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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 or the 
Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That funds 
allocated under this heading shall not adversely affect the 
amount of any formula assistance received by a State 
under this heading: Provided further, That each State may 
use up to five percent of its allocation for administrative 
costs: Provided further, That not less than $1,000,000,000 
from funds made available under this heading shall be 
used for repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction (includ-
ing demolition, site clearance and remediation) of the af-
fordable rental housing stock (including public and other 
HUD-assisted housing) in the impacted areas: Provided 
further, That in administering the funds under this head-
ing, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any 
provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
administers in connection with the obligation by the Sec-
retary or the use by the recipient of these funds or guaran-
tees (except for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, 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
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finding by the Secretary that such waiver would not be 
inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute, as 
modified: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive 
the requirement that activities benefit persons of low and 
moderate income, except that at least 50 percent of the 
funds made available under this heading must benefit pri-
marily persons of low and moderate income unless the Sec-
retary otherwise makes a finding of compelling need: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall publish in the Fed-
eral Register any waiver of any statute or regulation that 
the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974 no later 
than 5 days before the effective date of such waiver: Pro-
vided further, That every waiver made by the Secretary 
must be reconsidered according to the three previous pro-
visos on the two-year anniversary of the day the Secretary 
published the waiver in the Federal Register: Provided fur-
ther, That prior to the obligation of funds each State shall 
submit a plan to the Secretary detailing the proposed use 
of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the 
use of these funds will address long-term recovery and res-
toration of infrastructure: Provided further, That prior to 
the obligation of funds to each State, the Secretary shall 
ensure that such plan gives priority to infrastructure de-
velopment and rehabilitation and the rehabilitation and re-
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construction of the affordable rental housing stock includ-
ing public and other HUD-assisted housing: Provided fur-
ther, That each State will report quarterly to the Commit-
tees 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 ra-
tionale for making the award on a sole-source basis: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on any proposed allocation of any 
funds and any related waivers made pursuant to these pro-
visions under this heading no later than 5 days before such 
waiver is made: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
establish procedures to prevent recipients from receiving 
any duplication of benefits and report quarterly to the 
Committees on Appropriations with regard to all steps 
taken to prevent fraud and abuse of funds made available 
under this heading including duplication of benefits: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, the Secretary may transfer a total of up to 
$15,000,000 to the Office of Inspector General and ‘‘Man-
agement and Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’ for 
costs associated with administration and oversight: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
heading may be used by a State or locality as a matching 
requirement, share, or contribution for any other Federal
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program: Provided further, That the amounts provided 
under this heading are designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Buildings 
Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 
season, $37,000,000, from the General Fund and to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
standing 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator of General 
Services is authorized to proceed with repairs and alter-
ations for affected buildings: Provided further, That he 
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. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS AND 
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 
SEC. 3001. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 3002. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 
102 of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148 (119 
Stat. 2748), the Secretary of Agriculture may provide fi-
nancial and technical assistance in carrying out such sec-
tion in an amount up to 100 percent Federal share, as 
provided in regulations implementing the emergency wa-
tershed protection program: 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. 
SEC. 3003. Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act, 
or made available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant 
to this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be spe-
cifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 
504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414). 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 3004. (a) RESCISSION.—Of the unobligated bal-
ances available for ‘‘Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment—Automation Modernization’’, $43,620,000 are re-
scinded. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—For an additional amount for 
‘‘United States Secret Service—Salaries and Expenses’’ 
for
critical
investigative
and
protective
operations, 
$43,620,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this section or under the heading United States
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Secret Service ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ in any other Act 
may be used to support the position of the Chief Financial 
Officer until the Committees on Appropriations receive: 
(1) a comprehensive workload re-balancing report that in-
cludes funding and position requirements for current in-
vestigative and protective operations; (2) a comprehensive 
analysis of the methodology used to estimate current 
workloads and develop annual operating budgets; and (3) 
a budget formulation model for National Special Security 
Events: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this section may be obligated until the Commit-
tees on Appropriations receive a revised Program, Project 
and Activity schedule based on current investigative and 
protective workload requirements, including a comprehen-
sive analysis of the methodology used to estimate those 
requirements. 
SEC. 3005. (a) The matter under the heading ‘‘Ten-
ant-Based Rental Assistance’’ in chapter 9 of title I of 
division B of Public Law 109–148 is amended— 
(1) in the first proviso, by striking ‘‘or the 
Stewart
B.
McKinney
Homeless
Assistance
Act 
(Public Law 100–77)’’ and inserting ‘‘the McKin-
ney-Vento
Homeless
Assistance
Act,
section 
221(d)(3), 221(d)(5), or 236 of the National Hous-
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ing Act, or section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1965’’; and 
(2) in the second proviso, by inserting ‘‘, except 
that paragraph (7)(A) of such section shall not 
apply’’ after ‘‘1937’’. 
(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. 
