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priated by this Act for assistance for Iraq under the head-
ings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Nar-
cotics and Law Enforcement’’ shall be withheld from obliga-
tion until the President certifies to the Committees on Ap-
propriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives that the Government of Iraq has—
(1) enacted a broadly accepted hydro-carbon law
that equitably shares oil revenues among all Iraqis;
(2) adopted legislation necessary for the conduct
of provincial and local elections, taken steps to imple-
ment such legislation, and set a schedule to conduct
provincial and local elections;
(3) reformed current laws governing the de-
Baathification process to allow for more equitable
treatment of individuals affected by such laws;
(4) amended the Constitution of Iraq consistent
with the principles contained in Article 137 of such
constitution; and
(5) 
allocated 
and 
begun 
expenditure 
of
$10,000,000,000 in Iraqi revenues for reconstruction
projects, including delivery of essential services, on an
equitable basis.
(b) EXEMPTIONS.—The requirement to withhold funds
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with respect to funds made available under the heading
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are administered by the
United States Agency for International Development for
continued support for the Community Action Program, as-
sistance for civilian victims of the military operations, and
the Community Stabilization Program in Iraq, or for pro-
grams and activities to promote democracy, governance,
human rights, and rule of law.
(c) REPORT.—At the time the President certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives that the Government
of Iraq has met the benchmarks described in subsection (a),
the President shall submit to such Committees a report that
contains a detailed description of the specific actions that
the Government of Iraq has taken to meet each of the bench-
marks referenced in the certification.
SPENDING PLAN AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
SEC. 1711. Not later than 45 days after enactment of
this Act the Secretary of State shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations a report detailing planned expendi-
tures for funds appropriated under the headings in this
chapter, except for funds appropriated under the headings
‘‘International Disaster and Famine Assistance’’, ‘‘Office of
the United States Agency for International Development
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Provided, That funds appropriated under the headings in
this chapter, except for funds appropriated under the head-
ings named in this section, shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions.
CIVILIAN RESERVE CORPS
SEC. 1712. Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ‘‘DIPLOMATIC
AND
CONSULAR
PRO-
GRAMS’’ and ‘‘ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND’’ (except for the
Community Action Program), up to $50,000,000 may be
made available to support and maintain a civilian reserve
corps. Funds made available under this section shall be sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations.
TITLE II
KATRINA RECOVERY, VETERANS’ CARE AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER
EMERGENCY FORESTRY CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM
SEC. 2101. Section 1231(k)(2) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(k)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘During calendar year 2006, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’.
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CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Law
Enforcement Assistance’’, for discretionary grants author-
ized by subpart 2 of part E, of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, notwithstanding the
provisions of section 511 of said Act, $170,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That
of the amount made available under this heading,
$70,000,000 shall be for local law enforcement initiatives
in the gulf coast region related to the aftermath of Hurri-
canes Katrina and Rita, of which no less than $55,000,000
shall be for the State of Louisiana: Provided further, That
of the amount made available under this heading,
$100,000,000 shall be for reimbursing State and local law
enforcement entities for security and related costs, including
overtime, associated with the 2008 Presidential Candidate
Nominating Conventions, of which $50,000,000 shall be for
the city of Denver, Colorado and $50,000,000 shall be for
the city of St. Paul, Minnesota: Provided further, That the
Department of Justice shall report to the Committees on
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basis on the expenditure of the funds provided in the pre-
vious proviso.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research,
and Facilities’’, for necessary expenses related to fisheries
disasters, $165,900,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008: Provided, That of the amount provided
under this heading, the National Marine Fisheries Service
shall cause $60,400,000 to be distributed among eligible re-
cipients of assistance for the commercial fishery failure des-
ignated under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1861a(a)) and declared by the Secretary of Commerce on
August 10, 2006: Provided further, That of the amount pro-
vided under this heading, $105,500,000 shall be for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita on shrimp and fishing industries.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion and Construction’’, for necessary expenses related to
disaster response and preparedness of the Gulf of Mexico
coast, $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2008.
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FISHERIES DISASTER MITIGATION FUND
For an additional amount for a ‘‘Fisheries Disaster
Mitigation Fund’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until
expended for use in mitigating the effects of commercial
fisheries failures and fishery resource disasters as deter-
mined under the Magnuson Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.) or the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C.
