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OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Navy’’, $140,144,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine 
Corps’’, $2,576,467,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $679,515,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006.
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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Air Force’’, $29,047,000 to remain available 
until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $1,452,651,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense- 
Wide’’, $331,353,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $54,700,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the 
amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $124,845,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That 
the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 
Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR 
FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $382,630,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That 
the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H.
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Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $148,551,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this heading is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap-
ital Funds’’, $516,700,000: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $1,153,562,000 for operation and maintenance: 
Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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tion 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and 
Counter-Drug Activities’’, $154,596,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That these funds may be used 
only for such activities related to Afghanistan and the Cen-
tral Asia area: Provided further, That the Secretary of De-
fense may transfer such funds only to appropriations for 
military personnel; operation and maintenance; procure-
ment; and research, development, test and evaluation: Pro-
vided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged 
with and be available for the same purposes and for the 
same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 
this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer author-
ity available to the Department of Defense: Provided fur-
ther, That upon a determination that all or part of the 
funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary 
for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be 
transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, 
That the amount provided under this heading is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of
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H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector 
General’’, $1,815,000: Provided, That the amount provided 
under this heading is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2006. 
OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Intelligence Com-
munity Management Account’’, $158,875,000: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this heading is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1301. Upon his determination that such action 
is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary of De-
fense 
may 
transfer 
between 
appropriations 
up 
to 
$2,000,000,000 of the funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense in this chapter: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer
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made pursuant to this authority: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided in this section is in addition 
to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
of Defense: Provided further, That the authority in this sec-
tion is subject to the same terms and conditions as the au-
thority provided in section 8005 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2006, except for the fourth pro-
viso: Provided further, That the amount made available by 
the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this section is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1302. Section 8005 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2006, (Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 
2680), is amended by striking ‘‘$3,750,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$4,350,000,000’’: Provided, That the amount made 
available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 
section is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
DEFENSE COOPERATION ACCOUNT 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1303. During fiscal year 2006 and from funds 
in the Defense Cooperation Account, the Secretary of De-
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fense may transfer not to exceed $5,800,000 to such appro-
priations or funds of the Department of Defense as he shall 
determine for use consistent with the purposes for which 
such funds were contributed and accepted: Provided, That 
such amounts shall be available for the same time period 
as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
That the amount made available by the transfer of funds 
in or pursuant to this section is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATO 
SEC. 1304. Section 1005(c)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$289,447,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$345,547,000’’. 
COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1305. (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.— 
Of the amount appropriated by this Act under the heading, 
‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, 
not to exceed $23,100,000 may be made available for sup-
port for counter-drug activities of the Governments of Af-
ghanistan, Pakistan, and Kyrgyzstan: Provided, That such 
support shall be in addition to support provided for the 
counter-drug activities of such Governments under any 
other provision of the law.
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(b) TYPES OF SUPPORT.— 
(1) Except as specified in subsections (b)(2) and 
(b)(3) of this section, the support that may be pro-
vided under the authority in this section shall be lim-
ited to the types of support specified in section 
1033(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85, as amend-
ed by Public Law 106–398 and Public Law 108– 
136), and conditions on the provision of support as 
contained in section 1033 shall apply for fiscal year 
2006. 
(2) The Secretary of Defense may transfer vehi-
cles, aircraft, and detection, interception, monitoring 
and testing equipment to said Governments for 
counter-drug activities. 
(3) For the Government of Afghanistan, the Sec-
retary of Defense may also provide individual and 
crew-served weapons, and ammunition for counter- 
drug security forces. 
ADVANCE BILLING 
SEC. 1306. Notwithstanding 10 U.S.C. 2208(l), the 
total amount of advance billings rendered or imposed for 
all working capital funds of the Department of Defense in 
fiscal year 2006 shall not exceed $1,200,000,000: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this heading is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of
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H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
COMMANDER’S EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM 
SEC. 1307. In addition to amounts authorized in sec-
tion 1202(a) of Public Law 109–163, from funds made 
available in this chapter to the Department of Defense, not 
to exceed $423,000,000 may be used to fund the Com-
mander’s Emergency Response Program and for a similar 
program to assist the people of Afghanistan, to remain 
available until December 31, 2007. 
SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION COSTS OF 
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
SEC. 1308. Supervision and administration costs asso-
ciated with a construction project funded with Afghan Secu-
rity Forces Fund or Iraq Security Forces Fund appropria-
tions may be obligated at the time a construction contract 
is awarded: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, 
supervision and administration costs include all in-house 
Government costs. 
PROHIBITION OF NEW START PROGRAMS 
SEC. 1309. None of the funds provided in this chapter 
may be used to finance programs or activities denied by 
Congress in fiscal year 2005 and 2006 appropriations to 
the Department of Defense or to initiate a procurement or 
research, development, test and evaluation new start pro-
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gram without prior written notification to the congressional 
defense committees. 
RETROACTIVE PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL DEATH GRATUITY 
SEC. 1310. (a) Effective as of January 6, 2006, and 
as if included in the enactment of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163), 
subsection (d)(2) of section 1478 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by section 664(b) of such Act (119 Stat. 
3316), is amended by striking ‘‘May 11, 2005’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘August 31, 2005’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this chapter for 
military personnel, an aggregate of $48,750,000 shall be 
available for the retroactive payment of death gratuity with 
respect to members of the Armed Forces as a result of the 
amendment made by subsection (a). 
VOTING ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 1311. (a) Congress recognizes the importance of 
ensuring that absent uniformed services voters, Department 
of Defense personnel, and their dependents have the oppor-
tunity to exercise their right to vote. 
(b) IVAS BALLOT REQUEST PROGRAM.— 
(1) The Interim Voting Assistance System 
(IVAS) Ballot Request Program shall be continued 
with respect to all Department of Defense personnel, 
and their families, covered by the Uniformed and
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Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 
1973ff et seq.). 
(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the 
status of the program. 
(c) FUNDING.—Of the amounts provided by this Act, 
$5,820,000 shall be available for the program referred to 
in subsection (b). 
CHAPTER 4 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Child Survival and 
Health Programs Fund’’, $10,300,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, $10,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this
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heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
and Famine Assistance’’, $136,290,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which up to $80,000 may be transferred 
to and merged with ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United 
States Agency for International Development’’, for associ-
ated administrative costs: Provided, That the amounts pro-
vided under this heading are designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development’’, 
$141,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $1,757,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007, of which up to $11,000,000 may be used 
for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of modifying direct loans and guaran-
tees for Afghanistan or otherwise of reducing any amounts 
owed to the United States or any agency of the United 
States by Afghanistan: Provided, That such amounts for the 
costs of modifying direct loans and guarantees shall not be 
considered ‘‘assistance’’ for the purposes of any provision 
of law limiting assistance to a country: Provided further, 
That the last proviso under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ in title II of Public Law 109–102 and comparable 
provisions in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs shall no 
longer be applicable to funds appropriated under such head-
ing in this Act or any prior Act: Provided further, That 
of the funds available under this heading for assistance for 
Afghanistan, $5,000,000 shall be made available for agri-
culture and rural development programs in Afghanistan to 
be administered through a national consortium of agri-
culture colleges and land-grant universities: Provided fur-
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ther, That of the funds available under this heading for as-
sistance for Iraq, not less than $75,000,000 shall be made 
available to the United States Agency for International De-
velopment for continued support for its Community Action 
Program in Iraq, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall 
be transferred to and merged with funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’ 
in chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 108–106 and shall 
be made available for the Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims 
Fund: Provided further, That funds made available under 
the previous proviso shall be in addition to funds appro-
priated by this Act that are available to the United States 
Agency for International Development for Iraq: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading that 
are made available for police and judicial reform in Haiti 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
amounts provided under this heading are designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 
$39,750,000, for programs and activities promoting democ-
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racy in Iran, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be made available notwithstanding any other provision of 
law and shall be administered by the Middle East Partner-
ship Initiative: Provided further, That the amount provided 
under this heading is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2006. 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $107,700,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That 
the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 
Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’, $110,200,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
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gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Emer-
gency 
Refugee 
and 
Migration 
Assistance 
Fund’’, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Affairs 
Technical Assistance’’, $13,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, $181,200,000, to remain available until September
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30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
IRAQ RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION FUND 
SEC. 1401. Chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 108– 
106 (117 Stat. 1225–1226), as amended by Public Law 
108–309 (118 Stat. 1142–1143), is further amended under 
the heading ‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’ by— 
(1)(A) striking ‘‘$5,090,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,036,000,000’’ for security and law enforcement; 
(B) striking ‘‘$1,960,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,349,800,000’’ for justice, public safety infrastruc-
ture, and civil society; 
(C) striking ‘‘$4,455,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$4,220,000,000’’ for the electric sector; 
(D) striking ‘‘$1,723,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,735,600,000’’ for oil infrastructure; 
(E) striking ‘‘$2,361,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,131,100,000’’ for water resources and sanitation; 
(F) 
striking 
‘‘$500,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$465,500,000’’ for transportation and telecommuni-
cations;
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(G) striking ‘‘$370,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$333,700,000’’ for roads, bridges, and construction; 
(H) striking ‘‘$793,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$739,000,000’’ for health care; 
(I) 
striking 
‘‘$845,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$805,300,000’’ for private sector development; and 
(J) 
striking 
‘‘$342,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$410,000,000’’ for education, refugees, human rights, 
and governance; and 
(2) inserting before the period the following: ‘‘: 
Provided further, That amounts provided under this 
heading shall remain available for an additional 4 
years from the date on which the availability of such 
funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are 
initially obligated before the expiration of the period 
of availability provided herein, except that after such 
initial obligation any subsequent obligation may be 
made without regard to the sectoral limitations set 
forth under this heading, as amended’’. 
