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Volume 110

1996 · 104th Congress · session 2 · 243 public laws.

  1. Public Law 104–90Public Law 104–90: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.Jan 4, 1996
  2. Public Law 104–91Public Law 104–91: To require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.Jan 6, 1996
  3. Public Law 104–92Public Law 104–92: Making appropriations for certain activities for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.Jan 6, 1996
  4. Public Law 104–94Public Law 104–94: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposesJan 6, 1996
  5. Public Law 104–99Public Law 104–99: Making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.Jan 26, 1996
  6. Public Law 104–100Public Law 104–100: To designate the United States Post Office building located at 24 Corliss Street, Providence, Rhode Island, as the “Harry Kizirian Post Office Building”.Feb 1, 1996
  7. Public Law 104–101Public Law 104–101: To designate the Federal building located at 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, Oregon, as the “David J. Wheeler Federal Building”.Feb 1, 1996
  8. Public Law 104–102Public Law 104–102: To provide for the transfer of certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, and for other purposes.Feb 6, 1996
  9. Public Law 104–103Public Law 104–103: To guarantee the timely payment of social security benefits in March 1996.Feb 8, 1996
  10. Public Law 104–104Public Law 104–104: To promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies.Feb 8, 1996
  11. Public Law 104–105Public Law 104–105: To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to provide regulatory relief, and for other purposes.Feb 10, 1996
  12. Public Law 104–106Public Law 104–106: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, to reform acquisition laws and information technology management of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.Feb 10, 1996
  13. Public Law 104–107Public Law 104–107: Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programsfor the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.Feb 12, 1996
  14. Public Law 104–108Public Law 104–108: To designate the Federal building located at 1221 Nevin Avenue in Richmond,California, as the “Frank Hagel Federal Building”.Feb 12, 1996
  15. Public Law 104–109Public Law 104–109: To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.Feb 12, 1996
  16. Public Law 104–110Public Law 104–110: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain programs and activities, to require certain reports from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.Feb 13, 1996
  17. Public Law 104–111Public Law 104–111: To award a congressional gold medal to Ruth and Billy Graham.Feb 13, 1996
  18. Public Law 104–112Public Law 104–112: To designate the United States courthouse located at 197 South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, as the “Max Rosenn United States Courthouse”.Mar 5, 1996
  19. Public Law 104–113Public Law 104–113: To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 with respect to inventions made under cooperative research and development agreements, and for other purposes.Mar 7, 1996
  20. Public Law 104–114Public Law 104–114: To seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.Mar 12, 1996
  21. Public Law 104–115Public Law 104–115: To guarantee the continuing full investment of Social Security and other Federal funds in obligations of the United States.Mar 12, 1996
  22. Public Law 104–116Public Law 104–116: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.Mar 15, 1996
  23. Public Law 104–117Public Law 104–117: To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services for the peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Macedonia shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone, and for other purposes.Mar 20, 1996
  24. Public Law 104–118Public Law 104–118: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.Mar 22, 1996
  25. Public Law 104–119Public Law 104–119: To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make certain adjustments in the land disposal program to provide needed flexibility, and for other purposes.Mar 26, 1996
  26. Public Law 104–120Public Law 104–120: To provide an extension for fiscal year 1996 for certain programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.Mar 28, 1996
  27. Public Law 104–121Public Law 104–121: To provide for enactment of the Senior Citizens’ Right to Work Act of 1996, the Line Item Veto Act, and the Small Business Growth and Fairness Act of 1996, and to provide for a permanent increase in the public debt limit.Mar 29, 1996
  28. Public Law 104–122Public Law 104–122: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.Mar 29, 1996
  29. Public Law 104–123Public Law 104–123: To provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other purposes.Apr 1, 1996
  30. Public Law 104–124Public Law 104–124: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to repeal the saccharin notice requirement.Apr 1, 1996
  31. Public Law 104–125Public Law 104–125: To grant the consent of the Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and Illinois.Apr 1, 1996
  32. Public Law 104–126Public Law 104–126: Granting the consent of Congress to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact.Apr 1, 1996
  33. Public Law 104–127Public Law 104–127: To modify the operation of certain agricultural programs.Apr 4, 1996
  34. Public Law 104–128Public Law 104–128: To eliminate the Board of Tea Experts by repealing the Tea Importation Act of 1897.Apr 9, 1996
