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or by the Commission as required by any appli-
cable statute, regulation, or Executive order. 
(2) CONTRACTING.—The Pelican Commission 
may, to such extent and in such amounts as are 
available for the purpose, enter into contracts to en-
able the Pelican Commission to carry out the duties 
of the Pelican Commission. 
(3) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Pelican Commis-
sion may secure directly from a Federal agency 
such information (including technical assist-
ance) as the Pelican Commission considers nec-
essary to carry out this Act, if the information 
may be disclosed under section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(B) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—On re-
quest of the Chairperson of the Pelican Com-
mission, the head of the agency shall provide 
the information (or technical assistance) to the 
Pelican Commission. 
(4) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Pelican Commis-
sion— 
(A) may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as 
other agencies of the Federal Government; and
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(B) for the purposes of the frank, be con-
sidered to be a commission of Congress as de-
scribed in section 3215 of title 39, United 
States Code. 
(5) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.— 
Upon the request of the Pelican Commission, the 
Administrator of General Services shall provide to 
the Pelican Commission, on a reimbursable basis, 
such administrative support services as the Pelican 
Commission may request. 
(6) PRINTING.—For purposes of costs relating 
to printing and binding, including the cost of per-
sonnel detailed from the Government Printing Of-
fice, the Commission shall be considered to be a 
committee of Congress. 
(7) GIFTS.—The Pelican Commission may ac-
cept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of serv-
ices or property. 
(f) PELICAN COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—A member 
of the Pelican Commission shall receive no addi-
tional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of the 
service of the member on the Pelican Commission. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Peli-
can Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, in-
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cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates au-
thorized in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 
of title 5, United States Code, while away from the 
home or regular place of business of the member in 
the performance of the duties of the Pelican Com-
mission. 
(3) STAFF.— 
(A) EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.—The Chair-
person of the Pelican Commission may, without 
regard to the civil service laws (including regu-
lations), appoint and terminate an executive di-
rector to enable the Pelican Commission to 
carry out the duties of the Pelican Commission. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
STAFF.—With the ap-
proval of the Pelican Commission, the executive 
director may appoint such additional personnel 
as the executive director considered to be appro-
priate to assist the Pelican Commission in car-
rying out the duties of the Pelican Commission. 
(C) COMPENSATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in subparagraph (B), the Chairperson of 
the Pelican Commission may fix the com-
pensation of the executive director and 
other personnel without regard to the pro-
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visions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to classification of positions and 
General Schedule pay rates. 
(ii) MAXIMUM
RATE
OF
PAY.—The 
rate of pay for the executive director and 
other personnel shall not exceed the rate 
payable for level V of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(4) DETAIL
OF
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
EM-
PLOYEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon a request by the 
Chairperson of the Commission, an employee of 
the Federal Government may be detailed to the 
Pelican Commission without reimbursement. 
(B) CIVIL SERVICE STATUS.—The detail of 
the employee shall be without interruption or 
loss of civil service status or privilege. 
(5) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER-
MITTENT SERVICES.—The Chairperson of the Com-
mission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 
5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that 
do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate
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of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of that title. 
(6) LOCATION OF FACILITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The offices of the Peli-
can Commission shall be co-located in Wash-
ington, District of Columbia, and New Orleans, 
Louisiana. 
(B) OFFICE SPACE.—The Administrator of 
General Services shall locate suitable office 
space and provide all necessary equipment and 
incidentals required for proper operation of the 
Pelican Commission in each of the locations 
specified in subparagraph (A). 
(g) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to 
the Pelican Commission. 
(h) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Chair-
person of the Pelican Commission to carry out this 
section $40,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.
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(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Chair-
person of the Pelican Commission shall be entitled 
to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out 
this section the funds transferred under paragraph 
(1), without further appropriation. 
SEC. 502. PRESIDENTIAL EMERGENCY PERMITTING PROC-
ESS. 
(a) EMERGENCY PERMITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for the 2-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act, the President may 
issue an emergency permit for any project carried 
out in response to, or as part of a reconstruction ef-
fort relating to, Hurricane Katrina or a related con-
dition, as the President determines to be in the best 
interests of the United States. 
