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provided under this heading 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. 
For an additional amount under part B of title VII of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (‘‘HEA’’) for institutions of higher 
education (as defined in section 102 of that Act) that are located 
in an area in which a major disaster was declared in accordance 
with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act related to hurricanes in the Gulf of 
Mexico in calendar year 2005, $50,000,000: Provided, That such 
funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education only for 
payments to help defray the expenses (which may include lost 
revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, and 
construction) incurred by such institutions of higher education that 
were forced to close, relocate or significantly curtail their activities 
as a result of damage directly caused by such hurricanes: Provided 
further, That such payments shall be made in accordance with 
criteria established by the Secretary and made publicly available 
without regard to section 437 of the General Education Provisions 
Act, section 553 of title 5, United States Code, or part B of title 
VII of the HEA: 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. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the Corporation for National 
and Community Service (the ‘‘Corporation’’) for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurri-
canes of the 2005 season, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007: Provided, That the funds made available under 
this heading shall be available for the Civilian Community Corps 
authorized under subtitle E of title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (the ‘‘Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided 
further, That the Corporation may transfer funds from the amount 
provided under the first proviso to the National Service Trust 
authorized under subtitle D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601) 
upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the 
activities of Civilian Community Corps participants and after notice 
is transmitted to Congress: Provided further, That the amount 
provided under this heading 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 2601. (a) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘affected institution’’ means an institution 
of higher education that is—
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(A) a part B institution, as such term is defined in 
section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1061); 
(B) located in an area affected by a Gulf hurricane 
disaster; and 
(C) able to demonstrate that the institution—
(i) incurred physical damage resulting from the 
impact of Hurricane Katrina or Rita; 
(ii) has pursued collateral source compensation 
from insurance, the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, or the Small Business Administration, as 
appropriate; and 
(iii) has not been able to fully reopen in existing 
facilities or fully reopen to the levels that existed before 
the impact of such hurricane due to physical damage 
to the institution. 
(2) The terms ‘‘area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster’’ 
and ‘‘Gulf hurricane disaster’’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 209 of the Higher Education Hurricane Relief 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–148, 119 Stat. 2809). 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (unless enacted 
with specific reference to this section), the Secretary of Education 
is authorized to waive or modify, as the Secretary determines is 
necessary, any statutory or regulatory provision related to histori-
cally Black college and university capital financing under part 
D of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1066 et seq.), in connection with a Gulf hurricane disaster, to 
ensure that—
(1) the calculation of financing need under section 343 
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066b) for an affected institution is 
modified to reflect any changes in the financial condition of 
the institution as a result of the Gulf hurricane disaster; and 
(2) an affected institution that was not receiving assistance 
under such part before the Gulf hurricane disaster is eligible 
to apply for capital financing to assist in institutional recovery 
from the Gulf hurricane disaster. 
(c)(1) Notwithstanding section 343(b)(1) or any other provision 
of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1066b(b)(1), 1051 et seq.), in carrying out section 343 of such Act, 
a designated bonding authority shall withhold not more than 1 
percent for the cost of issuance from the proceeds of qualified 
bonds that are loaned to an affected institution. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 343(b)(3) or any other provision 
of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1066b(b)(3), 1051 et seq.), the Secretary shall pay any interest 
above 1 percent charged for a loan issued under part D of title 
III of such Act, after the date of enactment of this Act and with 
respect to an affected institution, such that the affected institution 
pays interest at a rate no higher than 1 percent. 
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of title III of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), the requirements 
of section 343(b)(8) and 343(c)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066(b)(8)) 
shall not apply with respect to an affected institution receiving 
a loan under part D of title III of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066 et 
seq.). 
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of title III of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), or any regulation
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promulgated under such title, the Secretary of Education shall 
grant a deferment, for a period of not more than 3 years, to 
an affected institution that has received a loan under part D of 
title III of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.). During the deferment 
period granted under this subsection, the affected institution shall 
not be required to pay any periodic installment of principal required 
under the loan agreement for such loan, and interest on such 
loan shall not accrue for the period of the deferment. During the 
deferment period, the Secretary shall make principal and interest 
payments otherwise due under the loan agreement. At the closing 
of the loan, terms shall be set under which the affected institution 
shall be required to repay the Secretary for the payments of prin-
cipal made by the Secretary during the deferment, on a schedule 
that begins upon repayment to the lender in full on the loan 
agreement. 
