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subsection may be exercised only with respect to funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available after fiscal year 
2008. 
SERBIA 
SEC. 1409. Of the funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic 
States’’ by title III of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 
(division J of Public Law 110–161), an amount equivalent 
to the unpaid costs of damage to the United States Embassy 
in Belgrade, Serbia, as estimated by the Secretary of State, 
resulting from the February 21, 2008 attack on such Em-
bassy, shall be withheld from obligation for assistance for 
the central government of Serbia if the Secretary of State 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Gov-
ernment of Serbia has failed to provide full compensation 
to the Department of State for damages to the United States 
Embassy resulting from the February 21, 2008 attack on 
such embassy. Section 8002 of this Act shall not apply to 
this section. 
RESCISSIONS 
SEC. 1410. (a) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.— 
(1) For an additional amount for a contribution 
to the World Food Program to assist farmers in coun-
tries affected by food shortages to increase crop yields, 
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notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision 
of 
law, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Andean Counterdrug Initiative’’ in prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for foreign operations, export fi-
nancing, and related programs, $20,000,000 are re-
scinded. 
(b) SUDAN.— 
(1) For an additional amount for ‘‘International 
Narcotics 
Control 
and 
Law 
Enforcement’’, 
$10,000,000, for assistance for Sudan to support 
formed police units, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009, and subject to prior consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ in prior Acts making appropriations for for-
eign operations, export financing, and related pro-
grams, $10,000,000 are rescinded. 
(c) RESCISSION.—Of the unobligated balances of funds 
appropriated for ‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’ 
in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs, $50,000,000 are re-
scinded. 
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(d) EXCEPTION.—Section 8002 of this Act shall not 
apply to subsections (a) and (b) of this section. 
DARFUR PEACEKEEPING 
SEC. 1411. Funds appropriated under the headings 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and ‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’ by the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 
(division J of Public Law 110–161) and by prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs may be used to transfer, equip, up-
grade, refurbish or lease helicopters or related equipment 
necessary to support the operations of the African Union/ 
United Nations peacekeeping operation in Darfur, Sudan, 
that was established pursuant to United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1769. The President may utilize the au-
thority of sections 506 or 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318, 2321j) or section 61 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796) in order to provide 
such support, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
except for sections 502B(a)(2), 620A and 620J of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(a)(2), 2371, 
2378d) and section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2780). Any exercise of the authorities provided 
by section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act pursuant to 
this section may include the authority to acquire helicopters 
by contract. 
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TIBET 
SEC. 1412. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations and related programs under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Em-
bassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’, up to 
$5,000,000 shall be made available to establish a United 
States Consulate in Lhasa, Tibet. 
(b) The Department of State should not consent to 
opening a consular post in the United States by the People’s 
Republic of China until such time as the People’s Republic 
of China consents to opening a United States consular post 
in Lhasa, Tibet. 
JORDAN 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1413. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Eco-
nomic 
Support 
Fund’’ 
for 
assistance 
for 
Jordan, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing 
Program’’ 
for 
assistance 
for 
Jordan, 
$33,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
(c) Of the unobligated balances of funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ in 
prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, 
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export financing, and related programs, $58,000,000 are re-
scinded. 
(d) Section 8002 of this Act shall not apply to this 
section. 
ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 1414. (a) Funds provided by this chapter for the 
following accounts shall be made available for programs 
and countries in the amounts contained in the respective 
tables included in the explanatory statement printed in the 
Congressional Record accompanying this Act: 
‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’. 
(b) Any proposed increases or decreases to the amounts 
contained in such tables in the explanatory statement print-
ed in the Congressional Record accompanying this Act shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. 
REPROGRAMMING AUTHORITY 
SEC. 1415. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, to include minimum funding requirements or funding 
directives, funds made available under the headings ‘‘Devel-
opment Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in 
prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs may be made avail-
able to address critical food shortages, subject to prior con-
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sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
SPENDING PLANS AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES 
SEC. 1416. (a) SUBCHAPTER A SPENDING PLAN.—Not 
later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a report detailing planned expenditures for funds 
appropriated under the headings in subchapter A, except 
for funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘International 
Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, 
and ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration As-
sistance Fund’’. 
(b) SUBCHAPTER B SPENDING PLAN.—The Secretary 
of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
not later than November 1, 2008, and prior to the initial 
obligation of funds, a detailed spending plan for funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available in subchapter B, 
except for funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’, and ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Mi-
gration Assistance Fund’’. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—Funds made available in this 
chapter shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations and section 
634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
SEC. 1417. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
chapter shall be available under the authorities and condi-
tions provided in the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 
(division J of Public Law 110–161), except that section 
699K of such Act shall not apply to funds in this chapter. 
