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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H.R. 5227 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, for additional disaster assistance relating to natural 
disasters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2004 
Mr. YOUNG of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005, for additional disaster 
assistance relating to natural disasters, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, to provide emer-
gency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster
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assistance relating to natural disasters, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
CHAPTER 1 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Conserva-
tion Program’’, for expenses resulting from natural disas-
ters, $175,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the amounts provided under this heading 
are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 
(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 
14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Watershed 
Protection Program’’ to repair damages to the waterways 
and 
watersheds 
resulting 
from 
natural 
disasters, 
$310,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amounts provided under this heading are 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649
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(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 
14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Rural Community 
Advancement Program’’, $68,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That $50,000,000 shall be avail-
able for water and waste disposal grants described in sec-
tion 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d): Provided further, That 
$18,000,000 shall be available for community facility 
grants described in 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d): Provided 
further, That the amounts provided under this heading are 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 
(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 
14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For additional gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans as authorized by title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the 
rural housing insurance fund, $17,000,000 for section 504
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housing repair loans: Provided, That this loan level shall 
be considered an estimate and not a limitation. 
For the additional cost of direct loans, including the 
cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: section 504 housing 
repair loans, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the amounts provided under this 
heading are designated as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural Housing Assist-
ance Grants’’, $13,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $8,000,000 shall be for grants and con-
tracts for very low-income housing repair, made by the 
Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, 
and of which $5,000,000 shall be for domestic farm labor 
housing grants and contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
1486: Provided, That the amounts provided under this 
heading are designated as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 101. AGRICULTURAL HURRICANE ASSISTANCE. 
(a) CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.— 
(1)(A) The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
such sums as are necessary to make emergency fi-
nancial assistance available to producers on a farm 
in the United States, including Puerto Rico, that 
have incurred qualifying losses for the 2004 or 2005 
crop of an agricultural commodity (other than 
sugar) due to damaging weather related to any hur-
ricane or tropical storm of the 2004 hurricane sea-
son or related condition, in counties declared dis-
aster areas by the President of the United States. 
(B) The Secretary shall make assistance avail-
able under this section in the same manner as pro-
vided under section 202 of Public Law 108–7, in-
cluding using the same loss thresholds as were used 
in administering that section. 
(2)(A) The payment rate for a crop for assist-
ance provided under this section to the producers on 
a farm shall be calculated as follows: 
(i) If the producers obtained a policy or 
plan of insurance, including a catastrophic risk 
protection plan, for the crop under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), 65
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percent of the established RMA price for the 
crop. 
(ii) If a policy or plan of insurance, includ-
ing a catastrophic risk protection plan, for the 
crop was not available to the producers under 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act, 65 percent of 
the State average price for the crop. 
(iii) Subject to paragraphs 3 and 4, if the 
producers did not obtain a policy or plan of in-
surance, including a catastrophic risk protection 
plan, available for the crop under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act, 60 percent of the estab-
lished RMA price for the crop. 
(B) Persons that received payments from sec-
tion 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 with respect 
to 2004 hurricane crop losses are not eligible for 
payments under this section. 
(C)(i) Assistance provided under this section to 
a producer for losses to a crop, together with the 
amounts specified in clause (ii) applicable to the 
same crop, may not exceed 95 percent of what the 
value of the crop would have been in the absence of 
the losses, as estimated by the Secretary. 
(ii) In applying the limitation in clause (i), the 
Secretary shall include the following:
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(I) Any crop insurance payment made 
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or payment under section 
196 of the Federal Agricultural Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) that 
the producer receives for losses to the same 
crop. 
(II) The value of the crop that was not lost 
(if any), as estimated by the Secretary. 
(iii) Payments shall be limited to a maximum of 
$80,000 per producer. 
