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the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 
2006 (Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 2680); or 
(2) an agricultural disaster assistance provision 
contained in the announcement of the Secretary on 
January 26, 2006. 
Subtitle C—Forestry 
SEC. 3031. TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION OF TREE.—In this section, the term 
‘‘tree’’ includes a tree (including a Christmas tree, orna-
mental tree, nursery tree, and potted tree), bush (including 
a shrub), and vine. 
(b) PROGRAM.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary 
of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to pro-
vide assistance under the tree assistance program estab-
lished under sections 10201 through 10203 of the Farm Se-
curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8201 
et seq.) to— 
(1) producers who suffered tree losses in hurri-
cane-affected counties; and 
(2) fruit and tree nut producers in hurricane-af-
fected counties for site preparation, replacement, re-
habilitation, and pruning. 
(c) COSTS.—Funds made available under this section 
shall also be made available to cover costs associated with
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tree pruning, tree rehabilitation, and other appropriate 
tree-related activities as determined by the Secretary. 
(d) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that 
no producer on a farm receives duplicative payments under 
this section and any other Federal program for the same 
loss. 
Subtitle D—Conservation 
SEC. 3041. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO CLEAR DEBRIS AND ANIMAL CAR-
CASSES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary, acting through the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service, using funds made available for the emergency 
watershed protection program established under section 403 
of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203), 
may provide financial and technical assistance to remove 
and dispose of debris and animal carcasses that could ad-
versely affect health and safety on non-Federal land in a 
hurricane-affected county. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO USE CERTAIN PRACTICES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, act-
ing through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
may use direct check-writing practices and electronic trans-
fers to provide financial and technical assistance under the 
emergency watershed protection program established under
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section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2203) in a hurricane-affected county. 
SEC. 3042. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM. 
The Secretary shall use an additional $108,500,000 of 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out 
emergency measures identified by the Chief of the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service as of the date of enactment 
of this Act through the emergency watershed protection pro-
gram established under section 403 of the Agricultural 
Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203). 
SEC. 3043. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. 
The Secretary shall use an additional $17,000,000 of 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out 
emergency measures identified by the Administrator of the 
Farm Service Agency as of the date of enactment of this 
Act through the emergency conservation program estab-
lished under title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.). 
Subtitle E—Farm Service Agency 
SEC. 3051. FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL. 
The Secretary shall use $23,000,000 of funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation to hire additional County 
Farm Service Agency personnel—
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(1) to expedite the implementation of, and deliv-
ery under, the agricultural disaster and economic as-
sistance programs under this title; and 
(2) as the Secretary determines to be necessary 
to carry out other agriculture and disaster assistance 
programs. 
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 3061. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE IMMUNIZATIONS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Defense may provide immunizations to employees 
of the Department of Agriculture involved in direct recovery 
work in a hurricane-affected county. 
SEC. 3062. WAIVER OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary may provide assistance in a hurricane-affected coun-
ty under the emergency conservation program established 
under title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) without regard to subtitle C of title 
XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 3063. FUNDING. 
The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and au-
thorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out 
this title, to remain available until expended.
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SEC. 3064. REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may promulgate 
such regulations as are necessary to implement this title. 
(b) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the regulations 
and administration of this title shall be made without re-
gard to— 
(1) the notice and comment provisions of section 
553 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of 
Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 
13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking 
and public participation in rulemaking; and 
(3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 
Act’’). 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL
REVIEW
OF
AGENCY
RULE-
MAKING.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall 
use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
Subtitle G—Emergency Designation 
SEC. 3071. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 
The amounts provided under this title are designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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TITLE IV 
DROUGHT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 4001. CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 
In addition to any other funds made available by this 
Act, there is appropriated for ‘‘Department of Defense-Civil, 
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineer-Civil, Flood 
Control and Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 
5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be used 
by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
Engineers, for emergency drought assistance. 
SEC. 4002. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION. 
In addition to any other funds made available by this 
Act, there is appropriated for ‘‘Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources’’, 
$7,500,000, to remain available until expended, for drought 
emergency assistance. 
SEC. 4003. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 
The amounts provided under this title are designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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TITLE V 
PORT SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS 
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $266,050,000, to remain available until expended. 
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 
$23,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Pro-
grams’’, $227,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount 
shall be for port security grants pursuant to the purposes 
of 46 United States Code 70107 (a) through (h), which shall 
be awarded based on risk and threat notwithstanding sub-
section (a), for eligible costs as defined in subsections 
(b)(2)–(4). 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND 
OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Acquisition, and Operations’’ for the Domestic Nu-
clear Detection Office, $132,000,000, to remain available
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until expended for the purchase and deployment of radi-
ation portal monitors for United States seaports. 
