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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5212 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, for additional disaster assistance relating to storm 
damage, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2004 
Mr. YOUNG of Florida (by request) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005, for additional disaster 
assistance relating to storm damage, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, to provide emer-
gency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster 
assistance relating to storm damage, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys-
tem,’’ $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
emergency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvements 
and Maintenance’’, $33,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for emergency hurricane-related expenses: Pro-
vided, That Congress designates this amount as an emer-
gency requirement for this specific purpose. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE 
AGRICULTURAL HURRICANE ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 101. (a) CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.—
(1)(A) The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
such sums as are necessary of funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation to make emergency finan-
cial assistance available to producers on a farm in 
the United States, including Puerto Rico that have 
incurred qualifying losses for the 2004 or 2005 crop 
of an agricultural commodity due to damaging 
weather related to any hurricane or tropical storm of
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the 2004 hurricane season, in counties declared dis-
aster areas by the President of the United States. 
(B) The Secretary shall make assistance avail-
able under this section in the same manner as pro-
vided under section 202 of Public Law 108–7, in-
cluding using the same loss thresholds as were used 
in administering that section. 
(2)(A) The payment rate for a crop for assist-
ance provided under this section to the producers on 
a farm shall be calculated as follows: 
(i) If the producers obtained a policy or 
plan of insurance, including a catastrophic risk 
protection plan, for the crop under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), 50 
percent of the established RMA price for the 
crop. 
(ii) If a policy or plan of insurance, includ-
ing a catastrophic risk protection plan, for the 
crop was not available to the producers under 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act, 50 percent of 
the State average price for the crop. 
(iii) Subject to sub-paragraphs 4 and 5, if 
the producers did not obtain a policy or plan of 
insurance, including a catastrophic risk protec-
tion plan, available for the crop under the Fed-
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eral Crop Insurance Act, 45 percent of the es-
tablished RMA price for the crop. 
(B) The amount of assistance that a producer 
would otherwise receive for a qualifying crop or 
quality loss under paragraph A of this subsection 
shall be reduced by the amount of assistance that 
the producer receives from section 32 of the Act of 
August 24, 1935 with respect to 2004 hurricane 
losses. 
(C)(i) Assistance provided under this section to 
a producer for losses to a crop, together with the 
amounts specified in paragraph (2)(A) applicable to 
the same crop, may not exceed 95 percent of what 
the value of the crop would have been in the absence 
of the losses, as estimated by the Secretary. 
(ii) In applying the limitation in paragraph 
(C)(i), the Secretary shall include the following: 
(A) Any crop insurance payment made 
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or payment under section 
196 of the Federal Agricultural Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) that 
the producer receives for losses to the same 
crop.
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(B) The value of the crop that was 
not lost (if any), as estimated by the Sec-
retary. 
(iii) Payments will be limited to a max-
imum of $80,000 per producer. 
(A) This limit applies to the sum of 
payments from this program, as well as 
payments made under section 32 of the 
Act of August 24, 1935 with respect to 
2004 hurricane losses. 
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), the 
producers on a farm shall not be eligible for assist-
ance under this section with respect to losses to an 
insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity if 
the producers on the farm— 
(A) in the case of an insurable commodity, 
did not obtain a policy or plan of insurance for 
the insurable commodity under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act for the crop incurring the 
losses; and 
(B) in the case of a noninsurable com-
modity, did not file the required paperwork, and 
pay the administrative fee by the applicable 
State filing deadline, for the noninsurable com-
modity under section 196 of the Federal Agri-
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culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
for the crop incurring the losses; or 
(C) had adjusted gross incomes, as defined 
by section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 
1985, of greater than $2.5 million in 2003; or 
(D) were not in compliance with highly 
erodible land conservation and wetland con-
servation provisions. 
(4) The Secretary may waive paragraphs (3)(A) 
and (B) with respect to the producers on a farm if 
the producers enter into a contract with the Sec-
retary under which the producers agree— 
(A) in the case of an insurable commodity, 
to obtain a policy or plan of insurance under 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act providing addi-
tional coverage for the insurable commodity for 
each of the next two crop years; 
(B) in the case of a noninsurable com-
modity, to file the required paperwork, and pay 
the administrative fee by the applicable State 
filing deadline, for the noninsurable commodity 
for each of the next two crops under section 
196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996.
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(5) In the event of the violation of a contract 
under paragraph (4) by a producer, the producer 
shall reimburse the Secretary for the full amount of 
the assistance provided to the producer under this 
section. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this sub-section: 
(A) The term ‘‘additional coverage’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 
502(b)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1502(b)(1). 
(B) The term ‘‘insurable commodity’’ 
means an agricultural commodity (excluding 
livestock) for which the producers on a farm are 
eligible to obtain a policy or plan of insurance 
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. 