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 
SEC. 1402. To the extent not otherwise authorized, su-
pervision and administrative costs of the Department of De-
fense associated with a construction project funded with the 
Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund may be obligated at 
the time a construction contract is awarded or, for pre-ex-
isting contracts, by September 30, 2006: Provided, That for
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the purposes of this section, supervision and administration 
costs include all in-house Government costs. 
AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS 
SEC. 1403. Funds appropriated or made available by 
transfer in this chapter may be obligated and expended not-
withstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956, section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 
U.S.C. 2412), section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)) and section 313 of the For-
eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (Public Law 103–236). 
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 
SEC. 1404. Section 550 of Public Law 109–102 (119 
Stat. 2217) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
‘‘SEC. 550. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act or any prior Act making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs, may be obligated or expended for as-
sistance for the Palestinian Authority unless the Secretary 
of State determines, and so reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations, that the Palestinian Authority has— 
‘‘(1) publicly acknowledged Israel’s right to exist 
as a Jewish state; 
‘‘(2) renounced violence; and
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‘‘(3) accepted and is adhering to all previous 
diplomatic Agreements and understandings with the 
United States Government, the Government of Israel, 
and the international community.’’. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 1405. Of the funds appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Subsidy Appropriation’’ for the Export-Import Bank 
of the United States that are available for tied-aid grants 
in title I of Public Law 107–115 and under such heading 
in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs, $13,200,000 are re-
scinded. 
CHAPTER 5 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 
$26,692,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006.
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CHAPTER 6 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army’’, $214,344,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and 
expended to carry out planning and design and military 
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, That the amount provided under this heading 
is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’, $28,200,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds may be obli-
gated or expended to carry out planning and design and 
military construction projects not otherwise authorized by 
law: Provided further, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, $35,200,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds may be obli-
gated or expended to carry out planning and design and 
military construction projects not otherwise authorized by 
law: Provided further, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
CHAPTER 7 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $1,800,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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TITLE II 
FURTHER HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF AND 
RECOVERY 
CHAPTER 1 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
cane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Pro-
vided, That the amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector 
General’’, $445,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $15,600,000, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
cane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Pro-
vided, That the amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this heading is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this heading is designated
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as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Con-
servation Program’’, $32,547,000, to remain available until 
expended, to provide assistance under the emergency con-
servation program established under title IV of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this heading is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Watershed 
Protection Program’’, $165,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for emergency measures in disaster areas 
affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary, acting through the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, using funds made available 
under this heading may provide financial and technical as-
sistance to remove and dispose of debris and animal car-
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casses that could adversely affect health and safety on non- 
Federal land in a hurricane-affected county: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season for State 
Rural Development offices located in Mississippi and Lou-
isiana: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for community facilities 
grants authorized under section 381E(d)(1) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, $150,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses re-
lated to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95
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(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE—COST 
SHARE REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 2101. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in carrying out the provisions of section 102 of chapter 
1 of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 
2748–2749), the Secretary may provide financial and tech-
nical assistance up to 100 percent Federal share: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this section is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE—VEHICLE 
DISPOSITION 
SEC. 2102. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Serv-
ice (NRCS) may enter into agreements with organizations 
or State or local units of government affected by Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, that pro-
vide for NRCS to donate used vehicles to the organization 
or to the State or local unit of government. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT—EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 2103. The Secretary of Agriculture may continue 
to use any of the authorities provided in section 105 of
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chapter 1 of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148 
(119 Stat. 2749–2750), for a period not to exceed 24 addi-
tional months: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this section is designated as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 2104. Of the funds appropriated in section 101(a) 
of chapter 1 of title I of division B of Public Law 109– 
148 (119 Stat. 2747), to provide assistance under the emer-
gency conservation program established under title IV of the 
Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), 
$38,000,000 are transferred to the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Com-
