# Public Law 103-437

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An Act To make technical improvements in the United States Code by amending provisions to reflect the current names of congressional committees.
Public Law 103–437 103d Congress
An Act
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TITLE 1, UNITED STATES CODE.
Section 112b(a) of title 1, United States Code, is amended by striking “Committee on International Relations” and substituting “Committee on Foreign Affairs”.
SEC. 2. TITLE 2, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Section 214(e) of the Postal Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 74a-2) is amended by striking “Internal Revenue”.
(b) Section 1(b) of House Resolution 1047, approved April 4, 1978, and enacted into law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-1(b)), is amended by striking “Committee on International Relations” and substituting “Committee on Foreign Affairs”.
SEC. 3. TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Section 1304(e)(6) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “Committees on Post Office and Civil Service of the Senate and House” and substituting “Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House”.
(b) Section 2954 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “Committee on Government Operations of the Senate” and substituting “Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate”.
SEC. 4. TITLE 7, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) The following provisions are amended by striking “Committee on Agriculture and Forestry” and substituting “Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry”:
    (1) section 11(b)(5) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C.87(b)(5)).
    (2) section 407(d) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 228(d)).
    (3) section 6 of the Act of May 20, 1936 (7 U.S.C. 906).
    (4) section 32(e) of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1011(e)).
    (5) section 317(i)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314c(i)(2)).
    (6) section 104(c) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444a(c)). ​
    (7) section 345 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1993).
    (8) section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005).
(b) Section 202 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446a) is amended as follows:
    (1) In subsection (a), strike “Committees on Agriculture of the Senate and House” and substitute “Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House”.
    (2) In subsection (b), strike “Committees on Agriculture of the Senate and the House” and substitute “Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House”.
SEC. 5. TITLE 15, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Sections 6 (paragraphs after subsection (h)) and 18(b)(2) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 46 (paragraphs after subsection (h)), 57a(b)(2)) are amended by striking “Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce” each place it appears and substituting “Committee on Energy and Commerce”.
(b) The following provisions are amended by striking “Committee on Science and Technology” and substituting “Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”:
    (1) section 202(1) of the Act of July 15, 1983 (15 U.S.C. 1517(note)).
    (2) section 201(d) of the Act of October 15, 1982 (15 U.S.C. 1517(note)).
    (3) section 6083 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 1530).
    (4) section 304(f)(3) of the Automotive Propulsion Research and Development Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 2703(f)(3)).
    (5) section 4(d)(3) of the Methane Transportation Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3803(d)(3)).
    (6) section 3151(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (15 U.S.C. 4631(b)(2)).
(c) The Consumer Product Safety Act is amended as follows:
    (1) In section 32(b)(1) (15 U.S.C. 2081(b)(1)), strike “Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, and by the Committee on Commerce of the Senate” and substitute “Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate”.
    (2) In section 35(c)(2)(D)(iii) and (e)(1) (15 U.S.C. 2082(c)(2)(D)(iii), (e)(1)), strike “Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce” and substitute “Committee on Energy and Commerce”.
(d) The Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended as follows:
    (1) In section 7(b)(4) (15 U.S.C. 2506(b)(4)), strike “Committee on Science and Technology” and substitute “Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”.
    (2) In section 10(e)(1) (15 U.S.C. 2509(e)(1))— ​
       (A) strike “Committee on Science and Technology” and substitute “Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”; and
       (B) strike “Committee on Commerce” and substitute “Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation”.
SEC. 6. TITLE 16, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) The following provisions are amended by striking “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress” each place it appears and substituting “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”:
    (1) section 6 of the Act of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-3).
    (2) section 10(b)(4) of the Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement Act (16 U.S.C. 228i(b)(4)).
    (3) sections 2(a) and 4(b) of the Act of July 4, 1976 (16 U.S.C. 410aa-1(a), 410aa-3(b)).
    (4) section 1 of the Act of January 3, 1975 (16 U.S.C. 459j).
    (5) section 2(a) of the Act of December 27, 1974 (16 U.S.C. 460ff-1(a)).
