Every law Congress has passed

769 laws of the 92nd Congress, 1971–1973

1. An Act To amend section 2107 of title 10. United States Code, to provide additional Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarships for the Army. Navy, and Air Force, mid other purposes.

   Public Law 92-166 · 85 Stat. 487 · November 24, 1971 · Original text

2. An Act To amend the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, as amended.

   Public Law 92-167 · 85 Stat. 488 · November 24, 1971 · Original text

3. An Act To repeal sections 3692, 6023, 6025, and 8692 of title 10, United Stares Code, with respect to pilot rating requirements for members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force; and to insert a new section 2003 of the same title.

   Public Law 92-168 · 85 Stat. 489 · November 24, 1971 · Original text

4. An Act To amend titles 37 and 38, United States Code, relating to promotion of members of the uniformed services who are In a missing status.

   Public Law 92-169 · 85 Stat. 489 · November 24, 1971 · Original text

5. Joint Resolution Extending the duration of copyright protection in certain cases.

   Public Law 92-170 · 85 Stat. 490 · November 24, 1971 · Original text

6. An Act To amend section 209 (a) and (b) of title 37, United States Code, to provide increased subsistence allowances for Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps members.

   Public Law 92-171 · 85 Stat. 490 · November 24, 1971 · Original text

7. An Act To provide subsistence allowances for members of the Marine Corps officer candidate programs.

   Public Law 92-172 · 85 Stat. 491 · November 24, 1971 · Original text

8. An Act To amend the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 to authorize insured emergency loans.

   Public Law 92-173 · 85 Stat. 491 · November 24, 1971 · Original text

9. An Act For the relief of Eddie Troy Jaynes, Junior, and Rosa Elena Jaynes.

   Private Law 92-36 · 85 Stat. 849 · November 24, 1971 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act For the relief of Chen-Pai Miao.

    Private Law 92-37 · 85 Stat. 849 · November 24, 1971 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act For the relief of the village of Orleans, Vermont.

    Private Law 92-38 · 85 Stat. 849 · November 24, 1971 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act To amend the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 to further clarify the intent of Congress as to priorities for airway modernization and airport development, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-174 · 85 Stat. 491 · November 27, 1971 · Original text

13. An Act To amend the Witter Resources Research Act of 1964. to increase file authorization for water resources research institutes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-175 · 85 Stat. 493 · December 2, 1971 · Original text

14. An Act To make permanent the authority to pay special allowances to dependents of members of the uniformed services to offset expenses incident to their evacuation.

    Public Law 92-176 · 85 Stat. 494 · December 2, 1971 · Original text

15. An Act For the relief of Dorothy G. McCarty.

    Private Law 92-39 · 85 Stat. 849 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of Ruth V. Hawley, Marvin E. Krell, Alaine E. Benic, and Gerald L. Thayer.

    Private Law 92-40 · 85 Stat. 850 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of Bernadette Han Brundage.

    Private Law 92-41 · 85 Stat. 850 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Maria G. Orsini (nee Mari).

    Private Law 92-42 · 85 Stat. 850 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of Jesus Manuel Cabral.

    Private Law 92-43 · 85 Stat. 851 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Dah Mi Kim.

    Private Law 92-44 · 85 Stat. 851 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Andree Simone Van Moppes and her son, Alain Van Moppes.

    Private Law 92-45 · 85 Stat. 851 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act For the relief of Park Ok Soo and Noh Mi Ok.

    Private Law 92-46 · 85 Stat. 852 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Jose Bettencourt de Simas.

    Private Law 92-47 · 85 Stat. 852 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of Nemesio Gomez-Sanchez.

    Private Law 92-48 · 85 Stat. 852 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Louis A. Gerbert.

    Private Law 92-49 · 85 Stat. 853 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Miguelito Ybut Benedicto.

    Private Law 92-50 · 85 Stat. 853 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of In Kyong Yi.

    Private Law 92-51 · 85 Stat. 853 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Rea Republica Ramos.

