[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D25-D26]
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. D1333)
  H.R. 2270, to redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, 
located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually 
National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty 
National Memorial within the wildlife refuge. Signed on December 18, 
2015. (Public Law 114-101)
  H.R. 2297, to prevent Hizballah and associated entities from gaining 
access to international financial and other institutions. Signed on 
December 18, 2015. (Public Law 114-102)
  H.R. 2693, to designate the arboretum at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA 
Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, as the ``Phyllis E. Galanti 
Arboretum''. Signed on December 18, 2015. (Public Law 114-103)
  H.R. 2820, to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act 
of 2005. Signed on December 18, 2015. (Public Law 114-104)
  H.R. 3594, to extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program. 
Signed on December 18, 2015. (Public Law 114-105)
  H.R. 3831, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend 
the annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage. 
Signed on December 18, 2015. (Public Law 114-106)
  H.R. 4246, to exempt for an additional 4-year 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 December 18, 2015. (Public Law 114-107)
  H.J. Res. 76, appointing the day for the convening of the second 
session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. Signed on December 18, 
2015. (Public Law 114-108)
  S. 614, to provide access to and use of information by Federal 
agencies in order to reduce improper payments. Signed on December 18, 
2015. (Public Law 114-109)
  S. 808, to establish the Surface Transportation Board as an 
independent establishment. Signed on December 18, 2015. (Public Law 
114-110)
  S. 1090, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for broadcasting 
facilities to receive certain disaster assistance. Signed on December 
18, 2015. (Public Law 114-111)
  S. 1461, to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction 
on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in 
critical access

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and small rural hospitals through 2015. Signed on December 18, 2015. 
(Public Law 114-112)
  H.R. 2029, making appropriations for military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2016. Signed on December 18, 2015. (Public 
Law 114-113)
  H.R. 1321, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
prohibit the manufacture and introduction or delivery for introduction 
into interstate commerce of rinse-off cosmetics containing 
intentionally-added plastic microbeads. Signed on December 28, 2015. 
(Public Law 114-114)
  S. 2425, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and certain 
radiation therapy services, to ensure flexibility in applying the 
hardship exception for meaningful use for the 2015 EHR reporting period 
for 2017 payment adjustments. Signed on December 28, 2015. (Public Law 
114-115)