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), the 
producers on a farm shall not be eligible for assist-
ance under this section with respect to losses to an 
insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity if 
the producers on the farm— 
(A) in the case of an insurable commodity, 
did not obtain a policy or plan of insurance for 
the insurable commodity under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act for the crop incurring the 
losses; and 
(B) in the case of a noninsurable com-
modity, did not file the required paperwork, and 
pay the administrative fee by the applicable 
State filing deadline, for the noninsurable com-
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modity under section 196 of the Federal Agri-
culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
for the crop incurring the losses; or 
(C) had adjusted gross incomes, as defined 
by section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 
1985, of greater than $2,500,000 in 2003; or 
(D) were not in compliance with highly 
erodible land conservation and wetland con-
servation provisions. 
(4) The Secretary may waive paragraphs (3)(A) 
and (B) with respect to the producers on a farm if 
the producers enter into a contract with the Sec-
retary under which the producers agree— 
(A) in the case of an insurable commodity, 
to obtain a policy or plan of insurance under 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act providing addi-
tional coverage for the insurable commodity for 
each of the next two crop years; and 
(B) in the case of a noninsurable com-
modity, to file the required paperwork, and pay 
the administrative fee by the applicable State 
filing deadline, for the noninsurable commodity 
for each of the next two crops under section 
196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996.
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(c) The issuance of regulations shall be made without 
regard to: (1) the notice and comment provisions of sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code; (2) the Statement 
of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 
1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of pro-
posed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; 
and (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’): Pro-
vided, That in carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(d) The Secretary, acting through the Farm Service 
Agency, may use not more than $4,000,000 to cover ad-
ministrative expenses associated with the implementation 
of sections 101 and 102 of this chapter. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
$40,000,000 to make payments to processors in Florida 
that are eligible to obtain a loan under section 156(a) of 
the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) to compensate first processors 
and producers for crop and other losses that are related 
to hurricanes, tropical storms, excessive rains, and floods 
in Florida during calendar year 2004, to be calculated and 
paid on the basis of losses on 40 acre harvesting units, 
in counties declared a disaster by the President of the
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United States in 2004 due to hurricanes, on the same 
terms and conditions, to the extent practicable, as the pay-
ments made under section 207 of the Agricultural Assist-
ance Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–7). 
SEC. 103. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
$10,000,000 to make payments to dairy producers for 
dairy production losses, and dairy spoilage losses in coun-
ties declared a disaster by the President of the United 
States in 2004 due to hurricanes. 
SEC. 104. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
$23,000,000 to provide assistance under the Tree Assist-
ance Program, subtitle C of title X of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8201 et. 
seq.), to tree-fruit growers in counties declared a disaster 
by the President of the United States in 2004 in the 
States of New York and North Carolina who suffered tree 
losses. 
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall use $8,500,000 
to provide assistance under the tree assistance program 
established under subtitle C of title X of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to pecan producers 
in counties declared a disaster by the President of the 
United States who suffered tree loss or damage due to 
damaging weather related to any hurricane or tropical 
storm of the 2004 hurricane season: Provided, That the
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funds made available under this section shall also be made 
available to cover costs associated with pruning, rehabili-
tating, and other appropriate activities as determined by 
the Secretary. 
SEC. 105. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
$10,000,000 to provide assistance to producers and first 
handlers of the 2004 crop of cottonseed located in counties 
declared a disaster by the President of the United States 
in 2004 due to hurricanes. 
SEC. 106. (a) The Secretary shall use the funds, fa-
cilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion to carry out section 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105 of 
this chapter, to remain available until expended. 
(b) The amounts provided under sections 101, 102, 
103, 104, and 105 in this chapter are designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. 
Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the 
House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con-
gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 
Public Law 108–287. 
SEC. 107. (a) RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT 
PROGRAM.—The communities in Burlington and Camden 
Counties in New Jersey, affected by the flood which oc-
curred on July 12, 2004, are deemed to be rural areas 
during fiscal year 2005 for purposes of subtitle E of the
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Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. Any limi-
tations under subtitle E of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act that are based on the income of 
families shall not apply during fiscal year 2005 with re-
spect to such communities, or to businesses or families re-
siding in such communities. 