(2) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—To receive a permit 
under paragraph (1), the head of the lead agen-
cy of a project described in that paragraph shall 
submit to the President an application, in such 
a manner and containing such information as 
the President may require. 
(B) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Any State or 
local government, or any private entity carrying
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out a project described in paragraph (1), may 
submit an application under subparagraph (A). 
(C) DETERMINATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The President shall 
approve or disapprove an application under 
subparagraph (A) by not later than 30 
days after the date on which the applica-
tion is received. 
(ii) FAILURE TO MAKE DETERMINA-
TION.—If the President fails to approve or 
disapprove an application by the deadline 
under clause (i), the application shall be 
considered to be approved. 
(3) EFFECT OF PERMIT.—A project that re-
ceives a permit under this section shall be considered 
to be in compliance with any applicable Federal law 
(including regulations). 
(4) NOTICE.—On receipt of a permit under this 
subsection, the head of the lead agency of a project 
shall provide a notice to the head of any Federal 
agency that administers a law or regulation applica-
ble to the project. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The 
head of each Federal agency shall establish, maintain, and 
periodically publish in the Federal Register, a record of
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any notice received under subsection (a)(4), including a 
description of the basis on which the permit was issued. 
SEC. 503. FEDERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENT FOR RE-
CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) CONTRACTS FOR PROPERTY OR SERVICES.— 
(1) PREFERENCE
FOR
LOUISIANA
CONTRAC-
TORS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
and subject to paragraph (2), in entering into a con-
tract to procure property or services pursuant to the 
August 29, 2005, Presidential declaration of a major 
disaster for the State of Louisiana (FEMA–1603– 
DR) or in connection with assistance granted to 
Louisiana pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122), the head of an executive agency shall 
afford a preference in the source selection process to 
each offeror that— 
(A) is domiciled and properly licensed in 
Louisiana; and 
(B) employs a majority of its workforce 
within Louisiana. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—The head of an executive 
agency may not, in connection with a contract de-
scribed in paragraph (1)—
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(A) pay more than the prevailing market 
price for any property or service; or 
(B) obtain terms and conditions that are 
less favorable than prevailing market terms and 
conditions. 
(b) SPECIAL WORKFORCE REQUIREMENT FOR SERV-
ICE CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and except as provided in paragraph 
(2), in entering into a contract to procure services 
pursuant to the August 29, 2005, Presidential dec-
laration of a major disaster for the State of Lou-
isiana (FEMA–1603–DR), the head of an executive 
agency shall require in the source selection process 
that each offeror employs Louisiana workers as not 
less than 30 percent of the workforce that will per-
form such services. 
(2) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency 
may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) in 
the case of an offeror that demonstrates to the satis-
faction of such head that— 
(A) an insufficient number of appropriately 
skilled Louisiana workers are available to per-
form the contract; and
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(B) the offeror has made reasonable efforts 
to hire Louisiana workers. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
(41 U.S.C. 403). 
(2) LOUISIANA
WORKERS.—The term ‘‘Lou-
isiana workers’’ means workers who were residing in 
Louisiana as of August 28, 2005. 
SEC. 504. CONTINUATION OF WORKER PAYMENTS AND 
OTHER ALLOWABLE COSTS UNDER FEDERAL 
CONTRACTS. 
(a) TREATMENT
OF
WORKER
COSTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, all costs, direct and 
indirect, on Federal contracts and subcontracts that are 
associated with employees displaced by Hurricane 
Katrina, including wages, salaries, and temporary housing 
costs, shall be considered allowable and compensable costs, 
and the pricing of such contracts and subcontracts shall 
be equitably adjusted accordingly, whether or not, due to 
Hurricane Katrina, such employees are able to work on 
such contracts or subcontracts. 
(b) TREATMENT OF OTHER HURRICANE KATRINA- 
RELATED COSTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision
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of law, all additional costs, direct and indirect, on Federal 
contracts and subcontracts that are associated with 
delays, loss of efficiency, and disruption caused by Hurri-
cane Katrina shall be considered allowable and compen-
sable costs, and the pricing of such contracts and sub-
contracts shall be equitably adjusted accordingly. 
