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shall facilitate trade between sub-Saharan Afri-
can countries and the United States by encour-
aging public-private partnerships involving busi-
nesses in sub-Saharan African countries and 
the United States, national and local govern-
ments, bilateral donors, and international finan-
cial institutions, to create needed transportation 
and communication infrastructure for products 
and people between rural areas and markets 
(such as ‘‘farm-to-market’’ roads), and between 
sub-Saharan African countries. 
(f) ACTIONS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRA-
TION.—The Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration should conduct trade training programs for small 
businesses in the United States, such as the Export Trade 
Assistance Program, which convey basic information on 
selling goods to foreign markets, including markets in sub- 
Saharan African countries. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) GENERAL ACTIVITIES.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
(other than subsection (b)) $5,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2007 and 2008. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF 
STATE.—There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out subsection (b) $3,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2007 and 2008. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) are authorized to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN SUB- 
SAHARAN
AFRICAN
COUNTRIES.—The term ‘‘small 
and medium enterprises in sub-Saharan African 
countries’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
496A(e)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(as added by section 5(a) of this Act). 
(2) SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES.—The 
term ‘‘sub-Saharan African countries’’ means the 
countries specified in section 107 of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3706). 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
104(f)(1) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 
(42 U.S.C. 10303(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section, to remain available until expended, 
$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS
WHERE
RE-
SEARCH FOCUSED ON WATER PROBLEMS OF INTERSTATE 
NATURE.—Section 104(g)(1) of the Water Resources Re-
search Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303 (g)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $4,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and $6,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011’’. 
(e) COORDINATION.—Section 104(h)(2) of the Water 
Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(h)(2)) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(2) REPORT’’ and inserting 
‘‘(2) REPORTS’’; and 
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘As part of the annual budget submission to 
Congress, the Secretary shall also provide a crosscut 
budget detailing the expenditures on activities listed 
under subsection (a)(1) and a report which details
the level of applied research and the results of the 
activities authorized by this Act, including potential 
and actual—
‘‘(A) increases in annual water supplies; 
‘‘(B) increases in annual water yields; and 
‘‘(C) advances in water infrastructure im-
provements.’’. 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 107 of the 
Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10306) 
is amended by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4588
AN ACT 
To reauthorize grants for and require applied water 
supply research regarding the water resources re-
search and technology institutes established 
under the Water Resources Research Act of 
1984.
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(13) 
in 
section 
11(i)(3) 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1821(i)(3))— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B); and 
(C) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and 
(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; 
(14) 
in 
section 
11(p)(2)(B) 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1821(p)(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘institution, any’’ and 
inserting ‘‘institution, the’’; 
(15) in section 11A(a) (12 U.S.C. 1821a(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘LIABIL-
ITIES.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Ex-
cept’’ and inserting ‘‘LIABILITIES.—Except’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2)(B); and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 
Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Association 
Insurance Fund,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Deposit 
Insurance Fund’’; 
(16) in section 11A(b) (12 U.S.C. 1821a(b)), 
by striking paragraph (4); 
(17) in section 11A(f) (12 U.S.C. 1821a(f)), by 
striking ‘‘Savings Association Insurance Fund’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Deposit Insurance Fund’’;
V 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 431 
For the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2005 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR FLAVIA 
MABOLOC CAHOON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201, and section 245(d), of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act, Flavia Maboloc Cahoon shall 
be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust-
ment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence upon filing an application for 
issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such
Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resi-
dent. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (d) of section 245 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act, if Flavia Maboloc Cahoon enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c) 
of this Act, she shall be considered to have entered and 
remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligi-
ble for adjustment of status under such section 245 as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Flavia Maboloc Cahoon, the Secretary of State 
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the 
current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 
country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 
total number of immigrant visas that are made available
to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 
202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon 
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any 
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act. 
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clean and efficient energy technologies, including fi-
nancing, insurance, and other assistance. 