(b) RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND AND RURAL 
HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS.—The communities re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are deemed to be rural areas 
during fiscal year 2005 for purposes of the direct and 
guaranteed loan programs under title V of the Housing 
Act of 1949 and the grant programs under sections 504, 
509(c), 525, and 533 of such title V. Any limitations 
under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 that are based 
on the income of families shall not apply during fiscal year 
2005 with respect to such communities or to families re-
siding in such communities. 
SEC. 108. The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide 
financial and technical assistance to repair, and if nec-
essary, replace Hope Mills Dam, Cumberland County, 
North Carolina, in accordance with the dam safety stand-
ards of the state of North Carolina: Provided, That from 
within the funds provided in this chapter for the Emer-
gency Watershed Protection program of the Natural Re-
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sources Conservation Service $1,600,000 is provided for 
this purpose. 
SEC. 109. Section 1241(a)(3) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(3)) is amended by insert-
ing before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, using 
not more than $8,386,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2014’’. 
CHAPTER 2 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $5,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2005 for emergency hurricane-related expenses: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 
(108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap-
plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 
108–287. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $18,600,000, to remain available until expended for 
emergency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, That 
such amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
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gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the 
Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and Facilities’’, $7,900,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applica-
ble to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th 
Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 
of Public Law 108–287. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion and Construction’’, $3,800,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007: Provided, That such amount 
is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 
(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 
14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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CHAPTER 3 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army’’, $8,600,000, for emergency hurricane and 
other natural disaster-related expenses, which shall be 
available for transfer to reimburse costs incurred in fiscal 
year 2004: Provided, That such amount is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. 
Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the 
House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con-
gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 
Public Law 108–287. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Navy’’, $458,000,000, for emergency hurricane 
and other natural disaster-related expenses, which shall be 
available for transfer to reimburse costs incurred in fiscal 
year 2004: Provided, That such amount is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. 
Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the
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House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con-
gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 
Public Law 108–287. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Marine Corps’’, $1,300,000, for emergency hurri-
cane and other natural disaster-related expenses, which 
shall be available for transfer to reimburse costs incurred 
in fiscal year 2004: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applica-
ble to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th 
Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 
of Public Law 108–287. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air Force’’, $165,400,000, for emergency hurri-
cane and other natural disaster-related expenses, which 
shall be available for transfer to reimburse costs incurred 
in fiscal year 2004: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applica-
ble to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th
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Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 
of Public Law 108–287. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Defense-Wide’’, $100,000,000, for emergency 
hurricane and other natural disaster-related expenses, 
which shall be available for transfer to reimburse costs in-
curred in fiscal year 2004: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Defense may transfer these funds to appropriations for 
military personnel; operation and maintenance; the De-
fense Health Program; and working capital funds: Pro-
vided further, That funds transferred shall be merged with 
and be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriation or fund to which trans-
ferred: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in 
addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
Department of Defense: Provided further, That upon a de-
termination that all or part of the funds transferred from 
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro-
vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to 
this appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making 
transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional 
defense committees in writing of the details of any such
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transfer: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit 
a report no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 
quarter to the congressional defense committees summa-
rizing the details of the transfer of funds from this appro-
priation: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to 
the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con-
gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 
Public Law 108–287. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army Reserve’’, $1,400,000, for emergency hur-
ricane and other natural disaster-related expenses, which 
shall be available for transfer to reimburse costs incurred 
in fiscal year 2004: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applica-
ble to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th 
Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 
