[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1271-D1276]
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. D1232)
  H.R. 3986, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize 
appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
and for other purposes. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-338)
  S. 1760, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
Healthy Start Initiative. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-
339)
  S. 2135, to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to 
designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible 
aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child 
soldiers, and for other purposes. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public 
Law 110-340)
  S.J. Res. 35, to amend Public Law 108-331 to provide for the 
construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic 
Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona. 
Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-341)
  S.J. Res. 45, expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an 
interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes--St. 
Lawrence River Basin. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-342)
  H.R. 1424, of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, 
section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in 
the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits 
under group health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of 
genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, 
and for other purposes. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-343)
  H.R. 923, to provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil 
rights crimes, and for other purposes. Signed on October 7, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-344)
  H.R. 1199, to extend the grant program for drug-endangered children. 
Signed on October 7, 2008. (Public Law 110-345)
  H.R. 5834, to amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to 
promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North 
Korea, and for other purposes. Signed on October 7, 2008. (Public Law 
110-346)
  H.R. 5975, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 101 West Main Street in Waterville, New York, as the 
``Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office''. Signed on October 7, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-347)
  H.R. 6092, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the 
``Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building''. Signed on October 7, 
2008. (Public Law 110-348)
  H.R. 6437, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 200 North Texas Avenue in Odessa, Texas, as the 
``Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office''. Signed on October 7, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-349)
  H.R. 6889, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to 
purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other 
purposes. Signed on October 7, 2008. (Public Law 110-350)
  H.R. 6893, to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security 
Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for 
children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption 
access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes. Signed 
on October 7, 2008. (Public Law 110-351)
  S. 3015, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the ``Dr. 
Bernard Daly Post Office Building''. Signed on October 7, 2008. (Public 
Law 110-352)

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  S. 3082, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as 
the ``Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building''. Signed on October 7, 
2008. (Public Law 110-353)
  H.R. 1157, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the 
Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to 
make grants for the development and operation of research centers 
regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of 
breast cancer. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-354)
  H.R. 1343, to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for 
the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other 
purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-355)
  H.R. 3068, to prohibit the award of contracts to provide guard 
services under the contract security guard program of the Federal 
Protective Service to a business concern that is owned, controlled, or 
operated by an individual who has been convicted of a felony. Signed on 
October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-356)
  H.R. 3229, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the legacy of the United States Army Infantry and the 
establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. 
Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-357)
  H.R. 4120, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more 
effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for 
other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-358)
  H.R. 5001, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to 
provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building located 
in the District of Columbia. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 
110-359)
  H.R. 5057, to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, 
and for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-360)
  H.R. 5265, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including 
Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss 
facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal, 
muscular dystrophies. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-361)
  H.R. 5571, to extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of 
the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international 
medical graduates, and for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-362)
  H.R. 5872, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, and for 
other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-363)
  H.R. 6370, to transfer excess Federal property administered by the 
Coast Guard to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and 
Siuslaw Indians. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-364)
  H.R. 6460, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of 
concern, and for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 
110-365)
  H.R. 6890, to extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of 
Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of 
Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education 
hurricane recovery relief, and for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 
2008. (Public Law 110-366)
  H.R. 6894, to extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 
1950, and for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 
110-367)
  H.R. 6946, to make a technical correction in the NET 911 Improvement 
Act of 2008. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-368)
  H.R. 7081, to approve the United States-India Agreement for 
Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes. 
Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-369)
  H.J. Res. 62, to honor the achievements and contributions of Native 
Americans to the United States, and for other purposes. Signed on 
October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-370)
  S. 496, to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the 
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. Signed on October 8, 
2008. (Public Law 110-371)
  S. 1046, to modify pay provisions relating to certain senior-level 
positions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Signed on 
October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-372)
  S. 1382, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry. Signed on 
October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-373)
  S. 1810, to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the 
provision of scientifically sound information and support services to 
patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other 
prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions. Signed on October 8, 
2008. (Public Law 110-374)
  S. 2482, to repeal the provision of title 46, United States Code, 
requiring a license for employment in the business of salvaging on the 
coast of

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Florida. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-375)
  S. 2606, to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and 
for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-376)
  S. 2932, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and 
grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the 
funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of 
the United States. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-377)
  S. 2982, to amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize 
appropriations, and for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-378)
  S. 3560, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 
additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program, and for 
other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-379)
  S. 3597, to provide that funds allocated for community food projects 
for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009. 
Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-380)
  H.R. 2851, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary 
leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other 
purposes. Signed on October 9, 2008. (Public Law 110-381)
  S. 2840, to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to 
expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed 
Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications. 
Signed on October 9, 2008. (Public Law 110-382)
  H.R. 2963, to transfer certain land in Riverside County, California, 
and San Diego County, California, from the Bureau of Land Management to 
the United States to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
Mission Indians, and for other purposes. Signed on October 10, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-383)
  H.R. 3480, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to 
assure appropriate punishment enhancements for those involved in 
receiving stolen property where that property consists of grave markers 
of veterans, and for other purposes. Signed on October 10, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-384)
  S. 1492, to improve the quality of federal and state data regarding 
the availability and quality of broadband services and to promote the 
deployment of affordable broadband services to all parts of the Nation. 
Signed on October 10, 2008. (Public Law 110-385)
  S. 1582, to reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services 
Improvement Act, and for other purposes. Signed on October 10, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-386)
  S. 2162, to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. Signed on 
October 10, 2008. (Public Law 110-387)
  S. 2816, to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital 
Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. Signed on October 10, 2008. (Public Law 110-388)
  S. 3023, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
enhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and 
insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. Signed on 
October 10, 2008. (Public Law 110-389)
  S. 3128, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide a loan to 
the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and 
designing a certain water system project. Signed on October 10, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-390)
  S. 3606, to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker 
program and for other purposes. Signed on October 10, 2008. (Public Law 
110-391)
  H.R. 1532, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for 
other purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-392)
  H.R. 5350, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange 
certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property 
located in Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposes. Signed on October 
13, 2008. (Public Law 110-393)
  H.R. 5618, to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College 
Program Act, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-394)
  H.R. 6199, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 245 North Main Street in New City, New York, as the 
``Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building''. Signed on October 13, 
2008. (Public Law 110-395)
  H.R. 6229, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint Paul, Minnesota, 
as the ``Mayor William `Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building''. Signed 
on October 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-396)
  H.R. 6338, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4233 West Hillsboro Boulevard in Coconut Creek, 
Florida, as the ``Army

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SPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building''. Signed on October 13, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-397)
  H.R. 6849, to amend the commodity provisions of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate 
base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving 
direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue 
election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres 
or less, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008. (Public 
Law 110-398)
  H.R. 6874, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 156 Taunton Avenue in Seekonk, Massachusetts, as the 
``Lance Corporal Eric Paul Valdepenas Post Office Building''. Signed on 
October 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-399)
  S. 431, to require convicted sex offenders to register online 
identifiers, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-400)
  S. 1738, to require the Department of Justice to develop and 
implement a National Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and 
Interdiction, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task 
Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and 
to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement 
agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Signed on 
October 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-401)
  S. 3296, to extend the authority of the United States Supreme Court 
Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and 
change the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice. 
Signed on October 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-402)
  S. 3325, to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property 
laws, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008. (Public Law 
110-403)
  S. 3477, to amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize grants 
for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence. Signed on October 
13, 2008. (Public Law 110-404)
  S. 3536, to amend section 5402 of title 39, United States Code, to 
modify the authority relating to United States Postal Service air 
transportation contracts, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13, 
2008. (Public Law 110-405)
  S. 3569, to make improvements in the operation and administration of 
the Federal courts, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-406)
  S. 3598, to amend titles 46 and 18, United States Code, with respect 
to the operation of submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels 
without nationality. Signed on October 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-407)
  S. 3605, to extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain 
criminal history background checks. Signed on October 13, 2008. (Public 
Law 110-408)
  H.R. 928, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the 
independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes. 
