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Volume 116

2002 · 107th Congress · session 2 · 246 public laws.

  1. Public Law 107–137Public Law 107–137: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site, and for other purposes.Feb 6, 2002
  2. Public Law 107–138Public Law 107–138: To require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation, and for other purposes.Feb 6, 2002
  3. Public Law 107–139Public Law 107–139: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers, to extend current law with respect to special allowances for lenders, and for other purposes.Feb 8, 2002
  4. Public Law 107–140Public Law 107–140: To amend title 18 of the United States Code to correct a technical error in the codification of title 36 of the United States Code.Feb 8, 2002
  5. Public Law 107–141Public Law 107–141: To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.Feb 12, 2002
  6. Public Law 107–142Public Law 107–142: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in certain feasibility studies of water resource projects in the State of Washington.Feb 12, 2002
  7. Public Law 107–143Public Law 107–143: Recognizing the 91st birthday of Ronald Reagan.Feb 14, 2002
  8. Public Law 107–144Public Law 107–144: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 811 South Main Street in Yerington, Nevada, as the “Joseph E. Dini, Jr. Post Office”.Feb 14, 2002
  9. Public Law 107–145Public Law 107–145: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 Tremont Street, Paris Hill, Maine, as the “Horatio King Post Office Building”.Feb 14, 2002
  10. Public Law 107–146Public Law 107–146: To designate the United States Post Office located at 60 Third Avenue in Long Branch, New Jersey, as the “Pat King Post Office Building”.Feb 14, 2002
  11. Public Law 107–147Public Law 107–147: To provide tax incentives for economic recovery.Mar 9, 2002
  12. Public Law 107–148Public Law 107–148: To authorize the establishment of Radio Free Afghanistan.Mar 11, 2002
  13. Public Law 107–149Public Law 107–149: To reauthorize the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, and for other purposes.Mar 12, 2002
  14. Public Law 107–150Public Law 107–150: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died and the Attorney General has determined for humanitarian reasons that the original sponsor's classification petition should not be revoked.Mar 13, 2002
  15. Public Law 107–151Public Law 107–151: To revise certain grants for continuum of care assistance for homeless individual and families.Mar 13, 2002
  16. Public Law 107–152Public Law 107–152: Congratulating the United States Military Academy at West Point on its bicentennial anniversary, and commending its outstanding contributions to the Nation.Mar 14, 2002
  17. Public Law 107–153Public Law 107–153: To encourage the negotiated settlement of tribal claims.Mar 19, 2002
  18. Public Law 107–154Public Law 107–154: To extend the period of availability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Mar 25, 2002
  19. Public Law 107–155Public Law 107–155: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform.Mar 27, 2002
  20. Public Law 107–156Public Law 107–156: To extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002.Mar 31, 2002
  21. Public Law 107–157Public Law 107–157: To amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to permit individuals who enroll in an institution of higher education more than 3 years after graduating from a secondary school and individuals who attend private historically black colleges and universities nationwide to participate in the tuition assistance programs under such Act, and for other purposes.Apr 4, 2002
  22. Public Law 107–158Public Law 107–158: To amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes.Apr 4, 2002
  23. Public Law 107–159Public Law 107–159: To amend the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases”, approved August 9. 1955, to provide for binding arbitration clauses in leases and contracts related to reservation lands of the Gila River Indian Community.Apr 4, 2002
  24. Public Law 107–160Public Law 107–160: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3698 Inner Perimeter Road in Valdosta, Georgia, as the “Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building”.Apr 18, 2002
  25. Public Law 107–161Public Law 107–161: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 805 Glen Burnie Road in Richmond, Virginia, as the “Tom Bliley Post Office Building”.Apr 18, 2002
  26. Public Law 107–162Public Law 107–162: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 685 Turnberry Road in Newport News, Virginia, as the “Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building”.Apr 18, 2002
  27. Public Law 107–163Public Law 107–163: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 310 South State Street in St. Ignace, Michigan, as the “Bob Davis Post Office Building”.Apr 18, 2002
  28. Public Law 107–164Public Law 107–164: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Harlem, Montana, as the “Francis Bardanouve United States Post Office Building”.Apr 18, 2002
  29. Public Law 107–165Public Law 107–165: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3131 South Crater Road in Petersburg, Virginia, as the “Norman Sisisky Post Office Building”.Apr 18, 2002
  30. Public Law 107–166Public Law 107–166: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 Main Street in Forest City, North Carolina, as the “Vernon Tarlton Post Office Building”.Apr 18, 2002
  31. Public Law 107–167Public Law 107–167: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 376 Carlis Path in Deer Park, New York, as the “Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building”.Apr 18, 2002
  32. Public Law 107–168Public Law 107–168: To extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until May 31, 2002.May 1, 2002