  35. Public Law 104–129Public Law 104–129: Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to two bills of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.Apr 9, 1996
  36. Public Law 104–130Public Law 104–130: To give the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations, new direct spending, and limited tax benefits.Apr 9, 1996
  37. Public Law 104–131Public Law 104–131: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.Apr 24, 1996
  38. Public Law 104–132Public Law 104–132: To deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an effective death penalty, and for other purposes.Apr 24, 1996
  39. Public Law 104–133Public Law 104–133: To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to extend for two months the authority for promulgating regulations under the Act.Apr 25, 1996
  40. Public Law 104–134Public Law 104–134: Making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpajnnent toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.Apr 26, 1996
  41. Public Law 104–135Public Law 104–135: To designate the Federal Justice Building in Miami, Florida, as the “James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building”.Apr 30, 1996
  42. Public Law 104–136Public Law 104–136: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 125 Market Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the “Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.Apr 30, 1996
  43. Public Law 104–137Public Law 104–137: To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Port Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building”.Apr 30, 1996
  44. Public Law 104–138Public Law 104–138: To designate the United States Customs Administrative Building at the Ysleta/Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South Zaragosa Road in El Paso, Texas, as the “Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building”.Apr 30, 1996
  45. Public Law 104–139Public Law 104–139: To redesignate the Federal building located at 345 Middlefield Road in Menlo Park, California, and known as the Earth Sciences and Library Building, as the “Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building”.Apr 30, 1996
  46. Public Law 104–140Public Law 104–140: Making corrections to Public Law 104–134.May 2, 1996
  47. Public Law 104–141Public Law 104–141: To amend section 326 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit continued participation by Historically Black Graduate Professional Schools in the grant program authorized by that section.May 6, 1996
  48. Public Law 104–142Public Law 104–142: To phase out the use of mercury in batteries and provide for the efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling or proper disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, and certain other batteries, and for other purposes.May 13, 1996
  49. Public Law 104–143Public Law 104–143: To amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act of 1984, to extend for three years the availability of moneys for the restoration of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River, and for other purposes.May 15, 1996
  50. Public Law 104–144Public Law 104–144: To grant the consent of Congress to an amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the States of Alabama and Georgia.May 16, 1996
  51. Public Law 104–145Public Law 104–145: To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the release of relevant information to protect the public from sexually violent offenders.May 17, 1996
  52. Public Law 104–146Public Law 104–146: To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend programs established pursuant to the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990.May 20, 1996
  53. Public Law 104–147Public Law 104–147: To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to extend the authorizations of appropriations through fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.May 24, 1996
  54. Public Law 104–148Public Law 104–148: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire property in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, for inclusion in the Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge.May 24, 1996
  55. Public Law 104–149Public Law 104–149: To amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility to schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans under the school lunch and school breakfast programs.May 29, 1996
  56. Public Law 104–150Public Law 104–150: To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and for other purposes.Jun 3, 1996
  57. Public Law 104–151Public Law 104–151: To designate the United States courthouse in Washington, District of Columbia, as the “E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse”.Jul 1, 1996
  58. Public Law 104–152Public Law 104–152: To amend the anti-car theft provisions of title 49, United States Code, to increase the utility of motor vehicle title information to State and Federal law enforcement officials, and for other purposes.Jul 2, 1996
  59. Public Law 104–153Public Law 104–153: To control and prevent commercial counterfeiting, and for other purposes.Jul 2, 1996
  60. Public Law 104–154Public Law 104–154: To designate the bridge, estimated to be completed in the year 2000, that replaces the bridge on Missouri highway 74 spanning from East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the “Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge”, and for other purposes.Jul 2, 1996
