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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such amount $49,530,000 are rescinded.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, $62,000,000 shall be for the 
disposal, environmental cleanup and debris removal of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs’ land 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. 
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 
planning and design and construction projects not other-
wise authorized by law: Provided further, That these funds
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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-
pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005.
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(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 amount 
provided or otherwise made available under this section is
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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. 
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 
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,
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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 
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-
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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. 
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
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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. 
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
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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 
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 assisted 
housing that suffered the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, and may 
include new structures supported under the low income tax 
credit program: Provided further, That all previously as-
sisted HUD project-based housing shall be accorded a pref-
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erence in the use of this project-based assistance: 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 
available dwelling units to city and parish employees from 
those parishes for a period of not to exceed 12 months: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts provided under this head-
ing are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Community devel-
opment fund’’, for necessary expenses related to disaster re-
lief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in 
the most impacted and distressed areas related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season in States for which the President declared a 
major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.) in conjunction with Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season, $5,200,000,000, to remain