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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. 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ for 
necessary expenses under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.), $10,400,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That for States in which the President declared 
a major disaster (as that term is defined in section 102 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) on September 24, 2005, 
as a result of Hurricane Rita, each county or parish eligible 
for individual and public assistance under such declaration 
in such States will be treated equally for purposes of cost- 
share adjustments under such Act, to account for the impact 
in those counties and parishes of Hurricanes Rita and 
Katrina: 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 Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006: Provided further, That any charter school, as that 
term is defined in section 5210 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 722(i)), regard-
less of whether the facility of such charter school is privately 
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or publicly owned, shall be considered for reimbursement 
for damages incurred to public schools due to the effects of 
Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita: Provided further, 
That if the facility that houses the charter school is pri-
vately owned, then such facility shall reimburse FEMA for 
any improvements or repairs made to the facility that 
would not otherwise have been reimbursed by FEMA but 
for the existence of the charter school, if such charter school 
vacates such facility before the end of 5 years following com-
pletion of construction and approved inspection by a gov-
ernment entity, unless it is replaced by another charter 
school during that 5-year period. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Assistance Di-
rect Loan Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans 
as authorized under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5184), $301,000,000, to be used to assist local governments 
affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season in providing essential services, of which 
$1,000,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the 
direct loan program: Provided, That such funds may be 
made to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans not to exceed $400,000,000: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 417(b) of such Act, 
the amount of any such loan issued pursuant to this section 
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may exceed $5,000,000, and may be equal to not more than 
50 percent of the annual operating budget of the local gov-
ernment in any case in which that local government has 
suffered a loss of 25 percent or more in tax revenues due 
to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita of 2005: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of such Act, 
such loans may not be canceled: Provided further, That the 
cost of modifying such loans shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
661a): Provided further, That the amounts provided under 
this heading are 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SEC. 2501. The Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy 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 Hur-
ricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season if 
the State or local government 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 
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prior to February 7, 2006: Provided, That the Federal share 
of the costs eligible to be paid shall be 100 percent. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
SEC. 2502. (a) Title III of Public Law 109–90 (119 
Stat. 2079) is amended under the heading ‘‘National Flood 
Insurance Fund’’ by striking in the proviso ‘‘$30,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such sums as necessary, not to exceed 
$1,000,000,000,’’. 
(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. 
HOUSING PILOT PROGRAM 
SEC. 2503. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider eli-
gible under the Federal Emergency Management Agency In-
dividual Assistance Program the costs sufficient for alter-
native housing pilot programs in the areas hardest hit by 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit for approval a proposal and an expenditure 
plan for the alternative housing pilot program to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives within forty-five days from the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That no State shall host 
more than one alternative housing pilot program. 
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CHAPTER 6 
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, 
$132,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated 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. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Historic Preservation 
Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, $83,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
$80,000,000 shall be provided to State historical preserva-
tion officers for grants for disaster relief in areas of Lou-
isiana, Mississippi, and Alabama impacted by Hurricanes 
Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That grants shall be for 
the preservation, stabilization, rehabilitation, and repair of 
historic houses and designated ‘‘Main Street’’ commercial 
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properties listed in or eligible for the National Register of 
Historic Places, for planning and technical assistance: Pro-
vided further, That grants shall only be available for areas 
that the President determines to be a major disaster under 
section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) due to Hur-
ricanes Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That individual 
grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching re-
quirement: Provided further, That no more than 5 percent 
of funds provided under this heading for disaster relief 
grants may be used for administrative expenses: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading 
for disaster relief grants, $37,500,000 shall be for the State 
of Louisiana, $37,500,000 shall be for the State of Mis-
sissippi, and $5,000,000 shall be for the State of Alabama: 
Provided further, That the amounts provided under this 
heading are 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. 
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: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this heading is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
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H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 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 ap-
propriation accounts from which funds were transferred for 
such purposes, $10,200,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: 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 hurricanes of 
the 2005 season and for repayment of advances to other ap-
propriation accounts from which funds were transferred for 
such purposes, $15,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 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 Con-
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gress), 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-
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 re-
quirement 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 ‘‘Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Program’’ for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season, $7,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007: Provided, 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. 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘National Forest 
System’’ for necessary expenses, $50,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, 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. 
CHAPTER 7 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ-
ment Services’’, $32,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, for construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job 
Corps centers as authorized by the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998: 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. 
