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119th Congress

Volume 93

1979–1980 · 96th Congress · session 1 · 230 public laws.

  1. Public Law 96–1Public Law 96–1: To extend the time for filing the Economic ReportJan 22, 1979
  2. Public Law 96–2Public Law 96–2: To amend the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970.Mar 7, 1979
  3. Public Law 96–3Public Law 96–3: To repeal a section of Public Law 95–630.Mar 7, 1979
  4. Public Law 96–4Public Law 96–4: To amend the Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978 with respect to certain administrative matters arising from the redrawing of the Federal judicial districts in the State of Illinois.Mar 30, 1979
  5. Public Law 96–5Public Law 96–5: To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and for other purposes.Apr 2, 1979
  6. Public Law 96–6Public Law 96–6: To extend temporarily the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the imposition of countervailing duties.Apr 3, 1979
  7. Public Law 96–7Public Law 96–7: To rescind certain budget authority contained in the message of the President of January 31, 1979 (H. Doc. 96–46), transmitted pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.Apr 9, 1979
  8. Public Law 96–8Public Law 96–8: To help maintain peace, security, and stability in the Western Pacific and to promote the foreign policy of the United States by authorizing the continuation of commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan, and for other purposes.Apr 10, 1979
  9. Public Law 96–9Public Law 96–9: Reaffirming the United States commitment to the North Atlantic Alliance.Apr 19, 1979
  10. Public Law 96–10Public Law 96–10: To amend the Council on Wage and Price Stability Act to extend the authority granted by such Act to September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.May 10, 1979
  11. Public Law 96–11Public Law 96–11: To declare May 18, 1979 to be “National Museum Day”.May 18, 1979
  12. Public Law 96–12Public Law 96–12: To confer certain powers on the Presidential Commission appointed to investigate the Three Mile Island nuclear powerplant accident.May 23, 1979
  13. Public Law 96–13Public Law 96–13: To authorize and request the President to proclaim the week of May 6 through 12, 1979, as “National Historic Preservation Week”.May 24, 1979
  14. Public Law 96–14Public Law 96–14: To continue the work of the President’s Commission on Pension Policy to develop a national retirement income policy in the United States, and for other purposes.May 24, 1979
  15. Public Law 96–15Public Law 96–15: To authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to John Wayne.May 26, 1979
  16. Public Law 96–16Public Law 96–16: To authorize a supplemental appropriation to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development.Jun 4, 1979
  17. Public Law 96–17Public Law 96–17: To amend the National Ocean Pollution Research and Development and Monitoring Planning Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations to carry out the provisions of such Act for fiscal year 1980.Jun 4, 1979
  18. Public Law 96–18Public Law 96–18: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to authorize Federal Reserve banks to lend certain obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury to meet the short-term cash requirements of the Treasury, and for other purposes.Jun 8, 1979
  19. Public Law 96–19Public Law 96–19: To make technical and conforming changes to the financial disclosure provisions in the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.Jun 13, 1979
  20. Public Law 96–20Public Law 96–20: To authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman.Jun 13, 1979
  21. Public Law 96–21Public Law 96–21: Authorizing the President of the United States to present a gold medal to the widow of Hubert H. Humphrey.Jun 13, 1979
  22. Public Law 96–22Public Law 96–22: To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve certain health-care programs of the Veterans’ Administration, to authorize the construction, alteration, and acquisition of certain medical facilities, and to expand certain benefits for disabled veterans; and for other purposes.Jun 13, 1979
  23. Public Law 96–23Public Law 96–23: To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 1980 and 1981, and for other purposes.Jun 13, 1979
  24. Public Law 96–24Public Law 96–24: To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to postpone for 10 months the date on which the corporation must pay benefits under terminated multiemployer plans.Jun 19, 1979
  25. Public Law 96–25Public Law 96–25: To amend the Shipping Act, 1916, to strengthen the provisions prohibiting rebating practices in the United States foreign trades.Jun 19, 1979
  26. Public Law 96–26Public Law 96–26: To amend section 8 of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations to carry out the provisions of such Act for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.Jun 21, 1979
  27. Public Law 96–27Public Law 96–27: To authorize additional appropriations for the Temporary Commission on Financial Oversight of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.Jun 21, 1979
  28. Public Law 96–28Public Law 96–28: To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code.Jun 22, 1979
