For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 19, 2003
Statement by the Press Secretary
On Friday, December 19, 2003, the President signed into law:
H.R. 100, the "Servicemembers Civil Relief Act," an Act to restate,
clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of
1940.
H.R. 622, an Act to provide for the exchange of certain lands in
the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 1006, the "Captive Wildlife Safety Act," an Act to amend the
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further the conservation of certain
wildlife species.
H.R. 1012, an Act to establish the Carter G. Woodson Home National
Historic Site in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2620, the "Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
of 2003," an Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004 and
2005 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other
purposes.
S. 686, the "Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act
Amendments of 2003," an Act to provide assistance for poison prevention
and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers.
S. 1680, the "Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2003," an
Act to reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other
purposes.
S. 1683, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pay Benefits Parity Act of
2003," an Act to provide for a report on the parity of pay and benefits
among Federal law enforcement officers and to establish an exchange
program between Federal law enforcement employees and State and local
law enforcement employees.
S. 1929, the "Mental Health Parity Reauthorization Act of 2003," an
Act to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and
the Public Health Service Act to extend the mental health benefits
parity provisions for an additional year.
S. 1947, the "Preserving Independence of Financial Institution
Examinations Act of 2003," an Act to prohibit the offer of credit by a
financial institution to a financial institution examiner, and for
other purposes.
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