  33. Public Law 107–169Public Law 107–169: To make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code.May 7, 2002
  34. Public Law 107–170Public Law 107–170: To extend for 8 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.May 7, 2002
  35. Public Law 107–171Public Law 107–171: To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.May 13, 2002
  36. Public Law 107–172Public Law 107–172: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research, information, and education with respect to blood cancer.May 14, 2002
  37. Public Law 107–173Public Law 107–173: To enhance the border security of the United States, and for other purposes.May 14, 2002
  38. Public Law 107–174Public Law 107–174: To require that Federal agencies be accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws; to require that each Federal agency post quarterly on its public Web site, certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints filed with such agency; and for other purposes.May 15, 2002
  39. Public Law 107–175Public Law 107–175: To designate the Federal building located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, as the “Ron de Lugo Federal Building”.May 17, 2002
  40. Public Law 107–176Public Law 107–176: To designate the Federal building located at 143 West Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio, as the “Donald J. Pease Federal Building”.May 17, 2002
  41. Public Law 107–177Public Law 107–177: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 501 Bell Street in Alton, Illinois, as the “William L. Beatty Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.May 17, 2002
  42. Public Law 107–178Public Law 107–178: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 400 North Main Street in Butte, Montana, as the “Mike Mansfield Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.May 17, 2002
  43. Public Law 107–179Public Law 107–179: To require a report on the operations of the State Justice Institute.May 20, 2002
  44. Public Law 107–180Public Law 107–180: To authorize certain Federal officials with responsibility for the administration of the criminal justice system of the District of Columbia to serve on and participate in the activities of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, and for other purposes.May 20, 2002
  45. Public Law 107–181Public Law 107–181: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property.May 20, 2002
  46. Public Law 107–182Public Law 107–182: To redesignate the Federal building located at 3348 South Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, as the “Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center".May 21, 2002
  47. Public Law 107–183Public Law 107–183: To name the chapel located in the national cemetery in Los Angeles, California, as the “Bob Hope Veterans Chapel”.May 29, 2002
  48. Public Law 107–184Public Law 107–184: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center in Wichita, Kansas, as the “Robert J. Dole Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center”.May 29, 2002
  49. Public Law 107–185Public Law 107–185: To extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried sons and daughters of certain Vietnamese refugees.May 30, 2002
  50. Public Law 107–186Public Law 107–186: To extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until June 14, 2002.May 30, 2002
  51. Public Law 107–187Public Law 107–187: To endorse the vision of further enlargement of the NATO Alliance articulated by President George W. Bush on June 15, 2001, and by former President William J. Clinton on October 22, 1996, and for other purposes.Jun 10, 2002
  52. Public Law 107–188Public Law 107–188: To improve the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.Jun 12, 2002
  53. Public Law 107–189Public Law 107–189: To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.Jun 14, 2002
  54. Public Law 107–190Public Law 107–190: To designate the United States Post Office building located at 3101 West Sunflower Avenue in Santa Ana, California, as the “Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building”.Jun 18, 2002
  55. Public Law 107–191Public Law 107–191: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 Calumet Street in Lake Linden, Michigan, as the “Philip E. Ruppe Post Office Building”.Jun 18, 2002
  56. Public Law 107–192Public Law 107–192: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2829 Commercial Way in Rock Springs, Wyoming, as the “Teno Roncalio Post Office Building”.Jun 18, 2002
  57. Public Law 107–193Public Law 107–193: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida, as the "Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building”.Jun 18, 2002
  58. Public Law 107–194Public Law 107–194: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1590 East Joyce Boulevard in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as the “Clarence B. Craft Post Office Building”.Jun 18, 2002
  59. Public Law 107–195Public Law 107–195: To eliminate the deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting.Jun 19, 2002
  60. Public Law 107–196Public Law 107–196: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits.Jun 24, 2002
  61. Public Law 107–197Public Law 107–197: To implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement the International Convention of the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, to combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist acts, and for other purposes.Jun 25, 2002
  62. Public Law 107–198Public Law 107–198: To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by small business concerns with certain Federal paperwork requirements, to establish a task force to examine information collection and dissemination, and for other purposes.Jun 28, 2002
  63. Public Law 107–199Public Law 107–199: To amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.Jun 28, 2002
