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“PROVIDING FUNDING AUTHORITY TO FACILITATE THE EVACUATION OF PERSONS FROM LEBANON” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S8476 on July 31, 2006.
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PROVIDING FUNDING AUTHORITY TO FACILITATE THE EVACUATION OF PERSONS
FROM LEBANON
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, on behalf of the leader, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House to accompany S. 3741.
The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate a message from the House as follows:
S. 3741
Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 3741) entitled
``An Act to provide funding authority to facilitate the evacuation of persons from Lebanon, and for other purposes'', do pass with the following amendment:
Strike subsection (a) of section 1, and insert the following new subsection (a):
(a) Increase in Available Funds for Emergency Evacuations.--Notwithstanding the transfer restrictions under section 402 of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-108), the second proviso under the headings ``DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY--DEPARTMENT OF STATE--Administration of Foreign Affairs--diplomatic and consular programs'' is amended by striking ``$4,000,000'' and inserting
``$19,000,000''.
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate concur in the House amendment, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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