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109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 109–494 

MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2006, 

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JUNE 8, 2006.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. LEWIS of California, from the committee of conference, 

submitted the following 

CONFERENCE REPORT 

[To accompany H.R. 4939] 

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 

two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 

4939), ‘‘making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes’’, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend 

and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: 

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with amendment as follows: 

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 

amendment, insert the following: 

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 

Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely: 

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TITLE I 

GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR SUPPLEMENTAL 

APPROPRIATIONS 

CHAPTER 1 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Law 480 Title II Grants’’, 

during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title 

II of said Act, $350,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That from this amount, to the maximum extent possible, 

funding shall be used to support the previously approved fiscal year 

2006 programs under section 204(a)(2) of the Agricultural Trade 

Development and Assistance Act of 1954: Provided further, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

CHAPTER 2 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, 

$6,587,473,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, 

$1,321,474,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Marine 

Corps’’, $840,872,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 

this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, 

$1,155,713,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Army’’, 

$140,570,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 

on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Navy’’, 

$110,712,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 

on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Marine 

Corps’’, $10,627,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 

this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Air Force’’, 

$1,940,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 

is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 

of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, 

Army’’, $111,550,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 

this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, Air 

Force’’, $1,200,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Army’’, $17,744,410,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 

this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Navy’’, $2,696,693,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 

this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Marine Corps’’, $1,639,911,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air 

Force’’, $5,576,257,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 

this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $2,830,677,000, of which— 

(1) not to exceed $25,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund, to be used in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; 

(2) not to exceed $5,000,000 can be used for emergencies 

and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 

authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be 

made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military 

purposes; 

(3) not to exceed $740,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be used for payments to reimburse Pakistan, Jordan, and other key cooperating nations, for logistical, military, 

and other support provided, or to be provided, to United States 

military operations, notwithstanding any other provision of 

law: Provided, That such payments may be made in such 

amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 

Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget, may determine, in his discretion, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of 

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Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and 

such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting 

officers of the United States, and 15 days following notification 

to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, 

That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to 

the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided in this paragraph; and (4) up to $75,000,000 shall be transferred to the Coast 

Guard ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ account: 

Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is 

designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’’, $100,100,000: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve’’, $78,509,000: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $87,875,000: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve’’, $18,563,000: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard’’, $178,600,000: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air 

National Guard’’, $30,400,000: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement purVerDate Aug 31 2005 18:33 Jun 10, 2006 Jkt 027798 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6603 E:\HR\OC\HR494.XXX HR494
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suant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

FORMER SOVIET UNION THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction Account’’, $44,500,000: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, $1,908,133,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That such 

funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the 

Commander, Office of Security Cooperation—Afghanistan, or the 

Secretary’s designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of 

the Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility 

and infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction, and funding: Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance 

under this heading is in addition to any other authority to provide 

assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, That the Secretary 

of Defense may transfer such funds to appropriations for military 

personnel; operation and maintenance; Overseas Humanitarian, 

Disaster, and Civic Aid; procurement; research, development, test 

and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish 

the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer 

authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to 

the Department of Defense: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 

amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 

further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or international organization may be credited to this Fund, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the transfer 

of any contribution delineating the sources and amounts of the 

funds received and the specific use of such contributions: Provided 

further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than five days 

prior to making transfers from this appropriation account, notify 

the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any 

such transfer: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit a 

report no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter to 

the congressional defense committees summarizing the details of the 

transfer of funds from this appropriation: Provided further, That 

the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006. 

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IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the ‘‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’’, $3,007,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That such funds shall 

be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, MultiNational Security Transition Command—Iraq, or the Secretary’s 

designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of Iraq, including the provision 

of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure 

repair, renovation, and construction, and funding: Provided further, 

That the authority to provide assistance under this heading is in 

addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer 

such funds to appropriations for military personnel; operation and 

maintenance; Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense 

working capital funds to accomplish the purposes provided herein: 

Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any 

other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the 

funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for 

the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred 

back to this appropriation: Provided further, That contributions of 

funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or international organization may be credited to this 

Fund, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing 

upon the receipt and upon the transfer of any contribution delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such contributions: Provided further, That the Secretary 

of Defense shall, not fewer than five days prior to making transfers 

from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense 

committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided 

further, That the Secretary shall submit a report no later than 30 

days after the end of each fiscal quarter to the congressional defense 

committees summarizing the details of the transfer of funds from 

this appropriation: Provided further, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund’’, 

$1,958,089,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose 

of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 

Defeat Organization to investigate, develop and provide equipment, 

supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist 

United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices: 

Provided further, That within 60 days of the enactment of this Act, 

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a plan for the intended management and use of the Fund is provided to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, 

That the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report not later than 

30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter to the congressional defense committees providing assessments of the evolving threats, individual service requirements to counter the threats, the current strategy for predeployment training of members of the Armed Forces on 

improvised explosive devices, and details on the execution of this 

Fund: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer 

funds provided herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development, test 

and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish 

the purpose provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer 

authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to 

the Department of Defense: Provided further, That upon determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purpose provided herein, such 

amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 

further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 5 days 

prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such 

transfer: Provided further, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

PROCUREMENT 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 

$345,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, Army’’, 

$203,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, 

ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weapons and 

Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $1,767,451,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 

Army’’, $829,679,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 

Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, $5,819,645,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 

$516,869,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 

$55,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 

Navy and Marine Corps’’, $323,256,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 

$54,640,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 

$2,577,467,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

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as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, $674,815,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 

Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force’’, $29,047,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 

Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, $1,500,591,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 

$331,353,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and 

Evaluation, Army’’, $54,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $124,845,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $382,630,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $148,551,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Capital Funds’’, $516,700,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 

this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Program’’, $1,153,562,000 for operation and maintenance: Provided, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter- Drug Activities, Defense’’, $150,470,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That these funds may be used only for such activities related to Afghanistan and the Central Asia area: Provided 

further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer such funds only 

to appropriations for military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; and research, development, test and evaluation: 

Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with 

and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 

That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of 

Defense: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 

part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be 

transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

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requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, 

$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

RELATED AGENCIES 

INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Intelligence Community 

Management Account’’, $158,875,000: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 1201. Upon his determination that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary of Defense may transfer 

between appropriations up to $2,000,000,000 of the funds made 

available to the Department of Defense in this chapter: Provided, 

That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to this authority: Provided further, That the 

transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the authority in this section is subject to the 

same terms and conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 

of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, except for 

the fourth proviso. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 1202. Section 8005 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, (Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 2680), is 

amended by striking ‘‘$3,750,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$5,000,000,000’’: Provided, That funds previously transferred 

among appropriations under the authority of section 8005 of Public 

Law 109–148 pursuant to reprogramming action 06–13PA may be 

restored to their source appropriations accounts: Provided further, 

That transfers made pursuant to reprogramming action 06–13PA 

and transfers back under this section shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that 

may be transferred under section 8005: Provided further, That the 

amount made available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to 

this section is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 1203. During fiscal year 2006 and from funds in the Defense Cooperation Account, the Secretary of Defense may transfer 

not to exceed $5,800,000 to such appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense as he shall determine for use consistent with 

the purposes for which such funds were contributed and accepted: 

Provided, That such amounts shall be available for the same time 

period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 

That the amount made available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this section is designated as an emergency requirement 

pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 

concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

SEC. 1204. Section 1005(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163) is amended by 

striking ‘‘$289,447,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$345,547,000’’. 

SEC. 1205. (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.—Of the 

amount appropriated by this Act under the heading, ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, not to exceed 

$22,200,000 may be made available for support for counter-drug activities of the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan: Provided, 

That such support shall be in addition to support provided for the 

counter-drug activities of such Governments under any other provision of the law. 

(b) TYPES OF SUPPORT.— 

(1) Except as specified in subsections (b)(2) and (b)(3) of 

this section, the support that may be provided under the authority in this section shall be limited to the types of support specified in section 1033(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85, as amended by 

Public Law 106–398 and Public Law 108–136), and conditions 

on the provision of support as contained in section 1033 shall 

apply for fiscal year 2006. 

(2) The Secretary of Defense may transfer vehicles, aircraft, 

and detection, interception, monitoring and testing equipment 

to said Governments for counter-drug activities. 

(3) For the Government of Afghanistan, the Secretary of Defense may also provide individual and crew-served weapons, 

and ammunition for counter-drug security forces. 

SEC. 1206. Notwithstanding 10 U.S.C. 2208(l), the total amount 

of advance billings rendered or imposed for all working capital 

funds of the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2006 shall not exceed $1,200,000,000: Provided, That the amounts made available 

pursuant to this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

SEC. 1207. In addition to amounts authorized in section 

1202(a) of Public Law 109–163, from funds made available in this 

chapter to the Department of Defense, not to exceed $423,000,000 

may be used to fund the Commander’s Emergency Response Program and for a similar program to assist the people of Afghanistan, 

to remain available until December 31, 2007. 

SEC. 1208. Supervision and administration costs associated 

with a construction project funded with ‘‘Afghanistan Security 

Forces Fund’’ or ‘‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’’ appropriations may be 

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obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: Provided, 

That for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration 

costs include all in-house Government costs. 

SEC. 1209. None of the funds provided in this chapter may be 

used to finance programs or activities denied by Congress in fiscal 

year 2005 and 2006 appropriations to the Department of Defense or 

to initiate a procurement or research, development, test and evaluation new start program without prior written notification to the congressional defense committees. 

SEC. 1210. Effective as of January 6, 2006, and as if included 

in the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163), subsection (d)(2) of section 

1478 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 664(b) of 

such Act (119 Stat. 3316), is amended by striking ‘‘May 11, 2005’’ 

and inserting ‘‘August 31, 2005’’. 

(RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 1211. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense 

Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from 

the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2006/2008’’, $80,000,000; 

‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force, 2005/2007’’, $39,400,000. 

SEC. 1212. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress recognizes the 

importance of ensuring that absent uniformed services voters, Department of Defense personnel, and their dependents have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote. 

(b) IVAS BALLOT REQUEST PROGRAM.— (1) The Interim Voting Assistance System (IVAS) Ballot Request Program shall be continued with respect to all absent uniformed services voters, Department of Defense personnel, and 

dependents covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 

Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) with the objective 

to further improve ballot request procedures and voting assistance with respect to such persons. 

(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the program 

referred to in paragraph (1), including an accounting of the utilization of funds available for the program under subsection (c). 

(c) FUNDING.—Of the amounts provided by this chapter, 

$2,500,000 shall be available for the program referred to in subsection (b). 

SEC. 1213. (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following findings: 

(1) Title IX of the Department of Defense Appropriations 

Act, 2006 (division A of Public Law 109–148) appropriated 

$50,000,000,000 for the cost of ongoing military operations overseas in fiscal year 2006, although those funds were not requested by the President. 

(2) The President on February 16, 2006, submitted to Congress a request for supplemental appropriations in the amount 

of $67,600,000,000 for ongoing military operations in fiscal year 

2006, none of which supplemental appropriations was included 

in the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, 

as agreed to in the Senate on April 28, 2005. 

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(3) The President on February 6, 2006, included a 

$50,000,000,000 allowance for ongoing military operations in 

fiscal year 2007, but did not formally request the funds or provide any detail on how the allowance may be used. 

(4) The concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2007, as agreed to in the Senate on March 16, 2007, anticipates 

as much as $86,300,000,000 in emergency spending in fiscal 

year 2007, indicating that the Senate expects to take up another 

supplemental appropriations bill to fund ongoing military operations during fiscal year 2007. 

(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate that— 

(1) any request for funds for a fiscal year after fiscal year 

2007 for ongoing military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq 

should be included in the annual budget of the President for 

such fiscal year as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) 

of title 31, United States Code; 

(2) any request for funds for such a fiscal year for ongoing 

military operations should provide an estimate of all funds required in that fiscal year for such operations; 

(3) any request for funds for ongoing military operations 

should include a detailed justification of the anticipated use of 

such funds for such operations; and 

(4) any funds provided for ongoing military operations 

overseas should be provided in appropriations Acts for such fiscal year through appropriations to specific accounts set forth in 

such appropriations Acts. 

CHAPTER 3 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs Fund’’, $7,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 

designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 

$16,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 

$6,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Guatemala for 

relief and reconstruction activities related to Hurricane Stan: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster and Fam- ine Assistance’’, $161,300,000, to remain available until expended, 

of which up to $80,000 may be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development’’, for associated administrative costs: Provided, That the 

amounts provided under this heading are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006. 

OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development’’, $101,000,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $1,686,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, of 

which up to $11,000,000 may be used for the costs, as defined in 

section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying 

direct loans and guarantees for Afghanistan or otherwise of reducing any amounts owed to the United States or any agency of the 

United States by Afghanistan: Provided, That such amounts for the 

costs of modifying direct loans and guarantees shall not be considered ‘‘assistance’’ for the purposes of any provision of law limiting 

assistance to a country: Provided further, That the last proviso 

under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in title II of Public 

Law 109–102 and comparable provisions in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 

programs shall no longer be applicable to funds appropriated under 

such heading in this Act or any prior Act: Provided further, That 

of the funds available under this heading for assistance for Afghanistan, $5,000,000 shall be made available for agriculture and rural 

development programs in Afghanistan to be administered through 

a national consortium of agriculture colleges and land-grant universities: Provided further, That of the funds available under this 

heading for assistance for Iraq, not less than $50,000,000 shall be 

made available to the United States Agency for International Development for continued support for its Community Action Program in 

Iraq, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be transferred to and 

merged with funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Iraq Relief and 

Reconstruction Fund’’ in chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 108–106 

and shall be made available for the Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

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under this heading for assistance for Iraq, not less than $50,000,000 

shall be made available for programs and activities to promote democracy, the rule of law and reconciliation: Provided further, That 

funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for 

police and judicial reform in Haiti shall be subject to the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading are 

designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

DEMOCRACY FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, $22,500,000, 

of which $20,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activities promoting democracy in Iran and of which $2,500,000 shall 

be made available for assistance for the Democratic Republic of the 

Congo, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 

That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and those funds 

made available to promote democracy in Iran shall be administered 

by the Middle East Partnership Initiative, in consultation with the 

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department 

of State: Provided further, That funds made available under this 

heading in this Act shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006. 

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

and Law Enforcement’’, $107,700,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2008: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 

under this heading, not less than $3,300,000 shall be made available for assistance for the Peace and Justice Unit of the Colombian 

Fiscalia notwithstanding section 599E of Public Law 109–102: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 

up to $13,000,000 is available for procurement of a maritime patrol 

aircraft for the Colombian Navy and may be transferred to and 

merged with funds previously appropriated to the ‘‘Foreign Military 

Financing Program’’ to finance such procurement: Provided further, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist- ance’’, $75,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 

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Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Affairs Technical 

Assistance’’, $13,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 

designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

MILITARY ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, 

$178,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 1301. Funds appropriated or made available by transfer 

in this chapter may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 and 

section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412). 

SEC. 1302. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

amounts under the heading ‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’ 

in title II of Public Law 108–106 shall remain available for one additional year from the date on which the availability of funds would 

otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before 

the expiration of the period of availability provided herein: Provided, That notwithstanding section 2207(d) of Public Law 108– 

106, requirements of section 2207 of Public Law 108–106 shall expire on October 1, 2008. 

(b) Chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 108–106 (117 Stat. 1225– 

1226), as amended by Public Law 108–309 (118 Stat. 1142–1143), 

is further amended under the heading ‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’ by— 

(1) striking ‘‘$5,090,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$5,036,000,000’’ for security and law enforcement; 

(2) striking ‘‘$1,960,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$2,349,800,000’’ for justice, public safety infrastructure, and 

civil society; 

(3) striking ‘‘$4,455,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$4,220,000,000’’ for the electric sector; 

(4) striking ‘‘$1,723,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$1,735,600,000’’ for oil infrastructure; 

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(5) striking ‘‘$2,361,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,131,100,000’’ for water resources and sanitation; (6) striking ‘‘$500,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$465,500,000’’ 

for transportation and telecommunications; (7) striking ‘‘$370,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$333,700,000’’ 

for roads, bridges, and construction; (8) striking ‘‘$793,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$739,000,000’’ 

for health care; (9) striking ‘‘$845,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$805,300,000’’ 

for private sector development; and (10) striking ‘‘$342,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$410,000,000’’ 

for education, refugees, human rights, and governance. 

SEC. 1303. Of the funds made available for Coalition Solidarity 

Initiative under the heading ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ in chapter 

2 of title II of division A of Public Law 109–13, $7,000,000 is rescinded. 

SEC. 1304. (a) Section 550 of Public Law 109–102 (119 Stat. 

2217) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

‘‘SEC. 550. (a) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds 

appropriated by this Act or any prior Act making appropriations for 

foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, may be 

obligated or expended for assistance for the Palestinian Authority 

unless the Secretary of State determines, and so reports to the Committees on Appropriations, that the Palestinian Authority has complied with the standards contained in the Quartet’s January 30, 

2006 Statement on the Situation in the Middle East that ‘‘a future 

Palestinian government must be committed to nonviolence, recognition of Israel, and acceptance of previous agreements and obligations, including the Roadmap’’. 

‘‘(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— ‘‘(1) The President may waive subsection (a) with respect to 

the administrative and personal security costs of the Office of 

the President of the Palestinian Authority, for activities of the 

President of the Palestinian Authority to promote democracy, 

peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the 

rule of law, and with respect to independent agencies, if the 

President certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that— 

‘‘(A) it is in the national security interest of the United 

States to provide such assistance; 

‘‘(B) as the case may be, the President of the Palestinian Authority, the President’s party, and independent 

agencies and any members thereof, are not members of, appointed by, or effectively controlled by Hamas or any other 

foreign terrorist organization; and 

‘‘(C) assistance provided under the authority of this 

subsection will not be transferred or retransferred to any 

member of Hamas or other foreign terrorist organization or 

to any entity effectively controlled by Hamas or other foreign terrorist organization. 

‘‘(2) Not less than 15 days prior to exercising the authority 

provided in this subsection, the President shall consult with, 

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tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

‘‘(c) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations describing how the funds will be 

spent and the accounting procedures in place to ensure proper oversight and accountability.’’. 

(b) Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, none of the 

funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in 

Public Law 109–102 (119 Stat. 2217) or any prior Act making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing and related 

programs may be obligated for assistance for the West Bank and 

Gaza until the Secretary of State consults with the Committees on 

Appropriations, submits a revised plan for such assistance to the 

Committees on Appropriations, and determines and reports to the 

Committees on Appropriations that appropriate procedures and 

safeguards exist to ensure that United States assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or 

educational institution, that the Secretary knows or has reason to 

believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, 

terrorist activity. 

SEC. 1305. Of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Subsidy Appropriation’’ for the Export-Import Bank of the United States 

that are available for tied-aid grants in title I of Public Law 107– 

115 and under such heading in prior Acts making appropriations 

for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, 

$37,000,000 are rescinded. 

SEC. 1306. To the extent not otherwise authorized, supervision 

and administrative costs of the Department of Defense associated 

with a construction project funded with the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund may be obligated at the time a construction contract 

is awarded or, for pre-existing contracts, by September 30, 2006: 

Provided, That for the purposes of this section, supervision and administration costs include all in-house Government costs. 

CHAPTER 4 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

OPERATING EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 

$26,692,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 

on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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CHAPTER 5 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, 

$187,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out 

planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, 

That $50,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading may not 

be obligated or expended until after that date on which the Secretary of Defense submits a detailed plan for Counter IED/Urban 

Bypass Roads, Iraq, to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and Senate. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air 

Force’’, $27,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 

Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 

out planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, DefenseWide’’, $20,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 

Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 

out planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

CHAPTER 6 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, United 

States Attorneys’’, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 

is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 

of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

$1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

$85,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That no funding provided under this heading shall be available for obligation for a new or enhanced information technology 

program unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations that the information technology program has appropriate program management and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the 

program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation: Provided 

further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

$14,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

$4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, $1,383,625,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2007: Provided, That of the funds available under this heading, not 

less than $250,000 shall be made available for the establishment 

and adequate support, including staffing and travel, of the Office of 

the Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan: Provided further, That of 

the amount made available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be 

available for transfer to the United States Institute of Peace: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 

$25,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, of which 

$24,000,000 shall be transferred to the Special Inspector General for 

Iraq Reconstruction for reconstruction oversight: Provided, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for International 

Peacekeeping Activities’’, $129,800,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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RELATED AGENCY 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ for programs and activities promoting democracy in Iran, 

$10,274,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Broadcasting Capital Improvements’’, $25,826,000, to support programming to Iran, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 1601. Funds appropriated or made available in this chapter for the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Department of 

State may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 15 of 

the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of 

the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 

1995 (Public Law 103–236), and section 504(a)(1) of the National 

Security Act of 1947. 

SEC. 1602. (a) WAIVER OF ANNUITY LIMITATIONS ON REEMPLOYED

FOREIGN SERVICE ANNUITANTS.—Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(g)(1) To facilitate the assignment of persons to Iraq and Afghanistan or to posts vacated by members of the Service assigned 

to Iraq and Afghanistan, the Secretary of State may waive the application of subsections (a) through (d) on a case-by-case basis for 

an annuitant reemployed on a temporary basis, or grant authority 

to the head of an Executive agency to waive the application of subsections (a) through (d) on a case-by-case basis for an annuitant reemployed on a temporary basis— 

‘‘(A) if, and for so long as, such waiver is necessary due to 

an emergency involving a direct threat to life or property or 

other unusual circumstances; or 

‘‘(B) if the annuitant is employed in a position for which 

there is exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified employee. 

‘‘(2) The authority of the Secretary to waive the application of 

subsections (a) through (d) for an annuitant pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), or to grant authority to the head of an 

Executive agency to waive the application of such subsections to an 

annuitant under subparagraphs (A) or (B) of such paragraph, shall 

terminate on October 1, 2008. An annuitant reemployed pursuant to 

such authority prior to such termination date may be employed for 

a period ending not later than one year after such date. 

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‘‘(3) The Secretary should prescribe procedures for the exercise 

of any authority under paragraph (1), including criteria for any exercise of authority and procedures for a delegation of authority.’’. 

(b) WAIVER OF ANNUITY LIMITATIONS ON REEMPLOYED CIVIL

SERVICE ANNUITANTS.— 

(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—Title I of the Department of 

State Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is 

amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 61. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the assignment of persons to 

Iraq and Afghanistan or to posts vacated by members of the 

Service assigned to Iraq and Afghanistan, the Secretary of State 

may waive the application of the provisions of section 8344 or 

8468 of title 5, United States Code, on a case-by-case basis for 

employment of an annuitant in a position in the Department of 

State for which there is exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified employee, or when a temporary emergency 

hiring need exists. 

‘‘(2) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 

Secretary under paragraph (1) shall terminate on October 1, 

2008. An annuitant reemployed pursuant to such authority 

prior to such termination date may be employed for a period 

ending not later than one year after such date. 

‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary should prescribe procedures 

for the exercise of any authority under subsection (a), including criteria for any exercise of authority and procedures for a delegation 

of authority. 

‘‘(c) ANNUITANTS NOT TREATED AS EMPLOYEES FOR PURPOSES

OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS.—An employee for whom a waiver under 

this section is in effect shall not be considered an employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83, or chapter 84 of title 5, United 

States Code.’’. 

(2) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Section 625 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

U.S.C. 2385) is amended by adding at the end the following 

new subsection: 

‘‘(j)(1)(A) To facilitate the assignment of persons to Iraq and Afghanistan or to posts vacated by members of the Service assigned 

to Iraq and Afghanistan, the Administrator of the United States 

Agency for International Development may waive the application of 

the provisions of section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States Code, 

on a case-by-case basis for employment of an annuitant in a position in the United States Agency for International Development for 

which there is exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a 

qualified employee, or when a temporary emergency hiring need exists. 

‘‘(B) The authority of the Administrator under subparagraph 

(A) shall terminate on October 1, 2008. An annuitant reemployed 

pursuant to such authority prior to such termination date may be 

employed for a period ending not later than one year after such 

date. 

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‘‘(2) The Administrator should prescribe procedures for the exercise of any authority under this subsection, including criteria for 

any exercise of authority and procedures for a delegation of authority. 

‘‘(3) An employee for whom a waiver under this section is in effect shall not be considered an employee for purposes of subchapter 

III of chapter 83, or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 

(c) REPORT ON USE OF ANNUITY LIMITATION WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 

Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate and the 

Committee on International Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 

Representatives a report on the exercise of the waiver authorities 

provided under section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

U.S.C. 4064(g)), as amended by subsection (a), section 61 of the 

State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as added by subsection (b)(1), and section 625(j) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961, as added by subsection (b)(2). The report shall include the 

number and type of positions that have been filled under such waiver authority, and the retirement date, former job title, and new job 

title of each annuitant reemployed under such authority. 

(d) HOME LEAVE PROVISIONS.— 

(1) TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR REST AND RECUPERATION TRAVEL.—Section 901(6) of the Foreign Service Act (22 U.S.C. 

4081(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘unbroken by home leave’’ each 

place it appears. 

(2) AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE LEAVES OF ABSENCE.—Section 

903(a) of the Foreign Service Act (22 U.S.C. 4083) is amended 

by striking ‘‘18 months’’ and inserting ‘‘12 months’’. 

(e) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION AND SUBSISTENCE

TO INDIVIDUALS SERVING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.—The Secretary of State may provide during any fiscal year, with or without 

reimbursement, accommodation and subsistence to personnel in 

Iraq and Afghanistan for whom the Chief of Mission is responsible. 

SEC. 1603. (a) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2006, 2007, 

and 2008, the head of an agency may, in the agency head’s discretion, provide to an individual employed by, or assigned or detailed 

to, such agency allowances, benefits, and gratuities comparable to 

those provided by the Secretary of State to members of the Foreign 

Service under section 413 and chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign 

Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3973; 4081 et seq.), if such individual 

is on official duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. 

(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 

to impair or otherwise affect the authority of the head of an agency 

under any other provision of law. 

(c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.—Section 912(a) of 

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply with respect to 

amounts received as allowances or otherwise under this section in 

the same manner as section 912 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986 applies with respect to amounts received by members of the 

Foreign Service as allowances or otherwise under chapter 9 of title 

I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980. 

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CHAPTER 7 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

$1,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

TITLE II 

FURTHER HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY 

CHAPTER 1 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, 

$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, 

$445,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 

hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’, 

$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 

hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Watershed Protection 

Program’’, $50,955,000, to remain available until expended, for 

emergency measures in disaster areas affected by Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, acting through 

the Natural Resources Conservation Service, using funds made 

available under this heading may provide financial and technical 

assistance to remove and dispose of debris and animal carcasses 

that could adversely affect health and safety on non-Federal land in 

a hurricane-affected county: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

$1,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 

hurricanes of the 2005 season for State Rural Development offices 

located in Mississippi and Louisiana: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the cost of community facilities 

direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants described in section 

381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 

$25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 

hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That not to exceed 

$5,000,000 shall be available for direct and guaranteed loans: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 2101. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 102 of title 

I of division B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2748), the Secretary of Agriculture may provide financial and technical assistance 

in carrying out such section in an amount up to 100 percent Federal 

share, as provided in regulations implementing the emergency watershed protection program: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

SEC. 2102. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service may enter into 

agreements to donate up to 20 used vehicles currently on loan to organizations or State or local units of government affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season. 

SEC. 2103. The Secretary of Agriculture may continue to use 

any of the authorities provided in section 105 of chapter 1 of title 

I of division B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2749–2750), for a 

period not to exceed 18 additional months: Provided, That the authority provided in subsection (a)(7) of such section may allow funds 

made available under the Community Facility Grant program to be 

approved without regard to income limits for purposes related to the 

consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 

season for structures designated by a State or local governmental 

entity as an emergency shelter: Provided further, That the amount 

provided under this section is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

SEC. 2104. Of the funds appropriated in section 101(a) of chapter 1 of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2747), 

to provide assistance under the emergency conservation program established under title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 

U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $38,000,000 are transferred to the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of 

Commerce for activities involving oysters: Provided, That the 

amount transferred under this section is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006. 

SEC. 2105. Section 101(b) of chapter 1 of title I of division B 

of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2747) is amended— 

(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘, Oyster,’’; 

(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘, oyster,’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘public and private oyster reefs or’’; 

(3) in paragraph (3), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(4) by striking paragraph (4); and 

(5) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). 

SEC. 2106. Funds made available for the wildlife habitat incentive program established under section 1240N of the Food Security 

Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1) under section 211(b) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 

1421 note) and section 820 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, 

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Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387; 114 Stat. 1549A–59) shall remain available until expended to carry out obligations made for fiscal year 2001 and are not available for new obligations. 

CHAPTER 2 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, 

$2,125,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, 

$22,002,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Marine 

Corps’’, $3,992,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 

season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 

designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, 

$21,610,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Army’’, 

$4,071,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

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Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Navy’’, $10,200,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps’’, $2,176,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 

season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 

designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Air Force’’, $94,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, 

Army’’, $1,304,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 

season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 

designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, Air Force’’, $1,408,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 

season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 

designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Navy’’, $29,913,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, 

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for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That 

the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air 

Force’’, $37,359,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That 

the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Navy Reserve’’, $12,755,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air 

Force Reserve’’, $1,277,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Army National Guard’’, $42,307,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

PROCUREMENT 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 

Army’’, $700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, for 

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

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and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 

$9,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 

$579,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 

Navy and Marine Corps’’, $899,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 

Navy’’, $775,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, which shall be 

available for transfer within this account to replace destroyed or 

damaged equipment; prepare and recover naval vessels under contract; and provide for cost adjustments for naval vessels for which 

funds have been previously appropriated: Provided, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available 

to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary 

of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers 

within this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

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OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, $85,040,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, $13,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That 

the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006. 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, $2,797,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $6,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and 

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tember 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Capital Funds’’, $1,222,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 

season: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 

designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Defense Sealift Fund’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 

hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

TRUST FUNDS 

GENERAL FUND PAYMENT, SURCHARGE COLLECTIONS, SALES OF

COMMISSARY STORES, DEFENSE

For an additional amount for ‘‘General Fund Payment, Surcharge Collections, Sales of Commissary Stores, Defense’’, 

$10,530,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Program’’, $33,881,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, 

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essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 

provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 2201. Upon his determination that such action is necessary to ensure the appropriate allocation of funds provided to the 

Department of Defense in this chapter and in chapter 2, title I of 

this Act, the Secretary of Defense may transfer up to $150,000,000 

between appropriations made available for military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development, test 

and evaluation; and revolving and management funds: Provided, 

That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to this authority: Provided further, That the 

transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any 

other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. 