(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the authority pro-
vided under this section to enter into, or modify or waive the 
terms of, a loan agreement or insurance agreement under part 
D of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1066 et seq.), or to grant a loan deferment under subsection (d), 
shall terminate 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) Any provision of a loan agreement or insurance agreement 
modified or waived by the authority under this section shall remain 
so modified or waived for the duration of the period covered by 
the loan agreement or insurance agreement. 
(f) The amount provided in this section 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. 
SEC. 2602. Notwithstanding sections 107(f) and 110 of title 
IV (commonly known as the ‘‘Hurricane Education Recovery Act’’) 
of division B of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, 
and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 
2680), the Secretary of Education may extend the period during 
which a State educational agency or local educational agency may 
obligate funds received under section 107 of that title to a date 
no later than September 30, 2006, except that such funds shall 
be used only for expenses incurred during the 2005–2006 school 
year, as required by section 107 of that title. 
SEC. 2603. Funds available to the Mississippi Institutes of 
Higher Learning under the heading ‘‘Department of Education’’ 
in Public Law 109–148 may be used to support activities authorized 
by part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
determined necessary by the Mississippi Institutes of Higher 
Learning: Provided, That the amount provided under this section 
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. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 2604. Of the funds made available under the heading 
‘‘Disaster Relief’’ under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency’’ in chapter 4 of this title, $38,000,000 is hereby 
transferred to the Social Security Administration for necessary 
expenses and direct or indirect losses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season:
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Provided, That the amount transferred by this section 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. 
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy 
and Marine Corps’’, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 
season, $44,770,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: 
Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects not 
otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That the amount 
provided under this heading 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $97,300,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That such 
funds may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and 
design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized 
by law: 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army 
National Guard’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$330,071,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects not 
otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided under this heading in chapter 7 of title I of division 
B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2770), $120,000,000 are 
rescinded: 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air 
National Guard’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
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of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$5,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, 
That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out plan-
ning and design and military construction projects not otherwise 
authorized by law: 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy 
Reserve’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$24,270,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be obligated and expended to carry 
out planning and design and military construction projects not 
otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That the amount 
provided under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Naval Reserve’’ 
in chapter 7 of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148 (119 
Stat. 2771) shall remain available until September 30, 2010, except 
that, of such amount $49,530,000 are rescinded: 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. 
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 season, $585,919,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That $35,919,000 
shall be available for environmental cleanup and removal of debris 
from the Department of Veterans Affairs land in Gulfport, Mis-
sissippi, and for any authorized purpose under this heading: Pro-
vided 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. 
RELATED AGENCY 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Major Construction’’, for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 
and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $176,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, such funds shall be obligated and expended for 
the planning and design and construction of a new Armed Forces
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Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided further, That 
the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2006. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 2701. The limitation of Federal contribution established 
under section 18236(b) of title 10 is hereby waived for projects 
appropriated in this chapter. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 2702. (a) Of the amounts made available in chapter 7 
of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, ‘‘Medical Services’’, $198,265,000 are hereby 
rescinded. 
(b) For an additional amount for Department of Veterans 
Affairs, ‘‘Medical Services’’, $198,265,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurrican Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 
season. 
(c) The funds made available in subsection (b) may be trans-
ferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs, ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
‘‘Medical Administration’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ accounts as 
required. 
(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 requirement 
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
SEC. 2703. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within 
six months of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs is authorized and directed to clean up and transfer all 
land parcels of the Department’s land in Gulfport, Mississippi, 
to the city of Gulfport, Mississippi. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 2704. The following unobligated balances shall be trans-
ferred 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 provided 
for Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport; and unobligated bal-
ances of funds provided in fiscal years 1998 through 2004 for 
construction and renovation of the physical plants at the United 
States Naval Home/Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport: Pro-
vided, That the General Services Administration, in consultation 
with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the manage-
ment of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, shall be the agent 
for all matters with regard to the planning, design, construction, 
and contract administration related to the construction of the new
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Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided 
further, That the amounts provided or otherwise made available 
under this section 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. 
CHAPTER 8
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General 
Legal Activities’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 
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. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, United 
States Attorneys’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 
season, $6,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated 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 COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facili-
ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
cane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $118,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 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. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and 
Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$32,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2006.
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SCIENCE 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’ for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $35,000,000 shall 
be for the Stennis Space Center and Michoud Assembly Facility, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading 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. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Loans Program 
Account’’ for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) 
of the Small Business Act, $542,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That up to $190,000,000 
may be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 
for administrative expenses to carry out the disaster loan program: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
heading may be used for indirect administrative expenses: 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. 
