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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5072 

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2004, for additional disaster assistance relating to hurricane damage, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 

Mr. YOUNG of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 

Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2004, for additional disaster 

assistance relating to hurricane damage, 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 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

5 fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, to provide emer6 gency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster 
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1 assistance relating to hurricane damage, and for other 

2 purposes, namely: 

3 CHAPTER 1 

4 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

5 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Pro7 gram Account’’ for the cost of direct loans, $248,000,000, 

8 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

9 costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 

10 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

11 of 1974. 

12 In addition, for an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster 

13 Loans Program Account’’ for administrative expenses to 

14 carry out the disaster loan program, $209,000,000, to re15 main available until expended, which may be transferred 

16 to the appropriations for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’: Pro17 vided, That no funds shall be transferred to the appropria18 tions for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for indirect administra19 tive expenses: Provide further, That the amounts provided 

20 under this heading are designated as an emergency re21 quirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 

22 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 

23 Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap24 plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 

25 108–287. 
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1 CHAPTER 2 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main6 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, $72,500,000, to remain available 

7 until September 30, 2005 for emergency expenses result8 ing from natural or other disasters, for the costs of repairs 

9 to structures and equipment, evacuation, base prepara10 tion, base recovery, and delayed satellite launches: Pro11 vided, That the amounts provided herein are designated 

12 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

13 S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to 

14 the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con15 gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 

16 Public Law 108–287: Provided further, That the Secretary 

17 of Defense may transfer these funds to appropriations for 

18 military personnel; operation and maintenance; procure19 ment; and family housing: Provided further, That funds 

20 transferred shall be merged with and made available for 

21 the same purposes and for the same time period as the 

22 appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That 

23 this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 

24 authority available to the Department of Defense. 
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1 CHAPTER 3 

2 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL WORKS 

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main5 tenance’’, to dredge navigation channels and repair other 

6 Corps projects in southern and eastern States affected by 

7 natural disasters, $30,000,000, to remain available until 

8 expended: Provided, That the amounts provided herein are 

9 designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec10 tion 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 

11 applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 

12 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 

13 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 

14 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 

16 Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the 

17 Flood Control Act of August 16, 1941, as amended (33 

18 U.S.C. 701n) for emergency response to and recovery from 

19 coastal storm damages and flooding in southern and east20 ern states caused by natural disasters, $88,000,000, to re21 main available until expended: Provided, That the 

22 amounts provided herein are designated as an emergency 

23 requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 

24 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 

25 Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap-
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1 plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 

2 108–287. 

3 CHAPTER 4 

4 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

5 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 

6 OPERATING EXPENSES

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

8 for expenses resulting from the recent natural disasters 

9 in the southeastern United States, $8,000,000, to remain 

10 available until expended: Provided, That the amounts pro11 vided herein are designated as an emergency requirement 

12 pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con13 gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 

14 by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the 

15 Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 

16 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 

17 DISASTER RELIEF

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, 

19 $2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro20 vided, That the amounts provided herein are designated 

21 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

22 S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to 

23 the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con24 gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 

25 Public Law 108–287. 
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1 CHAPTER 5 

2 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

3 FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 

4 CONSTRUCTION

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 

6 $13,900,000, to remain available until expended: Pro7 vided, That the amounts provided herein are designated 

8 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

9 S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to 

10 the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con11 gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 

12 Public Law 108–287. 

13 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 

14 CONSTRUCTION

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 

16 $7,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

17 That the amounts provided herein are designated as an 

18 emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. 

19 Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the 

20 House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con21 gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 

22 Public Law 108–287. 
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1 CHAPTER 6 

2 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

3 SERVICES 

4 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

5 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

6 FUND

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So8 cial Services Emergency Fund’’ to support aging services, 

9 social services and health services associated with natural 

10 disaster recovery and response efforts, $50,000,000, to re11 main available until expended: Provided, That the 

12 amounts provided herein are designated as an emergency 

13 requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 

14 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 

15 Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap16 plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 

17 108–287. 

