[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5873 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5873

 To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to remove 
the reimbursement requirement for evacuation as a result of war, civil 
                      unrest, or natural disaster.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2006

  Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Payne) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to remove 
the reimbursement requirement for evacuation as a result of war, civil 
                      unrest, or natural disaster.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR EVACUATION AS A 
              RESULT OF WAR, CIVIL UNREST, OR NATURAL DISASTER.

    Section 4(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``, on 
a reimbursable basis to the maximum extent practicable, with such 
reimbursements to be credited to the applicable Department of State 
appropriation and to remain available until expended, except that no 
reimbursement under this clause shall be paid that is greater than the 
amount the person evacuated would have been charged for a reasonable 
commercial air fare immediately prior to the events giving rise to the 
evacuation''.
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