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FUNDING AUTHORITY FOR EVACUEES OF LEBANON -- (Senate - July 26, 2006)

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   Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3741 introduced earlier today.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.

   The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

   A bill (S. 3741) to provide funding authority to facilitate the evacuation of persons from Lebanon, and for other purposes.

   There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.

   Mr. BENNETT. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the RECORD.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

   The bill (S. 3741) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

   S. 3741

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

   SECTION 1. FUNDING AUTHORITY.

    (a) Transfer Authority.--

    (1) AUTHORITY.--

    (A) IN GENERAL.--Upon a determination by the Secretary of State described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may transfer to the ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' account from unobligated amounts in any account under the ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' heading such sums as may be necessary--

    (i) to cover the costs of facilitating the evacuation under section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) of persons from Lebanon on or after July 16, 2006; and

    (ii) to replenish the ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' account up to the level of funding that existed in such account on July 15, 2006.

    (B) DETERMINATION.--A determination referred to in subparagraph (A) is a determination that additional funding for the ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' account is necessary as a result of the extraordinary costs of facilitating the evacuation under section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) of persons from Lebanon on or after July 16, 2006.

    (C) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.--Amounts transferred under subparagraph (A) shall be merged with amounts in the ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' account, and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such account.

    (2) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.--

    (A) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided under subparagraph (B), not later than 5 days before transferring funds under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the proposed transfer.

    (B) EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES WAIVER.--The Secretary may waive the requirement under subparagraph (A) if exigent circumstances exist. In the event of such a waiver, the Secretary shall provide notice of the transfer of funds to the appropriate congressional committees as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after such transfer, including an explanation of the circumstances necessitating such waiver.

    (C) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.--In this paragraph, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 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.

    (b) Use of Certain Funds.--Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by chapter 8 of title II of division B of Public Law 109-148 under the heading ``emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service'' and any other unobligated amounts in the ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' account may be made available to cover the costs of facilitating the evacuation under section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) of persons from Lebanon on or after July 16, 2006.

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