(c) REPORT.—The Overseas Private Investment Cor-
poration shall include in its annual report required under 
section 240A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2200a)— 
(1) a description of the activities carried out to 
implement this section; or 
(2) if the Corporation did not carry out any ac-
tivities to implement this section, an explanation of 
the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 2206. ACTIONS BY UNITED STATES TRADE AND DEVEL-
OPMENT AGENCY. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Director of the 
Trade and Development Agency shall establish or support 
policies that— 
(1) proactively seek opportunities to fund 
projects that involve the utilization of clean and effi-
cient energy technologies, including in trade capacity 
building and capital investment projects; 
(2) give preferential treatment to the evaluation 
and awarding of projects that involve the utilization 
of clean and efficient energy technologies, particu-
larly to countries that have the potential for signifi-
cant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; and 
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ligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and 
deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intel-
ligence communications and intelligence information sys-
tems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, 
and the component commands. 
SEC. 8036. Of the funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Defense under the heading ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
made available only for the mitigation of environmental 
impacts, including training and technical assistance to 
tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of in-
formation, documenting of environmental damage, and de-
veloping a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost 
to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands re-
sulting from Department of Defense activities. 
SEC. 8037. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 
Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of 
Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies 
with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, 
the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ means title III of the Act 
entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for the Treasury 
and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 
30, 1934, and for other purposes’’, approved March 3, 1933 
(41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3278 
To authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to 
commemorate the national significance of the fair housing movement 
in America. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 27, 2011 
Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. CALVERT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation 
to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in 
the District of Columbia to commemorate the national 
significance of the fair housing movement in America. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Housing Memo-
rial Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4321 
To repeal the amendment made by section 796 of the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2006, exempting from harboring sanctions compensa-
tion for alien volunteers for certain religious organizations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2005 
Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. HAYWORTH, and Mr. GOODE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To repeal the amendment made by section 796 of the Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, 
exempting from harboring sanctions compensation for 
alien volunteers for certain religious organizations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF IMMIGRATION HARBORING EXCEP-
TION FOR COMPENSATION OF ALIEN VOLUN-
TEERS BY CERTAIN BONA FIDE, NONPROFIT 
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 
Effective as if included in the enactment of the Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, sec-
tion 274(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
(C), as added by section 796 of such Appropriations Act. 
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must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
security purposes: Provided further, That this restriction 
shall not apply to the purchase of ‘‘commercial items’’, as 
defined by section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act, except that the restriction shall apply to 
ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. 
SEC. 8048. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured 
in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense cer-
tifies to the congressional defense committees that such an 
acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for 
national security purposes that is not available from 
United States manufacturers. 
SEC. 8049. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any 
officer or employee of the Department of Defense who ap-
proves or implements the transfer of administrative respon-
sibilities or budgetary resources of any program, project, 
or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of an-
other Federal agency not financed by this Act without the 
express authorization of Congress: Provided, That this limi-
tation shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly pro-
vided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of 
Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the De-
partment of Defense.
Calendar No. 641 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4588 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize grants for and require applied water 
supply research regarding the water resources re-
search and technology institutes established 
under the Water Resources Research Act of 
1984. 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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(18) in section 12(f)(4)(E)(iv) (12 U.S.C. 
1822(f)(4)(E)(iv)), by striking ‘‘Federal deposit in-
surance funds’’ and inserting ‘‘the Deposit Insur-
ance Fund (or any predecessor deposit insurance 
fund)’’; 
(19) in section 13 (12 U.S.C. 1823)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘deposit insurance fund’’ 
each place that term appears and inserting 
‘‘Deposit Insurance Fund’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Bank 
Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insur-
ance Fund,’’ and inserting ‘‘Deposit Insurance 
Fund’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(4)(E)— 
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘funds’’ and inserting ‘‘fund’’; and 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘any in-
surance fund’’ and inserting ‘‘the Deposit 
Insurance Fund’’; 
(D) in subsection (c)(4)(G)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘appropriate insurance 
fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Deposit Insurance 
Fund’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the members of the 
insurance fund (of which such institution
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is a member)’’ and inserting ‘‘insured de-
pository institutions’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘each member’s’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each insured depository institu-
tion’s’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘the member’s’’ each 
place that term appears and inserting ‘‘the 
institution’s’’; 
(E) in subsection (c), by striking para-
graph (11); 
(F) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘Bank 
Insurance Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Deposit Insur-
ance Fund’’; 
(G) in subsection (k)(4)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘Savings Association Insurance Fund member’’ 
and inserting ‘‘savings association’’; and 
(H) in subsection (k)(5)(A), by striking 
‘‘Savings Association Insurance Fund mem-
bers’’ and inserting ‘‘savings associations’’; 
(20) in section 14(a) (12 U.S.C. 1824(a)), in 
the 5th sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Bank Insurance Fund or 
the Savings Association Insurance Fund’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Deposit Insurance Fund’’; and
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SEC. 8050. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds available to the Department of 
Defense for the current fiscal year may be obligated or ex-
pended to transfer to another nation or an international 
organization any defense articles or services (other than in-
telligence services) for use in the activities described in sub-
section (b) unless the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on International Relations of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. 
