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Calendar No. 219 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1745 

To expand the availability of resources under the Community Services Block 

Grant Act for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 

Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read the first time 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To expand the availability of resources under the Community 

Services Block Grant Act for individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Services 

5 Disaster Assistance Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. FUNDING, ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE, AND 

2 STAFF. 

3 (a) FUNDING.—A State that receives a payment or 

4 allotment under section 675A or 675B of the Community 

5 Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9905, 9906) may 

6 use not more than 1 percent of the portion of the payment 

7 or allotment that is available for expenditure under section 

8 675C(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9907(b)) (including sums 

9 available for administrative expenses under paragraph (2) 

10 of such section) to transfer funds to Louisiana, Mis11 sissippi, or Alabama. A State that receives such funds 

12 shall use the funds to make grants, or carry out any activi13 ties, described in section 675C of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

14 9907). 

15 (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 

16 Health and Human Services may waive the provisions of 

17 the Community Services Block Grant Act relating to in18 come limitations on eligibility to receive assistance under 

19 such Act for any area in which the President has deter20 mined that an emergency, or a major disaster, as defined 

21 in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

22 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), exists, 

23 related to Hurricane Katrina, for the purpose of assisting 

24 individuals who resided on August 22, 2005 in such an 

25 area. 
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1 (c) STAFF.—An eligible entity (as defined in section 

2 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 9902)) or a State lead agency designated under 

4 section 676(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9908(a)(1)) may 

5 send an employee of the eligible entity, or State lead agen6 cy, who receives compensation provided under the Commu7 nity Services Block Grant Act to an area described in sub8 section (b) to provide disaster assistance. 

9 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

10 It is the sense of Congress that— 

11 (1) Federal law permits the Federal Emergency 

12 Management Agency to utilize eligible entities to 

13 provide emergency assistance under section 676 of 

14 the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 9908); and 

16 (2) the Federal Emergency Management Agen17 cy should make this emergency assistance available 

18 to the eligible entities immediately. 

19 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 Section 674(a) of the Community Services Block 

21 Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9903(a)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2006’’. 

23 SEC. 5. TERMINATION. 

24 The authority provided by this Act (other than sec25 tion 4) terminates on August 29, 2006. 
Calendar No. 219 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1745 

A BILL 

To expand the availability of resources under the 

uals affected by Hurricane Katrina. Community Services Block Grant Act for individSEPTEMBER 22, 2005 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar