[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 167 (Wednesday, December 21, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S14416]
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  WAIVER OF PASSPORT FEES FOR A RELATIVE OF A DECEASED MEMBER OF THE 
                              ARMED FORCES

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 279, S. 1184.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1184) to waive the passport fees for a relative 
     of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to 
     visit the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or 
     memorial service for such member.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that the 
bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any 
statements related to this measure be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1184) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1184

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

     SECTION 1. PASSPORT FEES.

       Section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 750, chapter 
     223; 22 U.S.C. 214) is amended in the third sentence by 
     striking ``or from a widow, child, parent, brother, or sister 
     of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to 
     visit the grave of such member'' and inserting ``or from a 
     widow, widower, child, parent, grandparent, brother, or 
     sister of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding 
     abroad to visit the grave of such member or to attend a 
     funeral or memorial service for such member''.

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