18 CHAPTER 7 

19 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

20 UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Unanticipated 

22 Needs’’, not to exceed $70,000,000, to remain available 

23 until September 30, 2005, for the American Red Cross 

24 for reimbursement of disaster relief and recovery expendi25 tures and emergency services associated with Hurricanes 
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1 Charley, Frances, and Ivan, and only to the extent funds 

2 are not made available for those activities by other Federal 

3 sources: Provided, That these funds may be administered 

4 by any authorized Federal Government agency to meet the 

5 purposes of this provision and that total administrative 

6 costs shall not exceed three percent of the total appropria7 tion: Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall 

8 audit the use of these funds by the American Red Cross: 

9 Provided further, That the amounts provided herein are 

10 designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec11 tion 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 

12 applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 

13 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 

14 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 

15 CHAPTER 8 

16 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

17 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

18 MEDICAL SERVICES

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’ for 

20 expenses related to the recent natural disasters in the 

21 Southeast, $5,800,000, to remain available until Sep22 tember 30, 2005: Provided, That the amounts provided 

23 herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursu24 ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 

25 as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
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1 Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 

2 by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 

3 MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Administra5 tion’’ for expenses related to the recent natural disasters 

6 in the Southeast, $1,500,000, to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2005: Provided, That the amounts provided 

8 herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursu9 ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 

10 as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 

11 Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 

12 by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 

13 MEDICAL FACILITIES

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ for 

15 expenses related to the recent natural disasters in the 

16 Southeast, $16,800,000, to remain available until ex17 pended: Provided, That the amounts provided herein are 

18 designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec19 tion 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 

20 applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 

21 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 

22 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
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1 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

2 DEVELOPMENT 

3 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

4 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop6 ment Fund’’, as authorized under title I of the Housing 

7 and Community Development Act of 1974 (Act), for emer8 gency expenses resulting from natural disasters in Florida, 

9 except those activities reimbursable by the Federal Emer10 gency Management Agency or available through the Small 

11 Business Administration, and for reimbursement for ex12 penditures incurred from the regular Community Develop13 ment Block Grant formula allocation used to achieve these 

14 same purposes, $150,000,000, to remain available until 

15 September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amounts provided 

16 herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursu17 ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 

18 as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 

19 Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 

20 by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287: Provided fur21 ther, That such funds may be awarded to the State of 

22 Florida for affected areas: Provided further, That notwith23 standing 42 U.S.C. 5306(d)(2), the State of Florida is au24 thorized to provide such assistance to entitlement commu25 nities: Provided further, That in administering these funds 
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1 for economic revitalization activities in Florida, the Sec2 retary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, 

3 any provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec4 retary administers in connection with the obligation by the 

5 Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds (except 

6 for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina7 tion, labor standards, and the environment), upon a find8 ing that such waiver is required to facilitate the use of 

9 such funds, and would not be inconsistent with the overall 

10 purpose of the statute or regulation: Provided further, 

11 That for activities funded by amounts provided herein, the 

12 Secretary may waive, on a case-by-case basis and upon 

13 such other terms as the Secretary may specify, in whole 

14 or in part, the requirements that activities principally ben15 efit persons of low- and moderate-income pursuant to 42 

16 U.S.C. 5301(c) and 5304(b)(3): Provided further, That 

17 the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register any 

18 waiver of any statute or regulation authorized under this 

19 heading no later than 5 days before the effective date of 

20 such waiver. 

21 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 

22 ADMINISTRATION 

23 SPACE FLIGHT CAPABILITIES

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Space Flight Capabili25 ties’’, to repair facilities damaged and take other emer-
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1 gency measures due to the effects of hurricanes, 

2 $126,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro3 vided, That the amounts provided herein are designated 

4 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 

5 S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to 

6 the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con7 gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 

8 Public Law 108–287. 

9 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Supple10 mental Appropriations for Hurricane Disaster Assistance 

11 Act, 2004’’. 

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