Statement by the Press Secretary

On Monday, June 30, 2008, the President signed into law:

H.R. 6327, the "Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008," which extends through September 30, 2008, authorities to collects taxes that fund the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; to make expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; and to make grants to airports under the Airport Improvement Program;

S. 1692, which grants a Federal charter to the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.;

S. 2146, which authorizes the EPA to accept diesel emission reduction supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) as part of a settlement of an environmental enforcement action; and

S. 3180, which extends programs authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1865 through July 31, 2008.