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On Friday, September 29, 2017, the President signed into law:

H.R. 3819, the “Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2017,” which extends certain expiring authorities affecting veterans and their families, including: health care; benefits; homelessness; miscellaneous authorities; and makes a number of technical corrections; and

S. 1866, the “Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017,” which provides the Department of Education with administrative authority to assist institutions of higher education affected by, or enrolling students affected by, recent hurricanes and tropical storms under two campus-based financial aid programs, and to require a grant program to provide equitable services to children and teachers in private schools.