[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22640]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            EXTENDING AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Environment and Public Works be discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 3765 and that the Senate proceed to its 
immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will please report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3765) to extend through December 31, 2007, the 
     authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend 
     funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite 
     the processing of permits.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
amendments at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a 
third time and passed, the motions 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.
  The amendments (Nos. 2057 and 2058) were agreed to, as follows:


                           amendment no. 2057

   (Purpose: To modify the reauthorization period of a certain water 
                           resource program)

       On page 2, line 10, strike ``December 31, 2007'' and insert 
     ``March 31, 2006''.


                           Amendment No. 2058

       Amend the title so as to read: ``To extend through March 
     31, 2006, the authority of the Secretary of the Army to 
     accept and expand funds contributed by non-Federal public 
     entities and to expedite the processing of permits.''.
  The bill (H.R. 3765), as amended, was read the third time and passed, 
as follows:
  (The bill will be printed in a future editing of the Record.)

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