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To amend section 3724 of title 31, United States Code, to increase the authority of the Attorney General to settle claims for damages resulting from law enforcement activities of the Department of Justice.
PL 101-203 (H.R.972), enacted 12/07/1989

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PUBLIC LAW 101-203—DEC. 7, 1989 
103 STAT. 1805 
Public Law 101-208 
101st Congress 
An Act 
To amend section 3724 of title 31, United States Code, to increase the authority of the 
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Attorney General to settle claims for damages resulting from law enforcement 
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activities of the Department of Justice. 
LH.R. 972] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO SETTLE CLAIMS. 
(a) INCREASED AUTHORITY.—Section 3724 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking out "$500" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$50,000"; and 
(B) by striking out "the Director" and all that follows 
through "Investigation" and inserting in lieu thereof "an 
investigative or law enforcement officer as defined in sec-
tion 2680(h) of title 28 who is employed by the Department 
of Justice"; and 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking out "The Attorney General" in the 
first sentence and all that follows through "The" in the second 
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The Attorney Reports. 
General shall report annually to the Congress on all settlements 
made under this section. With respect to each such settlement, the". 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The section heading for section 3724 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 3724. Claims for damages caused by investigative or law 
enforcement officers of the Department of Justice". 
(2) The item relating to section 3724 in the table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
"3724. Claims for damages caused by investigative or law enforcement officers of the 
Department of Justice.". 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
31 USC 3724 
The amendments made by section 1 shall apply to— 
(1) any claim arising on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, 
(2) any claim pending on such date, and 
(3) any claim arising before such date which has not been 
settled if the time for presenting the claim to the Attorney 
General under the last sentence of section 3724(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, has not expired. 
Approved December 7, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 972 (S. 604): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-46 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-163 accompanying S. 604 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
May 9, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 27, considered and ptissed Senate, amended. S. 604 considered and passed 
Senate. 
Nov. 17, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment. 
Nov. 20, Senate concurred in House amendment.
A joint resolution designating December 3 through 9, 1989, as "National Cities Fight Back Against Drugs Week".
PL 101-197 (S.J.Res.205), enacted 12/05/1989

PUBLIC LAW 101-197—DEC. 5, 1989 
103 STAT. 1791 
Public Law 101-197 
101st Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Designating December 3 through 9, 1989, as "National Cities Fight Back Against 
Pep. 5, 1989 
Drugs Week". 
[S.J. Res. 205] 
Whereas the presence of drugs and narcotics in our society has 
resulted in innumerable problems of human, community, social, 
and economic dimensions; 
Whereas the dissolution of the family, inadequate education system, 
poverty, unemployment, and greed all contribute to illegal drug 
use; 
Whereas the consequences of drug-related problems are witnessed in 
the loss of human lives, the loss of economic productivity, and the 
diversion of public resources to address these problems on all 
fronts; 
Whereas the demand for illegal drugs is a pervasive problem that 
affects all segments of our society, including professional and 
affluent people; 
Whereas illegal drugs plague urban, suburban, and rural commu-
nities of all sizes and regions; 
Whereas illegal drugs constitute a problem in our community and 
lead to a host of problems such £is homicide, robbery, burglary, 
and other crimes and domestic violence; 
Whereas a national response is needed to curtail the importation, 
trafficking, sale, and abuse of drugs; 
Whereas our Nation's cities and towns carry the heaviest burden in 
confronting the Nation's drug problem; 
Whereas hundreds of America's dedicated public servants have died 
and thousands of others risk their lives daily in our cities' in-
dividual battles against illegal drugs and in the criminal activities 
stemming from illegal drugs; and 
Whereas the National League of Cities has called on the President 
and the Congress to join in a partnership in fighting drugs: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives ofth^ 
United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That December 3 through 
9, 1989, is designated as "National Cities Fight Back Against Drugs 
Week", and the President is authorized and requested to issue a 
proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
such week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. 
Approved December 5, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE fflSTORY—S.J. Res. 205: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Nov. 17, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 21, considered and passed House.
To authorize distribution within the United States of the United States Information Agency film entitled "A Tribute to Mickey Leland".
PL 101-200 (H.R.3294), enacted 12/06/1989

