Petroglyph National Monument Establishment Act of 1990
PL 101-313 (S.286), enacted 06/27/1990

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PUBLIC LAW 101-313—JUNE 27, 1990 
Public Law 101-313 
101st Congress 
An Act 
June 27, 1990 
To establish Petroglyph National Monument and Pecos Nationsd Historical Park in 
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the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Public lands. 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Petroglyph 
TITLE I—PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT 
National 
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SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE AND CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. 
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Establishment Act of 1990". 
0)) The Congress finds that— 
(1) the 
nationally 
significant 
Las 
Imagines 
National 
Archeological District on Albuquerque's West Mesa Escarpment 
contains more than 15,000 documented and prehistoric and 
historic petroglyphs; 
(2) the district also contains approximately sixty-five other 
archeological sites; 
(3) the West Mesa Escarpment and the petrogl3T)hs are 
threatened by urbanization and vandalism, and hundreds of 
petrogljrphs have already been destroyed; 
(4) the State of New Mexico has shown great leadership by 
recognizing the importance of the archeological resources of the 
West Mesa Escarpment through the establishment of the Las 
Imagines National Archeological District; 
(5) the city of Albuquerque has played a significant role in the 
preservation of the natural, cultural, and recreational resources 
of the West Mesa Escarpment; 
(6) the Middle Rio Grande Pueblo Tribes have shown a strong 
and sincere interest in the preservation of their heritage 
through protection of the West Mesa Escarpment; 
(7) the Atrisco Land Grant, now held by Westland Develop-
ment Company, Incorporated, a corporation whose stock is 
owned primarily by heirs of the Atrisco Land Grant, has played 
a significant role in the settlement of the West Mesa area since 
1692, and the corporation's shareholders have shown a strong 
interest in the preservation of their traditional lands; 
(8) the National Park System has no unit established for the 
specific purpose of protecting, preserving, and interpreting pre-
historic and historic rock art; and 
(9) in light of the national significance of the West Mesa 
Escarpment and the petroglyphs and the urgent need to protect 
the cultural and natural resources of the area from urbaniza-
tion and vandalism, it is appropriate that a national monument 
be established in the West Mesa Escarpment area, near Albu-
querque, New Mexico. 
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SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
(a) In order to preserve, for the benefit and enjoyment of present 
and future generations, that area in New Mexico containing the 
nationally significant West Mesa Escarpment, the Las Imagines 
National Archeological District, a portion of the Atrisco Land 
Grant, and other significant natural and cultural resources, and to 
facilitate research activities associated with the resources, there is 
hereby established the Petroglyph National Monument (hereinafter 
in this title referred to as the "monument") as a unit of the National 
Park System. The monument shall consist of approximately 5,280 
acres generally known as the Atrisco Unit, £is depicted on the map 
entitled "Boundary Map, Petroglyph National Monument", num-
bered NM-PETR-80,010C and dated June 1990, which shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National 
Park Service, Department of the Interior, in the offices of the 
Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources of the 
State of New Mexico, and in the office of the mayor of the city of 
Albuquerque, New Mexico. 
Os) The monument shall be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior (hereinafter in this title referred to £is the "Secretary") or, if 
the monument is expanded pursuant to section 104(a), by the Sec-
retary in cooperation with the State of New Mexico (hereinafter in 
this title referred to £is the "State") or the city of Albuquerque, New 
Mexico (hereinafter in this title referred to as the "city"), in accord-
ance with section 105. 
(c) Within 6 months after the date of enaction of this title, the 
Secretary shall file a legal description of the monument with the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States 
Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
United States House of Representatives. Such legal description shall 
have the same force and legal description as if included in this title, 
except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical 
errors in such legal description. The legal description shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the offices of the National 
Park Service, Department of the Interior, in the offices of the 
Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources of the 
State of New Mexico, and in the office of the mayor of the city of 
Albuquerque, New Mexico: Provided, That the Secretary may from 
time to time, after completion of the general mansigement plan 
referred to in section 108(a), may make minor adjustments to the 
monument boundary by publication of a revised map or other 
boundary description in the Federal Register. 