TITLE II—DOMESTIC MATTERS 
CHAPTER 1—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $150,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009: Provided, That of the amount provided: (1) 
$66,792,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Ap-
plied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (2) $28,019,000 shall be for the Center 
for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activi-
ties in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $12,736,000 
shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Re-
search and related field activities in the Office of Regu-
latory Affairs; (4) $6,057,000 shall be for the Center for Vet-
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erinary Medicine and related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $20,094,000 shall be for the Cen-
ter for Devices and Radiological Health and related field 
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $3,396,000 
shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Research; 
and (7) $12,906,000 shall be for other activities, including 
the Office of the Commissioner, the Office of Scientific and 
Medical Programs; the Office of Policy, Planning and Pre-
paredness; the Office of International and Special Pro-
grams; the Office of Operations; and central services for 
these offices. 
CHAPTER 2—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND SCIENCE 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Periodic Censuses and 
Programs’’, $210,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses related to the 2010 Decennial 
Census: Provided, That not less than $3,000,000 shall be 
transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ at the De-
partment of Commerce for necessary expenses associated 
with oversight activities of the 2010 Decennial Census: Pro-
vided further, That not less than $1,000,000 shall be used 
only for a reimbursable agreement with the Defense Con-
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tract Management Agency to provide continuing contract 
management oversight of the 2010 Decennial Census. 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $178,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008. 
OTHER AGENCIES 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND EXPLORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Science, Aeronautics 
and Exploration’’, $62,500,000. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and Related 
Activities’’, $22,500,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be avail-
able 
solely 
for 
activities 
authorized 
by 
section 
7002(b)(2)(A)(iv) of Public Law 110–69. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Education and 
Human Resources’’, $40,000,000: Provided, That of the 
amount provided, $20,000,000 shall be available for activi-
ties authorized by section 10 of the National Science Foun-
dation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1) and 
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$20,000,000 shall be available for activities authorized by 
section 10A of the National Science Foundation Authoriza-
tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1a). 
CHAPTER 3—ENERGY 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY PROGRAMS 
SCIENCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Science’’, $62,500,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 
ACTIVITIES 
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Environ-
mental Cleanup’’, $62,500,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
CHAPTER 4—LABOR AND HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT 
SERVICE OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State Unemployment 
Insurance and Employment Service Operations’’ for grants 
to the States for the administration of State unemployment 
insurance, $110,000,000, which may be expended from the 
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Employment Security Administration Account in the Un-
employment Trust Fund, to be used for unemployment in-
surance workloads experienced by the States through Sep-
tember 30, 2008, which shall be available for Federal obliga-
tion through December 31, 2008. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Director’’, 
$150,000,000, which shall be transferred to the Institutes 
and Centers of the National Institutes of Health and to the 
Common Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of the 
Public Health Service Act in proportion to the appropria-
tions otherwise made to such Institutes, Centers, and Com-
mon Fund for fiscal year 2008: Provided, That these funds 
shall be used to support additional scientific research and 
shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes 
and for the same time period as the appropriation or fund 
to which transferred: Provided further, That this transfer 
authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the National Institutes of Health: Provided fur-
ther, That none of these funds may be transferred to ‘‘Na-
tional Institutes of Health–Buildings and Facilities’’, the 
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Center for Scientific Review, the Center for Information 
Technology, the Clinical Center, the Global Fund for HIV/ 
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, or the Office of the Direc-
tor (except for the transfer to the Common Fund). 
CHAPTER 5—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED 
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
For payment to Annette Lantos, widow of Tom Lan-
tos, late a Representative from the State of California, 
$169,300: Provided, That section 8002 shall not apply to 
this appropriation. 
