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Obama signs " 's Law; " " mental retardation " out, " intellectual

disability " in

By Lynn Sweet <http://www.suntimes.com/index/sweet.html> on October 5, 2010

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WASHINGTON--President Obama signed a law Tuesday mandating Federal statutes

will no longer use the term " mental retardation; " the replacement phrase is

" intellectual disability. "

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 5, 2010

Statement by the Press Secretary

On Tuesday, October 05, 2010, the President signed into law:

H.R. 1517, which authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to convert

certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an

overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years to a permanent appointment

in the competitive service;

S. 846, which provides for the award of a congressional gold medal to Dr.

Muhammad Yunus in recognition of his contributions to the fight against

global poverty;

S. 1055, which provides for the award of a single congressional gold medal

in honor of the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team,

and the Military Intelligence Service, United States Army.

S. 1674, the " Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009, " for purposes

of determining an individual's eligibility for Supplemental Security Income

and Medicaid, provides an exclusion from income of the first $2,000 received

for participating in certain Federally-supported clinical trials;

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S. 2781, the " 's Law, " which changes references in many Federal statutes

that currently refer to " mental retardation " to refer, instead, to

" intellectual disability " ; and*

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S. 3717, which repeals certain provisions of the Dodd- Wall Street

Reform and Consumer Protection Act that give the Securities and Exchange

Commission (SEC) protection from compelled disclosure of certain information

related to surveillance, risk assessments, or other regulatory and oversight

activities; and specifies that any entity regulated by the SEC is a

" financial institution " for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act

exemption for information relating to the regulation or supervision of

financial institutions.

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