To appropriate funds for crisis in Darfur and Chad.

SA 3493. Mr. DeWine (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Brownback, Mr. McCain, Mr. Biden, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Dole, and Mrs. Clinton) porposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 118, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:

TITLE X

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

United States Agency for International Development

International Disaster and Famine Assistance

For an additional amount for “International Disaster and Famine Assistance”, $70,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be available to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Chad: Provided further, That such amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress): Provided further, That such amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), is transmitted by the President to Congress: Provided further, That funds shall be made available under this heading immediately upon enactment of this Act.

Department of State

Migration and Refugee Assistance

For an additional amount for “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be available to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Chad: Provided further, That such amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress): Provided further, That such amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), is transmitted by the President to Congress: Provided further, That funds shall be made available under this heading immediately upon enactment of this Act.