[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D59-D60]
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. D1672)
  H.R. 366, to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Ernest Childers Department of 
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''. Signed on December 26, 2007. 
(Public Law 110-156)
  H.R. 797, an act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
low-vision benefits matters, matters relating to burial and memorial 
affairs, and other matters under the laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs. (Public Law 110-157)
  H.R. 1045, to designate the Federal building located at 210 Walnut 
Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as the ``Neal Smith Federal Building''. 
Signed on December 26, 2007. (Public Law 110-158)
  H.R. 2011, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as 
the ``George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''. Signed on December 26, 2007. (Public Law 110-159)
  H.R. 2761, to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the 
Department of the Treasury. Signed on December 26, 2007. (Public Law 
110-160)
  H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2008. Signed on December 26, 2007. (Public Law 110-161)
  H.R. 3470, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 744 West Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville, Georgia, 
as the ``John Sidney `Sid' Flowers Post Office Building'. Signed on 
December 26, 2007. (Public Law 110-162)
  H.R. 3569, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 16731 Santa Ana Avenue in Fontana, California, as 
the ``Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building''. Signed on December 26, 
2007. (Public Law 110-163)
  H.R. 3571, to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to 
permit individuals who have served as employees of the Office of 
Compliance to serve as Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, 
or General Counsel of the Office, and to permit individuals appointed 
to such positions to serve one additional term. Signed on December 26, 
2007. (Public Law 110-164)
  H.R. 3974, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 797 Sam Bass Road in Round Rock, Texas, as the 
``Marine Corps Corporal Steven P. Gill Post Office Building''. Signed 
on December 26, 2007. (Public Law 110-165)
  H.R. 3996, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
certain expiring provisions. Signed on December 26, 2007. (Public Law 
110-166)
  H.R. 4009, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 567 West Nepessing Street in Lapeer, Michigan, as 
the ``Turrill Post Office Building''. Signed on December 26, 2007. 
(Public Law 110-167)
  S. 1396, to authorize a major medical facility project to modernize 
inpatient wards at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
Atlanta, Georgia. Signed on December 26, 2007. (Public Law 110-168)
  S. 1896, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 11 Central Street in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, as 
the ``Officer Jeremy Todd Charron Post Office''. Signed on December 26, 
2007. (Public Law 110-169)
  S. 1916, to amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the program 
for the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating the 
authority for

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the removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes. 
Signed on December 26, 2007. (Public Law 110-170)
  S.J. Res. 13, granting the consent of Congress to the International 
Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding. Signed on 
December 26, 2007. (Public Law 110-171)
  H.R. 4839, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
technical corrections. Signed on December 29, 2007. (Public Law 110-
172)
  S. 2499, to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security 
Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
programs. Signed on December 29, 2007. (Public Law 110-173)
  S. 2271, to authorize State and local governments to divest assets in 
companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United 
States Government contracts with such companies. Signed on December 31, 
2007. (Public Law 110-174)
  S. 2488, to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in 
Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act). Signed on 
December 31, 2007. (Public Law 110-175)
  S. 2436, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
term of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Signed on January 4, 
2008. (Public Law 110-176)
  H.R. 660, to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, 
prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members. Signed on 
January 7, 2008. (Public Law 110-177)
  H.R. 3690, to provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress 
Police to the United States Capitol Police. Signed on January 7, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-178)
  S. 863, to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud 
in connection with major disaster or emergency funds. Signed on January 
7, 2008. (Public Law 110-179)
  H.R. 2640, to improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check 
System. Signed on January 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-180)
  H.R. 4986, to provide for the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with 
certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities 
provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the 
attachment of property in certain judgments against Iraq, the lapse of 
statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and 
similar benefits for members of the uniformed services. Signed on 
January 28, 2008. (Public Law 110-181)