For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 16, 2003
Statement on H.R. 2195
On Friday, August 15, 2003, the President signed into law:
H.R. 2195, the "Smithsonian Facilities Authorization Act", which
authorizes the Smithsonian Institution to make separation incentive
payments to employees, make improvements to the Patent Office Building,
expand the Museum Support Center, and enter into certain multi-year
contracts;
H.R. 2465, the "Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2003", which
retroactively reenacts the provisions of the Family Farmer Bankruptcy
Act as of July 1, 2003, and extends the Act for six months, until
January 1, 2004;
H.R. 2854, which extends the availability of State Children's
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) allotments for FYs 1998 - 2001, and
allows certain States to spend a portion of these allotments on
children enrolled in Medicaid; and
S. 1015, the "Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act", which
authorizes grants to assist States and local governments in operating
mosquito control programs.
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