    (6) section 1(c) of the Act of October 11, 1974 (16 U.S.C. 698(c)).
    (7) section 7(b)(i) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1278(b)(i)).
(b) Section 8 of the Act of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5) is amended as follows:
    (1) In subsection (a), strike “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substitute “Natural Resources”.
    (2) In subsection (b), strike “Within six months of the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs” and substitute “The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources”.
(c) Section 12(a) and (c) of the Act of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-7(a), (c)), is amended by striking “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs” and substituting “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”.
(d) The following provisions are amended by striking “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substituting “Natural Resources”:
    (1) section 4(b) of the Act of October 24, 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1a-8(b)).
    (2) section 1213 of the Civil War Sites Study Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1a-9).
    (3) section 4(d) of the Act of July 27, 1990 (16 U.S.C. 19jj-3(d)).
    (4) section 2 of the Joint Resolution of June 19, 1986 (16 U.S.C. 45a-1(note)).
    (5) sections 314(b)(1) and 507(c)(1) of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 45f(b)(1), 460kk(c)(1)).
    (6) section 4 of the Act of July 21, 1968 (16 U.S.C. 47-5).
    (7) section 2(c) of the Act of October 2, 1968 (16 U.S.C. 79b(c)).
    (8) sections 4(b)(3) and 9 of the Wolf Trap Farm Park Act (16 U.S.C. 284c(b)(3), 284h). ​
    (9) section 104(a)(2) and (j) of the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-8(a)(2), (j)).
    (10) section 101 of the Act of June 28, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 410gg).
    (11) sections 2(b) and 4(d)(1) of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 410nn(b), 410nn-2(d)(1)).
    (12) section 205 of the Act of June 27, 1990 (16 U.S.C. 410rr-4).
    (13) section 105(c)(1) of the Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410tt-3(c)(1)).
    (14) section 9 of the Marsh-Billings National Historical Park Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 410vv-7).
    (15) sections 1(b)(2)(A) and 3(d) of the Act of December 23, 1987 (16 U.S.C. 426n(b)(2)(A), 426o-1(d)).
    (16) section 2(a) of the Act of September 13, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 459c-1(a)).
    (17) section 12(e)(4)(B) of the Act of October 21, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 460x-11(e)(4)(B)).
    (18) sections 101, 104(b), 302(c), 303(b), and 304(b)(2) of the Act of August 15, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460ii, 460ii-3(b), 2302(c), 2303(b), 2304(b)(2)).
    (19) section 507(c) of the Act of December 31, 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460uu-47(c)).
    (20) section 13 of the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460vv-11).
    (21) section 201(c) of the West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww(c)).
    (22) section 106 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 460xx-5).
    (23) section 5(a)(1) of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ccc-3(a)(1)).
    (24) sections 201(c) and (k) and 503(d) of the Act of November 28, 1990 (16 U.S.C. 460ddd(c), (k), 460eee-1(d)).
    (25) section 5 of the Chattahoochee National Forest Protection Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 460ggg-3).
    (26) section 120(b) of the Act of March 5, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 467b(b)).
    (27) section 5(c) of the Act of June 27, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469a-3(c)).
    (28) sections 208(3) and 401(b) of the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 469c-2(3), 470a-1(b)).
    (29) sections 101(a)(1)(B), 212(b), and 307(a) and (b) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(a)(l)(B), 470t(b), 470w-6(a), (b)).
    (30) section 10(a) and (c) of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470ii(a), (c)).
    (31) sections 706(a) and 1315(d) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 539e(a), 3203(d)).
    (32) section 205(c) of the Act of December 19, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 542d(c)).
    (33) section 301 of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 543). ​
    (34) section 4(c) of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act (16 U.S.C. 544b(c)).
    (35) section 498(b) of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 620i(b)).
    (36) section 4(b)(2)(B) of the Little River Canyon National Preserve Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 698s(b)(2)(B)).
    (37) section 2404(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 797(note)).
    (38) sections 5(e) and (f) and 10(a)(2) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(e), (f), 1249(a)(2)).
