Acts Approved by the President

Approved December 27, 1979
S. 716 .................Public Law 96-156
An act to amend the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act, as amended, with respect to the Government contribution toward subscription charge.
S. 241.................Public Law 96-157
Justice System Improvement Act of 1979.
H.R. 5645.............Public Law 96-158
An act to grant to the Little Sisters of the Poor all right, title, and interest of the United States in the land comprising certain alleys in the District of Columbia.
H.R. 887..............Private Law 96-30
An act for the relief of Elizabeth Berwick and Alexander Berwick, her husband.
H.R. 2531..............Private Law 96-31
An act for the relief of Russell W. Allen.

Approved December 28, 1979
S. 1143................Public Law 96-159
An act to authorize appropriations to carry out the Endangered Species Act of 1973 during fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5537.............Public Law 96-160
An act to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act with respect to the borrowing authority of the District of Columbia.
H.R. 4998............Public Law 96-161
An act to authorize automatic transfer accounts at commercial banks, remote service units at Federal savings and loan associations, and share draft accounts at Federal credit unions during the period beginning on December 31, 1979, and ending on April 1, 1980.
S. 585................ Public Law 96-162
An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a feasibility study.
H.R. 4943.............Public Law 96-163
An act granting the consent of Congress to the compact between the States of New York and New Jersey providing for the coordination, facilitation, promotion, preservation, and protection of trade and commerce in and through the Port of New York District through the financing and effectuation of industrial development projects.
H.R. 894............. Private Law 96-32
An act for the relief of Gina Marie S. Hernandez.

H.R. 900 ...............Private Law 96-33
An act for the relief of Grace Maria Salazar Santos.
H.R. 918 .............. Private Law 96-34
An act for the relief of Maryrose and Rosemary Evangelista.
H.R. 1283 .............Private Law 96-35
An act for the relief of Pang Chong Ae.
H.R. 1489 .............Private Law 96-36
An act for the relief of In Sun Pineiro.
H.R. 1827 .............Private Law 96-37
An act for the relief of Emiko Okuma Colona.
H.R. 1887 .............Private Law 96-38
An act for the relief of Solomon Mani.
H.R. 3234 .............Private Law 96-39
An act for the relief of Rodolfo Jose Kozul.
H.R. 3320 .............Private Law 96-40
An act for the relief of Eileen Ferraren Fair.

Approved December 29, 1979
S. 673 ................Public Law 96-164
Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1980.
H.R. 600..............Public Law 96-165
An act to incorporate United Service Organizations, Incorporated.
H.R. 5015.............Public Law 96-166
Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 1979.
H.R. 5224............Public Law 96-167
An act to continue through May 31, 1981, the existing prohibition on the issuance of fringe benefit regulations, and for other purposes.
H.J. Res. 462..........Public Law 96-168
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the White House Preservation Fund.
H.R. 5079............ Public Law 96-169
An act to provide for participation of the United States in the International Energy Exposition to be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1982, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3343.............Public Law 96-170
An act to permit civil suits under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) against any person acting under color of any law or custom of the District of Columbia who subjects any person within the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia to the deprivation of any right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Constitution and laws.

H.R. 3948............ Public Law 96-171
An act to require a study of the desirability of mandatory age retirement for certain pilots, and for other purposes.
H.R. 277............Public Law 96-172
An act to change the name of the Palmetto Bend Reservoir on the Navidad River in Texas to Lake Texana.
H.R. 5025.............Public Law 96-173
An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that any person eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) who is a veteran with a service-connected disability may not be denied care and treatment for such disability under CHAMPUS solely because such person is eligible for care and treatment for such disability in Veterans' Administration facilities.
H.R. 5174.............Public Law 96-174 ?
An act to amend section 209 of title 18, United States Code.
H.R. 595..............Public Law 96-175
Strategic and Critical Materials Transaction Authorization Act of 1979.

H.R. 901............. Private Law 96-41

An act for the relief of John A. Townsley.
H.R. 1619.............Private Law 96-42
An act for the relief of Rolando R. Gaza, Teresita G. Gaza, and Rolynne Therese Gaza.
H.R. 2593............ Private Law 96-43
An act for the relief of Mariana de Jesus Roca and Francisco Rubira Roca.
Approved December 31, 1979
H.R. 5523.............Public Law 96-176
An act to establish an improved program for extra long staple cotton.
H.R. 2727.............Public Law 96-177
An act to modify the method of establishing quotas on the importation of certain meat, to include within such quotas certain meat products, and for other purposes.