  64. Public Law 107–200Public Law 107–200: Approving the site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.Jul 23, 2002
  65. Public Law 107–201Public Law 107–201: To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins.Jul 23, 2002
  66. Public Law 107–202Public Law 107–202: To establish the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission.Jul 24, 2002
  67. Public Law 107–203Public Law 107–203: To provide for an independent investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths that are caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover.Jul 24, 2002
  68. Public Law 107–204Public Law 107–204: To protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes.Jul 30, 2002
  69. Public Law 107–205Public Law 107–205: To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to health professions programs regarding the Geld of nursing.Aug 1, 2002
  70. Public Law 107–206Public Law 107–206: Making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks on the United States for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.Aug 2, 2002
  71. Public Law 107–207Public Law 107–207: To protect infants who are born alive.Aug 5, 2002
  72. Public Law 107–208Public Law 107–208: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to determine whether an alien is a child, for purposes of classification as an immediate relative, based on the age of the alien on the date the classification petition with respect to the alien is filed, and for other purposes.Aug 6, 2002
  73. Public Law 107–209Public Law 107–209: Conferring honorary citizenship of the United States posthumously on Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette.Aug 6, 2002
  74. Public Law 107–210Public Law 107–210: To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes.Aug 6, 2002
  75. Public Law 107–211Public Law 107–211: To amend the Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1993 to provide additional time for Clear Creek County to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county under the Act.Aug 21, 2002
  76. Public Law 107–212Public Law 107–212: To provide for the determination of withholding tax rates under the Guam income tax.Aug 21, 2002
  77. Public Law 107–213Public Law 107–213: To redesignate certain lands within the Craters of the Moon National Monument, and for other purposes.Aug 21, 2002
  78. Public Law 107–214Public Law 107–214: To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route in Arizona and New Mexico which the Navajo and Mescalero Apache Indian tribes were forced to walk in 1863 and 1864, for study for potential addition to the National Trails System.Aug 21, 2002
  79. Public Law 107–215Public Law 107–215: To expand the boundary of the Booker T. Washington National Monument, and for other purposes.Aug 21, 2002
  80. Public Law 107–216Public Law 107–216: To designate the James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.Aug 21, 2002
  81. Public Law 107–217Public Law 107–217: To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to public buildings, property, and works, as title 40, United States Code, “Public Buildings, Property, and Works”.Aug 21, 2002
  82. Public Law 107–218Public Law 107–218: To revise the boundary of the Tumacacori National Historical Park in the State of Arizona.Aug 21, 2002
  83. Public Law 107–219Public Law 107–219: To rename Wolf Trap Farm Park as “Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts”, and for other purposes.Aug 21, 2002
  84. Public Law 107–220Public Law 107–220: To amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate a facility as the National Hansen’s Disease Programs Center, and for other purposes.Aug 21, 2002
  85. Public Law 107–221Public Law 107–221: To authorize the acquisition of additional lands for inclusion in the Fort Clatsop National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.Aug 21, 2002
  86. Public Law 107–222Public Law 107–222: To amend title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and for other purposes.Aug 21, 2002
  87. Public Law 107–223Public Law 107–223: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural pipelines within the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Aug 21, 2002
  88. Public Law 107–224Public Law 107–224: To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a project for construction of a plaza adjacent to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and for other purposes.Sep 18, 2002
  89. Public Law 107–225Public Law 107–225: To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 900 Brentwood Road, NE, in Washington, D.C., as the “Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. Processing and Distribution Center”.Sep 24, 2002
  90. Public Law 107–226Public Law 107–226: To authorize a national memorial to commemorate the passengers and crew of Flight 93 who, on September 11, 2001, courageously gave their lives thereby thwarting a planned attack on our Nation's Capital, and for other purposes.Sep 24, 2002
  91. Public Law 107–227Public Law 107–227: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6101 West Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington, Minnesota, as the “Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. Post Office Building”.Sep 24, 2002
  92. Public Law 107–228Public Law 107-228: To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2003, to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.Sep 30, 2002
  93. Public Law 107–229Public Law 107–229: Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.Sep 30, 2002
  94. Public Law 107–230Public Law 107–230: To provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation conformity requirements and metropolitan transportation planning requirements under the Clean Air Act and under other laws for certain areas in New York where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.Oct 1, 2002
