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(d) REPORTS ON INSPECTIONS.—A complete copy of the report 
on each inspection conducted under subsections (a) and (c) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form to the applicable military medical 
command and to the congressional defense committees. 
(e) REPORT
ON STANDARDS.—In the event no standards for 
the maintenance and operation of military medical treatment facili-
ties, military quarters housing medical hold personnel, or military 
quarters housing medical holdover personnel exist as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, or such standards as do exist do 
not meet acceptable standards for the maintenance and operation 
of such facilities or quarters, as the case may be, the Secretary 
shall, not later than 30 days after that date, submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report setting forth the plan of the 
Secretary to ensure—
(1) the adoption by the Department of standards for the 
maintenance and operation of military medical facilities, mili-
tary quarters housing medical hold personnel, or military quar-
ters housing medical holdover personnel, as applicable, that 
meet—
(A) acceptable standards for the maintenance and oper-
ation of such facilities or quarters, as the case may be; 
and 
(B) where appropriate, standards under the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990; and 
(2) the comprehensive implementation of the standards 
adopted under paragraph (1) at the earliest date practicable. 
SEC. 3308. (a) AWARD
OF MEDAL
OF HONOR
TO WOODROW 
W. KEEBLE FOR VALOR DURING KOREAN WAR.—Notwithstanding 
any applicable time limitation under section 3744 of title 10, United 
States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the award 
of certain medals to individuals who served in the Armed Forces, 
the President may award to Woodrow W. Keeble the Medal of 
Honor under section 3741 of that title for the acts of valor described 
in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR.—The acts of valor referred to in subsection 
(a) are the acts of Woodrow W. Keeble, then-acting platoon leader, 
carried out on October 20, 1951, during the Korean War. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 3309. Of the amount appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, in title III of division A of Public 
Law 109–148, $6,250,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Military Construc-
tion, Army’’. 
SEC. 3310. The Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment 
or the Office of Dependents Education of the Department of Defense, 
shall use not less than $10,000,000 of funds made available in 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
Wide’’ to make grants and supplement other Federal funds to pro-
vide special assistance to local education agencies. 
SEC. 3311. Congress finds that United States military units 
should not enter into combat unless they are fully capable of per-
forming their assigned mission. Congress further finds that this 
is the policy of the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense 
shall notify Congress of any changes to this policy.
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CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Nuclear Nonprolifera-
tion’’, $72,000,000 is provided for the International Nuclear Mate-
rials Protection and Cooperation Program, to remain available until 
expended. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 3401. The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration is authorized to transfer up to $1,000,000 from 
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to the Office of the Administrator 
during fiscal year 2007 supporting nuclear nonproliferation activi-
ties. 
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Analysis and Operations’’, 
$8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, to be 
used for support of the State and Local Fusion Center program: 
Provided, That starting July 1, 2007, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit quarterly reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives detailing 
the information required in House Report 110–107. 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, to sup-
port hiring not less than 400 additional United States Customs 
and Border Protection Officers, as well as additional intelligence 
analysts, trade specialists, and support staff to target and screen 
U.S.-bound cargo on the Northern Border, at overseas locations, 
and at the National Targeting Center; to support hiring additional 
staffing required for Northern Border Air and Marine operations; 
to implement Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109–347) requirements; to advance the goals 
of the Secure Freight Initiative to improve significantly the ability 
of United States Customs and Border Protection to target and 
analyze U.S.-bound cargo containers; to expand overseas screening 
and physical inspection capacity for U.S.-bound cargo; to procure
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and integrate non-intrusive inspection equipment into inspection 
and radiation detection operations; and to improve supply chain 
security, to include enhanced analytic and targeting systems using 
data collected via commercial and government technologies and 
databases: Provided, That up to $3,000,000 shall be transferred 
to Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ‘‘Salaries and 
Expenses’’, for basic training costs associated with the additional 
personnel funded under this heading: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall submit an expenditure plan for the use of these 
funds to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives no later than 30 days after enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives immediately if United States Customs and Border 
Protection does not expect to achieve its plan of having at least 
1,158 Border Patrol agents permanently deployed to the Northern 
Border by the end of fiscal year 2007, and explain in detail the 
reasons for any shortfall. 
AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND 
PROCUREMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Air and Marine Interdiction, 
Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement’’, for air and marine 
operations on the Northern Border, including the final Northern 
Border air wing, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008, to accelerate planned deployment of Northern Border 
Air and Marine operations, including establishment of the final 
Northern Border airwing, procurement of assets such as fixed wing 
aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial systems, marine and riverine 
vessels, and other equipment, relocation of aircraft, site acquisition, 
and the design and building of facilities: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall submit an expenditure plan for the use of these funds 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives no later than 30 days after enactment of this 
Act. 
UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008; of which 
$5,000,000 shall be for the creation of a security advisory opinion 
unit within the Visa Security Program; and of which $1,000,000 
shall be for the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aviation Security’’, $390,000,000; 
of which $285,000,000 shall be for procurement and installation 
of checked baggage explosives detection systems, to remain available 
until expended; of which $25,000,000 shall be for checkpoint explo-
sives detection equipment and pilot screening technologies, to 
remain available until expended; and of which $80,000,000 shall 
be for air cargo security, to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That of the air cargo funding made available under
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this heading, the Transportation Security Administration shall hire 
no fewer than 150 additional air cargo inspectors to establish a 
more robust enforcement and compliance program; complete air 
cargo vulnerability assessments for all Category X airports; expand 
the National Explosives Detection Canine Program by no fewer 
than 170 additional canine teams, including the use of agency 
led teams; pursue canine screening methods utilized internationally 
that focus on air samples; and procure and install explosive detec-
tion systems, explosive trace machines, and other technologies to 
screen air cargo: Provided further, That no later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives an expenditure plan detailing how the Transpor-
tation Security Administration will utilize funding provided under 
this heading. 
FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Air Marshals’’, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, 
That no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on how these additional 
funds will be allocated. 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Infrastructure Protection and 
Information Security’’, $24,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008; of which $12,000,000 shall be for development 
of State and local interoperability plans as discussed in House 
Report 110–107; and of which $12,000,000 shall be for implementa-
tion of chemical facility security regulations: Provided, That within 
30 days of the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives detailed 
expenditure plans for execution of these funds: Provided further, 
That within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report on the computer forensics training center detailing the 
information required in House Report 110–107. 
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
For expenses for the ‘‘Office of Health Affairs’’, $8,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That of 
the amount made available under this heading, $5,500,000 is for 
nuclear event public health assessment and planning: Provided 
further, That the Office of Health Affairs shall conduct a nuclear 
event public health assessment as described in House Report 110–
107: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
this heading may be obligated until the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive a 
plan for expenditure.
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses for management and administration of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency (‘‘FEMA’’), $14,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be 
for financial and information systems, $2,500,000 shall be for inter-
state mutual aid agreements, $2,500,000 shall be for FEMA 
Regional Office communication equipment, $2,500,000 shall be for 
FEMA strike teams, and $500,000 shall be for the Law Enforcement 
Liaison Office, the Disability Coordinator and the National Advisory 
Council: Provided further, That none of such funds made available 
under this heading may be obligated until the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
receive and approve a plan for expenditure: Provided further, That 
unobligated amounts in the ‘‘Administrative and Regional Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Readiness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery’’ 
accounts shall be transferred to ‘‘Management and Administration’’ 
and may be used for any purpose authorized for such amounts 
and subject to limitation on the use of such amounts. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Programs’’, 
$247,000,000; of which $110,000,000 shall be for port security grants 
pursuant to section 70107(l) of title 46, United States Code to 
be awarded by September 30, 2007, to tier 1, 2, 3, and 4 ports; 
of which $100,000,000 shall be for intercity rail passenger transpor-
tation, freight rail, and transit security grants to be awarded by 
September 30, 2007; of which $35,000,000 shall be for regional 
grants and regional technical assistance to tier one Urban Area 
Security Initiative cities and other participating governments for 
the purpose of developing all-hazard regional catastrophic event 
plans and preparedness, as described in House Report 110–107; 
and of which $2,000,000 shall be for technical assistance for oper-
ation and maintenance training on detection and response equip-
ment that must be competitively awarded: Provided, That none 
of the funds made available under this heading may be obligated 
for such regional grants and regional technical assistance until 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives receive and approve a plan for expenditure: 
Provided further, That the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall provide the regional grants and regional technical assistance 
expenditure plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives on or before August 1, 2007: 
Provided further, That funds for such regional grants and regional 
technical assistance shall remain available until September 30, 
2008. 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Management 
Performance Grants’’, $50,000,000.
