[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22820]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         EXTENDING BY ONE YEAR THE OPERATION OF RADIO FREE ASIA

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REAUTHORIZING THE UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the Foreign Relations Committee be 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3593 and H.R. 2131 en 
bloc, and the Senate proceed to their immediate consideration en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bills by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3593) to amend the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 to extend by one year the operation 
     of Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes.
       A bill (H.R. 2131) to amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States 
     Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bills.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the bills be read a 
third time and passed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid on the 
table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements 
be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 3593) was ordered to a third reading, was read the 
third time, and passed.
  The bill (H.R. 2131) was ordered to a third reading, was read the 
third time, and passed.

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