[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5869 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5869

To temporarily increase assistance for United States citizens evacuated 
                          from foreign crises.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2006

 Mr. McDermott (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Cardin) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To temporarily increase assistance for United States citizens evacuated 
                          from foreign crises.

    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 ``Lebanon Evacuation Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN ASSISTANCE FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS 
              EVACUATED FROM FOREIGN CRISES.

    Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1313(d)) is 
amended by inserting ``, and ending before October 1, 2005, $6,000,000 
during the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2005, and ending on 
September 30, 2006, and $1,000,000 during any fiscal year beginning 
after September 30, 2006'' before the period.
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