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S 3741 - 109

A bill to provide funding authority to facilitate the evacuation of persons from Lebanon, and for other purposes.

Became Public Law No: 109-268.

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Summary

82 Passed Senate without amendment Nov 29, 2006

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of State, upon a determination that additional funding for the Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service account (Account) is necessary as a result of the extraordinary costs of facilitating the evacuation of persons from Lebanon on or after July 16, 2006, to transfer to the Account from unobligated amounts in any Administration of Foreign Affairs account necessary sums to: (1) cover the costs of such evacuations; and (2) replenish the Account to the July 15, 2006, funding level. States that transferred amounts shall be merged with Account amounts, and shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as Account amounts. Directs the Secretary to notify the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives at least five days prior to any proposed transfer. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirement if exigent circumstances exist, but requires the Secretary to notify the Committees no later than three days after such transfer. Authorizes specified funds to be made available for such evacuation costs.

49 Public Law Aug 22, 2006

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 28, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends title IV of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 to increase funds available to the Department of State for emergency evacuations, notwithstanding specified transfer restrictions. Authorizes specified funds to be made available to cover the costs of facilitating the evacuation of persons from Lebanon on or after July 16, 2006.

36 Passed House amended Aug 22, 2006

Amends title IV of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 to increase funds available to the Department of State for emergency evacuations, notwithstanding specified transfer restrictions. Authorizes specified funds to be made available to cover the costs of facilitating the evacuation of persons from Lebanon on or after July 16, 2006.

00 Introduced in Senate Aug 10, 2006

Authorizes the Secretary of State, upon a determination that additional funding for the Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service account (Account) is necessary as a result of the extraordinary costs of facilitating the evacuation of persons from Lebanon on or after July 16, 2006, to transfer to the Account from unobligated amounts in any Administration of Foreign Affairs account necessary sums to: (1) cover the costs of such evacuations; and (2) replenish the Account to the July 15, 2006, funding level. States that transferred amounts shall be merged with Account amounts, and shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as Account amounts. Directs the Secretary to notify the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives at least five days prior to any proposed transfer. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirement if exigent circumstances exist, but requires the Secretary to notify the Committees no later than three days after such transfer. Authorizes specified funds to be made available for such evacuation costs.

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Aug 4, 2006

Signed by President.

Aug 4, 2006

Signed by President.

Aug 4, 2006

Became Public Law No: 109-268.

Aug 4, 2006

Became Public Law No: 109-268.

Aug 2, 2006

Presented to President.

Aug 2, 2006

Presented to President.

Aug 1, 2006

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jul 31, 2006

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

Jul 31, 2006

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8476; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S8476)

Jul 31, 2006

Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8476; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S8476)

Jul 28, 2006

Mr. Wolf asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.

Jul 28, 2006

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H6029-6030)

Jul 28, 2006

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

Jul 28, 2006

On passage Passed without objection.

Jul 28, 2006

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 27, 2006

Received in the House.

Jul 27, 2006

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jul 27, 2006

Held at the desk.

Jul 26, 2006

Introduced in Senate

Jul 26, 2006

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8321; text as passed Senate: CR S3721)

Jul 26, 2006

Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8321; text as passed Senate: CR S3721)

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