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SEC. 546. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated, as authorized by the title XI of the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1271 et 
seq.), $150,000,000, for the cost of guaranteed loans for 
the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of ves-
sels at a facility in an area impacted by Hurricane 
Katrina. Such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
(b) RISK FACTOR OF LOANS.—The risk factor of a 
loan guaranteed by amounts appropriated in subsection 
(a) shall be deemed to be 5 percent 
(c) WAIVER OF REVIEW.—An application for a loan 
guarantee under title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 
1936 shall not be subject to the review process of the De-
partment of Transportation Credit Council. 
SEC. 547. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall expedite and 
streamline the procedures for the withdrawal of funds 
from the Capital Construction Fund (CCF) and expand 
the qualified uses of such funds to include operating ex-
penses and repair of a vessel or purchase of a new vessel.
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Subtitle D—AmeriCorps Disaster 
Relief Corps 
SEC. 551. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘AmeriCorps Dis-
aster Relief Corps Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 552. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) APPROVED
NATIONAL
SERVICE
POSITION; 
NATIONAL
SERVICE
LAWS.—The terms ‘‘approved 
national service position’’ and ‘‘national service 
laws’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 
101 of the National and Community Service of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12511). 
(2) EMERGENCY; MAJOR DISASTER.—The terms 
‘‘emergency’’ and ‘‘major disaster’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(1) 
and (2)). 
SEC. 553. AUTHORITY. 
The Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice (referred to in this subtitle as the ‘‘Corporation’’) shall 
administer the activities authorized under this subtitle.
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SEC. 554. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL AMERICORPS DIS-
ASTER RELIEF CORPS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 
AmeriCorps Disaster Relief Corps to carry out, through 
an AmeriCorps Disaster Relief Corps national service pro-
gram administered by the Corporation, full- or part-time 
service projects that provide food, clothing, shelter, and 
other humanitarian assistance for victims of major disas-
ters and emergencies, projects involving cleaning, repair, 
and reconstruction of structures, facilities, and lands lo-
cated within a disaster area resulting from a major dis-
aster or emergency, and other projects arising from the 
consequences of major disasters and emergencies. 
(b) RECRUITMENT
OF PARTICIPANTS
AND ELIGI-
BILITY.— 
(1) RECRUITMENT.—The Corporation shall en-
deavor to recruit up to 10,000 eligible participants 
for the national service program established under 
subsection (a) (in addition to participants eligible for 
participation in a national service program under the 
national service laws). 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) 
COMPARABLE
PROGRAM.—In 
this 
paragraph, the term ‘‘comparable program’’ 
means—
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(i) the program under subtitle C of 
title I of National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.); 
(ii) the program under subtitle E of 
title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611 et 
seq.); and 
(iii) the program under title I of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
(42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.). 
(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Eligibility to partici-
pate in the national service program established 
under subsection (a) shall be on the same basis 
as for participation in an approved national 
service position in any comparable program. 
(C) RELATIONSHIP TO BENEFITS.—An in-
dividual selected as a participant in the national 
service program who is eligible for participation 
in an approved national service position in a 
comparable program shall be eligible for living 
allowances, educational awards, and other sup-
port authorized for participants in approved na-
tional service positions in that comparable pro-
gram.
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(c) PROJECTS.—Participants in the national service 
program established under subsection (a) may serve on 
projects that— 
(1) help those affected by a major disaster or 
emergency assess their needs; 
(2) assist in the construction of temporary 
housing for the displaced victims of a major disaster 
or emergency; 
(3) provide relocation services for victims of a 
major disaster or emergency, including providing 
food, water and clothing distribution and housing lo-
cation services; 
(4) conduct outreach to local businesses, build-
ing owners, and others with applications for disaster 
relief and for other assistance to be provided by 
Federal or State government; 
(5) provide employment services for victims, 
such as identifying job training, job placement, and 
other opportunities; 
(6) conduct environmental surveys, monitoring 
water quality and determining the environmental im-
pact on the affected region; 
(7) provide teaching and administrative support 
functions for school systems where displaced chil-
dren have enrolled;
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(8) work with schools to identify and mentor 
students coping with the impact of a major disaster 
or emergency; 
(9) work with public officials to prepare them 
for future major disasters or emergencies; and 
(10) otherwise assist with the rebuilding of the 
affected region. 
