Laws of the 104th Congress

To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to extend for two months the authority for promulgating regulations under the Act.

To deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an effective death penalty, and for other purposes.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

To give the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations, new direct spending, and limited tax benefits.

Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to two bills of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

To eliminate the Board of Tea Experts by repealing the Tea Importation Act of 1897.

To modify the operation of certain agricultural programs.

Granting the consent of Congress to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact.

To grant the consent of the Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and Illinois.

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to repeal the saccharin notice requirement.

To provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other purposes.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

To provide for enactment of the Senior Citizens' Right to Work Act of 1996, the Line Item Veto Act, and the Small Business Growth and Fairness Act of 1996, and to provide for a permanent increase in the public debt limit.

To provide an extension for fiscal year 1996 for certain programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make certain adjustments in the land disposal program to provide needed flexibility, and for other purposes.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services for the peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Macedonia shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone, and for other purposes.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

To guarantee the continuing full investment of Social Security and other Federal funds in obligations of the United States.

To seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.

To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 with respect to inventions made under cooperative research and development agreements, and for other purposes.

To designate the United States courthouse located at 197 South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, as the “Max Rosenn United States Courthouse”.

To award a congressional gold medal to Ruth and Billy Graham.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain programs and activities, to require certain reports from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.

To designate the Federal building located at 1221 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, as the “Frank Hagel Federal Building”.

Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 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, to reform acquisition laws and information technology management of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to provide regulatory relief, and for other purposes.

To promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies.

To guarantee the timely payment of social security benefits in March 1996.

To provide for the transfer of certain lands to the Salt River Pima- Maricopa Indian Community and the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, and for other purposes.

To designate the Federal building located at 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, Oregon, as the “David J. Wheeler Federal Building”.

To designate the United States Post Office building located at 24 Corliss Street, Providence, Rhode Island, as the “Harry Kizirian Post Office Building”.

Making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.

To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to make certain revisions relating to the protection of famous marks.

To reauthorize the tied aid credit program of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and to allow the Export-Import Bank to conduct a demonstration project.

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the founding of the Smithsonian Institution.

To amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit State taxation of certain pension income.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 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.

Making appropriations for certain activities for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until March 31, 1996, and for other purposes.

To abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and for other purposes.

To extend for 4 years the period of applicability of enrollment mix requirement to certain health maintenance organizations providing services under Dayton Area Health Plan.

To designate the United States Courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, as the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse.

To designate the Federal Courthouse in Decatur, Alabama, as the “Seybourn H. Lynne Federal Courthouse”, and for other purposes.

Providing for the appointment of Louis Gerstner as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.