SEC. 103. LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY. 
(a) The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests 
Gifts and 
therein within the monument boundary by donation, purchase with 
property, 
donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer from any other 
Federal agency, except that lands or interests therein owned by thfe 
State or a political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by 
donation or exchange. 
(b) Where the surface and subsurface estates of private land to be 
acquired are separately owned, the Secretary shall acquire the 
subsurface estate to such land prior to or at the same time the 
surface estate is acquired: Provided, That this subsection shsdl not 
be applicable if the Secretary determines that the prior acquisition 
of the surface estate is necessary— 
(1) to prevent damage to the resources of the monument; or 
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(2) to properly manage and interpret the monument in accord-
ance with sections 102 and 105. 
(c)(1) The Secretary is authorized to exchange Federal lands 
within the area described on the map referred to in section 102(a) as 
the Piedras Marcadas Unit for lands owned by the city within the 
area described as the Atrisco Unit on such map. 
(2) The Secretary is authorized to exchange Federal lands within 
the area described on the map referred to in section 102(a) as the 
Boca Negra Unit for lands owned by the State within the area 
described as the Atrisco Unit on such map. 
(3) Exchanges shall be on the basis of equal value, and either 
party to the exchange may pay or accept cash in order to equalize 
the value of the properties exchanged. 
Gifts and 
(d) Prior to acquiring fee simple ownership of private lands or 
property. 
interests therein within the monument boundary, the Secretary is 
authorized to acquire an appropriate interest in such land by dona-
tion or for a nominal fee from the owner or owners of such lands for 
the purpose of providing immediate protection against trespass or 
vandalism or initiating any resource inventories necessary to carry 
out the purposes of this title. 
SEC. 104. EXPANSION OF THE MONUMENT. 
(a) Upon the execution of a binding agreement between the 
Secretary, the State, and the city that the lands identified in this 
subsection shall be perpetually managed in accordance with section 
105, the Secretary shall include such lands, totaling approximately 
1,994 acres, within the monument boundary. The lands referred to 
in this subsection are: 
(1) the approximately 1,779 acres generally known as the 
Piedras Marcadas Unit, as depicted on the map referred to in 
section 102(a); and 
(2) the approximately 215 acres generally known as the Boca 
Negra Unit, as depicted on the map referred to in section 102(a). 
(b)(1) The Secretary is authorized to acquire, as provided in section 
103(a), some or all of the approximately 95 acres of land, or interests 
therein, within the area identified as "Potential Addition" on the 
map referred to in section 102(a), if, after consultation with the 
Petrogljrph National Monument Advisory Commission established 
under section 110, the Secretary determines that such acquisition 
would further the purposes of this title. 
(2) The authority of the Secretary to make acquisitions pursuant 
to paragraph (1) shall expire on the date three years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(3) Any lands acquired pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be incor-
porated into the monument and managed accordingly. 
SEC. 105. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MONUMENT. 
(a) The Secretary shall administer, manage, and protect the monu-
ment in accordance with the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 
U.S.C. 1 et seq.), the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 
461 et seq.), and this title, and in such a manner as to preserve, for 
the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, its 
cultural and natural resources, and to provide for the interpretation 
of and research on such resources. 
(b) Units of the monument which may be added pursuant to 
section 104(a) shall be managed and developed in accordance with 
management and operational plans prepared concurrently with the 
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National Park Service, consistent with section 108. Visitor use and 
interpretive programs within such units shall be undertaken 
consistent with plans developed with the assistance of the National 
Park Service. 
(c) The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agree- Contracts, 
ments with either the State or the city under which the Secretary 
may manage and interpret any lands owned by the State or the city, 
respectively, within the boundaries of the monument. 
(d) In order to encourage a unified and cost effective interpretive Contracts, 
program of the natural and cultural resources of the West Mesa 
Conservation. 
Escarpment and its environs, the Secretary is authorized to enter 
into cooperative agreements with other Federal, State, and local 
public departments and agencies, Indian tribes, and nonprofit enti-
ties providing for the interpretation of these resources. Such agree-
ments shall include, but need not be limited to, a provision for the 
Secretary to develop and operate interpretive facilities and pro-
grams on lands and interests in lands outside the monument bound-
ary, with the agreement of the owner or the administrator thereof. 
