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and the State of Louisiana shall accelerate completion as practicable 
the final report of the Chief of Engineers recommending a com-
prehensive plan to deauthorize deep draft navigation on the Mis-
sissippi River Gulf Outlet: Provided, That the plan shall incorporate 
and build upon the Interim Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Deep-
Draft De-Authorization Report submitted to Congress in December 
2006 pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 
CHAPTER 4
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Of the unobligated balances under the heading ‘‘Small Business 
Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account’’, $25,069,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be used for administrative 
expenses to carry out the disaster loan program, which may be 
transferred to and merged with ‘‘Small Business Administration, 
Salaries and Expenses’’. 
Of the unobligated balances under the heading ‘‘Small Business 
Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account’’, $25,000,000 
shall be used for loans under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business 
Act for businesses located in an area for which the President 
declared a major disaster because of the hurricanes in the Gulf 
of Mexico in calendar year 2005, of which not to exceed $8,750,000 
is for direct administrative expenses and may be transferred to 
and merged with ‘‘Small Business Administration, Salaries and 
Expenses’’ to carry out the disaster loan program of the Small 
Business Administration. 
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, $4,610,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That $4,000,000 shall 
be transferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 2501. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assist-
ance, including direct Federal assistance, provided for the States 
of Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Texas in connection 
with Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, Dennis, and Rita under sections 
403, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, and 
5174) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such sections.
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal share provided by subsection 
(a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied for before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2502. (a) COMMUNITY DISASTER LOAN ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster 
Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–88) is amended by striking 
‘‘Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of 
the Stafford Act, such loans may not be canceled:’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph 
(1) shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Community 
Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–88). 
(b) EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title II of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–
234) is amended under Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, ‘‘Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account’’ 
by striking ‘‘Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
417(c)(1) of such Act, such loans may not be canceled:’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph 
(1) shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–
234). 
SEC. 2503. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2401 of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234) is 
amended by striking ‘‘12 months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 months’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234). 
CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preservation Fund’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $10,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the 
funds provided under this heading shall be provided to the State 
Historic Preservation Officer, after consultation with the National 
Park Service, for grants for disaster relief in areas of Louisiana 
impacted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That 
grants shall be for the preservation, stabilization, rehabilitation, 
and repair of historic properties listed in or eligible for the National 
Register of Historic Places, for planning and technical assistance: 
Provided 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 Hurricanes Katrina or 
Rita: Provided further, That individual grants shall not be subject 
to a non-Federal matching requirement: Provided further, That
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no more than 5 percent of funds provided under this heading 
for disaster relief grants may be used for administrative expenses. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 2601. Of the disaster relief funds from Public Law 109–
234, 120 Stat. 418, 461, (June 30, 2006), chapter 5, ‘‘National 
Park Service—Historic Preservation Fund’’, for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season that were allocated to the State of Mis-
sissippi by the National Park Service, $500,000 is hereby trans-
ferred to the ‘‘National Park Service—National Recreation and 
Preservation’’ appropriation: Provided, That these funds may be 
used to reconstruct destroyed properties that at the time of destruc-
tion were listed in the National Register of Historic Places and 
are otherwise qualified to receive these funds: Provided further, 
That the State Historic Preservation Officer certifies that, for the 
community where that destroyed property was located, the property 
is iconic to or essential to illustrating that community’s historic 
identity, that no other property in that community with the same 
associative historic value has survived, and that sufficient historical 
documentation exists to ensure an accurate reproduction. 
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For an additional amount under part B of title VII of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (‘‘HEA’’) for institutions of higher 
education (as defined in section 101 or section 102(c) of that Act) 
that are located in an area in which a major disaster was declared 
in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act related to Hurricanes Katrina 
or Rita, $30,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall be available 
to the Secretary of Education only for payments to help defray 
the expenses (which may include lost revenue, reimbursement for 
expenses already incurred, and construction) incurred by such 
institutions of higher education that were forced to close, relocate 
or significantly curtail their activities as a result of damage directly 
caused by such hurricanes and for payments to enable such institu-
tions to provide grants to students who attend such institutions 
for academic years beginning on or after July 1, 2006: Provided 
further, That such payments shall be made in accordance with 
criteria established by the Secretary and made publicly available 
without regard to section 437 of the General Education Provisions 
Act, section 553 of title 5, United States Code, or part B of title 
VII of the HEA. 
HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY 
For carrying out activities authorized by subpart 1 of part 
D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for use by 
the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama primarily for
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recruiting, retaining, and compensating new and current teachers, 
school principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, 
assistant directors, and other educators, who commit to work for 
at least three years in school-based positions in public elementary 
and secondary schools located in an area with respect to which 
a major disaster was declared under section 401 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170) by reason of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, including 
through such mechanisms as paying salary premiums, performance 
bonuses, housing subsidies, signing bonuses, and relocation costs 
and providing loan forgiveness, with priority given to teachers and 
school-based school principals, assistant principals, principal resi-
dent directors, assistant directors, and other educators who pre-
viously worked or lived in one of the affected areas, are currently 
employed (or become employed) in such a school in any of the 
affected areas after those disasters, and commit to continue that 
employment for at least 3 years, Provided, That funds available 
under this heading to such States may also be used for 1 or 
more of the following activities: (1) to build the capacity, knowledge, 
and skill of teachers and school-based school principals, assistant 
principals, principal resident directors, assistant directors, and 
other educators in such public elementary and secondary schools 
to provide an effective education, including the design, adaptation, 
and implementation of high-quality formative assessments; (2) the 
establishment of partnerships with nonprofit entities with a dem-
onstrated track record in recruiting and retaining outstanding 
teachers and other school-based school principals, assistant prin-
cipals, principal resident directors, and assistant directors; and 
(3) paid release time for teachers and principals to identify and 
replicate successful practices from the fastest-improving and 
highest-performing schools: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Education shall allocate amounts available under this heading 
among such States that submit applications; that such allocation 
shall be based on the number of public elementary and secondary 
schools in each State that were closed for 19 days or more during 
the period beginning on August 29, 2005, and ending on December 
31, 2005, due to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; and that 
such States shall in turn allocate funds to local educational agencies, 
with priority given first to such agencies with the highest percent-
ages of public elementary and secondary schools that are closed 
as a result of such hurricanes as of the date of enactment of 
this Act and then to such agencies with the highest percentages 
of public elementary and secondary schools with a student-teacher 
ratio of at least 25 to 1, and with any remaining amounts to 
be distributed to such agencies with demonstrated need, as deter-
mined by the State Superintendent of Education: Provided further, 
That, in the case of any State that chooses to use amounts available 
under this heading for performance bonuses, not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and in collaboration 
with local educational agencies, teachers’ unions, local principals’ 
organizations, local parents’ organizations, local business organiza-
tions, and local charter schools organizations, the State educational 
agency shall develop a plan for a rating system for performance 
bonuses, and if no agreement has been reached that is satisfactory 
to all consulting entities by such deadline, the State educational 
agency shall immediately send a letter notifying Congress and 
shall, not later than 30 days after such notification, establish and