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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1843 

To establish a strong Federal officer appointed by the President focused 

exclusively on the official and effective use of Federal resources in southeast Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina recovery, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 6, 2005 

Mr. VITTER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To establish a strong Federal officer appointed by the President focused exclusively on the official and effective use 

of Federal resources in southeast Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina recovery, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Louisiana Katrina Re5 covery Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 
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1 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Louisiana Katrina Recovery Ad3 ministrator. 

4 (2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

5 meaning given under section 551(1) of title 5, 

6 United States Code. 

7 (3) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of8 fice of the Louisiana Katrina Recovery Adminis9 trator. 

10 (4) RECOVERY.—The term ‘‘recovery’’ includes 

11 relief, rebuilding, and reconstruction. 

12 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

14 the Executive Office of the President, the Office of the 

15 Louisiana Katrina Recovery Administrator. 

16 (b) ADMINISTRATOR.— 

17 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Louisiana Katrina 

18 Recovery Administrator shall be the head of the Of19 fice. Not later than 30 days after the date of enact20 ment of this Act, the President shall appoint the Ad21 ministrator. 

22 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The individual ap23 pointed as Administrator— 

24 (A) shall be a United States citizen at 

25 least 30 years of age; and 
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1 (B) shall be appointed on the basis of— 

2 (i) extensive business and manage3 ment experience; 

4 (ii) demonstrated political independ5 ence and integrity; and 

6 (iii) independence from financial inter7 ests associated with recovery from Hurri8 cane Katrina in Louisiana. 

9 SEC. 4. AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall— 

11 (1) provide leadership in— 

12 (A) developing a plan for the recovery of 

13 areas in Louisiana adversely impacted by Hur14 ricane Katrina; and 

15 (B) ensuring accountability and trans16 parency of recovery efforts; 

17 (2) have management and oversight authority 

18 of all agencies in all Federal activities and the use 

19 of Federal resources relating to the recovery from 

20 Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana; 

21 (3) ensure the activities and resources referred 

22 to under paragraph (2) are performed and used in 

23 the most efficient and effective manner practicable; 

24 (4) coordinate the efforts of the Federal Gov25 ernment and the State and local governments of 
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1 Louisiana in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina in 

2 Louisiana; and 

3 (5) after consultation with the relevant head of 

4 an agency, have the authority to— 

5 (A) if necessary to ensure streamlined 

6 Federal action and avoid unnecessary bureau7 cratic delays in long-term recovery efforts, di8 rect the head of an agency to exercise any ad9 ministrative waiver authority of that agency re10 lating to a requirement of Federal law, includ11 ing any waiver authority under section 301 of 

12 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

13 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141); 

14 and 

15 (B) extend any such waiver for any period 

16 until the termination of the Office. 

17 (b) CHAIRPERSON OF THE INTERAGENCY WORKING

18 GROUP.— 

19 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

20 Louisiana Katrina Interagency Working Group (in 

21 this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Working 

22 Group’’). The Administrator shall be the Chair23 person of the Working Group. 
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1 (2) FUNCTIONS.—The Working Group shall co2 ordinate with the Administrator to carry out this 

3 Act. 

4 (3) MEMBERS.—The Working Group shall in5 clude— 

6 (A) the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

7 Development; 

8 (B) the Secretary of Commerce; 

9 (C) the Secretary of Education; 

10 (D) the Secretary of Labor; 

11 (E) the Secretary of Agriculture; 

12 (F) the Administrator of the Small Busi13 ness Administration; 

14 (G) the Director of the Environmental 

15 Protection Agency; and 

16 (H) any other head of an agency as deter17 mined by the President. 

18 (4) TERMINATION.—The Working Group shall 

19 terminate on the date of the termination of the Of20 fice. 

21 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES. 

22 The President shall provide administrative and sup23 port services (including personnel) for the Office. 
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1 SEC. 6. LOUISIANA KATRINA ADVISORY BOARD. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Lou3 isiana Katrina Advisory Board (in this section referred to 

4 as the ‘‘Board’’). 

