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Statement by the Press Secretary on Bill Signings
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 20, 2006

Statement by the Press Secretary on Bill Signings



On Wednesday, December 20, 2006 the President signed into law:

H.R. 394, which directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the Colonel
James Barrett Farm for inclusion in the Minute Man National Historical
Park, Massachusetts;

H.R. 758, which establishes an interagency task force to develop a strategy
for aerospace workforce development;

H.R. 854, which directs the Department of the Interior to convey
approximately 240 acres of land to the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe in
California and to place the land into trust;

H.R. 864, the "Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act" or the
"STOP Act," which establishes a Federal coordinating committee to prevent
underage drinking and authorizes a national media campaign, new grant
programs, and research to combat underage drinking;

H.R. 1285, the "Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act
of 2005," which extends for 3 years after enactment the application
deadline for the H-1C visa program, which provides nonimmigrant admission
to foreign nurses to work in regions of the country with shortages of
health care workers;

H.R. 1674, the "Tsunami Warning and Education Act," which authorizes the
Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration
to: (1) operate a program to provide tsunami detection, forecasts, and
warnings; (2) conduct a tsunami hazard mitigation program; and (3) maintain
a tsunami research program;

H.R. 4057, which clarifies that Department of Justice attorneys are
eligible for compensatory time off for travel;

H.R. 4416, which permanently reauthorizes the use of official and franked
mail to assist in the location and recovery of missing children;

H.R. 4510, which directs the congressional Joint Committee on the Library
to accept the donation of a bust depicting Sojourner Truth and to display
the bust in a suitable location in the Capitol;

H.R. 4583, the "Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International
Standards Conforming Act," which amends the Wool Products Labeling Act of
1939 to modify labeling requirements for wool and cashmere products based
on internationally accepted standards;

H.R. 5132, "River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act," which directs the
Secretary of the Interior to study the sites relating to the Battles of the
River Raisin in Michigan, for inclusion in the National Park System;

H.R. 5136, the "National Integrated Drought Information System Act of
2006," requires the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to establish a National Integrated Drought Information
System to provide an effective drought early warning system;

H.R. 5646, which directs the Environmental Protection Agency to study the
energy consumption of Federal and private computer data centers;

H.R. 6131, which modifies the International Revenue Code to allow
expenditures from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund for specified
additional purposes;

H.R. 6316, which extends through December 31, 2008, the Army's authority to
accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal entities to expedite the
processing of permits;

S. 1346, the "Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act," which
requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study of
maritime heritage sites in the State of Michigan;

S. 1998, the "Stolen Valor Act of 2005," which expands criminal penalties
for fraud relating to military decorations and medals;

S. 3938, the "Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006," which
reauthorizes the Export-Import Bank until September 30, 2011, and amends
Bank authorities;

S. 4044, which clarifies the treatment of certain charitable contributions
under provisions of the Bankruptcy Code; and

S. 4046, which extends the termination date for the Office of the Special
Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction and requires the Special
Inspector General to prepare a final forensic audit report on all funds
made available to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund.

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