merce for activities involving oysters: Provided, That the 
amount transferred under this section is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY—EMERGENCY CONSERVATION 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 2105. Section 101(b) of chapter 1 of title I of 
division B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2747) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘, Oyster,’’;
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(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, oyster,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘public and private oyster 
reefs or’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(4) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(5) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4). 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT—RURAL HOUSING 
SEC. 2106. There is hereby appropriated, $35,408,000, 
to remain available until expended, for housing needs in 
the most impacted and distressed areas related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall allocate funds provided under this section between the 
‘‘Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account’’ and 
‘‘Rural Housing Assistance Grants’’ program: Provided 
further, That the Secretary make this allocation and 
prioritizes the funding of projects with such funds within 
a State based on the priorities identified by the Governor 
of each State: Provided further, That the amount provided 
under this section is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2006.
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CHAPTER 2 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, $500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, $3,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
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son, $6,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Law 
Enforcement Assistance’’ for necessary expenses, related to 
the direct or indirect consequences of Hurricane Katrina 
and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $10,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That the At-
torney General shall consult with the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations on the allocation of funds 
prior to obligation. 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the
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2005 season, $1,135,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007, pursuant to section 312(a) of the Magnu-
son-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 
section 308(d) of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act, and 
other authorities: Provided, That the amount provided 
under this heading is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2006: Provided further, That of the total amount ap-
propriated, $100,000,000 shall be for the National Marine 
Fisheries Service to provide technical assistance to States 
and industry for oyster bed and shrimp ground rehabilita-
tion, debris removal and cleaning, and to prepare for spat 
fall by planting sufficient amounts of cultch: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $20,000,000 
shall be provided to utilize the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration’s expertise to assist in rebuilding 
coastal communities, especially focusing on fisheries infra-
structure, zoning to mitigate against future catastrophes 
and natural disasters, and building standards for coastal 
structures: Provided further, That of the total amount ap-
propriated, $10,000,000 shall be provided to coordinate and 
help implement planning efforts that will lead to capacity 
and effort reductions in Federal and State waters: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $15,000,000
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shall be provided to develop and implement a seafood pro-
motion strategy for Gulf of Mexico fisheries: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $15,000,000 
shall be provided to institute job retraining programs for 
displaced fisheries workers into alternative occupations: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$200,000,000 shall be provided to replace fishing gear dam-
aged or lost in the hurricanes, and deploy advanced versions 
of turtle exclusion devices and by-catch reduction devices: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$50,000,000 shall be provided to develop temporary marine 
services centers to cluster docking facilities, fuel, ice and 
provisions, offloading, processing and distribution and ma-
rine repair facilities for seafood industries: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $300,000,000 
shall be provided for re-development of marinas, piers, 
docks, wharves and warehouses to support commercial and 
recreational fishing, and especially investments in public 
facilities supporting working waterfronts: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $50,000,000 shall 
be provided for planning and support for fishing-related 
marine industrial parks to cluster processing and marine 
support businesses in ways that increase access to key facili-
ties and services, and enhance intermodal transportation 
of fishery products: Provided further, That of the total
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amount appropriated, $90,000,000 shall be provided for re-
placement of private fisheries infrastructure other than ves-
sels: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $10,000,000 shall be provided to implement rules 
where appropriate, and purchase and provide one year of 
associated fees to equip the offshore shrimp and reef fish 
fishery with electronic vessel monitoring systems: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $10,000,000 
shall be provided to equip federally permitted fishing vessels 
with electronic logbooks to record haul-by-haul catch data: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$20,000,000 shall be provided for one percent coverage of 
the shrimp and reef fish fisheries with at-sea observer cov-
erage to document catch, by-catch and profitability of these 
fisheries, for three years: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $50,000,000 shall be provided to de-
velop and fund a cooperative research program to test var-
ious gears and to monitor the recovery of Gulf of Mexico 
fishery resources and fisheries: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated, $100,000,000 shall be provided 
for direct assistance to fishers and seafood workers to under-
take cleanup activities and begin repairing damaged facili-
ties: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, 
$20,000,000 
shall 
be 
provided 
to 
assist 
shellfishermen in New England’s coastal communities who
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suffered severe economic impact from last year’s toxic red 
tide outbreak: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $25,000,000 shall be provided to employ fish-
ers and vessel owners in marine debris and living marine 
resource assessment activities. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion and Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season, $32,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
SCIENCE 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Exploration Capabili-
ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, $35,000,000 shall be for the Stennis Space Center, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006.