(C) The term ‘‘noninsurable commodity’’ 
means an eligible crop for which the producers 
on a farm are eligible to obtain assistance 
under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. 
(b) CLEAN-UP ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide up to $100,000,000 of Commodity Credit Cor-
poration funds for the Emergency Watershed Protection 
Program and/or the Emergency Conservation Program to 
carry out additional activities in response to the 2004 hur-
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ricanes and tropical storms, including the provision of 
technical and financial assistance for improvements and 
clean-up. Persons that received payments from section 32 
of the Act of August 24, 1935 with respect to 2004 hurri-
cane losses are not eligible for these funds. Funds will be 
allocated to the programs, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) SECTION 32 PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
transfer $90,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation to the fund established by section 32 of the 
Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), to carry out pay-
ments with respect to 2004 hurricane losses. 
(d) The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and 
authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry 
out this section, to remain available through September 
30, 2006. 
(e) The Secretary may promulgate such regulations 
as are necessary to implement this section, provided that 
the Secretary shall use the authority provided under 5 
U.S.C. 808. 
(f) Congress designates the amounts provided under 
this section as an emergency requirement for the specific 
purposes authorized herein. 
SEC. 102. In addition to amounts otherwise provided, 
up to $130,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program and/
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or the Emergency Conservation Program for emergency 
hurricane-related expenses including the provision of tech-
nical and financial assistance for improvements and clean- 
up: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as 
an emergency requirement for these purposes. Persons 
that received payments from section 32 of the Act of Au-
gust 24, 1935 with respect to 2004 hurricane losses are 
not eligible for these funds. 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and Facilities’’, $7,900,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That Congress designates this amount 
as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion and Construction’’, $6,800,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That Congress designates this 
amount as an emergency requirement for this specific pur-
pose.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Navy’’, $1,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related expenses, for 
the costs of evacuation, which shall be available for trans-
fer to reimburse costs incurred in FY 2004 as a result 
of emergency evacuations due to hurricanes: Provided, 
That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Air Force’’, $13,225,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related ex-
penses, for the costs of evacuation, which shall be available 
for transfer to reimburse costs incurred in FY 2004 as 
a result of emergency evacuations due to hurricanes: Pro-
vided, That Congress designates this amount as an emer-
gency requirement for this specific purpose. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army’’, $2,844,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related ex-
penses, for the costs of repairs to structures and equip-
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ment, evacuation, base preparation, and base recovery; of 
which not to exceed 25 percent shall be available for trans-
fer to reimburse costs incurred in FY 2004 as a result 
of emergency evacuations and immediate recovery related 
to basic infrastructure due to hurricanes: Provided, That 
Congress designates these amounts as an emergency re-
quirement for this specific purpose. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Navy’’, $404,591,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related ex-
penses, for the costs of repairs to structures and equip-
ment, evacuation, base preparation, and base recovery; of 
which not to exceed 25 percent shall be available for trans-
fer to reimburse costs incurred in FY 2004 as a result 
of emergency evacuations and immediate recovery related 
to basic infrastructure due to hurricanes: Provided, That 
Congress designates these amounts as an emergency re-
quirement for this specific purpose. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air Force’’, $128,672,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-re-
lated expenses, for the costs of repairs to structures and 
equipment, evacuation, base preparation, and base recov-
ery; of which not to exceed 25 percent shall be available
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for transfer to reimburse costs incurred in FY 2004 as 
a result of emergency evacuations and immediate recovery 
related to basic infrastructure due to hurricanes: Provided, 
That Congress designates these amounts as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Defense-Wide’’, $172,506,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane- 
related expenses, for the costs of repairs to structures and 
equipment, evacuation, base preparation, base recovery, 
and delayed satellite launches; of which not to exceed 25 
percent shall be available for transfer to reimburse costs 
incurred in FY 2004 as a result of emergency evacuations 
and immediate recovery related to basic infrastructure due 
to hurricanes: Provided, That Congress designates these 
amounts as an emergency requirement for this specific 
purpose: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
may transfer these funds to appropriations for military 
personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; and 
family housing: Provided further, That funds transferred 
shall be merged with and made available for the same pur-
poses and for the same time period as the appropriation 
to which transferred: Provided further, That this transfer 
authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army Reserve’’, $1,442,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-re-
lated expenses, for the costs of repairs to structures and 
equipment, evacuation, base preparation, and base recov-
ery; of which not to exceed 25 percent shall be available 
for transfer to reimburse costs incurred in FY 2004 as 
a result of emergency evacuations and immediate recovery 
related to basic infrastructure due to hurricanes: Provided, 
That Congress designates these amounts as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Navy Reserve’’, $399,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-re-
lated expenses, for the costs of repairs to structures and 
equipment, evacuation, base preparation, and base recov-
ery; of which not to exceed 25 percent shall be available 
for transfer to reimburse costs incurred in FY 2004 as 
a result of emergency evacuations and immediate recovery 
related to basic infrastructure due to hurricanes: Provided, 
That Congress designates these amounts as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army National Guard’’, $3,350,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005, for emergency hurri-
cane-related expenses, for the costs of repairs to structures 
and equipment, evacuation, base preparation, and base re-
covery; of which not to exceed 25 percent shall be available 
for transfer to reimburse costs incurred in FY 2004 as 
a result of emergency evacuations and immediate recovery 
related to basic infrastructure due to hurricanes: Provided, 
That Congress designates these amounts as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air National Guard’’, $1,085,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005, for emergency hurri-
cane-related expenses, for the costs of repairs to structures 
and equipment, evacuation, base preparation, and base re-
covery; of which not to exceed 25 percent shall be available 
for transfer to reimburse costs incurred in FY 2004 as 
a result of emergency evacuations and immediate recovery 
related to basic infrastructure due to hurricanes: Provided, 
That Congress designates these amounts as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
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OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $10,286,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related expenses, for 
the costs of repairs to structures and equipment, evacu-
ation, base preparation, and base recovery: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose. 
