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“NEW PUBLIC LAWS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D304 on April 15, 1996.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, See Daily Digest, p. D293)
H.R. 3136, to provide for enactment of the Senior Citizens' Right to Work Act of 1996, the Line Item Veto Act, and the Small Business Growth and Fairness Act of 1996, and to provide for a permanent increase in the public debt limit. Signed March 29, 1996. (P.L. 104-121)
H.J. Res. 170, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996. Signed March 29, 1996. (P.L. 104-122)
H.R. 1266, to provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Island National Monument. Signed April 1, 1996. (P.L. 104-123)
H.R. 1787, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to repeal the saccharin notice requirement. Signed April 1, 1996. (P.L. 104-124)
H.J. Res. 78, to grant the consent of the Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and Illinois. Signed April 1, 1996. (P.L. 104-125)
S.J. Res. 38, granting the consent of Congress to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact. Signed April 1, 1996.
(P.L. 104-126)
H.R. 2854, to modify the operation of certain agricultural programs. Signed April 4, 1996. (P.L. 104-127)
H.R. 2969, to eliminate the Board of Tea Experts by repealing the Tea Importation Act of 1897. Signed April 9, 1996. (P.L. 104-128)
H.J. Res. 168, waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to two bills of the One Hundred Fourth Congress. Signed April 9, 1996.
(P.L. 104-129)
S. 4, to give the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations, new direct spending, and limited tax benefits. Signed April 9, 1996. (P.L. 104-130)
BILLS VETOED
H.R. 1833, to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
birth abortions. Vetoed April 10, 1996.
H.R. 1561, to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997. Vetoed April 12, 1996.