Such cooperative agreements may also provide for financial and 
technical assistance for the planning and implementation of 
interpretive programs and minimal development related to these 
programs. 
(e) Federal laws generally applicable to units of the National Park 
System, including but not limited to, the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 and the Archeological Resources Protection Act of 
1979, shall apply to the monument. The Secretary is authorized to 
pursue concurrent jurisdiction of the monument for the purposes of 
law enforcement and implementation of Federal regulations. 
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LAND 
USE 
AND 
TRANSPORTATION 
PLANNING. 
The Secretary may participate in land use and transportation 
management planning conducted by appropriate local authorities 
for lands adjacent to the monument and may provide technical 
assistance to such authorities and affected landowners for such 
planning. 
SEC. 107. EXISTING TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed as authorizing or requiring 
revocation of any interest or easement for existing transmission or 
distribution facilities or prohibiting the operation and maintenance 
of such facilities within or adjacent to the monument boundary. 
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GENERAL 
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN. 
(a) Within 3 years from the date funding is made available for the 
purposes of this section, the Secretary, in cooperation with the city 
and the State, shall develop and transmit to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States 
House of Representatives, a general management plan for the 
monument consistent with the purposes of tlas title, including, but 
not limited to— 
(1) a statement of the number of visitors euid types of public 
use within the monument which can be accommodated in 
accordance with the protection of its resources; 
(2) a resource protection program; 
(3) a general interpretive program; 
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(4) a plan to implement the joint resolution entitled "Amer-
ican Indian Religious Freedom", approved August 11, 1978 (42 
U.S.C. 1996); 
(5) a general development plan for the monument, including 
proposals for a visitors' center, and the estimated cost thereof; 
and 
(6) a plan for the Rock Art Research Center established in 
section 109. 
(b) The general management plan shall be prepared in consulta-
tion with the Petroglyph National Monument Advisory Commission 
established pursuant to section 110, appropriate Indian tribes and 
their civil officials, the heirs of the Atrisco Land Grant, the New 
Mexico State Historical Preservation Office, and other interested 
parties. 
Contracts. 
(c) The Secretary shall undertake, in consultation and cooperation 
with appropriate New Mexico Indian tribes and their civil officials, 
research on other Rio Grande style rock art sites on Federal lands in 
New Mexico, and through cooperative agreements with State and 
Reports. 
willing private landowners, on non-Federal lands. The Secretary 
shall provide the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the United States House of Representatives within 3 years 
of the date funding is made available for the purposes of this section, 
a report that— 
(1) lists various locations of Rio Grande style rock art; 
(2) identifies the ownership of the rock art; 
(3) identifies the condition of the resources; and 
(4) identifies the appropriate type of technical assistance 
needed for the protection and care of these resources. 
The report shall be updated and transmitted to such comniittees 
every 2 years thereafter. 
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ROCK 
ART 
RESEARCH 
CENTER. 
(a) In order to provide for research relating to Rio Grande style 
rock art, undertake comprehensive evaluations of petrogl5T)hs 
within the monument, prepare interpretive programs that are sen-
sitive to the concerns of the Indian and Hispanic peoples, and relate 
monument resources to other styles and forms of rock art, the 
Secretary, acting through the National Park Service and in coopera-
tion with the University of New Mexico, other educational institu-
tions, foundations, Indian tribes, and private entities, shall establish 
a Rock Art Research Center (hereinafter in this title referred to as 
the "Center"). 
(b) The Center shall function as a focal point for the systematic 
and scholarly collection, analysis, and dissemination of information 
relating to Rio Grande style rock art, and other forms of rock art 
within the region. 
Education. 
(c) The Center shall produce research data and educational mate-
rials that will enhance public understanding of prehistoric and 
historic rock art. 
(d) The Center shall provide for a broad program of research 
including ethnographic studies, resource management techniques, 
and comparative studies of rock art forms and styles. 