4101 et seq.): Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce
shall obligate funds provided under this heading according
to the Magnuson Stevens Conservation Act, as amended, the
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act, as amended, or other Acts
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 2201. Up to $48,000,000 of amounts made avail-
able to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
in Public Law 109–148 and Public Law 109–234 for emer-
gency hurricane and other natural disaster-related expenses
may be used to reimburse hurricane-related costs incurred
by NASA in fiscal year 2005.
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CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
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,
$150,000,000, to remain available until expended, which
may be used to continue construction of projects related to
interior drainage for the greater New Orleans metropolitan
area.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance’’ to dredge navigation channels related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the
2005 season, $3,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and
Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act
of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses
relating to the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita and for other purposes, $1,557,700,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That $1,300,000,000 of
the amount provided may be used by the Secretary of the
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Army to carry out projects and measures to provide the
level of protection necessary to achieve the certification re-
quired for the 100-year level of flood protection in accord-
ance with the national flood insurance program under the
base flood elevations in existence at the time of construction
of the enhancements for the West Bank and Vicinity and
Lake Ponchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, projects, as de-
scribed under the heading ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal
Emergencies’’, in chapter 3 of Public Law 109–148: Pro-
vided further, That $150,000,000 of the amount provided
may be used to support emergency operations, repairs and
other activities in response to flood, drought and earthquake
emergencies as authorized by law: Provided further, That
$107,700,000 of the amount provided may be used to imple-
ment the projects for hurricane storm damage reduction,
flood damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration within
Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi sub-
stantially in accordance with the Report of the Chief of En-
gineers dated December 31, 2006, and entitled ‘‘Mississippi,
Coastal Improvements Program Interim Report, Hancock,
Harrison, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi’’: Provided
further, That projects authorized for implementation under
this Chief’s report shall be carried out at full Federal ex-
pense, except that the non-Federal interests shall be respon-
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posal areas, and relocations required for construction of the
project and for all costs associated with operation and
maintenance of the project: Provided further, That any
project using funds appropriated under this heading shall
be initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered
into binding agreements with the Secretary requiring the
non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation,
maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs
of the project and to hold and save the United States free
from damages due to the construction or operation and
maintenance of the project, except for damages due to the
fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related Re-
sources’’, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended
for drought assistance: Provided, That drought assistance
may be provided under the Reclamation States Drought
Emergency Act or other applicable Reclamation authorities
to assist drought plagued areas of the West.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 2301. The Secretary is authorized and directed
to reimburse local governments for expenses they have in-
curred in storm-proofing pumping stations, constructing
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safe houses for operators, and other interim flood control
measures in and around the New Orleans metropolitan
area, provided the Secretary determines those elements of
work and related expenses to be integral to the overall plan
to ensure operability of the stations during hurricanes,
storms and high water events and the flood control plan
for the area.
SEC. 2302. The limitation concerning total project
costs in section 902 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986, as amended (33 U.S.C. 2280), shall not apply
during fiscal year 2008 to any water resources project for
which funds were made available during fiscal year 2007.
SEC. 2303. (a) The Secretary of the Army is author-
ized and directed to utilize funds remaining available for
obligation from the amounts appropriated in chapter 3 of
Public Law 109–234 under the heading ‘‘Flood Control and
Coastal Emergencies’’ for projects in the greater New Orle-
ans metropolitan area to prosecute these projects in a man-
ner which promotes the goal of continuing work at an opti-
mal pace, while maximizing, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, levels of protection to reduce the risk of storm dam-
age to people and property.
(b) The expenditure of funds as provided in subsection
(a) may be made without regard to individual amounts or
purposes specified in chapter 3 of Public Law 109–234.
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(c) Any reallocation of funds that are necessary to ac-
complish the goal established in subsection (a) are author-
ized. Reallocation of funds in excess of $250,000,000 or 50
percent, whichever is less, of the individual amounts speci-
fied in chapter 3 of Public Law 109–234 require notifica-
tions of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tion.
