[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 1239 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 672
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1239
[Report No. 110-320]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 24, 2007
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
April 10, 2008
Reported by Mr. Bingaman, without amendment
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AN ACT
To amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of
1998 to authorize additional funding to carry out the Act, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Amendments Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.
The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998
(16 U.S.C. 469l et seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking section 3(d);
(2) by striking section 4(d); and
(3) by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) Amounts.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $2,500,000 for each fiscal year, to be allocated as
follows:
``(1) $2,000,000 is to be used for the purposes of section
3.
``(2) $500,000 is to be used for the purposes of section 4.
``(b) Restrictions.--No amounts may be appropriated for the
purposes of this Act except to the Secretary for carrying out the
responsibilities of the Secretary as set forth in this Act.''.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect at the beginning
of the fiscal year immediately following the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Calendar No. 672
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1239
[Report No. 110-320]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of
1998 to authorize additional funding to carry out the Act, and for
other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
April 10, 2008
Reported without amendment