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DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007: Provided, 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 con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Health 
Centers’’, $6,000,000, to establish and purchase communica-
tion equipment including satellite phones for a communica-
tions network among departments of health, community 
health centers and major medical centers in States affected 
by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, 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 con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disease Control, Re-
search, and Training’’, $20,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for mosquito and other pest abatement ac-
tivities in States affected by Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season: 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. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, $2,669,846, to remain available until September 30, 
2007: Provided, 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 con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector 
General’’, $1,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, 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 con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY 
For an additional amount under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Education’’ in Public Law 109–148 for carrying 
out section 107 of title IV, division B of that Act, 
$300,000,000, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season: Provided, That an additional $350,000,000 
shall be available to the Department of Education, until 
December 31, 2006, for part A of title V of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (‘‘ESEA’’) for allo-
cations to States for necessary expenses in the 2006–2007 
academic year related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
the allotment formula described in section 5111 of the 
ESEA, funds made available in the preceding proviso shall 
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be allocated to each eligible State educational agency on the 
basis of its relative share of displaced students (as that term 
is defined in section 107(b)(1) of title IV of division B of 
Public Law 109–148) enrolled on October 1, 2006, provided 
that the number of displaced students enrolled in public and 
private elementary schools and secondary schools in the 
State is not less than 1 percent of the total fourth quarter 
displaced student enrollment count of the 2005–2006 aca-
demic year: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the al-
location formula described in section 5112 of the ESEA, 
each State educational agency shall make 100 percent of 
funds available under such proviso to local educational 
agencies on the basis of each local educational agency’s rel-
ative share of displaced students on October 1, 2006: Pro-
vided further, That such local educational agencies shall use 
such funds in accordance with sections 5131 and 5142 of 
the ESEA: Provided further, 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 fiscal 
year 2006. 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
under section 2701 of title II of this Act, made not later 
than 60 days after the enactment of this Act for necessary 
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expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 
and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $300,000,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modi-
fying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, $200,000,000, 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), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
Hereafter, the loan level established under this heading 
shall be considered an estimate, not a limitation. 
For an additional amount under part B of title VII 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for institutions of 
higher education (as defined in section 102 of that Act) that 
are located in an area in which a major disaster has been 
declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and emergency Assistance Act re-
lated to hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 
2005, $30,000,000 for hurricane related costs: 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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RELATED AGENCIES 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (the ‘‘Corporation’’) for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
Provided, That the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available for the Civilian Community Corps au-
thorized under subtitle E of title I of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990 (the ‘‘Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 12611 
et seq.): Provided further, That the Corporation may trans-
fer funds from the amount provided under the first proviso 
to the National Service Trust authorized under subtitle D 
of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601) upon determination 
that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of 
Civilian Community Corps participants and after notice 
is transmitted to Congress: 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. 
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $277,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, 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 con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—HURRICANE EDUCATION 
RECOVERY 
SEC. 2701. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary of Education shall establish an Education Relief 
Loan Program that includes amounts appropriated under 
chapter 7 of title II of this Act and provides from such 
amounts funds for long-term, low-interest direct loans to eli-
gible postsecondary educational institutions for direct or in-
direct losses incurred on or after August 28, 2005, resulting 
from the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and re-
covery initiatives of such institutions. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 
postsecondary educational institution’’ means— 
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(1) a public postsecondary educational institu-
tion that was forced to suspend operations due to the 
impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and has not 
been able to reopen in existing facilities or fully re-
open to the levels that existed before the impact of 
such hurricanes; 
(2) a private, nonprofit postsecondary edu-
cational institution that was forced to suspend oper-
ations due to the impact of such hurricanes and has 
not been able to reopen in existing facilities or fully 
reopen to the levels that existed before the impact of 
such hurricanes; or 
(3) a public or private school of medicine that 
was forced to suspend operations due to the impact of 
such hurricanes and has not been able to reopen in 
existing facilities or fully reopen to the levels that ex-
isted before the impact of such hurricanes. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ASSISTANCE
DUE
TO 
LOSSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible postsecondary edu-
cational institution that desires to receive assistance 
under this section shall— 
(A) submit a sworn financial statement and 
other appropriate data, documentation, or other 
evidence requested by the Secretary of Education 
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that indicates that the institution incurred losses 
resulting from the impact of Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita and the monetary amount of such 
losses; 
(B) demonstrate that the institution at-
tempted to minimize the cost of any losses by 
pursuing collateral source compensation from the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 
Small Business Administration, and insurance 
prior to seeking assistance under this section; 
and 
(C) demonstrate that the institution has not 
been able to reopen in existing facilities or fully 
reopen to the levels that existed before the impact 
of such hurricanes. 