CHAPTER 9
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Relief Program’’ as 
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 125, $702,362,500, to remain available 
until expended, for expenses identified under ‘‘Formal Requests’’ 
in the Federal Highway Administration table entitled ‘‘Emergency 
Relief Program Fund Requests—updated 06/06/06’’ with the excep-
tion of such expenses addressed in other provisions of this Act 
making amendments to Public Law 109–148 and expenses otherwise 
funded in other Appropriations Acts: Provided, That notwith-
standing 23 U.S.C. 125(d)(1), the Secretary 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 Hurricane Dennis
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and the 2004–2005 winter storms in the State of California: Pro-
vided further, That any amounts in excess of those necessary for 
emergency expenses relating to the eligible projects cited in the 
first sentence of this paragraph may be used for other projects 
authorized 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. 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to each State 
under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, $702,362,500 are 
rescinded: Provided, That such rescission shall not apply to the 
funds distributed in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 130(f), 23 U.S.C. 
133(d)(1) as in effect prior to the date of enactment of Public 
Law 109–59, the first sentence of 23 U.S.C. 133(d)(3)(A), 23 U.S.C. 
104(b)(5), or 23 U.S.C. 163 as in effect prior to the enactment 
of Public Law 109–59. 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Community development 
fund’’, for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term 
recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in the most impacted 
and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Katrina, Rita, or Wilma in States for which the President declared 
a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
$5,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for activities 
authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–383): Provided, That funds pro-
vided under this heading shall be administered through an entity 
or entities designated by the Governor of each State: Provided 
further, That such funds may not be used for activities reimbursable 
by or for which funds are made available by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided 
further, That funds allocated under this heading shall not adversely 
affect the amount of any formula assistance received by a State 
under this heading: Provided further, That each State may use 
up to five percent of its allocation for administrative costs: Provided 
further, That not less than $1,000,000,000 from funds made avail-
able on a pro-rata basis according to the allocation made to each 
State under this heading shall be used for repair, rehabilitation, 
and reconstruction (including demolition, site clearance and remedi-
ation) of the affordable rental housing stock (including public and 
other HUD-assisted housing) in the impacted areas: Provided fur-
ther, That no State shall receive more than $4,200,000,000: Provided 
further, That in administering the funds under this heading, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify
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alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or regula-
tion that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation 
by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds or 
guarantees (except for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a 
request by the State that such waiver is required to facilitate 
the use of such funds or guarantees, and a finding by the Secretary 
that such waiver would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose 
of the statute: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive 
the requirement that activities benefit persons of low and moderate 
income, except that at least 50 percent of the funds made available 
under this heading must benefit primarily persons of low and 
moderate income unless the Secretary otherwise makes a finding 
of compelling need: Provided further, That the Secretary shall pub-
lish in the Federal Register any waiver of any statute or regulation 
that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days 
before the effective date of such waiver: Provided further, That 
every waiver made by the Secretary must be reconsidered according 
to the three previous provisos on the two-year anniversary of the 
day the Secretary published the waiver in the Federal Register: 
Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds each State 
shall submit a plan to the Secretary detailing the proposed use 
of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of 
these funds will address long-term recovery and restoration of infra-
structure: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds 
to each State, the Secretary shall ensure that such plan gives 
priority to infrastructure development and rehabilitation and the 
rehabilitation and reconstruction of the affordable rental housing 
stock including public and other HUD-assisted housing: Provided 
further, That each State will report quarterly to the Committees 
on Appropriations on all awards and uses of funds made available 
under this heading, including specifically identifying all awards 
of sole-source contracts and the rationale for making the award 
on a sole-source basis: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations on any proposed allocation 
of any funds and any related waivers made pursuant to these 
provisions under this heading no later than 5 days before such 
waiver is made: Provided further, That the Secretary shall establish 
procedures to prevent recipients from receiving any duplication 
of benefits and report quarterly to the Committees on Appropria-
tions with regard to all steps taken to prevent fraud and abuse 
of funds made available under this heading including duplication 
of benefits: Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, $12,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Manage-
ment and Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’, of which 
$7,000,000 is for the administrative costs, including IT costs, of 
the KDHAP/DVP voucher program; $9,000,000 shall be transferred 
to the Office of Inspector General; and $6,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to HUD’s Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided under this heading may be used by 
a State or locality as a matching requirement, share, or contribution 
for any other Federal program: 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.
