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lated expenses may be used to reimburse hurricane-related 
costs incurred by NASA in fiscal year 2005. 
CHAPTER 3 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina
and
other
hurricanes
of
the
2005
season, 
$25,300,000, to remain available until expended, which 
may be used to continue construction of projects related 
to interior drainage for the greater New Orleans metro-
politan area. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the 
Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary 
expenses relating to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita and for other purposes, $1,407,700,000, 
to
remain
available
until
expended:
Provided,
That 
$1,300,000,000 of the amount provided may be used by 
the Secretary of the Army to carry out projects and meas-
ures
for
the
West
Bank
and
Vicinity
and
Lake 
Ponchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, projects, as de-
scribed under the heading ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal 
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Emergencies’’, in chapter 3 of Public Law 109–148: Pro-
vided further, That $107,700,000 of the amount provided 
may be used to implement the projects for hurricane storm 
damage reduction, flood damage reduction, and ecosystem 
restoration within Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Coun-
ties, Mississippi substantially in accordance with the Re-
port of the Chief of Engineers dated December 31, 2006, 
and entitled ‘‘Mississippi, Coastal Improvements Program 
Interim Report, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Coun-
ties, Mississippi’’: Provided further, That projects author-
ized for implementation under this Chief’s report shall be 
carried out at full Federal expense, except that the non- 
Federal interests shall be responsible for providing for all 
costs associated with operation and maintenance of the 
project: Provided further, That any project using funds ap-
propriated under this heading shall be initiated only after 
non-Federal interests have entered into binding agree-
ments with the Secretary requiring the non-Federal inter-
ests to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, re-
pair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the project 
and to hold and save the United States free from damages 
due to the construction or operation and maintenance of 
the project, except for damages due to the fault or neg-
ligence of the United States or its contractors: Provided 
further, That the Chief of Engineers, acting through the 
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Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall pro-
vide a monthly report to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations detailing the allocation and obliga-
tion of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this division. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 3301. The Secretary is authorized and directed 
to determine the value of eligible reimbursable expenses 
incurred by local governments in storm-proofing pumping 
stations, constructing safe houses for operators, and other 
interim flood control measures in and around the New Or-
leans metropolitan area that the Secretary determines to 
be integral to the overall plan to ensure operability of the 
stations during hurricanes, storms and high water events 
and the flood control plan for the area. 
SEC. 3302. (a) The Secretary of the Army is author-
ized and directed to utilize funds remaining available for 
obligation from the amounts appropriated in chapter 3 of 
Public Law 109–234 under the heading ‘‘Flood Control 
and Coastal Emergencies’’ for projects in the greater New 
Orleans metropolitan area to prosecute these projects in 
a manner which promotes the goal of continuing work at 
an optimal pace, while maximizing, to the greatest extent 
practicable, levels of protection to reduce the risk of storm 
damage to people and property. 
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(b) The expenditure of funds as provided in sub-
section (a) may be made without regard to individual 
amounts or purposes specified in chapter 3 of Public Law 
109–234. 
(c) Any reallocation of funds that are necessary to 
accomplish the goal established in subsection (a) are au-
thorized, subject to the approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriation. 
SEC. 3303. The Chief of Engineers shall investigate 
the overall technical advantages, disadvantages and oper-
ational effectiveness of operating the new pumping sta-
tions at the mouths of the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue 
and London Avenue canals in the New Orleans area di-
rected for construction in Public Law 109–234 concur-
rently or in series with existing pumping stations serving 
these canals and the advantages, disadvantages and tech-
nical operational effectiveness of removing the existing 
pumping stations and configuring the new pumping sta-
tions and associated canals to handle all needed dis-
charges; and the advantages, disadvantages and technical 
operational effectiveness of replacing or improving the 
floodwalls and levees adjacent to the three outfall canals: 
Provided, That the analysis should be conducted at Fed-
eral expense: Provided further, That the analysis shall be 
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completed and furnished to the Congress not later than 
three months after enactment of this division. 
SEC. 3304. Using funds made available in Chapter 
3 under title II of Public Law 109–234, under the heading 
‘‘Investigations’’, the Secretary of the Army, in consulta-
tion with other agencies and the State of Louisiana shall 
accelerate completion as practicable the final report of the 
Chief of Engineers recommending a comprehensive plan 
to deauthorize deep draft navigation on the Mississippi 
River Gulf Outlet: Provided, That the plan shall incor-
porate and build upon the Interim Mississippi River Gulf 
Outlet Deep-Draft De-Authorization Report submitted to 
Congress in December 2006 pursuant to Public Law 109– 
234. 
CHAPTER 4 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Of the unobligated balances under the heading 
‘‘Small Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program 
Account’’, $25,069,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be used for administrative expenses to carry 
out the disaster loan program, which may be transferred 
to and merged with ‘‘Small Business Administration, Sal-
aries and Expenses’’. 
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