    (39) section 2 of the Act of August 3, 1992 (16 U.S.C. 1244(note)).
    (40) section 3(a)(19) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(19)).
    (41) section 3(1) of the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 3902(1)).
    (42) section 605(b)(1) of the International Forestry Cooperation Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4503a(b)(1)).
    (43) section 7 of the Pacific Yew Act (16 U.S.C. 4806).
(e) Section 603(a) of the Act of October 2, 1968 (16 U.S.C. 90e-2(a)) is amended by striking “Interior and Insular Affairs Committees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives” and substituting “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”.
(f) Section 101 of the Act of January 8, 1971 (16 U.S.C. 160a), is amended by striking “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of both the Senate and the House of Representatives” and substituting “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”.
(g) Section 3(a)(3) of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act (16 U.S.C. 410y-1(a)(3)) is amended by striking “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and Senate” and substituting “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”.
(h) The following provisions are amended by striking “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Congress of the United States” and substituting “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”:
    (1) section 1(a) of the Act of June 30, 1976 (16 U.S.C. 410bb(a)).
    (2) section 1 of the Act of June 30, 1944 (16 U.S.C. 450bb).
(i) Section 6 of the Act of August 18, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 410dd) is amended as follows:
    (1) In subsection (b), strike “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substitute “Natural Resources”.
    (2) Subsection (h) is repealed.
(j) Section 201 of the Act of November 10, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 410ee) is amended as follows:
    (1) In subsection (a), strike “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substitute “Natural Resources”.
    (2) In subsection (f)(2), strike the last sentence.
​(k) Sections 3(c) and (d), 7(a), and 8 of the Zuni-Cibola National Historical Park Establishment Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 410pp-1(c), (d), 410pp-5(a), 410pp-6) are amended by—
    (i) striking “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substituting “Natural Resources”; and
    (2) striking “Select”.
(l) Section 1 of the Act of October 23, 1972 (16 U.S.C. 459i), is amended by striking “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate” and substituting “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”.
(m) Section 9 of the Act of January 3, 1975 (16 U.S.C. 459j-8) is amended as follows:
    (1) In subsection (a), strike “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress” and substitute “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”.
    (2) In subsection (b), strike the last sentence.
(n) The following provisions are amended by striking “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate” and substituting “Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate”:
    (1) sections 1 and 4 of the Act of March 1, 1972 (16 U.S.C. 460m-8, 460m-11).
    (2) section 2(b) of the Act of October 27, 1972 (16 U.S.C. 460bb-1(b)).
    (3) section 1(b) of the Act of October 27, 1972 (16 U.S.C. 460cc(b)).
(o) Section 2 of the Act of January 3, 1975 (16 U.S.C. 459j-1), is amended by striking “Interior and Insular Affairs of the Congress and to the Committee on Science and Astronautics of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences of the Senate” and substituting “Natural Resources and on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate”.
(p) The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.) is amended as follows:
    (1) In section 4(h) (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(h)), strike “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate” and substitute “Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate”.
    (2) In section 6(f)(7) (16 U.S.C. 460l-8(f)(7)), strike “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress” and substitute “Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate”.
    (3) In section 7(a)(3) and (c) (16 U.S.C. 460l-9(a)(3), (c)), strike “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substitute “Natural Resources”.
​(q) Section 1(c) of the Act of October 12, 1993 (16 U.S.C. 460jjj(c)), is amended by striking “Select”.
(r) Section 17(b) of the National Food Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 521b) is amended by striking “Agriculture and Forestry” and substituting “Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry”.
(s) Section 16(e)(6) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590p(e)(6)) is amended by striking “Agriculture and Forestry” and substituting “Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry”.
(t) Section 1(2)(C) of the Act of March 3, 1885 (16 U.S.C. 743a(c)), is amended by striking “Committee on Commerce” and substituting “Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation”.
(u) Section 4(h)(12)(A) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839b(h)(12)(A)) is amended by striking “Committees on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and on Interior and Insular Affairs” and substituting “Committees on Energy and Commerce and on Natural Resources”.