of Public Law 108–287.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Navy Reserve’’, $1,000,000, for emergency hurri-
cane and other natural disaster-related expenses, which 
shall be available for transfer to reimburse costs incurred 
in fiscal year 2004: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applica-
ble to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th 
Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 
of Public Law 108–287. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air Force Reserve’’, $2,400,000, for emergency 
hurricane and other natural disaster-related expenses, 
which shall be available for transfer to reimburse costs in-
curred in fiscal year 2004: Provided, That such amount 
is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 
(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 
14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army National Guard’’, $10,500,000, for emer-
gency hurricane and other natural disaster-related ex-
penses, which shall be available for transfer to reimburse 
costs incurred in fiscal year 2004: Provided, That such 
amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air National Guard’’, $2,200,000, for emergency 
hurricane and other natural disaster-related expenses, 
which shall be available for transfer to reimburse costs in-
curred in fiscal year 2004: Provided, That such amount 
is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 
(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 
14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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PROCUREMENT 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $2,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007, for emergency hurricane and other nat-
ural disaster-related expenses, which shall be available for 
transfer to reimburse costs incurred in fiscal year 2004: 
Provided, That such amount is designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 
95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap-
plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 
108–287. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, De-
fense-Wide’’, $140,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007, for emergency hurricane and other nat-
ural disaster-related expenses, which shall be available for 
transfer to reimburse costs incurred in fiscal year 2004, 
for the costs of repairs to structures and facilities, replace-
ment of destroyed or damaged equipment, and preparation 
and recovery of naval vessels under construction: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds 
to appropriations for operation and maintenance; procure-
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ment; and research, development, test and evaluation: Pro-
vided further, That funds transferred shall be merged with 
and be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriation or fund to which trans-
ferred: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in 
addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
Department of Defense: Provided further, That upon a de-
termination that all or part of the funds transferred from 
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro-
vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to 
this appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making 
transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional 
defense committees in writing of the details of any such 
transfer: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit 
a report no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 
quarter to the congressional defense committees summa-
rizing the details of the transfer of funds from this appro-
priation: Provided further, That not less than $10,500,000 
shall be transferred to ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’ 
for the procurement of WC–130 Hurricane Tracking 
Equipment: Provided further, That not less than 
$10,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Missile Procurement, 
Air Force’’, and not less than $10,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’ for costs associ-
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ated with delayed satellite launches: Provided further, 
That not less than $18,700,000 shall be transferred to 
‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’ for Continuity of Oper-
ations equipment procurement at Headquarters United 
States Central Command: Provided further, That not less 
than $20,000,000 shall be available only for replacement 
of laboratory and test range equipment at Eglin Air Force 
Base: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to 
the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con-
gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 
Public Law 108–287. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working 
Capital Funds’’, $4,100,000, for emergency hurricane and 
other natural disaster-related expenses, and which shall be 
available for transfer to reimburse costs incurred in fiscal 
year 2004: Provided, That such amount is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. 
Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the 
House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con-
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gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 
Public Law 108–287. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $12,000,000, for emergency hurricane and other 
natural disaster-related expenses, which shall be available 
for transfer to reimburse costs incurred in fiscal year 
2004: Provided, That such amount is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. 
Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the 
House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con-
gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 
Public Law 108–287. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 301. Appropriations provided in this chapter are 
available for obligation until September 30, 2005, unless 
otherwise so provided in this chapter. 
SEC. 302. Funds appropriated in this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 
Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 
authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414).
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SEC. 303. Unless specifically enumerated elsewhere 
in this chapter, none of the funds provided in this chapter 
may be used to finance programs or activities denied by 
Congress in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 defense appropria-
tions, or to initiate a procurement or research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation new start program without prior 
notification to the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 304. Section 8007 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287); 
118 Stat. 970), is amended by striking the words ‘‘in ses-
sion’’. 