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UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 
For an additional amount for expenses of ‘‘United States Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services’’ to address backlogs of security 
checks 
associated 
with 
pending 
applications 
and 
petitions, 
$8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, 
That none of the funds made available under this heading shall 
be available for obligation until the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the United States Attorney General, submits 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a plan to eliminate the backlog of security checks 
that establishes information sharing protocols to ensure United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services has the information 
it needs to carry out its mission. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisi-
tion, and Operations’’ for air cargo security research, $5,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, and 
Operations’’ for non-container, rail, aviation and intermodal radi-
ation detection activities, $35,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That $5,000,000 is to enhance detection links 
between seaports and railroads as authorized in section 121(i) of 
the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–347); $8,000,000 is to accelerate development and deploy-
ment of detection systems at international rail border crossings; 
and $22,000,000 is for development and deployment of a variety 
of screening technologies at aviation facilities. 
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Systems 
Acquisition’’, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated 
for full scale procurement of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal Mon-
itors until the Secretary of Homeland Security has certified through 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives that a significant increase in oper-
ational effectiveness will be achieved. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 3501. None of the funds provided in this Act, or Public 
Law 109–295, shall be available to carry out section 872 of Public 
Law 107–296. 
SEC. 3502. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require 
that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that 
provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes 
(which outcomes shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and 
performance).
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CHAPTER 6
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$6,437,000, as follows: 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for allowances and expenses as 
authorized by House resolution or law, $6,437,000 for business 
continuity and disaster recovery, to remain available until 
expended. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ of the 
Government Accountability Office, $374,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2008. 
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), 
$3,136,802,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit a detailed spending plan to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 3701. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close Walter 
Reed Army Medical Center until equivalent medical facilities at 
the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Naval Medical 
Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and/or the Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 
Community Hospital have been constructed and equipped: Provided, 
That to ensure that the quality of care provided by the Military 
Health System is not diminished during this transition, the Walter 
Reed Army Medical Center shall be adequately funded, to include 
necessary renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, to main-
tain the maximum level of inpatient and outpatient services. 
SEC. 3702. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds in this or any other Act shall be used to reorganize 
or relocate the functions of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 
(AFIP) until the Secretary of Defense has submitted, not later 
than December 31, 2007, a detailed plan and timetable for the
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proposed reorganization and relocation to the Committees on Appro-
priations and Armed Services of the Senate and House of Represent-
atives. The plan shall take into consideration the recommendations 
of a study being prepared by the Government Accountability Office 
(GAO), provided that such study is available not later than 45 
days before the date specified in this section, on the impact of 
dispersing selected functions of AFIP among several locations, and 
the possibility of consolidating those functions at one location. The 
plan shall include an analysis of the options for the location and 
operation of the Program Management Office for second opinion 
consults that are consistent with the recommendations of the Base 
Realignment and Closure Commission, together with the rationale 
for the option selected by the Secretary. 
SEC. 3703. The Secretary of the Navy shall, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, transfer to the Secretary of the Air 
Force, at no cost, all lands, easements, Air Installation Compatible 
Use Zones, and facilities at NASJRB Willow Grove designated for 
operation as a Joint Interagency Installation for use by the Pennsyl-
vania National Guard and other Department of Defense compo-
nents, government agencies, and associated users to perform 
national defense, homeland security, and emergency preparedness 
missions. 
CHAPTER 8
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’, $34,103,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, 
of which $31,845,000 for World Wide Security Upgrades is available 
until expended: Provided, That of the amount available under this 
heading, $258,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
available in fiscal year 2007 for expenses for the United States 
Commission on International Religious Freedom: Provided further, 
That within 15 days of enactment of this Act, the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall apportion $15,000,000 from amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available by chapter 8 of title II of 
division B of Public Law 109–148 under the heading ‘‘Emergencies 
in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’ to reimburse expenditures 
from that account in facilitating the evacuation of persons from 
Lebanon between July 16, 2006, and the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 
$1,500,000, to remain available until December 31, 2008.
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to International 
Organizations’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster and 
Famine Assistance’’, $60,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United 
States Agency for International Development’’, $3,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2008. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United 
States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector 
General’’, $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008. 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
$122,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, $5,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2008. 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, $42,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008. 
Of the amounts made available for procurement of a maritime 
patrol aircraft for the Colombian Navy under this heading in Public 
Law 109–234, $13,000,000 are rescinded.
