Laws of the 109th Congress

Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4422 West Sciota Street in Scio, New York, as the “Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office”.

To facilitate shareholder consideration of proposals to make Settlement Common Stock under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act available to missed enrollees, eligible elders, and eligible persons born after December 18, 1971, and for other purposes.

To clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes.

To extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.

To provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 57 Rolfe Square in Cranston, Rhode Island, shall be known and designated as the “Holly A. Charette Post Office”.

Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the Small Business Administration's disaster loans program, and for other purposes.

To enact the technical and conforming amendments necessary to implement the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend funding for the operation of State high risk health insurance pools.

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).

To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.

To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.

To make certain technical corrections in amendments made by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

To amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize the Secretary of State to establish and collect a surcharge to cover the costs of meeting the increased demand for passports as a result of actions taken to comply with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.

To reauthorize and amend the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994.

To amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and for other purposes.

To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through March 31, 2006, and for other purposes.

To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of that Act and the lone wolf provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to July 1, 2006.

To authorize the transfer of items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies, Korea.

A bill to amend Public Law 107-153 to modify a certain date.

To amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to provide for probate reform.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, to allow certain commercial vehicles to continue to use Route 209 within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and to extend the termination date of the National Park System Advisory Board to January 1, 2007.

To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to provide for the conduct of projects that protect forests, and for other purposes.

To provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin.

To authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish in the State of Louisiana a memorial to honor the Buffalo Soldiers.

To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend by one year provisions requiring parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits.

To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

To allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts affecting land within the Gila River Indian Community Reservation.

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of each of the Nation's past Presidents and their spouses, respectively, to improve circulation of the $1 coin, to create a new bullion coin, and for other purposes.

To extend the applicability of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.

To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

Recognizing Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy.

To commend the outstanding efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina by members and employees of the Coast Guard, to provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane with respect to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

To provide certain authorities for the Department of State, and for other purposes.

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program, and for other purposes.

To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation District.

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound.

To amend the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and other Acts to improve housing programs for Indians.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma, and for other purposes.

To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients.

To amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction.