[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 53 (Monday, March 30, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4007-S4008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               GREENSBURG, KANSAS RECOVERY EXTENSION ACT

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the HELP 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 681 and the 
Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 681) to provide for special rules relating to 
     assistance concerning the Greensburg, Kansas tornado.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, a motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and any statements relating to the measure be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 681) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

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                                 S. 681

       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 ``Greensburg, Kansas Recovery 
     Extension Act''.

     SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO ADDRESS GREENSBURG, KANSAS 
                   TORNADO.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of 
     any national emergency grant that was made under section 173 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918) to 
     address the effects of the May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas 
     tornado, funds made available for such grant shall remain 
     available for expenditure through June 30, 2010.

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