TITLE VI 
PANDEMIC FLU 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So-
cial Services Emergency Fund’’ to prepare for and respond 
to an influenza pandemic, including international activi-
ties and activities in foreign countries, preparedness plan-
ning, enhancing the pandemic influenza regulatory science 
base, accelerating pandemic influenza disease surveillance, 
developing registries to monitor influenza vaccine distribu-
tion and use, supporting pandemic influenza research, clin-
ical trials and clinical trials infrastructure, and the devel-
opment and purchase of vaccines, antivirals, and necessary 
medical supplies, $2,300,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That $300,000,000 shall be for upgrad-
ing State and local capacity, $50,000,000 shall be for lab-
oratory capacity and research at the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, and at least $200,000,000 shall be 
for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry 
out global and domestic disease surveillance, laboratory ca-
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pacity and research, laboratory diagnostics, risk commu-
nication, rapid response and quarantine: Provided further, 
That products purchased with these funds may, at the dis-
cretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic Na-
tional Stockpile: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 496(b) of the Public Health Service Act, funds may 
be used for the construction or renovation of privately 
owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza 
vaccines and other biologicals, where the Secretary finds 
such a contract necessary to secure sufficient supplies of 
such vaccines or biologicals: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may negotiate a contract with a vendor under which 
a State may place an order with the vendor for antivirals; 
may reimburse a State for a portion of the price paid by 
the State pursuant to such an order; and may use amounts 
made available herein for such reimbursement: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated herein and not specifi-
cally designated under this heading may be transferred to 
other appropriation accounts of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, as determined by the Secretary to 
be appropriate, to be used for the purposes specified in this 
sentence: Provided further, That the amounts provided 
under this heading are designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th
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Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2006. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND TECHNICAL 
CORRECTIONS 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7001. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 7002. Of the amount made available by the De-
partment of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 under the 
heading ‘‘Community Oriented Policing Services’’ (Public 
Law 109–108, 199 Stat. 2302), for Paul Coverdell Forensic 
Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3797 et seq.), $1,500,000 shall be available to 
the Attorney General, without regard to such part BB, for 
the study on forensic science described in House Report 
109–272 to accompany Public Law 109–108.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND EXPLORATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 7003. The referenced statement of the managers 
in House Report 109–272, Making Appropriations for 
Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, 
and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 
30, 2006, and for other purposes, under this heading is 
deemed to be amended with respect to amounts made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Explo-
ration’’ for the Mitchell Institute by striking ‘‘educational 
purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘the science and engineering edu-
cation endowment’’. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 7004. Section 613 of the Science, State, Justice, 
Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 
(Public Law 109–108; 119 Stat. 2338) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Clark County Department of Aviation, Las Vegas,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘University of Nevada Las Vegas,’’. 
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 7005. Funds appropriated in this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 
Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 
authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414).
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OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT—DEFENSE 
SEC. 7006. Sec. 8044 of Public Law 109–148 (119 
Stat. 2708) is amended as follows: After ‘‘Defense,’’ and be-
fore ‘‘acting’’ insert, ‘‘notwithstanding any other provision 
of law,’’. 
INVESTIGATIONS, LOUISIANA HURRICANE STUDY COST 
SHARING 
SEC. 7007. The $12,000,000 provided in division B, 
chapter 3 of title I, Investigations, of Public Law 109–148 
(119 Stat. 2761) for the Louisiana hurricane protection 
study shall be at full Federal expense. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES 
SEC. 7008. Chapter 3, under division B of title I of 
Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2762) under the heading 
‘‘Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Arkan-
sas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, 
and Tennessee’’ is modified by inserting the following before 
the period: ‘‘: Provided further, That the Corps is directed 
to expedite and accelerate completion of any study or any 
unconstructed portion of the Mississippi River and Tribu-
taries project for the flood and storm damage reduction 
projects in the south Louisiana area’’: Provided, That the 
amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006.
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER-GULF OUTLET 
SEC. 7009. Chapter 3, under division B of title I of 
Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2762) under the heading 
‘‘Operations and Maintenance’’ is modified by inserting the 
following before the last proviso: ‘‘: Provided further, That 
$75,000,000 of the funds provided herein shall be used for 
the repair, construction or provision of measures or struc-
tures necessary to protect, restore or increase wetlands, to 
prevent saltwater intrusion or storm surge’’: Provided, That 
the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 
Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
SHORE PROTECTION 
SEC. 7010. Section 227 of Public Law 104–303 is 
modified as follows: 
(1) Section 5(a) is amended by striking ‘‘6’’, and 
inserting ‘‘7’’ in lieu thereof. 