(v) Section 2 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1002) is amended by—
    (1) striking “Committee on Agriculture and Forestry” and substituting “Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry”; and
    (2) striking “Committee on Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works of the House” and substituting “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House”.
(w) Section 1 of the Act of September 5, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 1009), is amended by striking “Committee on Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works of the House” and substituting “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House”.
(x) Section 203 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1823) is amended as follows:
    (1) In subsection (b), strike “Commerce and” and substitute “Commerce, Science, and Transportation and on”.
    (2) In subsection (d)(2)(B), strike “Commerce” and substitute “Commerce, Science, and Transportation”.
(y) Section 806 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3116) is amended by striking “Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs” and substituting “the Committees on Natural Resources”.
SEC. 7. TITLE 20, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) The General Education Provisions Act is amended as follows:
    (1) In sections 406(e)(1) and (2)(A), 406A(b), 431(b)(2)(B), (d)(2), and (g), and 448(a) (20 U.S.C. 1221e-1(e)(1), (2)(A), 1221e-1a(b), 1232(b)(2)(B), (d)(2), (g), 1233g(a)), strike “Labor and Public Welfare” and substitute “Labor and Human Resources”.
    (2) In section 417(a) (20 U.S.C. 1226c(a)), strike “Human Resources” and substitute “Labor and Human Resources”.
(b) Section 1523 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 1226c-1) is amended by striking “Human Resources” and substituting “Labor and Human Resources”.
​(c) Section 107 of The Equal Access Act (20 U.S.C. 3917) is amended by stinking “Science and Technology” and substituting “Science, Space, and Technology”.
SEC. 8. TITLE 21, UNITED STATES CODE.
The following provisions are amended by stacking “Agriculture and Forestry” and substituting “Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry”:
    (1) sections 5(c)(4) and 27 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454(c)(4), 470).
    (2) sections 20(e) and 301(c)(4) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 620(e), 661(c)(4)).
    (3) section 17 of the Wholesome Meat Act (21 U.S.C. 691).
    (4) section 26 of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1054).
SEC. 9. TITLE 22, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) The following provisions are amended by striking “International Relations” each place it appears and substituting “Foreign Affairs”:
    (i) section 3 of the Act of June 28, 1935 (22 U.S.C. 276a-1).
    (2) section 105(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1961 (22 U.S.C. 276c-1).
    (3) section 1 of the Joint Resolution of June 11, 1959 (22 U.S.C. 276d).
    (4) section 1 of the Joint Resolution of April 9, 1960 (22 U.S.C. 276h).
    (5) section 1 of the Joint Resolution of July 11, 1956 (22 U.S.C. 1928a).
    (6) sections 116, 502B(c)(l), 505(g)(4)(A), and 634A(a) of The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n, 2304(c)(1), 2314(g)(4)(A), 2394-1(a)).
    (7) sections 5(d)(l), 26(c), and 36(b)(1) and (c)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2755(d)(1), 2766(c), 2776(b)(1), (c)(1)).
    (8) section 602(c) and (d) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3282(c), (d)).
(b) Section 3 of the International Atomic Energy Agency Participation Act of 1957 (22 U.S.C. 2022) is amended by striking “Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations” and substituting “Committees on Energy and Commerce and on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and on Foreign Relations of the Senate”.
(c) Section 107 of the Department of Energy Act of 1978—Civilian Applications (22 U.S.C. 3224a) is amended by striking “Science and Technology” and substituting “Science, Space, and Technology”.
SEC. 10. TITLE 26, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) The Act of September 22, 1961 (25 U.S.C. 15), is amended by striking “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives” and substituting “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”.
​(b) Section 2 of the Act of September 22, 1961 (25 U.S.C. 165), is amended by striking “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives” and substituting “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”.
(c) The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) is amended as follows:
    (1) In section 303(a)(9) (25 U.S.C. 450f(note))—
       (A) strike “Select”; and
       (B) strike “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substitute “Natural Resources”.