5 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall be comprised of 

6 6 members, none of whom shall be an elected official, and 

7 of whom— 

8 (1) 2 shall be appointed by the President; 

9 (2) 2 shall be appointed by the Governor of the 

10 State of Louisiana; 

11 (3) 1 shall be appointed by the mayor of the 

12 city of New Orleans; and 

13 (4) 2 shall be appointed by a majority of the 

14 parish presidents of Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. 

15 Bernard, St. Tammany, and Washington Parishes, 

16 Louisiana. 

17 (c) DUTIES.—The Board shall provide advice and 

18 recommendations to the Administrator to carry out the 

19 purposes of this Act. 

20 (d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Administrator shall des21 ignate 1 member as Chairperson of the Board. 

22 (e) POWERS OF THE BOARD.— 

23 (1) HEARINGS.—The Board may hold such 

24 hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take 

25 such testimony, and receive such evidence as the 

26 Board considers advisable to carry out this section. 
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1 (2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

2 The Board may secure directly from any Federal de3 partment or agency such information as the Board 

4 considers necessary to carry out this section. Upon 

5 request of the Chairperson of the Board, the head 

6 of such department or agency shall furnish such in7 formation to the Board. 

8 (3) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Board may use 

9 the United States mails in the same manner and 

10 under the same conditions as other departments and 

11 agencies of the Federal Government. 

12 (4) GIFTS.—The Board may accept, use, and 

13 dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. 

14 (f) BOARD PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 

15 (1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem16 ber of the Board who is not an officer or employee 

17 of the Federal Government shall be compensated at 

18 a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual 

19 rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Exec20 utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 

21 States Code, for each day (including travel time) 

22 during which such member is engaged in the per23 formance of the duties of the Board. All members of 

24 the Board who are officers or employees of the 

25 United States shall serve without compensation in 
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1 addition to that received for their services as officers 

2 or employees of the United States. 

3 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 

4 Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 

5 diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 

6 employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 

7 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 

8 their homes or regular places of business in the per9 formance of services for the Board. 

10 (3) STAFF.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the 

12 Board may, without regard to the civil service 

13 laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 

14 executive director and such other additional 

15 personnel as may be necessary to enable the 

16 Board to perform its duties. The employment of 

17 an executive director shall be subject to con18 firmation by the Board. 

19 (B) COMPENSATION.—The Chairperson of 

20 the Board may fix the compensation of the ex21 ecutive director and other personnel without re22 gard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap23 ter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating 

24 to classification of positions and General Sched25 ule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for 
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1 the executive director and other personnel may 

2 not exceed the rate payable for level V of the 

3 Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 

4 title. 

5 (C) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOY6 EES.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—The executive di8 rector and any personnel of the Board who 

9 are employees shall be employees under 

10 section 2105 of title 5, United States 

11 Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 

12 84, 85, 87, 89, 89A, 89B, and 90 of that 

13 title. 

14 (ii) MEMBERS OF BOARD.—Subpara15 graph (A) shall not be construed to apply 

16 to members of the Board. 

17 (4) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 

18 Any Federal Government employee may be detailed 

19 to the Board without reimbursement, and such de20 tail shall be without interruption or loss of civil serv21 ice status or privilege. 

22 (5) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER23 MITTENT SERVICES.—The Chairperson of the Board 

24 may procure temporary and intermittent services 

25 under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
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1 at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily 

2 equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 

3 for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 

4 5316 of such title. 

5 (g) TERMINATION OF THE BOARD.—The Board shall 

6 terminate on the date of the termination of the Office of 

7 the Louisiana Katrina Recovery Administrator. 

8 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary 

10 to the Board to carry out this Act. 

