[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 23 (Friday, February 27, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S1856]
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  EXTENSION OF FINAL REPORT DATE OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST 
                     ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the 
consideration of S. 2136, a bill to extend the 9/11 Commission. I 
further ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third time and 
passed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. McCAIN. Reserving the right to object, and I will not object, 
that is the bill that was passed through the Intelligence Committee 
yesterday; is that correct?
  Mr. FRIST. That is correct.
  Mr. McCAIN. I do not object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2136) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 2136

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

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST 
                   ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Final Report Date.--Subsection (b) of section 610 of 
     the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
     (Public Law 107-306; 6 U.S.C. 101 note; 116 Stat. 2413) is 
     amended by striking ``18 months'' and inserting ``20 
     months''.
       (b) Termination Date.--Subsection (c) of that section is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``60 days'' and inserting 
     ``30 days''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``60-day period'' and 
     inserting ``30-day period''.
       (c) Additional Funding.--Section 611 of that Act (6 U.S.C. 
     101 note; 116 Stat. 2413) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Additional Funding.--In addition to the amounts made 
     available to the Commission under subsection (a) and under 
     chapter 2 of title II of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-11; 117 Stat. 591), 
     of the amounts appropriated for the programs and activities 
     of the Federal Government for fiscal year 2004 that remain 
     available for obligation, not more than $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for transfer to the Commission for purposes of the 
     activities of the Commission under this title.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``this section''.

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