103 STAT. 1794 
PUBLIC LAW 101-200—DEC. 6, 1989 
Public Law 101-200 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Dec. 6, 1989 
To authorize distribution within the United States of the United States Information 
[H.R. 3294] 
Agency film entitled "A Tribute to Mickey Leland". 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED 
STATES INFORMATION AGENCY FILM ENTITLED "A TRIE-
UTE TO MICKEY LELAND". 
Notwithstanding section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461-l(a)) and the 
second sentence of section 501 of the United States Information and 
Education Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461)— 
(1) the Director of the United States Information Agency shall 
make available to the Archivist of the United States a master 
copy of the film entitled "A Tribute to Mickey Leland"; and 
Historic 
(2) upon evidence that necessary United States rights and 
preserve ion. 
licenses have been secured and paid for by the person seeking 
domestic release of the film, the Archivist shall— 
(A) deposit that film in the National Archives of the 
United States; and 
(B) make copies of that film available for purchase and 
public viewing within the United States. 
Approved December 6, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3294: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Oct. 16, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 21, considered and passed Senate.
A joint resolution designating the month of November 1989 as "National Alzheimer's Disease Month".
PL 101-196 (S.J.Res.16), enacted 12/05/1989

103 STAT. 1790 
PUBLIC LAW 101-196—DEC. 5, 1989 
Public Law 101-196 
101st Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Dec. 5, 1989 
Designating November 1989 and November 1990 as "National Alzheimer's Disease 
[S.J. Res. 16] 
Month". 
Whereas more than two and one-half million Americans are affected 
by Alzheimer's disease, which is a surprisingly common disorder 
that destroys certain vital cells of the brain; 
Whereas Alzheimer's disease is the fourth leading cause of death 
among older Americans; 
Whereas Alzheimer's disease is responsible for 45 per centum of all 
nursing home admissions, at an annual cost of more than 
$80,000,000,000; 
Whereas in one-third of all American families one parent will 
succumb to this disease; 
Whereas Alzheimer's disease is not a normal consequence of aging; 
and 
Whereas an increase in the national awareness of the problem of 
Alzheimer's Disease and recognition of national organizations 
such as the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Associa-
tion and the American Health Assistance Foundation may stimu-
late the interest and concern of the American people, which may 
lead, in turn, to increased research and eventually to the discov-
ery of a cure for Alzheimer's disease: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That November 1989 and 
November 1990 are designated as "National Alzheimer's Disease 
Month". The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling 
upon the people of the United States to observe such months with 
appropriate ceremonies and activities. 
Approved December 5, 1989, 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 16: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Aug. 3, considered and psissed Senate. 
Nov. 7, considered and passed House, amended. 
Nov. 21, Senate concurred in House amendments.
A joint resolution to designate the week of December 3, 1989, through December 9, 1989, as "National American Indian Heritage Week".
PL 101-188 (S.J.Res.218), enacted 11/28/1989

PUBLIC LAW 101-188—NOV. 28,1989 
103 STAT. 1351 
Public Law 101-188 
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101st Congress 
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Joint Resolution 
To designate the week of December 3, 1989, through December 9, 1989, as "National 
Nov. 28, 1989 
American Indian Heritage Week". 
[S.J. Res. 218] 
Wheresis American Indians were the original inhabitants of the 
territories that now constitute the United States of America; 
Whereas American Indians and the descendants of such American 
Indians have made many essential contributions to this Nation; 
Whereas the citizens of the United States should be reminded of the 
assistance given to our Founding Fathers by the Native Ameri-
cans; and 
Whereas the citizens of the United States should be aware of the 
present relationship between American Indians and the United 
States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States 
of America 
in Congress assembled, 
That the week of 
December 3, 1989, through December 9, 1989, is designated as 
"National American Indian Heritage Week", and the President is 
authorized and requested to call upon Federal, State, and local 
governments, interested groups and organizations, and the people of 
the United States to observe such week with appropriate programs, 
ceremonies, and activities. 
Approved November 28,1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 218: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Nov. 16, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 20, considered and passed House.
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands adjacent to the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado.
PL 101-192 (S.737), enacted 11/29/1989