SEC. 2202. None of the funds provided in this chapter may be 

used to finance programs or activities denied by Congress in fiscal 

year 2005 and 2006 appropriations to the Department of Defense or 

to initiate a procurement or research, development, test and evaluation new start program without prior written notification to the congressional defense committees. 

SEC. 2203. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 

amounts appropriated or otherwise made available under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ in chapter 2 of title II of 

this Act, or under said heading in chapter 2 of title I of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Address Hurricanes in 

the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic Influenza, 2006 (division B of 

Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 2757), not less than $140,000,000 

shall be made available for infrastructure improvements at Gulf 

Coast shipyards that have existing Navy shipbuilding contracts and 

that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in calendar year 2005. 

CHAPTER 3 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

INVESTIGATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 

hurricanes of the 2005 season, $3,300,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 

is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 

of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

the budget for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That the Secretary 

of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, utilizing 

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tion on the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Louisiana, extending from 

the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway: Provided further, That, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary shall submit an interim report to Congress 

comprising the plan: Provided further, That the Secretary shall refine the plan, if necessary, to be fully consistent, integrated, and included in the final report to be issued in December 2007 for the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Plan: Provided further, 

the Secretary shall provide to the Congress a report, by not later 

than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, describing, for 

the period beginning on the date on which the individual system 

components for hurricane and storm damage reduction were constructed and ending on the date on which the report is prepared, the 

difference between the vertical settlement of the system that is attributable to the settling of levees and floodwalls or subsidence versus 

the vertical grade deficiencies that are attributable to new storm 

data that may require a higher level of vertical protection in order 

to comply with 100-year floodplain certification and standard 

project hurricane. 

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 

hurricanes of the 2005 season, $549,400,000, to remain available 

until expended, of which up to $20,200,000 may be used to reduce 

the risk of storm damage to the greater New Orleans metropolitan 

area, at full Federal expense, by restoring the surrounding wetlands 

through measures to begin to reverse wetland losses in areas affected by navigation, oil and gas, and other channels and through 

modification of the Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion structure or 

its operations; at least $495,300,000 shall be used consistent with 

the cost-sharing provisions under which the projects were originally 

constructed to raise levee heights where necessary and otherwise enhance the existing Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity project and the 

existing West Bank and Vicinity project to provide the levels of protection necessary to achieve the certification required for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program under the base flood 

elevations current at the time of this construction: Provided, That 

the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006: Provided further, That $1,500,000 shall be for the North 

Padre Island, Texas project: Provided further, That $30,400,000 is 

available for flood control work in the Sacramento, California, 

Area: Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be provided at full 

Federal expense for the Hawaii Water Systems Technical Assistance 

Program. 

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Maintenance’’ to 

dredge navigation channels and repair other Corps projects related 

to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 

the 2005 season, $3,200,000 to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

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Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to use 

funds appropriated herein for dredging needs along the Texas Gulf 

Coast. 

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal 

Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 

1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses relating to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes, 

$3,145,024,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

the Secretary of the Army is directed to use the funds appropriated 

under this heading to modify, at full Federal expense, authorized 

projects in southeast Louisiana to provide hurricane and storm 

damage reduction and flood damage reduction in the greater New 

Orleans and surrounding areas; $530,000,000 shall be used to modify the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue, and London Avenue drainage 

canals and install pumps and closure structures at or near the lakefront; $250,000,000 shall be used for storm-proofing interior pump 

stations to ensure the operability of the stations during hurricanes, 

storms, and high water events; $170,000,000 shall be used for armoring critical elements of the New Orleans hurricane and storm 

damage reduction system; $350,000,000 shall be used to improve 

protection at the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal; $215,000,000 

shall be used to replace or modify certain non-Federal levees in 

Plaquemines Parish to incorporate the levees into the existing New 

Orleans to Venice hurricane protection project; $1,584,000,000 shall 

be used for reinforcing or replacing flood walls, as necessary, in the 

existing Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity project and the existing 

West Bank and Vicinity project to improve the performance of the 

systems; $30,024,000 for repairs, replacements, modifications and 

improvements of non-Federal levees and associated protection measures in Terrebonne Parish at full Federal expense and: Provided 

further, that $16,000,000 is provided for the restoration of funds for 

hurricane-damaged projects in the State of Pennsylvania: Provided 

further, That any project using funds appropriated under this heading shall be initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered 

into binding agreements with the Secretary requiring the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the project and to hold 

and save the United States free from damages due to the construction or operation and maintenance of the project, except for damages 

due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors: 

Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is 

designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

Of the funds provided under this heading in chapter 3 of division B of Public Law 109–148, $15,000,000 are rescinded. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related Resources’’, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended for Drought Emergency Assistance: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 2301. USE OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available 

to the State of Oklahoma or agencies or authorities therein (referred 

to in this section as the ‘‘State’’) before the date of enactment of this 

Act for general remediation activities being conducted in the vicinity 

of the Tar Creek Superfund Site in northeastern Oklahoma and in 

Ottawa County, Oklahoma, that remain unexpended as of the date 

of enactment of this Act are authorized to be used by the State to 

assist individuals and entities in relocation from areas at risk or 

potential risk of damage caused by land subsidence as determined 

by the State. 

(b) USE OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS.—The use of unexpended funds 

in accordance with subsection (a)— 

(1) shall not be subject to the Uniform Relocation Assistance 

and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 

et seq.); and 

(2) may include any general remediation activities described in 

section (a) determined to be appropriate by the State, including the 

buyout of 1 or more properties to facilitate a relocation described in 

subsection (a). 

SEC. 2302. (a) The $12,000,000 provided in division B, chapter 

3 of title I, Investigations, of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2761) 

for the Louisiana hurricane protection study shall be at full Federal 

expense. (b) Of the $12,000,000 provided in division B, chapter 3 of title 

I, Investigations, of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2761) for the 

Louisiana hurricane protection study, $5,000,000 shall be available 

for expenditure prior to the effective date of the enactment of a State 

law establishing a single State or quasi-State entity to act as local 

sponsor for construction, operation and maintenance of all of the 

hurricane, storm damage reduction and flood control projects in the 

greater New Orleans and southeast Louisiana area. 

SEC. 2303. Chapter 3, under division B of title I of Public Law 

109–148 (119 Stat. 2762) under the heading ‘‘Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee’’ is modified by inserting the following before the period: ‘‘: Provided further, That the 

Corps is directed to expedite and accelerate completion of any study 

or any unconstructed portion of the Mississippi River and Tributaries project for the flood and storm damage reduction projects in 

the south Louisiana area’’: Provided, That the amount provided 

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suant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

SEC. 2304. Chapter 3, under division B of title I of Public Law 

109–148 (119 Stat. 2762) under the heading ‘‘Operations and Maintenance’’ is modified by inserting the following before the last proviso: ‘‘: Provided further, That $75,000,000 of the funds provided 

herein shall be used for the repair, construction or provision of 

measures or structures necessary to protect, restore or increase wetlands, to prevent saltwater intrusion or storm surge’’: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

SEC. 2305. Section 227 of Public Law 104–303 is modified as 

follows: 

(1) Section 5(a) is amended by striking ‘‘6’’, and inserting ‘‘7’’ 

in lieu thereof. 

(2) Section 5(e)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘$21,000,000’’, and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’ in lieu thereof. 

SEC. 2306. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) is amended by 

striking ‘‘September 30, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ 

in lieu thereof. 

(b) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 

Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 

years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 

and 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘the period of fiscal years 2006 through 

2010’’ in lieu thereof. 

SEC. 2307. None of the funds made available before, on, or after 

the date of enactment of this Act in an appropriations Act may be 

expended to prevent or limit any reprogramming of funds for a 

project to be carried out by the Corps of Engineers using funds appropriated in any Act making appropriations for energy and water 

development, based on whether the project was included by the 

President in the budget transmitted under section 1105(a) of title 

31, United States Code, or is otherwise proposed by the President 

or considered part of the budget by the Office of Management and 

Budget, if the project received funds in an Act making appropriations for energy and water development or any other appropriations 

Act making additional funds available for energy and water development. 

SEC. 2308. None of the funds made available under this or any 

other Act shall be used during fiscal year 2006 or previous to April 

1, 2007, to make, or plan or prepare to make, any payment on bonds 

issued by the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration 

(referred in this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) or for an appropriated Federal Columbia River Power System investment, if the 

payment is both— 

(1) greater, during any fiscal year, than the payments calculated in the rate hearing of the Administrator to be made during 

that fiscal year using the repayment method used to establish the 

rates of the Administrator as in effect on February 6, 2006; and 

(2) based or conditioned on the actual or expected net secondary 

power sales receipts of the Administrator. 

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SEC. 2309. Section 1202 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, as amended (110 Stat. 

4085, 4091; 16 U.S.C. 4722(i)(3)(C)), is amended by deleting ‘‘, to 

carry out this paragraph, $750,000’’, and inserting the following in 

lieu thereof: ‘‘such sums as are necessary to carry out the dispersal 

barrier demonstration project directed by this paragraph’’. 

CHAPTER 4 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for 

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $2,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $12,900,000: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 

hurricanes of the 2005 season, $4,800,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 

is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 

of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

OPERATING EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $88,970,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2007, of which up to $267,000 may 

be transferred to ‘‘Environmental Compliance and Restoration’’ to be 

used for environmental cleanup and restoration of Coast Guard facilities in the Gulf of Mexico region; and of which up to $470,000 

may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation’’ to be used for salvage and repair of research and development 

equipment and facilities: Provided, That the amount provided under 

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this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and 

Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 

$191,730,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006. 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Administrative and Regional 

Operations’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 

$71,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Preparedness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 

season, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

DISASTER RELIEF

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ for necessary expenses under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $6,000,000,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That for States in which the 

President declared a major disaster (as that term is defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) on September 24, 2005, as a result 

of Hurricane Rita, each county or parish eligible for individual and 

public assistance under such declaration in such States will be 

treated equally for purposes of cost-share adjustments under such 

Act, to account for the impact in those counties and parishes of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

Homeland Security shall submit for approval a proposal and an expenditure plan for housing, including the alternative housing pilot 

programs under section 2403 of this Act, to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives within 

forty-five days from the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as 

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an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 

95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Assistance Direct Loan 

Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans as authorized under 

section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), $279,800,000, to be used to assist 

local governments affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season in providing essential services, of which 

$1,000,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

loan program: Provided, That such funds may be made to subsidize 

gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $371,733,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

417(b) of such Act, the amount of any such loan issued pursuant to 

this section may exceed $5,000,000, and may be equal to not more 

than 50 percent of the annual operating budget of the local government in any case in which that local government has suffered a loss 

of 25 percent or more in tax revenues due to Hurricane Katrina or 

Hurricane Rita: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

417(c)(1) of such Act, such loans may not be canceled: Provided further, That the cost of modifying such loans shall be as defined in 

section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): 

Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading 

are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 

of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 2401. The Federal Emergency Management Agency may 

provide funds to a State or local government or, as necessary, assume an existing agreement from such unit of government, to pay 

for utility costs resulting from the provision of temporary housing 

units to evacuees from Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 

the 2005 season if the State or local government has previously arranged to pay for such utilities on behalf of the evacuees for the 

term of any leases, not to exceed 12 months, contracted by or prior 

to February 7, 2006: Provided, That the Federal share of the costs 

eligible to be paid shall be 100 percent. 

SEC. 2402. (a) Title III of Public Law 109–90 (119 Stat. 2079) 

is amended under the heading ‘‘National Flood Insurance Fund’’ by 

striking in the proviso ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as 

necessary’’. 

(b) The provisions of this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006. 

SEC. 2403. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider eligible under the Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance Program the costs sufficient for alternative housing pilot programs in 

the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 

the 2005 season. 

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CHAPTER 5 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 

hurricanes of the 2005 season and for repayment of advances to 

projects from which funds were transferred for such purposes, 

$132,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006. 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preservation Fund’’ 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $43,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of the 

funds provided under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be provided 

to State Historic Preservation Officers, after consultation with the 

National Park Service, for grants for disaster relief in areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama impacted by Hurricanes Katrina 

or Rita: Provided further, That grants shall be for the preservation, 

stabilization, rehabilitation, and repair of historic properties listed 

in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, for planning and technical assistance: Provided further, That preference 

shall be given to grants based upon, but not limited to, properties 

located within National Heritage Areas, owner-occupied houses, and 

an ability to spend the funds expeditiously: Provided further, That 

grants shall only be available for areas that the President determines to be a major disaster under section 102(2) of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

5122(2)) due to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That 

individual grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching requirement: Provided further, That no more than 5 percent of funds 

provided under this heading for disaster relief grants may be used 

for administrative expenses: Provided further, That the amounts 

provided under this heading are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 

hurricanes of the 2005 season, $55,400,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investigations, and Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season and for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which 

funds were transferred for such purposes, $10,200,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Royalty and Offshore Minerals 

Management’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season and for 

repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which 

funds were transferred for such purposes, $15,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Programs and 

Management’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 

$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 

season, $7,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 

Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

For an additional amount for the ‘‘National Forest System’’ for 

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $20,000,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

CHAPTER 6 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employment Services’’, $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 

hurricanes of the 2005 season, for construction, rehabilitation, and 

acquisition of Job Corps centers as authorized by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998: Provided, That the amount provided under 

this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Health Centers’’, 

$4,000,000, to remain available until expended, to purchase and operate communications equipment including satellite phones for a 

communications network among departments of health, community 

health centers and major medical centers in States affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disease Control, Research, and 

Training’’, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, for mosquito and other pest abatement activities in States affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

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(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY

For an additional amount under the heading ‘‘Department of 

Education’’ in Public Law 109–148 for carrying out section 107 of 

title IV, division B of that Act, $235,000,000, for necessary expenses 

related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

For an additional amount under part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (‘‘HEA’’) for institutions of higher education (as defined in section 102 of that Act) that are located in an 

area in which a major disaster was declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act related to hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, $50,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall be 

available to the Secretary of Education only for payments to help 

defray the expenses (which may include lost revenue, reimbursement 

for expenses already incurred, and construction) incurred by such 

institutions of higher education that were forced to close, relocate or 

significantly curtail their activities as a result of damage directly 

caused by such hurricanes: Provided further, That such payments 

shall be made in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary and made publicly available without regard to section 437 of 

the General Education Provisions Act, section 553 of title 5, United 

States Code, or part B of title VII of the HEA: Provided further, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

RELATED AGENCIES 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING

EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for the Corporation for National and 

Community Service (the ‘‘Corporation’’) for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $10,000,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2007: Provided, That the funds made available under 

this heading shall be available for the Civilian Community Corps 

authorized under subtitle E of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (the ‘‘Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided further, That the Corporation may transfer funds from the 

amount provided under the first proviso to the National Service 

Trust authorized under subtitle D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

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12601) upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of Civilian Community Corps participants and 

after notice is transmitted to Congress: Provided further, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 2601. (a) In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘affected institution’’ means an institution of 

higher education that is— 

(A) a part B institution, as such term is defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

1061); 

(B) located in an area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster; and 

(C) able to demonstrate that the institution— 

(i) incurred physical damage resulting from the 

impact of Hurricane Katrina or Rita; 

(ii) has pursued collateral source compensation 

from insurance, the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, or the Small Business Administration, (as appropriate); and 

(iii) has not been able to fully reopen in existing facilities or fully reopen to the levels that existed before 

the impact of such hurricane due to physical damage 

to the institution. 

(2) The terms ‘‘area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster’’ 

and ‘‘Gulf hurricane disaster’’ have the meanings given such 

terms in section 209 of the Higher Education Hurricane Relief 

Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–148, 119 Stat. 2809). 

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (unless enacted 

with specific reference to this section), the Secretary of Education is 

authorized to waive or modify, as the Secretary determines is necessary, any statutory or regulatory provision related to historically 

Black college and university capital financing under part D of title 

III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.), in 

connection with a Gulf hurricane disaster, to ensure that— 

(1) the calculation of financing need under section 343 of 

such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066b) for an affected institution is modified to reflect any changes in the financial condition of the institution as a result of the Gulf hurricane disaster; and 

(2) an affected institution that was not receiving assistance 

under such part before the Gulf hurricane disaster is eligible to 

apply for capital financing to assist in institutional recovery 

from the Gulf hurricane disaster. 

(c)(1) Notwithstanding section 343(b)(1) or any other provision 

of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

1066b(b)(1), 1051 et seq.), in carrying out section 343 of such Act, 

a designated bonding authority shall withhold not more than 1 percent for the cost of issuance from the proceeds of qualified bonds 

that are loaned to an affected institution. 

(2) Notwithstanding section 343(b)(3) or any other provision of 

title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066b(b)(3), 

1051 et seq.), the Secretary shall pay any interest above 1 percent 

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charged for a loan issued under part D of title III of such Act, after 

the date of enactment of this Act and with respect to an affected institution, such that the affected institution pays interest at a rate no 

higher than 1 percent. 

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), the requirements 

of section 343(b)(8) and 343(c)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066(b)(8)) 

shall not apply with respect to an affected institution receiving a 

loan under part D of title III of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.). 

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of title III of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), or any regulation 

promulgated under such title, the Secretary of Education shall 

grant a deferment, for a period of not more than 3 years, to an affected institution that has received a loan under part D of title III 

of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.). During the deferment period 

granted under this subsection, the affected institution shall not be 

required to pay any periodic installment of principal required under 

the loan agreement for such loan, and interest on such loan shall 

not accrue for the period of the deferment. During the deferment period, the Secretary shall make principal and interest payments otherwise due under the loan agreement. At the closing of the loan, 

terms shall be set under which the affected institution shall be required to repay the Secretary for the payments of principal made by 

the Secretary during the deferment, on a schedule that begins upon 

repayment to the lender in full on the loan agreement. 

(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the authority provided under this section to enter into, or modify or waive the terms 

of, a loan agreement or insurance agreement under part D of title 

III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.), or 

to grant a loan deferment under subsection (d), shall terminate 1 

year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(2) Any provision of a loan agreement or insurance agreement 

modified or waived by the authority under this section shall remain 

so modified or waived for the duration of the period covered by the 

loan agreement or insurance agreement. 

(f) The amount provided in this section is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

SEC. 2602. Notwithstanding sections 107(f) and 110 of title IV 

(commonly known as the ‘‘Hurricane Education Recovery Act’’) of division B of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 2680), 

the Secretary of Education may extend the period during which a 

State educational agency or local educational agency may obligate 

funds received under section 107 of that title to a date no later than 

September 30, 2006, except that such funds shall be used only for 

expenses incurred during the 2005–2006 school year, as required by 

section 107 of that title. 

SEC. 2603. Funds available to the Mississippi Institutes of 

Higher Learning under the heading ‘‘Department of Education’’ in 

Public Law 109–148 may be used to support activities authorized by 

part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as determined necessary by the Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning: 

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Provided, That the amount provided under this section is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 2604. Of the funds made available under the heading 

‘‘Disaster Relief’’ under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency’’ in chapter 4 of this title, $38,000,000 is hereby transferred to the Social Security Administration for necessary expenses 

and direct or indirect losses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, 

That the amount transferred by this section is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

CHAPTER 7 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and 

Marine Corps’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 

$44,770,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out 

planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air 

Force’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $97,300,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That such 

funds may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by 

law: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 

on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 

$330,071,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out 

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planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading in chapter 7 of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2770), $120,000,000 are rescinded: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 

$5,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, 

That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise 

authorized by law: Provided further, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy Reserve’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $24,270,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That such 

funds may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by 

law: Provided further, That the amount provided under the heading 

‘‘Military Construction, Naval Reserve’’ in chapter 7 of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2771) shall remain available until September 30, 2010, except that, of such amount 

$49,530,000 are rescinded: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $585,919,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That $35,919,000 shall 

be available for environmental cleanup and removal of debris from 

the Department of Veterans Affairs land in Gulfport, Mississippi, 

and for any authorized purpose under this heading: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading are designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

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RELATED AGENCY 

ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Major Construction’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $176,000,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, such funds shall be obligated and expended 

for the planning and design and construction of a new Armed 

Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided further, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 2701. The limitation of Federal contribution established 

under section 18236(b) of title 10 is hereby waived for projects appropriated in this chapter. 

(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 2702. (a) Of the amounts made available in chapter 7 of 

title I of division B of Public Law 109–148, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, ‘‘Medical Services’’, $198,265,000 are hereby rescinded. 

(b) For an additional amount for Department of Veterans Affairs, ‘‘Medical Services’’, $198,265,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 

season. 

(c) The funds made available in subsection (b) may be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs, ‘‘Medical Services’’, 

‘‘Medical Administration’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, 

Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts as 

required. 

(d) Not less than 15 days prior to making any such transfer as 

authorized under subsection (c), the Department shall notify the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

(e) This section is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

SEC. 2703. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within 

six months of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized and directed to clean up and transfer all land 

parcels of the Department’s land in Gulfport, Mississippi, to the city 

of Gulfport, Mississippi. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 2704. The following unobligated balances shall be transferred to the Armed Forces Retirement Home ‘‘Major Construction’’ 

account, to remain available until expended, for the planning and 

design and construction of a new Armed Forces Retirement Home 

in Gulfport, Mississippi, from amounts appropriated under the 

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heading ‘‘Armed Forces Retirement Home’’ in chapter 7 of division 

B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2769), $45,000,000 provided for 

Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport; and unobligated balances of funds provided in fiscal years 1998 through 2004 for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the United States 

Naval Home/Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport: Provided, 

That the General Services Administration, in consultation with the 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the management of the 

Armed Forces Retirement Home, shall be the agent for all matters 

with regard to the planning, design, construction, and contract administration related to the construction of the new Armed Forces 

Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided further, That 

the amounts provided or otherwise made available under this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

CHAPTER 8 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General 

Legal Activities’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 

$2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, United 

States Attorneys’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 

$6,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 

$118,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

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Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and 

Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 

$32,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

SCIENCE 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’ for 

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $35,000,000 shall be for 

the Stennis Space Center and Michoud Assembly Facility, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

RELATED AGENCIES 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Loans Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the 

Small Business Act, $542,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 

such loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That up to $190,000,000 may 

be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for administrative expenses to carry out the disaster loan program: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading 

may be used for indirect administrative expenses: Provided further, 

That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006. 

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CHAPTER 9 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Relief Program’’ 

as authorized under 23 U.S.C. 125, $702,362,500, to remain available until expended, for expenses identified under ‘‘Formal Requests’’ in the Federal Highway Administration table entitled 

‘‘Emergency Relief Program Fund Requests—updated 06/06/06’’ 

with the exception of such expenses addressed in other provisions of 

this Act making amendments to Public Law 109–148 and expenses 

otherwise funded in other Appropriations Acts: Provided, That notwithstanding 23 U.S.C. 125(d)(1), the Secretary of Transportation 

may obligate more than $100,000,000 for such projects in a State 

in a fiscal year, to respond to damage caused by Hurricane Dennis 

and the 2004–2005 winter storms in the State of California: Provided further, That any amounts in excess of those necessary for 

emergency expenses relating to the eligible projects cited in the first 

sentence of this paragraph may be used for other projects authorized 

under 23 U.S.C. 125: Provided further, That the amounts provided 

under this heading are designated as an emergency requirement 

pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 

concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(RESCISSION)

Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to each State 

under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, $702,362,500 are 

rescinded: Provided, That such rescission shall not apply to the 

funds distributed in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 130(f), 23 U.S.C. 

133(d)(1) as in effect prior to the date of enactment of Public Law 

109–59, the first sentence of 23 U.S.C. 133(d)(3)(A), 23 U.S.C. 

104(b)(5), or 23 U.S.C. 163 as in effect prior to the enactment of 

Public Law 109–59. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Community development 

fund’’, for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in the most impacted and 

distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina, 

Rita, or Wilma in States for which the President declared a major 

disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $5,200,000,000, 

to remain available until expended, for activities authorized under 

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title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 

(Public Law 93–383): Provided, That funds provided under this 

heading shall be administered through an entity or entities designated by the Governor of each State: Provided further, That such 

funds may not be used for activities reimbursable by or for which 

funds are made available by the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That 

funds allocated under this heading shall not adversely affect the 

amount of any formula assistance received by a State under this 

heading: Provided further, That each State may use up to five percent of its allocation for administrative costs: Provided further, That 

not less than $1,000,000,000 from funds made available on a prorata basis according to the allocation made to each State under this 

heading shall be used for repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction 

(including demolition, site clearance and remediation) of the affordable rental housing stock (including public and other HUD-assisted 

housing) in the impacted areas: Provided further, That no State 

shall receive more than $4,200,000,000: Provided further, That in 

administering the funds under this heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the 

Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds or guarantees (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 

labor standards, and the environment), upon a request by the State 

that such waiver is required to facilitate the use of such funds or 

guarantees, and a finding by the Secretary that such waiver would 

not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute: Provided 

further, That the Secretary may waive the requirement that activities benefit persons of low and moderate income, except that at least 

50 percent of the funds made available under this heading must 

benefit primarily persons of low and moderate income unless the 

Secretary otherwise makes a finding of compelling need: Provided 

further, That the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register any 

waiver of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers 

pursuant to title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 

of 1974 no later than 5 days before the effective date of such waiver: 

Provided further, That every waiver made by the Secretary must be 

reconsidered according to the three previous provisos on the twoyear anniversary of the day the Secretary published the waiver in 

the Federal Register: Provided further, That prior to the obligation 

of funds each State shall submit a plan to the Secretary detailing 

the proposed use of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and 

how the use of these funds will address long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds to each State, the Secretary shall ensure that such 

plan gives priority to infrastructure development and rehabilitation 

and the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the affordable rental 

housing stock including public and other HUD-assisted housing: 

Provided further, That each State will report quarterly to the Committees on Appropriations on all awards and uses of funds made 

available under this heading, including specifically identifying all 

awards of sole-source contracts and the rationale for making the 

award on a sole-source basis: Provided further, That the Secretary 

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cation of any funds and any related waivers made pursuant to these 

provisions under this heading no later than 5 days before such 

waiver is made: Provided further, That the Secretary shall establish 

procedures to prevent recipients from receiving any duplication of 

benefits and report quarterly to the Committees on Appropriations 

with regard to all steps taken to prevent fraud and abuse of funds 

made available under this heading including duplication of benefits: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under 

this heading, $12,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Management and 

Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’, of which $7,000,000 is for 

the administrative costs, including IT costs, of the KDHAP/DVP 

voucher program; $9,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General; and $6,000,000 shall be transferred to HUD’s 

Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That none of the funds 

provided under this heading may be used by a State or locality as 

a matching requirement, share, or contribution for any other Federal program: Provided further, That the amounts provided under 

this heading are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

INDEPENDENT AGENCY 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ for 

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 

and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $37,000,000, from the General Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator of General Services is authorized to proceed with repairs and alterations for affected buildings: Provided further, That the amount provided under 

this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 

resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

TITLE III—EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL DISASTER 

ASSISTANCE 

SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Agricultural Disaster 

Assistance Act of 2006’’. 

SEC. 3002. DEFINITIONS. 

In this title: 

(1) HURRICANE-AFFECTED COUNTY.—The term ‘‘hurricaneaffected county’’ means— 

(A) a county included in the geographic area covered by 

a natural disaster declaration related to Hurricane 

Katrina, Hurricane Ophelia, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane 

Wilma, or a related condition; and 

(B) each county contiguous to a county described in 

subparagraph (A). 

(2) NATURAL DISASTER DECLARATION.—The term ‘‘natural 

disaster declaration’’ means— 

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(A) a natural disaster declared by the Secretary— 

(i) during calendar year 2005 under section 321(a) 

of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 

(7 U.S.C. 1961(a)); or 

(ii) during calendar year 2006 under that section, 

but for which a request was pending as of December 

31, 2005; or 

(B) a major disaster or emergency designated by the 

President— 

(i) during calendar year 2005 under the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or 

(ii) during calendar year 2006 under that Act, but 

for which a request was pending as of December 31, 

2005. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of Agriculture. 

Subtitle A—Crop and Livestock Assistance 

SEC. 3011. SUGAR AND SUGARCANE DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 

(a) FLORIDA.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall use $40,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make 

payments to processors in Florida that are eligible to obtain a loan 

under section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 

Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) to compensate first processors 

and producers for crop and other losses in hurricane-affected counties that are related to hurricanes, tropical storms, excessive rains, 

floods, and wind in Florida during calendar year 2005, by an 

agreement on the same terms and conditions, to the maximum extent practicable, as the payments made under section 102 of the 

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane Disasters 

Assistance Act of 2005 (Public Law 108–324; 118 Stat. 1235), including that the 2005 base production of each harvesting unit shall 

be determined using the same base year crop production history that 

was used pursuant to the agreement under that section. 

(b) LOUISIANA.— (1) COMPENSATION FOR LOSSES.—The Secretary shall use $40,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation 

to make assistance available to first processors of sugarcane 

that operate in a hurricane-affected county, or obtain sugarcane 

from a hurricane-affected county, and that are eligible to obtain 

a loan under section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)), in the form 

of monetary payments or commodities in the inventory of the 

Commodity Credit Corporation derived from carrying out that 

section, to compensate producers and first processors for crop 

and other losses due to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, or 

related conditions. 

(2) ADMINISTRATION.—Assistance under this subsection 

shall be— 

(A) shared by an affected first processor with affected 

producers that provide commodities to the processor in a 

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graph (1) necessary to compensate affected producers for individual losses experienced by the producers, including 

losses due to saltwater intrusion, flooding, wind damage, or 

increased planting, replanting, or harvesting costs, which 

shall be transferred by the first processor to the affected 

producers without regard to contractual share arrangements; and 

(B) made available under such terms and conditions as 

the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out this 

subsection. 

(3) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out this subsection, 

the Secretary shall— 

(A) convey to the first processor commodities in the inventory of the Commodity Credit Corporation derived from 

carrying out section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)); 

(B) make monetary payments to the first processor; or 

(C) take any combination of actions described in paragraphs (1) and (2), using commodities or monetary payments. 

(4) LOSS DETERMINATION.—In carrying out this subsection, 

the Secretary shall use the same base year to determine crop 

loss that was elected by a producer to determine crop loss in 

carrying out the hurricane assistance program under section 

207 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (Public Law 108– 

7; 117 Stat. 543). 