11 SEC. 7. DISAPPROVAL RESOLUTIONS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi13 sion of this Act, if Congress enacts a joint resolution as 

14 provided under this section— 

15 (1) a waiver under section 4(a)(5) shall not 

16 take effect or cease to be in effect, as the case may 

17 be; or 

18 (2) notwithstanding section 10(b), the Office 

19 shall terminate. 

20 (b) CONTENTS OF RESOLUTION.—For the purpose of 

21 subsection (a), the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means a joint 

22 resolution, the matter after the resolving clause of which 

23 is only 1 of the following: 

24 ‘‘That Congress disapproves the waiver extension 

25 under section 4(a)(5) of the Louisiana Katrina Recovery 
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1 Act of 2005 relating to llllll (the blank space 

2 being appropriately filled in).’’. 

3 ‘‘The Congress disapproves the extension of termi4 nation under section 10(b) of the Louisiana Katrina Re5 covery Act of 2005, of which the President submitted no6 tice to Congress on llllll (the blank space being 

7 filled in by the appropriate date).’’. 

8 (c) REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE.—A resolution de9 scribed in subsection (b) introduced in the House of Rep10 resentatives shall be referred to the Committee on Home11 land Security of the House of Representatives. A resolu12 tion described in subsection (b) introduced in the Senate 

13 shall be referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

14 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. Such a resolution 

15 may not be reported before the 8th day after its introduc16 tion. 

17 (d) DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE.—If the committee 

18 to which is referred a resolution described in subsection 

19 (b) has not reported such resolution (or an identical reso20 lution) at the end of 15 calendar days after its introduc21 tion, such committee shall be deemed to be discharged 

22 from further consideration of such resolution and such 

23 resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of 

24 the House involved. 

25 (e) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—When the committee to 

2 which a resolution is referred has reported, or has 

3 been deemed to be discharged (under subsection (d)) 

4 from further consideration of, a resolution described 

5 in subsection (b), it is at any time thereafter in 

6 order (even though a previous motion to the same 

7 effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the 

8 respective House to move to proceed to the consider9 ation of the resolution, and all points of order 

10 against the resolution (and against consideration of 

11 the resolution) are waived. The motion is highly 

12 privileged in the House of Representatives and is 

13 privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. The 

14 motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion 

15 to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consid16 eration of other business. A motion to reconsider the 

17 vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 

18 to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to 

19 the consideration of the resolution is agreed to, the 

20 resolution shall remain the unfinished business of 

21 the respective House until disposed of. 

22 (2) DEBATE.—Debate on the resolution, and on 

23 all debatable motions and appeals in connection 

24 therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 

25 hours, which shall be divided equally between those 
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1 favoring and those opposing the resolution. A motion 

2 further to limit debate is in order and not debatable. 

3 An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a mo4 tion to proceed to the consideration of other busi5 ness, or a motion to recommit the resolution is not 

6 in order. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 

7 the resolution is agreed to or disagreed to is not in 

8 order. 

9 (3) VOTE ON FINAL PASSAGE.—Immediately 

10 following the conclusion of the debate on a resolu11 tion described in subsection (b), and a single 

12 quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if re13 quested in accordance with the rules of the appro14 priate House, the vote on final passage of the resolu15 tion shall occur. 

16 (4) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.— 

17 Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to 

18 the application of the rules of the Senate or the 

19 House of Representatives, as the case may be, to the 

20 procedure relating to a resolution described in sub21 section (b) shall be decided without debate. 

22 (f) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY OTHER

23 HOUSE.—If, before the passage by one House of a resolu24 tion of that House described in subsection (b), that House 

25 receives from the other House a resolution described in 
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1 subsection (b) relating to the same matter, then the fol2 lowing procedures shall apply: 

3 (1) The resolution of the other House shall not 

4 be referred to a committee. 

5 (2) With respect to a resolution described in 

6 subsection (b) of the House receiving the resolu7 tion— 

8 (A) the procedure in that House shall be 

9 the same as if no resolution had been received 

10 from the other House; but 

11 (B) the vote on final passage shall be on 

12 the resolution of the other House. 