(c) REQUIRED
OFFSETS
FOR
INSURANCE
PAY-
MENTS.—Contractors shall reimburse any costs covered 
under this section for which they receive insurance pay-
ments. 
SEC. 505. RESTORATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(10) TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CARRIER.—The 
term ‘telecommunications carrier’ has the same 
meaning given such term in section 3 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) including 
commercial mobile radio service providers.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF FEDERAL RESOURCES.—Section 
403(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(5) MAINTENANCE
AND
RESTORATION
OF 
COMMUNICATIONS.—Utilizing 
Federal 
equipment, 
supplies, facilities, personnel, and other resources, 
other than the extension of credit, to assist tele-
communications carriers in the maintenance and res-
toration of communications during an emergency or 
disaster.’’. 
Subtitle B—Economic Development 
SEC. 521. RECOVERY ASSISTANCE FOR FEDERAL AND 
STATE 
AGENCIES, 
BUSINESSES, 
INSTITU-
TIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC- 
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROGRAM.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Commerce (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a program under which the 
Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities to carry 
out activities relating to transition, recovery, and reloca-
tion for Federal and State agencies, businesses, institu-
tions of higher education, and public-private partnerships 
in the State of Louisiana that have been affected by Hur-
ricane Katrina or a related condition. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
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(A) establish a list of qualifications for an 
eligible entity under the program; and 
(B) solicit applications from eligible enti-
ties, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity seeking 
a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any require-
ment under the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.), the Federal share 
of the cost of an activity under this section shall be 100 
percent. 
(d) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2006, and are appropriated 
to the Secretary of Commerce, $1,000,000,000 to carry 
out the program under this section. Amounts appropriated 
under this subsection shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 522. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) WAIVER OF MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
25(c) of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k), any Regional 
Center for the Transfer of Manufacturing Tech-
nology that is located in an area subject to a dec-
laration by the President of a major disaster as a re-
sult of Hurricane Katrina, shall be exempt from the 
matching requirement under such subsection. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall be 
effective during the 2-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2006, and are appropriated for 
such fiscal year, $30,000,000 for the Hollings Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, to be used to restore the man-
ufacturing and supply base in Louisiana that was ad-
versely affected by Hurricane Katrina. Amounts appro-
priated under this subsection shall remain available until 
expended. 
SEC. 523. PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES. 
(a) EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 
PUBLIC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FACILITIES.—Section 
392 of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(j) EMERGENCY GRANTS
FOR FACILITIES DAM-
AGED OR DESTROYED BY HURRICANE KATRINA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2006, and are appro-
priated for such fiscal year, $250,000,000 for addi-
tional projects for the construction, reconstruction, 
or reparation of public telecommunications facilities 
damaged or destroyed in areas affected by Hurri-
cane Katrina. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘areas affected by Hurricane 
Katrina’ means any area which the President has 
declared a major disaster under section 102 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) in connection with 
Hurricane Katrina.’’. 
(b) SUSPENSION OF REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE 
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
AND CON-
STRUCTION PROGRAM.—Section 392 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 392), as amended by sub-
section (a), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(k) SUSPENSION
OF REQUIREMENTS.—For any 
grant awarded under this section to a grantee in an area 
which the President has declared a major disaster under
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section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) in connection 
with Hurricane Katrina, the Secretary may suspend all 
statutory requirements under this subtitle for purposes of 
assistance under this section.’’. 
SEC. 524. GRANTS FOR TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC DE-
VELOPMENT IN AREAS AFFECTED BY HURRI-
CANE KATRINA. 
Subpart E of part IV of title III of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 399C. GRANTS FOR TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC DE-
VELOPMENT IN AREAS AFFECTED BY HURRI-
CANE KATRINA. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
provide assistance to parishes within the State of Lou-
isiana affected by Hurricane Katrina in order to facilitate 
the economic recovery of— 
‘‘(1) low and moderate income residents; and 
‘‘(2) small business concerns. 
