I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6433 
To authorize assistance for the reconstruction and stabilization of Lebanon. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2006 
Mr. FARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations 
A BILL 
To authorize assistance for the reconstruction and 
stabilization of Lebanon. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lebanon Reconstruc-
tion and Stabilization Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On July 25, 2006, United States Ambas-
sador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman declared a hu-
manitarian emergency in Lebanon due to ongoing 
insecurity and humanitarian needs. 
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(2) On August 11, 2006, the United Nations 
Security Council adopted Security Council Resolu-
tion 1701, calling for an end to hostilities between 
Hezbollah and Israel, and stating that ‘‘the situation 
in Lebanon constitutes a threat to international 
peace and security’’. 
(3) United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1701, ‘‘Stresses the importance of, and the need to 
achieve, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in 
the Middle East.’’. 
(4) On August 14, 2006, the United Nations 
brokered a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. 
(5) United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1701, ‘‘Welcom[es] the efforts of the Lebanese 
Prime Minister and the commitment of the Govern-
ment of Lebanon, in its seven-point plan, to extend 
its authority over its territory, through its own le-
gitimate armed forces, such that there will be no 
weapons without the consent of the Government of 
Lebanon and no authority other than that of the 
Government of Lebanon.’’. 
(6) United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1701, ‘‘Calls on the international community to take 
immediate steps to extend its financial and humani-
tarian assistance to the Lebanese people, including 
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through facilitating the safe return of displaced per-
sons and, under the authority of the Government of 
Lebanon, reopening airports and harbors, consistent 
with paragraphs 14 and 15, and calls on it also to 
consider further assistance in the future to con-
tribute to the reconstruction and development of 
Lebanon.’’. 
(7) It is estimated that there are approximately 
8,500 unexploded ordnance in the region. 
(8) The Lebanese Government estimates that 
Lebanon suffered approximately $3.6 billion in dam-
ages to physical infrastructure. 
(9) Lebanon’s economy has been severely im-
pacted by the violence, especially in the tourism sec-
tor, which compromises 15 percent of its GDP. 
(10) It is in the national security interests of 
the United States, Israel and the region to have a 
functioning Lebanese central government that is 
able to protect its borders and provide municipal 
services to all its citizens and a strong economy able 
to generate jobs and foster economic growth. 
SEC. 3. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY. 
Congress makes the following declarations of policy: 
(1) Assisting failed states emerging from violent 
conflict is a complex and long-term task, as dem-
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onstrated by the experience that 50 percent of such 
states emerging from conditions of violent conflict 
slip back into violence within five years. 
(2) The United States Government recognizes 
the threat to United States national security posed 
by failed and failing states by adopting Directive 
3000.05 for the Department of Defense that places 
stabilization and reconstruction operations on par 
with traditional war fighting and National Security 
Policy Directive 45 for the Department of State that 
makes the State Office of Coordinator for Recon-
struction and Stabilization, S/CRS, the government- 
wide coordinating and planning entity for stabiliza-
tion and reconstruction operations. 
(3) Therefore, it is in the best interests of the 
United States Government to assist the Lebanese 
Government with long-term reconstruction and sta-
bilization to further peace and stability within Leb-
anon and the greater Middle East region. 
(4) United States assistance to Lebanon shall 
be implemented in accordance with section 102(b) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151–1(b)) that makes building the capacity of local 
communities and institutional capabilities of the gov-
ernment and people a primary goal and ‘‘should 
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focus on establishing and upgrading the institutional 
capacities of developing countries in order to pro-
mote long-term development’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR THE RECON-
STRUCTION AND STABILIZATION OF LEB-
ANON. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF ASSISTANCE.—The Presi-
dent is authorized to provide assistance for the reconstruc-
tion and stabilization of Lebanon. Assistance authorized 
under this subsection shall be planned, coordinated, and 
implemented through the Department of State’s Office of 
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, S/CRS, 
and in strict compliance with all provisions of law that 
prevent United States assistance from being provided to 
foreign terrorists organizations. 
(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Assistance provided 
under subsection (a) shall be used to carry out the fol-
lowing activities: 
(1) Rebuild the economic and social infrastruc-
ture of Lebanon, including roads, bridges, tele-
communication systems, water treatment plants, 
schools, airports and hospitals. 
(2) Encourage the World Bank and Inter-
national Monetary Fund to provide housing and eco-
nomic assistance in the form of grants and micro- 
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lending plans aimed at providing the Lebanese peo-
ple with the means to resuscitate small businesses in 
Lebanon. 
(3) Establish peace, reconciliation and coexist-
ence programs and conflict resolution programs 
within Lebanon and between Lebanon and Israel. 
(4) Encourage civic engagement, democratiza-
tion, rule of law, and political party strengthening 
activities. 
(5) Support efforts to address post-traumatic 
stress disorders through funding counseling services 
to civilians. Special efforts should be made to pro-
vide funding to Lebanese nongovernmental organiza-
tions specializing in such efforts. 
(6) Improve education systems, with emphasis 
on improving cross-sectarian educational experiences 
of Lebanese youth. 
(7) Increase assistance under chapter 5 of part 
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2347 et seq.; relating to International Military Edu-
cation and Training) for Lebanon. 
(8) Support demining and mine awareness cam-
paigns in Lebanon. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the President to carry out this sec-
tion such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that at least $15,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2007 through 2011 should be made 
available to carry out subsection (b)(4). 
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