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Ärende: Press Release (0512304) for Fri, 2005 Dec 30
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Statement H.R. 2863, the 'Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic
Influenza Act, 2006'
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 30, 2005

Statement H.R. 2863, the 'Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic
Influenza Act, 2006'



On Friday, December 30, 2005, the President signed into law:

H.R. 2863, the "Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic
influenza Act, 2006," which provides FY 2006 appropriations for DOD
Military programs. The bill contains FY 2006 funding for war-related
expenses for the first part of the year; contains funding to support relief
and reconstruction efforts related to the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico
and funds the initiative to prepare for the pandemic influenza. Finally,
the bill contains a one percent across-the-board reduction to FY 2006
discretionary programs across the Government, excluding emergencies and the
Department of Veterans Affairs;

H.R. 3010, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006," which provides
FY 2006 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education; and other smaller agencies;

H.R. 4525, the "Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2005," which
extends programs authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965;

H.R. 4579, which extends current law provisions prohibiting group health
plans and insurance issuers from imposing certain limits on mental health
coverage;

H.R. 4635, the "TANF and Child Care Continuation Act of 2005," which
extends certain welfare programs that expire on December 31, 2005,"

S. 205, the "Buffalo Soldiers Commemoration Act 2005," which authorizes the
American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a memorial in or around
the City of New Orleans to honor the Buffalo Soldiers;

S. 652, the "Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemoration Act of
2005," which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant to
the Franklin Institute to rehabilitate the Benjamin Franklin National
Memorial;

S. 1238, the "Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005,"
which amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to authorize annual
appropriations for the Corps and to establish priorities for project
activity,"

S. 1281, the "National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization
Act of 2005," which authorizes appropriations for the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration for FYs 2007 and 2008; provides authorities to
achieve the President's Vision for Space Exploration; and amends numerous
NASA authorities, including those related to the Space Shuttle and the
International Space Station.

S. 1310, which modifies an easement to allow expansion of a natural gas
pipeline in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and extends the
authority and increases the fee for commercial vehicle access through that
Area;

S. 1481, which makes corrections and other modifications to the American
Indian Probate Reform Act;

S. 1892, which extends the statute of limitations to December 31, 2006, for
the filing of claims by Indian tribes against the Federal Government
related to the management of trust accounts;

S. 1988, which authorizes the transfer to the Republic of Korea of items in
the Department of Defense War Reserve Stockpile; and

S. 2167, which extends from December 31, 2005, to February 3, 2006, the
sunset of temporary authorities under the USA PATRIOT Act and the "lone
wolf" provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act.

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