    Private Law 92-52 · 85 Stat. 854 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of Mary James Kates, owner of the Gladewater Bally Mirror.

    Private Law 92-53 · 85 Stat. 854 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Ronnie B. (Malit) Morris and Henry B. (Malit) Morris.

    Private Law 92-54 · 85 Stat. 855 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Mauricia A. Buensalido and her minor children. Raymond A. Buensalido and Jacqueline A. Buensalido.

    Private Law 92-55 · 85 Stat. 855 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of Helen Tziminadis.

    Private Law 92-56 · 85 Stat. 855 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of Paul Anthony Kelly.

    Private Law 92-57 · 85 Stat. 856 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of The American Journal of Nursing.

    Private Law 92-58 · 85 Stat. 856 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act For the relief of Eugene M. Sims, Senior.

    Private Law 92-59 · 85 Stat. 856 · December 2, 1971 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act To facilitate the amendment of the governing instruments of certain charitable trusts and corporations subject to the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia, in order to conform to tile requirements of section 508 and section 664 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as added by the Tax Reform Act of 1969.

    Public Law 92-177 · 85 Stat. 494 · December 6, 1971 · Original text

37. Revenue Act of 1971

    An Act To provide a job development investment credit, to reduce individual income taxes, to reduce certain excise taxes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-178 · 85 Stat. 494 · December 10, 1971 · Original text

38. An Act To extend the period within which the President may transmit to the Congress plans for the reorganization of agencies of the executive branch of the Government, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-179 · 85 Stat. 574 · December 10, 1971 · Original text

39. District of Columbia Professional Corporation Act

    An Act To enable professional individuals and firms in the District of Columbia to obtain the benefits of corporate organization, and to make corresponding changes in the District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act.

    Public Law 92-180 · 85 Stat. 576 · December 10, 1971 · Original text

40. Farm Credit Act of 1971

    An Act To further provide for the farmer-owned cooperative system of making credit available to farmers and ranchers and their cooperatives, for rural residences, and to associations and other entities upon which farming operations are dependent, to provide for an adequate and flexible flow of money into rural areas, and to modernize and consolidate existing farm credit law to meet current and future rural credit needs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-181 · 85 Stat. 583 · December 10, 1971 · Original text

41. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in certain feasibility investigations.

    Public Law 92-199 · 85 Stat. 447 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

42. An Act To authorize the sale of certain lands on the Kalispel Indian Reservation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-182 · 85 Stat. 625 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

43. An Act To designate the Veterans’ Administration hospital in San Antonio, Texas, as the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-183 · 85 Stat. 625 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

44. Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972

    An Act Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-184 · 85 Stat. 627 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

45. An Act To define the terms “widow”, “widower”, “child”, and “parent” for servicemen’s group life insurance purposes.

    Public Law 92-185 · 85 Stat. 642 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

46. An Act To declare that certain public lands are held in trust by the United States for the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-186 · 85 Stat. 642 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

47. An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide equality of treatment for married women Federal employees with respect to preference eligible employment benefits, cost-of-living allowances in foreign areas, and regulations concerning marital status generally, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-187 · 85 Stat. 642 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

48. An Act To amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that dividends may be used to purchase additional paid up national service life insurance.

    Public Law 92-188 · 85 Stat. 645 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

49. Navajo Community College Act

    An Act To authorize grants for the Navajo Community College, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-189 · 85 Stat. 646 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

50. An Act To authorize compensation for five General Accounting Office positions at rates not to exceed the rate for Executive Schedule Level IV.

    Public Law 92-190 · 85 Stat. 646 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

51. An Act To curtail the mailing of certain articles which present a hazard to postal employees or mail processing machines by imposing restrictions on certain advertising and promotional matter in the malls, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-191 · 85 Stat. 646 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

52. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to proclaim the year 1972 as “International Book Year”.

