Acts Approved by the President

Approved June 28, 1980

H.R. 2759 .........Public Law 96-283

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act.

S. 2460 .............Public Law 96-284

Uniformed Services Health Professionals Special Pay Act of 1980.

H.R. 6022 .........Public Law 96-285

An act to establish the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge.

H.J. Res. 569 ....Public Law 96-286

A joint resolution to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit.

H.R. 5926 .........Public Law 96-287

An act to establish the Biscayne National Park, to improve the administration of the Fort Jefferson National Monument, to enlarge the Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

H.R. 6169 .........Public Law 96-288

An act to establish the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge.

H.R. 6614 .........Public Law 96-289

An act to authorize appropriations to carry out the national sea grant program for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4887 .........Public Law 96-290

An act to authorize appropriations for the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4889 ........Public Law 96-291

An act to extend the authorization period for the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

H.R. 5259 .........Public Law 96-292

An act to name a certain Federal building in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the "Joseph M. Montoya Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse".

Approved June 30, 1980

H.R. 7685 .......Public Law 96-293

An act to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to postpone for one month the date on which the corporation must pay benefits under terminated multiemployer plans.

S. 932 .............Public Law 96-294

Energy Security Act.

S. 562 .............Public Law 96-295

An act to authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and for other purposes.

Approved July 1, 1980

S. 2245 ...........Public Law 96-296

Motor Carrier Act of 1980.

S.J. Res. 119 ...Public Law 96-297

A joint resolution to authorize the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., to establish a memorial.

H.R. 7477 ......Public Law 96-298

An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a three-month extension of the taxes which are transferred to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.

Approved July 2, 1980

S.J. Res. 115 ....Public Law 96-299

A joint resolution designating July 1980 as "National Porcelain Art Month".

S.J. Res. 188 ...Public Law 96-300

A joint resolution extending the reporting date of the National Commission on Air Quality.

H.R. 5751 .......Public Law 96-301

An act to more adequately protect archeological resources in southwestern Colorado.

S. 2698 ...........Public Law 96-302

An act to provide authorizations for the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2475 .......Private Law 96-54

An act for the relief of Isaac David Cosson.

H.R. 3818 .......Private Law 96-55

An act for the relief of Clarence S. Lyons.

H.R. 5156 .......Private Law 96-56

An act for the relief of certain employees of the Naval Ordnance Systems Command.

Approved July 3, 1980

H.R. 5997 ........Public Law 96-303

An act to provide for the display of the Code of Ethics for Government Service.

H.R. 2148 ........Private Law 96-57

An act for the relief of Colonel (doctor) Paul A. Kelly.