Laws of the 106th Congress

To amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to promote competition and privatization in satellite communications, and for other purposes.

To encourage Indian economic development, to provide for the disclosure of Indian tribal sovereign immunity in contracts involving Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes.

To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.

To make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 and to other laws related to parks and public lands.

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to John Cardinal O'Connor, Archbishop of New York, in recognition of his accomplishments as a priest, a chaplain, and a humanitarian.

To provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers.

To establish the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to direct the emergency scheduling of gamma hydroxybutyric acid, to provide for a national awareness campaign, and for other purposes.

To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability applicable to electronic food stamp benefit transactions.

To amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of health care coverage for working individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to work, and for other purposes.

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help children make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency, and for other purposes.

To amend chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, to provide for the nonmailability of certain deceptive matter relating to sweepstakes, skill contests, facsimile checks, administrative procedures, orders, and civil penalties relating to such matter, and for other purposes.

To redesignate the Coastal Barrier Resources System as the “John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System”.

To designate the United States courthouse at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona, as the “Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse”.

To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the women's business center program.

To establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the State of Ohio.

To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, and for other purposes.

To designate the headquarters building of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, District of Columbia, as the “Robert C. Weaver Federal Building”.

Conferring status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Zachary Fisher.

To amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United States Code.

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other purposes.

To reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive site along the trail.

To designate certain Federal lands in the Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness.

To amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 to extend the period by which the final report is due and to authorize additional funding.

To improve protection and management of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia.

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to civil rights, higher education, the Catholic Church, the Nation, and the global community.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of animal cruelty.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged in fire protection activities.

To allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation.

To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the Corridor.

To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States for the construction of a visitor center.

To establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the State of New York as an affiliated area of the National Park System.

To designate a portion of the Otay Mountain region of California as wilderness.

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of land for use in connection with a sewage treatment facility.

To authorize an interpretive center and related visitor facilities within the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park, and for other purposes.

Commending the World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other purposes.

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to assist the Congressional Budget Office with the scoring of State and local mandates.

To amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to provide for acquisition of water and water rights for Central Utah Project purposes, completion of Central Utah project facilities, and implementation of water conservation measures.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such Act.

To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the State of South Dakota.

Concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization (WHO).

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., for the construction of water supply facilities in Perkins County, South Dakota.

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route of the American defense, for study for potential addition to the national trails system.

To amend the Act that established the Keweenaw National Historical Park to require the Secretary of the Interior to consider nominees of various local interests in appointing members of the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission.

To protect the permanent trust funds of the State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds.

To designate a portion of Gateway National Recreation Area as “World War Veterans Park at Miller Field”.

To authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at Independence National Historical Park, and for other purposes.