AN INVENTORY OF CONGRESSIONAL CONCERN WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

(90TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION)

PUBLICATIONS

PUBLIC LAWS

1. U.S. Congress. Public Law 90-254. S. 1788, act to authorize Secretary of Interior to engage in feasibility investigations of certain water resource developments, and for other purposes. Approved Feb. 13, 1968. 1 p.

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Public Law 90-259. S. 1124, act to amend Organic act of National Bureau of Standards to authorize fire research and safety program, and for other purposes. Approved Mar. 1, 1968.5 p. Public Law 90-268. S. 2419, act to amend Merchant marine act, 1936, with respect to development of cargo container vessels, and for other purposes. Approved Mar. 16, 1968. 2 p. Public Law 90-276. S. 793, authorizing conveyance of certain real property of the United States to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission. Approved Mar. 28, 1968. 1 p.

Public Law 90-283. S. 2029, act to amend National traffic and motor vehicle safety act of 1966 relating to application of certain standards to motor vehicles produced in quantities of less than 500. Approved Apr. 10, 1968. 1 p.

Public Law 90-289. H.R. 16324, act to authorize appropriations to Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with sec. 261 of Atomic energy act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes. Approved Apr. 19, 1968. 3 p.

Public Law 90-294. S. 3135, act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 by extending the authorization of appropriations for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Approved April 26, 1968. 1 p.

Public Law 90-297. S. 2912, act to authorize appropriations for saline water conversion program for fiscal year 1969, and for other purposes. Approved Apr. 19, 1968. 2 p.

-. Public Law 90-314. H.R. 14940, authorizes extension of appropriations for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for fiscal years 1969 and 1970, including external research. Approved May 23, 1968. 1 p.

Public Law 90-348. H.R. 11308, act to amend National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities act of 1965. Approved June 18, 1968. 4 p.

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Public Law 90-351. H.R. 5037, act to assist State and local governments in reducing incidence of crime, to increase effectiveness, fairness, and coordination of law enforcement and criminal justice systems at all levels of government, and for other purposes. Approved June 19, 1968. 42 p.

-. Public Law 90-352. H.J. Res. 1268. Joint resolution making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes. Approved June 19, 1968. 2 p.

-. Public Law 90-359. H.R. 15190, act to amend secs. 3 and 4 of act approved Sept. 22, 1964 (78 Stat. 990), providing for investigation and study to determine site for construction of sea-level canal connecting Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Approved June 22, 1968. 1 p.

Public Law 90-361. S. 2276, act to amend Watershed protection and flood prevention act to permit Secretary of Agriculture to contract for construction of works of improvement upon request of local organizations. Approved June 27, 1968. 1 p.

Public Law 90-366. H.J. Res. 1368, joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1969, and for other purposes. Approved June 29, 1968. 3 p.

Public Law 90-373. H.R. 15856, act to authorize appropriations to National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, construction of facilities, and administrative operations, and for other purposes. Approved July 3, 1968. 4 p.

- Public Law 90-379. H.R. 14910, act to amend Communications act of 1934, as amended, to give Federal Communications Commission authority to prescribe regulations for manufacture, import, sale, shipment, or use of devices which cause harmful interference to radio reception. Approved July 5, 1968. 1 p.

Public Law 90-386. H.R. 13050, act to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize increase in numbers of officers Navy designated for engineering duty, aeronautical engineering duty, and special duty. Approved July 5, 1968. 1 p. Public Law 90-391. H.R. 16819, act to amend the Vocational Rehabilitation Act to extend the authorization of grants to States for rehabilitation services, to broaden the scope of goods and services available under that Act for the handicapped, and for other purposes, Approved July 7, 1968. 12 p.

Public Law 90-392. H.R. 17734, act making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes. Approved July 9, 1968. 31 p.

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Public Law 90–394. H.R. 15979, act to amend sec. 2 of act of Aug. 1, 1958, as amended, in order to prevent or minimize injury to fish and wildlife from use of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other pesticides, Approved July 11, 1968. 1 p.

-. Public Law 90-396. H.R. 6279, act to provide for the collection, compilation, critical evaluation, publication, and sale of standard reference data. Approved July 11, 1968. 2 p.

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-. Public Law 90-399. H.R. 3639, act to protect public health by amending Federal food, drug, and cosmetic act to consolidate certain provisions assuring safety and effectiveness of new animal drugs, and for other purposes. Approved July 13, 1968. 12 p.

Public Law 90-407. H.R. 5404, act to amend National Science Foundation act of 1950 to make changes and improvements in organization and operation of Foundation, and for other purposes. Approved July 18, 1968. 8 p.

Public Law 90-411. H.R. 3400, act to amend Federal aviation act of 1958 to require aircraft noise abatement regulation, and for other purposes. Approved July 21, 1968. 2 p. Public Law 90-422. S. 3245, act to extend for additional 3 years authorization for appropriations under State technical services act of 1965. Approved July 24, 1968. 1 p.

-. Public Law 90-423. H.R. 16024, act to extend for 2 years act of Sept. 30, 1965, relating to high-speed ground transportation, and for other purposes. Approved July 24, 1968. 1 p.

-. Public Law 90-440. S. 1941, act to prevent, abate, and control air pollution in District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Approved July 30, 1968. 3 p.

