tees on Appropriations detailing the allocation and obliga-
tion of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 2301. The Secretary is authorized and directed 
to determine the value of eligible reimbursable expenses 
incurred by local governments in storm-proofing pumping 
stations, constructing safe houses for operators, and other 
interim flood control measures in and around the New Or-
leans metropolitan area that the Secretary determines to 
be integral to the overall plan to ensure operability of the 
stations during hurricanes, storms and high water events 
and the flood control plan for the area. 
SEC. 2302. (a) The Secretary of the Army is author-
ized and directed to utilize funds remaining available for 
obligation from the amounts appropriated in chapter 3 of 
Public Law 109–234 under the heading ‘‘Flood Control 
and Coastal Emergencies’’ for projects in the greater New 
Orleans metropolitan area to prosecute these projects in 
a manner which promotes the goal of continuing work at 
an optimal pace, while maximizing, to the greatest extent 
practicable, levels of protection to reduce the risk of storm 
damage to people and property. 
(b) The expenditure of funds as provided in sub-
section (a) may be made without regard to individual 
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amounts or purposes specified in chapter 3 of Public Law 
109–234. 
(c) Any reallocation of funds that are necessary to 
accomplish the goal established in subsection (a) are au-
thorized, subject to the approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriation. 
SEC. 2303. The Chief of Engineers shall investigate 
the overall technical advantages, disadvantages and oper-
ational effectiveness of operating the new pumping sta-
tions at the mouths of the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue 
and London Avenue canals in the New Orleans area di-
rected for construction in Public Law 109–234 concur-
rently or in series with existing pumping stations serving 
these canals and the advantages, disadvantages and tech-
nical operational effectiveness of removing the existing 
pumping stations and configuring the new pumping sta-
tions and associated canals to handle all needed dis-
charges; and the advantages, disadvantages and technical 
operational effectiveness of replacing or improving the 
floodwalls and levees adjacent to the three outfall canals: 
Provided, That the analysis should be conducted at Fed-
eral expense: Provided further, That the analysis shall be 
completed and furnished to the Congress not later than 
three months after enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2304. Using funds made available in Chapter 
3 under title II of Public Law 109–234, under the heading 
‘‘Investigations’’, the Secretary of the Army, in consulta-
tion with other agencies and the State of Louisiana shall 
accelerate completion as practicable the final report of the 
Chief of Engineers recommending a comprehensive plan 
to deauthorize deep draft navigation on the Mississippi 
River Gulf Outlet: Provided, That the plan shall incor-
porate and build upon the Interim Mississippi River Gulf 
Outlet Deep-Draft De-Authorization Report submitted to 
Congress in December 2006 pursuant to Public Law 109– 
234. 
CHAPTER 4 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Of the unobligated balances under the heading 
‘‘Small Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program 
Account’’, $25,069,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be used for administrative expenses to carry 
out the disaster loan program, which may be transferred 
to and merged with ‘‘Small Business Administration, Sal-
aries and Expenses’’. 
Of the unobligated balances under the heading 
‘‘Small Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program 
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Account’’, $25,000,000 shall be used for loans under sec-
tion 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act for businesses lo-
cated in an area for which the President declared a major 
disaster because of the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico 
in calendar year 2005, of which not to exceed $8,750,000 
is for direct administrative expenses and may be trans-
ferred to and merged with ‘‘Small Business Administra-
tion, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the disaster loan 
program of the Small Business Administration. 
CHAPTER 5 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, 
$4,610,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $4,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 2501. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including any agreement, the Fed-
eral share of assistance, including direct Federal assist-
ance, provided for the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Florida, Alabama, and Texas in connection with Hurri-
canes Katrina, Wilma, Dennis, and Rita under sections 
403, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
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Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 
5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 percent of the eligible 
costs under such sections. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal share provided by 
subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied 
for before the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2502. (a) COMMUNITY DISASTER LOAN ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Commu-
nity Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
88) is amended by striking ‘‘Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford 
Act, such loans may not be canceled:’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date of en-
actment of the Community Disaster Loan Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–88). 
(b) EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title II of the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane 
Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234) is amended 
under Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
‘‘Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Ac-
count’’ by striking ‘‘Provided further, That notwith-
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standing section 417(c)(1) of such Act, such loans 
may not be canceled:’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date of en-
actment of the Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
234). 
SEC. 2503. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2401 of the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 
the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 
(Public Law 109–234) is amended by striking ‘‘12 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 months’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall be effective on the date of enactment of 
the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for De-
fense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 
2006 (Public Law 109–234). 
