[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18005]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign 
Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
6456, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 6456) to provide for extensions of certain 
     authorities of the Department of State, and for other 
     purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mrs. BOXER. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times 
and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no 
intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to this 
measure be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 6456) was ordered to be read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed.

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