Public Law 90-445. H.R. 12120, act to assist courts, correctional systems, community agencies, and primary and secondary public school systems to prevent, treat, and control juvenile delinquency; to support research and training efforts in prevention, treatment and control of juvenile delinquency; and for other purposes. Approved July 31, 1968. 12 p. Public Law 90-448. S. 3497, act to assist in provision of housing for low and moderate income families, and to extend and amend laws relating to housing and urban development. Approved Aug. 1, 1968. 136 p.

Public Law 90-454. H.R. 25, act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the States, to conduct an inventory and study of the Nation's estuaries and their natural resources, and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 3, 1968. 3 p.

Public Law 90-456. S. J. Res. 193, joint resolution to designate the National Center for Biomedical Communications the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications. Approved Aug. 3, 1968. 1 p.

Public Law 90-471. H.R. 15189, act to authorize appropriations for certain maritime programs of Department of Commerce. Approved Aug. 9, 1968. 1 p.

Public Law 90-472. H.R. 3136, act to authorize Secretary of Commerce to make study to determine advantages and disadvantages of increased use of metric system in United States. Approved Aug. 9, 1968. 2 p.

Public Law 90-477. H.R. 13781, act to amend title 2 of Marine resources and engineering and development act of 1966. Approved Aug. 11, 1968. 1. p

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Public Law 90-479. H.R. 17903, act making appropriations for public works for water and power resources development, including certain_civil functions administered by Department of Defense, Panama Canal, certain agencies of Department of Interior, Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Study Commission, Delaware River Basin Commission, Interstate Commission on Potomac River Basin, Tennessee Valley Authority, Water Resources Council, and Atomic Energy Commission, for fiscal year 1969, and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 12, 1968. 14 p.

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Public Law 90-481. S. 116, act to authorize Secretary of Transportation to prescribe safety standards for transportation of natural and other gas by pipeline, and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 12, 1968. 10 p.

Public Law 90-489. H.R. 12843, act to amend Public Health Service act to provide for establishment of National Eye Institute in National Institutes of Health. Approved Aug. 16, 1968. 2 p.

Public Law 90-490. S. 3095, act to amend Public health service act to extend and improve programs relating to training of nursing and other health professions and allied health professions personnel, program relating to student aid for such personnel and program relating to health research facilities and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 16, 1968. 18 p.

Public Law 90-500. S. 3293, act to authorize appropriations during fiscal year 1969 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles, research, development, test, and evaluation for Armed Forces, and to prescribe authorized personnel strength of Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Approved Sept. 20, 1968. 4 p.

-. Public Law 90-513. H.R. 18785, act making appropriations for military construction for Department of Defense for fiscal year 1969, and for other purposes. Approved Sept. 26, 1968. 4 p.

Public Law 90-515. S. 20, act to provide for comprehensive review of national water resource problems and programs, and for other purposes. Approved Sept. 26, 1968. 3 p. Public Law 90-526. H.J. Res. 1371, joint resolution to provide that it be the sense of Congress that a White House Conference on Aging be called by President of United States in 1971, to be planned and conducted by Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and for related purposes. Approved Sept. 28, 1968. 3 p.

Public Law 90-538. H.R. 18763, act to authorize preschool and early education programs for handicapped children. Approved Sept. 30, 1968. 2 p.

Public Law 90-547. S. 3058, act to amend Water resources planning act to revise authorization of appropriations for administering provisions of act, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 2, 1968. 1 p.

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Public Law 90-549. S. 3030, act to amend sec. 3 of Act of Nov. 2, 1966, to reduce number of experimental plants authorized for development of fish protein concentrate, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 4, 1968. 1 p.

Public Law 90-550. H.R. 17023, act making appropriations for sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, offices, and Department of Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 1969, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 4, 1968. 21 p.

Public Law 90-551. S. 3866, act to extend provisions of Commercial fisheries research and development act of 1964. Approved Oct. 4, 1968. 1 p.

Public Law 90-554. H.R. 15263, act to amend further the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 8, 1968. 10 p.

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Public Law 90-557. H.R. 18037, act making appropriations for Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for fiscal year 1969, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 11, 1968. 27 p.

Public Law 90-574. H.R. 15758, to amend the Public Health Service Act so as to extend and improve the provision relating to regional medical programs, to extend the authorization of grants for health of migratory agricultural workers, to provide for specialized facilities for alcoholics and narcotic addicts, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 15, 1968. 10 p.

Public Law 90-575. S. 3769, act to amend Higher education act of 1965, National defense education act of 1958, National vocational student loan insurance act of 1965, Higher education facilities act of 1963, and related acts. Approved Oct. 16, 1968. 50 p.

Public Law 90-576. H.R. 18366, act to amend the Vocational Education Act of 1963, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 16, 1968. 41 p.

. Public Law 90-577. S. 698, act to achieve fullest cooperation and coordination of activities among levels of government in order to improve operation of our federal system in an increasingly complex society, to improve administration of grants-in-aid to States, to permit provision of reimbursable technical services to State and local government, to establish coordinated intergovernmental policy and administration of development assistance programs, to provide for acquisition, use, and disposition of land, within urban areas by Federal agencies in conformity with local government programs, to provide for periodic congressional review of Federal grants-inaid, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 16, 1968. 9 p.

Public Law 90-580. H.R. 18707, act making appropriations for Department of Defense for fiscal year 1969, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 17, 1968. 18 p.

Public Law 90-581. H.R. 19908, act making appropriations for Foreign Assistance and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 17, 1968. 8 p.