    Public Law 92-192 · 85 Stat. 646 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

53. An Act To amend section 704 of title 38, United States Code, to permit the conversion or exchange of National Service Life Insurance policies to insurance on a modified life plan with reduction at age seventy.

    Public Law 92-193 · 85 Stat. 648 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

54. An Act To provide overtime pay for intermittent and part-time General Schedule employees who work in excess of forty hours in a workweek.

    Public Law 92-194 · 85 Stat. 648 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

55. An Act To require the protection, management, and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands.

    Public Law 92-195 · 85 Stat. 649 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

56. District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1971

    An Act To provide additional revenue for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-196 · 85 Stat. 651 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

57. An Act To amend title 38 of the United States Code to liberalize the provisions relating to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation.

    Public Law 92-197 · 85 Stat. 651 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

58. An Act To amend Title 38 of the United States Code to liberalize the provisions relating to payment of disability and death pension, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-198 · 85 Stat. 663 · December 15, 1971 · Original text

59. An Act For the relief of Clayton Bion Craig, Arthur P. Wuth, Mrs. Lenore D. Hanks, David E. Sleeper, and DeWitt John.

    Private Law 92-60 · 85 Stat. 857 · December 15, 1971 · Private law · Original text

60. District of Columbia Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1971

    An Act To amend certain provisions of subtitle II of title 28, District of Columbia Code, relating to interest and usury.

    Public Law 92-200 · 85 Stat. 665 · December 17, 1971 · Original text

61. Joint Resolution Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1972. and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-201 · 85 Stat. 680 · December 18, 1971 · Original text

62. District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1972

    An Act Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-202 · 85 Stat. 682 · December 18, 1971 · Original text

63. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

    An Act To provide for the settlement of certain land claims of Alaska Natives, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-203 · 85 Stat. 688 · December 18, 1971 · Original text

64. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1972

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-204 · 85 Stat. 716 · December 18, 1971 · Original text

65. An Act To provide for the reporting of weather modification activities to the Federal Government.

    Public Law 92-205 · 85 Stat. 735 · December 18, 1971 · Original text

66. An Act To provide for the apportionment of funds in payment of a judgment in favor of the Shoshone Tribe in consolidated dockets numbered 326–D, 326–E, 326–F, 326–G, 326–H, 366, and 367 before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-206 · 85 Stat. 737 · December 18, 1971 · Original text

67. An Act To establish the Capitol Reef National Park in the State of Utah.

    Public Law 92-207 · 85 Stat. 739 · December 18, 1971 · Original text

68. An Act For the relief of Richard C. Walker and to create an additional judicial district in the State of Louisiana.

    Public Law 92-208 · 85 Stat. 741 · December 18, 1971 · Original text

69. An Act To provide Federal financial assistance for the reconstruction or repair of private nonprofit medical care facilities which are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster.

    Public Law 92-209 · 85 Stat. 742 · December 18, 1971 · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of certain individuals and organizations.

    Private Law 92-61 · 85 Stat. 857 · December 18, 1971 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of William D. Pender.

    Private Law 92-62 · 85 Stat. 858 · December 18, 1971 · Private law · Original text

72. Joint Resolution To provide for the beginning of the second session of the Ninety-second Congress.

    Public Law 92-217 · December 22, 1971

73. Economic Stabilization Act Amendments of 1971

    An Act To extend and amend the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-210 · 85 Stat. 743 · December 22, 1971 · Original text

74. District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act Amendments of 1971

    An Act To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act in order to conform to Federal law, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-211 · 85 Stat. 756 · December 22, 1971 · Original text

75. An Act To continue for two additional years the duty-free status of certain gifts by members of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones.

    Public Law 92-212 · 85 Stat. 774 · December 22, 1971 · Original text

76. Joint Resolution To extend the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to interest rates on insured mortgages, to extend and modify certain provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-213 · 85 Stat. 775 · December 22, 1971 · Original text

77. An Act To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the fee for stamps issued thereunder, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-214 · 85 Stat. 777 · December 22, 1971 · Original text

78. An Act To authorize an additional Assistant Secretary of Defense.

    Public Law 92-215 · 85 Stat. 777 · December 22, 1971 · Original text

79. Joint Resolution Extending the dates for transmission of the Economic Report and the report of the Joint Economic Committee.