SEC. 305. Section 8090(b) of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 
118 Stat. 992), is amended by striking ‘‘$185,000,000’’, 
and inserting ‘‘$190,000,000’’. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 306. Upon his determination that such action 
is necessary in the national interest to address emergency 
hurricane and other natural disaster-related expenses, the 
Secretary of Defense may transfer between appropriations 
up to $200,000,000 of the funds made available to the 
Department of Defense in this chapter: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each 
transfer made pursuant to the authority in this section: 
Provided further, That the authority provided in this sec-
tion is in addition to any other transfer authority available
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to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same 
terms and conditions as the authority provided in section 
8005 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2005 (Public Law 108–287): Provided further, That such 
amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
SEC. 307. Section 9010(b) of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 
118 Stat. 1008; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 12304’’ in paragraphs (7) and (8) and insert-
ing ‘‘section 12302’’. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 308. TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS TO PUBLIC 
LAW 108–287. Notwithstanding any other provision in 
law, the following adjustments and transfers shall apply 
to funds previously made available and to restrictions in 
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 
(Public Law 108–287): 
(1) ARMORED
PASSENGER
VEHICLES.—Under 
the heading, ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, strike 
‘‘purchase of 1 vehicle’’ and insert ‘‘purchase of 21 
vehicles’’, and under the heading, ‘‘Other Procure-
ment, Army’’, strike ‘‘not to exceed $200,000’’ and
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insert ‘‘not to exceed $275,000’’: Provided, That any 
purchases under the authority of this section in ex-
cess of one vehicle may only be in direct support of 
force protection requirements. 
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Upon enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall make the 
following transfer of funds: Provided, That the 
amounts transferred shall be made available for the 
same purpose and the same time period as the ap-
propriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
That the authority provided in this section is in ad-
dition to any other transfer authority available to 
the Department of Defense: Provided further, That 
all such amounts in this section are designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applica-
ble to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 
(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by 
section 14007 of Public Law 108–287: Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts shall be transferred between 
the following appropriations, in the amounts speci-
fied: 
To:
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Under the heading, ‘‘Research, Devel-
opment, Test and Evaluation, Defense- 
Wide, 2005/2006’’, $5,950,000; 
From: 
Under the heading, ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, Army’’, $5,950,000. 
To: 
Under the heading, ‘‘Procurement, 
Marine Corps, 2005/2007’’, as provided in 
title 
IX 
of 
Public 
Law 
108–287, 
$7,000,000; 
From: 
Under the heading, ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, as provided 
in title IX of Public Law 108–287, 
$7,000,000. 
To: 
The Department of Veterans Affairs, 
under the heading, ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
$500,000; 
From: 
Under the heading, ‘‘Defense Health 
Program’’, Operation and Maintenance, 
$500,000. 
To:
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Under the heading, ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, 
Army 
National 
Guard’’, 
$1,400,000; 
From: 
Under the heading, ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, Army’’, $1,400,000. 
(3) SECTION 9014 AUTHORITIES.—The author-
ity provided in section 9014 of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108– 
287; 118 Stat. 1009), shall apply with respect to the 
period beginning on June 29, 2003, and ending on 
August 4, 2004, in addition to the period of applica-
bility provided pursuant to section 9001 of that Act. 
SEC. 309. Section 9007 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287), is 
amended by striking ‘‘$300,000,000’’, and inserting 
‘‘$500,000,000’’. 
SEC. 310. Section 9006 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287), is 
amended by striking ‘‘New Iraqi Army’’, and inserting 
‘‘Iraqi Armed Forces, to include the Iraqi National 
Guard’’.
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CHAPTER 4 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘General Investiga-
tions’’ for emergency expenses for the update of studies 
necessitated by storm damage to shore protection projects, 
$400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th 
Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representa-
tives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to 
the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Gen-
eral’’ for emergency expenses for repair of storm damage 
for authorized shore protection projects and assessment 
of project performance of such projects, $62,600,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, 
ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MIS-
SISSIPPI, MISSOURI AND TENNESSEE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control, Mis-
sissippi River and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Ken-
tucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee’’ 
for emergency expenses for levee and revetment repair and 
for emergency dredging, $6,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to 
the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con-
gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 
Public Law 108–287. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, General’’ for emergency expenses for repair of 
storm damage to authorized projects, $175,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such 
amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies’’ for emergency expenses for repair 
of damage to flood control and hurricane shore protection 
projects 
by 
storms 
and 
other 
natural 
disasters, 
$148,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 
(108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap-
plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 
108–287. 
CHAPTER 5 
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’’, $100,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2005: Provided, That funds ap-
propriated by this paragraph shall be available to respond 
to the disasters caused by hurricanes and tropical storms 
in the Caribbean region: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
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ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be 
available notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91– 
672 and section 15 of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956. 
