For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 2, 2002
Statement by the Press Secretary
On Monday, December 2, 2002, the President signed into law:
H.R. 2621, which makes it a Federal crime to intentionally place
any writing in a consumer product or its container without the consent
of the manufacturer, retailer, or distributor.
H.R. 3758, a private relief bill for So Hyun Jun.
H.R. 3988, which permits current active duty members of the Armed
Forces to be eligible for membership in the American Legion.
H.R. 4727, which reauthorizes and makes changes to the National Dam
Safety Program.
H.R. 5590, which provides that State domestic protective orders
will be enforced on military bases.
H.R. 5708, which reduces the existing pay-as-you-go (PAYGO)
scorecard balances for legislation enacted prior to October 1, 2002, to
zero for fiscal years 2002-2006.
H.R. 5716, which extends current law provisions prohibiting group
health plans and insurance issuers from imposing certain limits on
mental health coverage.
H.J. Res. 117, which approves the locating of a memorial to
President John Adams in the Monumental Core of the District of
Columbia; and
S. 3156, the "Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community
Building Act," which directs the Department of Housing and Urban
Development to award a grant to Neighborhood House in St. Paul,
Minnesota, for the construction of the "Paul and Sheila Wellstone
Center for Community Building."
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