    (2) In section 107 (25 U.S.C. 450k)—
       (A) subsection (b) is repealed; and
       (B) in subsection (c), strike “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Senate and House of Representatives” and substitute “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”.
(d) Section 204(b) of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 734(b)) is amended by striking “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substituting “Natural Resources of the House of Representatives”.
(e)(1) The provisions specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection are amended by—
    (A) striking “Select”; and
    (B) striking “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substituting “Natural Resources”.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies to the following provisions:
    (A) section 2(e) of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1402(e)).
    (B) section 218(d)(4) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1621q(d)(4)).
    (C) sections 16 and 17(b) of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3415, 3416(b)).
    (D) section 2605(m)(l) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3505(m)(1)).
(f) Section 312 of the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3111) is amended as follows:
    (1) In subsections (a)(4) and (c)—
       (A) strike “Select”; and
       (B) strike “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substitute “Natural Resources”.
    (2) In subsection (c), insert “the” after “report to”.
SEC. 11. TITLE 30, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) The following provisions are amended by striking “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substituting “Natural Resources”:
    (1) sections 17(b)(1)(B), 28(w)(1) and (2), and 31(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(w)(1), (2), 188(e), 226(b)(1)(B)).
    (2) section 302(a) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1752(a)).
(b) Section 201(e) of the Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 (30 U.S.C. 1141(e)) is ​amended by striking “Science and Technology” and substituting “Science, Space, and Technology”.
SEC. 12. TITLE 33, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Section 3 of the Act of June 13, 1902 (33 U.S.C. 541), is amended by striking “Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives, or the Committee on Commerce of the Senate” and substituting “Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, or the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate”.
(b) Section 4 of the Act of March 4, 1913 (33 U.S.C. 542), is amended by striking “Committee on Commerce of the Senate or the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives” and substituting “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives”.
(c) The last paragraph of section 3 of the Act of March 1, 1917 (33 U.S.C. 701(last par.)), is repealed.
(d) Section 2 of the Act of January 19, 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701b-7), is amended by striking “Committee on Public Works of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Public Works of the Senate” and substituting “Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate”.
SEC. 13. TITLE 39, UNITED STATES CODE.
Section 2401(e) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by—
    (1) striking, in the matter before clause (1), “Committees on Post Office and Civil Service” and substituting “Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives”; and
    (2) striking, in the matter after clause (4), “Committees on Post Office and Civil Service of the Senate and the House of Representatives” and substituting “Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives”.
SEC. 14. TITLE 40, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Section 5(a) of the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 602a(a)) is amended by striking “Committees on Public Works of the Senate and House of Representatives” and substituting “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives”.
(b) The Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended as follows:
    (1) In section 7 (40 U.S.C. 606)—
       (A) in subsection (a), strike “Committee on Public Works of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively” each place it appears and substitute “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives”; and
       (B) in subsection (c)—
          (i) strike “Committees on Public Works of the Senate and of the House of Representatives, respectively” and substitute “Committee on Environment and Public ​Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives”; and
          (ii) strike “the Committee on Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works of the House of Representatives,” and substitute “of those Committees”.
    (2) In section 11(b) (40 U.S.C. 610(b)), strike “Committee on Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works of the House of Representatives” and substitute “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives”.
(c) Section 6 of the Alaska Federal-Civilian Energy Efficiency Swap Act of 1980 (40 U.S.C. 795d) is amended as follows:
    (1) In subsection (a)—
       (A) strike the subsection designation; and
       (B) strike “Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs” and substitute “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and on Natural Resources”.
    (2) Subsection (b) is repealed.
(d) Section 5(e)(3) of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 874(e)(3)) is amended by striking “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substituting “Natural Resources”.
(e) Section 403 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 403) is amended by striking “Committee on Public Works of the Senate or of the House of Representatives” and substituting “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives”.
SEC. 15. TITLE 42, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) The Public Health Service Act is amended as follows:
    (1) In section 1122(b)(1) and (c) (42 U.S.C. 300c-12(b)(1), (c)), strike “Interstate and Foreign Commerce” and substitute “Energy and Commerce”.
