and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing 
a description of how alternative dispute resolution 
procedures are being used under this subsection and 
recommendations on whether the President should be 
given the authority to use such procedures under the 
Stafford Act on a permanent basis. 
(d) USE OF SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES.—For covered 
hurricane damages, the President may, if requested by a 
State or local government or the owner or operator of a 
private nonprofit facility, use the procedures under section 
422 of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5189) for a project for 
which the Federal estimate of the cost is less than $100,000. 
(e) USE OF TEMPORARY HOUSING UNITS TO PROVIDE 
HOUSING TO VOLUNTEERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing assistance under 
title IV of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) 
for covered hurricane damages, the President may 
provide temporary housing units that are determined 
to be safe for occupancy through appropriate testing 
and are purchased under section 408 of the Stafford 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) to State and local governments 
and appropriate private nonprofit entities for the 
purpose of providing housing to volunteers assisting 
in the recovery from such damages. 
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(2) FEASIBILITY
DETERMINATION.—The Presi-
dent may provide temporary housing units for the 
purposes described in paragraph (1) only if the Presi-
dent determines that such assistance is appropriate, 
cost effective, and would not unduly interfere with the 
ability of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to provide housing for individuals and households 
with respect to other major disasters. 
(f) STATUS REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report regarding the status of recovery for the States of Lou-
isiana and Mississippi from Hurricane Katrina of 2005 
and Hurricane Rita of 2005. 
SEC. 4. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, and not later than 30 days after the date of 
submission of a request for a single payment, the President 
shall provide a single payment for any eligible costs under 
section 406 of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) for any 
type of facility described in subsection (d) of this section 
that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurri-
cane Rita of 2005. 
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(b) ALTERNATE USE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3, the 
President shall not reduce the amount of assistance 
provided under section 406(c)(1) of the Stafford Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5172(c)(1)) for a type of facility described 
in subsection (d) of this section that was damaged by 
Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 
2005. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to alter the appeals or 
review process relating to assistance provided under 
section 406 of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5172). 
(c) FLOOD ASSISTANCE.—The President shall not re-
duce the amount of assistance provided to a local govern-
ment under section 406(d) of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 
5172(d)) more than once for each type of facility described 
in subsection (d) of this section for which that local govern-
ment is receiving assistance under section 406 of the Staf-
ford Act relating to Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurri-
cane Rita of 2005. 
(d) TYPES OF FACILITIES.—The types of facilities de-
scribed in this subsection are a fire station, police station, 
or criminal justice facility. 
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SEC. 5. CASE MANAGEMENT. 
The President may provide services or assistance under 
section 426 of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5189d) for vic-
tims of any major disaster relating to Hurricane Katrina 
of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005. 
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Calendar No. 1031 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3247 
[Report No. 110–471] 
AN ACT 
To improve the provision of disaster assistance for 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other pur-
poses. 
SEPTEMBER 18 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Reported with an amendment 
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