    Public Law 92-216 · 85 Stat. 778 · December 22, 1971 · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of Corbie F. Cochran.

    Private Law 92-63 · 85 Stat. 858 · December 22, 1971 · Private law · Original text

81. The National Cancer Act of 1971

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act so as to strengthen the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health in order more effectively to carry out the national effort against cancer.

    Public Law 92-218 · December 23, 1971

82. An Act To amend the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 to enhance the effectiveness of international fishery conservation programs.

    Public Law 92-219 · 85 Stat. 786 · December 23, 1971 · Original text

83. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Election Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-220 · 85 Stat. 788 · December 23, 1971 · Original text

84. An Act To provide Federal credit unions with two additional years to meet the requirements for insurance, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-221 · 85 Stat. 796 · December 23, 1971 · Original text

85. River Basin Monetary Authorization Act of 1971

    An Act Authorizing additional appropriations for prosecution of projects in certain comprehensive river basin plans for flood control, navigation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-222 · 85 Stat. 798 · December 23, 1971 · Original text

86. An Act To amend title II of the Social Security Act to permit the payment of the lump-sum death payment to pay the burial and memorial services expenses and related expenses for an Insured Individual whose body is unavailable for burial.

    Public Law 92-223 · 85 Stat. 802 · December 28, 1971 · Original text

87. An Act To amend section 903(c) (2) of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-224 · 85 Stat. 810 · December 29, 1971 · Original text

88. Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971

    An Act To promote fair practices in the conduct of election campaigns for Federal political offices, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-225 · 86 Stat. 3 · February 7, 1972 · Original text

89. Foreign Assistance Act of 1971

    An Act To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 92-226 · 86 Stat. 20 · February 7, 1972 · Original text

90. An Act To authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to convey certain lands in Brevard County, Florida.

    Public Law 92-227 · 86 Stat. 36 · February 15, 1972 · Original text

91. An Act To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the bicentennial of the American Revolution.

    Public Law 92-228 · 86 Stat. 37 · February 15, 1972 · Original text

92. An Act To change the name of the Columbia Lock and Dam, on the Chattahoochee River, Alabama, to the George W. Andrews Lock and Dam.

    Public Law 92-229 · 86 Stat. 37 · February 15, 1972 · Original text

93. An Act To designate the Pine Mountain Wilderness, Prescott mid Tonto National Forests, in the State of Arizona.

    Public Law 92-230 · 86 Stat. 38 · February 15, 1972 · Original text

94. An Act To amend the provisions of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, relating to practices in the marketing of perishable agricultural commodities.

    Public Law 92-231 · 86 Stat. 38 · February 15, 1972 · Original text

95. Joint Resolution Extending the date for transmission to the Congress of the report of the Joint Economic Committee.

    Public Law 92-232 · 86 Stat. 39 · February 15, 1972 · Original text

96. An Act To permanently exempt potatoes for processing from marketing orders.

    Public Law 92-233 · 86 Stat. 39 · February 15, 1972 · Original text

97. Joint Resolution To designate the week which begins on the first Sunday in March, 1972, as “National Beta Club Week”.

    Public Law 92-234 · 86 Stat. 39 · February 17, 1972 · Original text

98. Joint Resolution To provide a procedure for settlement of the dispute on the Pacific coast between certain shippers mid associated employers mid certain employees.

    Public Law 92-235 · 86 Stat. 40 · February 21, 1972 · Original text

99. An Act To amend the joint resolution establishing the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, as amended.

    Public Law 92-236 · 86 Stat. 42 · March 1, 1972 · Original text

100. An Act To provide for the establishment of the Buffalo National River in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.

     Public Law 92-237 · 86 Stat. 44 · March 1, 1972 · Original text