[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S5069]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NAFTALI FRAENKEL REWARD ACT
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed
to S. 2577.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 2577) to require the Secretary of State to offer
rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the
kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United
States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be
read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be
considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 2577) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
S. 2577
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REWARDS AUTHORIZED.
(a) In General.--In accordance with the Rewards for Justice
program authorized under section 36(b) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)),
the Secretary of State shall offer a reward to any individual
who furnishes information leading to the arrest or conviction
in any country of any individual for committing, conspiring
or attempting to commit, or aiding or abetting in the
commission of the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel.
(b) Limit on Total Rewards.--The total amount of rewards
offered under subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000,000.
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