‘‘(b) GRANT
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
award grants under this section to parishes in the State 
of Louisiana whose applications for such grants are ap-
proved by the Secretary under this section.
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‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants under this section may 
be used for activities to carry out the purposes described 
in this section, including— 
‘‘(1) the acquisition of more efficient first-re-
sponder 
mobile 
communications, 
including 
deployable cellular towers to be used in cases of 
emergency; 
‘‘(2) the reconstruction and redeployment of 
equipment necessary to reinstate internet, wireless, 
broadband, and e-government services, with special 
priority in reinstating such services to be given to 
small business concerns, as defined in section 3 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); 
‘‘(3) the construction of such public tele-
communications facilities as may be necessary to 
provide 
low 
cost 
broadband 
communication 
connectivity for low and middle income families, as 
such terms are defined in section 3 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a); and 
‘‘(4) the construction of a broadband dual-pur-
pose municipal wireless communication network to 
be used for— 
‘‘(A) city-wide operations within the city of 
New Orleans, Louisiana; and
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‘‘(B) public Internet access in 100-block 
area of downtown New Orleans using wireless- 
fidelity (commonly known as ‘Wi-FI’) tech-
nology. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION AND SELECTION.—A parish seek-
ing a grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall require grant recipients under this section to report 
the uses of all amounts expended for each of the eligible 
activities described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(f) APPROPRIATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2006, and are appropriated 
for such fiscal year,$19,000,000 to carry out this sec-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 525. RELIEF FOR CRAWFISH INDUSTRY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Since September 15, 1997, there has been 
an antidumping duty order requiring payment of 
antidumping duties on imports of freshwater craw-
fish tail meat from the People’s Republic of China.
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(2) The United States Bureau of Customs and 
Border Protection is required to collect all customs 
duties, including antidumping duties, lawfully im-
posed on imports of merchandise entering the 
United States. Nevertheless, less than $30,000,000 
in antidumping duties on imports of freshwater 
crawfish tail meat from the People’s Republic of 
China has been collected since 1997, while more 
than $285,000,000 in antidumping duties are owed 
but uncollected. 
(3) During each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, 
and 2004, non-collection of lawful antidumping du-
ties has deprived the affected domestic producers of 
freshwater crawfish tail meat in Louisiana of ap-
proximately $46,187,768 to which they would other-
wise have been entitled under the Continued Dump-
ing and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (section 754 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930). 
(4) Freshwater crawfish tail meat is produced 
in the United States only in Louisiana and the do-
mestic product is sold almost exclusively to pur-
chasers within Louisiana. 
(5) The United States International Trade 
Commission has found that over 97 percent of the 
domestic industry’s sales since 2000 have been to
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purchasers within Louisiana, such as food stores, 
restaurants, and seafood markets. Since 1999, more 
than half of the domestic industry’s sales has been 
to local food stores in Louisiana. New Orleans, the 
State’s largest city has accounted for a large portion 
of the domestic industry’s sales. 
(6) Hurricane Katrina has damaged or destroyed tra-
ditional markets in southern Louisiana on which the do-
mestic industry relies, creating an urgent need among 
such producers for immediate restitution of amounts re-
quired to be collected by the Bureau of Customs and Bor-
der Protection and distributed to affected domestic pro-
ducers of freshwater crawfish tail meat. 
(7) Under existing law, payments to affected 
domestic producers under the Continued Dumping 
and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 are limited to the 
amount of such producers’ qualifying expenditures, 
and all antidumping duties collected beyond that 
amount are paid into the Treasury to meet the gen-
eral expenses of the Federal Government. Because 
the total amount of unpaid antidumping duties on 
freshwater crawfish tail meat exceeds the domestic 
industry’s qualifying expenditures by more than 
$200,000,000, full collection of all duties owed will 
provide a net benefit to United States taxpayers.
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(8) All relief provided to the domestic crawfish 
industry should be fully repaid to the Treasury 
under existing law upon collection of the unpaid 
antidumping duties. Accordingly, the relief provided 
by this section does not increase the burden on 
United States taxpayers. The provisions of this sec-
tion ensure that the Bureau of Customs and Border 
Protection complies in a timely fashion with its pre-
existing legal obligations. 