  61. Public Law 104–155Public Law 104–155: To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the Federal jurisdiction over offenses relating to damage to religious property.Jul 3, 1996
  62. Public Law 104–156Public Law 104–156: To streamline and improve the effectiveness of chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Single Audit Act”).Jul 5, 1996
  63. Public Law 104–157Public Law 104–157: To designate the United States Post Office building located at 102 South McLean, Lincoln, Illinois, as the “Edward Madigan Post Office Building”.Jul 9, 1996
  64. Public Law 104–158Public Law 104–158: To provide for the exchange of certain lands in Gilpin County, Colorado.Jul 9, 1996
  65. Public Law 104–159Public Law 104–159: To provide that the United States Post Office building that is to be located at 7436 South Exchange Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the “Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building”.Jul 9, 1996
  66. Public Law 104–160Public Law 104–160: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 235 North Washington Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as the “William J. Nealon Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.Jul 9, 1996
  67. Public Law 104–161Public Law 104–161: To provide for the distribution within the United States of the United States Information Agency film entitled “Fragile Ring of Life”.Jul 18, 1996
  68. Public Law 104–162Public Law 104–162: To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.Jul 18, 1996
  69. Public Law 104–163Public Law 104–163: To require the transfer of title to the District of Columbia of certain real property in Anacostia Park to facilitate the construction of National Children’s Island, a cultural, educational, and family-oriented park.Jul 19, 1996
  70. Public Law 104–164Public Law 104–164: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, and for other purposes.Jul 21, 1996
  71. Public Law 104–165Public Law 104–165: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands to the city of Rolla, Missouri.Jul 24, 1996
  72. Public Law 104–166Public Law 104–166: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the conduct of expanded studies and the establishment of innovative programs with respect to traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.Jul 29, 1996
  73. Public Law 104–167Public Law 104–167: Entitled the “Mollie Beattie Wilderness Area Act”.Jul 29, 1996
  74. Public Law 104–168Public Law 104–168: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for increased taxpayer protections.Jul 30, 1996
  75. Public Law 104–169Public Law 104–169: To create the National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission.Aug 3, 1996
  76. Public Law 104–170Public Law 104–170: To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.Aug 3, 1996
  77. Public Law 104–171Public Law 104–171: To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Romania.Aug 3, 1996
  78. Public Law 104–172Public Law 104–172: To impose sanctions on persons making certain investments directly and significantly contributing to the enhancement of the ability of Iran or Libya to develop its petroleum resources, and on persons exporting certain items that enhance Libya’s weapons or aviation capabilities or enhance Libya’s ability to develop its petroleum resources, and for other purposes.Aug 5, 1996
  79. Public Law 104–173Public Law 104–173: To provide for the extension of certain hydroelectric projects located in the State of West Virginia.Aug 6, 1996
  80. Public Law 104–174Public Law 104–174: To authorize minors who are under the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and who are under 18 years of age to load materials into balers and compactors that meet appropriate American National Standards Institute design safety standards.Aug 6, 1996
  81. Public Law 104–175Public Law 104–175: To authorize a circuit judge who has taken part in an in banc hearing of a case to continue to participate in that case after taking senior status, and for other purposes.Aug 6, 1996
  82. Public Law 104–176Public Law 104–176: Granting the consent of Congress to the compact to provide for joint natural resource management and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to natural resources and boating at the Jennings Randolph Lake Project lying in Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral County, West Virginia, entered into between the States of West Virginia and Maryland.Aug 6, 1996
  83. Public Law 104–177Public Law 104–177: To amend title 18 of the United States Code to allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the United States Government.Aug 6, 1996
  84. Public Law 104–178Public Law 104–178: To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal the provision relating to Federal employees contracting or trading with Indians.Aug 6, 1996
  85. Public Law 104–179Public Law 104–179: To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics for 3 years, and for other purposes.Aug 6, 1996
  86. Public Law 104–180Public Law 104–180: Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.Aug 6, 1996
  87. Public Law 104–181Public Law 104–181: Granting the consent of Congress to the Mutual Aid Agreement between the city of Bristol, Virginia, and the city of Bristol, Tennessee.Aug 6, 1996
  88. Public Law 104–182Public Law 104–182: To reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the “Safe Drinking Water Act”), and for other purposes.Aug 6, 1996
  89. Public Law 104–183Public Law 104–183: To amend the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to extend the Act, and for other purposes.Aug 6, 1996
