Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 813, H.R. 837, H.R. 2344, S. 407, and S. 615

Today, the President signed into law:

H.R. 813, which designates a Federal building and United States courthouse as the J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse;

H.R. 837, which designates a Federal building as the Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building;

H.R. 2344, which authorizes webcasters for 30 days after enactment to negotiate royalty rates with copyright holders that differ from the rates set by the Library of Congress Copyright Royalty Board;

S. 407, which provides for a cost-of-living adjustment for the beneficiaries of veterans' disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation equal to the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment; and

S.615, which provides additional personnel authorities for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.