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RELATED AGENCY 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Loans 
Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans authorized 
by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $1,254,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That up to $190,000,000 may 
be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 
for administrative expenses to carry out the disaster loan 
program: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading may be used for indirect administrative 
expenses: Provided further, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, up to $712,000,000 may be transferred 
to ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Re-
lief’’ to reimburse in whole, or in part, that account for 
funds transferred to this account by Public Law 109–174: 
Provided further, That the amounts provided under this 
heading are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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CHAPTER 3 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Army’’, $2,125,000, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Navy’’, $22,002,000, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Marine Corps’’, $3,992,000, for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
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canes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Air Force’’, $21,610,000, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 
Army’’, $4,071,000, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006.
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RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 
Navy’’, $10,200,000, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Ma-
rine Corps’’, $2,176,000, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Air 
Force’’, $94,000, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
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gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Army’’, $1,304,000, for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Air Force’’, $1,408,000, for necessary expenses re-
lated to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy’’, $29,913,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the con-
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sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force’’, $37,359,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy Reserve’’, $12,755,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95
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(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force Reserve’’, $1,277,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army National Guard’’, $42,307,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006.
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PROCUREMENT 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $700,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Army’’, $9,136,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Navy’’, $579,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
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son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $899,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2008, for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con-
version, Navy’’, $1,025,236,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season, which shall be available for transfer within 
this account to replace destroyed or damaged equipment, 
prepare and recover naval vessels under contract; and pro-
vide for cost adjustments for naval vessels for which funds 
have been previously appropriated: Provided, That this
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transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority available to the Department of Defense: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 
15 days prior to making transfers within this appropria-
tion, notify the congressional defense committees in writing 
of the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That 
the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 
Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Navy’’, $85,040,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $13,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under
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this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense- 
Wide’’, $2,797,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $12,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR 
FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $6,250,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2007, for necessary ex-
penses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 
and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That 
the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 
Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $730,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2007, for necessary ex-
penses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 
and other hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That 
the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 
Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap-
ital Funds’’, $1,222,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Defense Sea-
lift Fund’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
TRUST FUNDS 
GENERAL FUND PAYMENT, SURCHARGE COLLECTIONS, 
SALES OF COMMISSARY STORES, DEFENSE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘General Fund Pay-
ment, Surcharge Collections, Sales of Commissary Stores,
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Defense’’, $10,530,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $33,881,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector 
General’’, $326,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant
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to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 2301. Upon his determination that such action 
is necessary to ensure the appropriate allocation of funds 
provided to the Department of Defense in this chapter, the 
Secretary of Defense may transfer up to $75,000,000, of 
such funds between such appropriations: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each trans-
fer made pursuant to this authority: Provided further, That 
the transfer authority provided in this section is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense: Provided further, That the amount made 
available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 
section is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
PROHIBITION OF NEW START PROGRAMS 
SEC. 2302. None of the funds provided in this chapter 
may be used to finance programs or activities denied by 
Congress in fiscal year 2005 and 2006 appropriations to 
the Department of Defense or to initiate a procurement or 
research, development, test and evaluation new start pro-
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gram without prior written notification to the congressional 
defense committees. 
NAVY SHIPBUILDING COST ADJUSTMENTS 
SEC. 2303. (a) Amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act, or by chapter 2 of title I of 
the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Ad-
dress Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic In-
fluenza, 2006 (division B of Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 
2757), under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy’’ may be obligated and expended to pay the costs of 
any business disruption incurred by a ship construction 
contractor with respect to facilities or businesses located in 
the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Area by reason of Hurri-
cane Katrina. 