  90. Public Law 104–184Public Law 104–184: To amend the District of Columbia Self-Govemment and Grovemmental Reorganization Act to permit the Council of the District of Columbia to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds with respect to water and sewer facilities, and for other purposes.Aug 6, 1996
  91. Public Law 104–185Public Law 104–185: To improve the management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, and for other purposes.Aug 13, 1996
  92. Public Law 104–186Public Law 104–186: To provide for a representational allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, to make technical and conforming changes to sundry provisions of law in consequence of administrative reforms in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.Aug 20, 1996
  93. Public Law 104–187Public Law 104–187: An act to redesignate the United States Post Office building located at 245 Centereach Mall on Middle Country Road in Centereach, New York, as the “Rose Y. Caracappa United States Post Office Building”.Aug 20, 1996
  94. Public Law 104–188Public Law 104–188: To provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect jobs, to create opportunities, to increase the take home pay of workers, to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 relating to the payment of wages to employees who use employer owned vehicles, and to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage rate and to prevent job loss by providing flexibility to employers in complying with minimum wage and overtime requirements under that Act.Aug 20, 1996
  95. Public Law 104–189Public Law 104–189: To redesignate the Dunning Post Office in Chicago, Illinois, as the “Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office”.Aug 20, 1996
  96. Public Law 104–190Public Law 104–190: To authorize the Agency for International Development to offer voluntary separation incentive payments to employees of that agency.Aug 20, 1996
  97. Public Law 104–191Public Law 104–191: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes.Aug 21, 1996
  98. Public Law 104–192Public Law 104–192: To amend title 18, United States Code, to carry out the international obligations of the United States under the Geneva Conventions to provide criminal penalties for certain war crimes.Aug 21, 1996
  99. Public Law 104–193Public Law 104–193: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.Aug 22, 1996
  100. Public Law 104–194Public Law 104–194: Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.Sep 9, 1996
  101. Public Law 104–195Public Law 104–195: To amend the Impact Aid program to provide for a hold-harmless with respect to amounts for payments relating to the Federal acquisition of real property, and for other purposes.Sep 16, 1996
  102. Public Law 104–196Public Law 104–196: Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.Sep 16, 1996
  103. Public Law 104–197Public Law 104–197: Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.Sep 16, 1996
  104. Public Law 104–198Public Law 104–198: To confer jurisdiction on the United States Court of Federal Claims with respect to land claims of Pueblo of Isleta Indian TribeSep 18, 1996
  105. Public Law 104–199Public Law 104–199: To define and protect the institution of marriage.Sep 21, 1996
  106. Public Law 104–200Public Law 104–200: To make technical corrections in the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982.Sep 22, 1996
  107. Public Law 104–201Public Law 104–201: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.Sep 23, 1996
  108. Public Law 104–202Public Law 104–202: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Jackson, Mississippi, as the “G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”.Sep 24, 1996
  109. Public Law 104–203Public Law 104–203: To extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Cambodia, and for other purposes.Sep 25, 1996
  110. Public Law 104–204Public Law 104–204: Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.Sep 26, 1996
  111. Public Law 104–205Public Law 104–205: Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.Sep 30, 1996
  112. Public Law 104–206Public Law 104–206: Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.Sep 30, 1996
  113. Public Law 104–207Public Law 104–207: Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to any bill or joint resolution of the One Hundred Fourth Congress making genera) or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1997.Sep 30, 1996
  114. Public Law 104–208Public Law 104–208: Making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.Sep 30, 1996
  115. Public Law 104–209Public Law 104–209: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain interests in Waihee Marsh for inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex.Oct 1, 1996
  116. Public Law 104–210Public Law 104–210: To encourage the donation of food and grocery products to nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy individuals by giving the Model Good Samaritan Food Donation Act the full force and effect of law.Oct 1, 1996
  117. Public Law 104–211Public Law 104–211: To amend Public Law 103–93 to provide additional lands within the State of Utah for the Goshute Indian Reservation, and for other purposes.Oct 1, 1996
  118. Public Law 104–212Public Law 104–212: To revise the boundary of the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge, to expand the Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.Oct 1, 1996
  119. Public Law 104–213Public Law 104–213: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama.Oct 1, 1996
