For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 17, 2004
Statement by the Press Secretary
On Saturday, October 16, 2004, the President signed the following bills
into law:
H.R. 982, which generally exempts the interest on any bonds issued
by or on behalf of the Government of American Samoa from taxation by
any State, local, or territorial government.
H.R. 2408, the "National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2004."
H.R. 2771, which reauthorizes the New York City Watershed
Protection Program though FY 2010.
H.R. 4115, which authorizes the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community in Arizona to include binding arbitration clauses in all
contracts affecting land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Reservation.
H.R. 4259, the "Department of Homeland Security Financial
Accountability Act."
H.R. 5105, which authorizes the Smithsonian Institution to carry
out construction in support of the VERITAS observatory project,
Arizona.
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