SEC. 2304. The Chief of Engineers shall investigate the
overall technical advantages, disadvantages and operational
effectiveness of operating the new pumping stations at the
mouths of the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and London Ave-
nue canals in the New Orleans area directed for construc-
tion in Public Law 109–234 concurrently or in series with
existing pumping stations serving these canals and the ad-
vantages, disadvantages and technical operational effective-
ness of removing the existing pumping stations and config-
uring the new pumping stations and associated canals to
handle all needed discharges; and the advantages, disadvan-
tages and technical operational effectiveness of replacing or
improving the floodwalls and levees adjacent to the three
outfall canals: Provided, That the analysis should be con-
ducted at Federal expense: Provided further, That the anal-
ysis shall be completed and furnished to the Congress not
later than three months after enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 2305. Using funds made available in Chapter 3
under title II of Public Law 109–234 (120 Stat. 453), under
the heading ‘‘Investigations’’, the Secretary of the Army, in
consultation with other agencies and the State of Louisiana
shall accelerate completion as practicable the final report
of the Chief of Engineers recommending a comprehensive
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.
SEC. 2306. (a) Section 111 of Public Law 108–137
(117 Stat. 1835) is amended by—
(1) adding the following language at the end of
subsection (a):
‘‘Such activities also may include the provision of fi-
nancial assistance to facilitate the buy-out of properties lo-
cated in areas identified by the State of Oklahoma as areas
that are or will be at risk of damage caused by land subsid-
ence and other necessary and closely associated properties
otherwise identified by the State of Oklahoma; however, any
buyout of such properties shall not be considered to be part
of a Federally assisted program or project for purposes of
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42 U.S.C. 4601 et. seq., consistent with section 2301 of Pub-
lic Law 109–234 (120 Stat. 455–456).’’; and
(2) striking the first sentence of subsection (d)
and inserting the following language in lieu thereof:
‘‘(d) Non-Federal interests shall be responsible for op-
erating and maintaining any restoration alternatives con-
structed or carried out pursuant to this section.’’.
CHAPTER 4
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Pro-
gram Account’’ for administrative expenses to carry out the
disaster loan program, $25,069,000, to remain available
until expended, which may be transferred to and merged
with ‘‘Small Business Administration, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 2401. ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS. (a)
DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Admin-
istrator of the Small Business Administration;
(2) the term ‘‘covered small business concern’’
means a small business concern—
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(A) that is located in any area in Lou-
isiana or Mississippi for which the President de-
clared a major disaster because of Hurricane
Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005;
(B) that has not more than 50 full-time em-
ployees; and
(C) that—
(i)(I) suffered a substantial economic
injury as a result of Hurricane Katrina of
2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005, because of
a reduction in travel or tourism to the area
described in subparagraph (A); and
(II) demonstrates that, during the 1-
year period ending on August 28, 2005, not
less than 45 percent of the revenue of that
small business concern resulted from tour-
ism or travel related sales; or
(ii)(I) suffered a substantial economic
injury as a result of Hurricane Katrina of
2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005; and
(II) operates in a parish or county for
which the population on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, as determined by the Ad-
ministrator, is not greater than 75 percent
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before August 28, 2005, based on the most
recent United States population estimate
available before August 28, 2005;
(3) the term ‘‘major disaster’’ has the meaning
given that term in section 102 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5122); and
(4) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 3 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
(b) APPROPRIATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are appropriated, out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $25,000,000 to the Administrator, which, ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (2) or (3), shall be
used for loans under section 7(b)(2) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) to covered small
business concerns.
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the
amounts made available under paragraph (1), not
more than $8,750,000 may be transferred to and
merged with ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out
the disaster loan program of the Small Business Ad-
ministration.
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(3) OTHER USES OF FUNDS.—The Administrator
may use amounts made available under paragraph
(1) for other purposes authorized for amounts in the
‘‘Disaster Loans Program Account’’ or transfer such
amounts to and merge such amounts with ‘‘Salaries
and Expenses’’, if—
(A) such amounts are—
(i) not obligated on the later of 5
months after the date of enactment of this
Act and August 29, 2007; or
(ii) necessary to provide assistance in
the event of a major disaster; and
(B) not later than 5 days before any such
use or transfer of amounts, the Administrator
provides written notification of such use or
transfer to the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 2402. OTHER PROGRAMS. (a) HUBZONES.—Sec-
tion 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) an area in which the President has de-
clared 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)) as a result of Hurricane Katrina of Au-
gust 2005 or Hurricane Rita of September 2005,
during the time period described in paragraph
(8).’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) TIME
PERIOD.—The time period for the
purposes of paragraph (1)(F)—
‘‘(A) shall be the 2-year period beginning on
the later of the date of enactment of this para-
graph and August 29, 2007; and
‘‘(B) may, at the discretion of the Adminis-
trator, be extended to be the 3-year period begin-
ning on the later of the date of enactment of this
paragraph and August 29, 2007.’’.