  29. Public Law 96–29Public Law 96–29: To authorize supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels and for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.Jun 27, 1979
  30. Public Law 96–30Public Law 96–30: To extend the existing antitrust exemption for oil companies that participate in the Agreement an an International Energy Program.Jun 30, 1979
  31. Public Law 96–31Public Law 96–31: To provide the Secretary of Agriculture with authority to reduce marketing penalties for peanuts.Jul 7, 1979
  32. Public Law 96–32Public Law 96–32: To amend the Public Health Service Act and related health laws to correct printing and other technical errors.Jul 10, 1979
  33. Public Law 96–33Public Law 96–33: To amend section 1521 of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to extend conditional designations of State health planning and development agencies.Jul 16, 1979
  34. Public Law 96–34Public Law 96–34: Congratulating the men and women of the Apollo program upon the tenth anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon and requesting the President to proclaim the period of July 18 through 24, 1979, as “United States Space Observance”.Jul 17, 1979
  35. Public Law 96–35Public Law 96–35: To authorize supplemental international security assistance for the fiscal year 1979 in support of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, and for other purposes.Jul 20, 1979
  36. Public Law 96–36Public Law 96–36: To authorize the Smithsonian Institution to plan for the development of the area south of the original Smithsonian Institution Building adjacent to Independence Avenue at Tenth Street, Southwest, in the city of Washington.Jul 20, 1979
  37. Public Law 96–37Public Law 96–37: To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to exempt savings and loan institutions from the application of certain provisions contained in such Act.Jul 23, 1979
  38. Public Law 96–38Public Law 96–38: Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes.Jul 25, 1979
  39. Public Law 96–39Public Law 96–39: To approve and implement the trade agreements negotiated under the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.Jul 26, 1979
  40. Public Law 96–40Public Law 96–40: To increase the authorization of appropriations under the Act of December 22, 1974 (88 Stat. 1712).Jul 30, 1979
  41. Public Law 96–41Public Law 96–41: To revise the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, to require that appropriations for acquisition of strategic and critical materials be authorized by law, to establish a National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, and for other purposes.Jul 30, 1979
  42. Public Law 96–42Public Law 96–42: To delay conditionally the effective date of certain rules of procedure and evidence proposed by the United States Supreme Court, and for other purposes.Jul 31, 1979
  43. Public Law 96–43Public Law 96–43: To amend the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.Aug 2, 1979
  44. Public Law 96–44Public Law 96–44: To authorize appropriations for activities for the National Science Foundation for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.Aug 2, 1979
  45. Public Law 96–45Public Law 96–45: Recognizing the anniversaries of the Warsaw uprising and the Polish resistance to the invasion of Poland during World War II.Aug 3, 1979
  46. Public Law 96–46Public Law 96–46: To make technical corrections and miscellaneous amendments in certain education laws contained in the Education Amendments of 1978, and for other purposes.Aug 6, 1979
  47. Public Law 96–47Public Law 96–47: To authorize appropriations for the international affairs functions of the Department of the Treasury for fiscal year 1980.Aug 8, 1979
  48. Public Law 96–48Public Law 96–48: To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, construction of facilities, and research and program management, and for other purposes.Aug 8, 1979
  49. Public Law 96–49Public Law 96–49: To extend certain programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for one year, and fur other purposes.Aug 13, 1979
  50. Public Law 96–50Public Law 96–50: To provide for the designation of a week as “National Lupus Week”.Aug 13, 1979
  51. Public Law 96–51Public Law 96–51: Designating the week of October 8 through October 14, 1979, as “National Diabetes Week”.Aug 13, 1979
  52. Public Law 96–52Public Law 96–52: To amend title 13 of the United States Code to provide a limited exemption to the Bureau of the Census from the provisions of section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932.Aug 13, 1979
  53. Public Law 96–53Public Law 96–53: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for international development and economic assistance programs and for the Peace Corps, and for other purposes.Aug 14, 1979
  54. Public Law 96–54Public Law 96–54: To make certain technical and clerical amendments to title 5, United Stales Code.Aug 14, 1979
  55. Public Law 96–55Public Law 96–55: For the relief of the city of Nenana, Alaska, and to amend the Act of January 2, 1976, as amended, and for other purposes.Aug 14, 1979
  56. Public Law 96–56Public Law 96–56: To amend the Bankruptcy Act to provide for the nondischargeability of certain student loan debts guaranteed or insured by the United States.Aug 14, 1979
