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Volume 111

1997 · 105th Congress · session 1 · 157 public laws.

  1. Public Law 105–1Public Law 105–1: Making technical corrections to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208), and for other purposes.Feb 3, 1997
  2. Public Law 105–2Public Law 105–2: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes, and for other purposes.Feb 28, 1997
  3. Public Law 105–3Public Law 105–3: Approving the Presidential finding that the limitation on obligations imposed by section 518A(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, is having a negative impact on the proper functioning of the population planning program.Feb 28, 1997
  4. Public Law 105–4Public Law 105–4: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service under construction at 7411 Barlite Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the “Frank M. Tejeda post Office Building”.Mar 3, 1997
  5. Public Law 105–5Public Law 105–5: Waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of the United States Trade Representative.Mar 17, 1997
  6. Public Law 105–6Public Law 105–6: To amend title 18, United States Code, to give further assurance to the right of victims of crime to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime.Mar 19, 1997
  7. Public Law 105–7Public Law 105–7: To permit the waiver of District of Columbia residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia.Mar 25, 1997
  8. Public Law 105–8Public Law 105–8: To extend the effective date of the Investment Advisers Supervision Coordination Act.Mar 31, 1997
  9. Public Law 105–9Public Law 105–9: To approve a settlement agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District.Apr 14, 1997
  10. Public Law 105–10Public Law 105–10: To designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural Resource Conservation Center.Apr 24, 1997
  11. Public Law 105–11Public Law 105–11: To make a technical correction to title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist states.Apr 25, 1997
  12. Public Law 105–12Public Law 105–12: To clarify Federal law with respect to restricting the use of Federal funds in support of assisted suicide.Apr 30, 1997
  13. Public Law 105–13Public Law 105–13: To extend the term of appointment of certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission.May 14, 1997
  14. Public Law 105–14Public Law 105–14: To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Francis Albert “Frank” Sinatra in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions through his entertainment career and humanitarian activities, and for other purposes.May 14, 1997
  15. Public Law 105–15Public Law 105–15: To amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to permit a waiver of the prohibition of offering nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs in certain nursing facilities.May 15, 1997
  16. Public Law 105–16Public Law 105–16: To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, and for other purposes.Jun 2, 1997
  17. Public Law 105–17Public Law 105–17: To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.Jun 4, 1997
  18. Public Law 105–18Public Law 105–18: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.Jun 12, 1997
  19. Public Law 105–19Public Law 105–19: To provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers.Jun 18, 1997
  20. Public Law 105–20Public Law 105–20: To amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to establish a program to support and encourage local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, long-term commitment to reduce substance abuse among youth, and for other purposes.Jun 27, 1997
  21. Public Law 105–21Public Law 105–21: To consent to certain amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.Jun 27, 1997
  22. Public Law 105–22Public Law 105–22: To extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.Jun 27, 1997
  23. Public Law 105–23Public Law 105–23: To amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination program.Jul 3, 1997
  24. Public Law 105–24Public Law 105–24: To amend Federal law to clarify the applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank, and for other purposes.Jul 3, 1997
  25. Public Law 105–25Public Law 105–25: To amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board until September 30, 1998.Jul 3, 1997
  26. Public Law 105–26Public Law 105–26: To immunize donations made in the form of charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts from the antitrust laws and State laws similar to the antitrust laws.Jul 3, 1997
  27. Public Law 105–27Public Law 105–27: To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donation of Federal law enforcement canines that are no longer needed for official purposes to individuals with experience handling canines in the performance of law enforcement duties.Jul 18, 1997
  28. Public Law 105–28Public Law 105–28: To amend sections of the Department of Energy Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent with other statutes and to repeal a related section of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974.Jul 18, 1997
  29. Public Law 105–29Public Law 105–29: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to design and construct a permanent addition to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., and for other purposes.Jul 24, 1997
