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Mitch Landrieu: I call up amendment No. 414. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The assistant legislative clerk…

On the recordApril 20, 2005
I call up amendment No. 414. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Louisiana [Ms. Landrieu] proposes an amendment numbered 414. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To encourage that funds be made available to provide assistance to children affected by the tsunami) On page 194, line 13, after ``tsunami:'' insert ``Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 should be made available to support initiatives that focus on the immediate and long-term needs of children, including the registration of unaccompanied children, the reunification of children with their immediate or extended families, the facilitation and promotion of domestic and international adoption for orphaned children, the protection of women and children from violence and exploitation, and activities designed to prevent the capture of children by armed forces and promote the integration of war affected youth:''.
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