  57. Public Law 96–57Public Law 96–57: To amend the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to remove the limitation on the amount authorized for District of Columbia contributions for the cost of construction of the rapid transit system of the National Capital Region.Aug 14, 1979
  58. Public Law 96–58Public Law 96–58: To increase the fiscal year 1979 authorization for appropriations for the food stamp program, and for other purposes.Aug 14, 1979
  59. Public Law 96–59Public Law 96–59: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a reversionary interest held by the United States in certain lands located in Bell County, Kentucky, to the Board of Education, Bell County, Kentucky.Aug 14, 1979
  60. Public Law 96–60Public Law 96–60: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1980 and 1981 for the Department of State, the International Communication Agency, and the Board for International Broadcasting.Aug 15, 1979
  61. Public Law 96–61Public Law 96–61: To authorize appropriations to carry out the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 during fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, and for other purposes.Aug 15, 1979
  62. Public Law 96–62Public Law 96–62: To authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the first Sunday of September following Labor Day of each year as National Grandparents Day.Sep 6, 1979
  63. Public Law 96–63Public Law 96–63: To extend for three fiscal years the authorizations for appropriations under the Safe Drinking Water Act.Sep 6, 1979
  64. Public Law 96–64Public Law 96–64: To amend the International Banking Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–369) to extend the time for foreign banks to obtain required deposit insurance with respect to existing branches in the United States.Sep 14, 1979
  65. Public Law 96–65Public Law 96–65: To authorize and request the President to proclaim the week of September 16 through 22, 1979, as “National Meals on Wheels Week”.Sep 19, 1979
  66. Public Law 96–66Public Law 96–66: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1980 and 1981 under the Arras Control and Disarmament Act, and for other purposes.Sep 21, 1979
  67. Public Law 96–67Public Law 96–67: To amend the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 and the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1979 by striking out certain prohibitions relating to Uganda, and for other purposes.Sep 21, 1979
  68. Public Law 96–68Public Law 96–68: Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.Sep 24, 1979
  69. Public Law 96–69Public Law 96–69: Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.Sep 25, 1979
  70. Public Law 96–70Public Law 96–70: To provide for the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, and for other purposes.Sep 27, 1979
  71. Public Law 96–71Public Law 96–71: To provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration authorities, and for other purposes.Sep 28, 1979
  72. Public Law 96–72Public Law 96–72: To provide authority to regulate exports, to improve the efficiency of export regulation, and to minimize interference with the ability to engage in commerce.Sep 29, 1979
  73. Public Law 96–73Public Law 96–73: To amend the Rail Passenger Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for Amtrak for 2 additional years, and for other purposes.Sep 29, 1979
  74. Public Law 96–74Public Law 96–74: 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, 1980, and for other purposes.Sep 29, 1979
  75. Public Law 96–75Public Law 96–75: To continue in effect any authority provided under the Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979, for a certain period.Sep 29, 1979
  76. Public Law 96–76Public Law 96–76: To amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend through fiscal year 1980 the program of assistance for nurse training, and for other purposes.Sep 29, 1979
  77. Public Law 96–77Public Law 96–77: To extend by one hundred and twenty days the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950.Sep 29, 1979
  78. Public Law 96–78Public Law 96–78: To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to make possible the establishment of the public debt limit in the future as a part of the congressional budget process.Sep 29, 1979
  79. Public Law 96–79Public Law 96–79: To amend titles XV and XVI of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the authorities and requirements under those titles for health planning and health resources development, and for other purposes.Oct 4, 1979
  80. Public Law 96–80Public Law 96–80: Authorizing and requesting the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven calendar days beginning October 7, 1979, as “National Port Week”.Oct 6, 1979
  81. Public Law 96–81Public Law 96–81: To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to authorize appropriations for the United States Commission on Civil Rights for fiscal year 1980.Oct 6, 1979
  82. Public Law 96–82Public Law 96–82: To improve access to the Federal courts by enlarging the civil and criminal jurisdiction of United States magistrates, and for other purposes.Oct 10, 1979
  83. Public Law 96–83Public Law 96–83: To amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, and for other purposes.Oct 10, 1979
