Public Law 95-573....

95-574

95-576

Nov. 2, 1978........ 2459

Nov. 2, 1978

2463

District courts. AN ACT To amend title 28 of the United States Code to make certain changes in the divisions within judicial districts and in the places of holding court, and to require the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to conduct a study of the judicial business of the Central District of California and the Eastern District of New York........ Nov. 2, 1978........ 2458 Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1978. AN ACT To amend the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to authorize additional appropriations, and for other purposes..... 95-575. Cigarettes, sale and distribution racketeering, elimination. AN ACT To amend title 18 of the United States Code to eliminate racketeering in the sale and distribution of cigarettes, and for other purposes Federal Water Pollution Control Act, amendment. AN ACT To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide additional authorizations for certain operating programs under the Act Rayburn Office Building and House Annex No. 2, solar collector installation. AN ACT To authorize the Architect of the Capitol to install solar collectors for furnishing a portion of the energy needs of the Rayburn House Office Building and House Office Building Annex Numbered 2, and for other purposes. Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978. AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, restore, operate, and maintain new or modified features at existing Federal reclamation dams for safety of dams purposes Immigration and Nationality Act, amendment, Eugenia Cortes, relief. AN ACT Amending section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

95-577.....

95-578.....

95-579

95-580....

Rural Transportation Advisory Task Force, establishment. AN ACT To establish a Rural Transportation Advisory Task Force, and for other purposes 95-581. Marine Corps, Sergeant Major, retired pay recalculation. AN ACT To provide for recalculation of the retired pay of individuals who served as sergeant major of the Marine Corps before December 16, 1967.

95-582 ..... Subpoenas, nationwide service in certain suits. AN ACT To provide for nationwide service of subpoenas in all suits involving the False Claims Act, and for other purposes

95-583

95-584

Federal employees, life and health insurance benefits. AN ACT To amend subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that employees who retire after 5 years of service, in certain instances, may be eligible to retain their life and health insurance benefits, and for other purposes Religious corporations, limitation on land holdings, repeal. AN ACT To repeal certain provisions of law establishing limits on the amount of land certain religious corporations may hold in any Territory of the United States 95-585. Miller Act, amendment. AN ACT To amend the Act commonly known as the Miller Act to raise the dollar amount of contracts to which such Act applies from $2,000 to $25,000

95-586

95-587

Land conveyances, validation. AN ACT To validate cer-
tain land conveyances, and for other purposes
Riverside County, Calif., land claims by U.S. AN ACT
To amend certain provisions of law relating to land
claims by the United States in Riverside County,
California, based upon the accretion or avulsion, and
for other purposes

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Public Law

95-589.....

Nov. 4, 1978........ 2497

95-588........ Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 1978. AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improvements in the pension program for certain veterans of a period of war with non-serviceconnected disabilities, for certain surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war, and for certain surviving children of veterans of a period of war, to increase the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving parents of certain veterans, to provide for automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments in the rates of pension and in the rates of parents' dependency and indemnity compensation, to prevent reductions in and terminations of pension and terminations of parents' dependency and indemnity compensation solely attributable to cost-of-living increases in social security benefits, and for other purposes Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, members, Board of Regents, service after term expires. AN ACT To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences whose term of office has expired shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978. AN ACT To provide for an accelerated program of research, development, and demonstration of solar photovoltaic energy technologies leading to early competitive commercial applicability of such technologies to be carried out by the Department of Energy, with the support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Bureau of Standards, the General Services Administration, and other Federal agencies................... Nov. 4, 1978........ 2513 Presidential Records Act of 1978. AN ACT To amend title 44 to insure the preservation of and public access

95-590

95-591

95-592

to the official records of the President, and for other
purposes
Native Latex Commercialization and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1978. AN ACT To amend the Public
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to
authorize a program of research, development, and
demonstration of guayule rubber production and
manufacture as an economic development opportuni-
ty for the Southwestern States

95-593......... Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act of 1975, amend-
ment. AN ACT To improve the administration and
operation of the Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act
of 1975, and for other purposes

95-594 96th Congress, first session. JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to the convening of the first session of the Ninetysixth Congress, and for other purposes.....