(2) Section 5(e)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘$21,000,000’’, and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’ in lieu 
thereof. 
RECLAMATION STATES EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF ACT 
OF 1991 
SEC. 7011. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation 
States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C.
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2214(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2005’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ in lieu thereof. 
(b) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) is amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010’’ in lieu thereof. 
REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7012. None of the funds made available before, 
on, or after the date of enactment of this Act in an appro-
priations Act may be expended to prevent or limit any re-
programming of funds for a project to be carried out by 
the Corps of Engineers using funds appropriated in any 
Act making appropriations for energy and water develop-
ment, based on whether the project was included by the 
President in the budget transmitted under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, or is otherwise proposed by 
the President or considered part of the budget by the Office 
of Management and Budget, if the project received funds 
in an Act making appropriations for energy and water de-
velopment or any other appropriations Act making addi-
tional funds available for energy and water development. 
BONNEVILLE POWER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7013. None of the funds made available under 
this or any other Act shall be used during fiscal year 2006 
or previous to April 1, 2007 to make, or plan or prepare
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to make, any payment on bonds issued by the Adminis-
trator of the Bonneville Power Administration (referred in 
this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) or for an appropriated 
Federal Columbia River Power System investment, if the 
payment is both— 
(1) greater, during any fiscal year, than the 
payments calculated in the rate hearing of the Ad-
ministrator to be made during that fiscal year using 
the repayment method used to establish the rates of 
the Administrator as in effect on February 6, 2006; 
and 
(2) based or conditioned on the actual or ex-
pected net secondary power sales receipts of the Ad-
ministrator. 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 7014. (a) RESCISSION.—Of the funds available 
for ‘‘Screening Coordination and Operations’’, $3,960,000 
are rescinded. 
(b) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For an addi-
tional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Execu-
tive Management’’, $3,960,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—U.S. GEOLOGICAL 
SURVEY 
SEC. 7015. For an additional amount for ‘‘Depart-
ment of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Sur-
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veys, Investigations, and Research’’, $500,000, to remain 
available until expended, for assistance with assessments of 
critical reservoirs and dams, including the monitoring of 
dam structures: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT 
SEC. 7016. Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Con-
trol and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2007’’. 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—OFFICE OF JOB CORPS 
SEC. 7017. Notwithstanding section 102 of the Depart-
ments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 
(Public Law 109–149), none of the funds made available 
under this Act or under the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2006, shall be expended for any activ-
ity that— 
(1) is related to carrying out Order 09–2006 of 
the Secretary of Labor; or 
(2) transfers the Office of Job Corps but does not 
establish the Office of Job Corps as a single office
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within the Office of the Secretary that retains all 
staff, functions and authorities related to carrying out 
subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.). 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—MINE SAFETY 
SEC. 7018. For an additional amount for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 
Salaries and Expenses’’, $25,600,000 for the inspection of 
coal mines: Provided, That progress reports on hiring shall 
be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations on a quarterly basis, with the first report due 
June 15, 2006: Provided further, That the amounts pro-
vided under this heading shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided further, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL—MINE SAFETY 
SEC. 7019. For an additional amount for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Disease Control, Research and 
Training’’, to carry out section 501 of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Act of 1977, $10,000,000 for research 
to develop mine safety technology including grants and con-
tracts: Provided, That progress reports on technology devel-
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opment shall be submitted to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations on a quarterly basis, with the 
first report due June 15, 2006: Provided further, That the 
amounts provided under this heading shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2007: Provided further, That the 
amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006. 
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
SEC. 7020. Public Law 109–149 (119 Stat. 2876) 
under the heading ‘‘Railroad Retirement Board, Dual Ben-
efits Payments Account’’ is amended by striking ‘‘propor-
tional to the amount by which the product of recipients and 
the average benefit received exceeds $97,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to the amount by which the product of recipients 
and the average benefit received exceeds the amount avail-
able for payment of vested dual benefits’’ in lieu thereof. 
HEAD START REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 7021. Section 224 of Public Law 109–149 (119 
Stat. 2862) is amended by striking ‘‘June’’ and inserting 
‘‘December’’ in lieu thereof. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 7022. Section 2401 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–
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163) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
after 
‘‘Augusta’’, 
‘‘$61,466,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
in 
lieu 
thereof 
‘‘$340,854,000’’. This project may be incrementally funded. 