  30. Public Law 105–30Public Law 105–30: To clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members and personnel of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.Jul 25, 1997
  31. Public Law 105–31Public Law 105–31: To waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, New York.Jul 25, 1997
  32. Public Law 105–32Public Law 105–32: Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to two specified bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.Aug 1, 1997
  33. Public Law 105–33Public Law 105–33: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.Aug 5, 1997
  34. Public Law 105–34Public Law 105–34: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.Aug 5, 1997
  35. Public Law 105–35Public Law 105–35: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or tax return information.Aug 5, 1997
  36. Public Law 105–36Public Law 105–36: To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes.Aug 5, 1997
  37. Public Law 105–37Public Law 105–37: To amend the Act of June 20, 1910, to protect the permanent trust funds of the State of New Mexico from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds.Aug 7, 1997
  38. Public Law 105–38Public Law 105–38: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship for certain children born outside the United States.Aug 8, 1997
  39. Public Law 105–39Public Law 105–39: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.Aug 11, 1997
  40. Public Law 105–40Public Law 105–40: To provide for a land exchange involving the Warner Canyon Ski Area and other land in the State of Oregon.Aug 11, 1997
  41. Public Law 105–41Public Law 105–41: To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage stamps, and for other purposes.Aug 13, 1997
  42. Public Law 105–42Public Law 105–42: To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes.Aug 15, 1997
  43. Public Law 105–43Public Law 105–43: To continue favorable treatment for need-based educational aid under the antitrust laws.Sep 17, 1997
  44. Public Law 105–44Public Law 105–44: To designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as “Trinity Lake”.Sep 30, 1997
  45. Public Law 105–45Public Law 105–45: Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Sep 30, 1997
  46. Public Law 105–46Public Law 105–46: Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.Sep 30, 1997
  47. Public Law 105–47Public Law 105–47: To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999. and for other purposes.Oct 1, 1997
  48. Public Law 105–48Public Law 105–48: To provide permanent authority for the administration of au pair programs.Oct 1, 1997
  49. Public Law 105–49Public Law 105–49: To provide for the conveyance of a parcel of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school.Oct 6, 1997
  50. Public Law 105–50Public Law 105–50: To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer of surplus personal property to States for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals, and to authorize the transfer of surplus real property to States, political subdivisions and instrumentalities of States, and nonprofit organizations for providing housing or housing assistance for low-income individuals or families.Oct 6, 1997
  51. Public Law 105–51Public Law 105–51: To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions toward religious understanding and peace, and for other purposes.Oct 6, 1997
  52. Public Law 105–52Public Law 105–52: To designate the Federal building located at 601 Fourth Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, as the “Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building”, in honor of William H. Christian, Jr., Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony Palmisano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe.Oct 6, 1997
  53. Public Law 105–53Public Law 105–53: To provide for the authorization of appropriations in each fiscal year for arbitration in United States district courts, and for other purposes.Oct 6, 1997
  54. Public Law 105–54Public Law 105–54: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant religious worker program, to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline for designation of an effective date for paperwork changes in the employer sanctions program, and to require the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the fee for application and issuance of a nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming to the United States for certain charitable purposes.Oct 6, 1997
  55. Public Law 105–55Public Law 105–55: Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Oct 7, 1997
  56. Public Law 105–56Public Law 105–56: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Oct 8, 1997
  57. Public Law 105–57Public Law 105–57: To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1997
  58. Public Law 105–58Public Law 105–58: To establish the Oklahoma City National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System; to designate the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, and for other purposes.Oct 9, 1997
  59. Public Law 105–59Public Law 105–59: To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain property located in the County of Iosco, Michigan.Oct 10, 1997
  60. Public Law 105–60Public Law 105–60: To provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other purposes.Oct 10, 1997
  61. Public Law 105–61Public Law 105–61: Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Oct 10, 1997
  62. Public Law 105–62Public Law 105–62: Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Oct 13, 1997
