For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 29, 2005
Statement on H.R. 3649, S. 1340, and S. 1368
On Thursday, September 29, 2005, the President signed into law:
H.R. 3649, the "Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Amendments Act
of 2005," which provides funding for boating safety and sportfishing
programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund through the end of FY 2005;
and reallocates FY 2005 budgetary resources for certain programs supported
by the Highway Trust Fund, including the operating expenses of the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration;
S. 1340, which extends through FY 2015, authority to spend interest from
the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Fund to support projects carried
out under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act; and
S. 1368, which extends the United States Parole Commission for an
additional three years, until November 1, 2008; and requires the United
States Sentencing Commission to amend certain Federal sentencing
guidelines, commentary, and policy statements.
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