[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3741 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.3741
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and six
An Act
To provide funding authority to facilitate the evacuation of persons
from Lebanon, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FUNDING AUTHORITY.
(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''.
(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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.