CHAPTER 6 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preserva-
tion Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
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the 2005 season, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2008: Provided, That the funds provided 
under this heading shall be provided to the State Historic 
Preservation Officer, after consultation with the National 
Park Service, for grants for disaster relief in areas of Lou-
isiana impacted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Provided 
further, That grants shall be for the preservation, sta-
bilization, rehabilitation, and repair of historic properties 
listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic 
Places, for planning and technical assistance: Provided 
further, That grants shall only be available for areas that 
the President determines to be a major disaster under sec-
tion 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) due to 
Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That indi-
vidual grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal match-
ing requirement: Provided further, That no more than 5 
percent of funds provided under this heading for disaster 
relief grants may be used for administrative expenses. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 2601. Of the disaster relief funds from Public 
Law 109–234, 120 Stat. 418, 461, (June 30, 2006), chap-
ter 5, ‘‘National Park Service—Historic Preservation 
Fund’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
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of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 
season that were allocated to the State of Mississippi by 
the National Park Service, $500,000 is hereby transferred 
to the ‘‘National Park Service—National Recreation and 
Preservation’’ appropriation: Provided, That these funds 
may be used to reconstruct destroyed properties that at 
the time of destruction were listed in the National Register 
of Historic Places and are otherwise qualified to receive 
these funds: Provided further, That the State Historic 
Preservation Officer certifies that, for the community 
where that destroyed property was located, the property 
is iconic to or essential to illustrating that community’s 
historic identity, that no other property in that community 
with the same associative historic value has survived, and 
that sufficient historical documentation exists to ensure 
an accurate reproduction. 
CHAPTER 7 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For an additional amount under part B of title VII 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (‘‘HEA’’) for institu-
tions of higher education (as defined in section 101 or sec-
tion 102(c) of that Act) that are located in an area in 
which a major disaster was declared in accordance with 
section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
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Emergency Assistance Act related to Hurricanes Katrina 
or Rita, $30,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall be 
available to the Secretary of Education only for payments 
to help defray the expenses (which may include lost rev-
enue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, and 
construction) incurred by such institutions of higher edu-
cation that were forced to close, relocate or significantly 
curtail their activities as a result of damage directly 
caused by such hurricanes and for payments to enable 
such institutions to provide grants to students who attend 
such institutions for academic years beginning on or after 
July 1, 2006: Provided further, That such payments shall 
be made in accordance with criteria established by the Sec-
retary and made publicly available without regard to sec-
tion 437 of the General Education Provisions Act, section 
553 of title 5, United States Code, or part B of title VII 
of the HEA. 
HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY 
For carrying out activities authorized by subpart 1 
of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965, $30,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for use by the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, 
and Alabama primarily for recruiting, retaining, and com-
pensating new and current teachers, school principals, as-
sistant principals, principal resident directors, assistant 
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directors, and other educators, who commit to work for 
at least three years in school-based positions in public ele-
mentary and secondary schools located in an area with re-
spect to which a major disaster was declared under section 
401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) by reason of Hur-
ricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, including through such 
mechanisms as paying salary premiums, performance bo-
nuses, housing subsidies, signing bonuses, and relocation 
costs and providing loan forgiveness, with priority given 
to teachers and school-based school principals, assistant 
principals, principal resident directors, assistant directors, 
and other educators who previously worked or lived in one 
of the affected areas, are currently employed (or become 
employed) in such a school in any of the affected areas 
after those disasters, and commit to continue that employ-
ment for at least 3 years, Provided, That funds available 
under this heading to such States may also be used for 
1 or more of the following activities: (1) to build the capac-
ity, knowledge, and skill of teachers and school-based 
school principals, assistant principals, principal resident 
directors, assistant directors, and other educators in such 
public elementary and secondary schools to provide an ef-
fective education, including the design, adaptation, and 
implementation of high-quality formative assessments; (2) 
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the establishment of partnerships with nonprofit entities 
with a demonstrated track record in recruiting and retain-
ing outstanding teachers and other school-based school 
principals, assistant principals, principal resident direc-
tors, and assistant directors; and (3) paid release time for 
teachers and principals to identify and replicate successful 
practices from the fastest-improving and highest-per-
forming schools: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Education shall allocate amounts available under this 
