Laws of the 105th Congress

To extend the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy to allow the Advisory Council to advise Congress on the implementation of the proposals and recommendations of the Advisory Council.

To extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from Glendo Reservoir.

To express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted in foreign countries on account of religion; to authorize United States actions in response to violations of religious freedom in foreign countries; to establish an Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom within the Department of State, a Commission on International Religious Freedom, and a Special Adviser on International Religious Freedom within the National Security Council; and for other purposes.

To amend the Organic Act of Guam to clarify local executive and legislative provisions in such Act, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.

To amend title 35, United States Code, to protect patent owners against the unauthorized sale of plant parts taken from plants illegally reproduced, and for other purposes.

To provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands within the Routt National Forest in the State of Colorado.

To amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify certain requirements and to improve the flow of interstate commerce.

To amend the Clean Air Act to deny entry into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with State laws governing motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes.

To amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and make improvements to those Acts, to establish demonstration projects that provide an opportunity for persons with limited means to accumulate assets, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Government of India to establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia.

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

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support buildings for the Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management.

To provide for a demonstration project in the Stanislaus National Forest, California, under which a private contractor will perform multiple resource management activities for that unit of the National Forest System.

To provide for a land exchange involving the Cape Cod National Seashore and to extend the authority for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission.

To provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition of private mineral interests within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 1982 Act that established the Monument, and for other purposes.

To amend title VI and X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter schools.

Making omnibus consolidated and emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 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, 1999, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

To make technical corrections to the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 with respect to the courts and court system of the District of Columbia.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 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 encourage the disclosure and exchange of information about computer processing problems, solutions, test practices and test results, and related matters in connection with the transition to the year 2000.

To provide a process for identifying the functions of the Federal Government that are not inherently governmental functions, and for other purposes.

To authorize the use of receipts from the sale of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to promote additional stamp purchases.

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Library of Congress.

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to exchange land and other assets with Big Sky Lumber Co. and other entities.

To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to improve administration of sanctions against unfit health care providers under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes.

To amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study.

To require Federal employees to use Federal travel charge cards for all payments of expenses of official Government travel, to amend title 31, United States Code, to establish requirements for prepayment audits of Federal agency transportation expenses, to authorize reimbursement of Federal agency employees for taxes incurred on travel or transportation reimbursements, and to authorize test programs for the payment of Federal employee travel expenses and relocation expenses.

To provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada.

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 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.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.

To extend the date by which an automated entry-exit control system must be developed.

To amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to encourage competition in international shipping and growth of United States exports, and for other purposes.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.

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

To establish the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.

Waiving certain enrollment requirements for the remainder of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with respect to any bill or joint resolution making general or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1999.

To extend a quarterly financial report program administered by the Secretary of Commerce.

To provide for the improvement of interstate criminal justice identification, information, communications, and forensics.

To designate the United States courthouse located at 141 Church Street in New Haven, Connecticut, as the “Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse”.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for mammography quality standards.

To correct a provision relating to termination of benefits for convicted persons.

To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and the National Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act regarding certain persons, disclose Nazi war criminal records without impairing any investigation or prosecution conducted by the Department of Justice or certain intelligence matters, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.