(b) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 711(c) of the
Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act of
1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is amended by inserting after
‘‘January 1, 1989’’ the following: ‘‘, and shall terminate
on the date of enactment of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Vet-
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erans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability
Appropriations Act, 2007’’.
SEC. 2403. RESERVIST
PROGRAMS. (a) DEFINI-
TIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘activated’’ means receiving an
order placing a Reservist on active duty;
(2) the term ‘‘active duty’’ has the meaning
given that term in section 101 of title 10, United
States Code;
(3) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ mean the Small Business Administration and
the Administrator thereof, respectively;
(4) the term ‘‘Reservist’’ means a member of a
reserve component of the Armed Forces, as described
in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code;
(5) the term ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Execu-
tives’’ means the Service Corps of Retired Executives
authorized by section 8(b)(1) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1));
(6) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 3 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632);
(7) the term ‘‘small business development center’’
means a small business development center described
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in section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
648); and
(8) the term ‘‘women’s business center’’ means a
women’s business center described in section 29 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656).
(b) APPLICATION PERIOD.—Section 7(b)(3)(C) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)(C)) is amended
by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year’’.
(c) PRE-CONSIDERATION PROCESS.—
(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term
‘‘eligible Reservist’’ means a Reservist who—
(A) has not been ordered to active duty;
(B) expects to be ordered to active duty dur-
ing a period of military conflict; and
(C) can reasonably demonstrate that the
small business concern for which that Reservist
is a key employee will suffer economic injury in
the absence of that Reservist.
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall establish a pre-consideration process,
under which the Administrator—
(A) may collect all relevant materials nec-
essary for processing a loan to a small business
concern under section 7(b)(3) of the Small Busi-
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ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)) before an eligible
Reservist employed by that small business con-
cern is activated; and
(B) shall distribute funds for any loan ap-
proved under subparagraph (A) if that eligible
Reservist is activated.
(d) OUTREACH
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator,
in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
and the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a com-
prehensive outreach and technical assistance program
(in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘program’’) to—
(A) market the loans available under section
7(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(b)(3)) to Reservists, and family members of
Reservists, that are on active duty and that are
not on active duty; and
(B) provide technical assistance to a small
business concern applying for a loan under that
section.
(2) COMPONENTS.—The program shall—
(A) incorporate appropriate websites main-
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Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense;
and
(B) require that information on the pro-
gram is made available to small business con-
cerns directly through—
(i) the district offices and resource
partners of the Administration, including
small business development centers, women’s
business centers, and the Service Corps of
Retired Executives; and
(ii) other Federal agencies, including
the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Defense.
(3) REPORT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every
6 months thereafter until the date that is 30
months after such date of enactment, the Admin-
istrator shall submit to Congress a report on the
status of the program.
(B) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted
under subparagraph (A) shall include—
(i) for the 6-month period ending on
the date of that report—
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(I) the number of loans approved
under section 7(b)(3) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3));
(II) the number of loans disbursed
under that section; and
(III) the total amount disbursed
under that section; and
(ii) recommendations, if any, to make
the program more effective in serving small
business concerns that employ Reservists.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
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.), $4,310,000,000, to remain available until expended.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 2501. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, including any agreement, the Fed-
eral share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance,
provided for the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,
and Texas in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita under sections 403, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert
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T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 per-
cent of the eligible costs under such sections.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the
Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall apply
to disaster assistance applied for before the date of en-
actment of this Act.
(2) LIMITATION.—In the case of disaster assist-
ance provided under sections 403, 406, and 407 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act, the Federal share provided by subsection
(a) shall be limited to assistance provided for projects
for which applications have been prepared for the
Federal Emergency Management Agency before the
date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2502. (a) Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster
Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–88; 119 Stat. 2061) is
amended by striking ‘‘: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act, such loans
may not be canceled’’.
(b) Chapter 4 of title II of the Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on
Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–
234; 120 Stat. 471) is amended under the heading ‘‘Disaster