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MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’, $59,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE 
FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Emergency Ref-
ugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, $25,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, $30,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2008. 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, $45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, 
$40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, for assistance for Liberia for security sector reform. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
EXTENSION OF OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY 
SEC. 3801. Section 3001(o)(1)(B) of the Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction 
of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108–106; 117 Stat. 
1238; 5 U.S.C. App., note to section 8G of Public Law 95–452), 
as amended by section 1054(b) of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 
Stat. 2397) and section 2 of the Iraq Reconstruction Accountability 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–440), is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
fiscal year 2007’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2006’’. 
LEBANON 
SEC. 3802. (a) LIMITATION ON ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND ASSIST-
ANCE FOR LEBANON.—None of the funds made available in this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for cash transfer 
assistance for the Government of Lebanon may be made available 
for obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations on Lebanon’s economic reform plan and on the 
specific conditions and verifiable benchmarks that have been agreed
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upon by the United States and the Government of Lebanon pursu-
ant to the Memorandum of Understanding on cash transfer assist-
ance for Lebanon. 
(b) LIMITATION ON FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM AND 
INTERNATIONAL
NARCOTICS
CONTROL
AND
LAW
ENFORCEMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR LEBANON.—None of the funds made available in 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
or ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ for mili-
tary or police assistance to Lebanon may be made available for 
obligation until the Secretary of State submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations a report on procedures established to determine 
eligibility of members and units of the armed forces and police 
forces of Lebanon to participate in United States training and 
assistance programs and on the end use monitoring of all equipment 
provided under such programs to the Lebanese armed forces and 
police forces. 
(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Prior to the initial obligation 
of funds made available in this Act for assistance for Lebanon 
under the headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and 
‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees 
on Appropriations that all practicable efforts have been made to 
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any 
individual, or private or government entity, that advocates, plans, 
sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 45 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the Government 
of Lebanon’s actions to implement section 14 of United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 1701 (August 11, 2006). 
(e) SPECIAL AUTHORITY.—This section shall be effective notwith-
standing section 534(a) of Public Law 109–102, which is made 
applicable to funds appropriated for fiscal year 2007 by the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 
109–289, as amended by Public Law 110–5). 
DEBT RESTRUCTURING 
SEC. 3803. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 for 
‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of the Treasury—Debt 
Restructuring’’ may be used to assist Liberia in retiring its debt 
arrearages to the International Monetary Fund, the International 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the African Develop-
ment Bank. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SEC. 3804. To facilitate effective oversight of programs and 
activities in Iraq by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), 
the Department of State shall provide GAO staff members the 
country clearances, life support, and logistical and security support 
necessary for GAO personnel to establish a presence in Iraq for 
periods of not less than 45 days. 
HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND 
SEC. 3805. The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor shall be responsible for all policy,
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funding, and programming decisions regarding funds made avail-
able under this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing and related programs for the Human 
Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor. 
INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN 
SEC. 3806. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Inspector General of the Department of State and the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Inspector 
General’’) may use personal services contracts to engage citizens 
of the United States to facilitate and support the Office of the 
Inspector General’s oversight of programs and operations related 
to Iraq and Afghanistan. Individuals engaged by contract to perform 
such services shall not, by virtue of such contract, be considered 
to be employees of the United States Government for purposes 
of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management. 
The Secretary of State may determine the applicability to such 
individuals of any law administered by the Secretary concerning 
the performance of such services by such individuals. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The authority under paragraph (1) is subject 
to the following conditions: 
(1) The Inspector General determines that existing per-
sonnel resources are insufficient. 
(2) The contract length for a personal services contractor, 
including options, may not exceed 1 year, unless the Inspector 
General makes a finding that exceptional circumstances justify 
an extension of up to 1 additional year. 
(3) Not more than 10 individuals may be employed at 
any time as personal services contractors under the program. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to award per-
sonal services contracts under this section shall terminate on 
December 31, 2007. A contract entered into prior to the termination 
date under this paragraph may remain in effect until not later 
than December 31, 2009. 
(d) OTHER AUTHORITIES NOT AFFECTED.—The authority under 
this section is in addition to any other authority of the Inspector 
General to hire personal services contractors. 
FUNDING TABLES, REPORTS AND DIRECTIVES 
SEC. 3807. (a) Funds provided in this Act for the following 
accounts shall be made available for countries, programs and activi-
ties in the amounts contained in the respective tables and should 
be expended consistent with the reporting requirements and direc-
tives included in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
the conference report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. 
