Acts Approved by the President

Approved November 4, 1978

H.R. 10173 ............ Public Law 95-588 Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 1978.

H.R. 13903 ........... Public Law 95-589 An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences whose term of office has expired shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed.

H.R. 12874 ............ Public Law 95-590 Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978.

H.R. 13500 ............ Public Law 95-591 Presidential Records Act of 1978.

S. 1816 ............... Public Law 95-592 Native Latex Commercialization and Economic Development Act of 1978.

S. 703 ................ Public Law 95-593 An act to improve the administration and operation of the Overseas Citizen Voting Rights Act of 1975, and for other purposes.

H.J. Res. 1173 ........Public Law 95-594 A joint resolution relative to the convening of the first session of the Ninety-sixth Congress, and for other purposes.

H.R. 9701 ............. Public Law 95-595 An act to amend the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 to require that the Comptroller General provide for a financial audit with respect to pension plans for officers and employees of the Federal Government and its agencies and instrumentalities, to require that an annual report, including a financial statement and an actuarial statement, be furnished to the Congress and the Comptroller General with respect to such plans, and for other purposes.

S.J. Res. 160 ..........Public Law 95-596 A joint resolution to initiate preliminary studies for the restoration and renovation of the Pension Building in Washington, District of Columbia, to house a Museum of the Building Arts, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5646 ............. Public Law 95-597 An act to amend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to require ConRail to make premium payments under certain medical and life insurance policies, to provide that ConRail shall be entitled to a loan under section 211 (h) of such Act in an amount required for such premium payments, and to provide that such premium payments shall be deemed to be expenses of administration of the respective railroads in reorganization.

Approved November 6, 1978

H.R. 8200 ............. Public Law 95-598 An act to establish a uniform Law on the Subject of Bankruptcies.

H.R. 11733 ............ Public Law 95-599 Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978.

H.R. 13511 ............ Public Law 95-600 Revenue Act of 1978.

S. 2584 .............. Public Law 95-601 An act to authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1979, and for other purposes.

H.R. 12467 ........... Public Law 95-602 Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978.

S. 990 ................. Public Law 95-603 Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978.

Approved November 8, 1978

H.R. 13650 ........... Public Law 95-604 Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978.

S. 2774 ............... Public Law 95-605 An act to extend the boundaries of the Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada, and for other purposes.

S. 2727 ................ Public Law 95-606 Amateur Sports Act of 1978.

S. 2981 ............... Public Law 95-607 An act to amend section 5 of the Department of Transportation Act, relating to rail service assistance, and for other purposes.

S. 1214 ............... Public Law 95-608 Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.

S. 3033 ................ Public Law 95-609 Quiet Communities Act of 1978.

S. 274 ................ Public Law 95-610 An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit union organization of the armed forces, membership in military labor organizations by members of the armed forces, and recognition of military labor organization by the Government, and for other purposes.

H.R. 10898 ..........Public Law 95-611 An act to amend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to authorize appropriations for the United States Railway Association for fiscal year 1979.

S. 2093 ............... Public Law 95-612 An act to provide that the Exchange Stabilization Fund shall not be available for payment of administrative expenses; and for other purposes.

S. 2522 ................ Public Law 95-613 An act to extend the programs of assistance under title X and part B of title XI of the Public Health Service Act.

S. 553 ................ Public Law 95-614 An act to amend the boundary of the Cibola National Forest, designate an intended wilderness area, and for other purposes.

H.R. 9251 ............ Public Law 95-615 Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1977.

HR. 2329 ............. Public Law 95-616 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978.

Approved November 9, 1978

H.R. 4018 ............Public Law 95-617 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

H.R. 5263 ............Public Law 95-618 Energy Tax Act of 1978.

H.R. 5037 ............Public Law 95-619 National Energy Conservation Policy Act.

H.R. 5146 ........... Public Law 95-620 Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978.

H.R. 5289 ............ Public Law 95-621 Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978.

S. 2450 .............. Public Law 95-622 An act to amend the Community Mental Health Centers Act to revise and extend the programs under that Act, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of assistance for libraries of medicine, the programs of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and of the National Cancer Institute, and the program for National Research Service Awards, to establish the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research, and for other purposes.

S. 2466 ............... Public Law 95-623 Health Services Research, Health Statistics, and Health Care Technology Act of 1978.

S. 3151 ............... Public Law 95-624 Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979.

Approved November 10, 1978

S. 791 ................ Public Law 95-625 National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978.

S. 2474 .............. Public Law 95-626 Health Services and Centers Amendments of 1978.

S. 3085 ............... Public Law 95-627 Child Nutrition Amendments of 1978.

H.R. 7320 ............Public Law 95-628 An act to revise miscellaneous timing requirements of the revenue laws, and for other purposes.

S. 1829 ............... Public Law 95-629 An act to amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972; to provide for the establishment of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park; and for other purposes.

H.R. 14279 .......... Public Law 95-630 Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978.

S. 2796 ............... Public Law 95-631 An act to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to extend the authorization of appropriations, and for other purposes.

S. 2899 .............. Public Law 95-632 Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978.

S. 2399 ............... Public Law 95-633 Psychotropic Substances Act of 1978.