heading among such States that submit applications; that 
such allocation shall be based on the number of public ele-
mentary and secondary schools in each State that were 
closed for 19 days or more during the period beginning 
on August 29, 2005, and ending on December 31, 2005, 
due to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; and that 
such States shall in turn allocate funds to local edu-
cational agencies, with priority given first to such agencies 
with the highest percentages of public elementary and sec-
ondary schools that are closed as a result of such hurri-
canes as of the date of enactment of this Act and then 
to such agencies with the highest percentages of public 
elementary and secondary schools with a student-teacher 
ratio of at least 25 to 1, and with any remaining amounts 
to be distributed to such agencies with demonstrated need, 
as determined by the State Superintendent of Education: 
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Provided further, That, in the case of any State that choos-
es to use amounts available under this heading for per-
formance bonuses, not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and in collaboration with local 
educational agencies, teachers’ unions, local principals’ or-
ganizations, local parents’ organizations, local business or-
ganizations, and local charter schools organizations, the 
State educational agency shall develop a plan for a rating 
system for performance bonuses, and if no agreement has 
been reached that is satisfactory to all consulting entities 
by such deadline, the State educational agency shall imme-
diately send a letter notifying Congress and shall, not later 
than 30 days after such notification, establish and imple-
ment a rating system that shall be based on classroom 
observation and feedback more than once annually, con-
ducted by multiple sources (including, but not limited to, 
principals and master teachers), and evaluated against re-
search-based rubrics that use planning, instructional, and 
learning environment standards to measure teacher per-
formance, except that the requirements of this proviso 
shall not apply to a State that has enacted a State law 
in 2006 authorizing performance pay for teachers. 
PROGRAMS TO RESTART SCHOOL OPERATIONS 
Funds made available under section 102 of the Hur-
ricane Education Recovery Act (title IV of division B of 
Public Law 109–148) may be used by the States of Lou-
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isiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas, in addition to the 
uses of funds described in section 102(e), for the following 
costs: (1) recruiting, retaining, and compensating new and 
current teachers, school principals, assistant principals, 
principal resident directors, assistant directors, and other 
educators for school-based positions in public elementary 
and secondary schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina or 
Hurricane Rita, including through such mechanisms as 
paying salary premiums, performance bonuses, housing 
subsidies, signing bonuses, and relocation costs and pro-
viding loan forgiveness; (2) activities to build the capacity, 
knowledge, and skills of teachers and school-based school 
principals, assistant principals, principal resident direc-
tors, assistant directors, and other educators in such pub-
lic elementary and secondary schools to provide an effec-
tive education, including the design, adaptation, and im-
plementation of high-quality formative assessments; (3) 
the establishment of partnerships with nonprofit entities 
with a demonstrated track record in recruiting and retain-
ing outstanding teachers and school-based school prin-
cipals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, 
and assistant directors; and (4) paid release time for 
teachers and principals to identify and replicate successful 
practices from the fastest-improving and highest-per-
forming schools. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 2701. Section 105(b) of title IV of division B 
of Public Law 109–148 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘With respect to the program 
authorized by section 102 of this Act, the waiver authority 
in subsection (a) of this section shall be available until 
the end of fiscal year 2008.’’. 
SEC. 2702. Notwithstanding section 2002(c) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a(c)), funds made 
available under the heading ‘‘Social Services Block Grant’’ 
in division B of Public Law 109–148 shall be available 
for expenditure by the States through the end of fiscal 
year 2009. 
SEC. 2703. (a) In the event that Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, or Texas fails to meet its match re-
quirement with funds appropriated in fiscal years 2006 
or 2007, for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services may waive the application 
of section 2617(d)(4) of the Public Health Service Act for 
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas. 
(b) The Secretary may not exercise the waiver au-
thority available under subsection (a) to allow a grantee 
to provide less than a 25 percent matching grant. 
(c) For grant years beginning in 2008, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas and any eligible metro-
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politan area in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and 
Texas shall comply with each of the applicable require-
ments under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300ff–11 et seq.). 
CHAPTER 8 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 
Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, 
United States Code, $682,942,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That section 125(d)(1) of title 
23, United States Code, shall not apply to emergency re-
lief projects that respond to damage caused by the 2005– 
2006 winter storms in the State of California: Provided 
further, That of the unobligated balances of funds appor-
tioned to each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, $682,942,000 are rescinded: Provided fur-
ther, That such rescission shall not apply to the funds dis-
tributed in accordance with sections 130(f) and 104(b)(5) 
of title 23, United States Code; sections 133(d)(1) and 
163 of such title, as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of Public Law 109–59; and the first sentence 
of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title. 
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