CHAPTER 6 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 
for expenses resulting from the recent natural disasters 
in the southeastern United States, $33,367,310, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the amounts pro-
vided herein are designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the 
Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, 
$6,500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That such amount is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 
(108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap-
plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 
108–287. 
CHAPTER 7 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$50,352,000, to remain available until expended, to ad-
dress damages from natural disasters: Provided, That 
such amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the 
Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$50,802,000, to remain available until expended, to ad-
dress damages from natural disasters: Provided, That 
such amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
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gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the 
Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga-
tions, and Research’’, $3,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to 
the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Con-
gress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of 
Public Law 108–287. 
RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private 
Forestry’’, $49,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to address damages from natural disasters: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 
(108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap-
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plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 
108–287. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys-
tem’’, $12,153,000, to remain available until expended, to 
address damages from natural disasters: Provided, That 
such amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the 
Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’, $1,028,000, to remain available until expended, 
to address damages from natural disasters: Provided, That 
such amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the 
Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 
and Maintenance’’, $50,815,000, to remain available until 
expended, to address damages from natural disasters: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95
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(108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap-
plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 
108–287. 
CHAPTER 8 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY 
FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So-
cial Services Emergency Fund’’ to support aging services, 
social services and health services associated with natural 
disaster recovery and response efforts, $50,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such 
amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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CHAPTER 9 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $138,800,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2007 for emergency expenses re-
sulting from natural disasters: Provided, That such 
amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out 
planning and design and military construction projects not 
otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That none 
of these funds may be obligated for new construction 
projects until fourteen days after the Secretary of the 
Navy provides a notification that describes the project, in-
cluding the form 1391, to the Subcommittee on Military 
Construction of the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Armed Services of both Houses of Congress.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army Reserve’’, $8,700,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007 for emergency expenses resulting from 
natural disasters: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applica-
ble to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th 
Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 
of Public Law 108–287: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, such funds may be 
obligated and expended to carry out planning and design 
and military construction projects not otherwise author-
ized by law. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Army’’, $1,200,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005 for emergency ex-
penses resulting from natural disasters: Provided, That 
such amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the 
Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 
$9,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005 
for emergency expenses resulting from natural disasters: 
Provided, That such amount is designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 
95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap-
plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 
108–287. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, $11,400,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2005 for emergency 
expenses resulting from natural disasters: Provided, That 
such amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the 
Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount to be deposited into the 
Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990, 
$50,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005 for 
emergency expenses resulting from natural disasters: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 
(108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap-
plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 
108–287. 
CHAPTER 10 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equip-
ment’’, for expenses resulting from the recent natural dis-
asters in the southeastern United States, $5,100,000, to 
be derived from the airport and airway trust fund and to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For emergency capital costs to repair or replace pub-
lic use facilities at public use airports listed in the Federal 
Aviation Administration’s National Plan of Integrated 
Airport Systems resulting from damage from hurricanes 
Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, to enable the Federal 
Aviation Administrator to compensate airports for such 
costs, $25,000,000, to be derived from the airport and air-
way trust fund and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amount is designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 
95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and ap-
plicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 
108–287. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
125, 
$1,550,000,000, for emergency expenses to respond to 
natural disasters or catastrophic failures from external 
causes, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other
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than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 23 U.S.C. 