  120. Public Law 104–214Public Law 104–214: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to witness retaliation, witness tampering and jury tampering.Oct 1, 1996
  121. Public Law 104–215Public Law 104–215: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Crawford National Fish Hatchery to the city of Crawford, Nebraska.Oct 1, 1996
  122. Public Law 104–216Public Law 104–216: To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission.Oct 1, 1996
  123. Public Law 104–217Public Law 104–217: To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarity the intent or Congress with respect to the Federal carjacking prohibition.Oct 1, 1996
  124. Public Law 104–218Public Law 104–218: To confer honorary citizenship of the United States on Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, also known as Mother Teresa.Oct 1, 1996
  125. Public Law 104–219Public Law 104–219: To clarify the rules governing removal of cases to Federal court, and for other purposes.Oct 1, 1996
  126. Public Law 104–220Public Law 104–220: To repeal a redundant venue provision, and for other purposes.Oct 1, 1996
  127. Public Law 104–221Public Law 104–221: To designate the United States Courthouse under construction at 1030 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, as the “Mark O. Hatfield United States Court-house”, and for other purposes.Oct 1, 1996
  128. Public Law 104–222Public Law 104–222: To authorize construction of the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center at Washington Dulles International Airport, and for other purposes.Oct 1, 1996
  129. Public Law 104–223Public Law 104–223: To provide for certain benefits of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.Oct 1, 1996
  130. Public Law 104–224Public Law 104–224: To repeal an unnecessary medical device reporting requirement.Oct 2, 1996
  131. Public Law 104–225Public Law 104–225: To designate the Federal building located at the corner of Patton Avenue and Otis Street, and the United States courthouse located on Otis Street, in Asheville, North Carolina, as the “Veach-Baley Federal Complex”.Oct 2, 1996
  132. Public Law 104–226Public Law 104–226: To repeal the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank.Oct 2, 1996
  133. Public Law 104–227Public Law 104–227: To implement the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.Oct 2, 1996
  134. Public Law 104–228Public Law 104–228: To designate the Federal building located at 1655 Woodson Road in Overland, Missouri, as the “Sammy L. Davis Federal Building”.Oct 2, 1996
  135. Public Law 104–229Public Law 104–229: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse to be constructed at a site on 18th Street between Dodge and Douglas Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, as the “Roman L. Hruska Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.Oct 2, 1996
  136. Public Law 104–230Public Law 104–230: To designate the United States courthouse under construction at 611 North Florida Avenue in Tampa, Florida, as the “Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse”.Oct 2, 1996
  137. Public Law 104–231Public Law 104–231: To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act, to provide for public access to information in an electronic format, and for other purposes.Oct 2, 1996
  138. Public Law 104–232Public Law 104–232: To provide for the extension of the Parole Commission to oversee cases of prisoners sentenced under prior law, to reduce the size of the Parole Commission, and for other purposes.Oct 2, 1996
  139. Public Law 104–233Public Law 104–233: To reauthorize the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act of 1992, and for other purposes.Oct 2, 1996
  140. Public Law 104–234Public Law 104–234: To amend the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 to provide the President with additional proclamation authority with respect to articles of the West Bank or Gaza Strip or a qualifying industrial zone.Oct 2, 1996
  141. Public Law 104–235Public Law 104–235: To modify anti reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and for other purposes.Oct 3, 1996
  142. Public Law 104–236Public Law 104–236: To provide for the nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators, and for other purposes.Oct 3, 1996
  143. Public Law 104–237Public Law 104–237: To prevent the illegal manufacturing and use of methamphetamine.Oct 3, 1996
  144. Public Law 104–238Public Law 104–238: To provide educational assistance to the dependents of Federal law enforcement officials who are killed or disabled in the performance of their duties.Oct 3, 1996
  145. Public Law 104–239Public Law 104–239: To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize the United States-flag merchant marine, and for other purposes.Oct 8, 1996
  146. Public Law 104–240Public Law 104–240: To permit a county-operated health insuring organization to qualify as an organization exempt from certain requirements otherwise applicable to health insuring organizations under the Medicaid program notwithstanding that the organization enrolls Medicaid beneficiaries residing in another county.Oct 8, 1996
  147. Public Law 104–241Public Law 104–241: To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of three hydroelectric projects in the State of Arkansas.Oct 9, 1996
  148. Public Law 104–242Public Law 104–242: To extend the time for construction of certain FERC licensed hydro projects.Oct 9, 1996
  149. Public Law 104–243Public Law 104–243: To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Ohio.Oct 9, 1996
