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Ärende: Press Release (041030a) for Sat, 2004 Oct 30
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Statement by the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 30, 2004

Statement by the Press Secretary



On October 30, 2004, the President signed into law:

H.J. Res. 57, which expresses the sense of Congress that the space science
center in Downey, California, should be designated as the Columbia Memorial
Space Science Learning Center as a living memorial to the Columbia
astronauts.

H.R. 712, which makes Richi James Lesley eligible for an immigrant visa or
for adjustment of status to "lawful permanent resident."

H.R. 867, which makes Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan,
Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan, eligible for immigrant visas or for adjustment
of status to "lawful permanent resident."

H.R. 2010, which requires a plurality (instead of a majority) to elect the
American Samoan Delegate to the United States House of Representatives and
authorizes the American Samoan legislature to establish primary elections
for the office of Delegate.

H.R. 2023, the "Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management
Act of 2004," which requires the Department of Health and Human Services,
when making asthma prevention grants, to give preference to States that
require schools to allow asthmatic students to self-medicate.

H.R. 2400, which requires a unified local judicial system in Guam
consisting of an appellate court, a trial court, and other lower local
courts that may be established by the laws of Guam.

H.R. 2984, which repeals a requirement that processors of pears be members
of an agency that administers a marketing order for pears for canning or
freezing.

H.R. 3056, which replaces a Coastal Barrier Resources System map for Cedar
Keys, Florida, to reflect boundary changes.

H.R. 3217, which authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey four
parcels of land to the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church in Florida.

H.R. 3391, the "Provo River Project Transfer Act," which transfers the
title to the Provo Reservoir Canal and the Pleasant Grove Property in Utah
from the Federal Government to the Provo River Water Users Association; and
transfers the title for the Salt Lake Aqueduct to the Metropolitan Water
District of Salt Lake and Sandy.

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H.R. 3478, the "National Archives and Records Administration Efficiency Act
of 2004," which extends the authorization of appropriations for the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission through FY 2009 and
makes miscellaneous changes to administrative authorities of the National
Archives and Records Administration.

H.R. 3479, the "Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004,"
which authorizes the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior to
implement measures to control and eradicate the Brown tree snake on Guam
and prevent its introduction to other parts of the United States; and
authorizes appropriations for these agencies during FYs 2006-2010 for such
purposes.

H.R. 3706, the "John Muir National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act,"
which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire a small parcel of
land and include it in the adjusted boundaries of the John Muir National
Historic Site in California.

H.R. 3797, the "2004 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act," which
amends various laws applicable to the operations of the District of
Columbia government.

H.R. 3819, the "Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Designation Act,"
which designates the Lewis and Clark National Park and authorizes the
Department of the Interior to acquire additional sites in Oregon and
Washington to include in the Park.

H.R. 4046, which designates the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 555 West 180th Street in New York, New York, as the
Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office.

H.R. 4066, the "Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of
2004," which directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified
Federal land within the Chickasaw National Recreation Area to the Chickasaw
Nation of Oklahoma upon the Chickasaw Nation conveying specified land to
the Secretary.

H.R. 4306, which allows employers to electronically prepare and retain
Employment Eligibility Verification Forms that are required to help ensure
that employers do not hire aliens who are not authorized to work.

H.R. 4381, which designates the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2811 Springdale Avenue in Springdale, Arkansas, as the
Harvey and Bernice Jones Post Office Building.

H.R. 4471, the "Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans Act of
2004," which requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to
provide a 95 percent loan guarantee level for certain loans related to
financing affordable housing and community development activities for
Native Americans.

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H.R. 4481, the "Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Adjustment Act
of 2004," which modifies the boundaries of Wilson's Creek National
Battlefield in Missouri and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to
acquire certain land for inclusion in the Battlefield.

H.R. 4556, which designates the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1115 South Clinton Avenue in Dunn, North Carolina, as
the General William Carey Lee Post Office Building.

H.R. 4579, the "Truman Farm Home Expansion Act," which authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to acquire a parcel of land and include it in the
Harry S Truman National Historic Site in Missouri.

H.R. 4618, which designates the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 10 West Prospect Street in Nanuet, New York, as the
Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building.

H.R. 4632, which designates the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 19504 Linden Boulevard in St. Albans, New York, as the
Archie Spigner Post Office Building.

H.R. 4731, which reauthorizes the National Estuary Program through 2010.

H.R. 4827, which redesignates the Colorado Canyons National Conservation
Area as the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area.

H.R. 4917, the "Federal Regulatory Improvement Act of 2004," which
authorizes appropriations through FY 2007 for the Administrative Conference
of the United States.

H.R. 5027, which designates the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 411 Midway Avenue in Mascotte, Florida, as the
Specialist Eric Ramirez Post Office.

H.R. 5039, which designates the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at United States Route 1 in Ridgeway, North Carolina, as
the Eva Holtzman Post Office.

H.R. 5051, which designates the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1001 Williams Street in Ignacio, Colorado, as the
Leonard C. Burch Post Office Building.

H.R. 5107, the "Justice for All Act of 2004," which establishes enforceable
rights for victims of crimes; enhances DNA collection and analysis efforts;
provides for post-conviction DNA testing; and authorizes grants to improve
the quality of representation in State capital cases.

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H.R. 5131, the "Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004," which
authorizes appropriations through FY 2009 for grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements with Special Olympics for certain education,
international, and health activities.

H.R. 5133, which designates the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 11110 Sunset Hills Road in Reston, Virginia, as the
Martha Pennino Post Office Building.

H.R. 5147, which designates the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 23055 Sherman Way in West Hills, California, as the Evan
Asa Ashcraft Post Office Building.

H.R. 5186, the "Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004," which eliminates
certain special allowance payments to Federal Family Education Loan program
lenders; and authorizes an increase from $5,000 to $17,500, in the maximum
amount of student loan debt the Government may forgive for certain math,
science, and special education teachers who agree to teach for five years
in high-poverty schools.

H.R. 5294, the "John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2004," which
authorizes appropriations for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
and provides for establishment of a Project Team to further construction of
the Kennedy Center Plaza Project.

S. 129, the "Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004," which authorizes
Federal agencies to provide recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses;
and makes changes to agency training, leave, and pay authorities.

S. 144, the "Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004," which
requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to assist weed
management entities to control or eradicate noxious weeds on public and
private land.

S. 643, the "Hibben Center Act," which authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior to make a grant to the University of New Mexico and to enter a
long-term lease for use of a portion of the Hibben Center for
Archaeological Research.

S. 1194, the "Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of
2004," which establishes a Mental Health and Criminal Justice Collaboration
Program in the Department of Justice to provide grants to ensure access to
treatment for certain mentally ill offenders.

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