(e) Research shall be primarily directed toward rock art managed 
by the National Park Service. The Secretary may enter into coopera-
tive agreements with other agencies and entities as may be appro-
priate to carry out the requirements of the Center. 
Cultural 
pro-ams. 
Indians. 
Minorities. 
I^ublic buildings 
and grounds. 
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(f) The Secretary, acting through the National Park Service, is 
authorized to undertake research and assist in the management and 
protection of Rio Grande style rock art sites on public and, with the 
agreement of the landowner, private lands within the Galisteo 
Basin. The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agree- Contracts, 
ments with landowners of such rock art sites and expend appro-
priated funds for research, site protection, and 
interpretive 
programs. Research shall include the identification and mapping of 
rock art sites and the development of protection options. 
SEC. 110. PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION. 
Establishment. 
(a) There is hereby established the Petroglyph National Monu-
ment Advisory Commission (hereinafter in this title referred to as 
the "Commission"). The Commission shall be composed of eleven 
members appointed by the Secretary for terms of 5 years as follows: 
(1) one member, who shall have professional expertise in 
history or archeology, appointed from recommendations submit-
ted by the Governor of the State of New Mexico; 
(2) one member, who shall have professional expertise in 
history or archeology, appointed from recommendations submit-
ted by the mayor of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico; 
(3) one member, who shall have professional expertise in 
Indian history or ceremonial activities, appointed from rec-
ommendations submitted by the All Indian Pueblo Council; 
(4) one member, who shall be a shareholder of the Westland 
Development Company, Incorporated; 
(5) one member, who shall be an heir of the Atrisco Land 
Grant; 
(6) one member, who shall be an affected landowner; 
(7) one member, who shall have professional expertise in 
Indian rock art; 
(8) one member, who shall have professional expertise in 
cultural anthropology; 
(9) one member, who shall have professional expertise in 
geology; 
(10) one member from the general public; and 
(11) the Director of the National Park Service, or his or her 
designee, ex officio. 
(b) Any member of the Commission may serve after the expiration 
of his or her term until a successor is appointed. A vacancy in the 
Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
appointment was made. 
(c) Members of the Commission shall serve without pay. While 
away from their homes or regular places of business in the perform-
ance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission 
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently 
in Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(d) The Chair and other officers of the Commission shall be elected 
by a majority of the members of the Commission to serve for terms 
established by the Commission. 
(e) The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair or a 
majority of its members, but not less than twice annually. Six 
members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Consistent 
with the public meeting requirements of section 10 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 tJ.S.C. App.), the Commission shall, from 
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Termination 
date. 
Reports. 
time to time, meet with persons concerned with Indian history and 
historic preservation, and with other interested persons, 
(f) The Commission may make such bylaws, rules, and regulations 
as it considers necessary to carry out its functions under this title. 
Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall not apply to the Commission. 
(g) The Commission shall advise the Secretary on the manage-
ment and development of the monument, and on the preparation of 
the general management plan referred to in section 108(a). The 
Secretary, or his or her designee, shall from time to time, but at 
least semiannually, meet and consult with the Commission on mat-
ters relating to the management and developnient of the monument. 
(h) The Commission shall cease to exist 10 years after the date of 
its first meeting. 
SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for the purposes of this title. The Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the United States House of Representatives, concurrently 
with the submission to Congress of the President's proposed budget 
for the second fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of 
this title, and every 5 years thereafter, a report on the status of the 
agreement referred to in section 104(a), its associated costs, and any 
proposed alterations to the agreement. 
Conservation. 
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Establishment. 
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TITLE II—PECOS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 
SEC. 201. The purpose of this title is— 
(1) to recognize the multitheme history, including the cultural 
interaction among diverse groups of people, of the Pecos area 
and its "gateway" role between the Great Plains and the Rio 
Grande Valley, and 
(2) to provide for the preservation and interpretation of the 
cultural and natural resources of the Forked Lightning Ranch 
by establishing the Pecos National Historical Park. 
SEC. 202. (a) In order to enhance and preserve the existing Pecos 
National Monument and related nationally significant resources for 
the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, there 
is hereby established the Pecos National Historical Park (herein-
after in this title referred to as the "park"). 