(9) Payments owed to domestic crawfish proc-
essors have been further delayed because of a recent 
policy change by the Department of Commerce 
which delays the issuance of liquidation instructions 
for certain imports of freshwater crawfish tail meat. 
Reversal of this unwarranted policy change is re-
quired in order to provide prompt relief to the do-
mestic crawfish industry. 
(b)EMERGENCY RESTITUTION OF AMOUNTS OWED 
TO AFFECTED DOMESTIC PRODUCERS OF FRESHWATER 
CRAWFISH TAIL MEAT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall distribute, within 30 days after receiving a 
request therefor, a pro rata portion of the 
$46,187,768, to each person that was determined by 
the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection under
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the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 
2000 to be an affected domestic producer of fresh-
water crawfish tail meat during fiscal year 2004. 
(2) AMOUNT
PAYABLE.—The Secretary shall 
distribute to each person making a request under 
paragraph (1) an amount in the same proportion as 
such person’s share of the total distribution of fresh-
water crawfish tail meat duties under the Continued 
Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 at the end 
of fiscal year 2004, as stated in the Continued 
Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act Annual Report for 
fiscal Year 2004 (CDSOA FY2004 Annual Report). 
(3) REQUEST FOR AMOUNT.—A person request-
ing an amount under this section shall be required 
to provide only the person’s name, address, social se-
curity number or taxpayer identification number, 
and a certification that— 
(A) the person is the same person named 
in the CDSOA FY2004 Annual Report and de-
termined by the Bureau of Customs and Border 
Protection to have been an affected domestic 
producer of freshwater crawfish tail meat dur-
ing fiscal year 2004; and 
(B) the total amount of any funds received 
by such person under this section shall be ex-
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cluded from the amount claimed as qualifying 
expenditures in any subsequent certification 
submitted for the purpose of obtaining a pay-
ment under the Continued Dumping and Sub-
sidy Offset Act of 2000. 
(c) INCENTIVE FOR IMPROVED ENFORCEMENT AND 
COLLECTION OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER RE-
LATING TO IMPORTS OF FRESHWATER CRAWFISH TAIL 
MEAT.—Not later than January 15 of each year, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall review the amount of duties 
collected during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to the 
antidumping duty order issued on September 15, 1997 
against imports of freshwater crawfish tail meat from the 
People’s Republic of China. If the Secretary determines 
that the total amount of antidumping duties collected pur-
suant to that order is 5 percent or less of the total amount 
of antidumping duties owed to the United States on liq-
uidations occurring during such preceding fiscal year on 
entries of merchandise subject to such order— 
(1) an amount equal to 15 percent of such du-
ties owed but uncollected during such preceding fis-
cal year under such order shall be transferred, on or 
before the last day of the current fiscal year, into 
the special account established under section 754(e)
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of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to such order; 
and 
(2) the amount transferred into the special ac-
count shall be treated, for purposes of section 754 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as duties assessed during 
the current fiscal year pursuant to such order and 
shall be excluded from the calculation of whether the 
total amount of duties collected pursuant to the 
order is 5 percent or less of the total amount of 
antidumping duties owed on liquidations occurring 
during the preceding fiscal year. 
(d) TIMELY ISSUANCE OF LIQUIDATION INSTRUC-
TIONS BY COMMERCE.—In any antidumping duty admin-
istrative review conducted under section 751 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, the Department of Commerce, or such other 
officer of the United States acting as the administering 
authority under section 771(1) of such Act, shall, within 
30 days after receiving a request for review from an inter-
ested party (as defined in section 771(9) (C), (D), (E), 
(F), or (G) of such Act) issue instructions to the Bureau 
of Customs and Border Protection for the immediate liq-
uidation and assessment of duties with respect to entries 
of the subject merchandise that were made during the pe-
riod covered by the review from any foreign entity without
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regard to whether that entity was specifically named in 
the request for the administrative review. 