(2) NO
REQUIREMENT
THAT
INSTITUTION
RE-
CEIVE COLLATERAL SOURCE COMPENSATION.—An eli-
gible postsecondary educational institution shall be el-
igible for a loan under this section regardless of 
whether or not such institution received collateral 
source compensation from the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the Small Business Administra-
tion, or insurance. 
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(d) USE OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance received by an 
eligible postsecondary educational institution pursuant to 
this section may be used for— 
(1) direct and indirect construction cost and 
clean-up resulting from Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita; 
(2) faculty salaries and incentives for retaining 
faculty; and 
(3) costs of lost tuition, revenue, and enrollment. 
(e) AUDIT.—The Secretary of Education and the 
Comptroller General of the United States may audit a state-
ment submitted under subsection (c)(1)(A) and may request 
any information that the Secretary of Education and 
Comptroller General determine necessary to conduct such 
an audit. 
(f) REDUCTION IN ASSISTANCE.—In calculating assist-
ance to eligible postsecondary educational institutions 
under this section, the Secretary of Education shall cal-
culate a figure that reduces from the monetary amount of 
losses incurred by such institution, only the amount of col-
lateral source compensation the institution has already re-
ceived from insurance, the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, and the Small Business Administration. 
(g) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Education 
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shall establish terms for the long-term, low-interest direct 
loan program and procedures for an application for assist-
ance under this section and minimum requirements for the 
program and for receiving assistance under this section, in-
cluding the following: 
(1) Forms to be used in submitting request for 
assistance. 
(2) Procedures to assist in filing and pursing as-
sistance. 
(3) Loan repayment and interest rate procedures 
and requirements, as specified by the Secretary of 
Education and in accordance with the published rule 
of October 18, 2005 (44 C.F.R. 206.370–377), imple-
menting the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–88). 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL 
FINANCING PROGRAM 
SEC. 2702. (a) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘affected institution’’ means an in-
stitution of higher education that is— 
(A) a part B institution, as such term is 
defined in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061); and 
(B) located in an area affected by a Gulf 
hurricane disaster. 
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(2) The terms ‘‘area affected by a Gulf hurricane 
disaster’’ and ‘‘Gulf hurricane disaster’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 209 of the 
Higher Education Hurricane Relief Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–148, 119 Stat. 2809). 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (unless 
enacted with specific reference to this section), the Secretary 
of Education is authorized to waive or modify, as the Sec-
retary determines is necessary, any statutory or regulatory 
provision related to historically Black college and univer-
sity capital financing under part D of title III of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.), in con-
nection with a Gulf hurricane disaster, to ensure that— 
(1) the calculation of financing need under sec-
tion 343 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066b) for an affected 
institution is modified to reflect any changes in the 
financial condition of the institution as a result of the 
Gulf hurricane disaster; and 
(2) an affected institution that was not receiving 
assistance under such part before the Gulf hurricane 
disaster is eligible to apply for capital financing to 
assist in institutional recovery from the Gulf hurri-
cane disaster. 
(c)(1) Notwithstanding section 343(b)(1) or any other 
provision of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
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(20 U.S.C. 1066b(b)(1), 1051 et seq.), in carrying out sec-
tion 343 of such Act, a designated bonding authority shall 
withhold not more than 1 percent for the cost of issuance 
from the proceeds of qualified bonds that are loaned to an 
affected institution. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 343(b)(3) or any other 
provision of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1066b(b)(3), 1051 et seq.), the interest rate 
charged for a loan issued under part D of title III of such 
Act, after the date of enactment of this Act and with respect 
to an affected institution, shall be a rate of 1 percent for 
the period of the loan. 
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of title III 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et 
seq.), the requirements of section 343(b)(8) and 343(c)(2) 
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066(b)(8)) shall not apply with re-
spect to an affected institution receiving a loan under part 
D of title III of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.). 