(b) The park shall include the existing Pecos National Monument 
and the area known as the Forked Lightning Ranch which sur-
rounds the Pecos National Monument and shall consist of approxi-
mately 5,865 acres of the lands and interests in lands as generally 
depicted on the map entitled "Pecos National Historical Park 
Boundary Concept", numbered 430/80028 and dated March 1990. 
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The 
Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 
"Secretary") may. from time to time make minor revisions in the 
boundary of the park in accordance with section 7(c) of the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-4 and 
following). 
(c) The Act entitled "An Act to authorize the establishment of 
Pecos National Monument in the State of New Mexico, and for other 
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purposes" approved June 28, 1965 (79 Stat. 195), is hereby repealed, 
and any funds available for purposes of the Pecos National Monu-
ment shall be available for purposes of the park. 
SEC. 208. The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands, waters, and 
interests therein within the boundaries of the park by donation, 
purchgise with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange: Pro-
vided, however. That the Secretary may not acquire lands within the 
Forked Lightning Ranch as depicted on the map from the owner of 
record of such lands as of May 1, 1990, without the consent of such 
owner unless the Secretary determines that the Isinds are being 
used, or that there is an imminent threat that the lands will be 
used, for any purpose that is incompatible with the purposes of this 
Act. 
SEC. 204. The Secretary shall administer the park in accordance 
with the provisions of this title and the provisions of law generally 
applicable to the administration of units of the National Park 
System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 
1, 2-4), and the Act of August 21,1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-7). 
SEC. 205. Within 3 full fiscal years from the date funding is made 
available for the purposes of preparing a general management plem, 
the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives, a 
general management plan for the park consistent with the purposes 
of this title, including (but not limited to)— 
(1) a general visitor use and interpretive program that fully 
considers the prehistoric and historic aspects of the national 
historical park including the "gateway theme" and early Span-
ish settlement of New Mexico; 
(2) a statement on the number of visitors and types of public 
uses within the park which can be reasonably accommodated in 
accordance with the protection of its resources; and 
(3) a general development plan for the park, including the 
estimated cost thereof. 
SEC. 206. The Secretary, acting through the National Park Serv-
ice, shall undertake a study of the Rowe Ruin, Arrowhead Pueblo, 
Hobson-Dressler Ruin, and Las Ruedas site for the suitability and 
feasibility of their inclusion in the park. The Secretary shall submit 
the study to the Congress within one year after the date of enact-
ment of this title. 
SEC. 207. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out this title. 
TITLE III—ZUNI-CIBOLA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND 
JUAN DE ONATE MEMORIAL 
SEC. 301. The first sentence of section 202 of Public Law 100-225 
(16 U.S.C. 460UU-12) is amended by deleting "and Zuni-Cibola Na-
tional Historical Park" and inserting "Zuni-Cibola National Histori-
cal Park, and Petroglyph National Monument". 
SEC. 302. The Zuni-Cibola Nationsd Historical Park Establishment 
Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 410pp et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2(c)— 
(A) by striking "24 months" and inserting "6 years"; and 
(B) by striking "24-month" and inserting "6-year"; and 
(2) in section 3(a) by striking "18 months" and inserting "hVi 
years". 
Gifts and 
P
roperty. 
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16 use 410rr-3. 
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Appropriation 
authorization. 
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16 u s e 410pp. 
16 u s e 410pp-l. 
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SEC. 303. (a) The tract of land described in subsection (b) shall be 
treated as public land for the purposes of the Act of June 14, 1926 
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.; commonly known as the "Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act"). 
(b) The land referred to in paragraph (1) is approximately 5 acres 
of the Sebastian Martin Land Grant near Los Luceros, New Mexico, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled "Onate Memorial Map" 
and dated July 1989. 
Approved June 27,1990. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 286: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-491 (Ctomm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-230 (Ck)mm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): 
Jan. 24, considered and passed Senate. 
May 21, 22, considered and passed House, amended. 
June 12, Senate concurred in House amendments with amendments. 
June 14, House concurred in Senate amendments. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 26 (1990): 
June 27, Presidential statement.