SEC. 526. NOAA WEATHER RADIO. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
individual’’ means a low-income individual who is a 
resident of Louisiana. 
(3) 
NOAA 
WEATHER
RADIO.—The 
term 
‘‘NOAA Weather Radio’’ means the broadcasts of 
continuous weather information by a nationwide net-
work of radio stations provided by the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(4) NOAA WEATHER RADIO RECEIVER.—The 
term ‘‘NOAA Weather Radio receiver’’ means a 
radio receiver that is capable of receiving broadcasts 
from NOAA Weather Radio. 
(b) RECEIVER PROGRAM.—The Administrator shall 
establish a program to provide a NOAA Weather Radio 
receiver at no cost or at a reduced cost to any eligible 
individual. 
(c) NOAA WEATHER
RADIO
EXPANDED
COV-
ERAGE.—The Administrator shall expand the area that is
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able to receive radio broadcasts made by NOAA Weather 
Radio. 
SEC. 527. EFFECTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA ON FISH AND 
WILDLIFE. 
(a) REPORT ON FISHERIES.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall prepare a report on the impacts of the hurri-
cane that arrived in Louisiana on August 29, 2005, on— 
(1) commercial and recreational fisheries in 
such States; 
(2) shrimp fishing vessels in such States; and 
(3) the oyster industry in such States. 
(b) REPORT ON HABITAT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare a 
report on the impacts of the hurricane that hit Louisiana 
on August 29, 2005, on fish and wildlife habitat, including 
the habitat of migratory birds, shrimp, and oysters, in 
such States. 
(c) RESTORATION.—The Administrator and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall carry out activities to restore 
fish and wildlife habitat, including the habitat of migra-
tory birds, shrimp, and oysters, in Louisiana.
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SEC. 528. MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated, and are appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce, $50,000,000, for minority business development 
assistance to Hurricane Katrina victims for the recon-
struction of records, packaging for disaster loans, insur-
ance claims, and overall consultation to reestablish busi-
ness in Louisiana. Amounts appropriated under this sub-
section shall remain available until expended. 
(b) FEES.—In the provision of assistance with funds 
appropriated by this section, the Minority Business Devel-
opment Agency of the Department of Commerce shall 
waive fees and not require cost-sharing. 
SEC. 529. SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ENTREPRENEURSHIP DE-
VELOPMENT NETWORK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an entre-
preneurship redevelopment program to be administered by 
the Economic Development Administration of the Depart-
ment of Commerce to rebuild and diversify New Orleans, 
Louisiana and the 10 surrounding parishes (in this sec-
tion, referred to as the ‘‘region’’). The program shall con-
sist of— 
(1) an entrepreneur facility; 
(2) a seed capital fund; and 
(3) a business accelerator program.
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(b) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The program estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall be designed to— 
(1) allow the region to create a program to re-
cruit a high-level entrepreneurship base segmented 
by area of expertise to participate in the rebirth of 
the region; 
(2) encourage existing small businesses to re-
main in the region, recruit entrepreneurs and inves-
tors to the region, accelerate the growth of the en-
trepreneurial ventures, and lead business creation 
marketing efforts; 
(3) establish business partnerships with the na-
tional small business community and attract inves-
tors in small business ventures; and 
(4) provide operation costs. 
(c) ENTREPRENEUR FACILITY.—The entrepreneur 
facility established pursuant to this section shall provide 
a physical infrastructure for incubation community needs. 
(c) SEED CAPITAL FUND.—The seed capital fund es-
tablished pursuant to this section shall be used to provide 
capital to young companies and attract venture capital. 
(d) BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The business accelerator 
program established pursuant to this section shall 
provide a professional team to assist companies with
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business 
development, 
training 
and 
education, 
mentorship networks, consulting services, and re-
sources for raising capital. 
(2) TRAINING.—Training provided under the 
business accelerator program shall include assisting 
less experienced entrepreneurs with business, man-
agement, and entrepreneurial development skills. 
(3) OUTREACH.—The business accelerator pro-
gram shall also provide funds to attract companies 
and entrepreneurs to the region and provide commu-
nity outreach and social network development oppor-
tunities. 