  84. Public Law 96–84Public Law 96–84: To amend the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976 with respect to the National Commission on Unemployment Compensation, and for other purposes.Oct 10, 1979
  85. Public Law 96–85Public Law 96–85: To amend the International Travel Act of 1961 to authorize additional appropriations, and for other purposes.Oct 10, 1979
  86. Public Law 96–86Public Law 96–86: Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.Oct 12, 1979
  87. Public Law 96–87Public Law 96–87: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the commemoration of the efforts of Goodloe Byron to protect the Appalachian Trail, and for other purposes.Oct 12, 1979
  88. Public Law 96–88Public Law 96–88: To establish a Department of Education, and for other purposes.Oct 17, 1979
  89. Public Law 96–89Public Law 96–89: To amend the Act of July 2, 1940, as amended, to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Canal Zone Biological Area.Oct 19, 1979
  90. Public Law 96–90Public Law 96–90: To amend title 18 of the United States Code to allow the transportation or mailing to a foreign country of material concerning a lottery authorized by that foreign country, and for other purposes.Oct 23, 1979
  91. Public Law 96–91Public Law 96–91: To amend title 28 of the United States Code to allow the United States attorney and assistant United States attorneys for the Eastern District of New York to reside within twenty miles of the district.Oct 25, 1979
  92. Public Law 96–92Public Law 96–92: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to authorize international security assistance programs for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.Oct 29, 1979
  93. Public Law 96–93Public Law 96–93: 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, 1980, and for other purposes.Oct 30, 1979
  94. Public Law 96–94Public Law 96–94: To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend for two months certain authorities relating to the international energy program.Oct 31, 1979
  95. Public Law 96–95Public Law 96–95: To protect archaeological resources on public lands and Indian lands, and for other purposes.Oct 31, 1979
  96. Public Law 96–96Public Law 96–96: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that any reduction in the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1980 pursuant to section 101(a) of such Act from the amount so appropriated for fiscal year 1979 shall be borne equally by all the States.Oct 31, 1979
  97. Public Law 96–97Public Law 96–97: To amend section 15(d) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to increase the amount of debt which may be incurred by the Tennessee Valley Authority.Oct 31, 1979
  98. Public Law 96–98Public Law 96–98: To amend chapter 25 of title 44, United States Code, to extend for one year the authorization of appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and for other purposes.Nov 1, 1979
  99. Public Law 96–99Public Law 96–99: Designating November 4, 1979, as “Will Rogers Day”.Nov 2, 1979
  100. Public Law 96–100Public Law 96–100: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, for the Intelligence Community Staff, and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, to authorize supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.Nov 2, 1979
  101. Public Law 96–101Public Law 96–101: To provide for the orderly restructuring of the Milwaukee Railroad, and for the protection of the employees of such railroad.Nov 4, 1979
  102. Public Law 96–102Public Law 96–102: To establish an emergency program for the conservation of energy and to provide for a standby rationing plan for motor fuel.Nov 5, 1979
  103. Public Law 96–103Public Law 96–103: Making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.Nov 5, 1979
  104. Public Law 96–104Public Law 96–104: To authorize on a temporary basis certain business and agricultural loans, notwithstanding interest limitations in State constitutions or statutes, and for other purposes.Nov 5, 1979
  105. Public Law 96–105Public Law 96–105: To provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration authorities, and for other purposes.Nov 8, 1979
  106. Public Law 96–106Public Law 96–106: To amend title 23 of the United States Code, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.Nov 9, 1979
  107. Public Law 96–107Public Law 96–107: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons and for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, to authorize the military training student loads, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for civil defense, and for other purposes.Nov 9, 1979
  108. Public Law 96–108Public Law 96–108: Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.Nov 9, 1979
  109. Public Law 96–109Public Law 96–109: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize special Caribbean hurricane relief assistance.Nov 9, 1979
  110. Public Law 96–110Public Law 96–110: To authorize additional appropriations for migration and refugee assistance for the fiscal years 1980 and 1981 and to authorize humanitarian assistance for the victims of the famine in Cambodia.Nov 13, 1979
