[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14142]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 AUTHORIZING THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 170, S. 231.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the title of the bill.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The bill (S. 231) to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial 
     Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels 
     through 2012.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the bill be read a 
third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table 
with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating 
to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 231) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 231

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

      SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.

       Section 508 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3758) is amended by 
     striking ``for fiscal year 2006'' through the period and 
     inserting ``for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 
     2012.''.

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