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of title III of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), or 
any regulation promulgated under such title, the Secretary 
of Education shall grant a deferment, for a period of not 
more than 3 years, to an affected institution who has re-
ceived a loan under part D of title III of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1066 et seq.). During the deferment period granted 
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under this subsection, the affected institution shall not be 
required to pay any periodic installment of principal re-
quired under the loan agreement for such loan, and interest 
on such loan shall not accrue for the period of the deferment. 
(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the au-
thority provided under this section to enter into, or modify 
or waive the terms of, a loan agreement or insurance agree-
ment under part D of title III of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.), or to grant a loan 
deferment under subsection (d), shall terminate 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) Any provision of a loan agreement or insurance 
agreement modified or waived by the authority under this 
section shall remain so modified or waived for the duration 
of the period covered by the loan agreement or insurance 
agreement. 
(f) The amount provided in this section 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. 
USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL HIGHER EDUCATION ACT FUNDS 
SEC. 2703. Funds available to the Mississippi Insti-
tutes of Higher Learning under the heading ‘‘Department 
of Education’’ in Public Law 109–148 may be used to sup-
port activities authorized by part B of title VII of the High-
er Education Act of 1965, as determined necessary by the 
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Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning: Provided, That 
the amount provided under this section 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. 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 2704. Of the funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Emergency Management Agency’’ in chapter 5 of this title, 
$38,000,000 is hereby transferred to the Social Security Ad-
ministration for necessary expenses and direct or indirect 
losses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and 
other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the 
amount transferred by this section 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 8 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
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son, $44,770,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010: Provided, That such funds may be obligated or ex-
pended for 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, $103,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds may be obli-
gated or expended for planning and design and military 
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army National Guard’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season, $210,071,000, to remain available until 
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September 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds may be obli-
gated or expended for planning and design and military 
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, 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: Provided 
further, That the amount appropriated under this heading 
in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Ad-
dress Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic In-
fluenza, 2006 (division B, Public Law 109–148) shall re-
main available until September 30, 2010. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air National Guard’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season, $5,800,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds may be obli-
gated or expended for planning and design and military 
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, 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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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Naval Reserve’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $24,270,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds may be obli-
gated or expended for planning and design and military 
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, 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: Provided 
further, That the amount appropriated under this heading 
in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Ad-
dress Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic In-
fluenza, 2006 (division B, Public Law 109–148) shall re-
main available until September 30, 2010, except that, of 
such amount $49,530,000 are rescinded. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Major 
Projects’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
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son, $623,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of that amount, $12,000,000 may be available 
for environmental cleanup and removal of debris from De-
partment of Veterans Affairs land in Gulfport, Mississippi: 
Provided further, That of that amount, $50,000,000 shall 
be available for any purpose for which funds in the ‘Con-
struction, Major Projects’ account are available under law: 
Provided further, 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. 
RELATED AGENCY 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Major Construction’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
cane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$176,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be obligated or expended for 
planning and design and construction projects not other-
wise authorized by law: Provided further, That these funds 
shall be used for the planning and design and construction 
of a new Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mis-
sissippi: Provided further, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
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pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(WAIVER OF LIMITATION) 
SEC. 2801. The limitation of Federal contribution es-
tablished under section 18236(b) of title 10 is hereby waived 
for projects appropriated in this chapter. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 2802. (a) Of the amounts made available in chap-
ter 7 of the title I of division B of Public Law 109–148, 
‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Ad-
ministration’’, ‘‘Medical Services’’, $198,265,000 are hereby 
rescinded. 
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Vet-
erans Affairs’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administration’’, ‘‘Med-
ical Services’’, $198,265,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005. 
(c) The funds made available in subsection (b) may 
be transferred to the ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs’’, 
‘‘Veterans Health Administration’’, ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
‘‘Medical Administration’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Depart-
mental Administration’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’, 
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and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts as re-
quired. 
