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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 473 and H.R. 886

On Monday, April 2, 2012, the President signed into law:

H.R. 473, the "Help to Access Land for the Education of Scouts" or "HALE Scouts Act," which directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey at fair market value to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America specified land adjacent to the Council's existing campground; and

H.R. 886, the "United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act," which requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Marshals Service.