(5) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall provide assistance 

under this subsection only in a State described in section 

359f(c)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 

U.S.C. 1359ff(c)(1)(A)). 

(c) TEXAS.—The Secretary shall use $400,000 of funds of the 

Commodity Credit Corporation to assist sugarcane growers in Texas 

by making a payment in that amount to a farmer-owned cooperative 

sugarcane processor in that State, for costs of demurrage, storage, 

and transportation resulting from hurricanes, excessive rains, 

floods, wind, and other related conditions during calendar year 

2005. 

SEC. 3012. LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE. 

(a) LIVESTOCK COMPENSATION PROGRAM.— (1) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUNDS.—Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall use $95,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit 

Corporation to provide assistance under the same terms and 

conditions as assistance provided under section 203 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 

539). 

(2) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Subject to subsection (d), in providing assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide assistance to any applicant that— 

(A) produces poultry, swine, sheep, beef, equine, buffalo, beefalo, dairy, goats, or an animal described in section 

10806(a)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 321d(a)(1)); 

(B) conducts an agricultural operation that is physically located in a hurricane-affected county; and 

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(C) meets all other eligibility requirements established 

by the Secretary. 

(b) LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the date of enact- ment of this Act, the Secretary shall use $30,000,000 of funds 

of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out a program 

under the same terms and conditions as the Livestock Indemnity Program authorized under title III of Public Law 105–18 

(111 Stat. 170). 

(2) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Subject to subsection (d), in carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall provide assistance to 

any applicant that— 

(A) produces poultry, swine, sheep, eggs, beef, equine, 

buffalo, beefalo, dairy, goats, crawfish, or an animal described in section 10806(a)(1) of the Farm Security and 

Rural Investment Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 321d(a)(1)); 

(B) conducts an agricultural operation that is physically located in a hurricane-affected county; and 

(C) meets all other eligibility requirements established 

by the Secretary for the Program. 

(c) LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PROGRAM FOR CONTRACT GROW- ERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary 

shall use funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to establish a program to assist poultry and egg producers in hurricane-affected counties that suffered income losses. 

(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The program established 

under paragraph (1) shall contain similar terms and conditions 

as the terms and conditions used for the livestock indemnity 

program for contract growers described in subpart E of chapter 

XIV of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2002). 

(d) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that no producer on a 

farm receives duplicative payments under this section and any other 

Federal program for the same loss. 

SEC. 3013. SPECIALTY CROPS AND NURSERY CROPS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use $95,000,000 of funds 

of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance to producers of specialty crops and nursery crops in hurricane-affected 

counties. 

(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Assistance required by subsection (a) 

shall be carried out by the Secretary under the same terms and 

conditions as the special disaster relief programs carried out for 

producers that suffered from crop damage and tree losses, and 

carried out related cleanup, in certain areas of Florida due to 

Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Jeanne during August and 

September 2004, as described in the notice of program implementation relating to Florida citrus, fruit, vegetable, and nursery crop disaster programs (69 Fed. Reg. 63134 (October 29, 

2004)), with vegetable losses treated as citrus losses for purposes of that program. 

(2) LOSS OF RECORDS.—Due to the complete destruction of 

the business records of many producers, the Secretary shall use 

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the best available information in determining eligibility, determining losses, and calculating payment amounts under this 

section. 

(c) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that no producer on a 

farm receives duplicative payments under this section and any other 

Federal program for the same loss. 

SEC. 3014. DAIRY ASSISTANCE. 

The Secretary shall use $17,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make payments to dairy producers for 

dairy production losses and dairy spoilage losses in hurricane-affected counties. 

SEC. 3015. COTTONSEED. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use $15,000,000 of the 

funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance to 

producers and first-handlers of the 2005 crop of cottonseed in hurricane-affected counties. 

(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall provide disaster assistance under subsection (a) under the same terms and conditions as assistance provided under section 206 of the Agricultural 

Assistance Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 543), except 

that assistance shall be— 

(1) distributed to producers and first handlers of cottonseed; and 

(2) based on cottonseed production during the most recent 

year for which a disaster payment specifically for cottonseed 

was not authorized. 

Subtitle B—Forestry 

SEC. 3021. TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

(a) DEFINITION OF TREE.—In this section, the term ‘‘tree’’ includes a tree (including a Christmas tree, ornamental tree, nursery 

tree, and potted tree), bush (including a shrub), and vine. 

(b) PROGRAM.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 

Secretary shall use such sums of funds of the Commodity Credit 

Corporation to provide assistance under the tree assistance program 

established under sections 10201 through 10203 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8201 et seq.) to— 

(1) producers who suffered tree losses in hurricane-affected 

counties; and 

(2) fruit and tree nut producers in hurricane-affected counties for site preparation, replacement, rehabilitation, and pruning. 

(c) COSTS.—Funds made available under this section shall also 

be made available to cover costs associated with tree pruning, tree 

rehabilitation, and other appropriate tree-related activities as determined by the Secretary. 

(d) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that no producer on a 

farm receives duplicative payments under this section and any other 

Federal program for the same loss. 

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SEC. 3022. EMERGENCY FORESTRY CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM. 

Section 1231(k)(3)(G) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

U.S.C. 3831(k)(3)(G)) is amended by striking ‘‘$404,100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$504,100,000’’. 

SEC. 3023. When evaluating an offer to enroll private nonindustrial forest land into the emergency forestry conservation reserve 

program, as authorized by section 1231(k) of the Food Security Act 

of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(k)), the Secretary of Agriculture shall accord equal weight to, and not distinguish between, private nonindustrial forest lands comprised of softwood or hardwood trees for 

the purpose of determining whether the private nonindustrial forest 

land of the landowner satisfies criteria used to evaluate the offer, 

including, but not limited to, soil erosion prevention, water quality 

improvement, wildlife habitat restoration, and mitigation of economic loss. 

Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 

SEC. 3031. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 

The Secretary may use not more than $9,600,000 of funds of the 

Commodity Credit Corporation to cover administrative costs incurred by the Farm Service Agency directly related to carrying out 

this title. 

SEC. 3032. AQUACULTURE PRODUCER GRANTS. 

Grants to assist aquaculture producers announced by the Secretary on May 10, 2006 (71 Fed. Reg. 27188; relating to 2005 section 

32 hurricane disaster programs) shall be provided for industry recovery in a manner consistent with the announcement or under the 

same terms and conditions as assistance provided under section 

203(a)(2)(B) of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (Public Law 

108-7; 117 Stat. 540). 

SEC. 3033. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 

Amounts made available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this title are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

SEC. 3034. REGULATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this title. 

(b) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the regulations and administration of this title shall be made without regard to— 

(1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 

5, United States Code; 

(2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 

effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices 

of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; 

and 

(3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’). 

(c) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided 

under section 808 of title 5, United States Code. 

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TITLE IV 

PANDEMIC FLU 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’’ to prepare for and respond to an influenza 

pandemic, including international activities and activities in foreign 

countries, preparedness planning, enhancing the pandemic influenza regulatory science base, accelerating pandemic influenza disease surveillance, developing registries to monitor influenza vaccine 

distribution and use, supporting pandemic influenza research, clinical trials and clinical trials infrastructure, and the development 

and purchase of vaccines, antivirals, and necessary medical supplies, $2,300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

That $30,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs 

Fund’’ in chapter 3 of title II of division B, of Public Law 109–148 

for activities related to international surveillance, planning, preparedness, and response to the avian influenza virus: Provided further, That $250,000,000 shall be for upgrading State and local capacity, and at least $200,000,000 shall be for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out global and domestic disease surveillance, laboratory capacity and research, laboratory 

diagnostics, risk communication, rapid response and quarantine: 

Provided further, That products purchased with these funds may, at 

the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

496(b) of the Public Health Service Act, funds may be used for the 

construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologicals, where 

the Secretary finds such a contract necessary to secure sufficient 

supplies of such vaccines or biologicals: Provided further, That the 

Secretary may negotiate a contract with a vendor under which a 

State may place an order with the vendor for antivirals; may reimburse a State for a portion of the price paid by the State pursuant 

to such an order; and may use amounts made available herein for 

such reimbursement: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

herein and not specifically designated under this heading may be 

transferred to other appropriation accounts of the Department of 

Health and Human Services, as determined by the Secretary to be 

appropriate, to be used for the purposes specified in this sentence: 

Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading 

are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 

of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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TITLE V 

BORDER SECURITY 

CHAPTER 1 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $708,000,000 for emergency National Guard support to 

the Department of Homeland Security, including operating surveillance systems, analyzing intelligence, installing fences and vehicle 

barriers, building patrol roads, and providing training, to remain 

available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the Secretary of 

Defense may transfer these funds to appropriations for military personnel, operation and maintenance, and procurement to be available 

for the same purposes as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition 

to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part 

of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary 

for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred 

back to this appropriation, to be merged with and made available 

for the same purposes and for the time period provided under this 

heading: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 

more than five days after making transfers from this appropriation, 

notify the congressional defense committees in writing of any such 

transfer. 

CHAPTER 2 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $410,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the entire amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND

PROCUREMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Air and Marine Interdiction, 

Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement’’, $95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, $300,000,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

$327,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

PREPAREDNESS

OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS

STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Programs’’, for 

discretionary grants as determined by the Secretary, $15,000,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED

EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses’’, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided 

under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

CHAPTER 3 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Administrative Review and Appeals’’, $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 

Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2006. 

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LEGAL ACTIVITIES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General 

Legal Activities’’, $9,000,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 

is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 

of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, United 

States Attorneys’’, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 

is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 

of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

TITLE VI 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol Power Plant’’, 

$27,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 

Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

for fiscal year 2006. 

TITLE VII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

SEC. 7001. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 7002. Funds appropriated in this Act, or made available 

by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this Act, for intelligence 

activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress 

for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

U.S.C. 414). 

SEC. 7003. Section 8044 of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 

2708) is amended as follows: After ‘‘Defense,’’ and before ‘‘acting’’ insert, ‘‘notwithstanding any other provision of law,’’. 

SEC. 7004. (a) Of the unobligated balances made available pursuant to section 504 of Public Law 108–334, $20,000,000 are rescinded. 

(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Secret Service, 

Salaries and Expenses’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007. 

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SEC. 7005. (a) Of the funds available for ‘‘Screening Coordina- tion and Operations’’, $3,960,000 are rescinded. 

(b) For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive Management’’, $3,960,000. 

SEC. 7006. Public Law 109–90 is amended by striking section 

528. 

SEC. 7007. Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) is amended by striking 

‘‘June 30, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2007’’. 

SEC. 7008. For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Labor, 

Mine Safety and Health Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’, 

$25,600,000 for the enforcement of mine safety law with respect to 

coal mines, including the training and equipping of inspectors: Provided, That progress reports on hiring shall be submitted to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate and 

the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House on a 

quarterly basis, with the first report due July 15, 2006: Provided 

further, That the amount provided under this heading shall remain 

available until September 30, 2007: Provided further, That the 

amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 

requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

SEC. 7009. Unexpended balances for Health Resources and 

Services Administration grant number 7C6HF03601–01–00, appropriated in Public Law 106–554, shall remain available until September 30, 2009. 

SEC. 7010. For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of 

Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Control, Research and Training’’, to carry out section 501 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 

$10,000,000 for research to develop mine safety technology: Provided, That progress reports on technology development shall be 

submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of 

the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 

the House on a quarterly basis, with the first report due July 15, 

2006: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as 

an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 

95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

SEC. 7011. Public Law 109–149 (119 Stat. 2876) under the 

heading ‘‘Railroad Retirement Board, Dual Benefits Payments Account’’ is amended by striking ‘‘to the amount by which the product 

of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds $97,000,000’’ 

and inserting ‘‘to the amount by which the product of recipients and 

the average benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual benefits’’ in lieu thereof. 

SEC. 7012. Section 224 of Public Law 109–149 (119 Stat. 2862) 

is amended by striking ‘‘June’’ and inserting ‘‘December’’ in lieu 

thereof. 

SEC. 7013. None of the funds appropriated in Public Law 109– 

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ministration’’ that are available for expenditure on or after the date 

of enactment of this section shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of 

Executive Level II, except as provided for under section 101 of Public Law 109–149. This limitation shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in OMB Circular A–133. 

Where States are recipients of such funds, States may establish a 

lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and 

bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for comparable State or local government employees, and 

the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs involved including Employment and Training Administration programs. 

SEC. 7014. Any national service educational award described in 

subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 

1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.), made with funds appropriated to, 

funds transferred to, or interest accumulated in the National Service Trust, shall hereafter be known as a ‘‘Segal AmeriCorps Education Award’’. 

SEC. 7015. (a) REPEAL OF SINGLE HOLDER RULE.—Section 

428C(b)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078– 

3(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and (i)’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘so selected for consolidation)’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall apply with respect to any loan made under section 428C of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–3) for which the application is received by an eligible lender on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(c) CONSOLIDATION INTO DIRECT LENDING.—Section 428C(b)(5) 

of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–3(b)(5)) is 

amended by striking ‘‘DIRECT LOANS.—’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘Such direct consolidation loan’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘DIRECT LOANS.—In the event that a borrower is unable to 

obtain a consolidation loan from a lender with an agreement under 

subsection (a)(1), or is unable to obtain a consolidation loan with 

income-sensitive repayment terms acceptable to the borrower from 

such a lender, the Secretary shall offer any such borrower who applies for it, a Federal Direct Consolidation loan. Such direct consolidation loan’’. 

(d) REPEAL.—Section 8009(a) of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–171, 120 Stat. 164) is 

amended by striking paragraph (2). 

SEC. 7016. Section 2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163) is amended by 

striking after ‘‘Augusta’’, ‘‘$61,466,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof 

‘‘$340,854,000’’. This project may be incrementally funded. Funds 

appropriated in Public Law 109–114 for this project shall be available to fund the first increment. 

SEC. 7017. Section 2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163) is amended by 

striking after ‘‘Kunia’’, ‘‘$305,000,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof 

‘‘$350,490,000’’. The project may be incrementally funded. Funds 

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appropriated in Public Laws 108–7, 108–87, and 109–114 for this 

project shall be available to fund the first increment. 

SEC. 7018. Section 2403(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109–163) 

is amended in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘$12,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$291,888,000’’, and in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘$256,034,000’’ 

and inserting ‘‘$301,524,000’’. 

SEC. 7019. Section 2846 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 107–107; 

115 Stat. 1320), as amended by section 2865 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2149) is further amended by striking 

‘‘840 acres’’ and inserting ‘‘1,540 acres’’. 

SEC. 7020. Of the amount made available by the Department of 

Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 under the heading ‘‘Community 

Oriented Policing Services’’ (Public Law 109–108, 199 Stat. 2302), 

for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under 

part BB of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797 et seq.), $1,500,000 shall be available 

to the Attorney General, without regard to such part BB, for the 

study on forensic science described in House Report 109–272 to accompany Public Law 109–108. 

SEC. 7021. The referenced statement of the managers in House 

Report 109–272, Making Appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies for 

the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, 

under this heading is deemed to be amended with respect to 

amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Science, Aeronautics 

and Exploration’’ for the Mitchell Institute by striking ‘‘educational 

purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘the science and engineering education endowment’’. 

SEC. 7022. Section 613 of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, 

and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 

108; 119 Stat. 2336) is amended— 

(1) by inserting after ‘‘$500,000 shall be available for the Iowa 

Department of Economic Development for the Entrepreneurial Venture Assistance Project’’ the following: ‘‘(including the ability to 

make subgrants or loans for such project)’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘Clark County Department of Aviation, Las 

Vegas,’’ and inserting ‘‘University of Nevada Las Vegas,’’. 

SEC. 7023. Under the heading ‘‘Department of Transportation, 

Federal Highway Administration, Emergency Relief Program’’ in 

Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2778), strike ‘‘$629,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$803,000,000’’. 

SEC. 7024. Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5336, any funds remaining available under Federal Transit Administration grant numbers 

NY–03–345–00, NY–03–0325–00, NY–03–0405, NY–90–X398–00, 

NY–90–X373–00, NY–90–X418–00, NY–90–X465–00 together with 

an amount not to exceed $19,200,000 in urbanized area formula 

funds that were allocated by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council to the New York City Department of Transportation 

as a designated recipient under 49 U.S.C. 5307 may be made available to the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority for eligible capital projects authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5307 and 5309. 

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SEC. 7025. For recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 

49, United States Code, directly affected by Hurricane Katrina, the 

Secretary may waive the Federal matching share requirements for 

Federal transit assistance programs under such chapter, including 

the Federal matching share requirements contained in existing Federal assistance grant agreements: Provided, That the Secretary may 

allow such recipients to use such assistance for operating assistance, 

notwithstanding the terms and conditions contained in existing Federal assistance grant agreements: Provided further, That the authority of the Secretary hereunder shall expire two years after the date 

of enactment of this section, unless determined otherwise by the Secretary for a compelling need. 

SEC. 7026. The first sentence under the heading ‘‘Department of 

the Treasury, Departmental Offices, Salaries and Expenses’’ in title 

II of division A of Public Law 109–115 (119 Stat. 2432) is amended 

by inserting after ‘‘travel expenses’’ the words ‘‘(except for travel performed by officials in the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Office of International Affairs)’’. 

SEC. 7027. (a) Funds appropriated for intelligence activities, or 

made available by the transfer of funds, by this Act, by Public Law 

109–108 for the Department of Justice, or by Public Law 109–115 

for the Department of the Treasury, are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 

Security Act of 1947, as amended, (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 

2006 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2006. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall be effective: 

(1) with respect to funds appropriated, or made available 

by the transfer of funds, by this Act, upon the enactment of this 

Act; 

(2) with respect to funds appropriated, or made available 

by the transfer of funds, by Public Law 109–108 for the Department of Justice, as if enacted on the date of enactment of Public 

Law 109–108; and 

(3) with respect to funds appropriated, or made available 

by the transfer of funds, by Public Law 109–115 for the Department of the Treasury, as if enacted on the date of enactment of 

Public Law 109–115. 

SEC. 7028. (a) The matter under the heading ‘‘Tenant-Based 

Rental Assistance’’ in chapter 9 of title I of division B of Public Law 

109–148 is amended— 

(1) in the first proviso, by striking ‘‘or the Stewart B. 

McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 100–77)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, section 

221(d)(3), 221(d)(5), or 236 of the National Housing Act, or section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965’’; 

and 

(2) in the second proviso, by inserting ‘‘, except that paragraph (7)(A) of such section shall not apply’’ after ‘‘1937’’. 

(b) The provisions of this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 

Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2006. 

SEC. 7029. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115) is amended in 

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designated paragraph (5) under the heading ‘‘Tenant-based Rental 

Assistance’’— 

(1) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; 

and 

(2) by striking ‘‘$1,240,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$1,225,000,000’’. 

SEC. 7030. (a) The second paragraph under the heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title III of division A of Public Law 

109–115 is amended by striking ‘‘statement of managers accompanying this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘statement of managers correction 

for H.R. 3058 relating to the Economic Development Initiative submitted to the House of Representatives by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House on November 18, 2005, and 

printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on such 

date’’. 

(b) Section 5023 of title V of division B of Public Law 109–148 

is amended by striking ‘‘in title III of Public Law 109–115 (as in 

effect pursuant to H. Con. Res. 308, 109th Congress)’’ and inserting 

‘‘in title III of division A of Public Law 109–115’’. 

(c) Each amendment made by this section shall apply as if included in the amended public law on the date of its enactment. 

SEC. 7031. The referenced statement of the managers under the 

heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title II, division G of 

Public Law 108–199 is deemed to be amended— 

(1) with respect to item number 402, by striking ‘‘in Kansas 

City, Missouri’’ and inserting ‘‘in the Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)’’; 

(2) with respect to item number 329 by striking ‘‘for purchase 

of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Club facility’’ and 

inserting ‘‘for renovation of Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Clubhouse #2, Clubhouse #4, Clubhouse #10, Clubhouse #11, 

and Clubhouse #14 in the District of Columbia’’; 

(3) with respect to item number 188 by striking ‘‘the City of 

Macon for construction of the historic Coca-Cola building’’ and inserting ‘‘Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia for facility renovation, 

build out, and construction’’; 

(4) with respect to item number 830 by striking ‘‘construction’’ 

and inserting ‘‘purchase, renovation, build out and upgrade’’; 

(5) with respect to item number 380 by striking ‘‘for construction of a new facility’’ and inserting ‘‘to upgrade an existing facility’’; 

(6) with respect to item number 348 by striking ‘‘land acquisition’’ and inserting ‘‘the construction and renovation of the Holyoke 

Community College Enrollment Center’’; and 

(7) with respect to item number 602 by striking ‘‘to the J. Frank 

Troy Senior Center in Toledo, Ohio for renovation and construction’’ 

and inserting ‘‘, including $100,000 to the Northwest Ohio Area Office on Aging for construction of the Jerusalem Township Senior 

Center and Food Pantry; and $100,000 to Aurora Gonzales Resource 

Center, Toledo, Ohio, for renovation and build out of a facility’’. 

SEC. 7032. The referenced statement of the managers under the 

heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title II, division I of 

Public Law 108–447 is deemed to be amended— 

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(1) with respect to item number 838 by striking ‘‘City of Canby, 

Minnesota’’ and inserting ‘‘Western Five Community Development 

Corporation.’’; 

(2) with respect to item number 912 by striking ‘‘renovations to 

the Broadway Market’’ and inserting ‘‘the demolition and redevelopment of properties in the Broadway-Fillmore Corridor, Buffalo, New 

York’’; 

(3) with respect to item number 631 by striking ‘‘construction’’ 

and inserting ‘‘acquisition’’; 

(4) with respect to item number 536 by striking ‘‘an economic 

development planning study’’ and inserting ‘‘the Main Street Revitalization Project’’; 

(5) with respect to item number 444, by striking ‘‘City of St. Petersburg, Florida for facilities construction and renovation for the 

Mid-Pinellas Science Center’’ and inserting ‘‘St. Petersburg College, 

City of Seminole, Florida for the development of Science and Nature 

Park at St. Petersburg College’’; 

(6) with respect to item 260 by inserting after renovations ‘‘and 

for property renovation at 754 Broad Street for the Family Center 

emergency shelter for families and children’’; and 

(7) with respect to item number 136, by striking ‘‘renovation of 

the Fire House in Brookhaven, Mississippi’’ and inserting ‘‘the restoration of the historic City Hall in Brookhaven, Mississippi’’. 

SEC. 7033. The statement of managers correction referenced in 

the second paragraph under the heading ‘‘Community Development 

Fund’’ in title III, division A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to 

be amended— 

(1) with respect to item number 793 by striking ‘‘for street infrastructure and parking facility improvements’’ and inserting ‘‘to purchase and demolish blighted property, develop detailed design/construction drawings, and to begin site preparation for new infill 

housing lots’’; 

(2) with respect to item number 1114 by striking ‘‘West Virginia 

Technical College’’ and inserting ‘‘West Virginia University Institute 

of Technology Community and Technical College’’; 

(3) with respect to item number 849, by striking ‘‘Mahonoy City, 

Pennsylvania for improvements to West Market Street’’ and inserting ‘‘Mahonoy City, Pennsylvania for improvements to Centre 

Street’’; 

(4) with respect to item number 740 by striking ‘‘infrastructure 

improvements in Central Plaza Park’’ and inserting ‘‘the demolition 

and redevelopment of properties in the Broadway-Fillmore Corridor, 

Buffalo, New York’’; 

(5) with respect to item number 374 by striking ‘‘Day Care’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Senior Citizens’’; 

(6) with respect to item number 714, by striking ‘‘construction 

of a senior center;’’ and inserting ‘‘renovation and build out of a 

multipurpose center;’’ 

(7) with respect to item number 850, by striking ‘‘City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania’’ and inserting ‘‘in Pennsylvania’’; 

(8) with respect to item number 925, by striking ‘‘Greenwood 

Partnership Alliance, South Carolina for the renovation of the Old 

Federal Courthouse’’ and inserting ‘‘City of Greenwood, South Carolina for the Emerald Triangle Project’’; and 

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(9) with respect to item number 615 by inserting ‘‘and UND 

Technology Transfer and Commercialization Center’’ before the 

semicolon. 

SEC. 7034. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of General Services may convey, without consideration 

ownership and jurisdiction (custody, accountability and control) to 

the City of Crosby, North Dakota real property as described: Lots 9, 

10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, Eastlawn Addition to Crosby, Divide County, 

North Dakota. 

SEC. 7035. 2007 DISCRETIONARY LIMITS. (a) IN GENERAL.—For 

the purposes of section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974, the allocations of the appropriate levels of budget totals for 

the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate for fiscal year 2007 

shall be— 

(1) $872,778,000,000 in total new budget authority for general purposes discretionary; and (2) $577,241,000,000 in total new budget authority for 

mandatory; 

until a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007 is 

agreed to by the Senate and the House of Representatives pursuant 

to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

(b) ADJUSTMENTS AND LIMITS.—The limits and adjustments 

provided in section 402 of S. Con. Res. 83 (109th Congress), as 

passed the Senate, for fiscal year 2007 shall apply to subsection (a). 

(c) APPLICATION.—The section 302(a) allocations in subsection 

(a) shall be deemed to be allocations set forth in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying the concurrent resolution 

on the budget for fiscal year 2007, as though adopted by Congress, 

for all purposes under titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974. Section 302(a)(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974 shall not apply to this section. 

(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The following provisions of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress) shall not apply in the Senate— 

(1) Section 404; and 

(2) until January 3, 2007, section 403(b)(2). 

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the date 

of enactment of this Act. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane 

Recovery, 2006’’. 

And the Senate agree to the same. 

JERRY LEWIS, 

C.W. BILL YOUNG, 

RALPH REGULA, 

HAROLD ROGERS, 

FRANK R. WOLF, 

JIM KOLBE, 

JAMES T. WALSH, 

CHARLES H. TAYLOR, 

DAVID L. HOBSON, 

HENRY BONILLA, 

JOE KNOLLENBERG, 

JOHN P. MURTHA, 

MARTIN OLAV SABO, 

ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, 

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PETER J. VISCLOSKY, NITA M. LOWEY, JOHN W. OLVER, CHET EDWARDS, Managers on the Part of the House. 

THAD COCHRAN, 

TED STEVENS, 

PETE V. DOMENICI, 

CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, 

MITCH MCCONNELL, 

CONRAD BURNS, 

RICHARD C. SHELBY, 

JUDD GREGG, 

ROBERT F. BENNETT, 

LARRY CRAIG, 

KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, 

SAM BROWNBACK, 

WAYNE ALLARD, 

ROBERT C. BYRD

(except Deeming Resolution), 

DANIEL K. INOUYE, 

TOM HARKIN

(except Deeming Resolution), 

BARBARA A. MIKULSKI

(except Deeming Resolution), 

HARRY REID

(except Deeming Resolution), 

HERB KOHL

(except Agriculture Disaster 

and Deeming Resolution), 

PATTY MURRAY

(except Deeming Resolution 

and Veterans Funding) 

BYRON L. DORGAN

(except Agriculture Disaster), 

DIANNE FEINSTEIN, TIM JOHNSON

(except Agriculture Disaster), 

MARY L. LANDRIEU, 

Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

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JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF 

CONFERENCE 

The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 

conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 

amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4939) making emergency 

supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2006, and for other purposes, submit the following joint statement to the House and the Senate in explanation of the effects of 

the action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in the 

accompanying conference report. 

Report language included in the reports of the House (H. Rept. 

109–388) and of the Senate (S. Rept. 109–230) accompanying H.R. 

4939 should be complied with unless specifically addressed in this 

statement of the managers. The statement of the managers, while 

repeating some report language for emphasis, is not intended to negate the language referred to above unless expressly provided herein. 

TITLE I—GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR SUPPLEMENTAL 

APPROPRIATIONS 

CHAPTER 1—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS

The conference agreement provides $350,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, for PL 480 Title II Grants as proposed by 

the House and the Senate. 

CHAPTER 2 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 

The conference agreement recommends $65,791,894,000 for the Department of Defense, instead of $67,557,241,000, as proposed by 

the House, and $65,657,269,000, as proposed by the Senate. 

The following table provides details of the supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense—Military. 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Account House Senate Conference 

Military Personnel: 

Military Personnel, Army .................................................................... 6,506,223 6,665,284 6,587,473 

Military Personnel, Navy .................................................................... 1,061,724 1,071,474 1,321,474 

Military Personnel, Marine Corps ....................................................... 834,122 860,872 840,872 

Military Personnel, Air Force .............................................................. 1,145,363 1,195,713 1,155,713 

Reserve Personnel, Army .................................................................... 166,070 150,570 140,570 

Reserve Personnel, Navy .................................................................... 110,412 115,712 110,712 

Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps ...................................................... 10,327 13,192 10,627 

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[In thousands of dollars] 

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Reserve Personnel, Air Force ............................................................. 1,940 3,440 1,940 

National Guard Personnel, Army ........................................................ 96,000 121,550 111,550 

National Guard Personnel, Air Force ................................................. 1,200 6,200 1,200 

Total Military Personnel ............................................................ 9,933,381 10,204,007 10,282,131 

Operation and Maintenance: 

O&M, Army ......................................................................................... 18,380,310 17,594,4101 17,844,410 

O&M, Navy ......................................................................................... 2,793,600 2,826,693 2,696,693

O&M, Marine Corps ............................................................................ 1,722,911 1,589,911 1,639,911 

O&M, Air Force ................................................................................... 5,328,869 6,057,408 5,576,257 

O&M, Defense-Wide ........................................................................... 3,259,929 2,879,899 2,830,677 

O&M, Army Reserve ........................................................................... 100,100 100,100 100,100 

O&M, Navy Reserve ............................................................................ 236,509 236,509 78,509 

O&M, Marine Corps Reserve .............................................................. 55,675 87,875 87,875 

O&M, Air Force Reserve ..................................................................... 18,563 18,563 18,563 

O&M, Army National Guard ............................................................... 178,600 178,600 178,600 

O&M, Air National Guard ................................................................... 30,400 30,400 30,400 

Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction Account ................................ ........................ ........................ 44,500 

Afghanistan Security Forces Fund ..................................................... 1,851,833 1,908,133 1,908,133 

Iraq Security Forces Fund .................................................................. 3,007,000 3,703,000 3,007,000 

Iraq Freedom Fund ............................................................................. ........................ 25,000 ........................