  63. Public Law 105–63Public Law 105–63: To designate the United States courthouse at 500 State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as the “Robert J. Dole United States Courthouse”.Oct 22, 1997
  64. Public Law 105–64Public Law 105–64: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.Oct 23, 1997
  65. Public Law 105–65Public Law 105–65: Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Oct 27, 1997
  66. Public Law 105–66Public Law 105–66: Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Oct 27, 1997
  67. Public Law 105–67Public Law 105–67: To confer status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope.Oct 30, 1997
  68. Public Law 105–68Public Law 105–68: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.Nov 7, 1997
  69. Public Law 105–69Public Law 105–69: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.Nov 9, 1997
  70. Public Law 105–70Public Law 105–70: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 551 Kingstown Road in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the “David B. Champagne Post Office Building”.Nov 10, 1997
  71. Public Law 105–71Public Law 105–71: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.Nov 10, 1997
  72. Public Law 105–72Public Law 105–72: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify treatment of investment managers under such title.Nov 10, 1997
  73. Public Law 105–73Public Law 105–73: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally adopted children 10 years of age or younger from the immunization requirement in section 212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act.Nov 12, 1997
  74. Public Law 105–74Public Law 105–74: To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands located in Hinsdale County, Colorado.Nov 12, 1997
  75. Public Law 105–75Public Law 105–75: To provide for the expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within the Arapaho National Forest and the White River National Forest, Colorado, to include land known as the Slate Creek Addition.Nov 12, 1997
  76. Public Law 105–76Public Law 105–76: To provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier erroneous land surveys.Nov 12, 1997
  77. Public Law 105–77Public Law 105–77: To transfer the Dillon Ranger District in the Arapaho National Forest to the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado.Nov 12, 1997
  78. Public Law 105–78Public Law 105–78: Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Nov 13, 1997
  79. Public Law 105–79Public Law 105–79: To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Six Rivers National Forest in the State of California for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe.Nov 13, 1997
  80. Public Law 105–80Public Law 105–80: To make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 17, United States Code.Nov 13, 1997
  81. Public Law 105–81Public Law 105–81: To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study concerning grazing use and open space within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, and to extend temporarily certain grazing privileges.Nov 13, 1997
  82. Public Law 105–82Public Law 105–82: To designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center.Nov 13, 1997
  83. Public Law 105–83Public Law 105–83: Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Nov 14, 1997
  84. Public Law 105–84Public Law 105–84: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.Nov 14, 1997
  85. Public Law 105–85Public Law 105–85: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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.Nov 18, 1997
  86. Public Law 105–86Public Law 105–86: Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Nov 18, 1997
  87. Public Law 105–87Public Law 105–87: To designate the United States Post Office building located at 153 East 110th Nov. 19, 1997 Street, New York, New York, as the “Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building”.Nov 19, 1997
  88. Public Law 105–88Public Law 105–88: To designate the United States Post Office building located at 313 East Broadway in Glendale, California, as the “Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building”.Nov 19, 1997
  89. Public Law 105–89Public Law 105–89: To promote the adoption of children in foster care.Nov 19, 1997
  90. Public Law 105–90Public Law 105–90: To designate the building in Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the operations of the Indianapolis Main Post Office as the “Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Post Office Building”.Nov 19, 1997
  91. Public Law 105–91Public Law 105–91: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service under construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the “John T. Myers Post Office Building”.Nov 19, 1997
  92. Public Law 105–92Public Law 105–92: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage retirement income savings.Nov 19, 1997
  93. Public Law 105–93Public Law 105–93: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 Northeast First Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the “David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.Nov 19, 1997
  94. Public Law 105–94Public Law 105–94: To redesignate the United States courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street in Dublin, Georgia, as the “J. Roy Rowland United States Courthouse”.Nov 19, 1997