13 (g) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND

14 SENATE.—This subsection is enacted by Congress— 

15 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

16 the Senate and House of Representatives, respec17 tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules 

18 of each House, respectively, but applicable only with 

19 respect to the procedure to be followed in that 

20 House in the case of a resolution described in sub21 section (b), and it supersedes other rules only to the 

22 extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and 

23 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

24 right of either House to change the rules (so far as 

25 relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
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1 in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 

2 the case of any other rule of that House. 

3 SEC. 8. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR RELIEF AND 

4 RECONSTRUCTION. 

5 (a) REDESIGNATION.—(1) Section 3001 of the Emer6 gency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and 

7 for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 

8 (Public Law 108–106; 117 Stat. 1234; 5 U.S.C. App. 3 

9 section 8G note) is amended— 

10 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Office of the 

11 Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘Office of the Special Inspector Gen13 eral for Relief and Reconstruction’’; and 

14 (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking all after 

15 ‘‘The head of the Office of the Special Inspector 

16 General’’ and inserting ‘‘for Relief and Reconstruc17 tion is the Special Inspector General for Relief and 

18 Reconstruction (in this section referred to as the ‘In19 spector General’). If a vacancy occurs after the serv20 ice of the individual as provided under section 8(b) 

21 of the Louisiana Katrina Recovery Act of 2005, the 

22 Inspector General shall be appointed by the Presi23 dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen24 ate.’’. 
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1 (2)(A) The heading of such section is amended to 

2 read as follows: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 3001. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR RELIEF 

4 AND RECONSTRUCTION.’’. 

5 (B) The heading of title III of such Act is amended 

6 to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘TITLE III—SPECIAL INSPECTOR 

8 GENERAL FOR RELIEF AND 

9 RECONSTRUCTION’’. 

10 (b) CONTINUATION IN OFFICE.—The individual serv11 ing as the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruc12 tion as of the date of the enactment of this Act may con13 tinue to serve as the Special Inspector General for Relief 

14 and Reconstruction (with all additional duties and respon15 sibilities as provided under this Act) after that date with16 out reappointment under paragraph (1) of section 3001(c) 

17 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 

18 Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghani19 stan, 2004, but remaining subject to removal as specified 

20 in paragraph (4) of that section. 

21 (c) PURPOSES.—Subsection (a) of such section is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and for 

24 Hurricane Katrina recovery activities’’ after ‘‘Iraq 

25 Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 

2 of State and the Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland 

4 Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of 

5 other Federal agencies, as appropriate,’’. 

6 (d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT INSPECTOR

7 GENERAL FOR AUDITING.—Subsection (d) of such section 

8 is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(d) ASSISTANT INSPECTORS GENERAL.—(1) The 

10 Inspector General shall, in accordance with applicable laws 

11 and regulations governing the civil service— 

12 ‘‘(A) appoint 1 or more Assistant Inspectors 

13 General for Auditing who shall have the responsi14 bility for supervising the performance of auditing ac15 tivities relating to— 

16 ‘‘(i) programs and operations supported by 

17 the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) programs and operations relating to 

19 Hurricane Katrina recovery activities; and 

20 ‘‘(B) appoint 1 or more Assistant Inspectors 

21 General for Investigations who shall have the re22 sponsibility for supervising the performance of inves23 tigative activities relating to such programs and op24 erations.’’. 
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1 (e) SUPERVISION.—Such section is further amend2 ed— 

3 (1) in subsection (e)— 

4 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert5 ing the following: 

6 ‘‘(1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the In7 spector General shall report directly to, and be under the 

8 general supervision of, the Secretary of State and the Sec9 retary of Defense with respect to activities relating to the 

10 Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund. 