(d) Not less than 15 days prior to making any such 
transfer as authorized under subsection (c), the Department 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
(e) This section 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 fiscal 
year 2006. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
LAND TRANSFER 
SEC. 2803. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, within six months of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs is authorized and directed to 
cleanup and transfer all land parcels of the Department’s 
land in Gulfport, Mississippi to the city of Gulfport, Mis-
sissippi. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
NEW ORLEANS AND BILOXI MEDICAL FACILITIES 
SEC. 2804. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, and within the amounts appropriated for this purpose, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may obligate and expend 
funds from the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ appropria-
tion to purchase a site for and the new construction, res-
toration or replacement of the Department of Veterans Af-
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fairs Medical Centers, New Orleans, Louisiana; and Biloxi, 
Mississippi. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 2805. The following unobligated balances shall be 
transferred to the Armed Forces Retirement Home ‘‘Major 
Construction’’ account, to remain available until expended, 
for the planning and design and construction of a new 
Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi 
from amounts appropriated under the heading ‘‘Armed 
Forces Retirement Home’’ in chapter 7 of division B of 
Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2769), $45,000,000 pro-
vided for Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport; and 
unobligated balances of funds provided in fiscal years 1998 
through 2004 for construction and renovation of the phys-
ical plants at the United States Naval Home/Armed Forces 
Retirement Home-Gulfport: Provided, That the Navy, act-
ing through the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 
shall be the agent for all matters with regard to the plan-
ning, design, construction, and contract administration re-
lated to the construction of the new Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home: Provided further, That the amount provided 
or otherwise made available under this section 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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CHAPTER 9 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency relief pro-
gram’’ as authorized under 23 U.S.C. 125, $594,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, to be made available 
to carry out projects eligible for reimbursement under 23 
U.S.C. 125 not otherwise funded in other Appropriations 
Acts and identified under ‘‘Total Backlog’’ in the Federal 
Highway Administration table entitled ‘‘Emergency Relief 
Program Fund Requests—updated 03/28/06’’ as well as 
projects eligible for reimbursement resulting from 2006 
flooding in the State of Hawaii: Provided, That notwith-
standing 23 U.S.C. 120(e), the Federal share for all projects 
for repairs or reconstruction of highways, roads, bridges, 
and trails to respond to damage caused by Hurricanes 
Katrina, Rita, and Wilma shall be 100 percent: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 23 U.S.C. 125(d)(1), the Sec-
retary of Transportation may obligate more than 
$100,000,000 for such projects in a State in a fiscal year, 
to respond to damage caused by Hurricanes Dennis, 
Katrina, Rita, or Wilma and by the 2004–2005 winter 
storms in the State of California: Provided further, That 
any amounts in excess of those necessary for emergency ex-
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penses relating to the eligible projects cited in the first sen-
tence of this paragraph may be used for other projects au-
thorized under 23 U.S.C. 125: Provided further, That the 
amounts provided under this heading 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. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 
For grants to State or local governmental entities di-
rectly affected by Hurricane Katrina for expenses related 
to emergency response and recovery of public transportation 
equipment, facilities and services, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Transportation, $200,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That for recipients of assistance 
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, directly 
affected by Hurricane Katrina, the Secretary may waive 
the Federal matching share requirements for Federal transit 
assistance programs under such chapter, including the Fed-
eral matching share requirements contained in existing 
Federal assistance grant agreements: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may allow such recipients to use such assist-
ance for operating assistance, notwithstanding the terms 
and conditions contained in existing Federal assistance 
grant agreements: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
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waive any other Federal transit assistance grant require-
ments under such chapter or sections 3037 and 3038 of the 
Federal Transit Act of 1998, including those requirements 
contained in existing Federal assistance grant agreements 
to facilitate emergency response and recovery of public 
transportation equipment, facilities and services by such re-
cipients: Provided further, That the authority of the Sec-
retary hereunder shall expire two years after the date of 
enactment of this section, unless determined otherwise by 
the Secretary for a compelling need: 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. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAIL LINE RELOCATION PROJECTS 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to enable 
the Secretary of Transportation to make a grant under 49 
U.S.C. 20154, for the purpose of facilitating the relocation 
of a rail line that was destroyed or received significant 
damage as the result of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season, $700,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That relocating a significant por-
tion of the rail traffic from a rail line destroyed or damaged 
to an existing rail corridor or corridors inland, and thus 
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less vulnerable to damage by future hurricanes, and which 
permits the abandonment and alternative use of significant 
portions of the right-of-way of the rail line destroyed or 
damaged in 2005, shall be a permissible relocation of said 
rail line pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20154: Provided further, 
That paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c) of section 
20154 and subsection (d) of section 20154 shall not apply 
in the consideration of an application or award of a grant 
under this provision: 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental 
Assistance’’ for tenant-based and project-based assistance 
for households within the area declared a major disaster 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season, $202,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 is 
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for the administrative and related information technology 
costs of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment: Provided, That such households shall be limited to 
those identified under this heading in division B, Public 
Law 109–148 and to those which, prior to Hurricane 
Katrina or Rita, received assistance under section 236 or 
under section 221(d)(3) pursuant to section 221(d)(5) of the 
National Housing Act, or section 101 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1965: Provided further, That, 
except as otherwise provided, such funds shall be subject to 
the terms and conditions of amounts provided under this 
heading in division B, Public Law 109–148, except that 
section 8(o)(7)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
shall not apply to funds under such heading and under this 
heading: Provided further, That no less than $100,000,000 
shall be made available as project-based assistance used to 
support the reconstruction, rebuilding, and repair of as-
sisted housing that suffered the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season or new 
structures supported under the low income tax credit pro-
gram: Provided further, That previously assisted HUD 
project-based housing and residents of such housing shall 
be accorded a preference in the use of such project-based 
assistance, except that such funds shall be made available 
for 4,500 project-based vouchers for supportive housing 
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units for persons with disabilities, as that term is defined 
in section 422(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11382(2)), elderly families, or pre-
viously homeless individuals and families: Provided further, 
That the limitation contained in section 8(o)(13)(B) of the 
United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(13)(B)) shall not apply to such funds: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
after providing a first right of return to all households in 
the St. Bernard, Orleans, Plaquemines, Jefferson, and St. 