  95. Public Law 105–95Public Law 105–95: To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the design and construction of additions to the parking garage and certain site improvements, and for other purposes.Nov 19, 1997
  96. Public Law 105–96Public Law 105–96: To assist in the conservation of Asian elephants by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of Asian elephants and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants.Nov 19, 1997
  97. Public Law 105–97Public Law 105–97: To designate the United States Post Office located at 150 North 3rd Street in Steubenville, Ohio, as the “Douglas Applegate Post Office”.Nov 19, 1997
  98. Public Law 105–98Public Law 105–98: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans.Nov 19, 1997
  99. Public Law 105–99Public Law 105–99: To designate the United States Post Office located at 450 North Centre Street in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, as the “Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility”.Nov 19, 1997
  100. Public Law 105–100Public Law 105–100: 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, 1998, and for other purposes.Nov 19, 1997
  101. Public Law 105–101Public Law 105–101: To amend chapter 91 of title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for theft and willful vandalism at national cemeteries.Nov 19, 1997
  102. Public Law 105–102Public Law 105–102: To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.Nov 20, 1997
  103. Public Law 105–103Public Law 105–103: To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Robert R. Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida, for acts of valor while a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.Nov 20, 1997
  104. Public Law 105–104Public Law 105–104: Granting the consent of Congress to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact.Nov 20, 1997
  105. Public Law 105–105Public Law 105–105: Granting the consent of Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact.Nov 20, 1997
  106. Public Law 105–106Public Law 105–106: To provide for the acquisition of the Plains Railroad Depot at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.Nov 20, 1997
  107. Public Law 105–107Public Law 105–107: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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.Nov 20, 1997
  108. Public Law 105–108Public Law 105–108: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.Nov 20, 1997
  109. Public Law 105–109Public Law 105–109: To permit the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to convey certain lands that the United States conveyed to the city.Nov 20, 1997
  110. Public Law 105–110Public Law 105–110: To amend the Act incorporating the American Legion to make a technical correction.Nov 20, 1997
  111. Public Law 105–111Public Law 105–111: To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error.Nov 21, 1997
  112. Public Law 105–112Public Law 105–112: To provide a law enforcement exception to the prohibition on the advertising of certain electronic devices.Nov 21, 1997
  113. Public Law 105–113Public Law 105–113: To transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to conduct the census agriculture, and for other purposes.Nov 21, 1997
  114. Public Law 105–114Public Law 105–114: To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise, extend, and improve programs for veterans.Nov 21, 1997
  115. Public Law 105–115Public Law 105–115: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, and for other purposes.Nov 21, 1997
  116. Public Law 105–116Public Law 105–116: To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit interment or memorialization in certain cemeteries of persons committing Federal or State capital crimes.Nov 21, 1997
  117. Public Law 105–117Public Law 105–117: To amend the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States from receiving assistance under that Act.Nov 21, 1997
  118. Public Law 105–118Public Law 105–118: Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Nov 26, 1997
  119. Public Law 105–119Public Law 105–119: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.Nov 26, 1997
  120. Public Law 105–120Public Law 105–120: Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to certain specified bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.Nov 26, 1997
  121. Public Law 105–121Public Law 105–121: To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.Nov 26, 1997
  122. Public Law 105–122Public Law 105–122: To designate the United States courthouse at 200 South Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the “Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse”.Dec 1, 1997
  123. Public Law 105–123Public Law 105–123: To designate the Federal building courthouse at Public Square and Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the “Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse”.Dec 1, 1997
  124. Public Law 105–124Public Law 105–124: To provide for a 10-year circulating commemorative coin program to commemorate each of the 50 States, and for other purposes.Dec 1, 1997
  125. Public Law 105–125Public Law 105–125: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the designation of common carriers not subject to the jurisdiction of a State commission as eligible telecommunications carriers.Dec 1, 1997
  126. Public Law 105–126Public Law 105–126: To extend the authorization of use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children, and for other purposes.Dec 1, 1997
