H. R. 3673
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
Making further emergency supplemental appropriations to meet immediate needs 
arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, namely: 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide’’, $1,400,000,000 for emergency hurricane expenses, 
to support costs of evacuation, emergency repairs, deployment of 
personnel, and other costs resulting from immediate relief efforts, 
to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds to appropriations 
for military personnel, operation and maintenance, procurement, 
family housing, Defense Health Program, and working capital funds: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000,000 may be transferred 
to ‘‘Armed Forces Retirement Home’’ for emergency hurricane 
expenses: Provided further, That funds transferred shall be merged 
with and be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: 
Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to 
any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: 
Provided further, 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 Secretary 
of Defense shall, not more than 5 days after making transfers 
from this appropriation, notify the Committees on Appropriations 
in writing of any such transfer: Provided further, That the amounts 
provided herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ 
for emergency expenses for repair of storm damage to authorized 
projects in the Gulf states affected by Hurricane Katrina, 
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the Chief of Engineers, acting through the Assistant Secretary 
of the Army for Civil Works, shall provide, at a minimum, a weekly 
report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the allocation 
and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than September 
15, 2005: Provided further, That the amount provided herein is 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 
of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress). 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emer-
gencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 
August 16, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701), for emergency expenses for repair 
of damage to flood control and hurricane shore protection projects 
in the Gulf states caused by Hurricane Katrina, $200,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Chief of 
Engineers, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Civil Works, shall provide, at a minimum, a weekly report 
to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the allocation and 
obligation of these funds, beginning not later than September 15, 
2005: Provided further, That the amount provided herein is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of 
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress). 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, $50,000,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That up to 
$100,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Emergency 
Preparedness and Response, Public Health Programs’’ for the 
National Disaster Medical System to support medical care as 
authorized by the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism 
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11): 
Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall be transferred to and 
merged with ‘‘Departmental Management and Operations, Office 
of Inspector General’’ for necessary expenses of the Office of 
Inspector General for audits and investigations as authorized by 
law for Hurricane Katrina response and recovery activities: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall pro-
vide, at a minimum, a weekly report to the Committees on Appro-
priations detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds,
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beginning not later than September 15, 2005: Provided further, 
That the amounts provided herein are designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
Congress). 
GENERAL PROVISION 
SEC. 101. For procurements of property or services determined 
by the head of an executive agency to be used in support of Hurri-
cane Katrina rescue and relief operations—
(1) the emergency procurement authority in subsection 
32A(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 428a(c)) may be used; and 
(2) the amount specified in subsections (c), (d), and (f) 
of section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
(41 U.S.C. 428) shall be $250,000. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Second Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the 
Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.