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INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $37,000,000, 
from the General Fund and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator 
of General Services is authorized to proceed with repairs and alter-
ations for affected buildings: Provided further, That the amount 
provided under this heading 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. 
TITLE III—EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Agricultural Disaster 
Assistance Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 3002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) HURRICANE-AFFECTED COUNTY.—The term ‘‘hurricane-
affected county’’ means— 
(A) a county included in the geographic area covered 
by a natural disaster declaration related to Hurricane 
Katrina, Hurricane Ophelia, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane 
Wilma, or a related condition; and 
(B) each county contiguous to a county described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(2) NATURAL DISASTER DECLARATION.—The term ‘‘natural 
disaster declaration’’ means— 
(A) a natural disaster declared by the Secretary— 
(i) during calendar year 2005 under section 321(a) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1961(a)); or 
(ii) during calendar year 2006 under that section, 
but for which a request was pending as of December 
31, 2005; or 
(B) a major disaster or emergency designated by the 
President— 
(i) during calendar year 2005 under the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or 
(ii) during calendar year 2006 under that Act, but 
for which a request was pending as of December 31, 
2005. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture.
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Subtitle A—Crop and Livestock Assistance 
SEC. 3011. SUGAR AND SUGARCANE DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 
(a) 
FLORIDA.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Agriculture 
shall 
use 
$40,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make 
payments to processors in Florida that are eligible to obtain a 
loan under section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) to compensate first 
processors and producers for crop and other losses in hurricane-
affected counties that are related to hurricanes, tropical storms, 
excessive rains, floods, and wind in Florida during calendar year 
2005, by an agreement on the same terms and conditions, to the 
maximum extent practicable, as the payments made under section 
102 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane 
Disasters Assistance Act of 2005 (Public Law 108–324; 118 Stat. 
1235), including that the 2005 base production of each harvesting 
unit shall be determined using the same base year crop production 
history that was used pursuant to the agreement under that section. 
(b) LOUISIANA.— 
(1) COMPENSATION FOR LOSSES.—The Secretary shall use 
$40,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
to make assistance available to first processors of sugarcane 
that operate in a hurricane-affected county, or obtain sugarcane 
from a hurricane-affected county, and that are eligible to obtain 
a loan under section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improve-
ment and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)), in the form 
of monetary payments or commodities in the inventory of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation derived from carrying out that 
section, to compensate producers and first processors for crop 
and other losses due to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, 
or related conditions. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—Assistance under this subsection 
shall be— 
(A) shared by an affected first processor with affected 
producers that provide commodities to the processor in 
a manner that reflects contracts entered into between the 
processor and the producers, except with respect to a por-
tion of the amount of total assistance provided under para-
graph (1) necessary to compensate affected producers for 
individual losses experienced by the producers, including 
losses due to saltwater intrusion, flooding, wind damage, 
or increased planting, replanting, or harvesting costs, which 
shall be transferred by the first processor to the affected 
producers without regard to contractual share arrange-
ments; and 
(B) made available under such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out 
this subsection. 
(3) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out this subsection, 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) convey to the first processor commodities in the 
inventory of the Commodity Credit Corporation derived 
from carrying out section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)); 
(B) make monetary payments to the first processor; 
or
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(C) take any combination of actions described in para-
graphs (1) and (2), using commodities or monetary pay-
ments. 
(4) LOSS DETERMINATION.—In carrying out this subsection, 
the Secretary shall use the same base year to determine crop 
loss that was elected by a producer to determine crop loss 
in carrying out the hurricane assistance program under section 
207 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108–7; 117 Stat. 543). 
(5) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall provide assistance 
under this subsection only in a State described in section 
359f(c)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
U.S.C. 1359ff(c)(1)(A)). 
(c) TEXAS.—The Secretary shall use $400,000 of funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation to assist sugarcane growers in Texas 
by making a payment in that amount to a farmer-owned cooperative 
sugarcane processor in that State, for costs of demurrage, storage, 
and transportation resulting from hurricanes, excessive rains, 
floods, wind, and other related conditions during calendar year 
2005. 
SEC. 3012. LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE. 
(a) LIVESTOCK COMPENSATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUNDS.—Effec-
tive beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall use $95,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation to provide assistance under the same terms and 
conditions as assistance provided under section 203 of the Agri-
cultural Assistance Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 
539). 
