able until September 30, 2006: Provided, That from such 
amount, $50,000,000 shall be made available to the Envi-
ronmental Health Lab/Bio Monitoring Fund for evacuees, 
rescue workers, and others: Provided further, That from 
such amount, $50,000,000 shall be made available to the 
Environmental Health Tracking Network for ongoing pub-
lic health tracking and registries as a result of Hurricane 
Katrina: Provided further, That from such amount, 
$100,000,000 shall be made available for Public Health 
Improvement to rebuild the Louisiana public health infra-
structure affected by Hurricane Katrina: Provided further, 
That $100,000,000 shall be made available to carry out 
mosquito abatement activities under section 317S of the 
Public Health Service Act for States affected by Hurri-
cane Katrina. 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for making payments 
under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), $36,000,000, which 
shall be made available for payments to Louisiana, and 
which shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 
2005 and remain available until expended. 
SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 
For an additional amount for making grants to the 
State of Louisiana pursuant to section 2002 of the Social
Security Act, $13,000,000, which shall be made available 
for obligation in fiscal year 2006. 
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for making payments to 
the State of Lousiana for carrying out the provisions of 
subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
$11,000,000. Such payments shall be used for the purpose 
of providing family reunification and family support serv-
ices for children who reside or resided in the State of Lou-
isiana in an area in which a major disaster relating to 
Hurricane Katrina was declared by the President under 
section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), including 
such children who are receiving foster care maintenance 
payments under section 472 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 672), adoption assistance payments under section 
473 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 673), or are determined by 
the State to be otherwise in need of child welfare services. 
For an additional amount for making payments to 
the State of Louisiana to carry out the John H. Chafee 
Foster Care Independence Program pursuant to section 
477 of the Social Security Act, $1,358,000, which shall 
be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2006: 
PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES 
For an additional amount for making payments to 
the State of Louisiana for carrying out the provisions of
subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
$26,000,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY 
FUND 
For emergency and other services, $1,000,000,000 to 
be made available by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to provide funds to the Louisiana Department of 
Health and Hospitals, to remain available until December 
31, 2006: Provided, That such funds shall not have any 
affect on any funding available from the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency to Louisiana: Provided further, 
That from such amount, $500,000,000 shall be made 
available to be used, in consultation with the Department 
of Health and Human Services, for emergency grants and 
reimbursements awarded by the Louisiana Department of 
Health and Hospitals for health care suppliers and pro-
viders that incurred healthcare-related expenses or lost 
revenues as a result of their response to the public health 
emergency resulting from Hurricane Katrina, including 
funding for additional medical personnel, hospital equip-
ment, community health centers, social services, disabled 
or elderly care, and emergency rooms: Provided further, 
That from such amount, $500,000,000 shall be made 
available to be used, in consultation with the Department
of Health and Human Services, for grants for the funding 
of activities for immediate emergency needs, including re-
building, repairing, and restoration of healthcare infra-
structures, including offices, clinics, community health 
centers, and hospitals, with a priority given to requests 
involving those hospitals that maintained operations 
through Hurricane Katrina and are still in operation as 
of the date of enactment of this Act and with special con-
sideration given to requests relating to the immediate 
emergency needs of hospitals, physicians’ offices, commu-
nity health centers, and clinics, in that order. 
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT 
For an additional amount for making payments to 
the State of Louisiana to carry out activities authorized 
under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) for individuals impacted 
by Hurricane Katrina, $100,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
Subtitle G—Department of Housing 
and Urban Development 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental 
Assistance’’ for annual contributions contracts for tenant- 
based assistance under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) for use only for
assistance for families displaced as a result of Hurricane 
Katrina, $3,500,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the entire amount provided herein shall be 
available immediately and shall not be subject to appor-
tionment for the purpose of chapter 15 of title 31, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the amount provided 
herein is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress). 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’ for activities authorized under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, for 
use only for disaster relief, long-term recovery, and mitiga-
tion in communities affected by Hurricane Katrina, except 
those activities reimbursable by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency or available through the Small Busi-
ness Administration, and for reimbursement for expendi-
tures incurred from the regular Community Development 
Block Grant formula allocation used to achieve these same 
purposes, $50,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment may use up to $5,000,000,000 under the HOME
Investment Partnerships Program for assistance under 
title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment may use up to $5,000,000,000 under the HOPE VI 
program in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina: Provided 
further, That the amount provided herein is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 
Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress): Provided further, for ex-
penses to assist businesses in Louisiana during recovery 
from and reconstruction of facilities damaged by Hurri-
cane Katrina, for ‘‘Louisiana Business Redevelopment 
Fund’’, $10,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the State of Louisiana in conjunc-
tion with local authorities in the additional disaster par-
ishes, shall: (1) establish a Bayou State Redevelopment 
Corporation (‘‘the corporation’’); (2) distribute the funds 
provided for the ‘‘Louisiana Business Redevelopment 
Fund’’ through the Bayou State Redevelopment Corpora-
tion; (3) within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, issue the initial criteria and requirements necessary 
to accept applications from individuals, nonprofits, and 
small businesses for economic losses from the August 28, 
2005, impact of Hurricane Katrina; and (4) begin proc-
essing such applications: Provided further, That the cor-
poration shall expeditiously respond to any application 
from an individual, nonprofit, or small business for eco-
nomic losses under this heading: Provided further, That 
of the total amount made available for the ‘‘Louisiana 
Business 
Redevelopment 
Fund’’, 
no 
less 
than 
$750,000,000 shall be made available for individuals, non-
profits, or small businesses described, with a limit of 
$750,000 per small business for economic losses: Provided 
further, That amounts made available in the previous pro-
viso shall only be available for individuals, nonprofits, or 
small businesses located in communities within the State 
of Louisiana designated by the President as a major dis-
aster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, in connection with Hurricane 
Katrina: Provided further, That, of the amount provided 
in this paragraph, $1,000,000,000 shall be used for a pro-
gram to aid the travel and tourism industry. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
MORTGAGE RELIEF 
For mortgage relief for individuals affected by Hurri-
cane Katrina, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until 
March 30, 2007: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development shall consult with the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration prior to
issuing such funds to an individual: Provided further, That 
the amount provided herein is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress). 
