[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19650]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004


                    Amendment No. 1364, As Modified

  Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that 
notwithstanding passage of H.R. 2555, amendment No. 1364, which was 
previously agreed to, be modified with the changes that are at the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment, as modified, is as follows:

       On page 62 of the bill, line 12, after ``investigations'' 
     insert the following:
       ``Provided, That the Under Secretary for Emergency 
     Preparedness and Response may provide advanced funding to 
     authorize non-profit entities performing duties under the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.) who respond to a disaster 
     declared by the President, if the non-profit entity petitions 
     the Under Secretary for such advanced funding and 
     demonstrates that they would be unable to respond to the 
     disaster absent such funding.''

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