SEC. 555. GRANTS TO STATES, CITIES, ORGANIZATIONS; CO-
OPERATION WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
The Corporation may use funds authorized under this 
subtitle, in supporting projects or activities consistent with 
those specified in section 554(c), to— 
(1) make grants to, or enter into agreements 
with States, subdivisions of States, or other organi-
zations to support AmeriCorps projects under sec-
tion 121 of the National and Community Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 12571); 
(2) support the National Civilian Community 
Corps authorized under subtitle E of title I of the 
National and Community Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
12611 et seq.); 
(3) support the VISTA program under title I of 
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (42 U.S.C. 4951 
et seq.); and
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(4) enter into a contract or cooperative or other 
agreement with another Federal agency. 
SEC. 556. TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE 
TRUST. 
The Corporation shall transfer funds appropriated 
under this subtitle to the National Service Trust estab-
lished in section 145 of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 12601) as required under the Strength-
en AmeriCorps Program Act (42 U.S.C. 12605) to provide 
educational awards and related assistance authorized 
under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.). Subsections (b)(1) 
and (c)(2) of section 2 of the Strengthen AmeriCorps Pro-
gram Act (42 U.S.C. 12605) shall apply to positions ap-
proved under this subtitle and educational awards associ-
ated with such positions in the same manner as the such 
subsections apply to positions approved as approved na-
tional service positions for programs carried out under 
subtitle E of title I of the National and Community Serv-
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) or title I of 
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4951 et seq.), and national service educational awards as-
sociated with such positions.
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SEC. 557. AUTHORITY FOR THIRD-TERM BENEFITS AND 
EDUCATIONAL AWARD. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a partici-
pant serving in the national service program established 
under section 554(a) may serve a third term of service 
in an approved national service position and may receive 
living allowances, educational awards, and other support 
authorized for participants in approved national service 
positions under the national service laws on the same basis 
as an individual serving in a first or second term of service 
in an approved national service position. For purposes of 
this section, a participant serving in the national service 
program established under section 554(a) shall be consid-
ered to be serving in an approved national service position. 
SEC. 558. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 
The Corporation may use not more than 2 percent 
of funds authorized under section 562 for the administra-
tion of this subtitle. 
SEC. 559. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATED SERVICES. 
Section 196(a)(2)(A) of the National and Community 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘money or property’’ and inserting ‘‘money, serv-
ices, or property’’.
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SEC. 560. GRANTS NOT SUBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS LIMITATIONS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
provided under this subtitle to administer, reimburse, or 
support any national service program authorized under 
the national service laws shall not be considered in apply-
ing any limitation on funding for such programs in annual 
appropriations acts. 
SEC. 561. AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS OPERATED 
BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Cor-
poration may use funds authorized under this subtitle to 
enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with an-
other Federal agency to support a national service pro-
gram carried out by that agency consistent with section 
121(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)). 
SEC. 562. APPROPRIATION. 
There is authorized to be appropriated and is appro-
priated to the Corporation $75,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2006 and 2007 to carry out this subtitle.
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TITLE VI—HURRICANE PROTEC-
TION AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
RESTORATION 
Subtitle A—Hurricane Protection 
CHAPTER 1—DOMESTIC OFFSHORE 
ENERGY REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2005 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Offshore 
Energy Reinvestment Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 602. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COASTAL
POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION.—The 
term ‘‘coastal political subdivision’’ means a political 
subdivision of a coastal State any part of which po-
litical subdivision is within the coastal zone (as de-
fined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Manage-
ment Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453)) of the coastal 
State as of the date of enactment of this section and 
not more than 200 nautical miles from the geo-
graphic center of any leased tract. 