(2) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Subject to subsection (d), in pro-
viding assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pro-
vide assistance to any applicant that— 
(A) produces poultry, swine, sheep, beef, equine, buf-
falo, beefalo, dairy, goats, or an animal described in section 
10806(a)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 321d(a)(1)); 
(B) conducts an agricultural operation that is phys-
ically located in a hurricane-affected county; and 
(C) meets all other eligibility requirements established 
by the Secretary. 
(b) LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall use $30,000,000 of funds 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out a program 
under the same terms and conditions as the Livestock Indem-
nity Program authorized under title III of Public Law 105–
18 (111 Stat. 170). 
(2) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Subject to subsection (d), in car-
rying out the Program, the Secretary shall provide assistance 
to any applicant that— 
(A) produces poultry, swine, sheep, eggs, beef, equine, 
buffalo, beefalo, dairy, goats, crawfish, or an animal 
described in section 10806(a)(1) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 321d(a)(1)); 
(B) conducts an agricultural operation that is phys-
ically located in a hurricane-affected county; and
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(C) meets all other eligibility requirements established 
by the Secretary for the Program. 
(c) LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PROGRAM FOR CONTRACT GROWERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary 
shall use funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to estab-
lish a program to assist poultry and egg producers in hurricane-
affected counties that suffered income losses. 
(2) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The program established 
under paragraph (1) shall contain similar terms and conditions 
as the terms and conditions used for the livestock indemnity 
program for contract growers described in subpart E of chapter 
XIV of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
January 1, 2002). 
(d) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that no producer on 
a farm receives duplicative payments under this section and any 
other Federal program for the same loss. 
SEC. 3013. SPECIALTY CROPS AND NURSERY CROPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use $95,000,000 of funds 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance to pro-
ducers of specialty crops and nursery crops in hurricane-affected 
counties. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Assistance required by subsection (a) 
shall be carried out by the Secretary under the same terms 
and conditions as the special disaster relief programs carried 
out for producers that suffered from crop damage and tree 
losses, and carried out related cleanup, in certain areas of 
Florida due to Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Jeanne during 
August and September 2004, as described in the notice of 
program implementation relating to Florida citrus, fruit, vege-
table, and nursery crop disaster programs (69 Fed. Reg. 63134 
(October 29, 2004)), with vegetable losses treated as citrus 
losses for purposes of that program. 
(2) LOSS OF RECORDS.—Due to the complete destruction 
of the business records of many producers, the Secretary shall 
use the best available information in determining eligibility, 
determining losses, and calculating payment amounts under 
this section. 
(c) LIMIT
ON AMOUNT
OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that no producer on 
a farm receives duplicative payments under this section and any 
other Federal program for the same loss. 
SEC. 3014. DAIRY ASSISTANCE. 
The Secretary shall use $17,000,000 of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation to make payments to dairy producers 
for dairy production losses and dairy spoilage losses in hurricane-
affected counties. 
SEC. 3015. COTTONSEED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use $15,000,000 of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance 
to producers and first-handlers of the 2005 crop of cottonseed in 
hurricane-affected counties. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall provide dis-
aster assistance under subsection (a) under the same terms and
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conditions as assistance provided under section 206 of the Agricul-
tural Assistance Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 543), 
except that assistance shall be— 
(1) distributed to producers and first handlers of cottonseed; 
and 
(2) based on cottonseed production during the most recent 
year for which a disaster payment specifically for cottonseed 
was not authorized. 
Subtitle B—Forestry 
SEC. 3021. TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF TREE.—In this section, the term ‘‘tree’’ 
includes a tree (including a Christmas tree, ornamental tree, 
nursery tree, and potted tree), bush (including a shrub), and vine. 
(b) PROGRAM.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
the Secretary shall use such sums of funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to provide assistance under the tree assistance 
program established under sections 10201 through 10203 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8201 
et seq.) to— 
(1) producers who suffered tree losses in hurricane-affected 
counties; and 
(2) fruit and tree nut producers in hurricane-affected coun-
ties for site preparation, replacement, rehabilitation, and 
pruning. 
(c) COSTS.—Funds made available under this section shall also 
be made available to cover costs associated with tree pruning, 
tree rehabilitation, and other appropriate tree-related activities as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(d) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that no producer on 
a farm receives duplicative payments under this section and any 
other Federal program for the same loss. 
