Laws of the 104th Congress

Providing for the appointment of Anne D'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Providing for the appointment of Howard H. Baker, Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Providing for the reappointment of Homer Alfred Neal as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

To designate the United States courthouse located at 800 Market Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the “Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse”.

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to improve the electoral process by permitting electronic filing and preservation of Federal Election Commission reports, and for other purposes.

To rename the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

To designate the Federal building located at 600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Place in Louisville, Kentucky, as the “Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building”.

To amend the Fair Housing Act to modify the exemption from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted to housing for older persons.

To designate the United States courthouse and Federal building to be constructed at the southeastern corner of Liberty and South Virginia Streets in Reno, Nevada, as the “Bruce R. Thompson United States Courthouse and Federal Building”.

To amend the Doug Barnard, Jr.--1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Act, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to permanently extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers, and for other purposes.

To extend au pair programs.

To combat crime by enhancing the penalties for certain sexual crimes against children.

To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for an optional provision for the reduction of work-related vehicle trips and miles travelled in ozone nonattainment areas designated as severe, and for other purposes.

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

To designate the Federal Triangle Project under construction at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, as the “Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center”.

To reform Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes.

To provide for the modification or elimination of Federal reporting requirements.

To provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

To extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.

To modify the operation of the antitrust laws, and of State laws similar to the antitrust laws, with respect to charitable gift annuities.

To facilitate contributions to charitable organizations by codifying certain exemptions from the Federal securities laws, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

To amend the commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships.

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the designation of the National Highway System, and for other purposes.

To authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other purposes.

To increase, effective as of December 1, 1995, 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.

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

To require the head of any Federal agency to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes.

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

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

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, 1996, and for other purposes.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to update references in the classification of children for purposes of United States immigration laws.

Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

Respecting the relationship between workers' compensation benefits and the benefits available under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.

To amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to modernize, streamline, and strengthen the operation of the Act.

To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until Nov. 13, 1995 December 31, 1995, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

To provide for the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other purposes.

To designate the United States Post Office building located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the “Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office”.

To amend the Fishermen's Protective Act.

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.

To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents on biotechnological processes.

To authorize the collection of fees for expenses for triploid grass carp certification inspections, and for other purposes.

To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide an exclusive right to perform sound recordings publicly by means of digital transmissions, and for other purposes.

To disapprove of amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines relating to lowering of crack sentences and sentences for money laundering and transactions in property derived from unlawful activity.

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reduce the cost to the Federal Government of guaranteeing certain loans and debentures, and for other purposes.

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend for 2 years the deadline by which States are required to have in effect an automated data processing and information retrieval system for use in the administration of State plans for child and spousal support.

To clarify the rules governing venue, and for other purposes.