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“NEW PUBLIC LAWS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1003-D1004 on Sept. 8, 2009.
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NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D968)
H.R. 2245, to authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic and first lunar landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals on behalf of the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, Jr., the pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth, John Herschel Glenn, Jr. Signed on August 7, 2009. (Public Law 111-44)
H.R. 3114, to authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-
in-force, and for other purposes. Signed on August 7, 2009. (Public Law 111-45)
H.R. 3357, to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. Signed on August 7, 2009. (Public Law 111-46)
H.R. 3435, making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. Signed on August 7, 2009. (Public Law 111-47)
H.R. 838, to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of land held by the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice in Miami Dade County, Florida, to facilitate the construction of a new educational facility that includes a secure parking area for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. Signed on August 12, 2009. (Public Law 111-48)
S. 1107, to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a limited 6-month period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing toward an annuity for their spouse and dependent children upon their death, and for other purposes. Signed on August 12, 2009. (Public Law 111-49)
H.R. 774, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York, as the ``Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building''. Signed on August 19, 2009. (Public Law 111-50)
H.R. 987, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 601 8th Street in Freedom, Pennsylvania, as the
``John Scott Challis, Jr. Post Office''. Signed on August 19, 2009.
(Public Law 111-51)
H.R. 1271, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2351 West Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach, Florida, as the ``Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building''. Signed on August 19, 2009. (Public Law 111-52)
H.R. 1275, to direct the exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes. Signed on August 19, 2009. (Public Law 111-53)
H.R. 1397, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 41 Purdy Avenue in Rye, New York, as the ``Caroline O'Day Post Office Building''. Signed on August 19, 2009. (Public Law 111-54)
H.R. 2090, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 431 State Street in Ogdensburg, New York, as the
``Frederic Remington Post Office Building''. Signed on August 19, 2009.
(Public Law 111-55)
H.R. 2162, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 11th Avenue South in Nampa, Idaho, as the
``Herbert A Littleton Postal Station''. Signed on August 19, 2009.
(Public Law 111-56)
H.R. 2325, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1300 Matamoros Street in Laredo, Texas, as the
``Laredo Veterans Post Office''. Signed on August 19, 2009. (Public Law 111-57)
H.R. 2422, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2300 Scenic Drive in Georgetown, Texas, as the
``Kile G. West Post Office Building''. Signed on August 19, 2009.
(Public Law 111-58)
H.R. 2470, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19190 Cochran Boulevard FRNT in Port Charlotte, Florida, as the ``Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building''. Signed on August 19, 2009. (Public Law 111-59)
H.R. 2938, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. Signed on August 19, 2009. (Public Law 111-60)
H.J. Res. 44, recognizing the service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism of the Noncommissioned Officers of the United States Army. Signed on August 19, 2009. (Public Law 111-61)
S.J. Res. 19, granting the consent and approval of Congress to amendments made by the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact. Signed on August 19, 2009. (Public Law 111-
62)
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