    (2) In section 1450(h) (42 U.S.C. 300j-9(h)), strike “Committee on Commerce of the Senate and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House” and substitute “Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House”.
(b) Section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1395b-4) is amended as follows:
    (1) In the first subsection (f), strike “the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Aging” and substitute “and the Committee on Energy and Commerce”.
    (2) Redesignate the 2d subsection (f) as subsection (g).
(c) The following provisions are amended by striking “Science and Technology” and substituting “Science, Space, and Technology”:
    (1) section 5(e)(2) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1864(e)(2)).
    (2) section 9 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1882). ​
    (3) section 6 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1978 (42 U.S.C. 2463).
    (4) section 110 of the Act of July 15, 1983 (42 U.S.C. 2465).
    (5) section 204(b) and (c)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 2466c(b), (c)(1)).
    (6) section 5(a) and (b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 4369(a), (b)).
    (7) section 111(b)(1) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5821(b)(1)).
    (8) section 106 of the Act of June 3, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 5903c).
    (9) sections 19(l)(3) and (m) and 20(d)(1) and (3) of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5919(l)(3), (m), 5920(d)(1), (3)).
    (10) section 218(e)(1) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10198(e)(1)).
(d) Section 201(a) of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5(a)) is amended by striking “Committees on Public Works of the Senate and House” and substituting “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House”.
(e) The Water Resources Development Act of 1976 is amended as follows:
    (1) In section 167(b) (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5g(b)), strike “Committee on Public Works of the Senate” and substitute “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate”.
    (2) In section 203(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1962d-14a(g)(1)), strike “Committees on Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate and House” and substitute “Committees on Environment and Public Works and on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Public Works and Transportation and on Appropriations of the House”.
(f) The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended as follows:
    (1) In section 11 o. (42 U.S.C. 2014(o)), strike “‘Joint Committee’ means the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy” and substitute “‘Energy Committees’ means the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives”.
    (2) In section 51 (42 U.S.C. 2071), strike “Joint Committee” each place it appears and substitute “Energy Committees”.
    (3) In section 54 a. (42 U.S.C. 2074(a))—
       (A) strike “Joint Committee” the first time it appears and substitute “Energy Committees”; and
       (B) strike “Joint Committee shall submit a report to the Congress of its views” and substitute “Energy Committees shall submit to their respective houses reports of their views”.
    (4) In sections 58 and 61 (42 U.S.C. 2078, 2091), strike “Joint Committee” each place it appears and substitute “Energy Committees”.
    (5) In sections 123, 126, and 128–130 (42 U.S.C. 2153, 2155, 2157–2159), strike “International Relations” each place it appears and substitute “Foreign Affairs”.
    (6) In section 131 (42 U.S.C. 2160)— ​
       (A) strike “International Relations” each place it appears and substitute “Foreign Affairs”; and
       (B) in subsection f. (2), strike “Science and Technology” and substitute “Science, Space, and Technology”.
    (7) In section 164 (42 U.S.C. 2204), strike “Joint Committee” each place it appears and substitute “Energy Committees”.
    (8) In section 192 b. (42 U.S.C. 2242(b)), strike “Interior and Insular Affairs and” and substitute “Natural Resources and on”.
(g) Section 404(d) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 2153c(d)) is amended by striking “International Relations” and substituting “Foreign Affairs”.
(h) Section 107(c) of the Act of June 30, 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2204a(c)), is amended by—
    (1) striking “Joint Committee” the first time it appears and substituting “Energy Committees (as defined by section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014))”; and
    (2) striking “Joint Committee” the 2d time it appears and substituting “Energy Committees”.
(i) Section 120 of the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 (42 U.S.C. 2349) is amended by—
    (1) striking “the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy” the first time it appears and substituting “the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives”; and
    (2) striking “the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy” the 2d time it appears and substituting “those Committees”.
(j) Section 207 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2476a) is amended by—
    (1) striking “Committee on Science and Astronautics” and substituting “Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”; and
    (2) striking “Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences” and substituting “Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation”.
