I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3975 
To ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2005 
Mr. JINDAL (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. 
WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. PORTER, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. ALEX-
ANDER, Mr. MCCRERY, and Mr. PICKERING) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To ease the provision of services to individuals affected by 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Hurricane Regulatory Relief Act of 2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—EDUCATION 
Subtitle A—Elementary and Secondary Educational Programs
Sec. 101. Charter schools. 
Subtitle B—Teacher Flexibility 
Sec. 111. Treatment of highly qualified teachers. 
Subtitle C—Educational Programs for Children With Disabilities 
Sec. 121. Agreements to extend certain deadlines of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act to facilitate the provision of educational 
services to children with disabilities. 
Sec. 122. Paperwork reduction pilot program participation for affected States. 
Subtitle D—Higher Education Relief 
Sec. 131. References. 
Sec. 132. Waivers and modifications. 
Sec. 133. Cancellation of institutional repayment by colleges and universities af-
fected by a Gulf hurricane disaster. 
Sec. 134. Cancellation of student loans for cancelled enrollment periods. 
Sec. 135. Temporary deferment of student loan repayment. 
Sec. 136. No affect on grant and loan limits. 
Sec. 137. Teacher loan relief. 
Sec. 138. Transfer of credit. 
Sec. 139. Expanding information dissemination regarding eligibility for Pell 
Grants. 
Sec. 140. Procedures. 
Sec. 141. Termination of authority. 
Subtitle E—Regulatory Relief 
Sec. 151. Regulatory and financial relief. 
TITLE II—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
Subtitle A—Community Services 
Sec. 201. Secretary authority. 
Sec. 202. State authority. 
Subtitle B—Head Start 
Sec. 211. Head start and early head start children affected by a Gulf hurricane 
disaster. 
Subtitle C—Child Care Services 
Sec. 221. Waiver authority to expand the availability of services under Child 
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. 
TITLE III—LABOR 
Subtitle A—Pension Flexibility for Displaced Workers Act of 2005 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Authority to prescribe guidance by reason of the Presidentially de-
clared disasters caused by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane 
Rita.
Sec. 303. Authority in the event of Presidentially declared disaster or terroristic 
or military actions. 
Subtitle B—Occupational Safety and Health 
Sec. 311. Authorization for volunteers. 
Sec. 312. Purchase and distribution of equipment. 
Sec. 313. State assistance and matching fund restrictions. 
Sec. 314. Expiration. 
Subtitle C—Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification 
Sec. 321. Application of WARN notice requirement. 
Subtitle D—Worker Investment 
Sec. 331. Transferability of funds for WIA programs. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Definitions. 
Sec. 402. Procedural waivers. 
Sec. 403. Reporting requirements. 
TITLE I—EDUCATION 
Subtitle A—Elementary and 
Secondary Educational Programs 
SEC. 101. CHARTER SCHOOLS. 
The Secretary of Education shall encourage States— 
(1) to include charter schools in Gulf hurricane 
disaster relief efforts; 
(2) to provide support to charter schools that 
are serving individuals adversely affected by a Gulf 
hurricane disaster; and 
(3) to facilitate the enrollment of students dis-
placed by a Gulf hurricane disaster in charter 
schools, including by—
(A) waiving any requirement relating to 
whether a student has resided in the geographic 
area of the charter school; 
(B) increasing the number of students who 
may attend a charter school; and 
(C) removing any other relevant restric-
tions. 
Subtitle B—Teacher Flexibility 
SEC. 111. TREATMENT OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS. 
For purposes of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et. seq.), and the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
et seq.), an individual who was employed as a teacher on 
August 29, 2005, by a local educational agency in a State, 
and who was highly qualified for such employment on such 
date, may be considered by another State, during the 
2005–2006 school year, to be highly qualified in the same 
core academic subjects for purposes of subsequent employ-
ment as a teacher by a local educational agency in such 
other State, if— 
(1) the local educational agency employing the 
teacher on August 29, 2005, serves an area affected 
by a Gulf hurricane disaster; and
(2) the local educational agency subsequently 
employing the teacher hired the teacher due to needs 
created by the enrollment of displaced students. 
Subtitle C—Educational Programs 
for Children With Disabilities 
SEC. 121. AGREEMENTS TO EXTEND CERTAIN DEADLINES 
OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES 
EDUCATION ACT TO FACILITATE THE PROVI-
SION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CHIL-
DREN WITH DISABILITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Education may 
enter into an agreement described in subsection (b) with 
an eligible entity to extend certain deadlines under the In-
dividuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
et seq.) related to providing special education and related 
services, including early intervention services, to individ-
uals adversely affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster. 
(b) TERMS
OF AGREEMENTS.—An agreement re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is an agreement with an eligible 
entity made in accordance with subsection (e) that may 
extend the applicable deadlines under one or more of the 
following sections: 
(1) Section 611(e)(3)(C)(ii) of such Act, by ex-
tending up to an additional 60 days the 90 day