11 ‘‘(B) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the In12 spector General shall report directly to, and be under the 

13 general supervision of, the Director of the Office of Man14 agement and Budget and the Secretary of Homeland Se15 curity with respect to activities relating to Hurricane 

16 Katrina recovery activities.’’; and 

17 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘Department of De19 fense, the Department of State, or the 

20 United States Agency for International 

21 Development’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Gov22 ernment’’; and 

23 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and Hurricane 

24 Katrina recovery activities’’ after ‘‘Iraq 

25 Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (f)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

3 (i) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; 

4 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

5 (A) through (E) as clauses (i) through (v), 

6 respectively; and 

7 (iii) by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(B) It shall be the duty of the Inspector General 

10 to conduct and coordinate audits and investigations of the 

11 treatment, handling, and expenditure of amounts appro12 priated or otherwise made available for Hurricane Katrina 

13 recovery by the Federal Government, and of the programs, 

14 operations, and contracts carried out utilizing such funds, 

15 including— 

16 ‘‘(i) the oversight and accounting of the obliga17 tion and expenditure of such funds; 

18 ‘‘(ii) the monitoring and review of reconstruc19 tion activities funded by such funds; 

20 ‘‘(iii) the monitoring and review of contracts 

21 funded by such funds; 

22 ‘‘(iv) the monitoring and review of the transfer 

23 of such funds and associated information between 

24 and among departments, agencies, and entities of 
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1 the United States, State and local governments, and 

2 private and nongovernmental entities; 

3 ‘‘(v) the maintenance of records on the use of 

4 such funds to facilitate future audits and investiga5 tions of the use of such funds; and 

6 ‘‘(vi) the monitoring of Federal grants and ben7 efit programs.’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

9 (i) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; 

10 (ii) by striking all after ‘‘cooperation 

11 of’’ and inserting ‘‘the inspectors general 

12 and auditing entities of all other Federal 

13 departments and agencies.’’; and 

14 (iii) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(B)(i) The Inspector General shall ensure, to the 

17 greatest extent possible, that the activities of the Inspector 

18 General do not duplicate audits and investigations of in19 spectors general and other auditors of Federal depart20 ments and agencies, and State and local government enti21 ties. 

22 ‘‘(ii) The Inspector General shall notify the inspector 

23 general of the relevant agency or department before initi24 ating an audit or investigation relating to Hurricane 

25 Katrina activities. 
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1 ‘‘(iii) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 

2 limit the statutory authority of inspectors general to con3 duct audits or investigations relating to Hurricane 

4 Katrina activities.’’; 

5 (3) in subsection (h)(4)(B), by striking ‘‘Sec6 retary of State or Secretary of Defense’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘Director of the Office of Management and 

8 Budget and heads of relevant agencies’’; and 

9 (4) in subsection (h)(5)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(5)’’; 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘for activities relating to 

12 Iraq’’ after ‘‘operation of such offices’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall pro15 vide the Inspector General with appropriate and adequate 

16 office space, together with such equipment, office supplies, 

17 and communications facilities and services as may be nec18 essary for the operations of such offices for activities relat19 ing to Hurricane Katrina, and shall provide necessary 

20 maintenance services for such offices and equipment and 

21 facilities located therein.’’. 

22 (f) REPORTS RELATING TO THE IRAQI RELIEF AND

23 RECONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (i) of such section is 

24 amended by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(7)(A) The Inspector General shall also submit each 

2 report under this subsection to the Secretary of State and 

3 the Secretary of Defense. 

4 ‘‘(B)(i) Not later than 30 days after receipt of a re5 port under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State and 

6 the Secretary of Defense may submit to the appropriate 

7 committees of Congress any comments on the matters cov8 ered by the report as the Secretary of State or the Sec9 retary of Defense, as the case may be, considers appro10 priate. 

11 ‘‘(ii) A report under this subparagraph may include 

12 a classified annex if the Secretary of State or the Sec13 retary of Defense, as the case may be, considers it nec14 essary.’’. 

