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WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved an anti-terrorism bill based on recommendations from the bipartisan Sept. 11 commission.
The 85-8 approval of the anti-terrorism bill followed strong approval of a $40 billion domestic security spending bill, The New York Times reported.
The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to pass the anti-terrorism bill and send it to U.S. President George Bush, the Times reported.
The White House has been reluctant to enact recommendations from the bipartisan panel but passage of the measures, which were intended to strengthen the response to natural threats such as hurricanes as well as human threats, was a goal of Democratic congressional leaders.
Among the measures approved by the Senate were new screening requirements for sea and air cargo and a new focus on homeland security grant distribution, with community risk receiving a greater emphasis, the Times reported.
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