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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 1, 2008
President Bush Signs H.R. 2608, S. 171, S. 2339, and S. 3241 Into Law
On Tuesday, September 30, 2008, the President signed into law:
H.R. 2608, the "SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act," which extends, for two years, the eligibility of certain qualified aliens, including refugees, asylees, and certain humanitarian immigrants, for Supplemental Security Income benefits; and authorizes the Department of the Treasury to withhold portions of a taxpayer's refund to collect certain unemployment compensation debt owed to States;
S. 171, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Commerce, Oklahoma, as the Mickey Mantle Post Office Building;
S. 2339, which designates the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic; and
S. 3241, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building.
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