(b) ANNUAL BONUSES FOR TEACHERS.—Of the total 
amounts authorized under subsection (a), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2007 through 2011 to carry out section 102(a). 
(c) ANNUAL BONUSES FOR SCHOOL LEADERS.—Of 
the total amounts authorized under subsection (a), the fol-
lowing amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out section 102(b): 
(1) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
and 2008. 
(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009, 
2010, and 2011. 
(d) RELOCATION COSTS.—Of the total amounts au-
thorized under subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011 to carry out section 103(a). 
(e) HOUSING COSTS.—Of the total amounts author-
ized under subsection (a), there are authorized to be ap-
propriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011 to carry out section 103(b). 
(f) EDUCATOR RECRUITMENT COSTS.—Of the total 
amounts authorized under subsection (a), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2007 through 2011 to carry out section 103(c). 
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(g) PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES AND CAPACITY- 
BUILDING.—Of the total amounts authorized under sub-
section (a), there are authorized to be appropriated 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 
to carry out section 103(d). 
(h) AVAILABILITY.—Any funds authorized to be ap-
propriated under this section are authorized to be avail-
able for fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
SEC. 106. CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to alter or 
otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures af-
forded school or local educational agency employees under 
Federal, State, or local laws (including applicable regula-
tions or court orders) or under the terms of collective bar-
gaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or 
other agreements between such employees and their em-
ployers. 
TITLE II—HIGHER EDUCATION 
SEC. 201. HIGHER EDUCATION RECOVERY AND SUSTAIN-
ABILITY PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—Subject to the avail-
ability of funds appropriated to carry out this section, the 
Secretary shall provide funds made available under this 
section, in accordance with subsection (b), to postsec-
ondary educational institutions— 
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(1) that were closed on any of their physical 
campuses, or that temporarily relocated their cam-
pus, as a result of the impact of a Gulf hurricane 
disaster; 
(2) the enrollments of which have not recovered 
to the level of enrollments that existed before a Gulf 
hurricane disaster; and 
(3) that continue to sustain a loss of revenue as 
a result of the impact of a Gulf hurricane disaster. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use funds 
made available to carry out this section to compensate the 
institutions described in subsection (a) for direct or indi-
rect losses incurred by such institutions resulting from the 
impact of a Gulf hurricane disaster, and for the recovery 
initiatives of such institutions. Such funds may be used 
for— 
(1) faculty salaries and incentives for retaining 
faculty; 
(2) costs associated with the loss of lost tuition, 
revenue, and enrollment; 
(3) construction and maintenance needs; 
(4) grants to students to attend institutions de-
scribed in subsection (a) for academic years begin-
ning on or after July 1, 2006, with priority given to 
students demonstrating financial need; and 
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(5) any recruitment activities related to increas-
ing enrollment to the level of enrollment that existed 
before a Gulf hurricane disaster. 
(c) APPLICATION
FOR
ASSISTANCE.—A postsec-
ondary educational institution that desires to receive as-
sistance under this section shall— 
(1) submit a sworn financial statement and 
other appropriate data, documentation, or other evi-
dence requested by the Secretary that indicates that 
the institution incurred losses resulting from the im-
pact of a Gulf hurricane disaster, and the monetary 
amount of such losses; 
(2) demonstrate that the institution attempted 
to minimize the cost of any losses by pursuing collat-
eral source compensation from the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, the Small Business Ad-
ministration, any other relevant government agen-
cies, and insurance prior to seeking assistance under 
this section; 
(3) demonstrate that the institution has not 
been able to fully operate at the level of operation 
that existed before a Gulf hurricane disaster; and 
(4) provide an assurance that, with respect to 
any funds provided under this section for construc-
tion, the institution will only use such funds for con-
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struction that has been or will be conducted in com-
pliance with the wage requirements under section 
439 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1232b). 
(d) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Within a reasonable 
time after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall issue regulations setting forth— 
(1) procedures for an application for assistance 
under this section; and 
(2) minimum requirements for receiving assist-
ance under this section, including the following: 
(A) Online forms to be used in submitting 
request for assistance. 
(B) Information to be included in such 
forms. 
(C) Procedures to assist in filing and 
pursing assistance. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘postsec-
ondary educational institution’’ means— 
(1) an institution of higher education, as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); or 
(2) a public or private teaching hospital wholly 
or partly owned or operated by such an institution 
of higher education. 
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(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000,000 for the period beginning in fiscal year 2007 
through fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 202. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR CERTAIN TEACHERS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated under subsection (e), the Secretary shall 
carry out a program of providing loan forgiveness to 
qualifying teachers. To provide such loan forgive-
ness, the Secretary is authorized to carry out a pro-
gram— 
(A) through the holder of the loan, to as-
sume the obligation to repay a qualified loan 
amount for a loan made under part B of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1071 et seq.); and 
(B) to cancel a qualified loan amount (as 
so determined) for a loan made under part D 
of such title (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.). 
(2) TREATMENT OF CONSOLIDATION LOANS.— 
A loan amount for a loan made under section 428C 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1078–3) or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan 
may be a qualified loan amount for the purposes of 
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this subsection only to the extent that such loan 
amount was used to repay a Federal Direct Stafford 
Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, 
or a loan made under section 428 or 428H of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1078 or 1078–8, respectively), as de-
termined in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary. 
(b) QUALIFYING TEACHERS.—For the purposes of 
this section, a qualifying teacher is an individual who is 
not in default on a loan for which the individual seeks 
forgiveness and— 
(1) who— 
(A) first commenced employment as a full- 
time teacher in a public or private elementary 
or secondary school in an area affected by a 
Gulf hurricane disaster after such disaster; and 
(B) is not described in paragraph (2); 
(2) who graduated from a public or private in-
stitution of higher education located in an area af-
fected by a Gulf hurricane disaster and first com-
menced employment as a full-time teacher in a pub-
lic or private elementary or secondary school in such 
area after such disaster; or 
(3) who returned to employment as a full-time 
teacher in a public or private elementary or sec-
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ondary school in an area affected by a Gulf hurri-
cane disaster such after such disaster. 
(c) QUALIFYING AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall for-
give not more than the following amount for a qualifying 
teacher: 
(1) $5,000 per year for a qualifying teacher de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), for each 
year of service described in such paragraph. 
(2) $7,000 per year for a qualifying teacher de-
scribed in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b), for 
each year of service described in such paragraph. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
section. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this title: 
(1) AFFECTED
STATE.—The term ‘‘affected 
State’’ means the State of Alabama, Florida, Lou-
isiana, Mississippi, or Texas. 
(2) AREA AFFECTED BY A GULF HURRICANE 
DISASTER.—The term ‘‘area affected by a Gulf hur-
ricane disaster’’ means a county or parish, in an af-
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fected State, that has been designated by the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency for disaster as-
sistance for individuals and households as a result of 
Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. 
(3) GULF
HURRICANE
DISASTER.—The term 
‘‘Gulf hurricane disaster’’ means a major disaster 
that the President declared to exist, in accordance 6 
with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and that was 
caused by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
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