  95. Public Law 107–231Public Law 107–231: To provide for the establishment of investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency response and evacuation procedures in the wake of any building failure that has resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed significant potential of substantial loss of life.Oct 1, 2002
  96. Public Law 107–232Public Law 107–232: To amend section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, to allow transit systems in urbanized areas that, for the first time, exceeded 200,000 in population according to the 2000 census to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants in fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.Oct 1, 2002
  97. Public Law 107–233Public Law 107–233: To amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to extend the deadline forthe INTELSAT initial public offering.Oct 1, 2002
  98. Public Law 107–234Public Law 107-234: To extend the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program.Oct 4, 2002
  99. Public Law 107–235Public Law 107–235: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.Oct 4, 2002
  100. Public Law 107–236Public Law 107–236: To adjust the boundaries of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area,and for other purposes.Oct 9, 2002
  101. Public Law 107–237Public Law 107-237: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.Oct 11, 2002
  102. Public Law 107–238Public Law 107-238: To modify the boundary of Vicksburg National Military Park to include the propertyknown as Pemberton’s Headquarters, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 2002
  103. Public Law 107–239Public Law 107-239: To ratify an agreement between The Aleut Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 2002
  104. Public Law 107–240Public Law 107-240: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 2002
  105. Public Law 107–241Public Law 107-241: To amend the charter of the AMVETS organization.Oct 16, 2002
  106. Public Law 107–242Public Law 107–242: To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization to make members of the armed forces who receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for membership in the organization, and for other purposes.Oct 16, 2002
  107. Public Law 107–243Public Law 107-243: To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.Oct 16, 2002
  108. Public Law 107–244Public Law 107–244: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.Oct 18, 2002
  109. Public Law 107–245Public Law 107–245: To facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan.Oct 21, 2002
  110. Public Law 107–246Public Law 107–246: To make available funds under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs in the Russian Federation in order to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and independent media in that country.Oct 23, 2002
  111. Public Law 107–247Public Law 107-247: To increase, effective as of December 1, 2002, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans.Oct 23, 2002
  112. Public Law 107–248Public Law 107-248: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year endingSeptember 30, 2003, and for other purposes.Oct 23, 2002
  113. Public Law 107–249Public Law 107-249: Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.Oct 23, 2002
  114. Public Law 107–250Public Law 107-250: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make improvements in the regulation of medical devices, and for other purposes.Oct 26, 2002
  115. Public Law 107–251Public Law 107–251: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and strengthen the health centers program and the National Health Service Corps, and to establish the Healthy Communities Access Program, which will help coordinate services for the uninsured and underinsured, and for other purposes.Oct 26, 2002
  116. Public Law 107–252Public Law 107–252: To establish a program to provide funds to States to replace punch card voting systems, to establish the Election Assistance Commission to assist in the administration of Federal elections and to otherwise provide assistance with the administration of certain Federal election laws and programs, to establish minimum election administration standards for States and units of local government with responsibility for the administration of Federal elections, and for other purposes.Oct 29, 2002
  117. Public Law 107–253Public Law 107–253: To authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, through the United States Weather Research Program, to conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relating to inland flood forecasting improvement, and for other purposes.Oct 29, 2002
  118. Public Law 107–254Public Law 107–254: To authorize the duration of the base contract of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract to be more than five years but not more than seven years.Oct 29, 2002
  119. Public Law 107–255Public Law 107–255: Recognizing the contributions of Patsy Takemoto Mink.Oct 29, 2002
  120. Public Law 107–256Public Law 107–256: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other purposes.Oct 29, 2002
  121. Public Law 107–257Public Law 107–257: To designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the “Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse”.Oct 29, 2002
  122. Public Law 107–258Public Law 107–258: To amend the Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000 to provide an asylum program with regard to American Persian Gulf War POW/MIAs, and for other purposes.Oct 29, 2002
  123. Public Law 107–259Public Law 107–259: To identify certain routes in the States of Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico as part of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.Oct 29, 2002