  150. Public Law 104–244Public Law 104–244: To authorize extension of time limitation for a FERC-issued hydroelectric license.Oct 9, 1996
  151. Public Law 104–245Public Law 104–245: To reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of, a hydroelectric project in Oregon, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  152. Public Law 104–246Public Law 104–246: To provide for the extension of a hydroelectric project located in the State of West Virginia.Oct 9, 1996
  153. Public Law 104–247Public Law 104–247: To authorize the extension of time limitation for the FERC-issued hydroelectric license for the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project.Oct 9, 1996
  154. Public Law 104–248Public Law 104–248: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make certain technical corrections relating to physicians’ services.Oct 9, 1996
  155. Public Law 104–249Public Law 104–249: To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in Kentucky, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  156. Public Law 104–250Public Law 104–250: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improvements in the process of approving and using animal drugs, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  157. Public Law 104–251Public Law 104–251: To amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to reduce the waiting period for benefits payable under that Act, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  158. Public Law 104–252Public Law 104–252: To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Illinois.Oct 9, 1996
  159. Public Law 104–253Public Law 104–253: To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior for Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  160. Public Law 104–254Public Law 104–254: To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of certain hydroelectric projects in the State of Pennsylvania.Oct 9, 1996
  161. Public Law 104–255Public Law 104–255: To designate the building located at 8302 FM 327, Elmendorf, Texas, which houses operations of the United States Postal Service, as the “Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building”.Oct 9, 1996
  162. Public Law 104–256Public Law 104–256: To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of 2 hydroelectric projects in North Carolina, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  163. Public Law 104–257Public Law 104–257: To reinstate the license for, and extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of, a hydroelectric project in Ohio, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  164. Public Law 104–258Public Law 104–258: To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Kentucky.Oct 9, 1996
  165. Public Law 104–259Public Law 104–259: To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  166. Public Law 104–260Public Law 104–260: To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that traffic signal synchronization projects are exempt from certain requirements of Environmental Protection Agency Rules.Oct 9, 1996
  167. Public Law 104–261Public Law 104–261: To accept the request of the Prairie Island Indian Community to revoke their charter of incorporation issued under the Indian Reorganization Act.Oct 9, 1996
  168. Public Law 104–262Public Law 104–262: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform eligibility for health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to authorize major medical facility construction projects for the Department, to improve administration of health care by the Department, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  169. Public Law 104–263Public Law 104–263: To increase, effective as of December 1, 1996, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  170. Public Law 104–264Public Law 104–264: To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  171. Public Law 104–265Public Law 104–265: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the State of South Carolina, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  172. Public Law 104–266Public Law 104–266: To make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  173. Public Law 104–267Public Law 104–267: To waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for certain health maintenance organizations.Oct 9, 1996
  174. Public Law 104–268Public Law 104–268: To designate the United States Post Office building located at 351 West Washington Street in Camden, Arkansas, as the “David H. Pryor Post Office Building”.Oct 9, 1996
  175. Public Law 104–269Public Law 104–269: To make available certain Voice of America and Radio Marti multilingual computer readable text and voice recordingsOct 9, 1996
  176. Public Law 104–270Public Law 104–270: To provide for a study of the recommendations of the Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting Alaska Natives.Oct 9, 1996
  177. Public Law 104–271Public Law 104–271: To authorize the hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  178. Public Law 104–272Public Law 104–272: To provide for the safety of journeymen boxers, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  179. Public Law 104–273Public Law 104–273: To amend the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary to enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  180. Public Law 104–274Public Law 104–274: To authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.Oct 9, 1996