(b) This section applies to— 
(1) any international peacekeeping or peace-en-
forcement operation under the authority of chapter VI 
or chapter VII of the United Nations Charter under 
the authority of a United Nations Security Council 
resolution; and 
(2) any other international peacekeeping, peace- 
enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation. 
(c) A notice under subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or 
services to be transferred. 
(2) A statement of the value of the equipment, 
supplies, or services to be transferred.
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(3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equip-
ment or supplies— 
(A) a statement of whether the inventory re-
quirements of all elements of the Armed Forces 
(including the reserve components) for the type 
of equipment or supplies to be transferred have 
been met; and 
(B) a statement of whether the items pro-
posed to be transferred will have to be replaced 
and, if so, how the President proposes to provide 
funds for such replacement. 
SEC. 8051. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or ex-
pended to pay a contractor under a contract with the De-
partment of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the 
contractor to an employee when— 
(1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in ex-
cess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the 
employee; and 
(2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs asso-
ciated with a business combination. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8052. During the current fiscal year, no more 
than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ 
may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4324
AN ACT 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the 
predisaster mitigation program, and for other 
purposes.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4324
AN ACT 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster miti-
gation program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Predisaster Mitigation 
Program Reauthorization Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION. 
Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5133(m)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2008’’. 
SEC. 3. STUDY REGARDING COST REDUCTION. 
Section 209 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 note; 114 Stat. 1571) is amended by 
striking ‘‘3 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2007’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
Union Calendar No. 370 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4588 
[Report No. 109–630] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize grants for and require applied water 
supply research regarding the water resources re-
search and technology institutes established 
under the Water Resources Research Act of 
1984. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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(B) by striking ‘‘each such fund’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Deposit Insurance Fund’’; 
(21) in section 14(b) (12 U.S.C. 1824(b)), by 
striking ‘‘Bank Insurance Fund or Savings Associa-
tion Insurance Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Deposit Insur-
ance Fund’’; 
(22) in section 14(c) (12 U.S.C. 1824(c)), by 
striking paragraph (3); 
(23) in section 14(d) (12 U.S.C. 1824(d))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Bank Insurance Fund 
member’’ each place that term appears and in-
serting ‘‘insured depository institution’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Bank Insurance Fund 
members’’ each place that term appears and in-
serting ‘‘insured depository institutions’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Bank Insurance Fund’’ 
each place that term appears (other than in 
connection with a reference to a term amended 
by subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph) 
and inserting ‘‘Deposit Insurance Fund’’; 
(D) by striking the subsection heading and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) BORROWING
FOR
THE DEPOSIT INSURANCE 
FUND FROM INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.—’’;
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(E) in paragraph (3), in the paragraph 
heading, by striking ‘‘BIF’’ and inserting ‘‘THE 
DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (5), in the paragraph 
heading, by striking ‘‘BIF MEMBERS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS’’; 
(24) in section 14 (12 U.S.C. 1824), by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) BORROWING
FOR
THE DEPOSIT INSURANCE 
FUND FROM FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may bor-
row from the Federal home loan banks, with the 
concurrence of the Federal Housing Finance Board, 
such funds as the Corporation considers necessary 
for the use of the Deposit Insurance Fund. 
‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any loan from 
any Federal home loan bank under paragraph (1) to 
the Deposit Insurance Fund shall— 
‘‘(A) bear a rate of interest of not less 
than the current marginal cost of funds to that 
bank, taking into account the maturities in-
volved; 
‘‘(B) be adequately secured, as determined 
by the Federal Housing Finance Board;
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3073
AN ACT
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
to provide for grants for projects designed to promote
responsible fatherhood, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. R. 4324
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
to reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Predisaster Mitigation Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION. 
Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(m)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2008’’. 
SEC. 3. STUDY REGARDING COST REDUCTION. 
Section 209 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
5121 note; 114 Stat. 1571) is amended by striking ‘‘3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2007’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.