(b) Amounts received by a ship construction contractor 
under subsection (a) with respect to the costs of business 
disruption described in that subsection may not be treated 
as collateral insurance coverage or otherwise treated as pay-
ments which would reduce amounts otherwise payable to 
the contractor for such costs under any insurance or similar 
payer plan. 
(c) The Secretary of the Navy shall adjust any ship-
building contract with a ship construction contractor de-
scribed in subsection (a) in order to take into account the 
business disruption incurred by the contractor as described 
in that subsection.
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(d)(1) In the event a shipbuilding contractor receives 
payment (whether through insurance or similar payer 
plan) for costs described in subsection (a) for which the con-
tractor has been paid amounts under that subsection, the 
contractor shall reimburse the United States for amounts 
paid under that subsection in the amount of the payment 
so received by the contractor. 
(2) Amounts received by the United States as reim-
bursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the ac-
count from which payment for the amounts reimbursed 
were made. Amounts credited to such account shall be 
merged with amounts in such account, and shall be avail-
able for the same purposes, and subject to the same condi-
tions and limitations, as amounts in such account. 
(e) In this section, the term ‘‘Hurricane Katrina Dis-
aster Area’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1400M(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
CHAPTER 4 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’ for 
flood hazard analyses and technical studies related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters,
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$3,750,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That $3,750,000 of the amount shall be available only to 
the extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar 
amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of 
the request as an emergency requirement, is transmitted by 
the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the 
amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ to re-
duce the risk of storm damage to the greater New Orleans 
metropolitan area by restoring the surrounding wetlands 
through measures to begin to reverse wetland losses in areas 
affected by navigation, oil and gas, and other channels and 
through modification of the Caernarvon Freshwater Diver-
sion structure or its operations, $122,850,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That these funds shall 
not be subject to any non-Federal cost-sharing requirement: 
Provided further, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006: 
Provided further, That $22,850,000 of the amount shall be 
available only to the extent that an official budget request
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for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of 
the entire amount of the request as an emergency require-
ment, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Pro-
vided further, That $2,000,000 of the amount provided in 
the previous proviso shall be provided at full Federal ex-
pense for the Hawaii water systems technical assistance 
program. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Main-
tenance’’ to dredge navigation channels and repair other 
Corps projects related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$4,700,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That $4,700,000 shall be available only to the extent an 
official budget request, that includes designation of the 
$4,700,000 as an emergency requirement is transmitted by 
the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the 
amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the 
Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941, as amended (33 
U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses related to the con-
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sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $2,001,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army is di-
rected to use the funds appropriated herein to modify, at 
full Federal expense, authorized projects in southeast Lou-
isiana to provide hurricane and storm damage reduction 
and flood damage reduction in greater New Orleans and 
surrounding areas, of which $530,000,000 shall be used to 
modify the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and London Avenue 
drainage canals, and install pumps and closure structures 
at or near the lakefront; $250,000,000 shall be used for 
storm-proofing interior pump stations to ensure their oper-
ability during hurricanes, storms and high water events; 
$170,000,000 shall be used for armoring critical elements 
of the New Orleans hurricane and storm damage reduction 
system; $350,000,000 shall be used to improve protection 
at the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal; and $60,000,000 
shall be used for incorporation of certain non-Federal levees 
in Plaquemines Parish into the existing Federal levee sys-
tem: Provided further, That any project using funds appro-
priated herein shall be initiated only after non-Federal in-
terests have entered into binding agreements with the Sec-
retary to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, 
repair, replacement and rehabilitation costs of the project 
and to hold and save the United States free from damages
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due to the construction or operation and maintenance of 
the project, except for damages due to the fault or negligence 
of the United States or its contractors: Provided further, 
That $641,500,000 of the amount shall be available only 
to the extent that an official budget request for a specific 
dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire 
amount of the request as an emergency requirement, is 
transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts provided under this heading are des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
CHAPTER 5 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, $12,900,000: Provided, That the amount provided 
under this heading is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2006.
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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, 
$4,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this heading is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
cane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$90,570,900, to remain available until September 30, 2007, 
of which up to $267,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Environ-
mental Compliance and Restoration’’ to be used for envi-
ronmental cleanup and restoration of Coast Guard facilities 
in the Gulf of Mexico region; and of which up to $470,000 
may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation’’ to be used for salvage and repair of research 
and development equipment and facilities: Provided, That 
the amounts provided under this heading are designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H.