Nov. 4, 1978........ 2512

Nov. 4, 1978........ 2523

Nov. 4, 1978........ 2529

Nov. 4, 1978........ 2535

Nov. 4, 1978........ 2540

95-595......... Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, amend-
ment. AN ACT To amend the Budget and Accounting
Procedures Act of 1950 to require that the Comptrol-
ler General provide for a financial audit with respect
to pension plans for officers and employees of the
Federal Government and its agencies and instrumen-
talities, to require that an annual report, including a
financial statement and an actuarial statement, be
furnished to the Congress and the Comptroller Gener-
al with respect to such plans, and for other purposes Nov. 4, 1978. 2541
95-596........ Pension Building, D.C., restoration and renovation.

JOINT RESOLUTION To initiate preliminary studies
for the restoration and renovation of the Pension
Building in Washington, District of Columbia, to
house a Museum of the Building Arts, and for other
purposes

..... Nov. 4, 1978........ 2544

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95-597....... Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, amendment.
AN ACT To amend the Regional Rail Reorganization
Act of 1973 to require ConRail to make premium
payments under certain medical and life insurance
policies, to provide that ConRail shall be entitled to a
loan under section 211(h) of such Act in an amount
required for such premium payments, and to provide
that such premium payments shall be deemed to be
expenses of administration of the respective railroads
in reorganization

95-598........
Title 11, USC, bankruptcy. AN ACT To establish a
uniform Law on the Subject of Bankruptcies
95-599... Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978. AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for the construction of
certain highways in accordance with title 23 of the
United States Code, for highway safety, for mass
transportation in urban and in rural areas, and for
other purposes..

95-600........ Revenue Act of 1978. AN ACT To amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1954 to reduce income taxes, and for
other purposes..
95-601 Nuclear Regulatory Commission, appropriation authori-
zation. AN ACT To authorize appropriations to the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1979,
and for other purposes
95-602........ Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Develop-
mental Disabilities Amendments of 1978. AN ACT To
amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to extend cer-
tain programs established in such Act, to establish a
community service employment program for handi-
capped individuals, and to provide comprehensive
services for independent living for handicapped indi-
viduals, to amend the Developmental Disabilities
Services and Facilities Construction Act to revise and
extend the programs under that Act, and for other
purposes

95-603. Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of
1978. AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code,
to provide special allowances to certain physicians
employed by the United States in order to enhance

95-604

the recruitment and retention of such physicians....... Nov. 6, 1978. 3018 Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978. AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into cooperative agreements with certain States respecting residual radioactive material at existing sites, to provide for the regulation of uranium mill tailings under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and for other purposes...

95-605. Toiyabe National Forest, Nev., boundaries extension. AN ACT To extend the boundaries of the Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada, and for other purposes

Nov. 8, 1978........ 3021

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95-606........ Amateur Sports Act of 1978. AN ACT To promote and coordinate amateur athletic activity in the United States, to recognize certain rights for United States amateur athletes, to provide for the resolution of disputes involving national governing bodies, and for other purposes......

95-607 Department of Transportation Act, amendment. AN ACT To amend section 5 of the Department of Transportation Act, relating to rail service assistance, and for other purposes

95-608......... Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. AN ACT To establish standards for the placement of Indian children in foster or adoptive homes, to prevent the breakup of Indian families, and for other purposes.

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95-609........ Quiet Communities Act of 1978. AN ACT To extend provisions of the Noise Control Act of 1972 for one year, and for other purposes.....

