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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 11, 2005

Statement on H.R. 1268, the "Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005"

On Wednesday, May 11, 2005, the President signed into law:

H.R. 1268, the "Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005" which provides emergency supplemental FY 2005 appropriations for military operations, relief and reconstruction, and related activities critical to building stable democracies in Iraq and Afghanistan. This Act also provides funds to assist those suffered in the aftermath of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in December 2004.

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President George W. Bush signs into law H.R. 1268, the "Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005," Wednesday, May 11, 2005, in the Oval Office. The bill provides emergency supplemental appropriations for military operations, relief and reconstruction, and related activities critical to building stable democracies in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as assisting those who suffered in the aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean.  White House photo by Paul Morse