(2) 
COASTAL
STATE.—The 
term 
‘‘coastal 
State’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
304(4) of the Coastal Zone Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1453(4)), except that it shall exclude any 
such State among the contiguous 48 States, a ma-
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jority of the coastline of which was subject to leasing 
moratoria on January 1, 2005. 
(3) LEASED TRACT.—The term ‘‘leased tract’’ 
means a tract maintained under section 6 of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1335) or leased under section 8 of that Act (43 
U.S.C. 1337). 
(b) PAYMENTS TO ADJACENT COASTAL STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, 
subject to subsection (c), make a payment in Decem-
ber of 2005 and each December thereafter in an 
amount equivalent to 50 per cent of all the amounts 
received by the United Sates from each leased tract 
or portion of a leased tract lying seaward of the zone 
defined and governed by section 8(g) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)) 
(or lying within that zone but to which section 8(g) 
does not apply), including fees, bonus bids, rents, 
royalties (including payments from royalties taken 
in-kind and sold), net profit share payments, and re-
lated interest from the immediately preceding fiscal 
year to each adjacent coastal State. 
(2) ADJACENT COASTAL STATE.—For purposes of 
this subsection, a State shall be considered to be an adja-
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cent coastal State if the nearest point on the coastline of 
the State is within 200 nautical miles of a leased tract. 
(3) MULTIPLE STATES.—In a case in which more 
than 1 State is located within 200 nautical miles of any 
portion of a leased tract, the amount allocated to each 
State (within 200 nautical miles of the leased tract) shall 
be based upon a formula that allocates revenues inversely 
proportional to the distance between the nearest point on 
the coastline of the State and the geographic center of 
the leased tract. 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—35 per cent of the allo-
cable share of each State receiving funds under subsection 
(b) shall be allocated among and paid directly to the coast-
al political subdivisions in that State by the Secretary of 
the Treasury based upon the following formula: 
(1) 50 per cent shall be allocated based on a 
formula that allocates the funds based on the rel-
ative distance of the coastal political subdivision for 
any leased tract used to calculate the allocation to 
that State. 
(2) 25 per cent shall be allocated based on the 
ratio that— 
(A) the length, in miles, of the coastline of 
each coastal political subdivision; bears to
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(B) the length, in miles, of the coastline of 
all coastal political subdivisions of the State. 
(3) 25 percent shall be allocated based on the 
proportion that— 
(A) the coastal population of the coastal 
political subdivision; bears to 
(B) the coastal population of all coastal po-
litical subdivisions of the State. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A coastal State, and a coastal 
political subdivision, shall use any amount paid under this 
section (including any amounts deposited into a trust fund 
administered by the State or coastal political subdivision 
consistent with this subsection), only for 1 or more of the 
following purposes: 
(1) For the conservation, protection, or restora-
tion of coastal areas including wetlands. 
(2) To mitigate damage to natural resources 
and for the protection of fish and wildlife in the 
coastal zone. 
(3) To mitigate the impact of outer Continental 
Shelf activity by providing onshore infrastructure or 
public service. 
(4) Hurricane protection. 
(5) Storm damage mitigation and flood control. 
(6) Marine and coastal subsidence.
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(7) Coastal and riverine erosion. 
(8) Coastal and wetlands conservation and 
management. 
(9) Protection of resources from natural disas-
ters. 
(10) Research, development, testing, and eval-
uation of coastal restoration (including ecosystems) 
techniques and technology. 
(11) Securing critical outer Continental Shelf 
energy infrastructure. 
(e) USE FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS.—Subject to sub-
section (d), a coastal State or coastal political subdivision 
may use funds provided to that State or coastal political 
subdivision under this section for any payment that is eli-
gible to be made with funds provided to States under sec-
tion 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191). 