  124. Public Law 107–260Public Law 107–260: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the collection of data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries.Oct 29, 2002
  125. Public Law 107–261Public Law 107–261: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 127 Social Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, as the “Alphonse F. Auclair Post Office Building”.Oct 30, 2002
  126. Public Law 107–262Public Law 107–262: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7 Commercial Street in Newport, Rhode Island, as the “Bruce F. Cotta Post Office Building”.Oct 30, 2002
  127. Public Law 107–263Public Law 107–263: To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 89 River Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, as the “Frank Sinatra Post Office Building”.Oct 30, 2002
  128. Public Law 107–264Public Law 107–264: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1299 North 7th Street in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, as the “Herbert Arlene Post Office Building”.Oct 30, 2002
  129. Public Law 107–265Public Law 107–265: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6150 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the “Rev. Leon Sullivan Post Office Building”.Oct 30, 2002
  130. Public Law 107–266Public Law 107–266: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 925 Dickinson Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the “William A. Cibotti Post Office Building”.Oct 30, 2002
  131. Public Law 107–267Public Law 107–267: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 NorthMaine Street in Fallon, Nevada, as the “Rollan D. Melton Post Office Building”.Oct 30, 2002
  132. Public Law 107–268Public Law 107–268: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas, as the “Jim Fonteno Post Office Building”.Oct 30, 2002
  133. Public Law 107–269Public Law 107–269: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 204 South Broad Street in Lancaster, Ohio, as the “Clarence Miller Post Office Building”.Oct 30, 2002
  134. Public Law 107–270Public Law 107–270: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1895 Avenida Del Oro in Oceanside, California, as the “Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building”.Oct 30, 2002
  135. Public Law 107–271Public Law 107–271: To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 265 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, as the “Nat King Cole Post Office”.Oct 30, 2002
  136. Public Law 107–272Public Law 107–272: To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6910South Yorktown Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the “Robert Wayne Jenkins Station”.Oct 30, 2002
  137. Public Law 107–273Public Law 107–273: To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2002,and for other purposes.Nov 2, 2002
  138. Public Law 107–274Public Law 107–274: To establish new nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students.Nov 2, 2002
  139. Public Law 107–275Public Law 107–275: To consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official, and for other purposes.Nov 2, 2002
  140. Public Law 107–276Public Law 107–276: To amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and local party committees and candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain State and local political committees of information required to be reported and made publicly available under State law, and for other purposes.Nov 2, 2002
  141. Public Law 107–277Public Law 107–277: To authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology to work with major manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration.Nov 5, 2002
  142. Public Law 107–278Public Law 107–278: To amend the International Organizations Immunities Act to provide for the applicability of that Act to the European Central Bank.Nov 5, 2002
  143. Public Law 107–279Public Law 107–279: To provide for improvement of Federal education research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination, and for other purposes.Nov 5, 2002
  144. Public Law 107–280Public Law 107–280: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.Nov 6, 2002
  145. Public Law 107–281Public Law 107–281: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the development of products for rare diseases.Nov 6, 2002
  146. Public Law 107–282Public Law 107–282: To establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development in Clark County, Nevada, and for other purposes.Nov 6, 2002
  147. Public Law 107–283Public Law 107–283: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colorado, as the “Barney Apodaca Post Office”.Nov 6, 2002
  148. Public Law 107–284Public Law 107–284: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4 East Central Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, as the “Joseph D. Early Post Office Building”.Nov 6, 2002
  149. Public Law 107–285Public Law 107–285: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 380 Main Street in Farmingdale, New York, as the “Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Post Office Building”.Nov 6, 2002
  150. Public Law 107–286Public Law 107–286: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5805 White Oak Avenue in Encino, California, as the “Francis Dayle ‘Chick’ Hearn Post Office”.Nov 6, 2002
  151. Public Law 107–287Public Law 107–287: To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance emergency preparedness of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.Nov 7, 2002
  152. Public Law 107–288Public Law 107–288: To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, and for other purposes.Nov 7, 2002
  153. Public Law 107–289Public Law 107–289: To amend title 31, United States Code, to expand the types of Federal agencies that are required to prepare audited financial statements.Nov 7, 2002
