[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5865 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5865

    To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to temporarily 
  increase funding for the program of temporary assistance for United 
    States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2006

  Mr. Thomas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to temporarily 
  increase funding for the program of temporary assistance for United 
    States citizens returned from foreign countries, 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 ``Returned Americans Protection Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM OF TEMPORARY 
              ASSISTANCE FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS RETURNED FROM 
              FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

    Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1313(d)) is 
amended by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2006''.

SEC. 3. REPORT BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    Not later than March 1, 2007, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, shall submit to the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate a written report describing how funds made 
available to carry out section 1113 of the Social Security Act have 
been used to provide assistance to United States citizens returned to 
the United States on or after July 20, 2006, and before the most recent 
date covered by the report, after evacuation from Lebanon, including a 
breakdown of program costs incurred with regard to repatriating 
individuals from Lebanon, including for (1) direct assistance to 
individuals (such as costs of domestic travel and short-term lodging), 
and (2) administrative costs (such as for caseworkers, security, and 
related expenses).

SEC. 4. CONTINUATION OF REPATRIATION PROGRAM THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2007.

    Section 1113 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1313) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) The authorities provided by this section shall expire on 
September 30, 2007.''.
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