Rept. 110–107): 
‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’. 
‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’. 
‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs’’. 
‘‘Contributions to International Organizations’’. 
‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’. 
‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs Fund’’. 
‘‘International Disaster and Famine Assistance’’. 
‘‘Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development’’.
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‘‘Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development Office of Inspector General’’. 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’. 
‘‘Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’. 
‘‘Democracy Fund’’. 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’. 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 
‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’. 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’. 
(b) Any proposed increases or decreases to the amounts con-
tained in the tables in the joint explanatory statement shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961. 
SPENDING PLAN AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES 
SEC. 3808. Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report detailing planned expenditures for funds 
appropriated under the headings in this chapter and under the 
headings in chapter 6 of title I, except for funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘International Disaster and Famine Assistance’’: 
Provided, That funds appropriated under the headings in this 
chapter and in chapter 6 of title I, except for funds appropriated 
under the heading named in this section, shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
CONDITIONS ON ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN 
SEC. 3809. None of the funds made available for assistance 
for the central Government of Pakistan under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ in this Act may be made available for non-
project assistance until the Secretary of State submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report on the oversight mecha-
nisms, performance benchmarks, and implementation processes for 
such funds: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds made available for non-project assistance pursuant 
to the previous proviso shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available for assistance for Pakistan under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act, $5,000,000 shall 
be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund 
of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department 
of State, for political party development and election observation 
programs. 
CIVILIAN RESERVE CORPS 
SEC. 3810. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, up to $50,000,000 
may be made available to support and maintain a civilian reserve 
corps: Provided, That none of the funds for a civilian reserve corps 
may be obligated without specific authorization in a subsequent 
Act of Congress: Provided further, That funds made available for
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this purpose shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 3811. Section 1302(a) of Public Law 109–234 is amended 
by striking ‘‘one additional year’’ and inserting ‘‘two additional 
years’’. 
SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS SERVING AS 
TRANSLATORS OR INTERPRETERS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES 
SEC. 3812. (a) INCREASE IN NUMBERS ADMITTED.—Section 1059 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘as a translator’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, or under Chief of Mission authority, as 
a translator or interpreter’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘the Chief of 
Mission or’’ after ‘‘recommendation from’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘the Chief of 
Mission or’’ after ‘‘as determined by’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘section during any 
fiscal year shall not exceed 50.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘section—
‘‘(A) during each of the fiscal years 2007 and 2008, 
shall not exceed 500; and 
‘‘(B) during any other fiscal year shall not exceed 50.’’. 
(b) ALIENS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYMENT-BASED NUMERICAL 
LIMITATIONS.—Section 1059(c)(2) of such Act is amended—
(1) by amending the paragraph designation and heading 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) ALIENS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYMENT-BASED NUMERICAL 
LIMITATIONS.—’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and shall not be counted against the 
numerical limitations under sections 201(d), 202(a), and 
203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1151(d), 1152(a), and 1153(b)(4))’’ before the period at the end. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 1059 of such Act is further 
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (2), 
(7) and (8) of section 245(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(c)), the Secretary of Homeland Security may 
adjust the status of an alien to that of a lawful permanent resident 
under section 245(a) of such Act if the alien—
‘‘(1) was paroled or admitted as a nonimmigrant into the 
United States; and 
‘‘(2) is otherwise eligible for special immigrant status under 
this section and under the Immigration and Nationality Act.’’.
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TITLE IV—ADDITIONAL HURRICANE 
DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY 
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 4101. 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’’. 
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Law Enforce-
ment Assistance’’, for discretionary grants authorized by subpart 
2 of part E, of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 as in effect on September 30, 2006, notwith-
standing the provisions of section 511 of said Act, $50,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount 
made available under this heading shall be for local law enforcement 
initiatives in the Gulf Coast region related to the aftermath of 
Hurricane Katrina: Provided further, That these funds shall be 
apportioned among the States in quotient to their level of violent 
crime as estimated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform 
Crime Report for the year 2005. 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facili-
ties’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
canes Katrina and Rita on the shrimp and fishing industries, 
$110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’ for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 4201. Funds provided in this Act for the ‘‘Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Operations, Research, and Facilities’’, shall be made available
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according to the language relating to such account in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on H.R. 
1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110–107). 