125(d)(1), the Secretary of Transportation may obligate 
more than $100,000,000 for projects arising from hurri-
canes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne: Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts provided under this heading are 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 
(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 
14007 of Public Law 108–287: Provided further, That, of 
the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to each 
State under the programs authorized under sections 
1101(a)(1), 1101(a)(2), 1101(a)(3), 1101(a)(4), and 
1101(a)(5) of Public Law 105–178, as amended, 
$1,063,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Unanticipated 
Needs’’, not to exceed $70,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2005, for the American Red Cross 
for reimbursement of disaster relief and recovery expendi-
tures and emergency services associated with Hurricanes 
Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, and only to the ex-
tent funds are not made available for those activities by
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other federal sources: Provided, That these funds may be 
administered by any authorized federal government agen-
cy to meet the purposes of this provision and that total 
administrative costs shall not exceed three percent of the 
total appropriation: Provided further, That the Comp-
troller General shall audit the use of these funds by the 
American Red Cross: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 
(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 
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CHAPTER 11 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical services’’ for 
expenses related to recent natural disasters in the South-
east, $38,283,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2005: Provided, That the amounts provided herein are 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 
(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 
14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical administra-
tion’’ for expenses related to recent natural disasters in 
the Southeast, $1,940,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005: Provided, That the amounts provided 
herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical facilities’’ for 
expenses related to recent natural disasters in the South-
east, $46,909,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2005: Provided, That the amounts provided herein are 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 
(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 
14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘General operating ex-
penses’’, for expenses related to recent natural disasters 
in the Southeast, $545,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005: Provided, That the amounts provided
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herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Cemetery 
Administration’’, for expenses related to recent natural 
disasters in the Southeast, $50,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2005: Provided, That the amounts 
provided herein are designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th 
Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representa-
tives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to 
the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, minor 
projects’’, for expenses related to recent natural disasters 
in the Southeast, $36,343,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2005: Provided, That the amounts provided 
herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), 
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. 
Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate 
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community development 
block grants’’, as authorized under title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (Act), for use 
only for disaster relief, long-term recovery, and mitigation 
in communities affected by disasters designated by the 
President during fiscal year 2004, except those activities 
reimbursable by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency or available through the Small Business Adminis-
tration, and for reimbursement for expenditures incurred 
from the regular Community Development Block Grant 
formula allocation used to achieve these same purposes, 
$150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007: Provided, That the amounts provided herein are 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made 
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 
(108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 
14007 of Public Law 108–287: Provided further, That all 
funds under this heading shall be awarded by the Sec-
retary to states (including Indian tribes for all purposes 
under this heading) to be administered by each state in
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conjunction with its community development block grants 
program: Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 
U.S.C. 5306(d)(2), states are authorized to provide such 
assistance to entitlement communities: Provided further, 
That in administering these funds, the Secretary may 
waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provi-
sion of any statute or regulation that the Secretary admin-
isters in connection with the obligation by the Secretary 
or the use by the recipient of these funds (except for re-
quirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding 
that such waiver is required to facilitate the use of such 
funds, and would not be inconsistent with the overall pur-
pose of the statute: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may waive the requirements that activities benefit persons 
of low and moderate income, except that at least 50 per-
cent of the funds under this heading must benefit pri-
marily persons of low and moderate income unless the Sec-
retary makes a finding of compelling need: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister any waiver of any statute or regulation authorized 
under this heading no later than 5 days before the effec-
tive date of such waiver: Provided further, That any 
project or activity underway prior to a Presidential dis-
aster declaration may not receive funds under this heading
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unless the disaster directly impacted the project: Provided 
further, That each state shall provide not less than 25 per-
cent in non-Federal public matching funds or its equiva-
lent value (other than administrative costs) for any funds 
allocated to the state under this heading. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SPACE FLIGHT CAPABILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Space flight capabili-
ties’’, to repair assets damaged and take other emergency 
measures due to the effects of hurricanes and other disas-
ters declared by the President, $185,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the amounts pro-
vided herein are designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the 
Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 1101. From funds that are available in the un-
obligated balances of any funds appropriated under ‘‘Med-
ical services’’, for fiscal year 2004, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may transfer up to $125,000,000 to ‘‘Gen-
eral operating expenses’’ for costs associated with proc-
essing claims where the basis of the entitlement is claimed
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disability incurred as a result of a veteran’s service, sub-
ject to a determination by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs that such additional funds are necessary. 
CHAPTER 12 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS ACT 
SEC. 1201. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations for Hurricane Disasters Assistance 
Act, 2005’’. 
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