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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 7, 2008
President Bush Signs H.R. 923, H.R. 1199, H.R. 5834, H.R. 5975, H.R. 6092, H.R. 6437, H.R. 6889, H.R. 6893, S. 3015, S. 3082 Into Law
On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, the President signed into law:
H.R. 923, the "Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007," which requires the Attorney General to designate individuals in the Justice Department's Federal Bureau of Investigation and Civil Rights Division to investigate and prosecute violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred prior to January 1, 1970, and resulted in death;
H.R. 1199, the "Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007," which authorizes appropriations for FYs 2008-2009 for Justice Department grants to States for programs to aid children living in homes in which methamphetamine or other controlled substances are manufactured, distributed, dispensed, or used;
H.R. 5834, the "North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008," which reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Authorization Act of 2004;
H.R. 5975, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Waterville, New York, as the Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office;
H.R. 6092, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Bremen, Georgia, as the Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building;
H.R. 6437, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Odessa, Texas, as the Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office;
H.R. 6889, which extends the authority of the Secretary of Education to carry out provisions of the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 for one year, through June 30, 2010;
H.R. 6893, the "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008," which reauthorizes the Adoption Incentives Program for five years and increases incentives for special needs and older child adoptions; give States the option to use Federal funding to provide maintenance payments to relatives who serve as "kinship guardians"; establishes family connection grants to connect foster children with family members and assist them in meeting the needs of the foster children; and allows Federal funding of child welfare systems established by tribal entities;
S. 3015, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Lakeview, Oregon, as the Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office Building; and
S. 3082, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Kansas City, Missouri, as the Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building.
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