  127. Public Law 105–127Public Law 105–127: To provide for the design, construction, furnishing and equipping of a Center for Performing Arts within the complex known as the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center and for other purposes.Dec 1, 1997
  128. Public Law 105–128Public Law 105–128: To make technical and conforming amendments to the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other purposes.Dec 1, 1997
  129. Public Law 105–129Public Law 105–129: To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to make certain technical corrections.Dec 1, 1997
  130. Public Law 105–130Public Law 105–130: To provide a 6-month extension of highway, highway safety, and transit programs pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.Dec 1, 1997
  131. Public Law 105–131Public Law 105–131: To designate the United States Post Office building located at 1919 West Bennett Street in Springfield, Missouri, as the “John N. Griesemer Post Office Building”.Dec 2, 1997
  132. Public Law 105–132Public Law 105–132: To provide certain benefits of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.Dec 2, 1997
  133. Public Law 105–133Public Law 105–133: To provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000.Dec 2, 1997
  134. Public Law 105–134Public Law 105–134: To reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes.Dec 2, 1997
  135. Public Law 105–135Public Law 105–135: To reauthorize the programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.Dec 2, 1997
  136. Public Law 105–136Public Law 105–136: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999.Dec 2, 1997
  137. Public Law 105–137Public Law 105–137: To amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, to extend the authorization of the aviation insurance program, and for other purposes.Dec 2, 1997
  138. Public Law 105–138Public Law 105–138: To provide for the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of a Center for Historically Black Heritage within Florida A&M University.Dec 2, 1997
  139. Public Law 105–139Public Law 105–139: To make technical corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.Dec 2, 1997
  140. Public Law 105–140Public Law 105–140: To provide for the convening of the Second Session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.Dec 2, 1997
  141. Public Law 105–141Public Law 105–141: To require the Attorney General to establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes.Dec 5, 1997
  142. Public Law 105–142Public Law 105–142: To make clarifications to the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996, and for other purposes.Dec 5, 1997
  143. Public Law 105–143Public Law 105–143: To provide for the division, use, and distribution of judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims Commission.Dec 15, 1997
  144. Public Law 105–144Public Law 105–144: To authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library of Congress, andfor other purposes.Dec 15, 1997
  145. Public Law 105–145Public Law 105–145: Granting the consent of Congress to the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact.Dec 15, 1997
  146. Public Law 105–146Public Law 105–146: To reauthorize and amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act and related laws.Dec 16, 1997
  147. Public Law 105–147Public Law 105–147: To amend the provisions of titles 17 and 18, United States Code, to provide greater copyright protection by amending criminal copyright infringement provisions, and for other purposes.Dec 16, 1997
  148. Public Law 105–148Public Law 105–148: To amend title 49. United States Code, to require the National Transportation Safety Board and individual foreign air carriers to address the needs of families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents involving foreign air carriers.Dec 16, 1997
  149. Public Law 105–149Public Law 105–149: To amend the Federal charter for Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., and for other purposes.Dec 16, 1997
  150. Public Law 105–150Public Law 105–150: To amend section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, relating to customs user fees, to allow the use of such fees to provide for customs inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida, and for other purposes.Dec 16, 1997
  151. Public Law 105–151Public Law 105–151: Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact.Dec 16, 1997
  152. Public Law 105–152Public Law 105–152: To authorize the reimbursement of members of the Army deployed to Europe in support of operations in Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the members during the period beginning on October 1, 1996, and ending on May 31, 1997.Dec 17, 1997
  153. Public Law 105–153Public Law 105–153: To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to clarify public disclosure requirements that are applicable to the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration.Dec 17, 1997
  154. Private Law 105–1Private Law 105–1: For the relief of Michel Christopher Meili, Giuseppina Meili, Miljam Naomi Meili, and Davide Meili.Jul 29, 1997
  155. Private Law 105–2Private Law 105–2: For the relief of John Wesley Davis.Aug 11, 1997
  156. Private Law 105–3Private Law 105–3: For the relief of Roy Desmond Moser.Nov 21, 1997
  157. Private Law 105–4Private Law 105–4: For the relief of John Andre Chalot.Nov 21, 1997