  154. Public Law 107–290Public Law 107–290: To amend the District of Columbia Retirement Protection Act of 1997 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to use estimated amounts in determining the service longevity component of the Federal benefit payment required to be paid under such Act to certain retirees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.Nov 7, 2002
  155. Public Law 107–291Public Law 107–291: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 206 South Main Street in Glennville, Georgia, as the “Michael Lee Woodcock Post Office”.Nov 7, 2002
  156. Public Law 107–292Public Law 107–292: To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.Nov 13, 2002
  157. Public Law 107–293Public Law 107–293: To reaffirm the reference to one Nation under God in the Pledge of Allegiance.Nov 13, 2002
  158. Public Law 107–294Public Law 107–294: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.Nov 23, 2002
  159. Public Law 107–295Public Law 107–295: To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a program to ensure greater security for United States seaports, and for other purposes.Nov 25, 2002
  160. Public Law 107–296Public Law 107–296: To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.Nov 25, 2002
  161. Public Law 107–297Public Law 107–297: To ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.Nov 26, 2002
  162. Public Law 107–298Public Law 107–298: To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit States from requiring a license or fee on account of the fact that a motor vehicle is providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service, and for other purposes.Nov 26, 2002
  163. Public Law 107–299Public Law 107–299: To reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.Nov 26, 2002
  164. Public Law 107–300Public Law 107–300: To provide for estimates and reports of improper payments by Federal agencies.Nov 26, 2002
  165. Public Law 107–301Public Law 107–301: To facilitate the use of a portion of the former O’Reilly General Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, by the local Boys and Girls Club through the release of the reversionary interest and other interests retained by the United States in 1955 when the land was conveyed to the State of Missouri.Nov 26, 2002
  166. Public Law 107–302Public Law 107–302: To authorize the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency of the District of Columbia to provide for the interstate supervision of offenders on parole, probation, and supervised release.Nov 26, 2002
  167. Public Law 107–303Public Law 107–303: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out projects and conduct research for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern in the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.Nov 27, 2002
  168. Public Law 107–304Public Law 107–304: To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain catch-up contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan to be made by participants age 50 or over; to reauthorize the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel; and for other purposes.Nov 27, 2002
  169. Public Law 107–305Public Law 107–305: To authorize funding for computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs, and for other purposes.Nov 27, 2002
  170. Public Law 107–306Public Law 107–306: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 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 27, 2002
  171. Public Law 107–307Public Law 107–307: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to consumer product protection.Dec 2, 2002
  172. Public Law 107–308Public Law 107–308: To reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and for other purposes.Dec 2, 2002
  173. Public Law 107–309Public Law 107–309: To amend title 36, United States Code, to clarify the requirements for eligibility in the American Legion.Dec 2, 2002
  174. Public Law 107–310Public Law 107–310: To reauthorize the national dam safety program, and for other purposes.Dec 2, 2002
  175. Public Law 107–311Public Law 107–311: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the enforcement and effectiveness of civilian orders of protection on military installations.Dec 2, 2002
  176. Public Law 107–312Public Law 107–310: To reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, and for other purposes.Dec 2, 2002
  177. Public Law 107–313Public Law 107–313: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to extend the mental health benefits parity provisions for an additional year.Dec 2, 2002
  178. Public Law 107–314Public Law 107–314: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 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.Dec 2, 2002
  179. Public Law 107–315Public Law 107–315: Approving the location of the commemorative work in the District of Columbia honoring former President John Adams.Dec 2, 2002
  180. Public Law 107–316Public Law 107–316: To provide a grant for the construction of a new community center in St. Paul, Minnesota, in honor of the late Senator Paul Wellstone and his beloved wife, Sheila.Dec 2, 2002
  181. Public Law 107–317Public Law 107–317: To facilitate the creation of a new, second-level Internet domain within the United States country code domain that will be a haven for material that promotes positive experiences for children and families using the Internet, provides a safe online environment for children, and helps to prevent children from being exposed to harmful material on the Internet, and for other purposes.Dec 4, 2002
  182. Public Law 107–318Public Law 107–318: To provide for the improvement of the safety of child restraints in passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.Dec 4, 2002
  183. Public Law 107–319Public Law 107–319: To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products subject to such Act.Dec 4, 2002