  181. Public Law 104–275Public Law 104–275: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to provide for a study of the Federal programs for veterans, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  182. Public Law 104–276Public Law 104–276: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain property containing a fish and wildlife facility to the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  183. Public Law 104–277Public Law 104–277: To provide that the United States Post Office and Courthouse building located at 9 East Broad Street, Cookeville, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the “L. Clure Morton United States Post Office and Courthouse”.Oct 9, 1996
  184. Public Law 104–278Public Law 104–278: To amend the National Museum of the American Indian Act to make improvements in the Act, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  185. Public Law 104–279Public Law 104–279: To authorize the Capitol Guide Service to accept voluntary services.Oct 9, 1996
  186. Public Law 104–280Public Law 104–280: To provide for the extension of certain authority for the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police.Oct 9, 1996
  187. Public Law 104–281Public Law 104–281: To designate the United States Post Office building located in Brewer, Maine, as the “Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building”, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1996
  188. Public Law 104–282Public Law 104–282: To commend Operation Sail for its advancement of brotherhood among nations, its continuing commemoration of the history of the United States, and its nurturing of young cadets through training in seamanship.Oct 9, 1996
  189. Public Law 104–283Public Law 104–283: To reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  190. Public Law 104–284Public Law 104–284: To authorize and facilitate a program to enhance safety, training, research and development, and safety education in the propane gas industry for the benefit of propane consumers and the public, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  191. Public Law 104–285Public Law 104–285: To reauthorize the National Film Preservation Board, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  192. Public Law 104–286Public Law 104–286: To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  193. Public Law 104–287Public Law 104–287: To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.Oct 11, 1996
  194. Public Law 104–288Public Law 104–288: To establish the National Tourism Board and the National Tourism Organization to promote international travel and tourism to the United States.Oct 11, 1996
  195. Public Law 104–289Public Law 104–289: To provide for appropriate implementation of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 in Federal construction projects, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  196. Public Law 104–290Public Law 104–290: To amend the Federal securities laws in order to promote efficiency and capital formation in the financial markets, and to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to promote more efficient management of mutual funds, protect investors, and provide more effective and less burdensome regulation.Oct 11, 1996
  197. Public Law 104–291Public Law 104–291: To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999 for the National Transportation Safety Board, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  198. Public Law 104–292Public Law 104–292: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the crime of false statement in a Government matter.Oct 11, 1996
  199. Public Law 104–293Public Law 104–293: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  200. Public Law 104–294Public Law 104–294: To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect proprietary economic information, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  201. Public Law 104–295Public Law 104–295: To make technical corrections and miscellaneous amendments to trade laws.Oct 11, 1996
  202. Public Law 104–296Public Law 104–296: Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress and the day for the counting in Congress of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast in December 1996.Oct 11, 1996
  203. Public Law 104–297Public Law 104–297: To amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize appropriations, to provide for sustainable fisheries, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  204. Public Law 104–298Public Law 104–298: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies regarding the desalination of water and water reuse, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  205. Public Law 104–299Public Law 104–299: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to consolidate and reauthorize provisions relating to health centers, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  206. Public Law 104–300Public Law 104–300: To authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System, to authorize assistance to the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning, design, and construction of the water supply system, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  207. Public Law 104–301Public Law 104–301: To provide for the settlement of the Navajo-Hopi land dispute, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1996
  208. Public Law 104–302Public Law 104–302: To extend the authorized period of stay within the United States for certain nurses.Oct 11, 1996
  209. Public Law 104–303Public Law 104–303: To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.Oct 12, 1996