103 STAT. 1700 
PUBLIC LAW 101-192—NOV. 29, 1989 
Public Law 101-192 
101st Congress 
Nov. 29, 1989 
[S. 737] 
Gifts and 
property. 
Real property. 
Public 
information. 
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Colorado. 
An Act 
To adjust the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) ACQUISITION AND BOUNDARY CHANGE.—The Secretary of 
the 
Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to 
acquire, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 
or by exchange, lands or interests therein within the area generally 
depicted as "Proposed Park Additions" on the map entitled "Pro-
posed Park Additions, Rocky Mountain National Park", numbered 
121-80, 106-A and dated May, 1989, which map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the Office of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior. Upon acquisition of such lands, 
the Secretary shall revise the boundary of Rocky Mountain National 
Park to include such lands within the park boundary and shall 
administer such lands as part of the park subject to the laws and 
regulations applicable thereto. 
(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT FOR ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOREST.— 
Upon acquisition of such lands by the Secretary, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall revise the boundary of the Roosevelt National 
Forest to exclude such lands from the national forest boundary. 
(c) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to enter into an 
agreement with the owner of the lands identified as Tract 1127 and 
1127B4, Section 23, Township 3 North, Range 73, Boulder County, 
Colorado, within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park, 
to ensure the right of use as a single family residence, unless said 
property is being developed or is officially proposed to be developed 
by the owners in a manner which would substantially change its 
use. 
Approved November 29, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY-S. 737 (H.R. 1606): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-252, accompanying H.R. 1606 (Comm. on Interior and 
Insular Affairs). 
S E N A T E REPORTS: No. 101-74 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
C O N G R E S S I O N A L RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Sept. 15, considered and passed Senate. 
Sept. 25, H.R. 1606 considered and passed House; proceedings vacated and 
S. 737, amended, passed in lieu. 
Nov. 15, Senate concurred in House amendments with an amendment. 
Nov. 17, House concurred in Senate amendment.
A joint resolution to designate April 22, 1990 as Earth Day, and to set aside the day for public activities promoting preservation of the global environment.
PL 101-186 (S.J.Res.159), enacted 11/28/1989

103 STAT. 1348 
PUBLIC LAW 101-186—NOV. 28, 1989 
Public Law 101-186 
101st Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Nov. 28, 1989 
To designate April 22, 1990, as Earth Day, and to set aside the day for public 
[S.J. Res. 159] 
activities promoting preservation of the global environment. 
Whereas we face an international environmental crisis that de-
mands the attention of the American people and citizens of every 
nation in the world, and we must build alliances that transcend 
the boundaries dividing countries, continents, and cultures in 
order to solve it; 
Whereas we need to confront environmental problems of increasing 
severity, including climate change; depletion of the stratospheric 
ozone layer; loss of forests, wetlands, and other wildlife habitats; 
acid rain; air pollution; ocean pollution; and hazardous and solid 
waste buildup; 
Whereas we must educate and encourage individuals to recognize 
the environmental impact of their daily lives by becoming 
environmentally 
responsible 
consumers, 
conserving 
energy, 
increasing recycling efforts, and promoting environmental respon-
sibility in their communities; 
Whereas it will take major public policy initiatives to cure the 
causes of environmental degredation, such as phasing out the 
manufacture and use of chlorofluorocarbons, minimizing and re-
cycling solid wastes, improving energy efficiency, protecting 
biodiversity, promoting reforestation, and moving toward sustain-
able development throughout the world; 
Whereas almost twenty years ago, millions of Americans joined 
together on Earth Day to express an unprecedented concern for 
the environment, and their collective action resulted in the pas-
' 
sage of sweeping laws to protect our air, our water, and the lands 
around us; 
Whereas we must make the 1990s an "International Environment 
Decade", and forge an international alliance to respond to global 
environmental problems; and 
Whereas to inaugurate this environmental decade, we must once 
again stand up together in cities, towns, and villages around the 
world for a day of collective action to declare our shared resolve: 
Now, therefore, be it 
PUBLIC LAW 101-186—NOV. 28, 1989 
103 STAT. 1349 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That April 22, 1990, shall 
be designated and proclaimed £is Earth Day, and that the day shall 
be set aside for public activities promoting preservation of the global 
environment. 
Approved November 28, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 159: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Oct. 20, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 16, considered and passed House.
A joint resolution approving the location of the Memorial to the Women who served in Vietnam.
PL 101-187 (S.J.Res.207), enacted 11/28/1989

