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On Monday, January 7, 2019, the President signed into law:

S. 2200, the “National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018,” which reauthorizes, through fiscal year 2023, and amends provisions of the Department of Commerce’s National Integrated Drought Information System Program; the National Weather Service; the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; and the National Hypoxia and Harmful Algal Bloom Program; and

S. 2961, the “Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2018,” which authorizes appropriations for Justice Department grant programs that assist in responding to victims of child abuse and in improving the quality of criminal prosecution of child abuse cases; and establishes immunity for individuals who in good faith report suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect.