Acts Approved by the President

Approved October 14, 1978

H.R. 1337 ............. Public Law 95-458

An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to excise tax on certain trucks, buses, tractors, et cetera, home production of beer and wine, refunds of the taxes on gasoline and special fuels to aerial applicators, and partial rollovers of lump sum distributions.

H.R. 13991 ...........Public Law 95-459

An act to provide for the United States to hold in trust for the Susanville Indian Rancheria of Lassen County, California, approximately one hundred and twenty acres of land.

S. 3384 ............... Public Law 95-460

Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978.

S. 2916 ............... Public Law 95-461

Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Amendments of 1978.

H.R. 13692 ...........Public Law 95-462

An act granting the consent of Congress to the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the States of Alabama and Georgia.

H.J. Res. 685 .......... Public Law 95-463

A joint resolution to designate October 7, 1979, the Sunday of "Fire Prevention Week" as "Firefighters' Memorial Sunday"; to designate October 14, 1978, as "National Jogging Day"; and to designate and authorize the President to proclaim, February 11, 1979, as "National Inventors' Day".

Approved October 17, 1978

S. 415 ................. Public Law 95-464

An act to amend the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act to include fish in Lake Champlain that ascend streams to spawn.

H.R. 12932 ...........Public Law 95-465

An act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes.

S.J. Res. 16 ........... Public Law 95-466

A joint resolution to restore posthumously full rights of citizenship to Jefferson F. Davis.

S. 2704 ............... Public Law 95-467

Water Research and Development Act of 1978.

S. 2801 ............... Public Law 95-468

An act to designate the building known as the Ozark National Forest Headquarters Building in Russellville, Arkansas, as the "Henry R. Koen Forest Service Building".

H.R. 8394 ............. Public Law 95-469

An act to provide for payments to local governments based upon the acreage of the National Wildlife Refuge System which is within their boundaries, and for other purposes.

S. 2376 ................ Public Law 95-470

An act to authorize withholding from salaries disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and from certain employees under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol for contribution to certain charitable organizations.

S. 1215 ................. Public Law 95-471

Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978.

H.R. 8811 ............. Public Law 95-472

An act to amend section 7447 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the revocation of an election to receive retired pay as a judge of the Tax Court.

H.R. 10965 ...........Public Law 95-473

An act to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change the Interstate Commerce Act and related laws as subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation".

S. 682 ................ Public Law 95-474

Port and Tanker Safety Act of 1978.

Approved October 18, 1978

H.R. 6503 ............. Public Law 95-475

An act to amend the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933, and for other purposes.

H.R. 12028 ........... Public Law 95-476

Veterans' Housing Benefits Act of 1978.

H.R. 11302 ........... Public Law 95-47

Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1979.

H.R. 12255 ............ Public Law 95-478

Comprehensive Older Americans Act Amendments of 1978.

H.R. 11886 ............ Public Law 95-479

Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Act of 1978.

H.R. 12929 ............ Public Law 95-480

An act making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes.

H.R. 12931 ............ Public Law 95-481

An act making appropriations for Foreign Assistance and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 39, 1979, and for other purposes.

H.J. Res. 1139 ........ Public Law 95-482

A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1979, and for other purposes.

H.R. 9998 ........... Public Law 95-483

Ocean Shipping Act of 1978.

H.R. 10600 ............Private Law 95-61

An act for the relief of Thomas Joseph Hunter and Rose Hunter.

Approved October 19, 1978

H.R. 13797 ........... Public Law 95-484

An act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes.

Approved October 20, 1978

S. 3486 ................ Public Law 95-485

Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1979.

H.R. 7843 ..............Public Law 95-486

An act to provide for the appointment of additional district and circuit judges, and for other purposes.

H.R. 14026 ...........Public Law 95-487

An act to provide means for the acquisition and retention of title to certain lands by the village corporation organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for the Natives of the Village of Kake, Alaska, and for other purposes.

H.R. 13167 ............. Public Law 95-488

An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to insure that the deduction for contributions to a black lung benefit trust be allowed for any such contributions which are made for the purpose of satisfying unfunded future liability, and for other purposes.

H.R. 13803 ............ Public Law 95-489

An act to terminate the authorization of the navigation project on the Columbia Slough, Oregon.

S. 1318 ................ Public Law 95-490

An act to permit the State of Hawaii to use the proceeds from the sale, lease, or other disposition of certain real property for any public purpose.

S. 3259 ................ Public Law 95-491

Federal Information Centers Act.

S. 3373 ................ Public Law 95-492

An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide transportation to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America in connection with International World Friendship Events or Troops on Foreign Soil meetings, and for other purposes.

H.R. 11035 ............ Public Law 95-493

An act to incorporate the United States Capitol Historical Society.