Acts Approved by the President

Approved October 19

H.R. 632 / Public Law 104-308

To enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used by the United States

H.R. 1281 / Public Law 104-309

To express the sense of the Congress that United States Government agencies in possession of records about individuals who are alleged to have committed Nazi war crimes should make these records public

H.R. 1874 / Public Law 104-310

To modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, Alabama

H.R. 3155 / Public Law 104-311

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run in the State of Florida for study and potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

H.R. 3249 / Public Law 104-312

To authorize appropriations for a mining institute or institutes to develop domestic technological capabilities for the recovery of minerals from the Nation's seabed, and for other purposes

H.R. 3378 / Public Law 104-313

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act of 1996

H.R. 3568 / Public Law 104-314

To designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River, located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

H.R. 3632 / Public Law 104-315

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement for annual resident review for nursing facilities under the Medicaid program and to require resident reviews for mentally ill or mentally retarded residents when there is a significant change in physical or mental condition

H.R. 3864 / Public Law 104-316

General Accounting Office Act of 1996

S. 1887 / Public Law 104-317

Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1996

H.R. 3910 / Public Law 104-318

Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1996

H.R. 4036 / Public Law 104-319

Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996

H.R. 4194 / Public Law 104-320

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996

H.J. Res. 193 / Public Law 104-321

Granting the consent of Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact

H.J. Res. 194 / Public Law 104-322

Granting the consent of the Congress to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact

S. 342 / Public Law 104-323

Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act

S. 1004 / Public Law 104-324

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996

S. 1194 / Public Law 104-325

Marine Mineral Resources Research Act of 1996

S. 1649 / Public Law 104-326

Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1996

S. 2183 / Public Law 104-327

To make technical corrections to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

S. 2198 / Public Law 104-328

To provide for the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to continue in existence, and for other purposes

H.R. 1087 / Private Law 104-4

For the relief of Nguyen Quy An

Approved October 20

H.R. 1776 / Public Law 104-329

United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1996