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Of the unobligated balances under the heading 
‘‘Small Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program 
Account’’, $25,000,000 shall be used for loans under sec-
tion 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act for businesses lo-
cated in an area for which the President declared a major 
disaster because of the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico 
in calendar year 2005, of which not to exceed $8,750,000 
is for direct administrative expenses and may be trans-
ferred to and merged with ‘‘Small Business Administra-
tion, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the disaster loan 
program of the Small Business Administration. 
CHAPTER 5 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, 
$4,610,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $4,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 3501. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including any agreement, the Fed-
eral share of assistance, including direct Federal assist-
ance, provided for the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Florida, Alabama, and Texas in connection with Hurri-
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canes Katrina, Wilma, Dennis, and Rita under sections 
403, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 
5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 percent of the eligible 
costs under such sections. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal share provided by 
subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied 
for before the date of enactment of this division. 
SEC. 3502. (a) COMMUNITY DISASTER LOAN ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Commu-
nity Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
88) is amended by striking ‘‘Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford 
Act, such loans may not be canceled:’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date of en-
actment of the Community Disaster Loan Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–88). 
(b) EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title II of the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane 
Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234) is amended 
under Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
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‘‘Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Ac-
count’’ by striking ‘‘Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 417(c)(1) of such Act, such loans 
may not be canceled:’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date of en-
actment of the Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
234). 
SEC. 3503. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2401 of the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 
the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 
(Public Law 109–234) is amended by striking ‘‘12 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 months’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall be effective on the date of enactment of 
the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for De-
fense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 
2006 (Public Law 109–234). 
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CHAPTER 6 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preserva-
tion Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2008: Provided, That the funds provided 
under this heading shall be provided to the State Historic 
Preservation Officer, after consultation with the National 
Park Service, for grants for disaster relief in areas of Lou-
isiana impacted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Provided 
further, That grants shall be for the preservation, sta-
bilization, rehabilitation, and repair of historic properties 
listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic 
Places, for planning and technical assistance: Provided 
further, That grants shall only be available for areas that 
the President determines to be a major disaster under sec-
tion 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) due to 
Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That indi-
vidual grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal match-
ing requirement: Provided further, That no more than 5 
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percent of funds provided under this heading for disaster 
relief grants may be used for administrative expenses. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 3601. Of the disaster relief funds from Public 
Law 109–234, 120 Stat. 418, 461, (June 30, 2006), chap-
ter 5, ‘‘National Park Service—Historic Preservation 
Fund’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 
season that were allocated to the State of Mississippi by 
the National Park Service, $500,000 is hereby transferred 
to the ‘‘National Park Service—National Recreation and 
Preservation’’ appropriation: Provided, That these funds 
may be used to reconstruct destroyed properties that at 
the time of destruction were listed in the National Register 
of Historic Places and are otherwise qualified to receive 
these funds: Provided further, That the State Historic 
Preservation Officer certifies that, for the community 
where that destroyed property was located, the property 
is iconic to or essential to illustrating that community’s 
historic identity, that no other property in that community 
with the same associative historic value has survived, and 
that sufficient historical documentation exists to ensure 
an accurate reproduction. 
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