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of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided further, That of the 
amount provided in this chapter under the heading Dis-
aster Relief’’, up to $150,000,000 may be transferred to 
and merged with the funds provided under this heading, 
to be used to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans not to exceed $200,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts provided or transferred 
under this heading are 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 2401. The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency may provide funds to a State or local government 
or, as necessary, assume an existing agreement from such 
unit of government, to pay for utility costs resulting from 
the provision of temporary housing units to evacuees from 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita if the State or local govern-
ment has previously arranged to pay for such utilities on 
behalf of the evacuees for the term of any leases, not to 
exceed 12 months, contracted by or prior to February 7, 
2006, notwithstanding section 408 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174): Provided, That the Federal share of the 
costs eligible to be paid shall be 100 percent.
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SEC. 2402. (a) Title III of Public Law 109–90 is 
amended under the heading ‘‘National Flood Insurance 
Fund’’ by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 for interest on Treasury 
borrowings’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as necessary for 
interest on Treasury borrowings’’. 
(b) The provisions of this section 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. 
CHAPTER 5 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season and for 
repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts 
from which funds were transferred for such purposes, 
$132,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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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 
the 2005 season, $3,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided 
under this heading is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fis-
cal year 2006. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina
and
other
hurricanes
of
the
2005
season, 
$55,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga-
tions, and Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes 
of the 2005 season and for repayment of advances to other
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appropriation accounts from which funds were transferred 
for such purposes, $10,200,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 
ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Royalty and Offshore 
Minerals Management’’ for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season and for repayment of advances 
to other appropriation accounts from which funds were 
transferred for such purposes, $15,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007: 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. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’ for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
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canes of the 2005 season, $6,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided 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. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Leaking Under-
ground Storage Tank Program’’ for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and 
other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $7,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2007: 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘National Forest 
System’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season, $20,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress),
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the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
CHAPTER 6 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season, $28,880,000 (increased by 
$15,890,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2010: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, such funds may be obligated or expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects 
not otherwise authorized by law: 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the
2005
season,
$57,300,000
(increased
by 
$40,000,000), to remain available until September 30,
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2010: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, such funds may be obligated or expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects 
not otherwise authorized by law: 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army National Guard’’, for necessary expenses related to 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes 
of the 2005 season, $67,800,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, such funds may be obligated or ex-
pended to carry out planning and design and military con-
struction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, That the amount provided under this head-
ing in the chapter 7 of title I of division B of Public Law 
109–148 (119 Stat. 2770) shall remain available until 
September 30, 2010: Provided further, That the amounts 
provided under this heading are designated as an emer-
gency 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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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air National Guard’’, for necessary expenses related to 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes 
of the 2005 season, $5,800,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, such funds may be obligated or ex-
pended to carry out planning and design and military con-
struction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, That the amount provided under this head-
ing 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy Reserve’’, for necessary expenses related to con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season, $24,270,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, such funds may be obligated or ex-
pended to carry out planning and design and military con-
struction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, That the amount provided under the head-
ing ‘‘Military Construction, Naval Reserve’’ in chapter 7
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of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 
2771) shall remain available until September 30, 2010, 
except that, of such amount $49,530,000 are rescinded: 
Provided further, That the amounts provided under this 
heading are designated as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Major 
Projects’’, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season, $550,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the foregoing amount shall only 
be available upon enactment, by June 30, 2006, of author-
ity under section 8104 of title 38, United States Code: 
Provided further, That up to $275,000,000 of the amount 
provided under this heading may (at any time after the 
enactment of this Act and without regard to the preceding 
proviso) be transferred by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs to the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account, to be available 
only for unanticipated costs related to the Global War on 
Terror: Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans
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Affairs shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making a 
transfer under the authority in the preceding proviso, no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
House of Representatives in writing of the transfer: Pro-
vided further, That the amount provided under this head-
ing 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. 
CHAPTER 7 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses, General Legal Activities’’, $2,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007: 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. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses, United States Attorneys’’, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the 
amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H.
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Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion and Construction’’, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season, $11,800,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the amount provided 
under this heading is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fis-
cal year 2006. 
SCIENCE 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Exploration Capabili-
ties’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 
season, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 
is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to
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section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Pro-
gram Account’’ for the cost of direct loans authorized by 
section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $1,254,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That, of the amount provided 
under this heading, up to $190,000,000 may be trans-
ferred to and merged with appropriations for ‘‘Small Busi-
ness Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’ for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the disaster loan program: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided under 
this heading may be used for indirect administrative ex-
penses: Provided further, That, of the amount provided 
under this heading, $712,000,000 is hereby transferred to 
‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Re-
lief’’ to reimburse that account for funds transferred to 
this account by Public Law 109–174: Provided further, 
That the amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
CHAPTER 8 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Community devel-
opment fund’’, for necessary expenses related to disaster 
relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastruc-
ture in the most impacted and distressed areas related to 
the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 
2005 in States for which the President declared a major 
disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) in conjunction with Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or 
Wilma, $4,200,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for activities authorized under title I of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Public 
Law 93–383): Provided, That funds made available under 
this heading shall be distributed to address the most crit-
ical recovery requirements notwithstanding funding limita-
tions under this heading in title I of division B of Public 
Law 109–148: Provided further, That funds provided 
under this heading shall be administered through an entity