(e) APPROPRIATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated and are appropriated to the Economic Develop-
ment Administration $200,000,000 for fiscal years 2006 
through 2010 to carry out this section of which— 
(1) $78,000,000 shall be for the entrepreneur 
facility; 
(2) $77,000,000 shall be for the seed capital 
fund; and 
(3) $45,000,000 shall be for operations, includ-
ing business development, training and education, 
consultants and marketing. 
Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall remain 
available until expended.
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SEC. 530. EXPORT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com-
merce shall develop and implement an export assistance 
grant program for businesses located in Louisiana. 
(b) SCOPE
OF PROGRAM.—The export assistance 
grant program established under this section shall be de-
signed to— 
(1) provide companies located in Louisiana with 
export-related training and development assistance; 
(2) provide the companies with assistance in 
seeking access to international markets for their 
products, including travel and marketing assistance; 
(3) focus on international market development; 
(4) foster a special relationship between the 
Foreign Commercial Service and the International 
Trade Administration, companies located in Lou-
isiana and State officials in that State; 
(5) provide for the creation of a special task 
force of Foreign Commercial Officers (FCO’s) within 
the Foreign Commercial Service to arrange market 
opportunities for companies based in Louisiana ; 
(6) increase the development of the export-re-
lated industries in Louisiana; 
(7) increase the number of firms shipping 
United States-made products to foreign markets;
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(8) attract new foreign capital for products 
made in Louisiana; and 
(9) assist in the economic recovery of Lou-
isiana. 
(c) APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.—Applications for a grant 
under this section shall be made to the Secretary of 
Commerce at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary shall rea-
sonably require. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this section to companies in Louisiana, 
giving priority to applications from companies lo-
cated in an area with respect to which the President 
has declared a major disaster relating to Hurricane 
Katrina that— 
(A) were engaged in the active conduct of 
a trade or business in such disaster area on Au-
gust 28, 2005; 
(B) continue to engage in, or have re-
sumed, such trade or business in such area; 
(C) employ more than 5 employees whose 
principal place of employment is in such area; 
and
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(D) seek to develop export programs with 
countries in South America, Central America, 
or the Caribbean. 
(3) REPORT.—The Secretary shall require each 
company receiving a grant under this section to re-
port on how the grant was used and the amounts ex-
pended for each activity described in this section. 
(d) APPROPRIATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated and are appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006, 
2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 to carry out the export as-
sistance grant program established pursuant to this sec-
tion. Funds appropriated shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
Subtitle C—Transportation 
SEC. 541. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Louisiana Department of Transportation 
and Development. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Louisiana. 
(b) EVACUATION AND ENERGY SUPPLY ROUTES.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Depart-
ment shall establish a program under which the De-
partment shall construct, maintain, and repair evac-
uation and energy supply routes in the State. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—In carrying out the program 
under paragraph (1), the Department shall con-
struct, maintain, and repair routes on— 
(A) Interstate Route 49 from Lafayette, 
Louisiana, to New Orleans, Louisiana; 
(B) Louisiana Highway 1; 
(C) 
the 
Houma-Terrebonne 
Interstate 
Route 10 connector; and 
(D) Louisiana Highway 25 through Wash-
ington Parish and St. Tammany Parish, Lou-
isiana. 
(3) APPROPRIATION.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated and are appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $7,000,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
(c) ROAD AND TRANSIT CAPACITY EXPANSION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Depart-
ment shall establish a program under which the De-
partment shall provide grants to local governments
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in the State that experience significant population 
growth, as determined by the Department, to expand 
road and transit capacity in the community. 
(2) APPROPRIATION.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated and are appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $5,000,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
(d) PORT OF NEW ORLEANS RESTORATION, PROTEC-
TION, AND IMPROVEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Department 
shall provide a grant to the operator of the Port of 
New Orleans, Louisiana, to carry out activities to re-
store, protect, and improve the infrastructure of the 
Port of New Orleans, including activities relating 
to— 
(A) jetties; 
(B) bank stabilization; 
(C) channel clearing; 
(D) dredging and deepening; and 
(E) strengthening and expanding the facil-
ity and related equipment. 
