[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16706]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              RELOCATION EXPENSES TEST PROGRAMS EXTENSION

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 528, S. 2146.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2146) to extend relocation expenses test 
     programs for Federal employees.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time 
and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2146) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2146

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF RELOCATION EXPENSES TEST PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5739 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``for a period not to 
     exceed 24 months''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``7 years'' and 
     inserting ``11 years''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as though enacted as part of the Travel and 
     Transportation Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-264; 112 
     Stat. 2350).

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