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Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construc-
tion, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season, $191,844,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be avail-
able for major repair and reconstruction projects for facili-
ties that were damaged and for damage to vessels currently 
under construction, for the replacement of damaged equip-
ment, and for the reimbursement of delay, loss of efficiency, 
disruption, and related costs: Provided further, That 
amounts provided are also for equitable adjustments and 
provisional payments to contracts for Coast Guard vessels 
for which funds have been previously appropriated: Pro-
vided further, That the amount provided under this heading 
is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Administrative and 
Regional Operations’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season, $71,800,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Preparedness, Mitiga-
tion, Response, and Recovery’’ for necessary expenses re-
lated to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season, $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ for 
necessary expenses under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.), $10,600,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Assistance Di-
rect Loan Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans
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as authorized under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5184), $301,000,000, to be used to assist local governments 
affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season in providing essential services, of which 
$1,000,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the 
direct loan program: Provided, That such funds may be 
made to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans not to exceed $400,000,000: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 417(b) of such Act, 
the amount of any such loan issued pursuant to this section 
may exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 417(c)(1) of such Act, such loans may not 
be canceled: Provided further, That 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): Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts provided under this heading are des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SEC. 2501. The Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy may provide funds to a State or local government or, 
as necessary, assume an existing agreement from such unit
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of government, to pay for utility costs resulting from the 
provision of temporary housing units to evacuees from Hur-
ricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season if 
the State or local government has previously arranged to 
pay for such utilities on behalf of the evacuees for the term 
of any leases, not to exceed 12 months, contracted by or 
prior to February 7, 2006, notwithstanding section 408 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174): Provided, That the Federal 
share of the costs eligible to be paid shall be 100 percent. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
SEC. 2502. (a) Title III of Public Law 109–90 (119 
Stat. 2079) is amended under the heading ‘‘National Flood 
Insurance Fund’’ by striking in the proviso ‘‘$30,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such sums as necessary, not to exceed 
$1,000,000,000,’’. 
(b) The provisions of this section are designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006. 
HOUSING PILOT PROGRAM 
SEC. 2503. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider eli-
gible under the Federal Emergency Management Agency In-
dividual Assistance Program the costs sufficient for alter-
native housing pilot programs in the areas hardest hit by
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Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit for approval a proposal and an expenditure 
plan for the alternative housing pilot program to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives within forty-five days from the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That no State shall host 
more than one alternative housing pilot program. 
CHAPTER 6 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
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, 
$132,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Historic Preservation 
Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
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son, $83,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
$80,000,000 shall be provided to State historical preserva-
tion officers for grants for disaster relief in areas of Lou-
isiana, Mississippi, and Alabama impacted by Hurricanes 
Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That grants shall be for 
the preservation, stabilization, rehabilitation, and repair of 
historic houses and designated ‘‘Main Street’’ commercial 
properties listed in or eligible for the National Register of 
Historic Places, for planning and technical assistance: Pro-
vided further, That grants shall only be available for areas 
that the President determines to be a major disaster under 
section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) due to Hur-
ricanes Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That individual 
grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching re-
quirement: Provided further, That no more than 5 percent 
of funds provided under this heading for disaster relief 
grants may be used for administrative expenses: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading 
for disaster relief grants, $37,500,000 shall be for the State 
of Louisiana, $37,500,000 shall be for the State of Mis-
sissippi, and $5,000,000 shall be for the State of Alabama: 
Provided further, That the amounts provided under this 
heading are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
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ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
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, 
$55,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this heading is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga-
tions, and Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season and for repayment of advances to other ap-
propriation accounts from which funds were transferred for 
such purposes, $10,200,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 
ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Royalty and Offshore 
Minerals Management’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season and for repayment of advances to other ap-
propriation accounts from which funds were transferred for 
such purposes, $15,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2006. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’ for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season, $6,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006.
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LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Program’’ for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season, $7,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘National Forest 
System’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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CHAPTER 7 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ-
ment Services’’, $32,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, for construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job 
Corps centers as authorized by the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Health 
Centers’’, $6,000,000, to establish and purchase communica-
tion equipment including satellite phones for a communica-
tions network among departments of health, community 
health centers and major medical centers in States affected 
by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disease Control, Re-
search, and Training’’, $20,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for mosquito and other pest abatement ac-
tivities in States affected by Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006.
