‘‘(E) work with Federal agencies to de-
velop more effective methods to assist affected 
parties; 
‘‘(2) require that if an office described in para-
graph (1) is established, the disaster recovery direc-
tor— 
‘‘(A) shall consult with local officials in de-
veloping a recovery plan; and 
‘‘(B) may appoint an independent claims 
manager to assist in providing assistance; 
‘‘(3) in any case in which a Federal official 
issues a high security alert after a homeland security 
event, provide technical assistance and reimburse-
ment to State and local governments in the disaster 
area for expenses incurred related to such alert, in-
cluding overtime for law enforcement officers for a 
period of time that the President determines is nec-
essary; 
‘‘(4) provide grants to a local government which 
may suffer a substantial loss of tax and other reve-
nues; 
‘‘(5) authorize reimbursement to a school sys-
tem for— 
‘‘(A) providing additional classroom in-
struction time and related activities to students 
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who lost instructional time as a result of the 
homeland security event; 
‘‘(B) providing mental health and trauma 
counseling and other appropriate support serv-
ices to students suffering from trauma-related 
disorders resulting from the homeland security 
event; 
‘‘(C) providing guidance and grief coun-
seling and mental health services, including 
overtime payment for counselors and mental 
health professionals, for students and school 
staff; 
‘‘(D) clean up and structural inspections 
and repairs of school facilities; 
‘‘(E) textbooks and other school supplies 
and equipment used to support the relocation of 
students from schools in the disaster area; 
‘‘(F) the cost of relocating students, in-
cluding transportation of students to temporary 
school facilities; and 
‘‘(G) loss of perishable food stock and rev-
enue lost from food services; and 
‘‘(6) provide grants, equipment, supplies, and 
personnel, to any non-profit medical facility that 
has— 
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‘‘(A) lost equipment or revenue due to a 
major disaster; 
‘‘(B) incurred additional costs for security 
enhancements in anticipation of a homeland se-
curity event; 
‘‘(C) purchased emergency supplies, medi-
cine, or equipment, or contracted with medical 
specialists, in order to respond to casualties ex-
pected to be treated as a result of a major dis-
aster; or 
‘‘(D) complied with Federal and State re-
quirements concerning maintenance of health 
service treatment procedures (such as dialysis 
facilities) that may not be used as a result of 
a major disaster; and 
‘‘(7) authorize and direct the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency to perform all 
testing of indoor air quality deemed necessary by the 
Administrator and to undertake such remedial ac-
tions as may be necessary, in the discretion of the 
Administrator, to protect human health and safety 
from the contamination of indoor air quality fol-
lowing any such event.’’. 
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