as may be necessary for the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development to provide reimbursement to each land-
lord who participated in the city lease program of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency pursuant to section 
403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) in the amount of 
actual, documented damages incurred by such landlord as 
a result of abrogation by such Agency of commitments en-
tered into under such program. 
TITLE V—FHA SINGLE FAMILY 
HOUSING 
SEC. 501. TREATMENT OF NON-CONVEYABLE PROPERTIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the 
case of any property consisting of 1- to 4-family residence 
that is subject to a mortgage insured under title II of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) and was 
damaged or destroyed as a result of Hurricane Katrina or 
Rita of 2005, if there was no failure on the part of the 
mortgagee or servicer to provide hazard insurance for the 
property or to provide flood insurance coverage for the 
property to the extent such coverage is required under Fed-
eral law, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment— 
(1) may not deny conveyance of title to the prop-
erty to the Secretary and payment of the benefits of 
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such insurance on the basis of the condition of the 
property or any failure to repair the property; 
(2) may not reduce the amount of such insurance 
benefits to take into consideration any costs of repair-
ing the property; and 
(3) with respect to a property that is destroyed, 
condemned, demolished, or otherwise not available for 
conveyance of title, may pay the full benefits of such 
insurance to the mortgagee notwithstanding that such 
title is not conveyed. 
TITLE VI—FAIR HOUSING 
ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 601. FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 561 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 
U.S.C. 3616a), in each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009, such 
sums as may be necessary, but not less than $5,000,000, 
for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, of 
which, in each such fiscal year— 
(1) 60 percent shall be available only for private 
enforcement initiatives for qualified private enforce-
ment fair housing organizations authorized under 
subsection (b) of such section, and, of the amount 
made available in accordance with this paragraph, 
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the Secretary shall set aside an amount for multi- 
year grants to qualified fair housing enforcement or-
ganizations; 
(2) 20 percent shall be available only for activi-
ties authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (c) of such section; and 
(3) 20 percent shall be available only for edu-
cation and outreach programs authorized under sub-
section (d) of such section. 
(b) LOW FUNDING.—If the total amount appropriated 
to carry out the Fair Housing Initiatives Program for ei-
ther fiscal year 2008 or 2009 is less than $50,000,000, not 
less than 5 percent of such total amount appropriated for 
such fiscal year shall be available for the areas described 
in subsection (a) for the activities described in paragraphs 
(1), (2), and (3) of such subsection. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts appropriated under 
this section shall remain available until expended. 
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TITLE VII—IMPROVED DISTRIBU-
TION 
OF 
FEDERAL 
HURRI-
CANE HOUSING FUNDS FOR 
HURRICANE RELIEF 
SEC. 701. GAO STUDY OF IMPROVED DISTRIBUTION OF FED-
ERAL HOUSING FUNDS FOR HURRICANE RE-
LIEF. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study to examine methods of improv-
ing the distribution of Federal housing funds to assist 
States covered by this Act with recovery from hurricanes, 
which shall include identifying and analyzing— 
(1) the Federal and State agencies used in the 
past to disburse such funds and the strengths and 
weakness of existing programs; 
(2) the means by and extent to which critical in-
formation relating to hurricane recovery, such as 
property valuations, is shared among various State 
and Federal agencies; 
(3) program requirements that create impedi-
ments to the distribution of such funds that can be 
eliminated or streamlined; 
(4) housing laws and regulations that have 
caused programs to be developed in a manner that 
complies with statutory requirements but fails to meet 
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the housing objectives or needs of the States or the 
Federal Government; 
(5) laws relating to privacy and impediments 
raised by housing laws to the sharing, between the 
Federal Government and State governments, and pri-
vate industry, of critical information relating to hur-
ricane recovery; 
(6) methods of streamlining applications for and 
underwriting of Federal housing grant or loan pro-
grams; and 
(7) how to establish more equitable Federal hous-
ing laws regarding duplication of benefits. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Congress a report describing the results of the 
study and any recommendations regarding the issues ana-
lyzed under the study. 
TITLE VIII—COMMENDING AMER-
ICANS FOR THEIR REBUILD-
ING EFFORTS 
SEC. 801. COMMENDING AMERICANS. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds 
that— 
(1) over 500,000 individuals in the United 
States have volunteered their time in helping rebuild 
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the Gulf Coast region in the aftermath of Hurricane’s 
Katrina and Rita; 
(2) over $3,500,000,000 in cash and in-kind do-
nations have been made for hurricane victims; 
(3) 40,000,000 pounds of food have been distrib-
uted by Catholic Charities’ Food Bank through hurri-
cane relief efforts; 
(4) almost 7,000,000 hot meals have been served 
by Salvation Army volunteers in hurricane relief ef-
forts; 
(5) over 10,000,000 college students have devoted 
their spring and fall breaks to hurricane relief efforts; 
(6) almost 20,000 families displaced as a result 
of the hurricanes have been supported by Traveler’s 
Aid volunteers; 
(7) faith-based organizations, such as Jewish 
Family Services, Lutheran Disaster Response, the 
United Methodist Committee on Relief, Presbyterian 
Disaster Assistance, the National Baptist Convention 
of America, Inc., the Progressive National Baptist 
Convention, the Southern Baptist Convention, and 
the African Methodist Episcopal Church have contrib-
uted tens of thousands of man-hours for hurricane re-
lief; and 
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(8) community-based organizations, such as the 
Boys and Girls Club of America, Junior League, Boy 
and Girl Scouts of America, and the YMCA, have had 
thousands of members volunteer with the cleanup in 
the Gulf States. 
(b) COMMENDATION.—The Congress hereby commends 
the actions and efforts by the remarkable individuals and 
organizations who contributed to the hurricane relief effort 
and recognizes that the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast region 
rests on the selfless dedication of private individuals and 
community spirit. 
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