Laws of the 106th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 527 organizations to disclose their political activities.

To facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce.

To make technical corrections to the status of certain land held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, to take certain land into trust for that Band, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the 225th birthday of the United States Army.

To provide that the School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000 shall take effect upon the date such Act is ratified by the voters of the District of Columbia.

To authorize the President to award posthumously a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Charles M. Schulz in recognition of his lasting artistic contributions to the Nation and the world, and for other purposes.

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by providing greater access to more affordable risk management tools and improved protection from production and income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program.

To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Ed W. Freeman, James K. Okubo, and Andrew J. Smith.

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to enable farmers and other persons to file paperwork electronically with selected agencies of the Department of Agriculture and to access public information regarding the programs administered by these agencies.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, and designated lands within or adjacent to the Gila Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District, and for other purposes.

To convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District.

To designate the Washington Opera in Washington, D.C., as the National Opera.

To designate the Federal building located at 2201 C Street, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, currently headquarters for the Department of State, as the “Harry S Truman Federal Building”.

To provide that land which is owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota but which is not held in trust by the United States for the Community may be leased or transferred by the Community without further approval by the United States.

To authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on land held in trust for the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria.

To amend section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and for other purposes.

To amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque to honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service.

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alabama.

To authorize funds for the construction of a facility in Taipei, Taiwan suitable for the mission of the American Institute in Taiwan.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the program for American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities under part A of title III.

To reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in the professional boxing industry.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9308 South Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, as the “John J. Buchanan Post Office Building”.

To extend the authorization for the Historic Preservation Fund and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and for other purposes.

To facilitate the naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units or irregular forces in Laos.

To allow the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a fee system for commercial filming activities on Federal land, and for other purposes.

Supporting the Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.

To designate the Federal building located at 500 Pearl Street in New York City, New York, as the “Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse”.

To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 South Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the “E. Ross Adair Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the treatment of stock options under the Act.

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that certain species conservation reports shall continue to be required to be submitted.

To authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Saharan Africa, expand trade benefits to the countries in the Caribbean Basin, renew the generalized system of preferences, and reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance programs.

Providing for the reappointment of Manuel L. Ibanez as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Providing for the appointment of Alan G. Spoon as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

To exempt certain reports from automatic elimination and sunset pursuant to the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995, and for other purposes.

To designate the United States courthouse located at 223 Broad Avenue in Albany, Georgia, as the “C.B. King United States Courthouse”.

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and the service by members of the Armed Forces during such war, and for other purposes.

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corporation, and for other purposes.

To promote the research, identification, assessment, exploration, and development of methane hydrate resources, and for other purposes.

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to extend the designation of a portion of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire as a recreational river to include an additional river segment.

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State, and for other purposes.

To clarify the legal effect on the United States of the acquisition of a parcel of land in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve in the State of Utah.

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to release reversionary interests held by the United States in certain parcels of land in Washington County, Utah, to facilitate an anticipated land exchange.

To assist in the resettlement and relocation of the people of Bikini Atoll by amending the terms of the trust fund established during the United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, for continued use as a cemetery.

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President of the United States should encourage free and fair elections and respect for democracy in Peru.

To provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes.

To designate the United States post office located at 14071 Peyton Drive in Chino Hills, California, as the “Joseph Ileto Post Office”.

To designate the United States Post Office building located at 680 U.S. Highway 130 in Hamilton, New Jersey, as the “John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building”.

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age.

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