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund ................................ ........................ 1,958,089 1,958,089 

Total Operation and Maintenance ............................................ 36,964,299 39,194,590 37,899,717 

Procurement: 

Aircraft Procurement, Army ................................................................ 533,200 533,200 345,000 

Missile Procurement, Army ................................................................ 203,300 203,300 203,300 

Procurement of WTCV, Army .............................................................. 1,983,351 1,592,451 1,767,451 

Procurement of Ammunition, Army .................................................... 829,679 829,679 829,679 

Other Procurement, Army ................................................................... 7,528,657 6,286,145 5,819,645 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy ................................................................ 293,980 412,169 516,869 

Weapons Procurement, Navy .............................................................. 90,800 63,351 55,200 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy & Marine Corps ......................... 330,996 327,126 323,256 

Other Procurement, Navy ................................................................... 111,719 140,144 54,640 

Procurement, Marine Corps ............................................................... 3,260,582 2,576,467 2,577,467 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ......................................................... 663,595 679,515 674,815 

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force .............................................. 29,047 29,047 29,047 

Other Procurement, Air Force ............................................................. 1,489,192 1,452,651 1,500,591 

Procurement, Defense-Wide ............................................................... 331,353 331,353 331,353 

Total Procurement ..................................................................... 17,679,451 15,456,598 15,028,313 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation: 

RDT&E, Army ...................................................................................... 424,177 54,700 54,700 

RDT&E, Navy ...................................................................................... 126,845 124,845 124,845 

RDT&E, Air Force ................................................................................ 305,110 382,630 382,630 

RDT&E, Defense-Wide ........................................................................ 145,921 148,551 148,551 

Total RDT&E .............................................................................. 1,002,053 710,726 710,726 

Revolving and Management Funds: 

Defense Working Capital Funds ........................................................ 502,700 516,700 516,700 

Other Department of Defense Programs: 

Defense Health Program .................................................................... 1,153,562 1,153,562 1,153,562 

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities Defense .................... 156,800 154,596 150,470 

Office of the Inspector General ......................................................... 6,120 1,815 5,000 

Total Other DoD Programs ........................................................ 1,316,482 1,309,973 1,309,032 

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[In thousands of dollars] 

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Related Agencies: 

Intelligence Community Management Account ................................. 158,875 158,875 158,875 

General Provisions: 

Transfer Authority for GWOT Supplemental [Non add] ..................... [2,000,000] 2,000,000] 2,000,000] 

Transfer Authority for FY 2006 Appropriations Act [Non add] ......... [0] [600,000] 1,250,000] 

Defense Cooperation Account ............................................................ ........................ 5,800 5,800 

Reduction for Border Security ............................................................ ........................ ¥1,908,000 ........................

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program ............................................. ........................ 8,000 ........................

Rescission, Missile Procurement, Air Force ....................................... ........................ ........................ (80,000) 

Rescission, Other Procurement, Air Force ......................................... ........................ ........................ (39,400) 

Grand Total ............................................................................... 67,557,241 65,657,269 65,791,894 

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the congressional defense committees within 30 days after 

the date of enactment of this legislation on the allocation of the 

funds within the accounts listed in this chapter. The Secretary 

shall submit updated reports 30 days after the end of each fiscal 

quarter until funds listed in this chapter are no longer available for 

obligation. The conferees direct that these reports shall include: a 

detailed accounting of obligations and expenditures of appropriations provided in this chapter by program and subactivity group for 

the continuation of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan; and a listing 

of equipment procured using funds provided in this chapter. The 

conferees expect that in order to meet unanticipated requirements, 

the Department of Defense may need to transfer funds within 

these appropriations accounts for purposes other than those specified in this report. The conferees direct the Department of Defense 

to follow normal prior approval reprogramming procedures should 

it be necessary to transfer funding between different appropriations 

accounts in this chapter. 

Additionally, the conferees direct that the reporting requirements of section 9010 of Public Law 109–148, the Department of 

Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, regarding military operations 

and stability in Iraq shall apply to the funds appropriated in this 

Act. 

ARMY COMBAT BRIGADES AND LONG-TERM EQUIPMENT REPAIR

COSTS REPORTS

The conferees agree on the House requirements for reports to 

be submitted to the congressional defense committees on Army 

Combat Brigades and Long-Term Equipment Repair Costs. The 

conferees direct that the reports shall be submitted not later than 

July 7, 2006. 

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE

The House report directed that not less than $3,571,083,000 of 

the funds provided in this bill shall be provided for the National 

Guard and Reserve forces to prosecute the Global War on Terror. 

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The conferees agree that within the funds provided in the conference report, the National Guard and Reserve should receive not 

less than the President’s budget request for these activities. 

STRYKER UPGRADES

The conferees urge the Department of the Army to initiate 

Block 2 upgrade programs for existing Stryker brigades undergoing 

reset maintenance using funds available in this Act. 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS

Recommended adjustments to classified programs are addressed in a classified annex accompanying this report. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

The conference agreement recommends $10,282,131,000 for the military personnel accounts, instead of $9,933,381,000 as proposed 

by the House, and $10,204,007,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 

conference agreement on items addressed by either the House or 

Senate is as follows: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Account House Senate Conference 

Military Personnel, Army: 

Incremental OIF/OEF wartime costs .............................................................. 4,170,763 4,170,763 4,170,763 

Basic Allowance for Housing ......................................................................... 843,660 843,660 843,660 

Army active duty overstrength ....................................................................... 370,100 370,100 370,100 

Convalescent Soldiers Clothing Allowance .................................................... 1,900 1,900 1,900 

Recruiting and Retention Initiatives ............................................................. 151,000 298,811 221,000 

Subsistence .................................................................................................... 289,800 289,800 289,800 

Foreign Language Proficiency Pay ................................................................. 33,700 33,700 33,700 

SGLI/Death Gratuities .................................................................................... 645,300 656,550 656,550 

Total Military Personnel, Army .............................................................. 6,506,223 6,665,284 6,587,473 

Military Personnel, Navy: 

Incremental OIF/OEF wartime costs .............................................................. 704,451 404,451 404,451 

Basic Allowance for Housing ......................................................................... 98,473 98,473 98,473 

Pay and Allowances ....................................................................................... .................... 300,000 550,000 

SGLI/Death Gratuity ....................................................................................... 221,000 230,750 230,750 

Active Duty Special Work ............................................................................... 13,400 13,400 13,400 

GITMO PCS ..................................................................................................... 12,500 12,500 12,500 

Foreign Language Proficiency Pay/Other ....................................................... 10,400 10,400 10,400 

GWOT Initiatives ............................................................................................. 1,500 1,500 1,500 

Total Military Personnel, Navy .............................................................. 1,061,724 1,071,474 1,321,474 

Military Personnel, Marine Corps: 

Incremental OIF/OEF wartime costs .............................................................. 283,492 283,492 283,492 

Basic Allowance for Housing ......................................................................... 86,430 86,430 86,430 

Marine Corps active duty overstrength ......................................................... 272,600 272,600 272,600 

Pay and Allowances ....................................................................................... .................... 20,000 ....................

SGLI/Death Gratuity ....................................................................................... 191,600 198,350 198,350 

Total Military Personnel, Marine Corps ................................................ 834,122 860,872 840,872 

Military Personnel, Air Force: 

Incremental OIF/OEF wartime costs .............................................................. 721,834 721,834 721,834 

Basic Allowance for Housing ......................................................................... 131,100 131,100 131,100 

Pay and Allowances ....................................................................................... .................... 40,000 ....................

SGLI/Death Gratuity ....................................................................................... 292,429 302,779 302,779 

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Total Military Personnel, Air Force ........................................................ 1,145,363 1,195,713 1,155,713 

Reserve Personnel, Army: 

Recruiting and Retention Initiatives ............................................................. 159,070 129,070 129,070 

Branch Officer Basic Course ......................................................................... .................... 10,000 ....................

Foreign Army Training Command .................................................................. 4,500 4,500 4,500 

Port Handling Operations .............................................................................. 2,500 2,500 2,500 

SGLI/Death Gratuity ....................................................................................... .................... 4,500 4,500 

Total Reserve Personnel, Army ............................................................. 166,070 150,570 140,570 

Reserve Personnel, Navy: 

Incremental OIF/OEF wartime costs .............................................................. 82,128 82,128 82,128 

Basic Allowance for Housing ......................................................................... 24,984 24,984 24,984 

Recruiting and Retention ............................................................................... .................... 5,000 ....................

SGLI/Death Gratuity ....................................................................................... 2,300 2,600 2,600 

GWOT Initiatives ............................................................................................. 1,000 1,000 1,000 

Total Reserve Personnel, Navy .............................................................. 110,412 115,712 110,712 

Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps: 

Transitional Active Force Augmentation ........................................................ 9,127 9,127 9,127 

Recruiting and Retention ............................................................................... .................... 2,565 ....................

SGLI/Death Gratuity ....................................................................................... 1,200 1,500 1,500 

Total Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps ................................................ 10,327 13,192 10,627 

Reserve Personnel, Air Force: 

Schools and Special Training ........................................................................ .................... 1,500 ....................

SGLI/Death Gratuity ....................................................................................... 1,940 1,940 1,940 

Total Reserve Personnel, Air Force ....................................................... 1,940 3,440 1,940 

National Guard Personnel, Army: 

Recruiting and Retention Initiatives ............................................................. 35,000 55,000 45,000 

SGLI/Death Gratuity ....................................................................................... 5,000 17,550 17,550 

Inactive Duty Training ................................................................................... 36,200 36,200 36,200 

Annual Training (AT) ...................................................................................... 12,800 12,800 12,800 

Incapacitation Pay ......................................................................................... 7,000 .................... ....................

Total National Guard Personnel, Army ................................................. 96,000 121,500 111,500 

National Guard Personnel, Air Force: 

Recruiting and Retention Initiatives ............................................................. .................... 5,000 ....................

SGLI/Death Gratuity ....................................................................................... 1,200 1,200 1,200 

Total National Guard Personnel, Air Force ........................................... 1,200 6,200 1,200 

Total Military Personnel ........................................................................ 9,933,381 10,204,007 10,282,131

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

The conference agreement recommends $37,899,717,000 for the operation and maintenance accounts, instead of $36,964,299,000 as 

proposed by the House, and $39,194,590,000 as proposed by the 

Senate. The conference agreement on items addressed by either the 

House or Senate is as follows: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Account Conference 

Operation and Maintenance, Army: 

Incremental Wartime Operating Costs ......................................... 7,562,500 

Incremental LOGCAP .................................................................... 1,752,410 

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Civilian and Contractor Subsistence ............................................. 511,000 

Second Destination Transportation .............................................. 646,500 

Other Transportation ..................................................................... 754,600 

Depot Maintenance ......................................................................... 773,700 

Depot Maintenance: Army National Guard Abrams AIM ........... 130,000 

Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) .............................................. 865,700 

Other Maintenance—Organizational and Intermediate ............. 109,500 

Communications and Electronics .................................................. 585,200 

Other Personnel Support ............................................................... 349,000 

Recruiting and Retention ............................................................... 4,000 

Medical and Casualty Support ...................................................... 62,600 

Contract Linguists .......................................................................... 290,000 

Training ........................................................................................... 1,446,800 

CONUS Base Support (to include CHPP Fire Damage) ............. 16,000 

Army Modular Facilities ................................................................ 247,700 

Other GWOT Operations and Support ......................................... 125,100 

OHDACA Reimbursement ............................................................. 20,000 

Lift and Sustain .............................................................................. 351,000 

Commanders Emergency Response Program ............................... 423,000 

Project and Contracting Office ...................................................... 200,000 

Joint Improvised Explosive Device (JIED) Defeat Transfer to 

JIED Fund Coalition Blue Force Tracker and COB Communications ....................................................................................... 16,000 

Other Programs .............................................................................. 235,600 

Baseline Budget Fuel Increase ...................................................... 116,500 

Reset ................................................................................................ 150,000 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Army .............................. 17,744,410 

Operation and Maintenance, Navy: 

Personnel Support Costs ................................................................ 41,800 

Body Armor ..................................................................................... 13,200 

Ship Depot Maintenance ................................................................ 134,200 

Aircraft Depot Maintenance .......................................................... 19,600 

Ground Depot Maintenance ........................................................... 110,300 

Reset ................................................................................................ 36,700 

Steaming Days ................................................................................ 130,200 

Flying Hours ................................................................................... 503,900 

C4I, Logistics, Material and Training Support ............................ 268,600 

Other Operational Support Costs .................................................. 203,100 

OHDACA Reimbursement ............................................................. 20,000 

Baseline Fuel Rate Increase .......................................................... 157,600 

Other GWOT Operations and Support ......................................... 90,600 

Classified Programs ........................................................................ 61,593 

USMC Transportation .................................................................... 326,900 

Airlift ............................................................................................... 255,700 

Sealift .............................................................................................. 20,800 

Other Transportation ..................................................................... 301,900 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Navy .............................. 2,696,693 

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps: 

Personnel Support Costs ................................................................ 118,900 

Body Armor/Initial Issue/Personal Protection Equipment .......... 238,700 

Equipment Maintenance ................................................................ 39,100 

Reset ................................................................................................ 240,800 

In-Theater Logistics Support ......................................................... 321,100 

Horn of Africa LOGCAP ................................................................ 149,900 

Other Operating Support Costs ..................................................... 190,511 

Classified Programs ........................................................................ 8,600 

Second Destination Transportation .............................................. 289,000 

Airlift ............................................................................................... 22,300 

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Sealift .............................................................................................. 21,000 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps ................ 1,639,911 

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force: 

Operating Support/Flying Hours/Unit Optempo .......................... 1,262,849 

Depot Maintenance and Contractor Logistics Support ............... 838,572 

Transportation ................................................................................ 1,559,004 

Fuel Rate Increase ......................................................................... 149,200 

GWOT Airlift/SDT .......................................................................... 924,360 

Personnel Support .......................................................................... 296,294 

Body Armor ..................................................................................... 24,700 

Other Support ................................................................................. 275,549 

OHDACA Reimbursement ............................................................. 20,000 

Classified Programs ........................................................................ 225,729 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ....................... 5,576,257 

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: 

TJS—Combatant Commander Initiative Fund ............................ 25,000 

SOCOM—Special Operations Command ...................................... 856,852 

DLA—Over Ocean Transportation ................................................ 100,000 

DCAA—Contract Audit .................................................................. 16,000 

DCMA—Contract Management ..................................................... 6,000 

DODEA—Family Support Counseling .......................................... 85,000 

DODEA—Transition Assistance to Separating Service Members ............................................................................................... 8,000 

DLSA—Military Tribunals ............................................................ 11,000 

DISA—Communications Network Support .................................. 77,000 

AFIS—Stars & Stripes, American Forces Radio/TV Service ...... 12,100 

DSCA—Coalition Support .............................................................. 740,000 

OSD—Lift & Sustain ...................................................................... 95,000 

OSD—NII/DCIP to Support USCENTCOM and Warfighter Activities .......................................................................................... 32,600 

DTRA—Cooperative Threat Reduction (Transfer to FSUTR Account) ........................................................................................... – 

Other Defense-Wide Programs ...................................................... 26,547 

Coast Guard Support ..................................................................... 75,000 

Classified Programs ........................................................................ 664,578 

Border Security Initiative (Transfer to title V) ............................ – 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide ................ 2,830,677 

Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve: 

Recruiting and Retention Support ................................................ 3,800 

Premobilization Training ............................................................... 65,400 

Port Handling Operations .............................................................. 600 

Pre/Post Mobilization Equipment Maintenance ........................... 8,800 

USAR Range Operations ................................................................ 3,000 

Foreign Army Training Command ................................................ 2,000 

Soldier and Family Support Programs ......................................... 1,100 

Baseline Budget Fuel Increase ...................................................... 15,400 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve ............... 100,100 

Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve: 

Reserve Operating Support Costs ................................................. 59,909 

Classified Programs ........................................................................ 15,600 

Depot Maintenance ......................................................................... 3,000 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve ................ 78,509 

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve: 

Body Armor/Initial Issue/Personal Protection Equipment .......... 68,900 

Other Personnel Support ............................................................... 2,100 

Operating Forces ............................................................................ 9,825 

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Training and Support ..................................................................... 3,725 

Base Operating Support ................................................................. 3,125 

Baseline Budget Fuel Increase ...................................................... 200 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve 87,875 

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve: 

Personnel Operating Support Costs .............................................. 1,300 

Baseline Budget Fuel Increase ...................................................... 17,263 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve ......... 18,563 

Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard: 

Recruiting and Retention Support ................................................ 77,000 

Premobilization Training ............................................................... 21,500 

Aviation Depot Level Maintenance ............................................... 19,300 

Military Technician Program ........................................................ 30,000 

Battle Command Simulation ......................................................... 1,200 

Line of Duty Application Processing ............................................. 1,500 

Baseline Budget Fuel Increase ...................................................... 28,100 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard .. 178,600 

Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard: 

Baseline Budget Fuel Increase ...................................................... 30,400 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard ...... 30,400 

Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction Account (FSUTRA) ............. 44,500 

Afghanistan Security Forces Fund ....................................................... 1,908,133 

Iraq Security Forces Fund .................................................................... 3,007,000 

Total Security Forces Funds ................................................... 4,915,133 

Iraq Freedom Fund ................................................................................ – 

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund ................................ 1,958,089 

Total Operation and Maintenance ......................................... 37,899,717 

COMPREHENSIVE COMBAT CASUALTY CARE CENTER IN SAN DIEGO

The conferees are pleased that the Navy has made funds available to open the Comprehensive Combat Casualty Care Center in 

San Diego and that the Navy has agreed to continue financing this 

center in future budgets. The creation of this center will help marines, sailors and soldiers assigned to the West Coast return to 

their commands, families and communities, while ensuring that 

their rehabilitation continues without interruption. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for emergencies 

and extraordinary expenses instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by 

the House. The Senate did not address this matter. 

The conference agreement includes $740,000,000 in coalition 

support funding as proposed by the Senate instead of 

$1,200,000,000 as proposed by the House. 

The conference agreement amends Senate language providing that up to $75,000,000 shall be transferred to the Coast Guard for 

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operating expenses. The House bill addressed this matter in the 

Operation and Maintenance, Navy account. 

BORDER SECURITY INITIATIVE

On May 18, 2006, the Administration submitted a revised supplemental request for a border security initiative. The revised request provided an additional $1,900,000,000 to the Departments of 

Defense, Justice and Homeland Security for this initiative. The additional amount for the President’s border security initiative was 

offset by a corresponding reduction to the Department of Defense’s 

funding for the Global War on Terror. 

The conferees recommend $708,000,000, instead of 

$756,000,000 as proposed by the Administration, for the Department of Defense to fund the incremental military personnel and operation and maintenance costs of deploying up to 6,000 National 

Guard personnel to the U.S. border for one year in support of the 

Department of Homeland Security. 

The funds recommended for the Department of Defense are addressed in Title V of this Act. 

COUNSELING AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE

The conferees remain concerned about the effects of combat operations on the emotional and psychological well-being of our military forces returning from war. This concern is borne out by a recently released Veterans Administration (VA) report that indicates 

almost 30,000 Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom veterans have reported to VA hospitals with effects from post 

traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). To address this issue, the conferees agree to include $93,000,000 for family support counseling 

and transition assistance, an increase of $50,000,000 over the request. The conferees believe the Department of Defense should redouble its efforts to understand the counseling and transition assistance needs of our returning troops and seek sufficient funding 

for programs that address these needs. 

FORMER SOVIET UNION THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT

The conference agreement provides $44,500,000 for the Former 

Soviet Union Threat Reduction Account. 

AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUNDS

The conference agreement provides $1,908,133,000 for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $1,851,833,000 as proposed by the House; and provides 

$3,007,000,000 for the Iraq Security Forces Fund, as proposed by 

the House, instead of $3,703,000,000, as proposed by the Senate. 

The conferees agree that funds may be made available for infrastructure for the security forces in both countries that are being 

trained and equipped by the United States and its coalition allies, 

including police and military forces. 

While the conference agreement does not provide full funding 

as requested by the President for these funds, the conferees note 

that it would not have been possible for the requested funds to be 

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fully obligated and expended in the remaining months of fiscal year 

2006. The reduction is taken without prejudice. 

The conferees endorse language as proposed by the House regarding reporting requirements for the Afghanistan and Iraq Security Forces Funds. 

The conferees are concerned that Iraq’s neighbors in the Middle East have not provided sufficient resources to ensure security 

and stability in that country. Many of these nations have experienced greatly increased revenue flows due to the rise in oil prices. 

While the United States and its coalition allies have borne the predominant burden of combat operations, supporting free elections, 

and helping establish a permanent government, Arab and other nations in the region now need to greatly enhance their assistance for 

the new Iraqi security forces. The conferees strongly urge the Department of Defense and the Administration to renew efforts to solicit contributions from these nations so that in the future the 

United States is not the primary source of funds for the modernization of the Iraqi security forces. 

COMMANDER’S EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM

The conferees provide $423,000,000 for the Commander’s 

Emergency Response Program (CERP), as proposed by both the 

House and the Senate. The conferees endorse language as proposed 

by the House that amends current CERP reporting requirements. 

The conferees also recognize that military commanders in the field 

are the first line of contact with the civilian population and therefore direct that the CERP funds remain under the operational control of the military commanders. 

CONDOLENCE PAYMENTS

The conferees agree with the intent of the Senate language on 

condolence payments to civilians who have suffered injuries, or to 

the families of those who have died, as a result of combat operations. In addressing Department of Defense condolence payments, 

the report should only address activities funded under the CERP 

program. Recommendations on funding mechanisms for condolence 

payments should include a consideration of funding through other 

Federal Agencies. 

JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND

The conferees provide $1,958,089,000 for the Joint Improvised 

Explosive Device Defeat Fund, as proposed by the Senate. 

The conferees endorse the Senate language which directs the 

Department of Defense to provide an initial report on the organization, funding, and other matters related to the Joint Improvised 

Explosive Device Defeat Fund. The initial report shall be provided 

to the congressional defense committees within 60 days of enactment of the accompanying Act. In addition, the Department is to 

provide subsequent reports not later than 30 days after the end of 

each fiscal quarter to the congressional defense committees. 

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PROCUREMENT 

The conference agreement provides a total of $15,028,313,000 

for various procurement appropriations, instead of $17,679,451,000 

as proposed by the House and $15,456,598,000 as proposed by the 

Senate. 

The conference agreement on items addressed by either the 

House or Senate is as follows: 

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Aircraft Procurement, Army: 

AH–64 Apache Mods ...................................................................................... 500,000 500,000 345,000 

GUARDRAIL Mods (TIARA) .............................................................................. 33,200 33,200 ....................

Total Aircraft Procurement, Army ......................................................... 533,200 533,200 345,000 

Missile Procurement, Army: 

ATACMS Block I A Unitary ............................................................................. 91,000 91,000 91,000 

ITAS/TOW Mods .............................................................................................. 112,300 112,300 112,300 

Total Missle Procurement, Army ........................................................... 203,300 203,300 203,300 

Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army: 

Stryker ............................................................................................................ 164,875 158,875 158,875 

Carrier Mods .................................................................................................. 50,000 50,000 50,000 

Fire Support Team (FIST) Vehicle .................................................................. 116,220 116,220 116,220 

Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems Mods ........................................................ 5,000 5,000 5,000 

Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems Mods—Bradley Reactive Armored Tile 

(BRAT) ........................................................................................................ 137,400 137,400 137,400 

Bradley Base Sustainment ............................................................................ 250,000 .................... 175,000 

M1 Abrams Tank Mod (AIM) .......................................................................... 103,000 103,000 103,000 

System Enhancement Program: SEP M1A2 ................................................... 300,000 .................... ....................

M1 Abrams Tank Urban Survival Kit (TUSK) ................................................. 100,000 100,000 100,000 

Abrams System Enhancement Program: SEP M1A2 ...................................... .................... 300,000 300,000 

Improved Recovery Vehicle ............................................................................ 100,000 .................... ....................

Heavy Assault Bridge (HAB) System Mod ..................................................... 6,346 6,346 6,346 

M240 medium machine gun (7.62mm) ........................................................ 2,703 2,703 2,703 

M249 SAW machine gun (5.56mm) .............................................................. 23,939 23,939 23,939 

MK–19 Grenade Machine Gun (40mm) ......................................................... 18,300 18,300 18,300 

Mortar Systems .............................................................................................. 50,500 50,500 50,500 

M107, Cal. 50 sniper rifle ............................................................................. 9,949 9,949 9,949 

Pistol 9mm Automatic, M9 ............................................................................ 4 4 4 

XM 110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS) ............................................ 8,000 8,000 8,000 

CROWS ........................................................................................................... 131,000 131,000 131,000 

Howitzer, Light Towed, 105mm, M119 .......................................................... 152,900 152,900 152,900 

Phalanx .......................................................................................................... 192,600 157,700 157,700 

Howitzer, MED SP FT 155mm M109A6 .......................................................... 480 480 480 

Shotgun Modular Accessory System (MASS) ................................................. 10,478 10,478 10,478 

M249 SAW mods ............................................................................................ 14,060 14,060 14,060 

M240 medium machine gun mods ............................................................... 10,105 10,105 10,105 

M16 rifle mods .............................................................................................. 659 659 659 

Modifications Less Than $5 Million .............................................................. 11,224 11,224 11,224 

M2 50 Cal Machine Gun Mods ...................................................................... 8,900 8,900 8,900 

Small Arms Equipment (Soldier Enhancement Program ............................... 4,709 4,709 4,709 

Total Procurement of WTCV, Army ........................................................ 1,983,351 1,592,451 1,767,451 

Procurement of Ammunition, Army: 

CTG, 5.56MM, All Types ................................................................................. 50,170 50,170 50,170 

CTG, 7.62MM, All Types ................................................................................. 45,739 45,739 45,739 

CTG, 9MM, All Types ...................................................................................... 3,513 3,513 3,513 

CTG, .50 CAL, All Types ................................................................................. 22,951 22,951 22,951 

CTG, 20MM for Counter Rocket and Mortar System (C–RAM) ..................... 20,700 20,700 20,700 

CTG, 25MM, All Types .................................................................................... 18,999 18,999 18,999 

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CTG, 30MM, All Types .................................................................................... 11,062 11,062 11,062 

CTG, 40MM, All Types .................................................................................... 47,132 47,132 47,132 

CTG, 60MM MORTAR, All Types ..................................................................... 30,670 30,670 30,670 

CTG, 81MM MORTAR, All Types ..................................................................... 67,469 67,469 67,469 

CTG, MORTAR, 120MM, All Types .................................................................. 139,927 139,927 139,927 

CTG, Tank Training, All Types ....................................................................... 2,262 2,262 2,262 

CTG, Tank, 120MM Tactical, All Types .......................................................... 15,000 15,000 15,000 

CTG, Artillery, 155MM, All Types ................................................................... 4,239 4,239 4,239 

Modular Artillery Charge System (MACS), All Types ..................................... 16,082 16,082 16,082 

Mines (Conventional), All Types .................................................................... 486 486 486 

Mine, Clearing Charge, All Types .................................................................. 5,000 5,000 5,000 

Shoulder Fired Rockets, All Types ................................................................. 8,571 8,571 8,571 

Rocket, Hydra 70, All Types ........................................................................... 10,000 10,000 10,000 

Demolition Munitions, All Types .................................................................... 25,828 25,828 25,828 

Grenades, All Types ....................................................................................... 7,577 7,577 7,577 

Signals, All Types .......................................................................................... 186,209 186,209 186,209 

Non-Lethal Ammunition, All Types ................................................................ 46,782 46,782 46,782 

Items Less Than $5 Million ........................................................................... 12,311 12,311 12,311 

Provision of Industrial Facilities (Holston Army Ammunition Plant) ............ 31,000 31,000 31,000 

Total Procurement of Ammunition, Army .............................................. 829,679 829,679 829,679 

Other Procurement, Army: 

Joint Improvised Explosive Device (lED) Defeat ............................................ 1,110,712 .................... ....................

LOGCAP Trucks, Trailers and other equipment ............................................. 245,000 .................... ....................

Tactical Trailer/Dolly Sets .............................................................................. 29,000 29,000 29,000 

Up-Armor HMMWVs: M1151, M1152 .............................................................. 890,000 890,000 890,000 

FMTVs ............................................................................................................. 499,000 499,000 319,000 

Fire Trucks and Associated Fire Fighting Equipment ................................... 23,600 23,600 23,600 

FHTV ............................................................................................................... 142,100 142,100 142,100 

Armored Security Vehicles ............................................................................. 39,200 39,200 39,200 

HMMWV RECAP Program ................................................................................ 451,900 451,900 451,900 

Modification of In-Service Equipment Transfer from RDT&E,A .................... .................... 21,800 21,800 

Non-Tactical Vehicles, Other ......................................................................... 600 600 600 

Super High Frequency (SHF) Terminal (SPACE) ............................................ 10,000 10,000 10,000 

Navstar Global Positioning System (Space) .................................................. 63,200 63,200 63,200 

Global Broadcast Service (GBS) .................................................................... 1,300 1,300 1,300 

Global Command and Control System—Army (GCCS–A) ............................. 7,200 7,200 7,200 

Items Under $5 million, Modification of In-Service Equipment ................... 2,000 2,000 2,000 

Army Data Distribution System (ADDS) ......................................................... 31,300 31,300 31,300 

SINCGARS Family ........................................................................................... 692,000 692,000 525,000 

Bridge to Future Networks—Joint Network Nodes (JNN) .............................. 853,700 743,700 643,700 

Radio Improved, HF Family ............................................................................ 257,700 257,700 257,700 

Medical Comm for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) ......................................... 11,300 11,300 11,300 

TSEC, Army Key Management System (AKMS) .............................................. 35,700 35,700 35,700 

Information System Security Program ........................................................... 95,700 .................... ....................

World Wide Tech Control Improvement Program ........................................... 6,200 101,900 101,900 

All Source Analysis System ............................................................................ 33,500 33,500 33,500 

Army Common Ground Station ...................................................................... 8,900 8,900 8,900 

Prophet Ground .............................................................................................. 8,900 8,900 8,900 

Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) ..................................................... 50,200 50,200 50,200 

Digital Topographic Support System ............................................................. 36,400 36,400 36,400 

Tactical Exploitation System (TES) ................................................................ 19,500 19,500 ....................