  184. Public Law 107–320Public Law 107–320: To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of land to Chatham County, Georgia.Dec 4, 2002
  185. Public Law 107–321Public Law 107–321: To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to the statutory license for webcasting, and for other purposes.Dec 4, 2002
  186. Public Law 107–322Public Law 107–322: To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina.Dec 4, 2002
  187. Public Law 107–323Public Law 107–323: To require the display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.Dec 4, 2002
  188. Public Law 107–324Public Law 107–324: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the city of Haines, Oregon.Dec 4, 2002
  189. Public Law 107–325Public Law 107–325: To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old Spanish Trail as a National Historic Trail.Dec 4, 2002
  190. Public Law 107–326Public Law 107–326: To amend the National Housing Act to simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers.Dec 4, 2002
  191. Public Law 107–327Public Law 107–327: To authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and to authorize military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries.Dec 4, 2002
  192. Public Law 107–328Public Law 107–328: Relative to the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress.Dec 4, 2002
  193. Public Law 107–329Public Law 107–329: To provide for the acquisition of land and construction of an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon, Utah, and for other purposes.Dec 6, 2002
  194. Public Law 107–330Public Law 107–330: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to veterans’ compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pension benefits, education benefits, housing benefits, memorial affairs benefits, life insurance benefits, and certain other benefits for veterans, to improve the administration of benefits for veterans, to make improvements in procedures relating to judicial review of veterans’ claims for benefits, and for other purposes.Dec 6, 2002
  195. Public Law 107–331Public Law 107–331: To amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to improve the effectiveness of the Indian loan guarantee and insurance program.Dec 13, 2002
  196. Public Law 107–332Public Law 107–332: To provide for additional lands to be included within the boundaries of the Homestead National Monument of America in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes.Dec 16, 2002
  197. Public Law 107–333Public Law 107–333: To establish the Guam War Claims Review Commission.Dec 16, 2002
  198. Public Law 107–334Public Law 107–334: To make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount Nebo Wilderness Area, and for other purposes.Dec 16, 2002
  199. Public Law 107–335Public Law 107–335: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain properties in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir, New Mexico.Dec 16, 2002
  200. Public Law 107–336Public Law 107–336: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make adjustments to the boundary of the National Park of American Samoa to include certain portions of the islands of Ofu and Olosega within the park, and for other purposes.Dec 16, 2002
  201. Public Law 107–337Public Law 107–337: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in west Houston, Texas.Dec 16, 2002
  202. Public Law 107–338Public Law 107–338: To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail extending through western Massachusetts and central Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Trails System.Dec 16, 2002
  203. Public Law 107–339Public Law 107–339: To provide for the sale of certain real property within the Newlands Project in Nevada, to the city of Fallon, Nevada.Dec 16, 2002
  204. Public Law 107–340Public Law 107–340: To amend the Act that established the Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park to expand the boundaries of that park.Dec 16, 2002
  205. Public Law 107–341Public Law 107–341: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, Texas, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.Dec 16, 2002
  206. Public Law 107–342Public Law 107–342: To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide adequate funding authorization for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.Dec 17, 2002
  207. Public Law 107–343Public Law 107–343: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida, for possible inclusion in the National Park System.Dec 17, 2002
  208. Public Law 107–344Public Law 107–344: To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the Lakehaven Utility District, Washington.Dec 17, 2002
  209. Public Law 107–345Public Law 107–345: To amend title 10, United States Code, to make receipts collected from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance costs incurred by the United States with respect to the reserves.Dec 17, 2002
  210. Public Law 107–346Public Law 107–346: To convey certain property to the city of St. George, Utah, in order to provide for the protection and preservation of certain rare paleontological resources on that property, and for other purposes.Dec 17, 2002
  211. Public Law 107–347Public Law 107–347: To enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services and processes by establishing a Federal Chief Information Officer within the Office of Management and Budget, and by establishing a broad framework of measures that require using Internet-based information technology to enhance citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes.Dec 17, 2002
  212. Public Law 107–348Public Law 107–348: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in Alabama, and for other purposes.Dec 17, 2002
