Laws of the 104th Congress

To provide for the administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, and for other purposes.

To provide for ballast water management to prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.

To make certain laws applicable to the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.

To provide Federal assistance for Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of tribal self-governance, and for other purposes.

To establish United States commemorative coin programs, and for other purposes.

To provide for the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to continue in existence, and for other purposes.

To make technical corrections to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

To extend contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation districts in Kansas and Nebraska, and for other purposes.

To promote the research, identification, assessment, and exploration of marine mineral resources, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for the United States Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

To establish the Cache La Poudre River Corridor.

Granting the consent of the Congress to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact.

Granting the consent of Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

To reauthorize alternative means of dispute resolution in the Federal administrative process, and for other purposes.

Making certain provisions with respect to internationally recognized human rights, refugees, and foreign relations.

To provide emergency drought relief to the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, Texas, and for other purposes.

To make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.

To amend laws authorizing auditing, reporting, and other functions by the General Accounting Office.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement for annual resident review for nursing facilities under the Medicaid program and to require resident reviews for mentally ill or mentally retarded residents when there is a significant change in physical or mental condition.

To designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River, located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to extend the demonstration program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors.

To authorize appropriations for a mining institute or institutes to develop domestic technological capabilities for the recovery of minerals from the Nation's seabed, and for other purposes.

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run in the State of Florida for study and potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

To modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, Alabama.

To express the sense of the Congress that United States Government agencies in possession of records about individuals who are alleged to have committed Nazi war crimes should make these records public.

To enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used by the United States.

To authorize the sale of excess Department of Defense aircraft to facilitate the suppression of wildfire.

To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 1997.

To combat drug-facilitated crimes of violence, including sexual assaults.

To reduce risk to public safety and the environment associated with pipeline transportation of natural gas and hazardous liquids, and for other purposes.

To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.

To extend the authorized period of stay within the United States for certain nurses.

To provide for the settlement of the Navajo-Hopi land dispute, and for other purposes.

To authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System, to authorize assistance to the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning, design, and construction of the water supply system, and for other purposes.

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to consolidate and reauthorize provisions relating to health centers, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies regarding the desalination of water and water reuse, and for other purposes.

To amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize appropriations, to provide for sustainable fisheries, and for other purposes.

Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress and the day for the counting in Congress of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast in December 1996.

To make technical corrections and miscellaneous amendments to trade laws.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect proprietary economic information, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the crime of false statement in a Government matter.

To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999 for the National Transportation Safety Board, and for other purposes.

To amend the Federal securities laws in order to promote efficiency and capital formation in the financial markets, and to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to promote more efficient management of mutual funds, protect investors, and provide more effective and less burdensome regulation.

To provide for appropriate implementation of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 in Federal construction projects, and for other purposes.

To establish the National Tourism Board and the National Tourism Organization to promote international travel and tourism to the United States.

To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.

To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985, and for other purposes.

To reauthorize the National Film Preservation Board, and for other purposes.

To authorize and facilitate a program to enhance safety, training, research and development, and safety education in the propane gas industry for the benefit of propane consumers and the public, and for other purposes.