[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 34 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S2388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE BORROWING AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY 
                           MANAGEMENT AGENCY

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the chair now 
lay before the Senate the House message to accompany S. 2275.
  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message:

                                S. 2275

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2275) entitled 
     ``An Act to temporarily increase the borrowing authority of 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the 
     national flood insurance program'', do pass with the 
     following amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Flood Insurance 
     Program Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act of 2006''.

     SEC. 2. INCREASE IN BORROWING AUTHORITY.

       The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 1309 of the 
     National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)), as 
     amended by the National Flood Insurance Program Further 
     Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-106; 
     119 Stat. 2288), is amended by striking ``$18,500,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$20,775,000,000''.

     SEC. 3. EMERGENCY SPENDING.

       Amendments made pursuant to this Act are designated as 
     emergency spending, as provided under section 402 of H. Con. 
     Res. 95 (109th Congress).

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
concur in the House amendment, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed 
in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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