Administration of Barack Obama, 2011

Acts Approved by the President

December 31, 2011

Approved January 2

H.R. 847 / Public Law No. 111–347

James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010

Approved January 4

H.R. 81 / Public Law No. 111–348

To amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks

H.R. 628 / Public Law No. 111–349

To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges

H.R. 1107 / Public Law No. 111–350

To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts"

H.R. 1746 / Public Law No. 111–351

Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010

H.R. 2142 / Public Law No. 111–352

GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

H.R. 2751 / Public Law No. 111–353

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

H.R. 4445 / Public Law No. 111–354

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Clarification Act

H.R. 4602 / Public Law No. 111–355

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1332 Sharon Copley Road in Sharon Center, Ohio, as the "Emil Bolas Post Office"

H.R. 4748 / Public Law No. 111–356

Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010

H.R. 4973 / Public Law No. 111–357

National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act of 2010

H.R. 5116 / Public Law No. 111–358

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010

H.R. 5133 / Public Law No. 111–359

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 331 1st Street in Carlstadt, New Jersey, as the "Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building"

H.R. 5470 / Public Law No. 111–360

To exclude an external power supply for certain security or life safety alarms and surveillance system components from the application of certain energy efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act

H.R. 5605 / Public Law No. 111–361

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 47 East Fayette Street in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, as the "George C. Marshall Post Office"

H.R. 5606 / Public Law No. 111–362

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 47 South 7th Street in Indiana, Pennsylvania, as the "James M. 'Jimmy' Stewart Post Office Building"

H.R. 5655 / Public Law No. 111–363

To designate the Little River Branch facility of the United States Postal Service located at 140 NE 84th Street in Miami, Florida, as the "Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. Post Office"

H.R. 5809 / Public Law No. 111–364

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010

H.R. 5877 / Public Law No. 111–365

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 655 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, as the "Lance Corporal Alexander Scott Arredondo, United States Marine Corps Post Office Building"

H.R. 5901 / Public Law No. 111–366

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the tax court to appoint employees

H.R. 6392 / Public Law No. 111–367

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5003 Westfields Boulevard in Centreville, Virginia, as the "Colonel George Juskalian Post Office Building"

H.R. 6400 / Public Law No. 111–368

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 North 6th Street in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Earl Wilson, Jr. Post Office"

H.R. 6412 / Public Law No. 111–369

Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010

H.R. 6510 / Public Law No. 111–370

To direct the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Houston, Texas, to the Military Museum of Texas, and for other purposes

H.R. 6533 / Public Law No. 111–371

Local Community Radio Act of 2010

S. 118 / Public Law No. 111–372

Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2010

S. 841 / Public Law No. 111–373

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010

S. 1481 / Public Law No. 111–374

Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010

S. 3036 / Public Law No. 111–375

National Alzheimer's Project Act

S. 3243 / Public Law No. 111–376

Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010

S. 3447 / Public Law No. 111–377

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010

S. 3481 / Public Law No. 111–378

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution

S. 3592 / Public Law No. 111–379

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Commerce Drive in Tyrone, Georgia, as the "First Lieutenant Robert Wilson Collins Post Office Building"

S. 3874 / Public Law No. 111–380

Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act

S. 3903 / Public Law No. 111–381

To authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo

S. 4036 / Public Law No. 111–382

To clarify the National Credit Union Administration authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury

Approved January 7

H.R. 6523 / Public Law No. 111–383

Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Approved January 31

H.R. 366 / Public Law No. 112–1

To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes

Approved February 17

S. 188 / Public Law No. 112–2

To designate the United States courthouse under construction at 98 West First Street, Yuma, Arizona, as the "John M. Roll United States Courthouse"

Approved February 25

H.R. 514 / Public Law No. 112–3

FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2011

Approved March 2

H.J. Res. 44 / Public Law No. 112–4

Further Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011

Approved March 4

H.R. 662 / Public Law No. 112–5

Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011

Approved March 18

H.J. Res. 48 / Public Law No. 112–6

Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011

Approved March 31

H.R. 1079 / Public Law No. 112–7

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011

Approved April 9

H.R. 1363 / Public Law No. 112–8

Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011

Approved April 14

H.R. 4 / Public Law No. 112–9

Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011

Approved April 15

H.R. 1473 / Public Law No. 112–10

Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Approved April 25

S. 307 / Public Law No. 112–11

To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 217 West King Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia, as the "W. Craig Broadwater Federal Building and United States Courthouse"

S.J. Res. 8 / Public Law No. 112–12

Providing for the appointment of Stephen M. Case as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

Approved May 12

H.R. 1308 / Public Law No. 112–13

To amend the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act to extend the termination date for the Commission, and for other purposes

Approved May 26

S. 990 / Public Law No. 112–14

PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011

Approved May 31

H.R. 793 / Public Law No. 112–15

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12781 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Inverness, California, as the "Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office"

H.R. 1893 / Public Law No. 112–16

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part II

Approved June 1

S. 1082 / Public Law No. 112–17

Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act of 2011

Approved June 8

H.R. 754 / Public Law No. 112–18

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Approved June 24

S.J. Res. 7 / Public Law No. 112–19

Providing for the reappointment of Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