Signed on October 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-409)
  H.R. 1594, to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
Clinic in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, as the Michael A. Marzano Department 
of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic. Signed on October 14, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-410)
  H.R. 2786, to reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for 
Native Americans. Signed on October 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-411)
  H.R. 6098, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the 
financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments 
for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. Signed on 
October 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-412)
  H.R. 7198, to establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal 
for organ donors and the family of organ donors. Signed on October 14, 
2008. (Public Law 110-413)
  S. 906, to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of 
elemental mercury, and for other purposes. Signed on October 14, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-414)
  S. 1276, to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor 
electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes. Signed on October 
14, 2008. (Public Law 110-415)
  S. 2304, to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health 
treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and 
for other purposes. Signed on October 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-416)
  S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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, and for 
other purposes. Signed on October 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-417)
  S. 3550, to designate a portion of the Rappahannock River in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia as the ``John W. Warner Rapids''. Signed on 
October 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-418)
  H.R. 1714, to clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources 
System Clam Pass Unit FL-64P. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 
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  H.R. 4544, to require the issuance of medals to recognize the 
dedication and valor of Native American code talkers. Signed on October 
15, 2008. (Public Law 110-420)
  H.R. 6045, to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012. Signed on October 
15, 2008. (Public Law 110-421)
  H.R. 6063, to authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, and for other purposes. Signed on October 15, 
2008. (Public Law 110-422)
  H.R. 6073, to provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by 
electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their 
pay stubs electronically. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-
423)
  H.R. 6083, to authorize funding to conduct a national training 
program for State and local prosecutors. Signed on October 15, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-424)
  H.R. 6353, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to address online 
pharmacies. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-425)
  H.R. 6469, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize 
increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
Network. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-426)
  H.R. 6524, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to take 
certain actions with respect to parcels of real property located in 
Eastlake, Ohio, and Koochiching County, Minnesota, and for other 
purposes. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-427)
  H.R. 7082, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the 
Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return 
information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. 
Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-428)
  H.R. 7177, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain 
foreign recipients, and for other purposes. Signed on October 15, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-429)
  H.J. Res. 100, appointing the day for the convening of the first 
session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress and establishing the date 
for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice 
President cast by the electors in December 2008. Signed on October 15, 
2008. (Public Law 110-430)
  S. 3641, to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law 
Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims 
Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 
1984. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-431)
  H.R. 2095, to amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad 
fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize 
the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes. 
Signed on October 16, 2008. (Public Law 110-432)
  H.R. 6296, to extend through 2013 the authority of the Federal 
Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a 
schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission. 
Signed on October 16, 2008. (Public Law 110-433)
  H.R. 6531, to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code 
(relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the 
definitions of a hull and a deck. Signed on October 16, 2008. (Public 
Law 110-434)
  H.R. 7084, to amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to 
provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound 
recordings by webcasters. Signed on October 16, 2008. (Public Law 110-
435)
  H.R. 7222, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other 
purposes. Signed on October 16, 2008. (Public Law 110-436)
  H.R. 5159, to establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center 
within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief 
Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective 
management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for 
other purposes. Signed on October 20, 2008. (Public Law 110-437)
  S. 3197, to amend title 11, United States Code, to exempt for a 
limited period, from the application of the means-test presumption of 
abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the 
Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 
2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense 
activity for not less than 90 days. Signed on October 20, 2008. (Public 
Law 110-438)
  H.R. 3511, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2150 East Hardtner Drive in Urania, Louisiana, as 
the ``Murphy A. Tannehill Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21, 
2008. (Public Law 110-439)
  H.R. 4010, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as 
the ``Minnie Cox Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-440)
  H.R. 4131, to designate a portion of California State Route 91 
located in Los Angeles County, California, as the ``Juanita Millender-
McDonald Highway''. Signed on October 21, 2008. (Public Law 110-441)

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  H.R. 6558, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1750 Lundy Avenue in San Jose, California, as the 
``Gordon N. Chan Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-442)
  H.R. 6681, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 300 Vine Street in New Lenox, Illinois, as the 
``Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-443)
  H.R. 6834, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4 South Main Street in Wallingford, Connecticut, as 
the ``CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21, 
2008. (Public Law 110-444)
  H.R. 6847, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 801 Industrial Boulevard in Ellijay, Georgia, as the 
``First Lieutenant Noah Harris Ellijay Post Office Building''. Signed 
on October 21, 2008. (Public Law 110-445)
  H.R. 6902, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 513 6th Avenue in Dayton, Kentucky, as the ``Staff 
Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office''. Signed on October 21, 2008. 
(Public Law 110-446)
  H.R. 6982, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 210 South Ellsworth Avenue in San Mateo, California, 
as the ``Leo J. Ryan Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21, 
2008. (Public Law 110-447)
  H.R. 6197, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 7095 Highway 57 in Counce, Tennessee, as the 
``Pickwick Post Office Building''. Signed on October 22, 2008. (Public 
Law 110-448)