In a closed session late Tuesday, the panel voted 14 to 1 for the bill, which also authorizes financing for the nation's spy agencies.
But its programs are produced by the Army's 4th Psychological Operations Group at Fort Bragg, N.C., which is also authorized to use deception as part of its mission to confuse or demoralize enemies.
E-mail messages with adult or pornographic content will have to be labeled in a manner determined by the Federal Trade Commission, which is also authorized to study the feasibility of a "do not spam" list that would be similar to the "do not call" list for telemarketers.
The order, in which Davis also authorized the state Department of Water Resources to buy power, is the latest development in the ongoing crisis brought on by the state's failed, half-baked efforts at deregulation of energy markets.
Russia and China have consistently opposed invoking Chapter 7, which can also authorize military intervention to enforce the Council's will, as an unwarranted intrusion into Syria's domestic affairs.
The referendum, which passed by a wide margin, also authorized construction of a new fire substation on the outskirts of the village.
It also authorized a program called 287(g), which allowed the federal government to authorize local law enforcement to enforce immigration law.
The Act of February 21 , 1853 that had lightened the silver coins also authorized a gold three-dollar piece, which began to be produced in 1854.
