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

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

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 amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.

To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of three hydroelectric projects in the State of Arkansas.

To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize the United States-flag merchant marine, and for other purposes.

To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act, to provide for public access to information in an electronic format, and for other purposes.

To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse to be constructed at a site on 18th Street between Dodge and Douglas Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, as the “Roman L. Hruska Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

To confer honorary citizenship of the United States on Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, also known as Mother Teresa.

Making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 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, and for other purposes.

To define and protect the institution of marriage.

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

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, 1997, and for other purposes.

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes.

To provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect jobs, to create opportunities, to increase the take home pay of workers, to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 relating to the payment of wages to employees who use employer owned vehicles, and to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage rate and to prevent job loss by providing flexibility to employers in complying with minimum wage and overtime requirements under that Act.

To reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the “Safe Drinking Water Act”), and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Romania.

To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for increased taxpayer protections.

To provide for the distribution within the United States of the United States Information Agency film entitled “Fragile Ring of Life”.

To designate a United States courthouse in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as the "William J. Nealon United States Courthouse".

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the Federal jurisdiction over offenses relating to damage to religious property.

To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and for other purposes.

A bill to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, and for other purposes.

To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the release of relevant information to protect the public from sexually violent offenders.

To amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act of 1984, to extend for three years the availability of moneys for the restoration of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River, and for other purposes.

To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building”.

To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 125 Market Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the “Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

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

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.

To modify the operation of certain agricultural programs.

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.

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.

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.