SEC. 3006. Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5336, any 
funds remaining available under Federal Transit Adminis-
tration grant numbers NY–03–345–00, NY–03–0325–00, 
NY–03–0405, NY–90–X398–00, NY–90–X373–00, NY– 
90–X418–00, NY–90–X465–00 together with an amount 
not to exceed $19,200,000 in urbanized area formula 
funds that were allocated by the New York Metropolitan 
Transportation Council to the New York City Department 
of Transportation as a designated recipient under 49 
U.S.C. 5307 may be made available to the New York Met-
ropolitan Transportation Authority for eligible capital 
projects authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5307 and 5309. 
SEC. 3007. The referenced statement of the man-
agers under the heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ 
in title II of division I of Public Law 108–447 is deemed 
to be amended—
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(1) with respect to item number 536, by strik-
ing ‘‘an economic development planning study’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Main Street Revitalization Project’’; 
and 
(2) with respect to item number 444, by strik-
ing ‘‘City of St. Petersburg, Florida for facilities 
construction and renovation for the Mid-Pinellas 
Science Center’’ and inserting ‘‘St. Petersburg Col-
lege, City of Seminole, Florida for the development 
of a Science and Nature Park at St. Petersburg Col-
lege’’. 
SEC. 3008. (a) The second paragraph under the 
heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title III of 
division A of Public Law 109–115 is amended by striking 
‘‘statement of managers accompanying this Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘statement of managers correction for H.R. 3058 
relating to the Economic Development Initiative submitted 
to the House of Representatives by the Chairman of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House on November 
18, 2005, and printed in the House section of the Con-
gressional Record on such date’’. 
(b) Section 5023 of title V of division B of Public 
Law 109–148 is amended by striking ‘‘in title III of Public 
Law 109–115 (as in effect pursuant to H. Con. Res. 308,
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109th Congress)’’ and inserting ‘‘in title III of division 
A of Public Law 109–115’’. 
(c) Each amendment made by this section shall apply 
as if included in the amended public law on the date of 
its enactment. 
SEC. 3009. The statement of managers correction 
referenced in the second paragraph under the heading 
‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title III of division 
A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended— 
(1) with respect to item number 714, by strik-
ing ‘‘construction of a senior center;’’ and inserting 
‘‘renovation and buildout of a multipurpose center;’’; 
(2) with respect to item number 850, by strik-
ing ‘‘City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania’’ and inserting 
‘‘in Pennsylvania’’; and 
(3) with respect to item number 925, by strik-
ing ‘‘Greenwood Partnership Alliance, South Caro-
lina for the renovation of Old Federal Courthouse;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘City of Greenwood, South Carolina 
for the Emerald Triangle Project;’’. 
SEC. 3010. Section 9001 of the Deficit Reduction Act 
of 2005 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for a 1-time 
only obligation and expenditure’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2007’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The amount pro-
vided under subsection (a)(2) is designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2006.’’. 
SEC. 3011. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act or any other Act may be used to take any action 
under section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. App. 2170) or any other provision of law to 
approve or otherwise allow the acquisition of any leases, 
contracts, rights, or other obligations of P&O Ports by 
Dubai Ports World or any other legal entity affiliated with 
or controlled by Dubai Ports World. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
prior action or decision by or on behalf of the President 
under section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. App. 2170), the acquisition of any leases, con-
tracts, rights, or other obligations of P&O Ports by Dubai 
Ports World or any other legal entity affiliated with or
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controlled by Dubai Ports World is hereby prohibited and 
shall have no effect. 
(c) The limitation in subsection (a) and the prohibi-
tion in subsection (b) apply with respect to the acquisition 
of any leases, contracts, rights, or other obligations on or 
after January 1, 2006. 
(d) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘P&O Ports’’ means P&O Ports, 
North America, a United States subsidiary of the 
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany, a company that is a national of the United 
Kingdom. 
(2) The term ‘‘Dubai Ports World’’ means 
Dubai Ports World, a company that is partly owned 
and controlled by the Government of the United 
Arab Emirates. 
SEC. 3012. (a) None of the funds appropriated in 
Public Law 109–102 or any prior Act making appropria-
tions for foreign operations, export financing and related 
programs may be obligated or expended for assistance to 
the Palestinian Authority or a successor entity until the 
Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appro-
priations that such entity has demonstrated its commit-
ment to the principles of nonviolence, the recognition of
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Israel, and the acceptance of previous agreements and ob-
ligations, including the Roadmap. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in Public Law 109–102 or any 
prior Act making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing and related programs may be obligated 
or expended for assistance to the West Bank and Gaza 
until the Secretary of State reviews the current assistance 
program, consults with the Committees on Appropriations, 
and submits a revised plan for such assistance: Provided, 
That such plan shall be submitted not later than April 
30, 2006, and shall contain specific and appropriate steps 
to ensure that United States assistance is not provided 
to or through any individual, private or government entity, 
or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has 
reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, 
or has engaged in, terrorist activity. 
SEC. 3013. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to prohibit registered and legal, but dis-
placed, residents of the Gulf Coast region from the right 
to legally vote in any officially designated election of the 
Gulf Coast region. 
SEC. 3014. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by the Government of the United States