CI HUMINT Information Management Systems (CHIMS) ............................... 6,900 6,900 6,900 

Items Less Than $5.0M (MIP) ....................................................................... 53,100 53,100 53,100 

Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar ................................................................ 89,700 89,700 89,700 

Counter Intelligence/Security Countermeasure .............................................. 4,200 4,200 4,200 

Night Vision Devices. ..................................................................................... 173,300 173,300 173,300 

Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3) ......................... 82,200 82,200 82,200 

Thermal Weapon System—NightVision Equipment ....................................... 42,200 42,200 42,200 

Artillery Accuracy ........................................................................................... 15,500 15,500 15,500 

Modification of In-Service Equipment (Firefinder Radar) ............................. 108,300 108,300 108,300 

Force XXI Battle Command BDE and Below (FBCB2) ................................... 38,900 38,900 38,900 

Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) ....................................... 95,000 95,000 95,000 

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Handheld Mortar Ballistic Computer (LHMBC) .............................................. 21,300 21,300 21,300 

Mortar Fire Control System ............................................................................ 9,600 9,600 9,600 

Tactical Operations Centers .......................................................................... 78,300 78,300 78,300 

Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (AFATDS) ............................ 1,900 1,900 1,900 

Lightweight Technical Fire Direction System ................................................ 2,700 2,700 2,700 

Battle Command Sustainment Support System (BCS3) ............................... 21,600 21,600 21,600 

Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control and Intelligence (FAAD C2) 

System ....................................................................................................... 154,400 189,300 189,300 

Forward Entry Device (FED)/Lightweight FED ................................................ 6,100 6,100 6,100 

M707 Knight with Fire Support Sensor System (FS3) ................................... 112,800 112,800 112,800 

Maneuver Control System (MCS) ................................................................... 26,000 26,000 26,000 

Single Army Logistics Enterprise ................................................................... 600 600 600 

Automated Data Processing Equipment ........................................................ 87,800 87,800 87,800 

Transponder Test Set ..................................................................................... 2,700 2,700 2,700 

Smoke and Obscurant Family—Radiac Meters & Chem Masks .................. 11,800 11,800 11,800 

Handheld Standoff Minefield Detection System ............................................ 5,300 5,300 5,300 

Ground Standoff Minefield Detection System ................................................ 200,700 200,700 200,700 

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Equipment (EOD EQPM) ................................. 2,100 2,100 2,100 

Items Less than $5.0M Countermine Equipment .......................................... 1,100 1,100 1,100 

Items Less than $5.0M Engineering Support ................................................ 1,000 1,000 1,000 

Distribution System, Petroleum and Water ................................................... 35,900 35,900 35,900 

Shop Equipment, Contact Maintenance ........................................................ 37,300 37,300 37,300 

Loader, Scoop, 4–5 Cubic Yard ..................................................................... 5,000 5,000 5,000 

Construction Equipment (Scrapers, Graders, Dozers) ................................... 25,000 25,000 25,000 

Generators and Associated Equipment ......................................................... 24,400 24,400 24,400 

Persistent Surveillance/Threat Detection Systems ........................................ 143,400 143,400 143,400 

Physical Security Systems—Mobile Vehicle and Cargo Inspection Systems 37,700 37,700 37,700 

Communications Equipment Spares (TUAV Spares) ..................................... 3,000 3,000 3,000 

Building Pre-Fab, Relocatable ....................................................................... .................... 135,000 135,000 

Demolition Set Explosive ................................................................................ 100 100 100 

Shelter Tunnel TY3 ......................................................................................... 400 400 400 

Table Tilting Gyro Instrument ........................................................................ 3,000 3,000 3,000 

Tool Outfit Hydraulic System ......................................................................... 45 45 45 

Classified Program ........................................................................................ 500 500 500 

Training Devices, Nonsystem ......................................................................... .................... 31,500 31,500 

Total Other Procurement, Army ............................................................. 7,528,657 6,286,145 5,819,645 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy: 

V–22 ............................................................................................................... .................... 230,000 230,000 

UH–1Y/AH–1Z Aircraft ................................................................................... .................... .................... ....................

KC–130J—Procure 2 Aircraft ........................................................................ 126,600 .................... 126,600 

EA–6 Series .................................................................................................... 7,029 7,029 7,029 

AV–8 Series .................................................................................................... 9,647 21,947 9,647 

F–18 Series .................................................................................................... 15,500 15,500 15,500 

H–46 Series ................................................................................................... 12,957 12,957 12,957 

AH–1W Series ................................................................................................. 810 810 810 

H–53 Series ................................................................................................... 38,504 40,504 38,504 

SH–60 Series ................................................................................................. 250 250 250 

H–1 Series ..................................................................................................... 14,978 14,978 14,978 

E–2 Series ...................................................................................................... 15,620 12,200 12,200 

C–2A .............................................................................................................. 1,950 1,950 1,950 

C–130 Series ................................................................................................. 18,875 15,184 15,184 

Common Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) Equipment ............................... 1,540 1,540 1,540 

ID Systems ..................................................................................................... 625 625 625 

Spares and Repair Parts ............................................................................... 20,409 11,909 20,409 

Common Ground Equipment .......................................................................... 2,937 2,937 2,937 

Aircraft Industrial Facilities ........................................................................... 879 879 879 

War Consumables .......................................................................................... 4,870 20,970 4,870 

Total Aircraft Procurement, Navy .......................................................... 293,980 412,169 516,869 

Weapons Procurement, Navy: 

Hellfire Missiles ............................................................................................. 85,200 55,200 55,200 

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Small Arms and Weapons—NECC ................................................................ 5,600 8,151 ....................

Total Weapons Procurement, Navy ....................................................... 90,800 63,351 55,200 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps: 

Air Expendable Countermeasures .................................................................. 1,800 1,800 1,800 

Small Arms and Landing Party Ammunition ................................................. .................... 3,870 ....................

5.56MM Ammunition, All Types ..................................................................... 10,284 10,284 10,284 

7.62MM Ammunition, All Types ..................................................................... 6,685 6,685 6,685 

50 Caliber Ammunition .................................................................................. 15,054 15,054 15,054 

40MM Ammunition, All Types ........................................................................ 48,888 41,148 41,148 

60MM Ammunition, All Types ........................................................................ 17,436 17,436 17,436 

81MM Ammunition, All Types ........................................................................ 35,652 35,652 35,652 

120MM Ammunition, All Types ...................................................................... 38,989 38,989 38,989 

CTG 25MM, All Types ..................................................................................... 7,590 7,590 7,590 

9MM Ammunition, All Types .......................................................................... 235 235 235 

Grenades, All Types ....................................................................................... 7,118 7,118 7,118 

Rockets, All Types .......................................................................................... 45,303 45,303 45,303 

Artillery, All Types .......................................................................................... 42,395 42,395 42,395 

Demolition Munitions, All Types .................................................................... 36,420 36,420 36,420 

Fuze, All Types ............................................................................................... 855 855 855 

Non Lethals .................................................................................................... 1,070 1,070 1,070 

Ammo Modernization ...................................................................................... 15,003 15,003 15,003 

Items Less Than $5 Million ........................................................................... 219 219 219 

Total Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps ............... 330,996 327,126 323,256 

Other Procurement, Navy: 

Tactical Vehicles—NECC ............................................................................... 17,928 25,528 ....................

Construction and Mainenance Equipment—NECC ....................................... 571 1,051 ....................

Items Under $5 Million (Civil Engineering Support)—NECC ....................... 8,305 10,655 ....................

Shipboard IW Exploit ...................................................................................... 19,000 19,000 19,000 

Common Ground Imagery Ground Surface System DCGS—Navy ................. 21,400 21,400 21,400 

Communications Items Under$5M ................................................................. 4,095 4,995 4,955 

Standard Boats (RHIBs)—NECC ................................................................... 22,295 36,995 ....................

Physical Security Equipment ......................................................................... 3,300 3,300 3,300 

Chemical Warfare Detectors—NECC ............................................................. 376 1,476 ....................

Materials Handling Equipment—NECC ......................................................... 73 478 ....................

Spares and Repair Parts—NECC .................................................................. 3,436 3,801 ....................

C41SR Equipment—NECC ............................................................................. 140 140 140 

NAVSTAR GPS Receivers—NECC ................................................................... .................... 75 ....................

Expeditionary Airfields ................................................................................... 3,600 3,600 3,600 

Items Less Than $5M, Other Shipboard Equipment ..................................... 7,200 7,200 7,200 

Total Other Procurement, Navy ............................................................. 111,719 140,144 54,640 

Procurement, Marine Corps: 

AAV7A1 Product Improvement Program ......................................................... 58,089 58,089 58,089 

Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) Product Improvement Program ....................... 62,000 62,000 61,953 

M1A1 Firepower Enhancements ..................................................................... 5,762 .................... ....................

Weapons & combat Vehicles under $5 Million (to include MARSOC) .......... 134,710 35,610 35,610 

Modular Weapon System ................................................................................ 15,690 10,805 10,790 

Modifications Kits (Armor & Weapons Systems) ........................................... 39,392 32,500 32,492 

Weapons Enhancement Program (to include MARSOC) ................................ 36,230 36,230 36,230 

Operations Other Than War (Security Systems and Non-lethal Systems) .... 15,600 15,600 15,600 

JAVELIN ........................................................................................................... 3,682 3,682 3,682 

Modifications Kits—TOW ............................................................................... 239,984 239,984 239,984 

Unit Operations Center .................................................................................. 2,191 791 791 

Repair and Test Equipment ........................................................................... 222,510 222,510 222,510 

Combat Support System (LSWAN) ................................................................. 15,000 15,000 15,000 

Items Under $5 Million (Communications & electronics) ............................. 153 153 153 

Air Operations C2 Systems ............................................................................ 5,504 5,504 5,504 

RADAR Systems (TPS–59) .............................................................................. 15,250 15,250 15,250 

Fire Support Systems ..................................................................................... 5,790 5,790 5,790 

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Intelligence Support Equipment (UAV) .......................................................... 78,175 18,975 18,975 

Night Vision Equipment ................................................................................. 258,740 217,040 217,147 

Common Computer Resources ....................................................................... 21,599 21,599 21,599 

Command Post Systems ................................................................................ 4,200 .................... ....................

Radio Systems ............................................................................................... 539,815 424,209 424,209 

Communications Switching & Control Systems ............................................ 215,125 118,425 119,425 

Communications & Electronics Infrastructure Support ................................ 178,600 178,600 178,553 

5/4T Truck HMMWV (MARSOC) ...................................................................... 271,409 271,409 271,409 

Motor Transport Modifications ....................................................................... 302,179 302,179 302,179 

Family of Tactical Trailers ............................................................................. 31,933 31,933 31,933 

Items less than $5 Million (Various Support Vehicles) ................................ 1,991 1,991 1,991 

Environmental Control Equipment Assorted .................................................. 8,788 8,788 8,788 

Bulk Liquid Equipment .................................................................................. 7,581 7,581 7,581 

Tactical Fuel Systems .................................................................................... 4,016 4,016 4,016 

Power Equipment Assorted ............................................................................ 26,888 21,888 21,888 

Amphibious Support Equipment (MARSOC) ................................................... 12,168 12,168 12,168 

EOD Systems .................................................................................................. 154,704 27,094 27,104 

Physical Security Equipment ......................................................................... 12,600 12,600 12,600 

Material Handling Equipment ........................................................................ 2,459 2,459 2,459 

Field Medical Equipment ............................................................................... 5,592 5,592 5,592 

Training Devices ............................................................................................ 126,090 61,790 61,790 

Container Family ............................................................................................ 7,212 7,212 7,212 

Family of Construction Equipment (MARSOC) ............................................... 2,126 2,126 2,126 

Family of Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV) ........................................... 51,760 .................... ....................

Rapid Deployable Kitchen .............................................................................. 800 800 800 

Items less than $5 Million ............................................................................ 56,495 56,495 56,495 

Total Procurement, Marine Corps ......................................................... 3,260,582 2,576,467 2,577,467 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force: 

Compass Call IED Defeat Capability ............................................................. 600 600 600 

U2 SIGINT Sensor Replacement ..................................................................... 22,500 22,500 22,500 

Predator RQ/MQ–1 ......................................................................................... 53,000 57,700 53,000 

A–10 Refurbishment ...................................................................................... 7,000 7,000 7,000 

C–130J ........................................................................................................... 216,000 216,000 216,000 

HH–60 Altitude Hold Hover Stabilization System .......................................... 9,200 9,200 9,200 

Senior Scout QRC ........................................................................................... 1,300 1,300 1,300 

RC–135 Rivet Joint Real-Time SIGINT ........................................................... 20,300 15,300 15,300 

Tactical Data Link (A–10 Aircraft) ................................................................ 3,760 3,760 3,760 

U–2 Electronic Warfare System MEWS Replacement .................................... 14,280 .................... ....................

U–2 Ground Support Unit II .......................................................................... 975 975 975 

AC–130 Enhanced ETCAS .............................................................................. 13,000 13,000 13,000 

C–17 Initial Spares Replenishment .............................................................. 28,000 .................... 28,000 

C–17 (MYP) .................................................................................................... .................... 28,000 ....................

MQ–1 Predator Initial Equipment—AFSOC ................................................... 76,680 76,680 76,680 

C–17 LAIRCM ................................................................................................. 97,000 .................... ....................

C–17 Aircraft (AP for 7 aircraft in FY08) ..................................................... 100,000 227,500 227,500 

Total Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ................................................... 663,595 679,515 674,815 

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force: 

War Reserve Material Ammunition ................................................................ 22,527 22,527 22,527 

Remote Firing Devices and Demolition Munitions for EOD Units ................. 6,520 6,520 6,520 

Total Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force ....................................... 29,047 29,047 29,047 

Other Procurement, Air Force: 

Hydrema Mine clearance Equipment ............................................................. 8,700 8,700 8,700 

Up-Armored HMMWV ...................................................................................... 17,831 17,831 17,831 

MTRS for EOD ................................................................................................ 12,500 12,500 12,500 

AFRES Vehicle Replacements ........................................................................ 223 223 223 

Distributed Common Ground System ............................................................. 95,000 95,000 95,000 

DGS–4 ............................................................................................................ 5,045 5,045 5,045 

Halvorsen ....................................................................................................... 7,000 7,000 7,000 

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[In thousands of dollars] 

Account House Senate Conference 

DCGS PEDS Integration .................................................................................. 1,600 1,600 1,600 

Warfighting Headquarters ICE ....................................................................... 1,500 1,500 1,500 

Encryption Device Replacement ..................................................................... 400 438 438 

Combat Convoy Trainer .................................................................................. 2,430 2,430 2,430 

Classified ....................................................................................................... 1,312,963 1,300,384 1,324,324 

CENTAF Battle Control System—Mobile ........................................................ 24,000 .................... 24,000 

Total Other Procurement, Air Force ...................................................... 1,489,192 1,452,651 1,500,591 

Procurement, Defense-Wide: 

Teleport Program ............................................................................................ 4,800 4,800 4,800 

Defense Information Switched Network ......................................................... 2,600 2,600 2,600 

A/MH–6M Little bird Helicopters Repair & Replacements (3) ...................... 6,800 6,800 6,800 

SOF Ordnance Replenishment ....................................................................... 26,200 26,200 26,200 

SOF Ordnance Acquisition ............................................................................. 43,600 43,600 43,600 

Communication Equipment & Electronics ..................................................... 47,400 47,400 47,400 

SOF Intelligence Systems ............................................................................... 23,300 23,300 23,300 

Small Arms and Weapons ............................................................................. 13,700 13,700 13,700 

Tactical Vehicles ............................................................................................ 13,100 13,100 13,100 

SOF Combatant Craft Systems ...................................................................... 500 500 500 

SOF Operational Enhancements .................................................................... 50,400 50,400 50,400 

Individual Protection ...................................................................................... 5,100 5,100 5,100 

Contamination Avoidance .............................................................................. 53,178 53,178 53,178 

Clasified Programs ........................................................................................ 40,675 40,675 40,675 

Total Procurement, Defense-Wide ......................................................... 331,353 331,353 331,353 

Total Procurement ................................................................................. 17,679,451 15,456,598 15,028,313 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 

The conference agreement provides a total of $710,726,000 for 

research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $1,002,053,000 as proposed by the 

House. 

The conference agreement on items addressed by either the 

House or Senate is as follows: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Account House Senate Conference 

RDT&E, Army: 

Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat ............................................ 357,477 .................... ....................

Combat Engineer Equipment Uparmoring Engineering Development ........... 25,800 4,000 4,000 

FAAD C2 Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C–RAM) .................................... 13,400 13,400 13,400 

Oak Bard (Classified) .................................................................................... 5,900 5,900 5,900 

Rapid Equipping Soldier Support Equipment ................................................ 20,000 20,000 20,000 

JNN Testing (transfer from Other Procurement, Army) ................................. .................... 10,000 10,000 

Fuel Cost Increase ......................................................................................... 1,600 1,400 1,400 

Total RDT&E, Army ................................................................................ 424,177 54,700 54,700 

RDT&E, Navy: 

AV–8B Aircraft Engine Development ............................................................. 4,500 4,500 4,500 

Electronic Warfare Development .................................................................... 900 900 900 

Other Helo Development ................................................................................ 2,000 .................... ....................

Classified Program ........................................................................................ 117,445 117,445 117,445 

Various (Fuel) ................................................................................................. 2,000 2,000 2,000 

Total RDT&E, Navy ................................................................................ 126,845 124,845 124,845 

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[In thousands of dollars] 

Account House Senate Conference 

RDT&E, Air Force: 

A–10 Beyond Line-of-Site Radio ................................................................... 1,200 1,200 1,200 

TARS CIP ........................................................................................................ 3,000 .................... ....................

CENTAF BCS–M Replacement ........................................................................ 6,000 6,000 6,000 

Fuel Price Increase ........................................................................................ 4,500 4,500 4,500 

Predator Multiple Aircraft Control ................................................................. 1,500 .................... ....................

Defense Reconnaissance Support Activities .................................................. 3,430 3,450 3,450 

Classified ....................................................................................................... 285,480 367,480 367,480 

Total RDT&E, Air Force ......................................................................... 305,110 382,630 382,630 

RDT&E, Defense-Wide: 

Defense Information Systems Agency ............................................................ 22,500 22,500 22,500 

Advanced Concept Technology Development ................................................. 2,600 2,600 2,600 

Quick Reaction Special Projects .................................................................... 3,921 3,921 3,921 

Classified ....................................................................................................... 116,900 119,530 119,530 

Total RDT&E, Defense-Wide .................................................................. 145,921 148,551 148,551 

Total RDT&E .......................................................................................... 1,002,053 710,726 710,726 

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

The conference agreement provides $516,700,000 for the Defense Working Capital Funds, as proposed by the Senate, instead 

of $502,700,000 as proposed by the House, to be allocated as follows: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Conference 

War Reserve Stocks—Army ............................................................................ $49,100 

Prepositioned Stocks—Army (APS–5) ............................................................ 43,000 

Spares Augmentation—Army ......................................................................... 255,000 

Increased Fuel Costs (Defense Working Capital Fund) ............................... 37,600 

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Fuel Distribution—Iraq ............................ 107,000 

Theater Distribution Center Kuwait (DLA) .................................................. 25,000 

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

The conference agreement provides $1,153,562,000 for the Defense Health Program, as proposed by the House and the Senate, 

for medical costs related to providing health care for activated reservists and their families, allowing military hospitals to contract 

for civilian medical staff to backfill deployed active duty medical 

staff, providing mental health services and medical treatment of 

mental health conditions, and for other medical-related costs for 

the Global War on Terror. 

The conferees agree that expanding the U.S. prosthetic and 

orthotic training capacity is an important long-term issue. However, the conferees do not agree to $20,000,000 within the total to 

expand the capacity to nine schools accredited by the National 

Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education as proposed by 

the House. The conferees encourage the Department to enhance 

this training in future budget requests. 

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DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

The conference agreement provides $150,470,000 for Drug 

Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense instead of 

$156,800,000 as proposed by the House, and $154,596,000 as proposed by the Senate. Adjustments to this account are shown below: 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Country Budget House Senate Conference 

Afghanistan .................................................................................... 102,900 102,900 102,900 102,900 

Uzbekistan ...................................................................................... 6,000 0 0 0 

Tajikistan ....................................................................................... 20,000 0 10,000 10,000 

Turkmenistan ................................................................................. 10,000 0 5,000 0 

Oman .............................................................................................. 6,100 6,100 4,226 6,100 

Pakistan ......................................................................................... 18,700 18,700 18,700 18,700 

Kyrgyzstan ...................................................................................... 7,100 7,100 5,270 5,270 

Kazakhstan ..................................................................................... 12,000 12,000 6,000 5,000 

Iraq ................................................................................................. 5,000 5,000 0 0 

Horn of Africa ................................................................................ 5,000 5,000 2,500 2,500 

Total ...................................................................................... 192,800 156,800 154,596 150,470 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The conference agreement provides $5,000,000 for the Office of 

the Inspector General, instead of $6,120,000 as proposed by the 

House and $1,815,000 as proposed by the Senate. This increase is 

intended to allow the Inspector General to facilitate his oversight 

activities of the Afghanistan and Iraq Security Forces Funds, 

among other activities. 

RELATED AGENCIES 

INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

The conference agreement provides $158,875,000 for the Intelligence Community Management Account, as proposed by both the 

House and the Senate. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

The conferees agree to retain and amend section 1201, as proposed by the House and Senate, which provides the Secretary of 

Defense authority to transfer up to $2,000,000,000 of funds made 

available in this title. 

The conferees agree to retain and amend section 1202, as proposed by the Senate, which amends section 8005 of the Department 

of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006 to provide an additional 

$1,250,000,000 in transfer authority. 

The conferees agree to retain section 1203, as proposed by the 

Senate, which provides that funds in the Defense Cooperation Account may be transferred to other defense accounts. 

The conferees agree to retain section 1204, as proposed by the 

Senate, which increases the authorized United States contribution 

to NATO to $345,547,000. 

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The conferees agree to retain and amend section 1205, as proposed by the House and Senate, which provides that not more than 

$22,200,000 may be available for support for counter-drug activities 

of Afghanistan and Pakistan. 

The conferees agree to retain and amend section 1206, as proposed by the House and Senate, which provides that during the 

current fiscal year working capital funds of the Department of Defense may increase the limitation on advance billing to 

$1,200,000,000. 

The conferees agree to retain section 1207, as proposed by the 

House and Senate, which provides for an increase in the amount 

of funds that may be used for the Commander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP). 

The conferees agree to retain section 1208, as proposed by the 

House and Senate, which includes a technical change to language 

regarding use of the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund and the 

Iraq Security Forces Fund for supervision and administration costs 

of construction projects that will be completed after fiscal year 

2006. 

The conferees agree to retain section 1209, as proposed by the 

House and Senate, which prohibits funds provided in this chapter 

to finance programs or activities denied by Congress, or to initiate 

a new start program without prior notification to the congressional 

defense committees. 

The conferees agree to retain and amend section 1210, as proposed by the Senate, which amends Public Law 109–163 to provide 

retroactive payments of Death Gratuity benefits for those military 

members who died on active duty from May 12, 2005 to August 31, 

2005. 

The conferees agree to retain and amend section 1211, which 

rescinds a total of $119,400,000 from funds provided in prior Department of Defense appropriations acts. The conferees include a 

rescission of $39,400,000 from ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, appropriated in fiscal year 2005/2007. The conferees also include a rescission of $80,000,000 from ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’ appropriated in fiscal year 2006/2008. 

The conferees agree to retain and amend section 1212, as proposed by the Senate, which directs the Department to continue the 

Interim Voting Assistance System (IVAS) Ballot Request Program. 

The conferees agree to retain section 1213, as proposed by the 

Senate, which includes Sense of the Senate language that any request for funds after fiscal year 2007 for an ongoing military operation overseas, including operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, 

should be included in the President’s annual budget submission for 

that fiscal year. 

The conferees agree to delete language, as proposed by the 

Senate, which transfers funds available for Cooperative Threat Reduction to the ‘‘Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction Account’’. 

The conferees do not agree to section 1312 of the Senate bill 

regarding Federal employee pay when serving as a member of the 

Uniformed Services or National Guard. 

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CHAPTER 3 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND

The conference agreement provides $7,800,000 for ‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs Fund’’, instead of $5,300,000 as recommended by the House and $10,300,000 as recommended by the 

Senate. 

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

The conference agreement provides $16,500,000 for ‘‘Development Assistance’’ instead of $10,500,000 as proposed by the House 

and $22,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The conference agreement includes $6,000,000 for assistance 

for Guatemala for relief and reconstruction activities related to 

Hurricane Stan, instead of no funding as proposed by the House 

and $12,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement provides $161,300,000 for ‘‘International Disaster and Famine Assistance’’ instead of $136,290,000 

as proposed by the House and $171,290,000 as proposed by the 

Senate. The conferees agree to provide these funds to meet the 

highest priority requirements for disaster and famine assistance. 

The conference agreement includes the Senate proposal to provide a transfer of $80,000 to Operating Expenses of the United 

States Agency for International Development (USAID). 

OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The conference agreement provides $101,000,000 for ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development’’ for expenses in Iraq, Afghanistan and Sudan, instead 

of $61,600,000 as proposed by the House and $141,600,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement provides $1,686,000,000 for the 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, instead of $1,584,500,000 as proposed by 

the House and $1,757,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The conferees agree that the funds provided in this appropriation shall be expended as follows: 

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Country Request House Senate Conference 

Afghanistan .................................................................................... $43,000 $5,000 $43,000 $43,000 

Iraq ................................................................................................. 1,489,000 1,489,000 1,489,000 1,485,000 

Iran ................................................................................................. 65,000 0 0 0 

Liberia ............................................................................................ 0 50,000 50,000 50,000 

Pakistan ......................................................................................... 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 

Jordan ............................................................................................. 0 0 100,000 50,000 

Haiti ............................................................................................... 0 0 35,000 17,500 

Total ...................................................................................... 1,637,500 1,584,500 1,757,500 1,686,000 

The conference agreement includes $43,000,000 for assistance 

for Afghanistan as proposed by the Senate, instead of $5,000,000 

as proposed by the House. 

The conference agreement includes a proposal by the Senate to 

provide $11,000,000 for costs of modifying direct loans and guarantees for Afghanistan and that the costs of modifying such loans 

should not be considered assistance. 

The conference agreement includes a proposal by the Senate to 

provide $5,000,000 for agriculture and rural development programs 

in Afghanistan to be administered through a national consortium 

of agriculture colleges and land-grant colleges. 

The conference agreement includes a proposal by the Senate to 

amend a provision carried in the Economic Support Fund appropriation of fiscal year 2006 and prior fiscal years. 

The conference agreement includes a total of $1,485,000,000 

for assistance for Iraq instead of $1,489,000,000 as proposed by 

both the House and the Senate. 

Within the amounts provided for Iraq, the conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for continued support for the USAID 

Iraq Community Action Program (ICAP) which directly engages 

Iraqis in democratic decision making to restore basic services and 

reconstruct their own communities instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the House and $75,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The conferees agree that significant congressional support for ICAP 

is due to the fine work that has been achieved by this consortium 

of nongovernmental organizations committed to making the lives of 

Iraq’s citizens more productive. These funds will enable ICAP to 

continue functioning at approximately the current level through fiscal year 2006, after which fiscal year 2007 funds will become available. 

The conference agreement includes language to transfer 

$5,000,000 of the ICAP funds to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction 

Fund (IRRF) for the Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the Senate, for assistance to 

Iraqi civilians who have suffered losses as a result of the military 

operations. 

Within the amounts provided for Iraq, the conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for democracy, rule of law, and reconciliation programs, including activities that promote the development 

of civil society, political parties, election processes and parliament. 

The Senate addressed this issue in Section 1407 of the bill. The 

conferees agree that the funds shall be provided to the following organizations in the following amounts: 

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[In thousands of dollars] 

IFES .................................................................................................................. $10,000 

IREX ................................................................................................................. 3,000 

NED .................................................................................................................. 5,000 

ADF ................................................................................................................... 8,000 

NDI ................................................................................................................... 10,000 

IRI ..................................................................................................................... 10,000 

USIP-Iraq and Afghanistan ............................................................................ 4,000 

Total ................................................................................................... 50,000 

The conferees expect compliance with the reporting requirements contained in Section 1407(b) of the Senate bill. 

The conference agreement includes $17,500,000 for Haiti in- stead of no funding as proposed by the House and $35,000,000 as 

proposed by the Senate for programs to increase economic opportunities, for police reform, and judicial and legal reforms. 

The conference agreement includes a proposal by the Senate 

requiring that funds made available under this heading for police 

and judicial reform programs for Haiti be subject to regular notification procedures. The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for assistance 

for Jordan instead of no funding as proposed by the House and 

$100,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement includes $40,500,000 for assistance 

for Pakistan as proposed by the House and the Senate for assistance to meet urgent needs associated with the October 2005 earthquake, including reimbursement of funds previously expended for 

such purposes. The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for assistance 

for Liberia as proposed by the House and the Senate. The conferees 

agree with the language as proposed by the Senate that assistance 

for Liberia should be for emergency employment activities, infrastructure development projects, democracy, human rights and rule 

of law programs, and activities to assist with the demobilization 

and reintegration of ex-rebel combatants. 

The conferees expect compliance with the reporting requirement and the limitation on expenditures with respect to PRTs/ 

PRDCs in Iraq as proposed by the House. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

DEMOCRACY FUND

The conference agreement includes $22,500,000 for ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the House and 

$39,750,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The conference agreement does not include language as proposed by the House that the funds are for the advancement of democracy in Iran. The conference agreement includes $20,000,000 for programs and activities promoting democracy in Iran instead of $10,000,000 

as proposed by the House and $34,750,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The conference agreement provides $2,500,000 for assistance 

for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) instead of no funding as proposed by the House and $5,000,000 as proposed by the 

Senate. The conferees agree to provide these funds for immediate 

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electoral assistance and to improve governance and consolidate democracy following the elections this year, the first in the DRC in 

nearly half a century. 

The conference agreement includes a proposal by the Senate 

that funds available under this heading are available notwithstanding any other provision of law and those funds available to 

promote democracy in Iran shall be administered by the Middle 

East Partnership Initiative. The conference agreement includes a 

modification of this language to require consultation with the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 

Labor. 

The conference agreement includes a proposal by the Senate 

that funds available under this heading in this Act shall be subject 

to regular notification procedures. 