CHAPTER 2—OFFSHORE FAIRNESS ACT 
OF 2005 
SEC. 611. SHORT TITLE. 
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Offshore Fairness 
Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 612. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this chapter are— 
(1) to provide equity to Louisiana with respect 
to the seaward boundaries of the States in the Gulf
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of Mexico by extending the seaward boundaries from 
3 geographical miles to 3 marine leagues if the State 
meets certain conditions not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act; 
(2) to convey to Louisiana the interest of the 
United States in the submerged land of the outer 
Continental Shelf that is located in the extended sea-
ward boundaries of the States; 
(3) to provide that any mineral leases, ease-
ments, rights-of-use, and rights-of-way issued by the 
Secretary of the Interior with respect to the sub-
merged land to be conveyed shall remain in full force 
and effect; and 
(4) in conveying the submerged land, to ensure 
that the rights of lessees, operators, and holders of 
easements, rights-of-use, and rights-of-way on the 
submerged land are protected. 
SEC. 613. SEAWARD BOUNDARY EXTENSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Submerged Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 11 as section 12; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 10 the following:
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‘‘SEC. 11. EXTENSION OF SEAWARD BOUNDARIES OF THE 
STATE OF LOUISIANA. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EXISTING INTEREST.—The term ‘existing 
interest’ means any lease, easement, right-of-use, or 
right-of-way on, or for any natural resource or min-
erals underlying, the expanded submerged land that 
is in existence on the date of the conveyance of the 
expanded submerged land to the State under sub-
section (b)(1). 
‘‘(2) EXPANDED
SEAWARD
BOUNDARY.—The 
term ‘expanded seaward boundary’ means the sea-
ward boundary of the State that is 3 marine leagues 
seaward of the coast line of the State as of the day 
before the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(3) EXPANDED SUBMERGED LAND.—The term 
‘expanded submerged land’ means the area of the 
outer Continental Shelf that is located between 3 
geographical miles and 3 marine leagues seaward of 
the coast line of the State as of the day before the 
date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(4) INTEREST
OWNER.—The term ‘interest 
owner’ means any person that owns or holds an ex-
isting interest in the expanded submerged land or 
portion of an existing interest in the expanded sub-
merged land.
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‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(6) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means State of 
Louisiana. 
‘‘(b) CONVEYANCE
OF
EXPANDED
SUBMERGED 
LAND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State demonstrates to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary that the conditions 
described in paragraph (2) will be met, the Secretary 
shall, subject to valid existing rights and subsection 
(c), convey to the State the interest of the United 
States in the expanded submerged land of the State. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS.—A conveyance under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to the condition that— 
‘‘(A) on conveyance of the interest of the 
United States in the expanded submerged land 
to the State under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) the Governor of the State (or a 
delegate of the Governor) shall exercise the 
powers and duties of the Secretary under 
the terms of any existing interest, subject 
to the requirement that the State and the 
officers of the State may not exercise the 
powers to impose any burden or require-
ment on any interest owner that is more
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onerous or strict than the burdens or re-
quirements imposed under applicable Fed-
eral law (including regulations) on owners 
or holders of the same type of lease, ease-
ment, right-of-use, or right-of-way on the 
outer Continental Shelf seaward of the ex-
panded submerged land; and 
‘‘(ii) the State shall not impose any 
administrative or judicial penalty or sanc-
tion on any interest owner that is more se-
vere than the penalty or sanction under 
Federal law (including regulations) appli-
cable to owners or holders of leases, ease-
ments, rights-of-use, or rights-of-way on 
the outer Continental Shelf seaward of the 
expanded submerged lands for the same 
act, omission, or violation; 
‘‘(B) not later than 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this section— 
‘‘(i) the State shall enact laws or pro-
mulgate regulations with respect to the en-
vironmental protection, safety, and oper-
ations of any platform pipeline in existence 
on the date of conveyance to the State 
under paragraph (1) that is affixed to or