SEC. 4202. Up to $48,000,000 of amounts made available to 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Public Law 
109–148 and Public Law 109–234 for emergency hurricane and 
other natural disaster-related expenses may be used to reimburse 
hurricane-related costs incurred by NASA in fiscal year 2005. 
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and 
other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $25,300,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, which may be used to continue construction 
of projects related to interior drainage for the greater New Orleans 
metropolitan area. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emer-
gencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 
(33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses relating to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and for other purposes, 
$1,407,700,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
$1,300,000,000 of the amount provided may be used by the Sec-
retary of the Army to carry out projects and measures for the 
West Bank and Vicinity and Lake Ponchartrain and Vicinity, Lou-
isiana, projects, as described under the heading ‘‘Flood Control 
and Coastal Emergencies’’, in chapter 3 of Public Law 109–148: 
Provided further, That $107,700,000 of the amount provided may 
be used to implement the projects for hurricane storm damage 
reduction, flood damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration within 
Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi substantially 
in accordance with the Report of the Chief of Engineers dated 
December 31, 2006, and entitled ‘‘Mississippi, Coastal Improve-
ments 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 expense, except that the non-Federal interests shall 
be responsible for providing 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 agree-
ments 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 oper-
ation and maintenance of the project, except for damages due to 
the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors:
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Provided further, That the Chief of Engineers, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall provide 
a monthly report to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, 
beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 4301. The Secretary is authorized and directed to deter-
mine the value of eligible reimbursable expenses incurred by local 
governments in storm-proofing pumping stations, constructing safe 
houses for operators, and other interim flood control measures 
in and around the New Orleans metropolitan area that the Sec-
retary determines 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. 4302. (a) The Secretary of the Army is authorized 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 Orleans metropolitan area to prosecute 
these projects in a manner which promotes the goal of continuing 
work at an optimal pace, while maximizing, to the greatest extent 
practicable, levels of protection to reduce the risk of storm damage 
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. 
(c) Any reallocation of funds that are necessary to accomplish 
the goal established in subsection (a) are authorized, subject to 
the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriation. 
SEC. 4303. 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 Avenue canals in the New 
Orleans area directed for construction in Public Law 109–234 
concurrently or in series with existing pumping stations serving 
these canals and the advantages, disadvantages and technical oper-
ational effectiveness of removing the existing pumping stations 
and configuring the new pumping stations and associated canals 
to handle all needed discharges to the lakefront or in combination 
with discharges directly to the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish; 
and the advantages, disadvantages and technical operational 
effectiveness of replacing or improving the floodwalls and levees 
adjacent to the three outfall canals: Provided, That the analysis 
should be conducted at Federal expense: Provided further, That 
the analysis shall be completed and furnished to the Congress 
not later than three months after enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4304. Using funds made available in Chapter 3 under 
title II of Public Law 109–234, 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 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-
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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 TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Of the unobligated balances under the heading ‘‘Small Business 
Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account’’, $181,069,000, 
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 which $500,000 is for the Office of 
Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits 
and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan program and 
shall be paid to appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; 
of which $171,569,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan 
making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program; and 
of which $9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses. 
Of the unobligated balances under the heading ‘‘Small Business 
Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account’’, $25,000,000 
shall be made available for loans under section 7(b)(2) of the Small 
Business Act to pre-existing 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. 
Of the unobligated balances under the heading ‘‘Small Business 
Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account’’, $150,000,000 
is transferred to the ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Disaster Relief’’ account. 
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, $710,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That $4,000,000 shall 
be transferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’: Provided further, 
That the Government Accountability Office shall review how the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency develops its estimates of 
the funds needed to respond to any given disaster as described 
in House Report 110–60.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 4501. (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. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share provided by subsection 
(a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied for before the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) LIMITATION.—In the case of disaster assistance provided 
under sections 403, 406, and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the Federal 
share provided by subsection (a) shall be limited to assistance 
provided for projects for which a ‘‘request for public assistance 
form’’ has been submitted. 
SEC. 4502. (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. 4503. (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).
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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 
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. 4601. 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
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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: Provided further, That the Secretary shall award 
funds available under this paragraph not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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 
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
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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 
implement a rating system that shall be based on classroom 
observation and feedback more than once annually, conducted by 
multiple sources (including, but not limited to, principals and 
master teachers), and evaluated against research-based rubrics that 
use planning, instructional, and learning environment standards 
to measure teacher performance, except that the requirements of 
this proviso shall not apply to a State that has enacted a State 
law in 2006 authorizing performance pay for teachers. 