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, $2,669,846, to remain available until September 30, 
2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector 
General’’, $1,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY 
For an additional amount under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Education’’ in Public Law 109–148 for carrying 
out section 107 of title IV, division B of that Act, 
$300,000,000, for necessary expenses related to the con-
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sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season: Provided, That an additional $350,000,000 
shall be available to the Department of Education, until 
expended, for carrying out the purposes of section 107 of 
title IV, division B of Public Law 109–148, for displaced 
students, as defined in section 107(b)(1) of that Act, en-
rolled prior to October 1, 2006: Provided further, That the 
amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006. 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
under section 2701 of title II of this Act, made not later 
than 60 days after the enactment of this Act for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 
and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $300,000,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modi-
fying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, $200,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
Hereafter, the loan level established under this heading 
shall be considered an estimate, not a limitation.
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For an additional amount under part B of title VII 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for institutions of 
higher education (as defined in section 102 of that Act) that 
are located in an area in which a major disaster has been 
declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and emergency Assistance Act re-
lated to hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 
2005, $30,000,000 for hurricane related costs: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this heading is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (the ‘‘Corporation’’) for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
Provided, That the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available for the Civilian Community Corps au-
thorized under subtitle E of title I of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990 (the ‘‘Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 12611
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et seq.): Provided further, That the Corporation may trans-
fer funds from the amount provided under the first proviso 
to the National Service Trust authorized under subtitle D 
of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601) upon determination 
that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of 
Civilian Community Corps participants and after notice 
is transmitted to Congress: Provided further, That the 
amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2006. 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $277,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son: Provided, That the amount provided under this head-
ing is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION—HURRICANE EDUCATION 
RECOVERY 
SEC. 2701. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary of Education shall establish an Education Relief 
Loan Program that includes amounts appropriated under 
chapter 7 of title II of this Act and provides from such 
amounts funds for long-term, low-interest direct loans to eli-
gible postsecondary educational institutions for direct or in-
direct losses incurred on or after August 28, 2005, resulting 
from the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and re-
covery initiatives of such institutions. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 
postsecondary educational institution’’ means— 
(1) a public postsecondary educational institu-
tion that was forced to suspend operations due to the 
impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and has not 
been able to reopen in existing facilities or fully re-
open to the levels that existed before the impact of 
such hurricanes; 
(2) a private, nonprofit postsecondary edu-
cational institution that was forced to suspend oper-
ations due to the impact of such hurricanes and has 
not been able to reopen in existing facilities or fully
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reopen to the levels that existed before the impact of 
such hurricanes; or 
(3) a public or private school of medicine that 
was forced to suspend operations due to the impact of 
such hurricanes and has not been able to reopen in 
existing facilities or fully reopen to the levels that ex-
isted before the impact of such hurricanes. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ASSISTANCE
DUE
TO 
LOSSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible postsecondary edu-
cational institution that desires to receive assistance 
under this section shall— 
(A) submit a sworn financial statement and 
other appropriate data, documentation, or other 
evidence requested by the Secretary of Education 
that indicates that the institution incurred losses 
resulting from the impact of Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita and the monetary amount of such 
losses; 
(B) demonstrate that the institution at-
tempted to minimize the cost of any losses by 
pursuing collateral source compensation from the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 
Small Business Administration, and insurance
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prior to seeking assistance under this section; 
and 
(C) demonstrate that the institution has not 
been able to reopen in existing facilities or fully 
reopen to the levels that existed before the impact 
of such hurricanes. 
(2) NO
REQUIREMENT
THAT
INSTITUTION
RE-
CEIVE COLLATERAL SOURCE COMPENSATION.—An eli-
gible postsecondary educational institution shall be el-
igible for a loan under this section regardless of 
whether or not such institution received collateral 
source compensation from the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the Small Business Administra-
tion, or insurance. 
(d) USE OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance received by an 
eligible postsecondary educational institution pursuant to 
this section may be used for— 
(1) direct and indirect construction cost and 
clean-up resulting from Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita; 
(2) faculty salaries and incentives for retaining 
faculty; and 
(3) costs of lost tuition, revenue, and enrollment. 
(e) AUDIT.—The Secretary of Education and the 
Comptroller General of the United States may audit a state-