To increase by $200,000,000 the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IX for the purpose of supplying needed humanitarian assistance to the innocent Lebanese and Israeli civilians who have been affected by the hostilities between Hezbollah and the Government of Israel.

SA 4875. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Reed, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Levin, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 5631, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as
follows:

On page 238, after line 24, add the following:
Sec. 9012. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title is hereby increased by $200,000,000.
(b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available
by this title, as increased by subsection (a), $200,000,000
may be made available for humanitarian assistance, including
food, water, cooking fuel, shelter, medicine, and other
assistance, for the innocent Lebanese and Israeli civilians
who have been affected by the hostilities between Hezbollah
and the Government of Israel.
(c) The amount made available under subsection (a) is
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
402 of S. Con. Res. 83 (109th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007, as made
applicable in the Senate by section 7035 of Public Law 109-
234.
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