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federal sources: Provided, That these funds may be administered
by any authorized federal government agency to meet the purposes
of this provision and that total administrative costs shall not exceed
three percent of the total appropriation: Provided further, That
the Comptroller General shall audit the use of these funds by
the American Red Cross: Provided further, That such amount is
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402
of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the
House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and
applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–
287
CHAPTER 11
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL SERVICES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical services’’ for expenses
related to recent natural disasters in the Southeast, $38,283,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That the
amounts provided herein are designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress),
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res.
649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007
of Public Law 108–287.
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical administration’’ for
expenses related to recent natural disasters in the Southeast,
$1,940,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided,
That the amounts provided herein are designated as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th
Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.
MEDICAL FACILITIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical facilities’’ for expenses
related to recent natural disasters, $46,909,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the amounts provided
herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable
to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress)
and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–
287.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘General operating expenses’’,
for expenses related to recent natural disasters, $545,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That the amounts
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provided herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th
Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public
Law 108–287.
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Cemetery Administra-
tion’’, for expenses related to recent natural disasters in the South-
east, $50,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005: Pro-
vided, That the amounts provided herein are designated as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res.
95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representa-
tives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’,
for expenses related to recent natural disasters, $36,343,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That the amounts pro-
vided herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th
Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public
Law 108–287.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community development fund’’,
for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, for use only for disaster relief, long-
term recovery, and mitigation in communities affected by disasters
designated by the President between August 31, 2003 and October
1, 2004, except those activities reimbursable by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency or available through the Small Business
Administration, and for reimbursement for expenditures incurred
from the regular Community Development Block Grant formula
allocation used to achieve these same purposes, $150,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the
amounts provided herein are designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress),
as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res.
649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007
of Public Law 108–287: Provided further, That all funds under
this heading shall be awarded by the Secretary to states (including
Indian tribes for all purposes under this heading) to be administered
by each state in conjunction with its community development block
grants program: Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C.
5306(d)(2), states are authorized to provide such assistance to
entitlement communities: Provided further, That in administering
these funds, the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative require-
ments for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the
Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the
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Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds (except for
requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor
standards, and the environment), upon a finding that such waiver
is required to facilitate the use of such funds, and would not
be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute: Provided
further, That the Secretary may waive the requirements that activi-
ties benefit persons of low and moderate income, except that at
least 50 percent of the funds under this heading must benefit
primarily persons of low and moderate income unless the Secretary
makes a finding of compelling need: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any
statute or regulation authorized under this heading no later than
5 days before the effective date of such waiver: Provided further,
That any project or activity underway prior to a Presidential dis-
aster declaration may not receive funds under this heading unless
the disaster directly impacted the project: Provided further, That
each state shall provide not less than 10 percent in non-Federal
public matching funds or its equivalent value (other than adminis-
trative costs) for any funds allocated to the state under this heading.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and facilities’’ for
expenses related to recent natural disasters, $3,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the amounts
provided herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made
applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th
Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public
Law 108–287.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SPACE FLIGHT CAPABILITIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Space flight capabilities’’, to
repair assets damaged and take other emergency measures due
to the effects of hurricanes and other disasters declared by the
President, $126,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amounts provided herein are designated as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res.
95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representa-
tives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate
by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 1101. From funds that are available in the unobligated
balances of any funds appropriated under ‘‘Medical services’’, for
fiscal year 2004, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer
up to $125,000,000 to ‘‘General operating expenses’’, for costs associ-
ated with processing claims where the basis of the entitlement
is claimed disability incurred as a result of a veteran’s service,