  111. Public Law 96–111Public Law 96–111: To revitalize the pleasure cruise industry by clarifying and waiving certain restrictions in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, to permit the entry of the steamship vessel United States, steamship vessel Oceanic Independence, steamship vessel Santa Rosa, and the steamship vessels Mariposa and Monterey into the trade.Nov 15, 1979
  112. Public Law 96–112Public Law 96–112: To authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1980 for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.Nov 16, 1979
  113. Public Law 96–113Public Law 96–113: To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, to exempt State prison farms from paying of marketing quota penalties.Nov 16, 1979
  114. Public Law 96–114Public Law 96–114: To establish a Congressional Award Board to administer a Congressional Award Program designed to encourage initiative and achievement among youths.Nov 16, 1979
  115. Public Law 96–115Public Law 96–115: To authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on November 18, 1979, as “National Family Week”.Nov 16, 1979
  116. Public Law 96–116Public Law 96–116: To provide for the distribution within the United States of the International Communication Agency film entitled “Reflections: George Meany”.Nov 16, 1979
  117. Public Law 96–117Public Law 96–117: To amend the Act of October 21, 1978 (92 Stat. 1675; Public Law 95–498).Nov 16, 1979
  118. Public Law 96–118Public Law 96–118: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982 to carry out cooperative programs with the States for the conservation of anadromous fish, and for other purposes.Nov 16, 1979
  119. Public Law 96–119Public Law 96–119: Designating December 1979 as “National Child Abuse Prevention Month”.Nov 16, 1979
  120. Public Law 96–120Public Law 96–120: To designate the United States Federal Courthouse Building located at 655 East Durango, San Antonio, Texas, as the “John H. Wood, Jr., Federal Courthouse”.Nov 16, 1979
  121. Public Law 96–121Public Law 96–121: To authorize appropriations for the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes.Nov 16, 1979
  122. Public Law 96–122Public Law 96–122: To establish an actuarially sound basis for financing retirement benefits for police officers, fire fighters, teachers, and judges of the District of Columbia and to make certain changes in such benefits.Nov 17, 1979
  123. Public Law 96–123Public Law 96–123: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.Nov 20, 1979
  124. Public Law 96–124Public Law 96–124: To allow the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia, to take effect immediately.Nov 20, 1979
  125. Public Law 96–125Public Law 96–125: To authorize certain construction at military installations for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.Nov 26, 1979
  126. Public Law 96–126Public Law 96–126: Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.Nov 27, 1979
  127. Public Law 96–127Public Law 96–127: To amend section 201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, to extend until September 30, 1981, the requirement that the price of milk be supported at not less than 80 per centum of the parity price therefor.Nov 28, 1979
  128. Public Law 96–128Public Law 96–128: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living increase in the rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities and in the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation paid to survivors of veterans, to modify certain veterans’ life insurance programs, and to exempt Veterans’ Administration home loans from State anti-usury laws; to provide for certain assistance in locating individuals who were exposed to occupational hazards during military service; and for other purposesNov 28, 1979
  129. Public Law 96–129Public Law 96–129: To amend the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 to provide for the safe operation of pipelines transporting natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas, to provide standards with respect to the siting, construction, and operation of liquefied natural gas facilities, and for other purposes.Nov 30, 1979
  130. Public Law 96–130Public Law 96–130: Making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.Nov 30, 1979
  131. Public Law 96–131Public Law 96–131: Making appropriations For the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.Nov 30, 1979
  132. Public Law 96–132Public Law 96–132: To authorize appropriations for the purpose of carrying out the activities of the Department of Justice for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.Nov 30, 1979
  133. Public Law 96–133Public Law 96–133: To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend certain authorities relating to the international energy program, and for other purposes.Nov 30, 1979
  134. Public Law 96–134Public Law 96–134: To designate the building known as the Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware, as the “J. Caleb Boggs Building.Dec 5, 1979
  135. Public Law 96–135Public Law 96–135: To amend Civil Service retirement provisions as they apply to certain employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and of the Indian Health Service who are not entitled to Indian employment preference and to modify the application of the Indian employment preference laws as it applies to those agencies.Dec 5, 1979