  213. Public Law 107–349Public Law 107–349: To authorize payments to certain Klamath Project water distribution entities for amounts assessed by the entities for operation and maintenance of the Project’s transferred works for 2001, to authorize refunds to such entities of amounts collected by the Bureau of Reclamation for reserved works for 2001, and for other purposes.Dec 17, 2002
  214. Public Law 107–350Public Law 107–350: To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a shooting range.Dec 17, 2002
  215. Public Law 107–351Public Law 107–351: To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects under that Act. and for other purposes.Dec 17, 2002
  216. Public Law 107–352Public Law 107–352: To consent to certain amendments to the New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact.Dec 17, 2002
  217. Public Law 107–353Public Law 107–353: To provide for the conveyance of Forest Service facilities and lands comprising the Five Mile Regional Learning Center in the State of California to the Clovis Unified School District, to authorize a new special use permit regarding the continued use of unconveyed lands comprising the Center, and for other purposes.Dec 17, 2002
  218. Public Law 107–354Public Law 107–354: To revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, and for other purposes.Dec 17, 2002
  219. Public Law 107–355Public Law 107–355: To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance the security and safety of pipelines.Dec 17, 2002
  220. Public Law 107–356Public Law 107–356: To modify the boundaries of the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia.Dec 17, 2002
  221. Public Law 107–357Public Law 107–357: To amend the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the Establishment of the Andersonville National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes”, provide for the addition of certain donated lands to the Andersonville National Historic Site.Dec 17, 2002
  222. Public Law 107–358Public Law 107–358: To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the exclusion from Federal income tax for restitution received by victims of the Nazi Regime.Dec 17, 2002
  223. Public Law 107–359Public Law 107–359: To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program.Dec 17, 2002
  224. Public Law 107–360Public Law 107–360: To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians.Dec 17, 2002
  225. Public Law 107–361Public Law 107–361: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1971.Dec 17, 2002
  226. Public Law 107–362Public Law 107–362: To resolve the claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River in the State of Alaska.Dec 19, 2002
  227. Public Law 107–363Public Law 107–363: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the site commonly known as Eagledale Ferry Dock at Taylor Avenue in the State of Washington for potential inclusion in the National Park System.Dec 19, 2002
  228. Public Law 107–364Public Law 107–364: To designate certain Federal lands in the State of Utah as the Gunn McKay Nature Preserve, and for other purposes.Dec 19, 2002
  229. Public Law 107–365Public Law 107–365: To designate certain waterways in the Caribbean National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.Dec 19, 2002
  230. Public Law 107–366Public Law 107–366: To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Central Utah Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority for the Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and other purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment contracts for municipal and industrial water delivery facilities, and to eliminate a deadline for such prepayment.Dec 19, 2002
  231. Public Law 107–367Public Law 107–367: To reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project.Dec 19, 2002
  232. Public Law 107–368Public Law 107–368: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.Dec 19, 2002
  233. Public Law 107–369Public Law 107–369: To revise the boundary of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, and for other purposes.Dec 19, 2002
  234. Public Law 107–370Public Law 107–370: To designate certain lands in the State of California as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.Dec 19, 2002
  235. Public Law 107–371Public Law 107–371: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in the State of Idaho resulting from possible omission of lands from an 1880 survey.Dec 19, 2002
  236. Public Law 107–372Public Law 107–372: To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes.Dec 19, 2002
  237. Public Law 107–373Public Law 107–373: To designate the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.Dec 19, 2002
  238. Public Law 107–374Public Law 107–374: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to grant to Deschutes and Crook Counties in the State of Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road.Dec 19, 2002
  239. Public Law 107–375Public Law 107–375: To extend the periods of authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to implement capital construction projects associated with the endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins.Dec 19, 2002
  240. Public Law 107–376Public Law 107–376: To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Oregon.Dec 19, 2002
  241. Public Law 107–377Public Law 107–377: To extend for 6 months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.Dec 19, 2002
  242. Private Law 107–2Private Law 107–2: For the relief of retired Sergeant First Class James D. Benoit and Wan Sook Benoit.Oct 1, 2002
  243. Private Law 107–3Private Law 107–3: For the relief of Barbara Makuch.Oct 4, 2002
  244. Private Law 107–4Private Law 107–4: For the relief of Eugene Makuch.Oct 4, 2002
  245. Private Law 107–5Private Law 107–5: For the relief of Anisha Goveas Foti.Nov 5, 2002
  246. Private Law 107–6Private Law 107–6: For the relief of So Hyun Jun.Dec 2, 2002