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

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-26 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-268.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-268. (final step reached)
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Official title

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

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of State, upon a determination that additional funding for the Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service account (Account) is necessary as a result of the extraordinary costs of facilitating the evacuation of persons from Lebanon on or after July 16, 2006, to transfer to the Account from unobligated amounts in any Administration of Foreign Affairs account necessary sums to: (1) cover the costs of such evacuations; and (2) replenish the Account to the July 15, 2006, funding level. States that transferred amounts shall be merged with Account amounts, and shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as Account amounts. Directs the Secretary to notify 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 at least five days prior to any proposed transfer. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirement if exigent circumstances exist, but requires the Secretary to notify the Committees no later than three days after such transfer. Authorizes specified funds to be made available for such evacuation costs.

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Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3741, An act to provide funding authority to facilitate the evacuation of persons from Lebanon, and for other purposes (2006-08-08); CBO cost estimate: S. 3741, An act to provide funding authority to facilitate the evacuation of persons from Lebanon, and for other purposes (2006-08-08)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s3741.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s3741 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109