For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 4, 2002
Statement by the Press Secretary
On Wednesday, December 4, 2002, the President signed into law:
S. 2712, the "Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002", which
authorizes economic, military, and other assistance for Afghanistan.
H.R.727, which gives the Consumer Product Safety Commission
authority to regulate low-speed electric bicycles.
H.R. 2595, which directs the Army to convey a 12-acre parcel of
land to Chatham County, Georgia.
H.R. 5469, which authorizes designated parties to make agreements
for establishing webcaster royalty rates; suspends royalty payments due
from certain webcasters; and codifies agreements by interested parties
concerning royalty payments.
S. 1010, which extends the deadline under the Federal Power Act for
the construction of the Jordan Dam Hydroelectric Project in the State
of North Carolina.
S. 1226, which requires the display of the POW/MIA flag of the
World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial.
S. 1907, which requires the Department of the Interior to convey a
40-acre parcel of land to the City of Haines, Oregon.
S. 1946, which designates the Old Spanish Trail from Santa Fe, New
Mexico, to Los Angeles, California, as a National Historic Trail.
S. 2239, which (1) Permanently extends certain Federal Housing
Authority (FHA) downpayment simplification provisions; (2) repeals a
Government National Mortgage Association fee increase scheduled to go
into effect in FY 2005; and (3) establishes an index for FHA
multifamily housing loan limits.
S.J.Res. 53, which provides that the first regular session of the
108th Congress will begin at noon on Tuesday, January 7, 2003.
H.R. 5504, "Anton's Law", which requires the Department of
Transportation to undertake studies and rulemaking to improve the
safety of child restraints for older children weighing more than 50
pounds.
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