Funds appropriated in Public Law 109–114 for this project 
shall be available to fund the first increment. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 7023. Section 2401 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109– 
163) is amended by striking after ‘‘Kunia’’, ‘‘$305,000,000’’ 
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$350,490,000’’. The project 
may be incrementally funded. Funds appropriated in Pub-
lic Laws 108–7, 108–87, and 109–114 for this project shall 
be available to fund the first increment. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 7024. Section 2846 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Pub-
lic Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1320), as amended by section 
2865 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108–375; 118 
Stat 2149) is further amended by striking ‘‘840 acres’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1,540 acres’’. 
DETAIL AUTHORITY FOR DOT 
SEC. 7025. Section 171 of Public Law 109–115 (119 
Stat. 2426) is amended by inserting before the period at
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the end of the following ‘‘: Provided, That the Department’s 
Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response 
may assess and enter into reimbursable agreements with the 
modal administrations for services necessary to carry out 
emergency preparedness or emergency response activities, as 
determined by the Secretary of Transportation: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary is authorized to detail modal administration 
employees to the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emer-
gency Response without reimbursement and for fixed peri-
ods of time, as determined by the Secretary, only insofar 
as necessary to carry out emergency preparedness or emer-
gency response activities: Provided further, That the De-
partment shall transmit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and of the House of Representatives a 
quarterly report that provides information describing any 
reimbursable agreements or personnel details carried out in 
accordance with this section’’. 
EMERGENCY HIGHWAY FUNDS 
SEC. 7026. Under the heading ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation, Federal Highway Administration, Emergency 
Relief Program’’ in Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2778), 
strike ‘‘$629,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$803,000,000’’. 
LIMITATION ON CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION ACTIONS 
SEC. 7027. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to issue or implement a deci-
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sion on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (70 Fed. Reg. 
67389) that proposes to change the Department’s long- 
standing interpretation of ‘‘actual control’’ of an airline for 
purposes of section 40102(a)(15) of title 49, United States 
Code, issue any final rule, or make any fitness determina-
tion under section 41102 of that title that would change 
the Department of Transportation’s long-standing interpre-
tation concerning what constitutes ‘‘actual control’’ of an 
airline for purposes of section 40102(a)(15) of such title, 
or to submit a final rule to the Congress under chapter 8 
of title 5, United States Code, that would change that inter-
pretation. 
DOJ AND TREASURY FUNDING FOR INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 7028. (a) Funds appropriated for intelligence ac-
tivities, or made available by the transfer of funds, by this 
Act, by Public Law 109–108 for the Department of Justice, 
or by Public Law 109–115 for the Department of the Treas-
ury, are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Con-
gress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security 
Act of 1947, as amended, (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 
2006 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall be effective:
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(1) with respect to funds appropriated, or made 
available by the transfer of funds, by this Act, upon 
the enactment of this Act; 
(2) with respect to funds appropriated, or made 
available by the transfer of funds, by Public Law 
109–108 for the Department of Justice, as if enacted 
on the date of enactment of Public Law 109–108; and 
(3) with respect to funds appropriated, or made 
available by the transfer of funds, by Public Law 
109–115 for the Department of the Treasury, as if en-
acted on the date of enactment of Public Law 109– 
115. 
FUNDING FOR TREASURY TRAVEL 
SEC. 7029. The first sentence under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of the Treasury, Departmental Offices, Salaries 
and Expenses’’ in title II of division A of Public Law 109– 
115 (119 Stat. 2432) is amended by inserting after ‘‘travel 
expenses’’ the words ‘‘(except for travel performed by offi-
cials in the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence 
and the Office of International Affairs)’’. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES CORRECTIONS 
SEC. 7030. (a) The referenced statement of the man-
agers under the heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ 
in Public Law 108–199 is amended with respect to item 
number 380 by striking ‘‘for construction of a new facility’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to upgrade an existing facility’’.
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(b) The referenced statement of the managers under the 
heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in Public Law 
108–199 is amended with respect to item number 188 by 
striking ‘‘for the renovation of the historic Coca-Cola build-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘for the construction or development of 
a driver’s license facility’’. 
(c) The referenced statement of the managers under the 
heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in Public Law 
109–115 is amended with respect to item number 532 by 
striking ‘‘Mark Twain Neighborhood Association’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Mark Twain Community Alliance’’. 
GSA TRANSFER OF PROPERTY 
SEC. 7031. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Administrator of General Services may convey, 
without consideration ownership and jurisdiction (custody, 
accountability and control) to the City of Crosby, North Da-
kota real property as described: Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 
14, Eastlawn Addition to Crosby, Divide County, North 
Dakota. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006’’.
Calendar No. 391 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4939 
[Report No. 109–230] 
AN ACT 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and 
for other purposes. 
MARCH 27, 2006 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations 
APRIL 5, 2006 
Reported with an amendment