PROCUREMENT 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force,’’ $2,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related ex-
penses and replacement of destroyed or damaged equip-
ment: Provided, That Congress designates these amounts 
as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, De-
fense-Wide’’, $102,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005 for emergency hurricane-related ex-
penses, for the costs of repairs to structures and facilities, 
replacement of destroyed or damaged equipment, and 
preparation and recovery of naval vessels under construc-
tion: Provided, That Congress designates these amounts 
as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose:
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Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may 
transfer these funds to appropriations for procurement; 
research, development, test, and evaluation; and military 
construction: Provided further, That funds transferred 
shall be merged with and made available for the same pur-
poses and for the same time period as the appropriation 
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 such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out rebuilding of military construction projects not other-
wise authorized by law. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy’’, $138,800,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related expenses, for 
the costs of repairs to structures and facilities: Provided, 
That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose: Provided further, 
That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out rebuilding of military construction projects not other-
wise authorized by law. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army Reserve’’, $8,700,000, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related ex-
penses, for the costs of repairs to structures and facilities: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose: Provided 
further, That such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out rebuilding of military construction projects 
not otherwise authorized by law. 
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Base Realignment and 
Closure Account’’, $50,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related ex-
penses, for the costs of repairs to structures and equip-
ment: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as 
an emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 
FAMILY HOUSING 
FAMILY HOUSING, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing, Op-
eration and Maintenance, Army’’, $313,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005, for emergency hurri-
cane-related expenses, for the costs of repairs to structures 
and equipment, evacuation, base preparation, and base re-
covery: Provided, That Congress designates this amount 
as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
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FAMILY HOUSING, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing, Op-
eration and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 
$3,276,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005, 
for emergency hurricane-related expenses, for the costs of 
repairs to structures and equipment, evacuation, base 
preparation, and base recovery: Provided, That Congress 
designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose. 
FAMILY HOUSING, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing, Op-
eration and Maintenance, Air Force’’, $5,600,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2005, for emergency 
hurricane-related expenses, for the costs of repairs to 
structures and equipment, evacuation, base preparation, 
and base recovery: Provided, That Congress designates 
this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific 
purpose. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund, Defense-Wide’’, $77,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-re-
lated expenses, for the costs of repairs to structures and
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equipment, and base recovery: Provided, That Congress 
designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 201. Upon his determination that such action 
is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary of De-
fense may transfer between appropriations up to 
$210,000,000 of the funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense in this title: 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 Depart-
ment 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 Depart-
ment of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005, except for the 
fourth proviso. 
SEC. 202. Funds appropriated in this title, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 
title, 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).
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gency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, That Con-
gress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose. 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’, as authorized under title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (Act), for emer-
gency expenses resulting from natural disasters in Florida, 
except those activities reimbursable by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency or available through the Small 
Business Administration, and for reimbursement for ex-
penditures incurred from the regular Community Develop-
ment Block Grant formula allocation used to achieve these 
same purposes, $150,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007: Provided, That Congress designates 
this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific 
purpose: Provided further, That such funds may be award-
ed to the State of Florida for affected areas: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5306 (d) (2), the 
State of Florida is authorized to provide such assistance 
to entitlement communities: Provided further, That in ad-
ministering these funds for economic revitalization activi-
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ties in Florida, the Secretary may waive, or specify alter-
native 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 re-
cipient of these funds (except for requirements related to 
fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 
environment), upon a finding that such waiver is required 
to facilitate the use of such funds, and would not be incon-
sistent with the overall purpose of the statute or regula-
tion: Provided further, That for activities funded by 
amounts provided herein, the Secretary may waive, on a 
case-by-case basis and upon such other terms as the Sec-
retary may specify, in whole or in part, the requirements 
that activities principally benefit persons of low- and mod-
erate-income pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5301(c) and 
5304(b)(3): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any statute 
or regulation authorized under this heading no later than 
5 days before the effective date of such waiver. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga-
tions, and Research’’, $1,000,000, to remain available 
until expended for emergency hurricane-related expenses:
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Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Resource Manage-
ment’’, $2,700,000, to remain available until expended for 
emergency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$24,700,000, to remain available until expended for emer-
gency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, That Con-
gress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and 
Major Maintenance’’, $48,900,000, to remain available 
until expended for emergency hurricane-related expenses: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $18,600,000, to remain available until expended for 
emergency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $5,500,000, to remain available until expended 
for emergency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose. 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Operations’’, 
$5,100,000, to remain available until expended for emer-
gency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, That Con-
gress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose. 