S.J. Res. 9 / Public Law No. 112–20

Providing for the reappointment of Robert P. Kogod as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

Approved June 29

H.R. 2279 / Public Law No. 112–21

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part III

S. 349 / Public Law No. 112–22

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road in Rootstown, Ohio, as the "Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office"

S. 655 / Public Law No. 112–23

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as the "Spencer Byrd Powers, Jr. Post Office"

Approved July 26

S. 1103 / Public Law No. 112–24

To extend the term of the incumbent Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Approved August 2

S. 365 / Public Law No. 112–25

Budget Control Act of 2011

Approved August 3

H.R. 1383 / Public Law No. 112–26

Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011

Approved August 5

H.R. 2553 / Public Law No. 112–27

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV

Approved August 12

H.R. 2715 / Public Law No. 112–28

To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes

H.R. 1249 / Public Law No. 112–29

Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

H.R. 2887 / Public Law No. 112–30

Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011

Approved September 23

S. 846 / Public Law No. 112–31

To designate the United States courthouse located at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse

Approved September 30

H.R. 2005 / Public Law No. 112–32

Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011

H.R. 2017 / Public Law No. 112–33

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

H.R. 2883 / Public Law No. 112–34

Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act

H.R. 2943 / Public Law No. 112–35

Short-Term TANF Extension Act

Approved October 5

H.R. 2608 / Public Law No. 112–36

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

H.R. 2646 / Public Law No. 112–37

Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011

Approved October 12

H.R. 771 / Public Law No. 112–38

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1081 Elbel Road in Schertz, Texas, as the "Schertz Veterans Post Office"

H.R. 1632 / Public Law 112–39

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5014 Gary Avenue in Lubbock, Texas, as the "Sergeant Chris Davis Post Office"

Approved October 21

H.R. 2832 / Public Law No. 112–40

To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes

H.R. 3080 / Public Law No. 112–41

United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

H.R. 3078 / Public Law No. 112–42

United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act

H.R. 3079 / Public Law No. 112–43

United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act

H.R. 2944 / Public Law No. 112–44

United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011

Approved November 7

H.R. 489 / Public Law No. 112–45

To clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes

H.R. 765 / Public Law No. 112–46

Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011

H.R. 1843 / Public Law No. 112–47

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 489 Army Drive in Barrigada, Guam, as the "John Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Building"

H.R. 1975 / Public Law No. 112–48

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 281 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, as the "First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building"

H.R. 2062 / Public Law No. 112–49

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45 Meetinghouse Lane in Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, as the "Matthew A. Pucino Post Office"

H.R. 2149 / Public Law No. 112–50

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the "Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building"

Approved November 9

H.R. 368 / Public Law No. 112–51

Removal Clarification Act of 2011

H.R. 818 / Public Law No. 112–52

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District

S. 894 / Public Law No. 112–53

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011

Approved November 12

S. 1487 / Public Law No. 112–54

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011

Approved November 18

H.R. 2112 / Public Law No. 112–55

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Approved November 21

H.R. 674 / Public Law No. 112–56

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes

S. 1280 / Public Law No. 112–57

Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011

Approved November 23

H.R. 398 / Public Law No. 112–58

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes

H.R. 2447 / Public Law No. 112–59

To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines

S. 1412 / Public Law No. 112–60

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 462 Washington Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, as the "Officer John Maguire Post Office"

Approved November 29

H.R. 3321 / Public Law No. 112–61

America's Cup Act of 2011

S. 1637 / Public Law No. 112–62

Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011

Approved December 7

H.R. 394 / Public Law No. 112–63

Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011

Approved December 13

H.R. 2192 / Public Law No. 112–64

National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2011

S. 1541 / Public Law No. 112–65

To revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership

S. 1639 / Public Law No. 112–66

To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Legion under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to the individual departments and posts of the American Legion, and for other purposes

Approved December 16

H.J. Res. 94 / Public Law No. 112–67

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes

Approved December 17

H.J. Res. 95 / Public Law No. 112–68

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes

Approved December 19

S. 535 / Public Law No. 112–69

Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act

S. 683 / Public Law No. 112–70

Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act

S.J. Res. 22 / Public Law No. 112–71

To grant the consent of Congress to an amendment to the compact between the States of Missouri and Illinois providing that bonds issued by the Bi –State Development Agency may mature in not to exceed 40 years

Approved December 20

H.R. 470 / Public Law No. 112–72

Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011

H.R. 2061 / Public Law No. 112–73

Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011

Approved December 23

H.R. 2055 / Public Law No. 112–74

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012

H.R. 2867 / Public Law No. 112–75

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011

H.R. 3421 / Public Law No. 112–76

Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act

H.R. 3672 / Public Law No. 112–77

Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012

H.R. 3765 / Public Law No. 112–78

Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011

S. 278 / Public Law No. 112–79

Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act of 2011

S. 384 / Public Law No. 112–80

To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research

Approved December 31

H.R. 1540 / Public Law No. 112-81

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012