For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 30, 2005
Statement on House Resolutions
On Friday, September 30, 2005, the President signed into law:
H.R. 2132, which extends through September 30, 2007, the authority of the
Secretary of Education to waive or modify Federal student financial
assistance program requirements to assist individuals or academic
institutions affected by a war, other military operation, or national
emergency;
H.R. 2385, which extends authority for the Department of Commerce to
conduct the Quarterly Financial Report program from September 30, 2005, to
September 30, 2015;
H.R. 3200, the "Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of
2005," which makes permanent the increase from $250,000 to $400,000 in the
maximum benefit for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and
Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI);
H.R. 3784, the "Higher Education Extension Act of 2005," which extends
programs authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through December
31, 2005; and
H.R. 3864, the "Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Affected by
Hurricane Katrina or Rita Act of 2005," which authorizes the Department of
Education to waive certain requirements and reallocate grant funds returned
to the Department in order to assist individuals with disabilities affected
by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
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