[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 152 (Monday, October 19, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1094]
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. D1053)
  H.R. 1020, to define STEM education to include computer science, and 
to support existing STEM education programs at the National Science 
Foundation. Signed on October 7, 2015. (Public Law 114-59)
  H.R. 1624, to amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to revise the 
definition of small employer. Signed on October 7, 2015. (Public Law 
114-60)
  H.R. 2617, to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a 
scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa. 
Signed on October 7, 2015. (Public Law 114-61)
  S. 136, to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased 
veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference 
eligibles for treatment in the civil service. Signed on October 7, 
2015. (Public Law 114-62)
  S. 139, to permanently allow an exclusion under the Supplemental 
Security Income program and the Medicaid program for compensation 
provided to individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare 
diseases or conditions. Signed on October 7, 2015. (Public Law 114-63)
  S. 261, to designate the United States courthouse located at 200 NW 
4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the William J. Holloway, Jr. 
United States Courthouse. Signed on October 7, 2015. (Public Law 114-
64)
  S. 565, to reduce the operation and maintenance costs associated with 
the Federal fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts. 
Signed on October 7, 2015. (Public Law 114-65)
  S. 994, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in Waldwick, New Jersey, as the 
``Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building''. Signed on 
October 7, 2015. (Public Law 114-66)
  S. 1707, to designate the Federal building located at 617 Walnut 
Street in Helena, Arkansas, as the ``Jacob Trieber Federal Building, 
United States Post Office, and United States Court House''. Signed on 
October 7, 2015. (Public Law 114-67)