Tammany Parishes eligible for project-based housing assist-
ance under this heading and under this heading in division 
B, Public Law 109–148, owners may then offer remaining 
available dwelling units to city and parish employees from 
those parishes for a period of not to exceed 12 months: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts provided under this head-
ing are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
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 re-
lief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in 
the most impacted and distressed areas related to the con-
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sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season in States for which the President declared a 
major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.) in conjunction with Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season, $5,200,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for activities authorized under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (Public Law 93–383): Provided, That funds provided 
under this heading shall be administered through an entity 
or entities designated by the Governor of each State: Pro-
vided further, That such funds may not be used for activi-
ties reimbursable by or for which funds are made available 
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small 
Business Administration, or the Army Corps of Engineers: 
Provided further, That funds allocated under this heading 
shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula assist-
ance received by a State under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That each State may use up to five percent of its allo-
cation for administrative costs: Provided further, That not 
less than $1,000,000,000 from funds made available on a 
pro-rata basis according to the allocation made to each 
State under this heading shall be used for repair, rehabilita-
tion, and reconstruction (including demolition, site clear-
ance and remediation) of the affordable rental housing stock 
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(including public and other HUD-assisted housing) in the 
impacted areas: Provided further, That as long as 
$5,200,000,000 is provided under this heading no State 
shall be allocated less than 3.5 percent of the amount pro-
vided under this heading: Provided further, That in admin-
istering the funds under this heading, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify al-
ternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or 
regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 
with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipi-
ent of these funds or guarantees (except for requirements 
related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, 
and the environment), upon a request by the State that such 
waiver is required to facilitate the use of such funds or 
guarantees, and a finding by the Secretary that such waiver 
would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the 
statute: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 
requirement that activities benefit persons of low and mod-
erate income, except that at least 50 percent of the funds 
made available under this heading must benefit primarily 
persons of low and moderate income unless the Secretary 
otherwise makes a finding of compelling need: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister any waiver of any statute or regulation that the Sec-
retary administers pursuant to title I of the Housing and 
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Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days 
before the effective date of such waiver: Provided further, 
That every waiver made by the Secretary must be reconsid-
ered according to the three previous provisos on the two- 
year anniversary of the day the Secretary published the 
waiver in the Federal Register: Provided further, That prior 
to the obligation of funds each State shall submit a plan 
to the Secretary detailing the proposed use of all funds, in-
cluding criteria for eligibility and how the use of these funds 
will address long-term recovery and restoration of infra-
structure: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of 
funds to each State, the Secretary shall ensure that such 
plan gives priority to infrastructure development and reha-
bilitation and the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the 
affordable rental housing stock including public and other 
HUD-assisted housing: Provided further, That each State 
will report quarterly to the Committees on Appropriations 
on all awards and uses of funds made available under this 
heading, including specifically identifying all awards of 
sole-source contracts and the rationale for making the 
award on a sole-source basis: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations on 
any proposed allocation of any funds and any related waiv-
ers made pursuant to these provisions under this heading 
no later than 5 days before such waiver is made: Provided 
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