The conferees expect compliance with reporting requirements 

and limitation on expenditure of funds with respect to democracy 

programs in Iran as proposed by the House. 

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement includes $107,700,000 for ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, as proposed by 

both the House and the Senate. 

The conference agreement includes language making funds 

available until September 30, 2008 as proposed by the Senate instead of September 30, 2007 as proposed by the House. 

The conference agreement includes language that provides 

from within funds appropriated under this heading, up to 

$13,000,000 for maritime surveillance aircraft for the Colombian 

Navy, instead of $26,300,000 as proposed by the House and no 

funding as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement also 

includes language that allows for the transfer of these funds to the 

‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ should this provide the most 

effective means of procuring a maritime patrol aircraft for the Colombian Navy. 

The conferees direct the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and the Deputy Secretary of State, prior to the 

obligation of the funds for the maritime patrol aircraft, to submit 

jointly a report to the Committees on Appropriations that describes: (a) an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) for the acquisition of 

a maritime patrol aircraft for the Colombian Navy; (b) the source 

of funds most appropriate for supporting the recommended acquisition strategy (to include the viability of providing a maritime patrol 

capability through the transfer of excess defense articles); and (c) 

an assessment of the overall assistance needs of the Colombian 

Army, Air Force and Navy for fiscal year 2008. The AoA shall include at a minimum: the requirement or mission need for the aircraft to be procured; planned funding for the subject acquisition; 

cost of alternative aircraft to include mission essential communications, navigation and intelligence equipment; mission capabilities 

to include range, lift and operational limitations; estimated annual 

maintenance costs and requirements; and contract or availability 

limitations. 

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The conference agreement includes a proposal by the Senate 

that from within funds appropriated under this heading, 

$3,300,000 shall be made available for assistance for the Peace and 

Justice Unit of the Colombia Fiscalia notwithstanding section 599E 

of Public Law 109–102. The conferees agree to provide these funds 

to support criminal investigations and prosecutions related to the 

demobilization of paramilitary organizations. These funds are in 

addition to the $1,700,000 made available in fiscal year 2005 funds 

that have already been allocated for this purpose. 

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

The conference agreement provides $75,700,000 for ‘‘Migration 

and Refugee Assistance’’ instead of $51,200,000 as proposed by the 

House and $110,200,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The conference agreement includes the following amounts for 

the following programs: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Afghanistan ...................................................................................................... $3,400 

Chad/Darfur humanitarian assistance .......................................................... 11,700 

Southern Sudan repatriation .......................................................................... 12,300 

Liberia .............................................................................................................. 13,800 

Refugee food aid ............................................................................................... 12,000 

Burma ............................................................................................................... 5,000 

Other ................................................................................................................. 17,500 

Total ................................................................................................... 75,700 

UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE

FUND

The conference agreement does not include an appropriation 

for the ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’ as proposed by the House instead of $20,000,000 as 

proposed by the Senate. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

The conference agreement includes $13,000,000 for ‘‘International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ as proposed by both the 

House and the Senate. 

MILITARY ASSISTANCE

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

The conference agreement includes $178,000,000 for ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ instead of $173,000,000 as proposed by the 

House and $181,200,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The conference agreement does not include language proposed 

by the House that the appropriation be increased by $50,000,000. 

The conference agreement includes the following amounts for 

the following programs: 

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[In thousands of dollars] 

Conference 

Contractor logistics support/base operations ................................................. $68,200 

Contract military observers ............................................................................ 2,300 

Security and infrastructure upgrades for AMIS base camps ....................... 8,500 

Contractor train and equip AMIS battalions ................................................ 37,000 

Global Peace Operations Initiative ................................................................ 57,000 

Democractic Republic of the Congo ................................................................ 5,000 

Total ................................................................................................... 178,000 

The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for training and 

equipment for the Congolese National Army (FARDC) to improve 

the capacity of FARDC units that are integrated with United Nations peacekeeping troops to provide effective security. The conferees agree that rebuilding the FARDC into a professional, disciplined force that respects human rights and civilian authority 

will be essential to stability and peace in the Democratic Republic 

of the Congo. The conferees direct the Department of State to consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation 

of these funds. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

Section 1301. Availability of funds—The conference agreement 

includes a provision similar to that proposed by the House (Sec. 

1301) and similar to that proposed by the Senate (Sec. 1403) concerning availability of funds. 

Sec. 1302. Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund—The conference agreement includes a provision similar to that proposed by 

the House (Sec. 1304) and the Senate (Sec. 1401) that extends the 

availability of the IRRF for an additional one year for the purposes 

of de-obligation and re-obligation of funds and provides new ‘‘sectoral’’ allocations for the IRRF. 

The conference agreement does not include a provision as proposed House (Sec. 1302) recommendmg the transfer of 

$185,500,000 from funds appropriated to the IRRF to the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ contained in this Act. 

Sec. 1303. Peacekeeping Operations (Rescission)—The conference agreement includes a provision similar to that proposed by 

the House (Sec. 1303) to rescind $7,000,000 of previously appropriated funds. 

Sec. 1304. Palestinian Authority—The conference agreement 

includes a provision similar to that proposed by the Senate (Sec. 

1404) and similar to a provision proposed by the House (Sec. 3012) 

concerning assistance to the Palestinian Authority. 

Sec. 1305. Export-Import Bank (Rescission)—The conference 

agreement includes a provision similar to that proposed by the Senate (Sec. 1405) to rescind $37,000,000 of previously appropriated 

funds. 

Sec. 1306. Administrative Cost—The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the Senate (Sec. 1402) stating that 

the administrative costs of the Department of Defense associated 

with a construction project funded by the IRRF may be obligated 

at the time of the contract award and for pre-existing contracts by 

September 30, 2006, and states that such costs include all in-house 

government costs. 

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Democracy in Iraq—The conference agreement does not include 

a provision proposed by the Senate (Sec. 1407). Instead the conferees agree to provide $50,000,000 for democracy programs in Iraq 

within the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act. 

Economic Support Fund (Rescission)—The conference agreement does not include a provision proposed by the Senate (Sec. 

1408) that rescinded funds previously appropriated for Egypt cash 

transfer assistance. 

TITLE III 

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 

Palestinian Authority—The conference agreement does not, in 

this Title, include a provision proposed by the House (Sec. 3012) 

and similar to a provision proposed by the Senate (Sec. 1404) contained in Title I, Chapter 4 of the Senate bill. Instead, the conferees agree to address this issue as Sec. 1304 in Title I of this 

agreement. 

Basing Rights in Iraq—The conference agreement does not include a provision proposed by the House (Sec. 3014) that would 

have prohibited the use of funds to enter into a basing rights 

agreement between the United States and Iraq. 

CHAPTER 4 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 

OPERATING EXPENSES

The conferees agree to provide $26,692,000 as proposed by the 

House and the Senate for the United States Coast Guard’s share 

of enhanced death gratuity benefits and for upgrades to necessary 

intelligence systems. 

CHAPTER 5 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Use of requested military construction funds to offset border 

security proposal.—The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 

submitted on February 16, 2006, an emergency military construction request for the global war on terrorism totaling $484,700,000. 

The projects comprised by that request were deemed urgent and 

vital to ongoing contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

On May 14, 2006, OMB submitted a border security funding proposal that included offsets from the military construction request 

submitted in February. Included in this list were three projects at 

Bagram, Afghanistan, though OMB gave no explanation as to why 

these projects were no longer deemed emergency requirements. The 

conferees do not recommend funding for these three projects, since 

the Administration no longer regards them as priorities. The conferees believe that emergency spending requests must be taken seriously and deserve to be reviewed and acted upon in good faith. 

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gency requests are revoked without any apparent reason related to 

changing facts on the ground in the theater of operations. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

The conferees agree to provide $187,100,000, instead of 

$287,100,000 as proposed by the House and $214,344,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree to include a provision as 

proposed by the House to prohibit the obligation or expenditure of 

funds for Counter IED/Urban Bypass Roads in Iraq until the Secretary of Defense submits a detailed plan for the construction of 

such roads. The Senate bill contained no similar provision. The 

conferees also agree to make the funds available until September 

30, 2007, as proposed by the House, instead of September 30, 2010, 

as proposed by the Senate. Funds are provided as follows: 

Location Project description Amended 

request 

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Afghanistan: Bagram ..................... Waste Water Treatment and Distribution System ..... ........................ ........................

Afghanistan: Bagram ..................... Waste Treatment Plant and Distribution System ...... ........................ ........................

Afghanistan: Kabul ........................ Consolidated Compound ............................................ 30,000,000 30,000,000 

Iraq: Al Asad .................................. Airfield Improvements ................................................ 30,000,000 15,000,000 

Iraq: Al Asad .................................. AT/FP Improvements .................................................. 7,400,000 7,400,000 

Iraq: Al Asad .................................. Electrical Infrastructure/Generator Station ................ 8,900,000 8,900,000 

Iraq: Camp Talil/Ali ....................... Base Perimeter Security Fence .................................. 22,000,000 22,000,000

Iraq: Camp Talil/Ali ....................... Construct/Replace Roads ........................................... 5,700,000 5,700,000 

Iraq: Camp Talil/Ali ....................... Dining Facility ............................................................ 5,100,000 5,100,000 

Iraq: Camp Talil/Ali ....................... Relocate Cedar II Convoy Support Center ................. 35,000,000 21,000,000 

Iraq: Camp Taqaddum ................... Air Control Tower ....................................................... ........................ ........................

Iraq: LSA Anaconda ....................... Perimeter Security ...................................................... 12,000,000 12,000,000 

Iraq: Various Locations .................. Counter IED/Urban Bypass Roads ............................. 167,000,000 50,000,000 

Worldwide: Unspecified .................. Planning and Design ................................................. 19,500,000 10,000,000 

Total .................................. .................................................................................... 342,600,000 187,100,000 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

The conferees agree to provide $27,700,000, instead of $35,600,000 as proposed by the House and $28,200,000 as proposed 

by the Senate. The conferees agree to make the funds available 

until September 30, 2007, as proposed by the House, instead of 

September 30, 2010, as proposed by the Senate. Funds are provided as follows: 

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Afghanistan: Bagram ..................... Bulk Fuel Storage ...................................................... ........................ ........................

Afghanistan: Bagram ..................... Tanker Truck Off-Load Facility .................................. 19,600,000 19,600,000 

Iraq: Balad ..................................... Material Handling Equipment Road .......................... 5,800,000 5,300,000 

Worldwide: Unspecified .................. Planning and Design ................................................. 2,800,000 2,800,000

Total .................................. .................................................................................... 28,200,000 27,700,000 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

The conferees agree to provide $20,600,000, instead of 

$35,200,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained 

no funding for this account. The conferees agree to make the funds 

available until September 30, 2007, instead of September 30, 2010, 

as proposed by the Senate. Funds are provided as follows: 

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United Kingdom: Menwith Hill ....... Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Building ........... 18,600,000 18,600,000 

United Kingdom: Menwith Hill ....... UPS Building—Chilled Water Systems ..................... 13,200,000 ........................

Worldwide: Unspecified .................. Planning and Design ................................................. 3,400,000 2,000,000

Total .................................. .................................................................................... 35,200,000 20,600,000 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

MEDICAL SERVICES

The conferees have not included $430,000,000 of contingent 

emergency appropriations as proposed by the Senate. The House 

bill contained no similar provision. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

The conferees have not included a provision proposed by the 

Senate to prohibit the use of funds in this title to establish permanent United States military bases in Iraq, or to exercise United 

States control over the oil infrastructure or oil resources of Iraq. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The conferees have not included a provision proposed by the 

Senate to prohibit the use of funds in this title to establish permanent military bases in Iraq, or to exercise control over the oil infrastructure or oil resources of Iraq. The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The conferees have not included a provision, proposed by the 

House, which would have expanded the use of funds previously appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services 

account. The Senate bill contained no similar provision. 

CHAPTER 6 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for the United 

States Attorneys for necessary costs associated with national security investigations and prosecutions, as proposed by the House and 

Senate. 

UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement provides $1,000,000 for the United 

States Marshals Service (USMS), instead of $1,500,000 as proposed 

by the Senate and no funding as proposed by the House. The funding is provided for USMS operations in Iraq. 

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement provides $85,700,000 for the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation, instead of $99,000,000 as proposed by the 

House and $82,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funds are provided for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and enhanced 

counterterrorism activities. The recommendation includes language 

proposed by the House regarding information technology programs. 

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement provides $14,200,000 for the Drug 

Enforcement Administration (DEA), as proposed by the House and 

instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference 

agreement includes $5,000,000 to create a National Security Section within DEA’s intelligence program and $9,200,000 for intelligence equipment for use in Afghanistan. 

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement provides $4,000,000 for the Bureau 

of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as proposed by the 

Senate instead of $4,100,000 as proposed by the House. Funding is 

provided for ongoing operations in Iraq including firearms and explosives tracking and enforcement. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement includes $1,383,625,000 under this 

heading for expenses relating to Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, and 

Sudan, instead of $1,380,500,000 as proposed by the House, and 

$1,392,600,000 as proposed by the Senate. The agreement includes 

$1,327,275,000 for necessary expenses for the operations of the 

United States Mission in Iraq, including: $945,853,000 for securityrelated costs, including equipment, armored vehicles, protective details, common area security improvements and contract support; 

$28,956,000 for information technology and countrywide emergency 

radio connectivity; $217,720,000 for logistical costs; and 

$134,746,000 for the State Department operations in Iraq. 

The following table provides details of funding: 

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Diplomatic & Consular Programs: 

Embassy operations ................................................................................................................ 134,746 134,746 

Embassy security related costs .............................................................................................. 616,078 616,078 

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Information technology ........................................................................................................... 28,956 28,956 

Overhead protection ................................................................................................................ 100,000 100,000 

Provincial reconstruction teams (PRT) security ..................................................................... 400,000 229,775 

Logistics/Life Support (LOGCAP) ............................................................................................ 217,720 217,720 

Total, Iraq Embassy Operations & Security ....................................................................... 1,497,500 1,327,275 

Office of the Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan ....................................................................... .................... 250 

Iraq Study Group ............................................................................................................................. .................... 1,000 

Afghanistan operations & security .................................................................................................. 50,100 50,100 

Public diplomacy programs for Iran ............................................................................................... 5,000 5,000 

Total, D&CP ........................................................................................................................ 1,552,600 1,383,625 

Within the amounts provided, $1,000,000 is included for transfer to the United States Institute of Peace for activities relating to 

Iraq. The Committees on Appropriations expect to be kept regularly informed on expenditures of funds for the Iraq Study Group. 

Also, within the amount provided not less than $250,000 is included for the Office of the Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan. 

The conferees direct that this Office shall pursue, in conjunction 

with the African Union and other international actors, a sustainable peace settlement to end the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, assist 

the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan with 

implementation of the Agreement, coordinate policy, make recommendations, and pursue efforts related to conflict resolution to 

bring lasting stability to all areas of Sudan and the region, including northern Uganda and Chad, facilitate, in cooperation with the 

people of Darfur and the African Union, a dialogue within Darfur 

to promote conflict resolution and reconciliation at the grassroots 

level, and develop a common policy approach among international 

partners to address such issues. 

Further, the conference agreement includes $50,100,000 for security requirements in Afghanistan, and $5,000,000 to expand public diplomacy information programs relating to Iran. 

The conferees direct the State Department, no later than 60 

days after the date of enactment of this Act, to provide a report to 

the Committees on Appropriations describing how, within these 

categories, the Department allocated the funds provided under this 

heading. The report shall also describe how the Department intends to allocate any remaining balances. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement includes $25,300,000 under this 

heading, as proposed by both the House and Senate, of which 

$24,000,000 is for the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to conduct oversight work on reconstruction projects in 

Iraq, and $1,300,000 is for the State Department’s oversight work 

related to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for academic, 

professional and cultural exchanges with Iran, as proposed by both 

the House and Senate. 

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

The conference agreement includes $129,800,000, the full 

amount of which is for the assessed costs of United Nations peacekeeping in Darfur and southern Sudan. 

RELATED AGENCY 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

The conference agreement includes $10,274,000 for United 

States international broadcasting programs and activities promoting democracy in Iran, instead of $7,600,000 as proposed by the 

House and $30,250,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

The conference agreement includes $25,826,000 for capital improvements relating to United States international broadcasting 

programs and activities promoting democracy in Iran, instead of 

$28,500,000 as proposed by the House. The Senate did not include 

funding under this heading. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

The conference agreement includes language under section 

1601 waiving provisions of existing legislation that require authorizations to be in place prior to the expenditure of any appropriated 

funds. 

The conference agreement includes language under section 

1602 amending provisions of existing legislation regarding annuity 

limitations on reemployed civil and foreign service annuitants to facilitate the assignment of persons to Iraq and Afghanistan or to 

posts vacated by members of the civil and foreign service to Iraq 

and Afghanistan. 

The conference agreement includes language under section 

1603 providing authorities to equalize allowances, benefits, and 

gratuities of personnel on official duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

CHAPTER 7 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conferees provide $1,800,000 for Salaries and Expenses, 

the same as the House and the Senate. Of this amount, $1,300,000 

is to support the Department’s participation as co-lead agency in 

the Iraq Threat Finance Cell; and $500,000 is to establish a Deputy 

Treasury Attache ́ in Iraq. 

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TITLE II—FURTHER HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF AND 

RECOVERY 

CHAPTER 1—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

The conference agreement provides $25,000,000 for the Working Capital Fund as proposed by the House and the Senate for necessary expenses of the National Finance Center as a result of Hurricane Katrina. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The conference agreement provides $445,000 for the Office of 

the Inspector General in the Department of Agriculture account for 

audits and investigations related to oversight of hurricane related 

activities, as proposed by the Senate instead of funding within the 

Department of Homeland Security account, as proposed by the 

House. 

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement provides $10,000,000 for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Salaries and Expenses, instead of 

$15,600,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The conferees recommend $10,000,000 for expenses incurred by 

the ARS in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The conference agreement includes $6,000,000 for the immediate cleanup, salvage, and 

remediation of the Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in 

New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference agreement also includes 

$4,000,000 for expenses related to temporary duty assignments for 

ARS scientists working at the SRRC. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

The conference agreement provides $20,000,000 for the Agricultural Research Service, Buildings and Facilities, for the longterm restoration of the Southern Regional Research Center in New 

Orleans, Louisiana, as proposed by the House and the Senate. 

FARM SERVICE AGENCY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement does not provide funding for Farm 

Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses in this Title as proposed by 

the Senate. 

EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

The conference agreement does not provide funding for the 

Emergency Conservation Program as proposed by the Senate. 

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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM

The conference agreement provides $50,955,000 for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program instead of $165,000,000 as 

proposed by the Senate. The conferees direct that funding under 

this program be prioritized to address watershed impairments that 

pose imminent threats to life or property. 

The conference agreement does not include $10,000,000 in 

funding for easements as proposed by the House. 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement provides $1,000,000 for Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses as proposed by the Senate. 

RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM

The conference agreement provides $25,000,000 for the Rural 

Community Advancement Program instead of $150,000,000 as proposed by the Senate to respond to damages caused by hurricanes 

that occurred during the 2005 calendar year. This funding level includes $20,000,000 for Community Facilities grants and not to exceed $5,000,000 for Community Facilities loans which can support 

an estimated loan level up to $1,389,000,000. The conferees expect 

unobligated balances remaining in the Community Facilities loan 

program to be transferred to the grant program should demand for 

loans not materialize by June 30, 2007. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

Section 2101.—The conference agreement includes a technical 

correction related to the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. 

Section 2102.—The conference agreement includes language 

authorizing the Natural Resources Conservation Service to donate 

up to 20 aging vehicles through agreements with communities affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season. 

Section 2103.—The conference agreement includes a provision 

to extend emergency authorities for an additional 18 months and 

includes language granting the Secretary of Agriculture temporary 

authorities for the Community Facilities Grant program. 

Section 2104.—The conference agreement includes a provision 

to allow the transfer of funds from the United States Department 

of Agriculture to the Department of Commerce. 

Section 2105.—The conference agreement includes a technical 

and conforming change consistent with section 2104. 

Senate Section 2106.—The conference agreement does not include funding for rural housing as proposed by the Senate. 

Section 2106.—The conference agreement includes language regarding the availability of past year funding for the wildlife habitat 

incentive program to carry out obligations made for fiscal year 

2001. 

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Section 2109.—Non-competitive contracts for Katrina relief.— 

The conference agreement does not include section 2109 as proposed by the Senate, a prohibition on entering into non-competitive 

contracts over $500,000, recognizing the nature of emergency response. The conferees direct any agency engaged in Katrina relief, 

not currently reporting to the Committees on Appropriations on 

non-competitive contracts, to report quarterly to the Committees 

detailing any non-competitive contract executed for Katrina relief 

that has or will exceed $500,000. 

CHAPTER 2 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 

The conference agreement recommends $1,154,919,000 for the 

Department of Defense, instead of $1,156,593,000 as proposed by 

the House, and $1,404,919,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The following table provides details of the supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense—Military. 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Account House Senate Conference 

Military Personnel: 

Military Personnel, Army .................................................................... 2,125 2,125 2,125 

Military Personnel, Navy .................................................................... 22,002 22,002 22,002 

Military Personnel, Marine Corps ....................................................... 3,992 3,992 3,992 

Military Personnel, Air Force .............................................................. 21,610 21,610 21,610 

Reserve Personnel, Army .................................................................... 4,071 4,071 4,071 

Reserve Personnel, Navy .................................................................... 10,200 10,200 10,200 

Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps ...................................................... 2,176 2,176 2,176 

Reserve Personnel, Air Force ............................................................. 94 94 94 

National Guard Personnel, Army ........................................................ 1,304 1,304 1,304 

National Guard Personnel, Air Force ................................................. 1,408 1,408 1,408 

Total Military Personnel ............................................................ 68,982 68,982 68,982 

Operation and Maintenance: 

O&M, Navy ......................................................................................... 29,913 29,913 29,913 

O&M, Air Force ................................................................................... 37,359 37,359 37,359 

O&M, Navy Reserve ............................................................................ 12,755 12,755 12,755 

O&M, Air Force Reserve ..................................................................... 1,277 1,277 1,277 

O&M, Army National Guard ............................................................... 42,307 42,307 42,307 

Total Operation and Maintenance ............................................ 123,611 123,611 123,611 

Procurement: 

Procurement of Ammunition, Army .................................................... 700 700 700 

Other Procurement, Army ................................................................... 9,136 9,136 9,136 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy ................................................................ 579 579 579 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps ...................... 899 899 899 

Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ................................................... 775,236 1,025,236 775,236 

Other Procurement, Navy ................................................................... 85,040 85,040 85,040 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ......................................................... 13,000 13,000 13,000 

Procurement, Defense-Wide ............................................................... 4,797 2,797 2,797 

Total Procurement ..................................................................... 889,387 1,137,387 887,387 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation: 

RDT&E, Navy ...................................................................................... 12,000 12,000 12,000 

RDT&E, Air Force ................................................................................ 6,250 6,250 6,250 

RDT&E, Defense-Wide ........................................................................ 730 730 730 

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[In thousands of dollars] 

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Total RDT&E .............................................................................. 18,980 18,980 18,980 

Trust Funds, Revolving and Management Funds: 

Defense Working Capital Funds ........................................................ 1,222 1,222 1,222 

National Defense Sealift Fund ........................................................... 10,000 10,000 10,000 

Surcharge Collections, Sales of Commissary Stores, Defense .......... 10,530 10,530 10,530 

Total Trust and Revolving and Management Funds ................ 21,752 21,752 21,752 

Other Department of Defense Programs: 

Defense Health Program .................................................................... 33,881 33,881 33,881 

Inspector General ............................................................................... ........................ 326 326

Total Other Department of Defense Programs ......................... 33,881 34,207 34,207 

General Provision—Transfer Authority [Non add] ............................. [0] [75,000] [150,000] 

Grand Total ............................................................................... 1,156,593 1,404,919 1,154,919 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

The conference agreement recommends $68,982,000 for the 

military personnel accounts as proposed by the House and the Senate. The conference agreement on items addressed by either the 

House or Senate is as follows: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Account House Senate Conference 

Military Personnel, Army: 

Basic Allowance for Housing ............................................................. 2,125 2,125 2,125 

Total Military Personnel, Army .................................................. 2,125 2,125 2,125 

Military Personnel, Navy: 

Basic Allowance for Housing ............................................................. 22,002 22,002 22,002 

Total Military Personnel, Navy .................................................. 22,002 22,002 22,002 

Military Personnel, Marine Corps: 

Basic Allowance for Housing ............................................................. 3,992 3,992 3,992 

Total Military Personnel, Marine Corps .................................... 3,992 3,992 3,992 

Military Personnel, Air Force: 

Basic Allowance for Housing ............................................................. 21,610 21,610 21,610 

Total Military Personnel, Air Force ............................................ 21,610 21,610 21,610 

Reserve Personnel, Army: 

Basic Allowance for Housing ............................................................. 4,071 4,071 4,071 

Total Reserve Personnel, Army ................................................. 4,071 4,071 4,071 

Reserve Personnel, Navy: 

Basic Allowance for Housing ............................................................. 10,200 10,200 10,200 

Total Reserve Personnel, Navy .................................................. 10,200 10,200 10,200 

Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps: 

Basic Allowance for Housing ............................................................. 2,176 2,176 2,176 

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Total Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps .................................... 2,176 2,176 2,176 

Reserve Personnel, Air Force: 

Basic Allowance for Housing ............................................................. 94 94 94 

Total Reserve Personnel, Air Force ........................................... 94 94 94 

National Guard Personnel, Army: 

Basic Allowance for Housing ............................................................. 1,304 1,304 1,304 

Total National Guard Personnel, Army ..................................... 1,304 1,304 1,304 

National Guard Personnel, Air Force: 

Basic Allowance for Housing ............................................................. 1,408 1,408 1,408 

Total National Guard Personnel, Air Force ............................... 1,408 1,408 1,408 

Total Military Personnel ............................................................ 68,982 68,982 68,982 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

The conference agreement recommends $123,611,000 for the 

operation and maintenance accounts as proposed by the House and 

the Senate. The conference agreement on items addressed by either 

the House or Senate is as follows: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Account House Senate Conference 

Operation and Maintenance, Navy: 

Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization .................... 29,913 29,913 29,913 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Navy .................................. 29,913 29,913 29,913 

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force: 

Equipment Repair and Replacement ................................................. 22,688 22,688 22,688 

Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization .................... 5,071 5,071 5,071 

Personal Property Claims ................................................................... 9,600 9,600 9,600 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ............................ 37,359 37,359 37,359 

Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve: 

Collateral Equipment ......................................................................... 2,285 2,285 2,285 

Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization .................... 10,470 10,470 10,470 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve .................... 12,755 12,755 12,755 

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve: 

Travel, Per Diem, Other ..................................................................... 1,277 1,277 1,277 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve .............. 1,277 1,277 1,277 

Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard: 

Equipment Repair and Replacement ................................................. 39,878 39,878 39,878 

Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization .................... 2,429 2,429 2,429 

Total Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard ........ 42,307 42,307 42,307 

Total Operation and Maintenance ............................................ 123,611 123,611 123,611 

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PROCUREMENT 

The conference agreement includes a total of $887,387,000 for 

various procurement appropriations, instead of $889,387,000, as 

proposed by the House, and $1,137,387,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The conference agreement on items addressed by either the 

House or Senate is as follows: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Account House Senate Conference 

Procurement of Ammunition, Army: 

Mississippi Ammunition plant repairs .............................................. 700 700 700 

Total Procurement of Ammunition, Army .................................. 700 700 700 

Other Procurement, Army: 

Information Systems at National Guard Facilities ............................ 9,136 9,136 9,136 

Total Other Procurement, Army ................................................. 9,136 9,136 9,136 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy: 

Aircraft Industrial Facilities ............................................................... 579 579 579 

Total Aircraft Procurement, Navy .............................................. 579 579 579 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps: 

5′′/54 Ammunition ............................................................................. 347 347 347 

Intermediate Caliber Ammunition ...................................................... 94 94 94 

Other Ship Gun Ammunition .............................................................. 334 334 334 

Small Arms and Landing Party Ammunition ..................................... 124 124 124 

Total Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps .... 899 899 899 

Other Procurement, Navy: 

Milcon Support—NAS JRB New Orleans, LA ..................................... 2,550 2,550 2,550 

Milcon Support—NSA New Orleans, LA ............................................ 600 600 600 

Milcon Support—Gulfport, MS .......................................................... 10,350 10,350 10,350 

Milcon Support—Stennis Space Center, MS ..................................... 16,000 16,000 16,000 

Base Infrastructure Replacement—Communications ....................... 35,052 35,052 35,052 

BUPERS IT Systems—SPAWAR Systems Center ................................ 2,908 2,908 2,908 

Replace IT Systems—SPAWAR Systems Center ................................ 8,830 8,830 8,830 

Replace RESFOR IT Systems—NSA New Orleans, LA ....................... 8,750 8,750 8,750 

Total, Other Procurement, Navy ................................................ 85,040 85,040 85,040 

Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: 

Overhead and Labor .......................................................................... 775,236 1,012,236 775,236 

Contractor-Furnished Equipment ....................................................... ........................ 13,000 ........................

Total Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ................................ 775,236 1,025,236 775,236 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force: 

Other Production Charges .................................................................. 13,000 13,000 13,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ................................................ 13,000 13,000 13,000 

Procurement, Defense-Wide: 

Special Operations Command ........................................................... 4,797 2,797 2,797 

Procurement, Defense-Wide: ..................................................... 4,797 2,797 2,797 

Total Procurement ..................................................................... 889,387 1,137,387 887,387 

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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 

The conference agreement provides a total of $18,980,000 for 

research, development, test and evaluation appropriations as proposed by the House and the Senate. 

The conference agreement on items addressed by either the 

House or Senate is as follows: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Account House Senate Conference 

RDT&E, Navy: 

Littoral Combat Ship ......................................................................... 12,000 12,000 12,000 

Total RDT&E, Navy .................................................................... 12,000 12,000 12,000 

RDT&E, Air Force: 

Facilities Restoration and Modernization—T&E Support.

