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“SENATE BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the in the House section section on page H9324 on Dec. 27, 2006.
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SENATE BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT
The President, prior to sine die adjournment of the second session, 109th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following dates, he had approved and signed bills and a joint resolution of the following titles:
August 3, 2006:
S. 310. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in the State of Nevada.
S. 1496. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a pilot program under which up to 15 States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps.
August 4, 2006:
S. 3741. An act to provide funding authority to facilitate the evacuation of persons from Lebanon, and for other purposes.
August 12, 2006:
S. 250. An act to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 to improve the Act.
S. 3693. An act to make technical corrections to the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.
September 22, 2006:
S. 3534. An act to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for a YouthBuild program.
September 26, 2006:
S. 2590. An act to require full disclosure of all entities and organizations receiving Federal Funds.
September 27, 2006:
S. 1773. An act to resolve certain Native American claims in New Mexico, and for other purposes.
S. 2784. An act to award a congressional gold medal to Tenzin Gyatso. The Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of his many enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, non-violence, human rights, and religious understanding.
September 28, 2006:
S. 3525. An act to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the promoting safe and stable families program, and for other purposes.
September 29, 2006:
S. 418. An act to protect members of the Armed Forces from unscrupulous practices regarding dales of insurance, financial, and investment products.
S. 3850. An act to improve ratings quality for the protection of investors and in the public interest by fostering accountability, transparency, and competition in the credit rating agency industry.
October 3, 2006:
S. 260. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife habitats through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program.
October 5, 2006:
S. 176. An act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska.
S. 244. An act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming.
S. 1025. An act to extend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes'' to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project.
S. 1275. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7172 North Tongass Highway, Ward Cove, Alaska, as the ``Alice R. Brusich Post Office Building''.
S. 1323. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located on Lindbald Avenue, Girdwood, Alaska, as the ``Dorothy and Connie Hibbs Post Office Building''.
October 6, 2006:
S. 2690. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8801 Sudley Road in Manassas, Virginia, as ``Harry J. Parrish Post Office''.
S. 3187. An act to designate the Post office located at 5755 Post Road, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, as the
``Richard L. Cevoli Post Office''.
S. 3613. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2951 New York Highway 43 in Averill Park, New York, as the ``Major George Quamo Post Office Building''.
October 11, 2006:
S. 213. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
S. 2146. An act to extend relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees.
S. 2430. An act to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study.
October 12, 2006:
S. 56. An act to establish the Rio Grande Natural Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
S. 203. An act to reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced, to establish certain National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.
October 13, 2006:
S. 2856. An act to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institution, and for other purposes.
S. 3661. An act to amend section 29 of the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 relating to air transportation to and from Love Field, Texas.
S. 3728. An act to promote nuclear nonproliferation in North Korea.
October 16, 2006:
S. 2562. An act to increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, the rates of compensation for veterans with service- connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans.
October 17, 2006:
S. 3930. An act to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.
November 27, 2006:
S. 435. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers act to designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
S. 819. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes.
S. 1131. An act to authorize the exchange of certain Federal land within the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
S. 2464. An act to revise a provision relating to a repayment obligation of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation under the Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990, and for other purposes.
S. 3880. An act to provide the Department of Justice the necessary authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror.
December 1, 2006:
S. 101. An act to convey to the town of Frannie, Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of Reclamation.
S. 1140. An act to designate the State Route 1 Bridge in the State of Delaware as the ``Senator William V. Roth, Jr. Bridge''.
S. 4001. An act to designate certain land in New England as wilderness for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation system and certain land as a National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.
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