(2) APPROPRIATION.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated and are appropriated to carry out this
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subsection $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
(e) OTHER PORT INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION, 
PROTECTION, AND IMPROVEMENT.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Depart-
ment shall establish a program under which the De-
partment shall provide grants to operators of ports 
in the State, other than the Port of New Orleans, 
that are affected by Hurricane Katrina or a related 
condition to restore, protect, and improve the infra-
structure of the ports, including by carrying out ac-
tivities relating to— 
(A) jetties; 
(B) bank stabilization; 
(C) channel clearing; 
(D) breakwaters; 
(E) dredging and deepening; and 
(F) strengthening and expanding the facil-
ity and related equipment. 
(2) APPROPRIATION.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated and are appropriated to carry out this 
subsection $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—
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(1) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—None of the 
funds made available under this section shall be used 
for administrative expenses of an activity carried out 
under this subtitle. 
(2) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Federal share of the cost 
of an activity under this section shall be 100 per-
cent. 
SEC. 542. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AIRPORT REIMBURSEMENT.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Federal Aviation Administration 
$71,800,000 for reimbursements to the Louis Armstrong 
New Orleans International Airport for anticipated revenue 
shortfalls due to Hurricane Katrina, which shall remain 
available to be expended through September 30, 2007. 
(b) AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to carry out section 
48101(c) of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 543. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) EMERGENCY
RELIEF
PROGRAM
MODIFICA-
TIONS.— 
(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 125(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, or 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Trans-
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portation may obligate more than $100,000,000 in 
a State for a fiscal year under the emergency relief 
program authorized by section 125 of such title, for 
projects for the repair or reconstruction of highways, 
roads, and trails in response to damage caused by 
Hurricane Katrina. 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 
120(e) of such title or any other provision of law, 
during the 3-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Federal share of the cost 
of each project described in paragraph (1) shall be 
100 percent. 
(3) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated, out of any 
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the emergency relief program authorized under 
section 125 of such title, $2,900,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
(4) TWIN-SPAN INTERSTATE 10 BRIDGE.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, of the 
amounts made available for the Emergency Relief 
Program under section 125 of title 23, United 
States Code, such sums as may be necessary shall 
be available for the replacement, to current stand-
ards, of the twin-span Interstate 10 bridge spanning
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Lake Pontchartrain between New Orleans, Lou-
isiana, and Slidell, Louisiana: Provided, That the re-
placement 
structure 
shall 
be 
constructed 
to 
accomodate the 20-year projected Average Daily 
Traffic, but shall not be less than 6 lanes wide, plus 
full shoulders, in accordance with the applicable de-
sign standards of the American Association of State 
Highway and Transportation Officials: Provided fur-
ther, That the height of the structure shall be in-
creased if necessary to satisfy current hydraulic 
standards and navigational needs. 
(c) LOUISIANA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF AFFECTED DISTRICT.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘affected district’’ means— 
(A) the Regional Planning Commission; 
(B) the Capital Region Planning Commis-
sion; 
(C) the Acadiana Regional Development 
District; 
(D) the Imperial Calcasieu Regional Plan-
ning and Development District; and 
(E) the South Central Planning and Devel-
opment District. 
(2) COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLANS.— 
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
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of this Act, the head of each affected district shall 
establish and implement a comprehensive develop-
ment plan for the jurisdiction of the affected district 
in response to Hurricane Katrina and related condi-
tions. 
(3) APPROPRIATION.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated and is appropriated to the affected dis-
tricts to carry out this subsection $20,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
(d) FUNDING DESIGNATION.—The amounts made 
available under this section are designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress). 
SEC. 544. FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Federal 
Railroad Administration $36,000,000 for reimbursements 
to the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad for anticipated 
revenue shortfalls due to Hurricane Katrina, which shall 
remain available through September 30, 2007. 
SEC. 545. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the New 
Orleans Regional Transit Authority for revenues lost as 
a consequence of Hurricane Katrina, $190,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2007.