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President Bush Signs H.J.Res. 100, H.R. 1714, H.R. 4544, H.R. 6045, H.R.
6063, H.R. 6073, H.R. 6083, H.R. 6353, H.R. 6469, H.R. 6524, H.R. 7082,
H.R. 7177, and S. 3641 Into Law
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary October 15, 2008

President Bush Signs H.J.Res. 100, H.R. 1714, H.R. 4544, H.R. 6045, H.R.
6063, H.R. 6073, H.R. 6083, H.R. 6353, H.R. 6469, H.R. 6524, H.R. 7082,
H.R. 7177, and S. 3641 Into Law

ÿÿWhite House News


On Wednesday, October 15, 2008, the President signed into law:

H.J.Res. 100, which provides that the first regular session of the 111th
Congress will begin at noon on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, and that electoral
votes for President and Vice President will be counted on Thursday, January
8, 2009;

H.R. 1714, which replaces the Coastal Barrier Resource System map relating
to the Clam Pass Unit FL-64P in Collier County, Florida;

H.R. 4544, the "Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008," which provides for
the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Native American code
talkers;

H.R. 6045, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008," which
authorizes annual appropriations for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant
Program of $50 million through Fiscal Year 2012;

H.R. 6063, the "National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization
Act of 2008," which authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) for Fiscal Year 2009; requires NASA to add
to its baseline flight manifest two Space Shuttle missions to the
International Space Station and take all necessary steps to fly a third
additional Shuttle mission; requires NASA to take steps to ensure that the
International Space Station remains viable through at least 2020; and
affirms congressional support for U.S. space exploration policy;

H.R. 6073, which requires the Office of Personnel Management to ensure that
all Federal employees who are paid by electronic funds transfer are given
the option of receiving pay stubs electronically;

H.R. 6083, which authorizes appropriations of $4.75 million for each of
Fiscal Years 2009-2012 for a Department of Justice grant for a national
training program for State and local prosecutors;

H.R. 6353, the "Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of
2008," which amends the Controlled Substances Act to address online
pharmacies;

H.R. 6469, the "Stephanie Tubbs Jones Organ Transplant Authorization Act of
2008," which authorizes an increase in funding for the Organ Procurement
and Transplantation Network;

H.R. 6524, which authorizes the General Services Administration to take
certain actions with respect to parcels of real property located in
Eastlake, Ohio, and Koochiching County, Minnesota;

H.R. 7082, the "Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008," which authorizes
the Treasury Department to disclose certain prisoner tax return information
to the Justice Department's Federal Bureau of Prisons; and restores certain
judicial survivors' annuities;

H.R. 7177, which amends the Arms Export Control Act for the Republic of
Korea and Israel, authorizes military assistance for Israel, and authorizes
the transfer of U.S. naval vessels to foreign governments; and

S. 3641, which reauthorizes funding for certain Department of Justice crime
victims programs.

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