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Calendar No. 208 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1683 

To provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 

Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read the first time 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL

To provide relief for students 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. DEFINITION OF STUDENT AFFECTED BY HUR4 RICANE KATRINA. 

5 In this Act, the term ‘‘student affected by Hurricane 

6 Katrina’’ means a student who resides or resided on Au7 gust 22, 2005, in an area, or is enrolled or was enrolled 

8 on August 22, 2005, in a school located in an area, for 

9 which a major disaster has been declared in accordance 
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1 with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

2 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) as a re3 sult of Hurricane Katrina. 

4 SEC. 2. EDUCATION EXPENSES. 

5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 

6 funds made available to the Federal Emergency Manage7 ment Agency for Hurricane Katrina relief may be used 

8 to pay any education expense— 

9 (1) related to a student affected by Hurricane 

10 Katrina; and 

11 (2) that the Secretary of Education determines 

12 appropriate. 

13 SEC. 3. WAIVER OF EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. 

14 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec15 retary of Education may waive any requirement of the El16 ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

17 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) for a State, local educational agency, 

18 school, teacher, or student that or who is affected by an 

19 influx of a student affected by Hurricane Katrina. 

20 SEC. 4. HOMELESS STUDENTS. 

21 (a) SCHOOL PLACEMENT.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The school placement provi23 sions shall not apply to students affected by Hurri24 cane Katrina. 
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1 (2) SCHOOL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS.—In this 

2 subsection, the term ‘‘school placement provisions’’ 

3 means subsection (e)(3), and paragraphs (1)(J)(i) 

4 and (3) of subsection (g), of section 722, and section 

5 723(a)(2)(B), of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As6 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432, 11433(a)(2)(B)) and 

7 any other provision of subtitle B of title VII of such 

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) that relates to the 

9 placement, or a change in placement, of homeless 

10 children and youths in schools. 

11 (b) STUDENT IDENTIFICATION.—A local educational 

12 agency or an elementary school or secondary school may 

13 issue and require the use of identification cards or other 

14 identifying insignia for students affected by Hurricane 

15 Katrina, notwithstanding subtitle B of title VII of the 

16 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. 

17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

18 (1) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; SECONDARY

19 SCHOOL.—The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘sec20 ondary school’’ have the meanings given the terms 

21 in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

22 Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 7801). 

23 (2) HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS.—The 

24 term ‘‘homeless children and youths’’ has the mean-
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1 ing given the term in section 725 of the McKinney2 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a). 

3 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

4 This Act shall be effective for the period beginning 

5 on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on June 

6 30, 2006. 

Calendar No. 208 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1683 

A BILL

To provide relief for students affected by Hurricane 

Katrina. 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar