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gated or expended for 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, NAVAL RESERVE
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction,
Naval Reserve’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the
2005 season, $24,270,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds may be obli-
gated or expended for 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: Provided
further, That the amount appropriated under this heading
in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Ad-
dress Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic In-
fluenza, 2006 (division B, Public Law 109–148) shall re-
main available until September 30, 2010, except that, of
such amount $49,530,000 are rescinded.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Major
Projects’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 sea-
son, $623,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of that amount, $12,000,000 may be available
for environmental cleanup and removal of debris from De-
partment of Veterans Affairs land in Gulfport, Mississippi:
Provided further, That of that amount, $50,000,000 shall
be available for any purpose for which funds in the ‘Con-
struction, Major Projects’ account are available under 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.
RELATED AGENCY
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
For an additional amount for ‘‘Major Construction’’
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
cane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season,
$176,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be obligated or expended for
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planning and design and construction projects not other-
wise authorized by law: Provided further, That these funds
shall be used for the planning and design and construction
of a new Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mis-
sissippi: 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 Con-
gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2006.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
(WAIVER OF LIMITATION)
SEC. 2801. The limitation of Federal contribution es-
tablished under section 18236(b) of title 10 is hereby waived
for projects appropriated in this chapter.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 2802. (a) Of the amounts made available in chap-
ter 7 of the title I of division B of Public Law 109–148,
‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Ad-
ministration’’, ‘‘Medical Services’’, $198,265,000 are hereby
rescinded.
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Vet-
erans Affairs’’, ‘‘Veterans Health Administration’’, ‘‘Med-
ical Services’’, $198,265,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005.
(c) The funds made available in subsection (b) may
be transferred to the ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs’’,
‘‘Veterans Health Administration’’, ‘‘Medical Services’’,
‘‘Medical Administration’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Depart-
mental Administration’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’,
and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts as re-
quired.
(d) Not less than 15 days prior to making any such
transfer as authorized under subsection (c), the Department
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress.
(e) 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.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
LAND TRANSFER
SEC. 2803. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, within six months of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs is authorized and directed to
cleanup and transfer all land parcels of the Department’s
land in Gulfport, Mississippi to the city of Gulfport, Mis-
sissippi.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
NEW ORLEANS AND BILOXI MEDICAL FACILITIES
SEC. 2804. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, and within the amounts appropriated for this purpose,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may obligate and expend
funds from the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ appropria-
tion to purchase a site for and the new construction, res-
toration or replacement of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Medical Centers, New Orleans, Louisiana; and Biloxi,
Mississippi.
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 2805. The following unobligated balances shall be
transferred to the Armed Forces Retirement Home ‘‘Major
Construction’’ account, to remain available until expended,
for the planning and design and construction of a new
Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi
from amounts appropriated under the heading ‘‘Armed
Forces Retirement Home’’ in chapter 7 of division B of
Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2769), $45,000,000 pro-
vided for Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport; and
unobligated balances of funds provided in fiscal years 1998
through 2004 for construction and renovation of the phys-
ical plants at the United States Naval Home/Armed Forces
Retirement Home-Gulfport: Provided, That the Navy, act-
ing through the Naval Facilities Engineering Command,
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shall be the agent for all matters with regard to the plan-
ning, design, construction, and contract administration re-
lated to the construction of the new Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home: Provided further, That the amount provided
or otherwise made available 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.
CHAPTER 9
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency relief pro-
gram’’ as authorized under 23 U.S.C. 125, $594,000,000,
to remain available until expended, to be made available
to carry out projects eligible for reimbursement under 23
U.S.C. 125 not otherwise funded in other Appropriations
Acts and identified under ‘‘Total Backlog’’ in the Federal
Highway Administration table entitled ‘‘Emergency Relief
Program Fund Requests—updated 03/28/06’’ as well as
projects eligible for reimbursement resulting from 2006
flooding in the State of Hawaii: Provided, That notwith-
standing 23 U.S.C. 120(e), the Federal share for all projects
for repairs or reconstruction of highways, roads, bridges,
and trails to respond to damage caused by Hurricanes
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Katrina, Rita, and Wilma shall be 100 percent: Provided
further, That notwithstanding 23 U.S.C. 125(d)(1), the Sec-
retary of Transportation may obligate more than
$100,000,000 for such projects in a State in a fiscal year,
to respond to damage caused by Hurricanes Dennis,
Katrina, Rita, or Wilma and by the 2004–2005 winter
storms in the State of California: Provided further, That
any amounts in excess of those necessary for emergency ex-
penses relating to the eligible projects cited in the first sen-
tence of this paragraph may be used for other projects au-
thorized under 23 U.S.C. 125: 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.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
For grants to State or local governmental entities di-
rectly affected by Hurricane Katrina for expenses related
to emergency response and recovery of public transportation
equipment, facilities and services, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Transportation, $200,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That for recipients of assistance
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, directly
affected by Hurricane Katrina, the Secretary may waive
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the Federal matching share requirements for Federal transit
assistance programs under such chapter, including the Fed-
eral matching share requirements contained in existing
Federal assistance grant agreements: Provided further, That
the Secretary may allow such recipients to use such assist-
ance for operating assistance, notwithstanding the terms
and conditions contained in existing Federal assistance
grant agreements: Provided further, That the Secretary may
waive any other Federal transit assistance grant require-
ments under such chapter or sections 3037 and 3038 of the
Federal Transit Act of 1998, including those requirements
contained in existing Federal assistance grant agreements
to facilitate emergency response and recovery of public
transportation equipment, facilities and services by such re-
cipients: Provided further, That the authority of the Sec-
retary hereunder shall expire two years after the date of
enactment of this section, unless determined otherwise by
the Secretary for a compelling need: 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.
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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAIL LINE RELOCATION PROJECTS
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to enable
the Secretary of Transportation to make a grant under 49
U.S.C. 20154, for the purpose of facilitating the relocation
of a rail line that was destroyed or received significant
damage as the result of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season, $700,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That relocating a significant por-
tion of the rail traffic from a rail line destroyed or damaged
to an existing rail corridor or corridors inland, and thus
less vulnerable to damage by future hurricanes, and which
permits the abandonment and alternative use of significant
portions of the right-of-way of the rail line destroyed or
damaged in 2005, shall be a permissible relocation of said
rail line pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20154: Provided further,
That paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c) of section
20154 and subsection (d) of section 20154 shall not apply
in the consideration of an application or award of a grant
under this provision: 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental
Assistance’’ for tenant-based and project-based assistance
for households within the area declared a major disaster
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) related to the
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of
the 2005 season, $202,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2007, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 is
for the administrative and related information technology
costs of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment: Provided, That such households shall be limited to
those identified under this heading in division B, Public
Law 109–148 and to those which, prior to Hurricane
Katrina or Rita, received assistance under section 236 or
under section 221(d)(3) pursuant to section 221(d)(5) of the
National Housing Act, or section 101 of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1965: Provided further, That,
except as otherwise provided, such funds shall be subject to
the terms and conditions of amounts provided under this
heading in division B, Public Law 109–148, except that
section 8(o)(7)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
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shall not apply to funds under such heading and under this
heading: Provided further, That no less than $100,000,000
shall be made available as project-based assistance used to
support the reconstruction, rebuilding, and repair of as-
sisted housing that suffered the consequences of Hurricane
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season or new
structures supported under the low income tax credit pro-
gram: Provided further, That previously assisted HUD
project-based housing and residents of such housing shall
be accorded a preference in the use of such project-based
assistance, except that such funds shall be made available
for 4,500 project-based vouchers for supportive housing
units for persons with disabilities, as that term is defined
in section 422(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11382(2)), elderly families, or pre-
viously homeless individuals and families: Provided further,
That the limitation contained in section 8(o)(13)(B) of the
United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C.
1437f(o)(13)(B)) shall not apply to such funds: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
after providing a first right of return to all households in
the St. Bernard, Orleans, Plaquemines, Jefferson, and St.
Tammany Parishes eligible for project-based housing assist-
ance under this heading and under this heading in division
B, Public Law 109–148, owners may then offer remaining