  136. Public Law 96–136Public Law 96–136: Proclaiming the week of December 3 through December 9, 1979 as “Scouting Recognition Week”.Dec 7, 1979
  137. Public Law 96–137Public Law 96–137: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for conservation, exploration, development, and use of naval petroleum reserves and naval oil shale reserves, and for other purposes.Dec 12, 1979
  138. Public Law 96–138Public Law 96–138: Authorizing the President of the United States to present a gold medal to the American Red Cross.Dec 12, 1979
  139. Public Law 96–139Public Law 96–139: To designate the building known as the Federal Building, at 211 Main Street, in Scott City, Kansas, as the “Henry D. Parkinson Federal Building”.Dec 12, 1979
  140. Public Law 96–140Public Law 96–140: To designate the Federal Building in Rochester, New York, the “Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building”.Dec 12, 1979
  141. Public Law 96–141Public Law 96–141: To designate the building known as the Department of Labor Building in Washington, District of Columbia, as the “Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building”.Dec 12, 1979
  142. Public Law 96–142Public Law 96–142: To extend for three fiscal years the authorizations of appropriations under section 789 and title XII of the Public Health Service Act relating to emergency medical services, to revise and improve the authorities for assistance tinder such title XII, to increase the authorizations of appropriations and revise and improve the authorities for assistance under part B of title XI of such Act for sudden infant death syndrome counseling and information projects, and for other purposes.Dec 12, 1979
  143. Public Law 96–143Public Law 96–143: To authorize appropriations for programs under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, to amend such Act to facilitate the improvement of programs carried out thereunder, and for other purposes.Dec 13, 1979
  144. Public Law 96–144Public Law 96–144: To authorize the apportionment of funds for the Interstate System, to amend section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes.Dec 13, 1979
  145. Public Law 96–145Public Law 96–145: To waive the time limitation on the award of certain military decorations to members of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon of the 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division, for acts of valor performed during the Battle of the Bulge.Dec 14, 1979
  146. Public Law 96–146Public Law 96–146: To fix the annual rates of pay for the Architect of the Capitol and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol.Dec 14, 1979
  147. Public Law 96–147Public Law 96–147: To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating December 18, 1979, “National Unity Day”.Dec 16, 1979
  148. Public Law 96–148Public Law 96–148: To amend the Clean Water Act of 1977 to extend the moratorium on industrial cost recovery.Dec 16, 1979
  149. Public Law 96–149Public Law 96–149: To amend the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act to provide for a small business representative on the Bank’s Board.Dec 16, 1979
  150. Public Law 96–150Public Law 96–150: To authorize the sale to certain foreign nations of certain excess naval vessels.Dec 20, 1979
  151. Public Law 96–151Public Law 96–151: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorizations of appropriations for certain grant programs and to revise certain provisions regarding such programs, to revise and clarify eligibility for certain health-care benefits, to revise certain provisions relating to the personnel system of the Department of Medicine and Surgery, and to assure that personnel ceilings are allocated to the Veterans’ Administration to employ the health-care staff for which funds are appropriated; to require the Veterans’ Administration to conduct an epidemiological study regarding veterans exposed to Agent Orange; and for other purposes. Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979.Dec 20, 1979
  152. Public Law 96–152Public Law 96–152: To establish by law the position of Chief of the Capitol Police, and for other purposes.Dec 20, 1979
  153. Public Law 96–153Public Law 96–153: To amend and extend certain Federal laws relating to housing, community and neighborhood development and preservation, and related programs, and for other purposes.Dec 21, 1979
  154. Public Law 96–154Public Law 96–154: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.Dec 21, 1979
  155. Public Law 96–155Public Law 96–155: To amend the Act incorporating the American Legion so as to redefine eligibility for membership therein.Dec 21, 1979
  156. Public Law 96–156Public Law 96–156: To amend the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act, as amended, with respect to the Government contribution toward subscription charge.Dec 27, 1979
  157. Public Law 96–157Public Law 96–157: To restructure the Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, to assist State and local governments in improving the quality of their justice systems, and for other purposes.Dec 27, 1979
