Laws of the 105th Congress

Public Law 105-2 · Feb 28, 1997 · H.R. 668 An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-3 · Feb 28, 1997 · H.J.Res. 36 Joint resolution approving the Presidential finding that the limitation on obligations imposed by section 518A(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, is having a n… Public Law 105-4 · Mar 3, 1997 · H.R. 499 An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service under construction at 7411 Barlite Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the "Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building". Public Law 105-5 · Mar 17, 1997 · S.J.Res. 5 Joint resolution waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of the United States Trade Representative. Public Law 105-6 · Mar 19, 1997 · H.R. 924 An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to give further assurance to the right of victims of crime to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime. Public Law 105-7 · Mar 25, 1997 · H.R. 514 An act to permit the waiver of District of Columbia residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia. Public Law 105-8 · Mar 31, 1997 · S. 410 An act to extend the effective date of the Investment Advisers Supervision Coordination Act. Public Law 105-9 · Apr 14, 1997 · H.R. 412 An act to approve a settlement agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District. Public Law 105-16 · Jun 2, 1997 · H.R. 1650 An act to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities,… Public Law 105-17 · Jun 4, 1997 · H.R. 5 An act to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-18 · Jun 12, 1997 · H.R. 1871 An act making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other pur… Public Law 105-19 · Jun 18, 1997 · S. 543 An act to provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers. Public Law 105-20 · Jun 27, 1997 · H.R. 956 An act to amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to establish a program to support and encourage local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, long-term commitment to reduce substance abuse amon… Public Law 105-21 · Jun 27, 1997 · H.J.Res. 32 Joint resolution to consent to certain amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920. Public Law 105-22 · Jun 27, 1997 · S. 342 An act to extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices. Public Law 105-23 · Jul 3, 1997 · H.R. 363 An act to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination program. Public Law 105-24 · Jul 3, 1997 · H.R. 1306 An act to amend Federal law to clarify the applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-25 · Jul 3, 1997 · H.R. 1553 An act to amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board until September 30, 1998. Public Law 105-26 · Jul 3, 1997 · H.R. 1902 An act to immunize donations made in the form of charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts from the antitrust laws and State laws similar to the antitrust laws. Public Law 105-27 · Jul 18, 1997 · H.R. 173 An act to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donation of Federal law enforcement canines that are no longer needed for official purposes to individuals with experience handli… Public Law 105-28 · Jul 18, 1997 · H.R. 649 An act to amend sections of the Department of Energy Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent with other statutes and to repeal a related section of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974. Public Law 105-29 · Jul 24, 1997 · S.J.Res. 29 Joint resolution to direct the Secretary of the Interior to design and construct a permanent addition to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., and for other purposes. Public Law 105-30 · Jul 25, 1997 · H.R. 1901 An act to clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members and personnel of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. Public Law 105-31 · Jul 25, 1997 · H.R. 2018 An act to waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, New York. Public Law 105-32 · Aug 1, 1997 · H.J.Res. 90 Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to two specified bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress. Public Law 105-33 · Aug 5, 1997 · H.R. 2015 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998. Public Law 105-34 · Aug 5, 1997 · H.R. 2014 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998. Public Law 105-35 · Aug 5, 1997 · H.R. 1226 An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or tax return information. Public Law 105-36 · Aug 5, 1997 · H.R. 709 An act to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-37 · Aug 7, 1997 · S. 430 An act to amend the Act of June 20, 1910, to protect the permanent trust funds of the State of New Mexico from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds. Public Law 105-38 · Aug 8, 1997 · S. 670 An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship for certain children born outside the United States. Public Law 105-39 · Aug 11, 1997 · H.R. 1198 An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon. Public Law 105-40 · Aug 11, 1997 · H.R. 1944 An act to provide for a land exchange involving the Warner Canyon Ski Area and other land in the State of Oregon. Public Law 105-41 · Aug 13, 1997 · H.R. 1585 An act to allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage stamps, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-42 · Aug 15, 1997 · H.R. 408 An act to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-43 · Sep 17, 1997 · H.R. 1866 An act to continue favorable treatment for need-based educational aid under the antitrust laws. Public Law 105-44 · Sep 30, 1997 · H.R. 63 An act to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as "Trinity Lake". Public Law 105-45 · Sep 30, 1997 · H.R. 2016 An act making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-46 · Sep 30, 1997 · H.J.Res. 94 Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-47 · Oct 1, 1997 · S. 910 An act to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-48 · Oct 1, 1997 · S. 1211 An act to provide permanent authority for the administration of au pair programs. Public Law 105-49 · Oct 6, 1997 · H.R. 111 An act to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school. Public Law 105-50 · Oct 6, 1997 · H.R. 680 An act to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer of surplus personal property to States for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families a… Public Law 105-51 · Oct 6, 1997 · H.R. 2248 An act to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions toward religious understanding and peace… Public Law 105-52 · Oct 6, 1997 · H.R. 2443 An act to designate the Federal building located at 601 Fourth Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, as the "Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building", in honor of William H. Christ… Public Law 105-53 · Oct 6, 1997 · S. 996 An act to provide for the authorization of appropriations in each fiscal year for arbitration in United States district courts, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-54 · Oct 6, 1997 · S. 1198 An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant religious worker program, to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline for d… Public Law 105-55 · Oct 7, 1997 · H.R. 2209 An act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-56 · Oct 8, 1997 · H.R. 2266 An act making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-57 · Oct 9, 1997 · H.R. 1420 An act to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-58 · Oct 9, 1997 · S. 871 An act to establish the Oklahoma City National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System; to designate the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-59 · Oct 10, 1997 · H.R. 394 An act to provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain property located in the County of Iosco, Michigan. Public Law 105-60 · Oct 10, 1997 · H.R. 1948 An act to provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-61 · Oct 10, 1997 · H.R. 2378 An act making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for… Public Law 105-62 · Oct 13, 1997 · H.R. 