[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 30 (Monday, February 25, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S1139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. REID:
  S. 2665. A bill to extend the provisions of the Protect America Act 
of 2007 until July 1, 2009; read the first time.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the 
bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
placed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2665

       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 ``Protect America Long-term 
     Extension Act''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE PROTECT AMERICA ACT OF 2007.

       Subsection (c) of section 6 of the Protect America Act of 
     2007 (Public Law 110-55; 121 Stat. 557; 50 U.S.C. 1803 note), 
     as amended by section 1 of the Act to Extend the Protect 
     America Act of 2007 for 15 Days (Public Law 110-182), is 
     amended by striking ``195 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on July 1, 2009''.

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect as if 
     enacted on February 15, 2008.
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