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Washington
D.C. Office:
2244 Rayburn House
Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202)225-4211
District Office:
8525 Northwest 53rd
Terrace Suite 102
Miami, Florida 33166
Phone: (305)470-8555
Fax: (305)470-8575
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House Gives Final Approval to Defense Authorization Bill
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Contact: Victoria Martinez, 202-225-4211
September 29th, 2006 - Washington, D.C. - Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today supported passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, that sets the polices, programs and funding levels for the Nation’s military. The Rules Committee passed out the legislation last evening. The $532.8 billion conference report was approved overwhelmingly in the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 498 to 23.
“This legislation addresses the needs of the men and women of the US Armed Forces,” said Diaz-Balart. “Our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines must know that Congress will do everything it can to ensure that they are fully equipped to succeed. This legislation does just that and helps ensure our troops’ safety and success,” concluded Diaz-Balart.
This conference agreement represents an increase of $2.3 billion above fiscal year 2006 and $2.7 billion above the President’s request. It aggressively addresses our most critical homeland security needs, including: nuclear detection; port, cargo, and container security; transportation security; natural disaster preparedness and response; and support to state and local first responders.
Among other things, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 includes:
• $21.3 billion for border protection.
• $4.34 billion, more than 600 million over FY 2006, to secure our ports and inbound cargo
• $3.4 billion for first responders, including grants to high threat areas, for firefighters and
emergency management.
• $6.5 billion for the Preparedness Directorate and FEMA to prepare for and respond to disasters
or terrorist attacks, including funds and directions to address lessons learned from the 2005
hurricane season.
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