15 (g) REPORTS RELATING TO HURRICANE KATRINA

16 RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (j) of such 

17 section is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(j) REPORTS RELATING TO HURRICANE KATRINA

19 RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION.—(1)(A) At the end of 

20 each calendar quarter, beginning with the first full quarter 

21 after the date of enactment of the Louisiana Katrina Re22 covery Act of 2005, the Inspector General shall submit 

23 to the appropriate committees of Congress a report sum24 marizing for the period of that quarter the activities of 

25 the Inspector General and of the Hurricane Katrina recov-
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1 ery activities of the Federal Government. Each report 

2 shall include, for the period covered by such report, a de3 tailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and reve4 nues associated with recovery activities for Hurricane 

5 Katrina, including the following: 

6 ‘‘(i) Obligations and expenditures of appro7 priated funds. 

8 ‘‘(ii) Accounting of the costs incurred to date 

9 for Hurricane Katrina recovery, together with the 

10 estimate of the Federal Government’s costs to com11 plete each project and each program. 

12 ‘‘(iii) Operating expenses of any Federal de13 partments, agencies, or entities receiving appro14 priated funds for Hurricane Katrina recovery activi15 ties. 

16 ‘‘(iv) In the case of any contract described in 

17 paragraph (2)— 

18 ‘‘(I) the amount of the contract or other 

19 agreement; 

20 ‘‘(II) a brief discussion of the scope of the 

21 contract or other agreement; 

22 ‘‘(III) a discussion of how the contracting 

23 department or agency identified, and solicited 

24 offers from, potential contractors to perform 

25 the contract, together with a list of the poten-
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1 tial contractors that were issued solicitations 

2 for the offers; and 

3 ‘‘(IV) the justification and approval docu4 ments on which was based the determination to 

5 use procedures other than procedures that pro6 vide for full and open competition. 

7 ‘‘(B) The first quarterly report required to be sub8 mitted under subparagraph (A) shall also summarize ac9 tivities for Hurricane Katrina recovery undertaken before 

10 that quarter. 

11 ‘‘(2) A contract described in this paragraph is any 

12 major contract or other agreement that is entered into by 

13 any department or agency of the United States Govern14 ment that involves the use of amounts appropriated or 

15 otherwise made available for Hurricane Katrina recovery 

16 with any public or private sector entity. 

17 ‘‘(3) Not later than 45 days after the date of enact18 ment of the Louisiana Katrina Recovery Act of 2005, the 

19 Inspector General shall submit to the appropriate commit20 tees of Congress an interim report on the status of Hurri21 cane Katrina recovery activities of the Federal Govern22 ment. The interim report shall include the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) The operational activities of the Office of 

24 the Special Inspector General for Relief and Recon25 struction. 
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1 ‘‘(B) The status of auditors and investigators 

2 deployed to Louisiana. 

3 ‘‘(C) A strategic plan for oversight, including 

4 audits of no bid contracts. 

5 ‘‘(D) Vulnerabilities identified and immediate 

6 actions to address such vulnerabilities. 

7 ‘‘(E) Measures taken to coordinate interagency 

8 oversight elements. 

9 ‘‘(4) Not later than March 31, 2006, and semiannu10 ally thereafter, the Inspector General shall submit to the 

11 appropriate committees of Congress a report meeting the 

12 requirements of section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 

13 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

14 ‘‘(5) The Inspector General shall publish each report 

15 under this subsection on an accessible Federal Govern16 ment Internet Web site. 

17 ‘‘(6) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 

18 authorize the public disclosure of information that is— 

19 ‘‘(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by 

20 any other provision of law; 

21 ‘‘(B) specifically required by Executive order to 

22 be protected from disclosure in the interest of na23 tional defense or national security or in the conduct 

24 of foreign affairs; or 
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1 ‘‘(C) a part of an ongoing criminal investiga2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(7)(A) The Inspector General shall also submit each 

4 report under this subsection to the Director of the Office 

5 of Management and Budget, Secretary of Homeland Secu6 rity, or heads of other appropriate agencies. 