  158. Public Law 96–158Public Law 96–158: To grant to the Little Sisters of the Poor all right, title, and interest of the United States in the land comprising certain alleys in the District of Columbia.Dec 27, 1979
  159. Public Law 96–159Public Law 96–159: To authorize appropriations to carry out the Endangered Species Act of 1973 during fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, and for other purposes.Dec 28, 1979
  160. Public Law 96–160Public Law 96–160: To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act with respect to the borrowing authority of the District of Columbia.Dec 28, 1979
  161. Public Law 96–161Public Law 96–161: To authorize automatic transfer accounts at commercial banks, remote service units at Federal savings and loan associations, and share draft accounts at Federal credit unions during the period beginning on December 31, 1979, and ending on April 1, 1980.Dec 28, 1979
  162. Public Law 96–162Public Law 96–162: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a feasibility study.Dec 28, 1979
  163. Public Law 96–163Public Law 96–163: Granting the consent of Congress to the compact between the States of New York and New Jersey providing for the coordination, facilitation, promotion, preservation, and protection of trade and commerce in and through the Port of New York District through the financing and effectuation of industrial development projects.Dec 28, 1979
  164. Public Law 96–164Public Law 96–164: To authorize appropriations for the Department of Energy for national security programs for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.Dec 29, 1979
  165. Public Law 96–165Public Law 96–165: To incorporate United Service Organizations, Incorporated.Dec 29, 1979
  166. Public Law 96–166Public Law 96–166: To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.Dec 29, 1979
  167. Public Law 96–167Public Law 96–167: To continue through May 31, 1981, the existing prohibition on the issuance of fringe benefit regulations, and for other purposes.Dec 29, 1979
  168. Public Law 96–168Public Law 96–168: Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the White House Preservation Fund.Dec 29, 1979
  169. Public Law 96–169Public Law 96–169: To provide for participation of the United States in the International Energy Exposition to be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1982, and for other purposes.Dec 29, 1979
  170. Public Law 96–170Public Law 96–170: To permit civil suits under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) against any person acting under color of any law or custom of the District of Columbia who subjects any person within the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia to the deprivation of any right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Constitution and laws.Dec 29, 1979
  171. Public Law 96–171Public Law 96–171: To require a study of the desirability of mandatory age retirement for certain pilots, and for other purposes.Dec 29, 1979
  172. Public Law 96–172Public Law 96–172: To change the name of the Palmetto Bend Reservoir on the Navidad River in Texas to Lake Texana.Dec 29, 1979
  173. Public Law 96–173Public Law 96–173: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that any person eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) who is a veteran with a service-connected disability may not be denied care and treatment for such disability under CHAMPUS solely because such person is eligible for care and treatment for such disability in Veterans’ Administration facilities.Dec 29, 1979
  174. Public Law 96–174Public Law 96–174: To amend section 209 of title 18, United States Code.Dec 29, 1979
  175. Public Law 96–175Public Law 96–175: To authorize certain transactions involving the acquisition and disposal of strategic and critical materials for the National Defense Stockpile.Dec 29, 1979
  176. Public Law 96–176Public Law 96–176: To establish an improved program for extra long staple cotton.Dec 31, 1979
  177. Public Law 96–177Public Law 96–177: To modify the method of establishing quotas on the importation of certain meat, to include within such quotas certain meat products, and for other purposes.Dec 31, 1979
  178. Public Law 96–178Public Law 96–178: To extend for one year the provisions of law relating to the business expenses of State legislators.Jan 2, 1980
  179. Public Law 96–179Public Law 96–179: To amend the provisions of chapters 83 and 89 of title 5, United States Code, which relate to survivor benefits for certain dependent children, and for other purposes.Jan 2, 1980
  180. Public Law 96–180Public Law 96–180: To revise and extend the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970.Jan 2, 1980
  181. Public Law 96–181Public Law 96–181: To amend the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, and for other purposes.Jan 2, 1980
  182. Public Law 96–182Public Law 96–182: To amend the Water Bank Act for the purposes of authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust payment rates with respect to initial conservation agreements and to designate certain areas as wetlands, and for other purposes.Jan 2, 1980
  183. Public Law 96–183Public Law 96–183: Making an urgent appropriation for administrative expenses of the Chrysler Corporation loan guarantee program, and to provide financial assistance to the Chrysler Corporation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980.Jan 2, 1980
