Laws of the 105th Congress

To designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as “Trinity Lake”.

To continue favorable treatment for need-based educational aid under the antitrust laws.

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes.

To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage stamps, and for other purposes.

To provide for a land exchange involving the Warner Canyon Ski Area and other land in the State of Oregon.

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship for certain children born outside the United States.

To amend the Act of June 20, 1910, to protect the permanent trust funds of the State of New Mexico from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds.

To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or tax return information.

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.

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

To waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, New York.

To clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members and personnel of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to design and construct a permanent addition to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., and for other purposes.

To amend sections of the Department of Energy Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent with other statutes and to repeal a related section of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974.

To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donation of Federal law enforcement canines that are no longer needed for official purposes to individuals with experience handling canines in the performance of law enforcement duties.

To immunize donations made in the form of charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts from the antitrust laws and State laws similar to the antitrust laws.

To amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board until September 30, 1998.

To amend Federal law to clarify the applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank, and for other purposes.

To amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination program.

To extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.

To consent to certain amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.

To amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to establish a program to support and encourage local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, long-term commitment to reduce substance abuse among youth, and for other purposes.

To provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers.

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, and for other purposes.

To amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to permit a waiver of the prohibition of offering nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs in certain nursing facilities.

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Francis Albert “Frank” Sinatra in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions through his entertainment career and humanitarian activities, and for other purposes.

To extend the term of appointment of certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission.

To clarify Federal law with respect to restricting the use of Federal funds in support of assisted suicide.

To make a technical correction to title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist states.

To designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural Resource Conservation Center.

To approve a settlement agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District.

To extend the effective date of the Investment Advisers Supervision Coordination Act.

To permit the waiver of District of Columbia residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to give further assurance to the right of victims of crime to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime.

Waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of the United States Trade Representative.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service under construction at 7411 Barlite Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the “Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building”.

Approving the Presidential finding that the limitation on obligations imposed by section 518A(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, is having a negative impact on the proper functioning of the population planning program.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes, and for other purposes.

Making technical corrections to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208), and for other purposes.