Speaker. in order to expedite consideration of this bill as soon as possible after action by the relevant subcommittees of jurisdiction. a decision was made not to schedule a formal meeting of the full Appropriations Committee and to bring this bill to the House floor for immediate consideration. This was possible because the committee did not know of any controversy over items recommended in the bill. Thus. there is no report accompanying the bill to explain in detail the various actions taken by the subcommittees. At this point in the RECORD. I provide the detailed explanation which is in lieu of the usual committee report. Overall. the bill provides $572.000.000 of spending authority for humanitarian assistance to refugees and displaced persons in and around Iraq. for peacekeeping activities. and for other international disaster assistance.
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