Act (41 U.S.C. 428) for purchases necessary for 
support of Hurricane Katrina rescue and relief oper-
ations shall be $50,000, or such an amount in excess 
of $50,000, but not in excess of $250,000, as may 
be approved by the head of the executive agency con-
cerned (or any delegate of the head of such executive 
agency, who shall be an officer or employee of such 
executive agency who is a warranted contracting of-
ficer for making Federal acquisitions). 
(2) OMB GUIDANCE ON USE OF GOVERNMENT 
CREDIT CARDS FOR MICRO-PURCHASES.— 
(A) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 
14 calendar days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall issue clear and 
concise guidance regarding the use of govern-
ment credit cards by Federal agencies to make 
micro-purchases under subsections (c), (d), and 
(f) of section 32 of Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act as modified by paragraph (1). 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The guidance under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(i) a list of government officials with 
the authority to approve purchases under 
paragraph (1) in amounts in excess of
$50,000, designated by agency, title, and 
pay grade; 
(ii) the number of credit cards, by 
agency, that may be utilized for purchases 
under paragraph (1) in amounts in excess 
of $50,000; 
(iii) procedures for the immediate re-
view of any purchase under paragraph (1) 
in an amount in excess of $50,000 that 
was not approved by an official specified in 
that paragraph as required by that para-
graph; and 
(iv) procedures for the audit of all 
purchases made on government credit 
cards after expiration of paragraph (1) 
under subsection (c). 
(3) REPORTS ON PURCHASES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the head of each executive agency making any pur-
chase under paragraph (1) in an amount in excess 
of $50,000 shall submit to the appropriate Congres-
sional committees a report on each such purchase 
made by such agency, including— 
(A) a description of the property or serv-
ices so purchased;
(B) a statement of the purpose of such 
purchase; 
(C) a statement of the amount of such 
purchase; and 
(D) a statement of the name, title, and pay 
grade of the officer or employee of such agency 
making such purchase. 
(4) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate Congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Appropriations, Fi-
nance, and Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committees on Appropriations and 
Government Reform of the House of Represent-
atives. 
(c) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority in 
subsections (a) and (b)(1) shall expire 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 
101 of the Second Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the 
Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 is repealed.
SEC. 304. ALLOWING FEMA ASSISTANCE FOR INVESTOR- 
OWNED HOSPITALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(9) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5122(9)) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘and includes a for-profit 
hospital’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall be effective as of August 28, 2005. 
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