7 ‘‘(B) Not later than 30 days after receipt of a report 

8 under paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Man9 agement and Budget and the heads of other appropriate 

10 agencies may submit to the appropriate committees of 

11 Congress any comments on the matters covered by the re12 port as the Director of the Office of Management and 

13 Budget and heads of relevant agencies consider appro14 priate. 

15 ‘‘(8) The Inspector General shall respond to any rea16 sonable summons to appear and testify before any duly 

17 constituted committee of Congress.’’. 

18 (h) TRANSPARENCY.—Subsection (k) of such section 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection 

21 (i), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of De22 fense shall jointly’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (i) or 

23 (j), the Director of the Office of Management and 

24 Budget and the heads of the relevant departments 

25 shall’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection 

2 (j)(2) of comments on a report under subsection (i), 

3 the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense 

4 shall jointly’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (i)(7)(B) or 

5 (j)(7)(B) of comments on a report under subsection 

6 (i) or (j), the Director of the Office of Management 

7 and Budget and the heads of relevant departments 

8 shall’’. 

9 (i) WAIVER.—Subsection (l) of such section is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or para12 graph (1) or (3) of subsection (j)’’ after ‘‘subsection 

13 (i)’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or para15 graph (1) or (3) of subsection (j)’’ after ‘‘subsection 

16 (i)’’ each place that term occurs. 

17 (j) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 

18 Subsection (m) of such section is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and Foreign 

20 Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign Relations, and 

21 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and Inter23 national Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘International Re24 lations, and Homeland Security’’. 
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1 (k) FUNDING.—Subsection (n) of such section is 

2 amended by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

4 Office of the Special Inspector General for Relief and Re5 construction to carry out the responsibilities of the Special 

6 Inspector General relating to Hurricane Katrina recovery 

7 such sums as necessary for fiscal year 2006.’’. 

8 (l) APPLICATION TO LOUISIANA AND TERMI9 NATION.—Such section is amended by striking subsection 

10 (o) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(o) APPLICATION TO LOUISIANA.—Any reference in 

12 this section to Hurricane Katrina recovery shall only apply 

13 with respect to Hurricane Katrina recovery in the State 

14 of Louisiana. 

15 ‘‘(p) TERMINATION.—(1)(A) The responsibilities of 

16 the Office of the Special Inspector General for Relief and 

17 Reconstruction with respect to the Iraq Relief and Recon18 struction Fund shall terminate on the date that is 10 

19 months after the date, as determined by the Secretary of 

20 State and Secretary of Defense, on which 80 percent of 

21 the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to 

22 the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund by chapter 2 of 

23 title II of this Act have been obligated. 

24 ‘‘(B) The responsibilities of the Office of the Special 

25 Inspector General for Relief and Reconstruction with re-
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1 spect to Hurricane Katrina recovery activities shall termi2 nate 2 years after the date of enactment of the Louisiana 

3 Katrina Recovery Act of 2005. 

4 ‘‘(2) The Office of the Special Inspector General for 

5 Relief and Reconstruction shall terminate on the later date 

6 occurring under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 

7 (1).’’. 

8 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

10 as necessary to carry out this Act. 

11 SEC. 10. TERMINATION OF OFFICE. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Office and position of Admin13 istrator shall terminate 2 years after the date of enact14 ment of this Act. 

15 (b) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may extend 

17 the date of termination under subsection (a) in ac18 cordance with this subsection. 

19 (2) CONDITIONS OF EXTENSION.—Any exten20 sion of termination under this subsection— 

21 (A) shall not be effective for any period oc22 curring 5 years after the date of enactment of 

23 this Act; 
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1 (B) may not apply retroactively if the Of2 fice and the position of Director have termi3 nated under this section; 

4 (C) shall not be effective unless 60 days 

5 before the date on which a termination would 

6 occur the President submits a notice to Con7 gress of a determination to extend the termi8 nation; and 

9 (D) subject to subparagraph (A), shall be 

10 for a 6-month period. 

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