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO AIRPORTS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for emer-
gency hurricane-related insurance-ineligible capital costs
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to repair or replace public-use airport-related facilities at 
public-use airports identified in the National Plan of Inte-
grated Airport Systems, to enable the Federal Aviation 
Administration to compensate entities for such capital 
costs, up to $25,000,000, to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until June 
30, 2006: Provided, That Congress designates this amount 
as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 
Program for emergency expenses resulting from 2004 
Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, as au-
thorized by title 23 U.S.C. 125, $800,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account): Provided, That notwithstanding 23 
U.S.C. 125(d)(1), the Secretary of Transportation may 
obligate more than $100,000,000 for projects arising from 
Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne: Provided 
further, That any amounts in excess of those necessary 
for emergency expenses relating to the above hurricanes 
may be used for other projects authorized under 23 U.S.C. 
125: Provided further, That amounts provided herein shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That
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the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
$38,283,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005, for emergency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, 
That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, 
$46,910,000, to remain available until expended for emer-
gency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, That Con-
gress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Administra-
tion’’, $1,939,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005, for emergency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, 
That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘General Operating 
Expenses’’, $545,000, to remain available until September
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30, 2005, for emergency hurricane-related expenses: Pro-
vided, That Congress designates this amount as an emer-
gency requirement for this specific purpose. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Cemetery 
Administration’’, $50,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005, for hurricane-related expenses: Provided, 
That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’, $36,343,000, to remain available until ex-
pended for emergency hurricane-related expenses: Pro-
vided, That Congress designates this amount as an emer-
gency requirement for this specific purpose. 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL WORKS 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, General’’ for hurricane-related expenses nec-
essary to dredge navigation channels and repair other 
Corps projects, $94,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That Congress designates this amount 
as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies’’ as authorized by section 5 of the
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Flood Control Act of August 16, 1941, as amended (33 
USC 701n), for emergency hurricane-related expenses 
from coastal storm damages and flooding, $147,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That Con-
gress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose. 
FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 
ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MIS-
SISSIPPI, MISSOURI, AND TENNESSEE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control, Mis-
sissippi River and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Ken-
tucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee’’ 
to cover the additional costs of dredging and mat laying 
operations on the main stem of the lower Mississippi River 
due to hurricanes and other severe storms, $4,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That Con-
gress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties,’’ $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
emergency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency require-
ment for this specific purpose.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
and Famine Assistance’’, $100,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, for emergency hurricane-related ex-
penses without regard to section 10 of Public Law 91– 
672 and section 15 of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956: Provided, That Congress designates 
this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific 
purpose. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 
ADMINISTRATION 
SPACE FLIGHT CAPABILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Space Flight Capabili-
ties’’, to repair facilities damaged and take other emer-
gency measures due to the effects of hurricanes, 
$126,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That Congress designates this amount as an emer-
gency requirement for this specific purpose. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Pro-
gram Account’’ for emergency expenses resulting from 
natural or other disasters, to remain available until ex-
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pended, $501,000,000 for the cost of direct loans; and 
$428,000,000 for administrative expenses to carry out the 
disaster loan program, which may be transferred to the 
appropriations for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’: Provided, 
That Congress designates these amounts as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Unanticipated 
Needs’’, not to exceed $70,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2005, for the American Red Cross 
for reimbursement of disaster relief and recovery expendi-
tures and emergency services associated with Hurricanes 
Charley, Frances and Ivan, and only to the extent funds 
are not made available for those activities by other federal 
sources: Provided, That these funds may be administered 
by any authorized federal government agency to meet the 
purposes of this provision and that total administrative 
costs shall not exceed three percent of the total appropria-
tion: Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall 
audit the use of these funds by the American Red Cross: 
Provided further, That Congress designates this amount 
as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations for Hurricane Disasters Assistance 
Act, 2005’’. 
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