  210. Public Law 104–304Public Law 104–304: To reduce risk to public safety and the environment associated with pipeline transportation of natural gas and hazardous liquids, and for other purposes.Oct 12, 1996
  211. Public Law 104–305Public Law 104–305: To combat drug-facilitated crimes of violence, including sexual assaults.Oct 13, 1996
  212. Public Law 104–306Public Law 104–306: To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 1997.Oct 14, 1996
  213. Public Law 104–307Public Law 104–307: To authorize the sale of excess Department of Defense aircraft to facilitate the suppression of wildfire.Oct 14, 1996
  214. Public Law 104–308Public Law 104–308: To enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used by the United States.Oct 19, 1996
  215. Public Law 104–309Public Law 104–309: To express the sense of the Congress that United States Government agencies in possession of records about individuals who are alleged to have committed Nazi war crimes should make these records public.Oct 19, 1996
  216. Public Law 104–310Public Law 104–310: To modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, Alabama.Oct 19, 1996
  217. Public Law 104–311Public Law 104–311: To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run in the State of Florida for study and potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.Oct 19, 1996
  218. Public Law 104–312Public Law 104–312: To authorize appropriations for a mining institute or institutes to develop domestic technological capabilities for the recovery of minerals from the Nation’s seabed, and for other purposes.Oct 19, 1996
  219. Public Law 104–313Public Law 104–313: To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to extend the demonstration program for direct billing of Medicare. Medicaid, and other third party payors.Oct 19, 1996
  220. Public Law 104–314Public Law 104–314: To designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River, located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivera System.Oct 19, 1996
  221. Public Law 104–315Public Law 104–315: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement for annual resident review for nursing facilities under the Medicaid program and to require resident reviews for mentally ill or mentally retarded residents when there is a significant change in physical or mental condition.Oct 19, 1996
  222. Public Law 104–316Public Law 104–316: To amend laws authorizing auditing, reporting, and other functions by the General Accounting Office.Oct 19, 1996
  223. Public Law 104–317Public Law 104–317: To make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.Oct 19, 1996
  224. Public Law 104–318Public Law 104–318: To provide emergency drought relief to the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, Texas, and for other purposes.Oct 19, 1996
  225. Public Law 104–319Public Law 104–319: Making certain provisions with respect to internationally recognized human rights, refugees, and foreign relations.Oct 19, 1996
  226. Public Law 104–320Public Law 104–320: To reauthorize alternative means of dispute resolution in the Federal administrative process, and for other purposes.Oct 19, 1996
  227. Public Law 104–321Public Law 104–321: Granting the consent of Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.Oct 19, 1996
  228. Public Law 104–322Public Law 104–322: Granting the consent of the Congress to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact.Oct 19, 1996
  229. Public Law 104–323Public Law 104–323: To establish the Cache La Poudre River Corridor.Oct 19, 1996
  230. Public Law 104–324Public Law 104–324: To authorize appropriations for the United States Coast Guard, and for other purposes.Oct 19, 1996
  231. Public Law 104–325Public Law 104–325: To promote the research, identification, assessment, and exploration of marine mineral resources, and for other purposes.Oct 19, 1996
  232. Public Law 104–326Public Law 104–326: To extend contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation districts in Kansas and Nebraska, and for other purposes.Oct 19, 1996
  233. Public Law 104–327Public Law 104–327: To make technical corrections to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.Oct 19, 1996
  234. Public Law 104–328Public Law 104–328: To provide for the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to continue in existence, and for other purposes.Oct 19, 1996
  235. Public Law 104–329Public Law 104–329: To establish United States commemorative coin programs, and for other purposes.Oct 20, 1996
  236. Public Law 104–330Public Law 104–330: To provide Federal assistance for Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of tribal self-governance, and for other purposes.Oct 26, 1996
  237. Public Law 104–331Public Law 104–331: To make certain laws applicable to the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.Oct 26, 1996
  238. Public Law 104–332Public Law 104–332: To provide for ballast water management to prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.Oct 26, 1996
  239. Public Law 104–333Public Law 104–333: To provide for the administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, and for other purposes.Nov 12, 1996
  240. Private Law 104–1Private Law 104–1: For the relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.Jul 24, 1996
  241. Private Law 104–2Private Law 104–2: For the relief of Nathan C. Vance, and for other purposes.Jul 29, 1996
  242. Private Law 104–3Private Law 104–3: For the relief of Oscar Salas-Velazquez.Oct 9, 1996
  243. Private Law 104–4Private Law 104–4: For the relief of Nguyen Quy An.Oct 19, 1996