2203 An act making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-63 · Oct 22, 1997 · S. 1000 An act to designate the United States courthouse at 500 State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as the "Robert J. Dole United States Courthouse". Public Law 105-64 · Oct 23, 1997 · H.J.Res. 97 Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-65 · Oct 27, 1997 · H.R. 2158 An act making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30… Public Law 105-66 · Oct 27, 1997 · H.R. 2169 An act making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-67 · Oct 30, 1997 · H.J.Res. 75 Joint resolution to confer status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope. Public Law 105-68 · Nov 7, 1997 · H.J.Res. 101 Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-69 · Nov 9, 1997 · H.J.Res. 104 Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-70 · Nov 10, 1997 · H.R. 2013 An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 551 Kingstown Road in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the "David B. Champagne Post Office Building". Public Law 105-71 · Nov 10, 1997 · H.J.Res. 105 Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-72 · Nov 10, 1997 · S. 1227 An act to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify treatment of investment managers under such title. Public Law 105-73 · Nov 12, 1997 · H.R. 2464 An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally adopted children 10 years of age or younger from the immunization requirement in section 212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act. Public Law 105-74 · Nov 12, 1997 · S. 587 An act to require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands located in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Public Law 105-75 · Nov 12, 1997 · S. 588 An act to provide for the expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within the Arapaho National Forest and the White River National Forest, Colorado, to include land known as the Slate Creek Addition. Public Law 105-76 · Nov 12, 1997 · S. 589 An act to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier erroneous land surveys. Public Law 105-77 · Nov 12, 1997 · S. 591 An act to transfer the Dillon Ranger District in the Arapaho National Forest to the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado. Public Law 105-78 · Nov 13, 1997 · H.R. 2264 An act making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-79 · Nov 13, 1997 · H.R. 79 An act to provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Six Rivers National Forest in the State of California for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe. Public Law 105-80 · Nov 13, 1997 · H.R. 672 An act to make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 17, United States Code. Public Law 105-81 · Nov 13, 1997 · H.R. 708 An act to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study concerning grazing use and open space within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, and to extend temporarily certain grazing privileges. Public Law 105-82 · Nov 13, 1997 · S. 931 An act to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center. Public Law 105-83 · Nov 14, 1997 · H.R. 2107 An act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-84 · Nov 14, 1997 · H.J.Res. 106 Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-85 · Nov 18, 1997 · H.R. 1119 An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel str… Public Law 105-86 · Nov 18, 1997 · H.R. 2160 An act making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-87 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 282 An act to designate the United States Post Office building located at 153 East 110th Street, New York, New York, as the "Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building". Public Law 105-88 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 681 An act to designate the United States Post Office building located at 313 East Broadway in Glendale, California, as the "Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building". Public Law 105-89 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 867 An act to promote the adoption of children in foster care. Public Law 105-90 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 1057 An act to designate the building in Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the operations of the Indianapolis Main Post Office as the "Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Post Office Building". Public Law 105-91 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 1058 An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service under construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the "John T. Myers Post Office Building". Public Law 105-92 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 1377 An act to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage retirement income savings. Public Law 105-93 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 1479 An act to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 Northeast First Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the "David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse". Public Law 105-94 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 1484 An act to redesignate the United States courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street in Dublin, Georgia, as the "J. Roy Rowland United States Courthouse". Public Law 105-95 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 1747 An act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the design and construction of additions to the parking garage and certain site improvements, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-96 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 1787 An act to assist in the conservation of Asian elephants by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of Asian elephants and projects of persons with demonstra… Public Law 105-97 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 2129 An act to designate the United States Post Office located at 150 North 3rd Street in Steubenville, Ohio, as the "Douglas Applegate Post Office". Public Law 105-98 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 2367 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity com… Public Law 105-99 · Nov 19, 1997 · H.R. 2564 An act to designate the United States Post Office located at 450 North Centre Street in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, as the "Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility". Public Law 105-150 · Dec 16, 1997 · H.R. 3034 An act to amend section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, relating to customs user fees, to allow the use of such fees to provide for customs inspectional personnel in connection with … Public Law 105-151 · Dec 16, 1997 · H.J.Res. 96 Joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact. Public Law 105-152 · Dec 17, 1997 · H.R. 2796 An act to authorize the reimbursement of members of the Army deployed to Europe in support of operations in Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the members during the period beginning on October 1, 199… Public Law 105-153 · Dec 17, 1997 · H.R. 2977 An act to amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to clarify public disclosure requirements that are applicable to the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration. Public Law 105-154 · Feb 6, 1998 · S. 1575 An act to rename the Washington National Airport located in the District of Columbia and Virginia as the "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport". Public Law 105-155 · Feb 11, 1998 · H.R. 1271 An act to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's research, engineering, and development programs for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes. Public Law 105-156 · Feb 11, 1998 · H.R. 3042 An act to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to establish the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to co… Public Law 105-157 · Feb 11, 1998 · S. 1349 An act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel PRINCE NOVA, and for other purposes.