PROGRAMS TO RESTART SCHOOL OPERATIONS 
Funds made available under section 102 of the Hurricane Edu-
cation Recovery Act (title IV of division B of Public Law 109–
148) may be used by the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 
and Texas, in addition to the uses of funds described in section 
102(e), for the following costs: (1) recruiting, retaining, and compen-
sating new and current teachers, school principals, assistant prin-
cipals, principal resident directors, assistant directors, and other 
educators for school-based positions in public elementary and sec-
ondary schools impacted by 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; (2) activities to 
build the capacity, knowledge, and skills 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; (3) the establishment of partnerships 
with nonprofit entities with a demonstrated track record in
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recruiting and retaining outstanding teachers and school-based 
school principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, 
and assistant directors; and (4) paid release time for teachers and 
principals to identify and replicate successful practices from the 
fastest-improving and highest-performing schools. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 4701. Section 105(b) of title IV of division B of Public 
Law 109–148 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘With respect to the program authorized by section 102 
of this Act, the waiver authority in subsection (a) of this section 
shall be available until the end of fiscal year 2008.’’. 
SEC. 4702. Notwithstanding section 2002(c) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a(c)), funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Social Services Block Grant’’ in division B of Public Law 
109–148 shall be available for expenditure by the States through 
the end of fiscal year 2009. 
SEC. 4703. (a) In the event that Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala-
bama, or Texas fails to meet its match requirement with funds 
appropriated in fiscal year 2006 or 2007, for fiscal years 2008 
and 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may waive 
the application of section 2617(d)(4) of the Public Health Service 
Act for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas. 
(b) The Secretary may not exercise the waiver authority avail-
able under subsection (a) to allow a grantee to provide less than 
a 25 percent matching grant. 
(c) For grant years beginning in 2008, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Alabama, and Texas and any eligible metropolitan area in Lou-
isiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas shall comply with each 
of the applicable requirements under title XXVI of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff–11 et seq.). 
CHAPTER 8
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program 
as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, 
$871,022,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
section 125(d)(1) of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply 
to emergency relief projects that respond to damage caused by 
the 2005–2006 winter storms in the State of California: Provided 
further, That of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to 
each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
$871,022,000 are rescinded: Provided further, That such rescission 
shall not apply to the funds distributed in accordance with sections 
130(f) and 104(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code; sections 
133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, as in effect on the day before
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the date of enactment of Public Law 109–59; and the first sentence 
of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
FORMULA GRANTS 
For an additional amount to be allocated by the Secretary 
to recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code, directly affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 
$35,000,000, for the operating and capital costs of transit services, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Federal 
share for any project funded from this amount shall be 100 percent. 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the Office of Inspector General, 
for the necessary costs related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita, $7,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 4801. The third proviso under the heading ‘‘Department 
of Housing and Urban Development—Public and Indian Housing—
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’’ in chapter 9 of title I of division 
B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2779) is amended by striking 
‘‘for up to 18 months’’ and inserting ‘‘until December 31, 2007’’. 
SEC. 4802. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–289, as amended 
by Public Law 110–5) is amended by adding after the third proviso: 
‘‘: Provided further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, 
except for applying the 2007 Annual Adjustment Factor and making 
any other specified adjustments, public housing agencies specified 
in category 1 below shall receive funding for calendar year 2007 
based on the higher of the amounts the agencies would receive 
under the previous proviso or the amounts the agencies received 
in calendar year 2006, and public housing agencies specified in 
categories 2 and 3 below shall receive funding for calendar year 
2007 equal to the amounts the agencies received in calendar year 
2006, except that public housing agencies specified in categories 
1 and 2 below shall receive funding under this proviso only if, 
and to the extent that, any such public housing agency submits 
a plan, approved by the Secretary, that demonstrates that the 
agency can effectively use within 12 months the funding that the 
agency would receive under this proviso that is in addition to 
the funding that the agency would receive under the previous 
proviso: (1) public housing agencies that are eligible for assistance 
under section 901 in Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2781) or are 
located in the same counties as those eligible under section 901 
and operate voucher programs under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 but do not operate public housing 
under section 9 of such Act, and any public housing agency that 
otherwise qualifies under this category must demonstrate that they 
have experienced a loss of rental housing stock as a result of 
the 2005 hurricanes; (2) public housing agencies that would receive 
less funding under the previous proviso than they would receive