signed on December 20, 2006. (Public Law 109-426)
  H.R. 4510, to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept the 
donation of a bust depicting Sojourner Truth and to display the bust in 
a suitable location in the rotunda of the Capitol. Signed on December 
20, 2006. (Public Law 109-427)
  H.R. 4583, to amend the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to revise 
the requirements for labeling of certain wool and cashmere products. 
Signed on December 20, 2006. (Public Law 109-428)
  H.R. 5132, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
including in the National Park System certain sites in Monroe County, 
Michigan, relating to the Battles of the River Raisin during the War of 
1812. Signed on December 20, 2006. (Public Law 109-429)
  H.R. 5136, to establish a National Integrated Drought Information 
System within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to 
improve drought monitoring and forecasting capabilities. Signed on 
December 20, 2006. (Public Law 109-430)
  H.R. 5646, to study and promote the use of energy efficient computer 
servers in the United States. Signed on December 20, 2006. (Public Law 
109-431)
  H.R. 6111, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
expiring provisions. Signed on December 20, 2006. (Public Law 109-432)
  H.R. 6131, to permit certain expenditures from the Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. Signed on December 20, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-433)
  H.R. 6316, to extend through December 31, 2008, the authority of the 
Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-
Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits. Signed 
on December 20, 2006. (Public Law 109-434)
  H.R. 6407, to reform the postal laws of the United States. Signed on 
December 20, 2006. (Public Law 109-435)
  S. 1346, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
of maritime sites in the State of Michigan. Signed on December 20, 
2006. (Public Law 109-436)
  S. 1998, to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance 
protections relating to the reputation and meaning of the Medal of 
Honor and other military decorations and awards. Signed on December 20, 
2006. (Public Law 109-437)
  S. 3938, to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 
Signed on December 20, 2006. (Public Law 109-438)
  S. 4044, to clarify the treatment of certain charitable contributions 
under title 11, United States Code. Signed on December 20, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-439)
  S. 4046, to extend oversight and accountability related to United 
States reconstruction funds and efforts in Iraq by extending the 
termination date of the Office of the Special Inspector General for 
Iraq Reconstruction. Signed on December 20, 2006. (Public Law 109-440)
  H.R. 1492, to provide for the preservation of the historic 
confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World 
War II. Signed on December 21, 2006. (Public Law 109-441)
  H.R. 3248, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a 
program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-
quality respite care. Signed on December 21, 2006. (Public Law 109-442)
  H.R. 5076, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2007 and 2008. Signed on December 21, 
2006. (Public Law 109-443)

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  H.R. 6342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain 
expiring provisions of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, to expand eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' 
Educational Assistance program. Signed on December 21, 2006. (Public 
Law 109-444)
  H.R. 6429, to treat payments by charitable organizations with respect 
to certain firefighters as exempt payments. Signed on December 21, 
2006. (Public Law 109-445)
  S. 2370, to promote the development of democratic institutions in 
areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority. 
Signed on December 21, 2006. (Public Law 109-446)
  H.J. Res. 101, appointing the day for the convening of the first 
session of the One Hundred Tenth Congress. Signed on December 22, 2006. 
(Public Law 109-447)
  S. 214, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with 
the States on the border with Mexico and other appropriate entities in 
conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling 
program for priority transboundary aquifers. Signed on December 22, 
2006. (Public Law 109-448)
  S. 362, to establish a program within the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help 
identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine 
debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation 
safety, in coordination with non-Federal entities. Signed on December 
22, 2006. (Public Law 109-449)
  S. 707, to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of 
pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to 
reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity. Signed on December 22, 
2006. (Public Law 109-450)
  S. 895, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a 
rural water supply program in the Reclamation States to provide a 
clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents. 
Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public Law 109-451)
  S. 1096, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of New Jersey as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Signed on 
December 22, 2006. (Public Law 109-452)
  S. 1378, to amend the National Historic Preservation Act to provide 
appropriation authorization and improve the operations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation. Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public 
Law 109-453)
  S. 1529, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the 
city of Yuma, Arizona. Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public Law 109-
454)
  S. 1608, to enhance Federal Trade Commission enforcement against 
illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception. Signed on 
December 22, 2006. (Public Law 109-455)
  S. 2125, to promote relief, security, and democracy in the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo. Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public Law 109-
456)
  S. 2150, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Bureau of Land Management Land to the City of Eugene, Oregon. Signed on 
December 22, 2006. (Public Law 109-457)
  S. 2205, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
parcels of land acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal 
features of the initial stage of the Oahe Unit, James Division, South 
Dakota, to the Commission of Schools and Public Lands and the 
Department of Game, Fish, and Parks of the State of South Dakota for 
the purpose of mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the condition that 
the current preferential leaseholders shall have an option to purchase 
the parcels from the Commission. Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public 
Law 109-458)
  S. 2653, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to make 
efforts to reduce telephone rates for Armed Forces personnel deployed 
overseas. Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public Law 109-459)
  S. 2735, to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize 
the national dam safety program. Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public 
Law 109-460)
  S. 3421, to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal certain 
limitations on attorney representation of claimants for benefits under 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand 
eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance 
Program, to otherwise improve veterans' benefits, memorial affairs, and 
healthcare programs, to enhance information security programs of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public 
Law 109-461)
  S. 3546, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and 
nonprescription drugs. Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public Law 109-
462)
  S. 3821, to authorize certain athletes to be admitted temporarily 
into the United States to compete or perform in an athletic league, 
competition, or performance. Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public Law 
109-463)

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  S. 4042, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the Armed 
Forces. Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public Law 109-464)
  S. 4091, to provide authority for restoration of the Social Security 
Trust Funds from the effects of a clerical error. Signed on December 
22, 2006. (Public Law 109-465)
  S. 4092, to clarify certain land use in Jefferson County, Colorado. 
Signed on December 22, 2006. (Public Law 109-466)
  S. 4093, to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
to extend a suspension of limitation on the period for which certain 
borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance. Signed on December 
22, 2006. (Public Law 109-467)
  H.R. 5782, to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for 
enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline 
transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the 
transportation of the Nation's energy products by pipeline. Signed on 
December 29, 2006. (Public Law 109-468)
  H.R. 6344, to reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Act. Signed on December 29, 2006. (Public Law 109-469)