TITLE III—NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF AND 
RECOVERY 
CHAPTER 1—AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Con-
servation Program’’, $89,413,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Water-
shed Protection Program’’, $390,464,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
CHAPTER 2—COMMERCE 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an additional 
amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance Programs’’, 
for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term 
recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in areas covered 
by a declaration of major disaster under title IV of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) as a result of recent natural 
disasters, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
CHAPTER 3—CORPS OF ENGINEERS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, for nec-
essary expenses to address emergency situations at Corps 
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of Engineers projects and rehabilitate and repair damages 
to Corps projects caused by recent natural disasters, 
$61,700,000, to remain available until expended. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$2,835,000,000, to become available on October 1, 2008, and 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Army is directed to use $1,997,000,000 of the 
funds provided herein to modify authorized projects in 
southeast Louisiana to provide hurricane, storm and flood 
damage reduction in the greater New Orleans and sur-
rounding areas to the levels of protection necessary to 
achieve the certification required for participation in the 
National Flood Insurance Program under the base flood ele-
vations current at the time of enactment of this Act, and 
shall use $1,077,000,000 of those funds for the Lake Pont-
chartrain and Vicinity project and $920,000,000 of those 
funds for the West Bank and Vicinity project: Provided fur-
ther, That, in addition, $838,000,000 of the funds provided 
herein shall be for elements of Southeast Louisiana Urban 
Drainage project within the geographic perimeter of the 
West Bank and Vicinity and Lake Pontchartrain and Vi-
cinity projects, to provide for interior drainage of runoff 
from rainfall with a ten percent annual exceedance prob-
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ability: Provided further, That the amounts provided herein 
shall be subject to a 65 percent Federal / 35 percent non- 
Federal cost share for the specified purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That beginning not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
Works, shall provide monthly reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 
funds: Provided further, That the expenditure of funds as 
provided above may be made without regard to individual 
amounts or purposes except that any reallocation of funds 
that is necessary to accomplish the established goals is au-
thorized subject to the approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 
Tributaries’’ 
for 
recovery 
from 
natural 
disasters, 
$17,590,000, to remain available until expended, to repair 
damages to Federal projects caused by recent natural disas-
ters. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance’’ to dredge navigation channels and repair other 
Corps projects related to natural disasters, $298,344,000, 
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to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Chief of Engineers, acting through the Assistant Secretary 
of the Army for Civil Works, shall provide a monthly report 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations de-
tailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, begin-
ning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act 
of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses 
to prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural disasters 
and support emergency operations, repair and other activi-
ties in response to flood and hurricane emergencies as au-
thorized by law, $226,854,800, to remain available until 
expended. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act 
of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses 
relating to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season, $2,926,000,000, to become 
available on October 1, 2008, and to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That funds provided herein shall be 
used to reduce the risk of hurricane and storm damages to 
the greater New Orleans metropolitan area, at full Federal 
expense, for the following: $704,000,000 shall be used to 
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modify the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue, and London Ave-
nue drainage canals and install pumps and closure struc-
tures at or near the lakefront; $90,000,000 shall be used for 
storm-proofing interior pump stations to ensure the oper-
ability of the stations during hurricanes, storms, and high 
water events; $459,000,000 shall be used for armoring crit-
ical elements of the New Orleans hurricane and storm dam-
age reduction system; $53,000,000 shall be used to improve 
protection at the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal; 
$456,000,000 shall be used to replace or modify certain non- 
Federal levees in Plaquemines Parish to incorporate the lev-
ees into the existing New Orleans to Venice hurricane pro-
tection project; $412,000,000 shall be used for reinforcing 
or replacing flood walls, as necessary, in the existing Lake 
Pontchartrain and Vicinity project and the existing West 
Bank and Vicinity project to improve the performance of 
the systems; $393,000,000 shall be used for repair and res-
toration of authorized protections and floodwalls; and 
$359,000,000 shall be to complete the authorized protection 
for the Lake Ponchartrain and Vicinity, West Bank and 
Vicinity, and the New Orleans to Venice projects: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of the Army, within available 
funds, is directed to continue the NEPA alternative evalua-
tion of all options with particular attention to Options 1, 
2 and 2a of the report to Congress, dated August 30, 2007, 
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provided in response to the requirements of chapter 3, sec-
tion 4303 of Public Law 110–28, and within 90 days of 
enactment of this Act provide the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations cost estimates to implement Op-
tions 1, 2 and 2a of the above cited report: Provided further, 
That beginning not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers, acting through 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall 
provide monthly reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate detail-
ing the allocation and obligation of these funds: Provided 
further, That any project using funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be initiated only after non-Federal inter-
ests have entered into binding agreements with the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works requiring the non- 
Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation, main-
tenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of 
completed elements and to hold and save the United States 
free from damages due to the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the project, except for damages due to the 
fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors: 
Provided further, That the expenditure of funds as provided 
above may be made without regard to individual amounts 
or purposes except that any reallocation of funds that is 
necessary to accomplish the established goals is authorized 
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subject to the approval of the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations. 
EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Expenses’’ for in-
creased efforts by the Mississippi Valley Division to oversee 
emergency response and recovery activities related to the 
consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005, 
$1,500,000 to remain available until expended. 
CHAPTER 4—SMALL BUSINESS 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) 
of the Small Business Act, for necessary expenses related 
to flooding in Midwestern States and other natural disas-
ters, $164,939,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for expenses to carry out the direct loan 
program in response to flooding in Midwestern States and 
other natural disasters, including onsite assistance to dis-
aster victims, increased staff at call centers, processing cen-
ters, and field inspections teams, and attorneys to assist 
in loan closings, $101,814,000, to remain available until 
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expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector 
General of the Small Business Administration for audits 
and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan program 
and shall be paid to appropriations for the Office of Inspec-
tor General; of which $94,814,000 is for direct administra-
tive expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the 
direct loan program, which may be paid to appropriations 
for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $6,000,000 is for 
indirect administrative expenses, which may be paid to ap-
propriations for Salaries and Expenses. 
CHAPTER 5—FEMA DISASTER RELIEF 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, 
$897,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
CHAPTER 6—HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING 
For the provision of 3,000 units of permanent sup-
portive housing as referenced in the Road Home Program 
of the Louisiana Recovery Authority approved by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, $73,000,000, 
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