95-611

95-610........ Armed Forces, union organizations, prohibition. AN
ACT To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohib-
it union organization of the armed forces, member-
ship in military labor organizations by members of
the armed forces, and recognition of military labor
organizations by the Government, and for other pur-
poses
United States Railway Association, appropriation au-
thorization. AN ACT To amend the Regional Rail
Reorganization Act of 1973 to authorize appropri-
ations for the United States Railway Association for
fiscal year 1979
...... Exchange Stabilization Fund. AN ACT To provide that
the Exchange Stabilization Fund shall not be availa-
ble for payment of administrative expenses, and for
other purposes

95-612

95-613

Nov. 8, 1978......... 3079

Nov. 8, 1978 ..... 3085

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Nov. 8, 1978........ 3091

Public Health Service Act, amendment. AN ACT To extend the programs of assistance under title X and part B of title XI of the Public Health Service Act..... Nov. 8, 1978 ..... 3093 95-614. Cibola National Forest, N. Mex., boundary extension. AN ACT To amend the boundary of the Cibola National Forest, designate an intended wilderness area, and for other purposes

95-615

95-616

95-617

.... Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1977. AN ACT To
change the tax treatment of income earned abroad by
United States citizens and residents, and for other
purposes.......

Nov. 8, 1978........ 3095

....... Nov. 8, 1978........ 3097

Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978. AN ACT To
improve the administration of fish and wildlife pro-
grams, and for other purposes

Nov. 8, 1978........ 3110

..... Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. AN ACT To suspend until the close of June 30, 1980, the duty on certain doxorubicin hydrochloride antibiotics....... Nov. 9, 1978........ 3117 95-618 Energy Tax Act of 1978. AN ACT To provide tax incentives for the production and conservation of energy, and for other purposes

95-619

95-620

95-621

95-622

National Energy Conservation Policy Act. AN ACT For
the relief of Jack R. Misner

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978. AN
ACT To amend the Tariff Schedules of the United
States to provide for the duty-free entry of competi-
tion bobsleds and luges.....

Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978. AN ACT For the relief
of Joe Cortina of Tampa, Florida....
Community Mental Health Centers Act, amendments.
AN ACT To amend the Community Mental Health
Centers Act to revise and extend the programs under
that Act, to amend the Public Health Service Act to
revise and extend the programs of assistance for
libraries of medicine, the programs of the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and of the National
Cancer Institute, and the program for National Re-
search Service Awards, to establish the President's
Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in
Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research,
and for other purposes

95-623........ Health Services Research, Health Statistics, and Health
Care Technology Act of 1978. AN ACT To amend the
Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the
authorities under that Act relating to health services
research and health statistics and to establish a Na-
tional Center for Health Care Technology, and for
other purposes......

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Public Law 95-624

95-625 ........

Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 1979. AN ACT To authorize appropri-
ations for the purpose of carrying out the activities of
the Department of Justice for fiscal year 1979, and for
other purposes

National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978. AN ACT To
authorize additional appropriations for the acquisi-
tion of lands and interests in lands within the Saw-
tooth National Recreation Area in Idaho

95-626. Health Services and Centers Amendments of 1978. AN
ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act and
related health laws to revise and extend the programs
of financial assistance for the delivery of health serv-
ices, the provision of preventive health services, and
for other purposes

95-627

95-628

95-629

95-630

95-631

95-632

95-633

Child Nutrition Amendments of 1978. AN ACT To ex-
tend and amend the special supplemental food pro-
gram and the child care food program, and for other

purposes

Internal Revenue Code of 1954, amendment. AN ACT To
revise miscellaneous timing requirements of the reve-
nue laws, and for other purposes
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of
1972, amendment. AN ACT To amend the Pennsylva-
nia Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972; to
provide for the establishment of the San Antonio
Missions National Historical Park; and for other pur-
poses...

Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate
Control Act of 1978. AN ACT To extend the authority
for the flexible regulation of interest rates on deposits
and accounts in depository institutions
Consumer Product Safety Act, amendment. AN ACT To
amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to extend
the authorization of appropriations, and for other
purposes

Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978. AN ACT
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to
establish an Endangered Species Interagency Com-
mittee to review certain actions to determine whether
exemptions from certain requirements of that Act
should be granted for such actions
Psychotropic Substances Act of 1978. AN ACT To amend
the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1970 and other laws to meet obligations
under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances
relating to regulatory controls on the manufacture,
distribution, importation, and exportation of psycho-
tropic substances, and for other purposes

Date

Nov. 9, 1978

3459

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