Test and Evaluation Support Equipment .......................................... 1,800 1,800 1,800 

Facility Restoration ............................................................................ 4,450 4,450 4,450 

Total RDT&E, Air Force ............................................................. 6,250 6,250 6,250 

RDT&E, Defense-Wide: 

Classified ........................................................................................... 730 730 730 

Total RDT&E, Defense-Wide ...................................................... 730 730 730 

Total RDT&E .............................................................................. 18,980 18,980 18,980 

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

The conference agreement includes $1,222,000 for the Defense 

Working Capital Funds, as proposed by the House and the Senate. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND

The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, as proposed by the House and the Senate. 

TRUST FUNDS 

GENERAL FUND PAYMENT, SURCHARGE COLLECTIONS, SALES OF

COMMISSARY STORES, DEFENSE

The conference agreement includes $10,530,000 for General 

Fund Payment, Surcharge Collections, Sales of Commissary Stores, 

Defense, as proposed by the House and the Senate. 

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

The conference agreement provides $33,881,000 for the Defense Health Program, as proposed by the House and Senate, for 

health care costs associated with active duty personnel and beneficiaries who previously received care at Keesler Medical Center 

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and now are receiving health care and pharmaceuticals through 

private sector contracts. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The conference agreement provides $326,000 for the Office of 

the Inspector General, as proposed by the Senate. The House did 

not provide funding in this account. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2201, as proposed by the Senate, which provides the Secretary of Defense authority to transfer up to $150,000,000 of funds made available in 

this chapter and in chapter II of title I of this Act. 

The conferees agree to retain section 2202, as proposed by the 

House and Senate, which prohibits funds provided in this chapter 

to finance programs or activities denied by Congress, or to initiate 

a new start program without prior notification to the congressional 

defense committees. 

The conferees agree to amend section 2203, as proposed by the 

Senate, to allow for the use of funds appropriated to the Navy for 

certain specified activities. 

CHAPTER 3 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

The Committee recommendation provides emergency funding 

to address water resource needs related to Hurricane Katrina and 

other emergency needs. 

INVESTIGATIONS 

Funds totaling $3,300,000 are provided for the Corps to develop a comprehensive plan, at full Federal expense, to deauthorize 

deep draft navigation on the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Louisiana. The plan shall include recommended modifications to the 

existing authorized current use of the Outlet, including what navigation functions, if any, should be maintained and any measures 

for hurricane and storm protection. The plan shall be developed in 

consultation with St. Bernard Parish, the State of Louisiana, and 

affected Federal Agencies. An interim report summarizing the plan 

shall be forwarded to the appropriate House and Senate authorizing and appropriations committees within six months of enactment of this Act and final recommendations shall be integrated 

into the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Plan, due to 

Congress in December 2007. 

Additionally, the Secretary is directed to undertake an analysis 

to determine the amount of vertical settlement or subsidence that 

has occurred since levee system components were built, versus 

levee grade deficiencies due to the application of new storm data. 

The Plan shall address how these changes affect compliance with 

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100-year floodplain certification and standard project hurricane requirements. A report on the findings of this analysis shall be forwarded to the appropriate authorizing and appropriations committees within 90 days of enactment of this Act. 

CONSTRUCTION 

Funds totaling $549,400,000 are provided for Construction. 

The Conferees are aware that the wetlands surrounding the greater New Orleans metropolitan area operate as a natural buffer to 

lessen storm impacts, and are an important part of the overall 

storm damage reduction system. Nourishing and rebuilding these 

wetlands will increase the effectiveness of the levees and floodwalls 

of New Orleans. Therefore, the Conferees recommend bill language 

directing the Corps to use $20,200,000, at full Federal expense, to 

reduce the risks of storm surge and storm damage to the greater 

New Orleans metropolitan area by restoring the surrounding wetlands, and to aid in the reduction of risk to both loss of life and 

damage to homes, businesses, and local infrastructure in the metropolitan area. The Corps is further directed to use these funds in 

the following manner: $10,100,000 to modify the Caernarvon 

Freshwater Diversion structure or its operations; and $10,100,000 

to protect the shoreline along the Barataria Basin Landbridge in 

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Of the funds provided, at least 

$495,300,000 shall be available, consistent with cost sharing provisions, to raise levee heights and otherwise improve the existing 

Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity and the West Bank and Vicinity 

projects. 

Additional funds of $1,500,000 are provided to address storm 

damages to North Padre Island, Texas, caused by Hurricane Emily, 

and $2,000,000 is provided for Hawaii water systems technical assistance program. 

In recognition of flood threats to the Sacramento area, the Conferees have included $7,100,000 for South Sacramento Streams, 

California, and $23,300,000 for the Sacramento Bank Protection 

Project, California. The Corps is further directed to use up to 

$400,000 of previously appropriated funds to continue the operation 

of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Demonstration Barrier. 

The moratorium on the execution of project cooperation agreements contained in P.L. 109–275 shall not apply to continuing authorities program projects for which funding was provided, or is 

otherwise available, to fully fund the construction phase of the 

project. For those projects where the local sponsor’s cost share will 

be lost due to the inability to sign a project cooperation agreement, 

the Corps may sign project cooperation agreements with the explicit consent of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. For any project for which an exception is made due to this 

circumstance, the local sponsors of such projects should be aware 

that the construction of the project remains contingent upon future 

appropriations which are not guaranteed. 

Further, requirement that the Corps institute cost sharing for 

Sections 206 and 1135 projects was not intended to change the cost 

share structure of projects currently in the feasibility phase. 

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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Funds totaling $3,200,000 are provided to restore Federal navigation channels and harbors along the Texas Gulf Coast to prestorm conditions affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season. 

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Funds totaling $3,145,024,000 are recommended to continue 

repairs to flood and storm damage reduction projects. These 

projects are to be funded at full Federal expense. 

The Conferees provide the full request of $1,584,000,000 to replace all floodwalls within Orleans East Bank Algiers, Jefferson 

East Bank/St. Charles, Jefferson West Bank, New Orleans East, 

St. Bernard/Lower Ninth Ward, Belle Chasse/Algiers East hydraulic areas of the existing Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity project 

and the existing West Bank and Vicinity project, not including 

lower Plaquemines Parish. However, the Conferees recognize this 

cost estimate is a ‘‘worst case’’ scenario and assumes the replacement of all flood walls. Therefore, the funds provided are contingent upon site-specific engineering assessment and analysis that 

determines replacement is necessary to maintain the integrity of 

the system. Further, these funds are not available for any other 

project, program, or activity without the approval of the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

The Conferees provide $530,000,000 for construction of permanent closures and pumping plants at the 17th Street, Orleans, and 

London Avenue Canals. Further, the Corps is directed to provide 

adequate temporary pumping capacity to evacuate expected flows 

from the existing pumping stations in the three drainage canals in 

order to minimize interior flooding. 

Additionally, the Conferees include: $170,000,000 for levee and 

floodwall armoring; $350,000,000 to construct navigable closures on 

the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal, one near Seabrook and another on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; $215,000,000 for incorporation of non-Federal levees on the west bank of the Mississippi 

River in Plaquemines Parish in order to provide improved storm 

surge protection and to protect evacuation routes; $250,000,000 for 

storm proofing interior pump stations to ensure their reliability 

during hurricanes, storms and high water events; and $30,024,000 

for repairs to non-Federal levees in Terrebonne Parish. 

Within the funds provided, $16,000,000 shall be used to restore 

previously appropriated emergency funds for flood protection 

projects damaged in previous disasters in Pennsylvania. Funds for 

these projects were withdrawn shortly after Katrina struck the 

Gulf Coast to address immediate needs. 

The Conferees also rescind $15,000,000 previously provided in 

P.L. 109–148 for the Grand Isle, Louisiana project. It is the Conferees’ understanding that the project is not economically justified 

and therefore the funds appropriated to accelerate construction are 

no longer required. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 

The Conferees recognize that snowpack amounts in many 

areas of the Southwest are at historic lows and precipitation forecasts are not favorable for improving the situation. Runoff in many 

river basins in the West is expected to be one quarter of normal 

or less. The Conferees note that the communities of Ruidoso, 

Ruidoso Downs and Las Vegas, New Mexico, are already operating 

under stringent water restrictions. 

Therefore, the Conferees have provided $9,000,000 for drought 

emergency assistance. The Conferees expect Reclamation to undertake drought contingency planning, to provide emergency potable 

water sources for eligible communities and to provide other drought 

emergency assistance within their authorities to help stricken communities. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

Sec. 2301. The conference agreement includes a provision related to the use of unexpended funds and waives the requirements 

of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Act. 

Sec. 2302. The conference agreement includes a provision that 

states that the funds provided in division B, chapter 3, Investigations, of Public Law 109–148 are not subject to any non-Federal 

cost sharing requirement and changes the amount contingent upon 

the enactment of a single levee board. 

Sec. 2303. The conference agreement includes a provision that 

further defines the activities that can be undertaken in division B, 

chapter 3, Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee, of Public Law 109–148. 

Sec. 2304. The conference agreement includes a provision that 

modifies a provision in division B, chapter 3, Operations and Maintenance, of Public Law 109–148, concerning activities that can be 

undertaken along the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet. 

Sec. 2305. The conference agreement includes a provision to 

extend the duration of the National Erosion Control Development 

and Demonstration Program through September 30, 2006, and increase the cost limitation to $25,000,000 for section 227 of Public 

Law 104–303 in order to allow funds appropriated in the fiscal year 

2006 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act to be utilized for continuing projects. 

Sec. 2306. The conference agreement includes a provision extending the Drought Relief Act through 2010. 

Sec. 2307. The conference agreement includes a provision clarifying the availability of funds for the purposes of reprogramming 

actions. 

Sec. 2308. The conference agreement includes a provision that 

prohibits the use of any funds in fiscal year 2006 through April 1, 

2007 to affect bond repayment. 

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Sec. 2309. The conference agreement includes a provision relating to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Demonstration Barrier. 

CHAPTER 4 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The conferees agree to provide $2,000,000 for the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General instead of $13,500,000 as 

proposed by the House for transfer to other federal departments 

and agencies and no funds as proposed by the Senate. Funds are 

available until September 30, 2007. Funding for federal departments and agencies is addressed in other chapters of this conference agreement. 

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conferees agree to provide $12,900,000 as proposed by the 

House and the Senate for necessary expenses related to the consequences of the Gulf Coast hurricanes. 

CONSTRUCTION

The conferees agree to provide $4,800,000 as proposed by the 

House and the Senate for necessary expenses related to the consequences of the Gulf Coast hurricanes. 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

OPERATING EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The conferees agree to provide $88,970,000 instead of 

$14,300,000 as proposed by the House and $90,570,900 as proposed 

by the Senate. Of this total, $7,350,000 is for cleanup and repair 

of damaged facilities; $7,400,000 for increased temporary logistics; 

$3,483,000 for basic housing allowances; and $70,000,000 for energy costs. In addition, the conferees have included bill language 

allowing transfers of up to $267,000 to the ‘‘Environmental Compliance and Restoration’’ appropriation for Coast Guard facilities in 

the Gulf Coast region and $470,000 to the ‘‘Research, Development, 

Test, and Evaluation’’ appropriation for additional costs to reposition the State of Maine vessel. Funds are available until September 

30, 2007. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

The conferees agree to provide $191,730,000 instead of 

$80,775,000 as proposed by the House and $191,844,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this total, $80,800,000 is for the reconstruction of the Integrated Support Command Center in New Orleans; $103,930,000 is for Katrina-related costs associated with materials, equipment, facilities and labor; and $7,000,000 is for the reloVerDate Aug 31 2005 18:33 Jun 10, 2006 Jkt 027798 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6601 E:\HR\OC\HR494.XXX HR494
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cation of the Gulfport Coast Guard Station. The conferees direct 

the Coast Guard to ensure that the Defense Contract Audit Agency 

audits Katrina-related cost increases associated with pre-Katrina 

contracts. Funds are available until expended. 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS

The conferees agree to provide $71,800,000 as proposed by the 

Senate instead of $70,000,000 as proposed by the House. Of this 

total, $70,000,000 is included for necessary expenses related to the 

consequences of the Gulf Coast hurricanes and $1,800,000 is included for the Office of National Security Coordination. 

PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

The conferees agree to provide $10,000,000 for Preparedness, 

Mitigation, Response, and Recovery, as proposed by the House and 

the Senate. Of this total, $3,000,000 is included to immediately review and revise the National Response Plan (NRP) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS); $1,000,000 for the logistics management system; and $1,000,000 for the Enterprise Content Management System. FEMA is to brief the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations no later than 45 days from the date 

of enactment of this Act on the hiring initiatives to meet its staffing requirements and its staffing plan. 

DISASTER RELIEF

The conferees agree to provide $6,000,000,000 for Disaster Relief, instead of $9,548,000,000 as proposed by the House and 

$10,400,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees do not 

specify the purposes for these funds, except $400,000,000 of this 

amount is made available to carry out section 2403 of this chapter. 

The conferees agree to include bill language proposed by the 

Senate that each county or parish eligible for assistance under the 

disaster declaration of September 24, 2005, will be treated equally 

for purposes of cost-share adjustments. 

The conferees note the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA), recently issued interim policy guidance clarifying 

that charter schools are eligible for FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. The conferees believe this policy should be quickly finalized 

so it can be distributed to FEMA officials throughout the country 

as expeditiously as possible, and encourage DHS and FEMA to continue working with the relevant Congressional committees on implementation of this policy. 

The conferees concur with language proposed by the House regarding the weekly Disaster Relief Report and the lack of information regarding the assumptions DHS is using to estimate total disaster relief funding needed this fiscal year. Beginning immediately, 

the conferees direct DHS to include an explanation of the methodology used to calculate estimated yearly allocations by program 

area and program name. This explanation shall include the total 

yearly cost estimate, the amount allocated and obligated to date, 

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and a written explanation of the assumptions and methodology 

used to estimate the total yearly cost. 

DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The conferees agree to provide $279,800,000 to subsidize not to 

exceed $371,733,000 in loans for the Special Community Disaster 

Loans Program authorized in the Community Disaster Loan Act of 

2005, P.L. 109–88, instead of $301,000,000 ($150,000,000 by transfer) as proposed by the House and $301,000,000 as proposed by the 

Senate. Of this total, $1,000,000 is included for administrative 

costs. The conferees include bill language proposed by the Senate 

specifying that loans may be equal to not more than 50 percent of 

the annual operating budget of the local government in cases 

where that government has suffered a loss of 25 percent or more 

in tax revenues due to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

Sec. 2401. The conferees agree to include bill language as proposed by the House and Senate authorizing FEMA to pay for utility 

costs for those leases negotiated by State and local governments on 

FEMA’s behalf. 

Sec. 2402. The conferees agree to include bill language as proposed by the House and Senate amending P.L. 109–90 to allow the 

National Flood Insurance Fund to pay sufficient interest on the 

amounts the program has borrowed from the Treasury. 

Sec. 2403. The conferees agree to include and modify bill language as proposed by the Senate allowing the Secretary of Homeland Security to consider eligible for funding the costs of alternative housing pilot programs in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season. 

CHAPTER 5 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

The conference agreement provides $132,400,000 for ‘‘Construction’’, as proposed by both the House and the Senate, for cleanup 

and facility repair needs at National Wildlife Refuges related to the 

consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 

2005 season. The managers agree that the Service shall, as proposed by the House, repay funds that were transferred from 

projects that have yet to be completed. These funds were transferred on an emergency basis for initial hurricane response needs 

and must be repaid so that projects from which they were borrowed 

can be completed. A technical correction has been made to the repayment language proposed by the House. 

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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

The conference agreement provides $43,000,000 for the ‘‘His- toric Preservation Fund’’ instead of $3,000,000 as proposed by the 

House and $83,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the funds 

provided, $3,000,000 is for Section 106 assistance and $40,000,000 

is for disaster relief grants for the preservation, stabilization, rehabilitation, and repair of historic properties listed on or eligible for 

the National Register of Historic places, and for planning and technical assistance. 

These funds are available for obligation until September 30, 

2007, as proposed by the House, instead of being available until expended as proposed by the Senate. 

As proposed by the Senate, funds for historic preservation 

grants are available for areas with a Presidential disaster determination associated with Hurricanes Katrina or Rita; are not subject to a non-Federal matching requirement; and no more than 5% 

may be used for administrative expenses. 

The managers expect the National Park Service to award the 

Section 106 assistance funds to the States without any delay. Of 

the $3,000,000 available for Section 106 assistance, at least 

$1,500,000 shall be available for the Mississippi State Historic 

Preservation Officer. The remaining $40,000,000 is for grants to 

State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs) as described below. 

The managers expect the National Park Service to award disaster relief grant funds to SHPOs in accordance with existing Historic Preservation Fund policies and procedures, except as modified 

herein, and only after a State has submitted, and the National 

Park Service has reviewed, an Action Plan Narrative that describes 

the major tasks to be undertaken with the supplemental grant 

funds. Each task statement shall describe the major services provided by the State Historic Preservation Officer, the problems to be 

addressed, a preliminary list of proposed projects and their estimated costs, and the expected results. 

The National Park Service shall undertake its review of each 

plan and shall award funds as expeditiously as possible. Preference 

in making awards shall be given to plans that include: (1) properties located within designated National Heritage Areas; (2) 

owner-occupied houses; and (3) a demonstrated ability to spend the 

funds expeditiously. The managers intend that these funds be 

awarded with an emphasis on individuals who are committed to rebuilding their communities and who otherwise cannot afford the 

additional costs often associated with historic preservation. 

No State shall receive more than 65% of the total available for 

these grants. There is a 5% limitation on administrative costs. Of 

the amount available for administrative expenses, up to $550,000 

is available to the National Park Service to expedite awarding and 

oversight of the funds. 

CONSTRUCTION

The conference agreement provides $55,400,000 for ‘‘Construction’’, as proposed by both the House and the Senate, for immediate 

cleanup and facility repair needs at National Parks related to the 

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consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 

2005 season. 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement provides $10,200,000 for ‘‘Surveys, 

Investigations, and Research’’, as proposed by both the House and 

the Senate, for facility and equipment repair needs related to the 

consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 

2005 season and for repayment of advances to other appropriation 

accounts from which funds were transferred for such purposes. 

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement provides $15,000,000 for ‘‘Royalty 

and Offshore Minerals Management’’ as proposed by both the 

House and the Senate. These funds are for costs associated with 

the temporary relocation of the Minerals Management Service’s 

Gulf of Mexico regional office from Louisiana to Houston, Texas, including purchase of new equipment and temporary office arrangements, other disaster related expenses, and repayment of advances 

to other appropriation accounts from which funds were transferred 

for such purposes. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

The conference agreement provides $6,000,000 for ‘‘Environmental Programs and Management’’, as proposed by both the 

House and the Senate, for increased environmental monitoring, assessment, and analytical support necessary to protect public health 

during the ongoing recovery and reconstruction efforts related to 

the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 

2005 season. 

LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM

The conference agreement provides $7,000,000 for the ‘‘Leaking 

Underground Storage Tank Program’’, as proposed by both the 

House and the Senate, to assess the most immediate underground 

storage tank needs in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and 

other hurricanes of the 2005 season and to initiate appropriate corrective actions. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

The conference agreement provides $20,000,000 for the ‘‘National Forest System’’ as proposed by the House instead of 

$50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. As proposed by the House, 

these funds are only for necessary expenses of debris cleanup and 

related activities on National Forests affected by Hurricane 

Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season. 

CHAPTER 6 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

The conference agreement includes $16,000,000 for the reconstruction of two Job Corps facilities in Gulfport, Mississippi and 

New Orleans, Louisiana. The Senate had proposed $32,000,000 and 

the House had no similar provision. The conferees instruct the Department to allocate $14,000,000 to the Gulfport facility and 

$2,000,000 to the New Orleans facility for repairs and rehabilitation of damage due to Hurricane Katrina. 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The conference agreement does not include a provision proposed by the Senate that provided $2,000,000 to the Department 

of Labor, Office of Inspector General, for hurricane-related expenses. The House bill did not include a similar provision. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

The conference agreement includes $4,000,000 to establish a 

communications network, including the purchase and operation of 

communications equipment, including satellite phones, for community health centers and those entities (including major medical centers and departments of public health) deemed by the state associations of community health centers to be critical in providing health 

care in the event of a future hurricane or other natural disaster in 

states affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 

2005 season. Where they exist, state associations representing community health centers should be the primary recipient of these 

funds. The conferees expect this funding to be distributed by July 

30, 2006 so that these systems can be in place as early as possible 

in the hurricane season. The Senate included $6,000,000 for this 

purpose. The House did not propose a similar provision. 

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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING

The conference agreement includes $8,000,000 for mosquito 

and other pest abatement activities in states affected by the Gulf 

Coast hurricanes of 2005. The Senate bill proposed $20,000,000 

and the House did not propose a similar provision. The conferees 

intend that these funds be distributed as grants to the eligible 

states and not be subject to the provisions of the Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health (MASH) Act. 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The conference agreement does not include a provision pro- posed by the Senate that provided $2,669,846 to the Department 

of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, for 

hurricane-related expenses. The House bill did not include a similar provision. 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The conference agreement does not include a provision pro- posed by the Senate that provided $1,500,000 to the Department 

of Education, Office of Inspector General, for hurricane-related expenses. The House bill did not include a similar provision. 

HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY

The conference agreement includes $235,000,000 in additional 

assistance for displaced elementary and secondary school students 

for the 2005–2006 school year under the authority of the Hurricane 

Education Recovery Act. The Senate bill proposed $300,000,000 for 

this activity. The House bill had no similar provision. 

The conference agreement does not include funding for schools 

serving displaced elementary and secondary school students in the 

2006–2007 school year under the authority of part A of Title V of 

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Senate bill proposed $350,000,000 for this activity. The House bill had no similar 

provision. 

The conference agreement deletes a provision proposed by the 

Senate to create a loan program for institutions of higher education 

that were affected by the Gulf hurricanes. The House bill contained 

no similar provision. 

The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for grants to 

institutions of higher education to help defray the expenses incurred as a result of the Gulf hurricanes of 2005. The House bill 

contained no similar provision and the Senate bill included 

$30,000,000 for a similar purpose. The conferees request that the 

Department brief the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not later than five days before the announcement of the availability of these funds. 

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RELATED AGENCIES 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING

EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for the 

AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps. The Senate bill 

included $20,000,000 for this purpose. The House bill contained no 

similar provision. 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The conference agreement does not include a provision proposed by the Senate that provided $277,000 to the Social Security 

Administration, Office of Inspector General, for hurricane-related 

expenses. The House bill did not include a similar provision. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY

The conference agreement deletes a provision proposed by the 

Senate to create a new loan program for institutions of higher education that were affected by the Gulf hurricanes. Funds are instead 

provided through a grant mechanism. 

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL FINANCING

PROGRAM

The conference agreement modifies a provision included by the 

Senate related to the Historically Black College and University 

Capital Financing Program. The House bill did not include a similar provision. 

SUPPLEMENTAL ELEMENTARY-SECONDARY FUNDS OBLIGATION

EXTENSION

The conference agreement includes bill language that extends 

the period of time States and local school districts have to spend 

funds made available under section 107 of the Hurricane Education 

Recovery Act. Neither House nor Senate bill included a similar provision. This provision provides the Secretary of Education with the 

authority to extend the period of availability of such funds up to 

September 30, 2006, provided that such expenditures are for the 

2005–2006 school year as is required by the Hurricane Education 

Recovery Act. 

USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL HIGHER EDUCATION ACT FUNDS

The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the 

Senate regarding funding for the Mississippi Institutes of Higher 

Learning. The House bill did not include a similar provision. 

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the 

Senate transferring $38,000,000 from the Disaster Relief funds of 

the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Social Security 

Administration for hurricane-related expenses. The House bill did 

not include a similar provision. 

CHAPTER 7 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

The conferees agree to provide $44,770,000 as proposed by both 

the House and the Senate. Funds are provided as follows: 

Location Project description Request Conference 

agreement 

MS: Bay St. Louis ............................ Seclusion Berthing ....................................................... 3,240,000 3,240,000 

MS: NCBC Gulfport .......................... Fitness Center .............................................................. 32,800,000 24,140,000 

MS: NCBC Gulfport .......................... Navy Exchange Complex and NEX/MWR Cold Storage 

Facilities.

15,890,000 15,890,000 

Worldwide: Unspecified .................... Planning and Design ................................................... 1,500,000 1,500,000 

Total .................................... ...................................................................................... 53,430,000 44,770,000 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

The conferees agree to provide $97,300,000 as proposed by the 

House, instead of $103,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funds 

are provided as follows: 

Location Project description Request Conference 

agreement 

MS: Keesler AFB ............................... Base Exchange ............................................................. 40,000,000 40,000,000 

MS: Keesler AFB ............................... Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility ................. 29,000,000 29,000,000 

MS: Keesler AFB ............................... Fire Crash Rescue Station ........................................... 19,600,000 19,600,000 

MS: Keesler AFB ............................... Library .......................................................................... 5,500,000 5,500,000 

Worldwide: Unspecified .................... Planning and Design ................................................... 17,140,000 3,200,000 

Total .................................... ...................................................................................... 111,240,000 97,300,000 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

The conferees agree to provide $330,071,000, instead of 

$67,800,000 as proposed by the House and $210,071,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree to rescind $120,000,000 

from Public Law 109–148 and provide the same amount in this 

chapter to be used for the same purpose and projects as those identified in the conference report accompanying Public Law 109–148. 

Funds are provided as follows: 

Location Project description Request Conference 

agreement 

LA: Hammond ................................... Army Aviation Support Facility .................................... 67,800,000 67,800,000 

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Location Project description Request Conference 

agreement 

LA: Jackson Barracks ....................... Joint Forces HQs/USPFO ............................................... 84,200,000 84,200,000 

LA: Jackson Barracks ....................... Readiness Center ......................................................... 51,600,000 51,600,000 

Worldwide: Unspecified .................... Planning and Design ................................................... 6,471,000 6,471,000 

Worldwide: Various Locations .......... Projects provided in P.L. 109–148 .............................. ...................... 120,000,000 

Total .................................... ...................................................................................... 210,071,000 330,071,000 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

The conferees agree to provide $5,800,000 as proposed by both 

the House and the Senate. Funds are provided as follows: 

Location Project description Request Conference 

agreement 

MS: CRTC Gulfport ........................... Upgrade Storm Water System ...................................... 600,000 600,000 

MS: Key Field ................................... Replace Medical Training Facility ............................... 4,700,000 4,700,000 

Worldwide: Unspecified .................... Planning and Design ................................................... 500,000 500,000

Total .................................... ...................................................................................... 5,800,000 5,800,000 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

The conferees agree to provide $24,270,000 as proposed by both 

the House and the Senate. The conferees also agree to rescind 

$49,530,000 from Public Law 109–148 as proposed by both the 

House and the Senate. Funds are provided as follows: 

Location Project description Request Conference 

agreement 

LA: NAS/JRB New Orleans ................ Command and Control Center ..................................... 3,610,000 3,610,000 

LA: NAS/JRB New Orleans ................ Crash/Fire/Rescue Station ........................................... 7,360,000 7,360,000 

LA: NAS/JRB New Orleans ................ Public Works Complex .................................................. 12,600,000 12,600,000 

Worldwide: Unspecified .................... Planning and Design ................................................... 700,000 700,000

Total .................................... ...................................................................................... 24,270,000 24,270,000 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

The conferees agree to provide $585,919,000 for Construction, Major Projects, instead of $550,000,000 as proposed by the House 

and $623,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree 

that the funding provided includes $550,000,000 for construction of 

a medical facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition, 

$35,919,000 is provided for debris removal and environmental 

clean-up of the former Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 

Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, and for any authorized purpose 

within this account. 

In a report issued to Congress on February 28, 2006, the Department of Veterans Affairs identified its preference to rebuild the 

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courage the Department to continue to work with its affiliates to 

develop the shared facility concept. However, the conferees caution 

the Department not to enter into any agreement in which it pays 

for more than its share in the name of collaboration. 

RELATED AGENCY 

ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

The conferees agree to provide $176,000,000 for construction of 

a new facility in Gulfport, Mississippi, as proposed by the Senate. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. The conferees note 

that cost estimates provided in a report to Congress on February 

28, 2006, included significant expenses which should not be incurred for construction of a facility of this type and have adjusted 

the funding accordingly. The conferees have also included a general 

provision which consolidates $64,700,000 of previously appropriated funding which is to be used for this construction project. 

The conferees believe that the total funding available is sufficient 

to build a new replacement facility, fully compliant with all relevant laws, regulations, and standards for a retirement domicile, 

on the existing site in Gulfport, Mississippi. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conferees agree to include a provision (Sec. 2701), as proposed by the Senate, to waive a Federal funding limit on Guard 

and Reserve military construction projects appropriated in this 

chapter. The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The conferees agree to include a provision (Sec. 2702), as proposed by the Senate, which allows funds previously appropriated 

for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services account, 

to be transferred to other accounts upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. The provision also extends the availability of the funds beyond the current 

fiscal year. The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The conferees agree to include a provision (Sec. 2703), as proposed by the Senate, which directs the Secretary of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs to clean up and transfer property in Gulfport, 

Mississippi, to the city of Gulfport, Mississippi. The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The conferees have not included a provision, as proposed by 

the Senate, which would authorize site acquisition and construction 

of medical facilities in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Biloxi, Mississippi. The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The conferees agree to include a provision (Sec. 2704) which 

consolidates unobligated balances of the Armed Forces Retirement 

Home, to be used for the planning, design, and construction of a 

new facility in Gulfport, Mississippi, as proposed by the Senate. 

The conferees have modified the Senate proviso to this provision 

which designates the General Services Administration, in consultation with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the 

Armed Forces Retirement Home, as the agent for all matters with 

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regard to planning, design, construction, and contract administration. The House bill contained no similar provision. 

CHAPTER 8 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

The conference agreement provides $2,000,000 for General 

Legal Activities, as proposed by the House instead of $3,200,000 as 

proposed by the Senate. Funding is provided for the Criminal Division and Civil Division for expenses to investigate and prosecute 

fraud cases related to hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

The conference agreement provides $6,500,000 for United 

States Attorneys as proposed by the Senate instead of $5,000,000 

as proposed by the House. Funding is provided for expenses to investigate and prosecute fraud cases related to hurricanes in the 

Gulf Coast region. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

The conference agreement provides $118,000,000 under this 

heading, instead of no funding as proposed by the House and 

$1,135,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. In addition to the 

amount provided under this heading, language is included in chapter one of this title to transfer $38,000,000 from the United States 

Department of Agriculture to NOAA for reseeding, rehabilitation 

and restoration of oyster reefs. 

