President Bush Signs H.R. 2851 and S. 2840 Into Law

On Thursday, October 9, 2008, the President signed into law:

H.R. 2851, the "Michelle's Law," which requires that health plans continue to provide coverage for certain dependent children who take a medically necessary leave of absence from a post-secondary educational institution;

S. 2840, the "Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act," which requires the Department of Homeland Security to process and adjudicate naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces within 6 months of receipt; and establish an Office of the FBI Liaison to monitor and assist the FBI in the expeditious completion of background checks pertaining to these applications.