103 STAT. 1350 
PUBLIC LAW 101-187—NOV. 28, 1989 
Public Law 101-187 
101st Congress 
Joint Resolution 
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Approving the location of the memorial to the women who served in Vietnam. 
[S.J. Res. 207] 
Whereas section 6(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to provide stand-
ards for placement of commemorative works on certain Federal 
Lands in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other 
purposes", approved November 14, 1986 (100 Stat. 3650, 3651), 
provides that the location of a commemorative work in the area 
described therein as area I shall be deemed disapproved unless, 
not later than one hundred and fifty days after the Secretary of 
the Interior or the Administrator of General Services notifies the 
Congress of his determination that the commemorative work 
should be located in area I, the location is approved by law; 
Whereas the Act approved November 15, 1988 (102 Stat. 3922), 
authorizes the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Incorporated, 
to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Colum-
bia or its environs to honor women who served in the Armed 
Forces of the United States in the Republic of Vietnam during the 
Vietnam era; 
Whereas section 3 of the said Act of November 15, 1988, states the 
sense of the Congress that it would be most fitting and appro-
priate to place the memorial within the two and two-tenths acre 
site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Colum-
bia which is within area I; and 
Whereas the Secretary of the Interior has notified the Congress of 
his determination that the memorial authorized by the said Act of 
November 15, 1988, should be located in area I: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
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States of America in Congress assembled. That the location of a 
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commemorative work to honor women who served in the Armed 
Forces of the United States in the Republic of Vietnam during the 
Vietnam era, authorized by the Act approved November 15, 1988 
(102 Stat. 3922), in the area described in the Act approved Novem-
ber 14, 1986 (100 Stat. 3650), as area I, is hereby approved. 
Approved November 28,1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 207: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-171 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Oct. 31, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 17, considered and peissed House.
An act to commemorate the contributions of Senator Clinton P. Anderson to the establishment of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.
PL 101-184 (S.818), enacted 11/28/1989

103 STAT. 1334 
PUBLIC LAW 101-184—NOV. 28, 1989 
Public Law 101-184 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Nov. 28, 1989 
To commemorate the contributions of Senator Clinton P. Anderson to the establish-
[S. 818] 
ment of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes, 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
National parks, 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
monuments, etc. 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico was the leader 
of the conservation movement in the 88th Congress, which 
earned the name the "Conservation Congress" for its passage of 
several landmark conservation measures. Senator Anderson 
was the guiding sponsor of the Wilderness Act and shepherded 
it through the 88th Congress, helping secure its passage and 
enactment on September 3,1964. 
(2) Senator Anderson was influenced by New Mexico con-
servationist Aldo Leopold, who £is a United States Forest Serv-
ice officer helped establish the Nation's first administratively-
designated wilderness in 1924, the Gila Wilderness in the Gila 
National Forest in New Mexico. 
(3) Senator Anderson wrote and spoke eloquently about 
wilderness and his words continue to inspire his colleagues and 
the public about conservation. In 1963 he wrote: 
"There is a spiritual value to conservation, and wilderness 
typifies this. Wilderness is a demonstration by our people that 
we can put aside a portion of this which we have as a tribute to 
the Maker and say—this we will leave as we found it. 
"Wilderness is an anchor to windward. Knowing it is there, 
we can also know that we are still a rich Nation, tending our 
resources as we should—not a people in despair searching every 
last nook and cranny of our land for a board of lumber, a barrel 
of oil, a blade of grass, or a tank of water.". 
(4) On the 25th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, Senator 
Anderson's living legacy is the 474 units in the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System, totaling nearly 91 million acres. 
New Mexico. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF OVERLOOK. 
In recognition of the significant role Senator Anderson played in 
the enactment of the Wilderness Act, the Secretary of Agriculture is 
authorized and directed to rename the existing Copperas Vista, 
PUBLIC LAW 101-184—NOV. 28, 1989 
103 STAT. 1335 
located on the Gila National Forest in New Mexico, as the "Senator 
Clinton P. Anderson Wilderness Overlook" and to erect appropriate 
signs, .interpretive facilities, monuments, or plaques commemorat-
ing Senator Anderson's contribution to the National Wilderness 
Preservation System. 
Approved November 28, 1989. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 818: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-88 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Aug. 2, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 17, considered and passed House.
To redesignate a certain portion of the George Washington Memorial Parkway as the "Clara Barton Parkway".
PL 101-177 (H.R.1310), enacted 11/28/1989

103 STAT. 1296 
PUBLIC LAW 101-177—NOV. 28, 1989 
Nov. 28, 1989 
[H.R. 1310] 
Maryland. 
District of 
Columbia. 
Public Law 101-177 
101st Congress 
An Act 
To redesignate a certain portion of the George Washington Memorial Parkway as the 
"Clara Barton Parkway". 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION OF PARKWAY. 
The portion of the George Washington Memorial Parkway extend-
ing from the intersection of such Parkway and MacArthur Boule-
vard in Montgomery County, Maryland, to the intersection of such 
Parkway and Canal Road in the District of Columbia is hereby 
redesignated as the "Clara Barton Parkway". 
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SEC. 
2
. 
REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, rule, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States to the George Washington Memorial 
Parkway that includes the portion of such Parkway redesignated as 
the "Clara Barton Parkway" shall be deemed to include a reference 
to the "Clara Barton Parkway". 
Approved November 28, 1989. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1310: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-285 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-202 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Oct. 16, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 15, considered and passed Senate.