The conferees remain concerned about the ongoing recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico and the previous lack of attention given 

to the critical need for mapping the Gulf waters for debris removal. 

In the wake of the numerous hurricanes of 2005, which greatly disrupted the water in the Gulf of Mexico, all previous mappings of 

those waters are now inaccurate. To date the only areas within the 

Gulf of Mexico that have been remapped are the vessel channels 

to allow for safe passage of ships traveling through the many ports 

along the Gulf. The remainder of the Gulf of Mexico must also be 

mapped beginning with traditional fishing grounds in order to remove debris and begin the process of surveying stocks and reestablishing this element of the economy. Mapping and debris removal 

is a critical safety and security precaution necessary to prevent catastrophic accidents from occurring during the upcoming fishing and 

boating season. 

The conference agreement provides $20,000,000 for the Office 

of Coast Survey to conduct scanning and mapping and coordinate 

with the Office of Response and Restoration for marine debris removal; $2,000,000 for the Center for Operational Oceanographic 

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Products and Services to establish Physical Oceanographic RealTime Systems along the Gulf of Mexico; $1,000,000 for the Center 

for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services to repair and 

replace tide gauge stations in the northern Gulf of Mexico; 

$90,000,000 for the National Marine Fisheries Service to provide 

technical assistance to States and industry for oyster bed and 

shrimp ground rehabilitation and to undertake cooperative research to monitor the recovery of Gulf fisheries; and not to exceed 

$5,000,000 to assist fishermen to recover from severe economic impacts due to fisheries disasters declared in 2005. 

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

The conference agreement provides $32,000,000 under this 

heading as proposed by the Senate, instead of $11,800,000 as proposed by the House. 

The conference agreement provides $20,000,000 for the National Marine Fisheries Service to complete the repair and reconstruction of the NOAA science center. 

The conference agreement also provides $12,000,000 for the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations to procure a replacement 

emergency response mapping aircraft and sensor package to continue NOAA’s capability to provide information about hurricane 

damage. 

SCIENCE 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES

The conference agreement provides $35,000,000 for repair and 

rehabilitation requirements at the Stennis Space Center and the 

Michoud Assembly Facility related to the consequences of hurricanes of the 2005 season. 

RELATED AGENCIES 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement provides $542,000,000 for additional 

lending authority for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 

disaster loan program, as proposed by the House and the Senate 

(excluding a transfer provision contained in both bills). 

The conferees remain concerned about fluctuations in SBA’s 

disaster lending subsidy estimates and will continue to monitor 

lending activity and expenditures. The conferees expect the SBA to 

provide weekly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the House Committee on Small Business containing the following information on all open disaster declarations: 

number of loan applications received; number and amount of loans 

approved, denied, and disbursed; loan subsidy obligations; and the 

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costs associated with administering the loan program (including 

salaries, travel, and information systems). 

In light of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s prediction of a very active hurricane season for 2006, the conferees expect the SBA to build on the lessons learned from responding to numerous hurricanes during the 2005 season to ensure that 

the agency is better prepared for future disasters. The conferees expect that, no later than July 15, 2006, SBA shall submit to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the House 

Committee on Small Business a report on the status of the disaster 

response plan for the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. 

CHAPTER 9 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

The conferees agree to House and Senate language preventing 

the Secretary from issuing a final rule regarding foreign control of 

U.S. airlines for 120 days. 

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

The conferees agree to provide $702,362,500 for the Emergency 

Relief Program, instead of $594,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The conferees direct that funds shall be used for eligible projects 

identified under ‘‘Formal Requests’’ in the Federal Highway Administration table entitled ‘‘Emergency Relief Program Fund Requests—updated 06/06/06’’ with the exception of projects addressed 

in other provisions of this Act making amendments to Public Law 

109–148 and otherwise funded in other appropriations Acts. The 

conferees include language that waives the $100,000,000 per State 

per disaster cap for damages caused by Hurricane Dennis and by 

the 2004–2005 winter storms in the State of California and provides that any excess amounts may be used for other eligible 

projects. 

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(RESCISSION)

The conference agreement includes a rescission of $702,362,500 

of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to the states 

under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, excluding safety 

programs and funds set aside within the state for population areas. 

The conferees direct the FHWA to administer the rescission by allowing each state maximum flexibility in making adjustments 

among the apportioned highway programs. 

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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

The conference agreement does not include $200,000,000 for 

emergency assistance for public transportation, as proposed by the 

Senate. The conference agreement includes provisions proposed by 

the Senate waiving the state funding match requirement and allowing funds to be used for operations as a general provision. The 

conferees did not agree to include a provision waiving other grant 

requirements as proposed by the Senate. The House did not include 

funds or recommend waivers. 

The conferees note that the City of Baton Rouge has absorbed 

a very large number of citizens as a result of Hurricane Katrina 

resulting in a significant boost in the demand for transit services. 

The conferees recognize the community of Baton Rouge as having 

been directly impacted by Hurricane Katrina for the purpose of 

these transit waivers. 

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAIL LINE RELOCATION

The conferees do not agree to provide $700,000,000 for capital 

grants for rail line relocation or make other amendments to title 

49, United States Code, as proposed by the Senate. 

RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The conferees agree to report language, as proposed by the 

Senate, expecting that funds previously appropriated for the Deployment of Safety Overlay Technology shall be allocated for the 

purpose of deploying train control technology for which the Federal 

Railroad Administration is currently considering a product safety 

plan. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

The conferees do not agree to provide $202,000,000, for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree to report language, as proposed by the Senate, directing HUD to report within 180 days on the States’ efforts to address 

the needs of the disabled, elderly, and homeless. 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement provides $5,200,000,000 for the 

Community Development Fund, as proposed by the Senate, instead 

of $4,200,000,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees agree 

that no state shall receive more than $4,200,000,000. The conferees 

further agree that not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be available 

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on a pro-rata basis for the repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction 

of affordable rental housing. The conferees agree that of this amount, $12,000,000 is available for transfer to HUD’s salaries and expenses account, of which 

$7,000,000 is for the administrative costs, including IT costs, of the 

KDHAP/DVP voucher program. The Senate proposed funds for this 

purpose under the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance account. The 

conferees agree that $9,000,000 is available for transfer to the Office of Inspector General. In addition, the conferees agree to transfer $6,000,000 to HUD’s Working Capital Fund for the immediate 

enhancement of the capabilities of the Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting system by building additional electronic controls that will 

increase accountability while further decreasing the risk of fraud, 

waste, or abuse. 

The conferees retain language as proposed by both the House 

and Senate, prohibiting the use of these funds by a State or locality 

as a matching requirement, share, or contribution for any other 

Federal program. 

The conferees are aware that individuals with disabilities face 

unique challenges in finding accessible and affordable housing. As 

such, the conferees urge the states to work with HUD and the disabled community to ensure that these challenges are considered 

when states are developing and implementing Disaster Action 

plans. The conferees also urge HUD to take the necessary steps to 

inform the disabled community about the eligible uses of CDBG 

funding in addressing their needs. 

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

ELECTION ASSISTANCE

The conferees do not agree to provide $30,000,000 for the Election Assistance Commission, as proposed by the Senate. 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

The conferees agree to provide $37,000,000 for the Federal 

Buildings Fund, as proposed by both the House and Senate. 

TITLE III—EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL DISASTER 

ASSISTANCE 

The conference agreement provides a total of $500,000,000 for 

emergency agricultural disaster assistance instead of 

$3,944,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. This assistance is targeted to counties located in the geographic area covered by a disaster declaration related to hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, 

Wilma, or a related condition. In addition, counties that are contiguous to hurricane disaster counties are eligible for this assistance. 

The conferees expect the Department of Agriculture to work 

with eligible individuals and entities to make payments under the 

authority of this Act, or from section 32 pursuant to the Secretary’s 

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ment to ensure that individuals or entities receive the higher benefit for which they are eligible. 

Section 3011 of the conference agreement provides $40,000,000 

to make assistance available to producers/processors of sugarcane 

in Florida that are located in hurricane affected counties and are 

eligible to obtain a loan under section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. This section also 

provides $40,000,000 to make assistance available to producers/ 

processors of sugarcane in Louisiana that are located in hurricane 

affected counties and are eligible to obtain a loan under section 

156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

1996. In addition, this section provides $400,000 to provide assistance for hurricane losses for a farmer-owned sugarcane cooperative 

in Texas, including additional demurrage, storage and transportation costs of raw sugar resulting from hurricanes and related conditions during calendar year 2005. 

Section 3012 of the conference agreement provides $95,000,000 

for the Livestock Compensation Program, and $45,000,000 for the 

Livestock Indemnity Program. This section allows poultry and egg 

producers to receive assistance under this program. The conference 

agreement includes language that requires that all eligible applicants conduct an agricultural operation that is physically located in 

a hurricane-affected county. 

Section 3013 of the conference agreement provides $95,000,000 

to provide assistance to specialty crops and nursery crops in hurricane affected counties. This assistance shall be carried out under 

the same terms and conditions as the assistance that was provided 

in certain areas of Florida due to hurricanes Charley, Frances, and 

Jeanne. 

Section 3014 of the conference agreement provides $17,000,000 

to assist dairy producers who experienced spoilage losses and are 

located in hurricane-affected counties. 

Section 3015 of the conference agreement provides $15,000,000 

to assist producers and first-handlers of the 2005 crop of cottonseed. The conference agreement includes language requiring that 

all eligible applicants must be located in hurricane-affected counties. 

Section 3021 provides a definition for the term ‘‘tree’’, and directs that the Secretary provide assistance under the tree assistance program established under sections 10201–10203 of the Farm 

Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The conference agreement includes language requiring that all eligible applicants must 

be located in hurricane-affected counties. The estimated cost for 

this provision is $35,000,000. 

Section 3022 provides an additional $100,000,000 for the 

Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program for recovery efforts in hurricane-affected counties. 

Section 3023 of the conference agreement includes language to 

provide clarification to the Secretary on the implementation of the 

Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program. 

Section 3031 provides $9,600,000 to cover administrative costs 

incurred by the Farm Service Agency directly related to carrying 

out disaster assistance. 

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Section 3032 provides flexibility for the implementation of section 32 funds that were announced by the Department of Agriculture on May 10, 2006 for aquaculture producer grants. The estimated cost for this provision is $8,000,000. 

Section 3033 designates the funds made available in this title 

as an emergency. 

Section 3034 includes provisions waiving certain rulemaking 

procedures and paperwork reduction requirements. 

While the assistance provided by this title is limited to producers in areas affected by Gulf Coast hurricanes in 2005, the conferees fully recognize the losses suffered by farmers, ranchers, and 

rural communities in all parts of the nation. At such time as may 

be reasonably determined by the Secretary, the conferees direct the 

Department to apply any unused funds from this title, and any unused funds from the May 10, 2006 announcement (71 Fed. Reg. 

27188) relating to 2005 Section 32 Hurricane Disaster Programs to 

respond to disaster-related events including wildfires in Texas and 

other states, drought, flooding in Hawaii and other states, and 

other natural disasters. 

TITLE IV—PANDEMIC FLU 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement provides $2,300,000,000 to prepare 

for and respond to an influenza pandemic, the same overall funding 

level as proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not include a 

similar provision. 

The conference agreement includes provisions proposed by the 

Senate giving the Secretary various authorities to purchase goods 

for the stockpile, enter into contracts for antivirals, construct or 

renovate privately-owned buildings, and transfer funds to other 

HHS accounts. 

Within the total provided, the conference agreement includes 

$30,000,000 to be transferred to the United States Agency for 

International Development (USAID) for activities related to international surveillance, planning, preparedness, and response to the 

avian influenza virus. Neither the House nor the Senate included 

a similar provision. 

The conferees intend that all federally-funded international 

surveillance, preparedness, and response activities be planned and 

implemented in a coordinated manner to maximize the chances of 

early detection of potential pandemics. The conferees expect HHS, 

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and USAID 

officials to coordinate their international pandemic-related activities at all levels by maintaining frequent contacts at the senior 

leadership, program management, and on-the-ground personnel 

levels. The conferees direct HHS and USAID to submit a joint report to the appropriate House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees, within six months of enactment, which details their 

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international surveillance, preparedness, and response activities 

and describes the manner in which they have been coordinated. 

Within the total provided, the conferees have set aside $250,000,000 for state and local preparedness activities. The Senate included $300,000,000 for state and local capacity and the 

House did not include a similar provision. The conferees recognize 

that state and local public health departments play essential roles 

in responding to influenza outbreaks, including implementation of 

necessary epidemic containment measures, provision of services to 

homebound and disabled populations, distribution and redistribution of available antiviral medications and vaccines to high priority 

populations, and coordination with all other local medical and 

emergency response authorities. Therefore, the conferees encourage 

the Department to assure that distribution of pandemic influenza 

funds and all aspects of Federal pandemic influenza planning are 

consistent with operational realities at the local level and will have 

the intended public health results when implemented locally. The 

conferees further urge the Department to assure that all aspects of 

its pandemic influenza planning and preparations avoid duplication 

and inconsistency with other Federal directives affecting public 

health preparedness. 

The conferees understand that State and local public health officials must be prepared to coordinate large-scale vaccination efforts in the case of a pandemic influenza outbreak. Therefore, the 

conferees encourage State and local public health departments to 

conduct local mass immunization exercises using seasonal flu vaccine. 

Within the funds provided for upgrading state and local capacity, funds may be used for regional training meetings bringing together several states. These funds may also be used, if determined 

necessary by the director of CDC, to enhance flu program planning 

efforts and the existing preparedness training network at the established CDC centers for public health preparedness and other accredited schools of public health. 

Within the total provided, the conference agreement includes 

$200,000,000 for CDC. These funds are intended to augment the 

fiscal year 2006 appropriation and expand and enhance on-going 

activities related to global and domestic disease surveillance, laboratory capacity and research, laboratory diagnostics, risk communication, rapid response, and quarantine. The Senate proposed a 

total of $250,000,000 for these activities within CDC, but included 

two separate provisos. The House did not include a similar provision. 

The conference agreement does not include $5,000,000 as proposed by the Senate for the Smithsonian Institution to carry out 

domestic disease surveillance. The House did not include a similar 

provision. 

The conferees are aware of the Department’s plan to subsidize 

‘‘up to’’ 25 percent of the cost of 31,000,000 courses of anti-virals. 

The conferees note that the bill language authorizing this subsidy 

is flexible and does not require, nor limit, the amount of the subsidy. The conferees encourage the Secretary to consider subsidizing 

these purchases beyond 25 percent for States whose finances have 

been severely affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes 

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of the 2005 season. The conferees believe that access to life-saving 

drugs should be based on public health need, not the finances of 

the State in which an individual resides. 

FUNDING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION

The conference agreement does not include $289,000,000 for a 

pandemic influenza vaccine compensation fund as proposed by the 

Senate. The House did not propose a similar provision. 

TITLE V—BORDER SECURITY 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 

CHAPTER 1 

BORDER SECURITY INITIATIVE

The conference agreement recommends $708,000,000, instead 

of $756,000,000 as proposed by the Administration, for the Department of Defense to fund the incremental military personnel and operation and maintenance costs of deploying up to 6,000 National 

Guard personnel to the U.S. border for one year in support of the 

Department of Homeland Security. 

The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the congressional defense committees within 30 days after 

the end of each fiscal quarter detailing the transfers of funds provided in this chapter until funds provided in this chapter are no 

longer available for transfer. The conferees direct that the report 

shall include: a detailed accounting of obligations and expenditures 

of appropriations to which funds are transferred by appropriation 

account, program, and subactivity group; and a listing of equipment procured using funds provided in this chapter. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

The conference agreement deletes a provision, as proposed by 

the Senate, which reduced funds for Department of Defense—Military in this Act by $1,908,000,000. 

CHAPTER 2 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

The conferees agree to provide $1,172,000,000 for border security and immigration enforcement programs within the Department 

of Homeland Security as requested by the President on May 18, 

2006, instead of $1,900,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and no 

funds as proposed by the House. Funds are available until September 30, 2007. 

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CHAPTER 3 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS

The conference agreement provides $9,000,000 for Administrative Review and Appeals, Executive Office of Immigration Review 

to meet additional caseload requirements resulting from increased 

border enforcement efforts of the Department of Homeland Security. 

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

The conference agreement provides $9,000,000 for the Civil Division’s Office of Immigration Litigation to meet additional caseload requirements resulting from increased border enforcement efforts of the Department of Homeland Security. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

The conference agreement provides $2,000,000 for United 

States Attorneys to prosecute additional cases in support of increased border enforcement efforts of the Department of Homeland 

Security. 

PORT SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS 

The conferees do not include supplemental appropriations totaling $648,050,000 for port security enhancements as proposed by 

the Senate. The House proposed no similar funding. 

TITLE VI 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

The conference agreement includes $27,600,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2011, for the Architect of the Capitol, 

Capitol Power Plant, to make improvements in the utility steam 

tunnels, as proposed by the Senate. 

TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS AND TECHNICAL 

CORRECTIONS 

The conference agreement includes section 7001 regarding the 

availability of funds in this Act. The House proposed identical language as section 3001, and the Senate proposed identical language 

as section 9001. 

Sec. 7002. The conference agreement includes a provision for 

Department of Defense—Military, as proposed by the House and 

Senate, concerning funds for intelligence related activities. 

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Sec. 7003. The conference agreement includes a provision for 

Department of Defense—Military, as proposed by the Senate, 

which makes a technical correction to section 8044 of the fiscal 

year 2006 Department of Defense Appropriations Act concerning 

the Office of Economic Adjustment. 

The conference agreement does not include a provision for Department of Defense—Military, as proposed by the Senate, concerning mortuary affairs. The conferees have been advised that the 

Armed Services Committees in the House and Senate plan to address the Department of Defense mortuary affairs procedures in 

the fiscal year 2007 National Defense Authorization Act. The conferees encourage the Department to complete a thorough review of 

procedures to preserve and expeditiously return the bodies of 

American military casualties to their families and loved ones. Further, the conferees encourage the Department to continue to improve casualty assistance procedures in support of survivors of 

military decedents. 

Sec. 7004. The conferees agree to rescind $20,000,000 from 

lapsed fiscal year 2005 balances, instead of $43,620,000 from unobligated balances available in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Automation Modernization account as proposed by the 

House and no rescission as proposed by the Senate. The conferees 

direct the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 

of Representatives within fifteen days after enactment of this Act 

on the proposed distribution of the rescission of funds prior to its 

implementation pursuant to section 504 of Public Law 108–334. 

This report should specifically list the respective amount proposed 

to be rescinded by agency and appropriations account, and explain 

the original purpose of the appropriation and the reason why such 

funds are available. 

The conferees agree to provide $20,000,000 for United States 

Secret Service Salaries and Expenses, instead of $43,620,000 as 

proposed by the House and no appropriation as proposed by the 

Senate. Of this total, $18,000,000 is provided to restore a shortfall 

in overtime expenses, and $2,000,000 is provided for the purchase 

of critical equipment. 

Sec. 7005. The conferees agree to rescind $3,960,000 from Office of Screening Coordination and Operations and reappropriate 

these funds to the Office of Policy within the Office of the Secretary 

and Executive Management, as proposed by the Senate. The House 

bill had no comparable provision. 

Sec. 7006. The conferees agree to strike Section 528 of Public 

Law 109–90. 

Section 7007 extends the authority for collection of fees, under 

the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, through 

September 30, 2007, as proposed in section 9016 of the Senate bill. 

These fees are paid by coal producers and are subsequently appropriated for reclamation of abandoned mines. 

The conference agreement does not include language, proposed 

in section 9015 of the Senate bill, providing an additional $500,000 

to the U.S. Geological Survey for assistance with assessments of 

critical reservoirs and dams. 

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The conference agreement does not include language, proposed 

in section 9036 of the Senate bill, providing an additional 

$1,000,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency for assistance 

relating to assessments and monitoring of waters in the State of 

Hawaii. 

HHS—LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

The conference agreement does not include a provision proposed by the House that permitted the allocation of emergency 

funds provided under section 9001(a)(2) of the Deficit Reduction 

Act of 2005 to be available during the remainder of fiscal year 2006 

and fiscal year 2007. The Senate did not include a similar provision. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—OFFICE OF JOB CORPS

The conference agreement deletes without prejudice language 

proposed by the Senate to prohibit the implementation of Secretary’s Order 09–2006. The House had no similar provision. The 

conferees direct the Department to implement Section 102 of Public 

Law 109–149 retaining in the Job Corps those program functions 

previously administered by the Job Corps prior to the transfer and 

to ensure the support necessary for oversight and management responsibilities. 

The conferees further expect that, although the Office of Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management will oversee 

the procurement process, this arrangement shall not alter the existing authorities, duties, or activities of Job Corps as it existed 

prior to the transfer. The Office of Job Corps and the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management are directed to maintain controls to assure the procurement activities are completely 

separate from program operations. Further, the Department is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations in the House 

and Senate by August 30, 2006 on steps necessary to establish a 

unified chief procurement officer with responsibilities for all procurement activities in the Department. The report shall include the 

comments and recommendations of the Department’s Inspector 

General. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—MINE SAFETY

Sec. 7008. The conference agreement includes $25,600,000 as 

proposed by the Senate for hiring of additional inspectors, including their training and equipment, to increase coal mine enforcement. The House had no similar provision. Funds are designated 

as emergency and are made available for two years. The conferees 

instruct the Department to include a plan for the allocation of 

funds in the first report to the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriation and the House and Senate authorizing committees, 

due on July 15, 2006. 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Sec. 7009. The conference agreement includes a provision that 

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sional project until September 30, 2009. The Senate included a 

similar provision, but extended the availability of funding until expended. The House did not propose a similar provision. 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL—MINE SAFETY

Sec. 7010. The conferees include $10,000,000 for the National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for research to develop mine safety technology, as proposed by the Senate. The 

House had no similar provision. 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Sec. 7011. The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the Senate to modify the dual benefit payments language 

contained in P.L. 109–149. The House had no similar provision. 

HEAD START REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 7012. The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the Senate extending the effective date of a Head Start 

transportation regulation from June 30, 2006, to December 30, 

2006. The House bill did not include a similar provision. 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 7013. The conference agreement includes a provision limiting compensation from federal funds to a rate not greater than 

Executive Level II for any recipient or subrecipient receiving funds 

under the heading, ‘‘Employment and Training Administration’’, 

similar to a provision proposed by the Senate. The House had no 

similar provision. The provision has been modified to include prior 

year funds that have yet to be expended. 

SEGAL AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARD

Sec. 7014. The conference agreement amends a provision included by the Senate to name the AmeriCorps education award as 

the ‘‘Segal AmeriCorps Education Award. The conference agreement further amends the provision to make the name change permanent. The House bill did not include a similar provision. 

SINGLE HOLDER RULE REPEAL AND CONSOLIDATION INTO DIRECT

LENDING

Sec. 7015. The conference agreement includes a provision repealing the ‘‘single holder rule’’ related to consolidated student 

loans and permitting consolidation loans under direct lending. Neither the House bill nor the Senate bill contained a similar provision. 

The conferees agree to include a provision (Sec. 7016), as proposed by the Senate, to amend the authorization for a military construction project in Georgia. The House bill contained no similar 

provision. 

The conferees agree to include a provision (Sec. 7017), as proposed by the Senate, to amend the authorization for a military construction project in Hawaii. The House bill contained no similar 

provision. 

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The conferees agree to include a provision (Sec. 7018), to 

amend a limitation on the total cost of military construction 

projects carried out by Defense agencies, to conform with provisions 

agreed to regarding military construction projects in Georgia and 

Hawaii. The House bill and Senate bill contained no similar provision. 

The conferees agree to include a provision (Sec. 7019), as proposed by the Senate, to amend the authorization for a military land 

purchase in North Carolina. The House bill contained no similar 

provision. 

The conferees do not agree to include a provision as proposed 

by the Senate to change the use of military construction funds provided in the fiscal year 2006 Appropriations bill. The House bill 

contained no similar provision. 

The conference agreement includes language under section 

7020 making a technical correction regarding Community Oriented 

Policing Services. 

The conference agreement includes language under section 

7021 making a technical correction regarding the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

The conference agreement includes language under section 

7022 making technical corrections regarding the Small Business 

Administration. 

Sec. 7023. The conferees agree to a provision, as proposed by 

the Senate, amending Public Law 109–148 regarding the repair 

and reconstruction of the I–10 bridge in Louisiana. 

Sec. 7024. The conferees agree to a provision, as proposed by 

the House, making technical changes to transit grant funds awarded to the New York City Department of Transportation. 

Sec. 7025. The conferees agree to a provision, as proposed by 

the Senate, waiving the Federal matching share requirements for 

Federal transit assistance programs; allowing recipients to use 

funds for operating assistance; and canceling this authority for the 

Secretary in 2 years, unless a compelling need exists. 

Sec. 7026. The conferees agree to a provision, as proposed by 

the Senate, adjusting the Department of the Treasury travel cap 

for certain offices. 

Sec. 7027. The conferees agree to a provision, as proposed by 

the Senate, authorizing intelligence activities funded through the 

Departments of Justice and Treasury for fiscal year 2006. 

Sec. 7028. The conferees agree to a provision, as proposed by 

both the House and Senate, expanding the households eligible for 

assistance to include HUD assisted project-based multifamily properties and waiving the requirements of Section 8(o)(7)(A) of the 

United States Housing Act of 1937 to enable HUD to establish 

voucher leases for 18 months. 

Sec. 7029. The conferees agree to a provision amending Public 

Law 109–115 with regard to tenant-based rental assistance. 

Sec. 7030. The conferees agree to a provision, as proposed by 

the House, making a technical correction to the list of economic development grants in Public Law 109–115. 

Sec. 7031. The conferees agree to modify a provision, as proposed by the Senate, making technical corrections to economic development grants in Public Law 108–199. 

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Sec. 7032. The conferees agree to modify a provision, as proposed by the House, making technical corrections to economic development grants in Public Law 108–447. 

Sec. 7033. The conferees agree to modify a provision, as proposed by the House, making technical corrections to economic development grants in Public Law 109–115. 

Sec. 7034. The conferees agree to a provision, as proposed by 

the Senate, allowing for the transfer of real property to the City of 

Crosby, North Dakota, from GSA. 

The conference agreement does not include section 9026 of the 

Senate bill regarding detail authority for the Department of Transportation. 

The conference agreement does not include section 9028 of the 

Senate bill preventing the Secretary from issuing a final rule regarding foreign control of U.S. airlines. 

The conference agreement does not include section 9037 of the 

Senate bill amending project number 4651 in section 1702 of 

SAFETEA–LU. 

The conference agreement does not include section 9040 of the 

Senate bill amending section 1940 of SAFETEA–LU. 

The conference agreement does not include section 9041 of the 

Senate bill regarding nonconforming signs. 

The conference agreement does not include section 3013 of the 

House bill regarding registered and legal voters. 

The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 7035) establishing discretionary spending allocations for the Committee on 

Appropriations of the Senate for fiscal year 2007. 

The conference agreement does not include section 3011, as 

proposed by the House, regarding the prohibition of funds for the 

acquisition of any leases, contracts, rights, or other obligations of 

P&O Ports by Dubai Ports World. The decision by Dubai Ports 

World to transfer operations of United States ports to a United 

States entity makes such language unnecessary. The Senate did 

not propose similar language. 

NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY LEGISLATION

The congressional budget resolution agreed to by Congress for 

fiscal year 2006, and both the House and Senate versions of the fiscal year 2007 budget resolution, include provisions relating to the 

notification of emergency spending. These provisions require a 

statement of how the emergency provisions meet the criteria for 

emergency spending identified by the budget resolutions. 

The conference agreement on this bill contains emergency 

funding for fiscal year 2006 that is related to the global war on terror and hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region, and such spending is 

identified throughout the conference report. The funding is related 

to unanticipated needs and is for situations that are sudden, urgent, and unforeseen, specifically the global war on terror in the 

aftermath of 9/11, and the devastating hurricanes of 2006. These 

events fit the specific criteria for emergencies. 

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CONFERENCE TOTAL—WITH COMPARISONS

The total new budget (obligational) authority for the fiscal year 

2006 recommended by the Committee of Conference, comparisons 

to the 2006 budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 

2006 follow: 

(In thousands of dollars) 

Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2006 92,220,585 

House bill, fiscal year 2006 ................................................................... 91,947,581 

Senate bill, fiscal year 2006 .................................................................. 108,897,907 

Conference agreement, fiscal year 2006 .............................................. 94,429,554 

Conference agreement compared with: 

Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 

2006 1 ............................................................................................ +2,208,969 

House bill, fiscal year 2006 ............................................................ +2,481,973 

Senate bill, fiscal year 2006 ........................................................... ¥14,468,353 1 Including future-year spending in Title III (Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance) of $91,000,000, the increase above the budget estimates equals $2,300,000,000, which is equal to 

the amount provided in Title IV for costs related to pandemic flu. 

JERRY LEWIS, C.W. BILL YOUNG, RALPH REGULA, HAROLD ROGERS, FRANK R. WOLF, JIM KOLBE, JAMES T. WALSH, CHARLES H. TAYLOR, DAVID L. HOBSON, HENRY BONILLA, JOE KNOLLENBERG, JOHN P. MURTHA, MARTIN OLAV SABO, ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, PETER J. VISCLOSKY, NITA M. LOWEY, 

JOHN W. OLVER, 

CHET EDWARDS, 

Managers on the Part of the House. 

THAD COCHRAN, TED STEVENS, PETE V. DOMENICI, CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, 

MITCH MCCONNELL, 

CONRAD BURNS, 

RICHARD C. SHELBY, 

JUDD GREGG, 

ROBERT F. BENNETT, 

LARRY CRAIG, 

KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, 

SAM BROWNBACK, 

WAYNE ALLARD, ROBERT C. BYRD

(except Deeming Resolution), 

DANIEL K. INOUYE, 

TOM HARKIN

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(except Deeming Resolution), 

BARBARA A. MIKULSKI

(except Deeming Resolution), 

HARRY REID

(except Deeming Resolution), 

HERB KOHL

(except Agriculture Disaster 

and Deeming Resolution), 

PATTY MURRAY

(except Deeming Resolution 

and Veterans Funding) 

BYRON L. DORGAN

(except Agriculture Disaster), 

DIANNE FEINSTEIN, TIM JOHNSON

(except Agriculture Disaster), 

MARY L. LANDRIEU, Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

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