Subtitle H—Department of 
Transportation 
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses to 
carry out the projects and activities described in title V— 
(1) $7,000,000,000 shall be available to the 
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Devel-
opment for construction, maintenance, and repair of 
evacuation and energy supply routes in the State of 
Louisiana; 
(2) $5,000,000,000 shall be available to the 
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Devel-
opment for expansion of road and transit capacity; 
(3) $1,000,000,000 shall be available to the 
Port of New Orleans, Louisiana, for restoration, 
protection, and improvement of infrastructure; 
(4) $1,000,000,000 shall be available to the 
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Devel-
opment to provide grants for restoration, protection, 
and improvement of infrastructure to ports other 
than the Port of New Orleans;
(5) $71,800,000 shall be available to the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration for reimbursements to 
the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Air-
port; 
(6) $7,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be available to carry out section 
48101(c) of title 49, United States Code; 
(7) $2,900,000,000 shall be available for the 
emergency relief program of the Department of 
Transportation under section 125 of title 23, United 
States Code; 
(8) $20,000,000 shall be available for the estab-
lishment and implementation of comprehensive de-
velopment plans for development districts in the 
State of Louisiana; 
(9) $36,000,000 shall be available to the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration for reimbursements to 
the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad for antici-
pated revenue shortfalls due to Hurricane Katrina; 
(10) $190,000,000 shall be available to the 
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority for reve-
nues lost as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina; 
and
(11) $150,000,000 shall be available to the 
Maritime Administration of the Department of 
Transportation for the cost of guaranteed loans. 
The amounts provided under this heading are des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of the conference report to accompany H. Con. Res. 
95 (109th Congress). 
Subtitle I—Department of Energy 
ENERGY CONSERVATION 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses in 
carrying out the weatherization program established under 
part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), $11,000,000, which 
shall be made available for such expenses in Louisiana, 
and shall remain available until expended. 
Subtitle J—Department of 
Education 
TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND 
For an additional amount for a teacher incentive 
fund, $750,000,000 to remain available until expended: 
Provided That such funds shall be made available to the 
Louisiana Department of Education, to create a teacher 
incentive fund to provide assistance to all teachers who 
were employed on August 29, 2005, in Louisiana and af-
fected by Hurricane Katrina, as directed by the Louisiana
Department of Education, which funds shall remain avail-
able to the Louisiana Department of Education until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the amount of any such 
funds to be provided to a teacher shall be reduced by any 
amount the teacher receives under section 410(a) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5177(a)), for temporary extended un-
employment compensation under subtitle E of title III, for 
temporary employment, or under any other Federal pro-
gram: Provided further, That such funds shall only be 
made available to a teacher if the teacher enters into a 
written agreement with the Louisiana Department of Edu-
cation to return to employment at the teacher’s home 
school in Louisiana once the return is determined appro-
priate by the Louisiana Department of Education. 
PROJECT SERV 
For an additional amount for Project Serv under the 
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (20 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) for individuals impacted by Hurri-
cane Katrina, $5,000,000 to remain available until ex-
pended for Hurricane Katrina affected Louisiana commu-
nities.
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 120. SUPPORT FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS WITH A LARGE INFLUX OF DIS-
PLACED STUDENTS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section— 
(1) to provide assistance to eligible local edu-
cational agencies experiencing large increases in stu-
dent enrollment due to Hurricane Katrina; 
(2) to assist private and parochial schools expe-
riencing large increases in student enrollment due to 
Hurricane Katrina. 
(3) to facilitate the enrollment of students im-
pacted by Hurricane Katrina into elementary schools 
and secondary schools served by such agencies and 
private and parochial schools; and 
(4) to provide high quality instruction to such 
students. 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education 
shall award grants to eligible local educational agen-
cies and eligible private schools. 
(2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 
AND ELIGIBLE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.— 
(A) CHILD COUNT.—Each State that has a 
large influx of displaced students due to Hurri-