THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 30, 1993 PRESIDENT SIGNS DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION AND VETERANS PENSION BILLS President Clinton today signed into law H.R. 2401, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, which authorizes FY'94 appropriations of $260.9 billion for national defense programs at the Department of Defense and elsewhere and sets personnel strengths for the active and reserve components of the armed forces. The President also signed H.R. 3341, which increases the rate of special pension payable to persons who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor from $200 to $400 per month. # # #