(k) Section 806(c) of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991d-1(c)) is amended by striking “Select Committee on Indian Affairs” and substituting “Committee on Indian Affairs”.
(l) Section 207(b)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3018(b)(2)) is amended by striking clause (A) and redesignating clauses (B)–(D) as clauses (A)–(C).
(m) Section 1200(a) of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 3509(a)) is amended by—
    (1) striking “Labor and Public Welfare” and substituting “Labor and Human Resources”; and
    (2) striking “Interstate and Foreign Commerce” and substituting “Energy and Commerce”.
(n) Section 7(b) of the Act of August 12, 1968 (known as the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968) (42 U.S.C. 4157(b)), is amended by striking “Public Works Committee” and substituting “Environment and Public Works Committee”.
(o) Section 8 of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4365) is amended as follows:
    (1) In subsection (a), strike “Committees on Science and Technology, Interstate and Foreign Commerce, or” and ​substitute “Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, on Energy and Commerce, or on”.
    (2) Subsection (d) is repealed.
(p) Section 203(b) of the Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 5204b(b)) is amended by striking “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substituting “Natural Resources”.
(q) Section 104(c)(2) and (d)(2) and (3) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6504(c)(2), (d)(2), (3)) is amended by striking “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and the House” and substituting “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House”.
(r) Section 1008(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6907(b)) is amended by striking “Committee on Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House” and substituting “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House”.
(s) Section 325(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7625-1(a)(2)), is amended by striking “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substituting “Natural Resources”.
SEC. 14. TITLE 43, UNTIED STATES CODE.
(a) The following provisions are amended by striking “Interior and Insular Affairs” each place it appears and substituting “Natural Resources”:
    (1) sections 4(b)(1) and 8 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1), 31g).
    (2) sections 1606(c), 1608(c), 1609(c), 1610(c), 1611(c), 1616(c), 3003(a), and 3004(b)(2) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustinent Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 371(note), 390h-4(c), 390h-6(c), 390h-7(c), 390h-8(c), 390h-9(c), 390h-14(c)).
    (3) section 224(g) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390ww(g)).
    (4) section 3(a) of the Colorado River Floodway Protection Act (43 U.S.C. 1600a(a)).
    (5) section 34(j) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1629(j)).
    (6) section 103 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2213).
(b) Section 4(e) of the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 (43 U.S.C. 422d(e)) is amended by striking “House nor the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee” and substituting “Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives nor the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate”.
(c) Section 1 of the Act of October 7, 1949 (known as the Rehabilitation and Betterment Act of 1949) (43 U.S.C. 504), is amended by striking “Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Public Lands of the House” and substituting “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House”.
(d) The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended as follows:
    (1) In section 204 (43 U.S.C. 1714)—
       (A) in subsection (e)— ​
          (i) strike “Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of either the House of Representatives or the Senate” and substitute “Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate”; and
          (ii) strike “the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives” and substitute “both of those Committees”; and
       (B) in subsection (f), strike “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate” and substitute “Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate”.
    (2) In section 215(b)(5) (43 U.S.C. 1723(b)(5)), strike “Interior and Insular Affairs” and substitute “Natural Resources”.
    (3) In section 311(b) (43 U.S.C. 1741(b)), strike “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House and Senate” and substitute “Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate”.
SEC. 17. TITLE 48, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) The following provisions are amended by striking “Interior and Insular Affairs” each place it appears and substituting “Natural Resources”:
    (1) section 22B of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-2).
    (2) section 601(c) of the Act of December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1469d(c)).
    (3) section 5003(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (48 U.S.C. 1494a(b)).
    (4) section 23 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1613).
(b) Section 1(c) of the Act of October 5, 1974 (48 U.S.C. 1705(c)), is amended by striking “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate” and substituting “Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate”.
​SEC. 18. TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.
Section 10309(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “Interstate and Foreign Commerce” and substituting “Energy and Commerce”.
Approved November 2, 1994.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4777: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103–779 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 140 (1994): Oct. 3, considered and passed House. Oct. 6, considered and passed Senate.
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