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cable to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) 
of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress). 
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 HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 
Notwithstanding section 2002(c) of the Social Secu-
rity 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 2008: Pro-
vided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
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applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress). 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
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 for the following costs: (1) recruiting and 
compensating teachers, principals, other school adminis-
trators, and other educators for positions in reopening 
public elementary and secondary schools impacted by Hur-
ricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, including through such 
mechanisms as paying salary premiums, performance bo-
nuses, housing subsidies and relocation costs; and (2) ac-
tivities to build the capacity of reopening such public ele-
mentary and secondary schools to provide an effective edu-
cation, including the design, adaptation, and implementa-
tion of high-quality formative assessments; the establish-
ment of partnerships with nonprofit entities with a dem-
onstrated track record in recruiting and retaining out-
standing teachers and other school leaders; and paid re-
lease time for teachers and principals to identify and rep-
licate successful practices from the fastest-improving and 
highest-performing schools: Provided, That the Secretary 
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of Education shall allocate such funds among such States 
that submit applications; that such allocation shall be 
based on the number of public elementary and secondary 
schools in each State that were closed for 30 days or more 
during the period beginning on August 29, 2005, and end-
ing on December 31, 2005, due to Hurricane Katrina or 
Hurricane Rita; and that such States shall in turn allocate 
funds, on a competitive basis, to local education agencies, 
giving priority to such agencies with the highest percent-
ages of public elementary and secondary schools that are 
closed as a result of such hurricanes as of the date of en-
actment of this Act and the highest percentages of public 
elementary and secondary schools with a student-teacher 
ratio of at least 25 to 1: Provided further, That not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
State educational agency, in cooperation with local edu-
cational agencies, teachers’ unions, local principals’ orga-
nizations, local parents’ organizations, local business orga-
nizations, and local charter schools organizations, shall de-
velop a plan for a rating system for performance bonuses 
and if the State educational agency has failed to reach 
such an agreement that is satisfactory to all consulting 
entities by such deadline, the State educational agency 
shall immediately notify Congress of such failure and rea-
sons for it and shall, not later than 30 days after such 
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notification, establish and implement a rating system that 
shall be based on strong learning gains for students and 
growth in student achievement, based on classroom obser-
vation and feedback at least 4 times annually, conducted 
by multiple sources (including principals and master 
teachers), and evaluated against research-validated ru-
brics that use planning, instructional, and learning envi-
ronment standards to measure teaching performance: Pro-
vided further, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as 
made applicable to the House of Representatives by sec-
tion 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress). 
HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY 
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-
isiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas, in addition to the 
uses of funds described in section 102(e) for the following 
costs: (1) recruiting and compensating teachers, prin-
cipals, other school administrators, and other educators 
for positions in reopening public elementary and secondary 
schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, 
including through such mechanisms as paying salary pre-
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miums, performance bonuses, housing subsidies and relo-
cation costs; and (2) activities to build the capacity of re-
opening such public elementary and secondary schools to 
provide an effective education, including the design, adap-
tation, and implementation of high-quality formative as-
sessments; the establishment of partnerships with non-
profit entities with a demonstrated track record in recruit-
ing and retaining outstanding teachers and other school 
leaders; and paid release time for teachers and principals 
to identify and replicate successful practices from the fast-
est-improving and highest-performing schools: Provided, 
That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the State educational agency, in cooperation 
with local educational agencies, teachers’ unions, local 
principals’ organizations, local parents’ organizations, 
local business organizations, and local charter schools or-
ganizations, shall develop a plan for a rating system for 
performance bonuses and if the State educational agency 
has failed to reach such an agreement that is satisfactory 
to all consulting entities by such deadline, the State edu-
cational agency shall immediately notify Congress of such 
failure and reasons for it and shall, not later than 30 days 
after such notification, establish and implement a rating 
system that shall be based on strong learning gains for 
students and growth in student achievement, based on 
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classroom observation and feedback at least 4 times annu-
ally, conducted by multiple sources (including principals 
and master teachers), and evaluated against research-vali-
dated rubrics that use planning, instructional, and learn-
ing environment standards to measure teaching perform-
ance: Provided further, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress). 
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 102 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 Emergency Assistance Act 
related to hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar 
year 2005, $30,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall 
be available to the Secretary of Education only for pay-
ments to help defray the expenses (which may include lost 
revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, 
and construction) incurred by such institutions of higher 
education that were forced to close for at least 30 consecu-
tive calendar days between August 25, 2005, and January 
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1, 2006, 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 Secretary and 
made publicly available without regard to section 437 of 
the General Education Provisions Act, section 553 of title 
5, United States Code, or part B of title VII of the HEA: 
Provided further, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by sec-
tion 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress). 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 2601. 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.’’. 
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