Below find my proposed change to the "northamerica" file to reflect new U. S. law. --ado ------- northamerica ------- *** /tmp/geta1562 Tue Aug 9 09:29:26 2005 --- /tmp/getb1562 Tue Aug 9 09:29:26 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)northamerica 7.75 # also includes Central America and the Caribbean # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)northamerica 7.76 # also includes Central America and the Caribbean # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, *************** *** 116,130 **** Rule US 1942 only - Feb 9 2:00 1:00 W # War Rule US 1945 only - Aug 14 23:00u 1:00 P # Peace Rule US 1945 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 S ! Rule US 1967 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S Rule US 1967 1973 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D Rule US 1974 only - Jan 6 2:00 1:00 D Rule US 1975 only - Feb 23 2:00 1:00 D Rule US 1976 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D ! Rule US 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D ! # <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:h.r.00177:"> ! # H.R.177 ! # </a> (introduced 1999-01-06) would change April to March in the above rule. # From Bob Devine (1988-01-28): # ...Alaska (and Hawaii) had the timezone names changed in 1967. --- 116,129 ---- Rule US 1942 only - Feb 9 2:00 1:00 W # War Rule US 1945 only - Aug 14 23:00u 1:00 P # Peace Rule US 1945 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 S ! Rule US 1967 2006 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S Rule US 1967 1973 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D Rule US 1974 only - Jan 6 2:00 1:00 D Rule US 1975 only - Feb 23 2:00 1:00 D Rule US 1976 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D ! Rule US 1987 2006 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D ! Rule US 2007 max - Mar Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D ! Rule US 2007 max - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 0 S # From Bob Devine (1988-01-28): # ...Alaska (and Hawaii) had the timezone names changed in 1967. *************** *** 202,209 **** # Public law 106-564 (2000-12-23) introduced the abbreviation # "Chamorro Standard Time" for time in Guam and the Northern Marianas. # See the file "australasia". - # US eastern time, represented by New York # Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, most of Florida, --- 201,227 ---- # Public law 106-564 (2000-12-23) introduced the abbreviation # "Chamorro Standard Time" for time in Guam and the Northern Marianas. # See the file "australasia". + + # From Arthur David Olson, 2005-08-09 + # The following was signed into law on 2005-08-08. + # + # H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2005, SEC. 110. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS. + # (a) Amendment- Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 + # U.S.C. 260a(a)) is amended-- + # (1) by striking `first Sunday of April' and inserting `second + # Sunday of March'; and + # (2) by striking `last Sunday of October' and inserting `first + # Sunday of November'. + # (b) Effective Date- Subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the + # date of enactment of this Act or March 1, 2007, whichever is later. + # (c) Report to Congress- Not later than 9 months after the effective + # date stated in subsection (b), the Secretary shall report to Congress + # on the impact of this section on energy consumption in the United + # States. + # (d) Right to Revert- Congress retains the right to revert the + # Daylight Saving Time back to the 2005 time schedules once the + # Department study is complete. # US eastern time, represented by New York # Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, most of Florida,