[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 6, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D24-D25]
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. D1135)
  H.R. 3465, to authorize the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation to 
establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
environs. Signed on December 23, 2020. (Public Law 116-253)
  H.R. 4761, to ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, 
agents, and other personnel have adequate synthetic opioid detection 
equipment, that the Department of Homeland Security has a process to 
update synthetic opioid detection capability. Signed on December 23, 
2020. (Public Law 116-254)
  S. 199, to provide for the transfer of certain Federal land in the 
State of Minnesota for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. 
Signed on December 23, 2020. (Public Law 116-255)
  S. 1014, to establish the Route 66 Centennial Commission. Signed on 
December 23, 2020. (Public Law 116-256)
  S. 2258, to provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust 
whistleblowers. Signed on December 23, 2020. (Public Law 116-257)
  S. 2904, to direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to 
support research on the outputs that may be generated by generative 
adversarial networks, otherwise known as deepfakes, and other 
comparable techniques that may be developed in the future. Signed on 
December 23, 2020. (Public Law 116-258)
  S. 2981, to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002. 
Signed on December 23, 2020. (Public Law 116-259)
  H.R. 133, making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and 
relief. Signed on December 27, 2020. (Public Law 116-260)
  S. 212, to amend the Native American Business Development, Trade 
Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy Indian Act, and the Native 
American Programs Act of 1974 to provide industry and economic 
development opportunities to Indian communities. Signed on December 30, 
2020. (Public Law 116-261)
  S. 900, to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in Bozeman, Montana, as the ``Travis W. 
Atkins Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic. Signed on December 30, 
2020. (Public Law 116-262)
  S. 2472, to redesignate the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at 
Plum Brook Station, Ohio, as the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at 
the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility. Signed on December 30, 2020. 
(Public Law 116-263)
  S. 3257, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as 
the ``Einar `Sarge' H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building. Signed on 
December 30, 2020. (Public Law 116-264)
  S. 3461, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the 
``Audie Murphy Post Office Building''. Signed on December 30, 2020. 
(Public Law 116-265)
  S. 3462, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the 
``Ralph Hall Post Office''. Signed on December 30, 2020. (Public Law 
116-266)
  S. 4126, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 104 East Main Street

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in Port Washington, Wisconsin, as the ``Joseph G. Demler Post Office''. 
Signed on December 30, 2020. (Public Law 116-267)
  S. 4684, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the 
``Robert L. Brown Post Office''. Signed on December 30, 2020. (Public 
Law 116-268)
  S. 5036, to amend the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 
2016 to extend the Secret Service overtime pay exception through 2023. 
Signed on December 30, 2020. (Public Law 116-269)
  S. 461, to strengthen the capacity and competitiveness of 
historically Black colleges and universities through robust public-
sector, private-sector, and community partnerships and engagement. 
Signed on December 31, 2020. (Public Law 116-270)
  S. 914, to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation 
System Act of 2009, to clarify the authority of the Administrator of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with respect to 
post-storm assessments, and to require the establishment of a National 
Water Center. Signed on December 31, 2020. (Public Law 116-271)
  S. 979, to amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006 to incorporate the recommendations made by the Government 
Accountability Office relating to advance contracts. Signed on December 
31, 2020. (Public Law 116-272)
  S. 1130, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health 
of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about 
unexpected sudden death in early life. Signed on December 31, 2020. 
(Public Law 116-273)
  S. 1342, to require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to 
update periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area 
of the Great Lakes. Signed on December 31, 2020. (Public Law 116-274)
  S. 1694, to require the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
to add recommendations and inform other relevant agencies of 
information relating to the principle of due regard and the limitation 
of harmful interference with Apollo landing site artifacts. Signed on 
December 31, 2020. (Public Law 116-275)
  S. 1869, to require the disclosure of ownership of high-security 
space leased to accommodate a Federal agency. Signed on December 31, 
2020. (Public Law 116-276)
  S. 2174, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Act, the 
Attorney General is authorized to use funds appropriated for the 
operationalization, maintenance, and expansion of the National Missing 
and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) for the purpose of carrying out 
this Act. Signed on December 31, 2020. (Public Law 116-277)
  S. 2216, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally 
recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of 
clinical determinations relating to eligibility for the family 
caregiver program, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are 
determined ineligible for the family caregiver program. Signed on 
December 31, 2020. (Public Law 116-278)
  S. 2683, to establish a task force to assist States in implementing 
hiring requirements for child care staff members to improve child 
safety. Signed on December 31, 2020. (Public Law 116-279)
  S. 2730, to establish and ensure an inclusive and transparent Drone 
Advisory Committee. Signed on December 31, 2020. (Public Law 116-280)
  S. 3312, to establish a crisis stabilization and community reentry 
grant program. Signed on December 31, 2020. (Public Law 116-281)
  S. 3989, to amend the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act 
of 2016 to modify certain membership and other requirements of the 
United States Semiquincentennial Commission. Signed on December 31, 
2020. (Public Law 116-282)