  184. Public Law 96–184Public Law 96–184: To amend the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to authorize additional Federal contributions for the cost of construction of the rapid transit system of the National Capital Region, to provide an orderly method for the retirement of bonds issued by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and for other purposes.Jan 3, 1980
  185. Public Law 96–185Public Law 96–185: To authorize loan guarantees to the Chrysler Corporation.Jan 7, 1980
  186. Public Law 96–186Public Law 96–186: Extending the dates for submission of the President’s Budget and Economic Report.Jan 8, 1980
  187. Public Law 96–187Public Law 96–187: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make certain changes in the reporting and disclosure requirements of such Act, and for other purposes.Jan 8, 1980
  188. Private Law 96–1Private Law 96–1: For the relief of Joseph J. Andrews.Aug 13, 1979
  189. Private Law 96–2Private Law 96–2: For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Wayne Ogburn.Aug 13, 1979
  190. Private Law 96–3Private Law 96–3: For the relief of Doris Mauri Coonrad.Aug 13, 1979
  191. Private Law 96–4Private Law 96–4: For the relief of James C. Wilkinson.Aug 13, 1979
  192. Private Law 96–5Private Law 96–5: For the relief of Leah Mi Cohen.Oct 4, 1979
  193. Private Law 96–6Private Law 96–6: For the relief of Eun Kyung Cho and Hei Kyung Cho.Oct 19, 1979
  194. Private Law 96–7Private Law 96–7: For the relief of Maria Estela Sims.Oct 19, 1979
  195. Private Law 96–8Private Law 96–8: For the relief of Nyoman Rahmawati.Oct 19, 1979
  196. Private Law 96–9Private Law 96–9: For the relief of Gladys Venicia Cruz-Sanchez.Oct 19, 1979
  197. Private Law 96–10Private Law 96–10: For the relief of Dang Petersen.Oct 19, 1979
  198. Private Law 96–11Private Law 96–11: For the relief of Susan Katherine Adamski.Oct 19, 1979
  199. Private Law 96–12Private Law 96–12: For the relief of Antonio Rivera Aristizabal.Oct 19, 1979
  200. Private Law 96–13Private Law 96–13: For the relief of Michael Carl Brown.Oct 19, 1979
  201. Private Law 96–14Private Law 96–14: For the relief of Patrick A. and Wayne L. Thomas.Oct 19, 1979
  202. Private Law 96–15Private Law 96–15: For the relief of Rebecca Sevilla DeJesus.Oct 19, 1979
  203. Private Law 96–16Private Law 96–16: For the relief of Sergio and Javier Arredondo.Oct 22, 1979
  204. Private Law 96–17Private Law 96–17: For the relief of Rodney L. Herold and others.Oct 23, 1979
  205. Private Law 96–18Private Law 96–18: For the relief of Jose Quintana Dominguez Sendejas.Nov 16, 1979
  206. Private Law 96–19Private Law 96–19: For the relief of Dirk Vierkant.Dec 5, 1979
  207. Private Law 96–20Private Law 96–20: For the relief of Jerry W. Manandic and Ceferino W. Manandic.Dec 5, 1979
  208. Private Law 96–21Private Law 96–21: For the relief of Janet Abraham, also known as Janet Susan Abraham.Dec 5, 1979
  209. Private Law 96–22Private Law 96–22: For the relief of Jung-Sook Mun.Dec 5, 1979
  210. Private Law 96–23Private Law 96–23: For the relief of Kenneth and Jacqueline Traylar.Dec 20, 1979
  211. Private Law 96–24Private Law 96–24: For the relief of Lunette Joyce Clarke.Dec 20, 1979
  212. Private Law 96–25Private Law 96–25: To authorize the burial of Elizabeth Myers McNeil in the Veals Chapels Cemetery, Fort Jackson, South Carolina.Dec 20, 1979
  213. Private Law 96–26Private Law 96–26: For the relief of Caroline M. Babcock.Dec 21, 1979
  214. Private Law 96–27Private Law 96–27: For the relief of Naomi Chen.Dec 21, 1979
  215. Private Law 96–28Private Law 96–28: For the relief of Jesus Reveles y Rivera.Dec 21, 1979
  216. Private Law 96–29Private Law 96–29: For the relief of Gail Williamson.Dec 21, 1979
  217. Private Law 96–30Private Law 96–30: For the relief of Elizabeth Berwick and Alexander Berwick, her husband.Dec 27, 1979
  218. Private Law 96–31Private Law 96–31: For the relief of Russell W. Allen.Dec 27, 1979
  219. Private Law 96–32Private Law 96–32: For the relief of Gina Marie S. Hernandez.Dec 28, 1979
  220. Private Law 96–33Private Law 96–33: For the relief of Grace Maria Salazar Santos.Dec 28, 1979
  221. Private Law 96–34Private Law 96–34: For the relief of Maryrose and Rosemary Evangelista.Dec 28, 1979
  222. Private Law 96–35Private Law 96–35: For the relief of Pang Chong Ae.Dec 28, 1979
  223. Private Law 96–36Private Law 96–36: For the relief of In Sun Pineiro.Dec 28, 1979
  224. Private Law 96–37Private Law 96–37: For the relief of Emiko Okuma Colona.Dec 28, 1979
  225. Private Law 96–38Private Law 96–38: For the relief of Solomon Mani.Dec 28, 1979
  226. Private Law 96–39Private Law 96–39: For the relief of Rodolfo Jose Kozul.Dec 28, 1979
  227. Private Law 96–40Private Law 96–40: For the relief of Eileen Ferraren Fair.Dec 28, 1979
  228. Private Law 96–41Private Law 96–41: For the relief of John A. Townsley.Dec 29, 1979
  229. Private Law 96–42Private Law 96–42: For the relief of Rolando R. Gaza, Teresita C. Gaza, and Rolynne Therese Gaza.Dec 29, 1979
  230. Private Law 96–43Private Law 96–43: For the relief of Mariana de Jesus Roca and Francisco Rubira Roca.Dec 29, 1979