SEC. 3022. EMERGENCY FORESTRY CONSERVATION RESERVE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1231(k)(3)(G) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3831(k)(3)(G)) is amended by striking ‘‘$404,100,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$504,100,000’’. 
SEC. 3023. When evaluating an offer to enroll private nonindus-
trial forest land into the emergency forestry conservation reserve 
program, as authorized by section 1231(k) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(k)), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
accord equal weight to, and not distinguish between, private non-
industrial forest lands comprised of softwood or hardwood trees 
for the purpose of determining whether the private nonindustrial 
forest land of the landowner satisfies criteria used to evaluate 
the offer, including, but not limited to, soil erosion prevention, 
water quality improvement, wildlife habitat restoration, and mitiga-
tion of economic loss.
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Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 3031. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 
The Secretary may use not more than $9,600,000 of funds 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation to cover administrative costs 
incurred by the Farm Service Agency directly related to carrying 
out this title. 
SEC. 3032. AQUACULTURE PRODUCER GRANTS. 
Grants to assist aquaculture producers announced by the Sec-
retary on May 10, 2006 (71 Fed. Reg. 27188; relating to 2005 
section 32 hurricane disaster programs) shall be provided for 
industry recovery in a manner consistent with the announcement 
or under the same terms and conditions as assistance provided 
under section 203(a)(2)(B) of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 
2003 (Public Law 108-7; 117 Stat. 540). 
SEC. 3033. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 
Amounts made available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant 
to this title 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. 
SEC. 3034. REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may promulgate such regula-
tions as are necessary to implement this title. 
(b) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the regulations and 
administration of this title shall be made without regard to— 
(1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of 
title 5, United States Code; 
(2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 
effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices 
of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; 
and 
(3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’). 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided 
under section 808 of title 5, United States Code. 
TITLE IV 
PANDEMIC FLU 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and Social Services 
Emergency Fund’’ to prepare for and respond to an influenza pan-
demic, including international activities and activities in foreign 
countries, 
preparedness 
planning, 
enhancing 
the 
pandemic 
influenza regulatory science base, accelerating pandemic influenza
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disease surveillance, developing registries to monitor influenza vac-
cine distribution and use, supporting pandemic influenza research, 
clinical trials and clinical trials infrastructure, and the development 
and purchase of vaccines, antivirals, and necessary medical sup-
plies, $2,300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That $30,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Child Survival and Health Pro-
grams Fund’’ in chapter 3 of title II of division B, of Public Law 
109–148 for activities related to international surveillance, plan-
ning, preparedness, and response to the avian influenza virus: 
Provided further, That $250,000,000 shall be for upgrading State 
and local capacity, and at least $200,000,000 shall be for the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out global and domestic 
disease surveillance, laboratory capacity and research, laboratory 
diagnostics, risk communication, rapid response and quarantine: 
Provided further, That products purchased with these funds may, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic 
National Stockpile: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
496(b) of the Public Health Service Act, funds may be used for 
the construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the 
production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologicals, 
where the Secretary finds such a contract necessary to secure 
sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologicals: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may negotiate a contract with a vendor under 
which a State may place an order with the vendor for antivirals; 
may reimburse a State for a portion of the price paid by the 
State pursuant to such an order; and may use amounts made 
available herein for such reimbursement: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated herein and not specifically designated under 
this heading may be transferred to other appropriation accounts 
of the Department of Health and Human Services, as determined 
by the Secretary to be appropriate, to be used for the purposes 
specified in this sentence: Provided further, That the amounts pro-
vided under this heading are 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. 
TITLE V 
BORDER SECURITY 
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide’’, $708,000,000 for emergency National Guard support 
to the Department of Homeland Security, including operating 
surveillance systems, analyzing intelligence, installing fences and 
vehicle barriers, building patrol roads, and providing training, to 
remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds to appropriations
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for military personnel, operation and maintenance, and procurement 
to be available for the same purposes 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 deter-
mination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this 
appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, 
such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation, to 
be merged with and made available for the same purposes and 
for the time period provided under this heading: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not more than five days after 
making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional 
defense committees in writing of any such transfer. 
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$410,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated 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. 
AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND 
PROCUREMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Air and Marine Interdiction, 
Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement’’, $95,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 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. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, $300,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, 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. 
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$327,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Pro-
vided, 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.
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PREPAREDNESS 
OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Programs’’, 
for 
discretionary 
grants 
as 
determined 
by 
the 
Secretary, 
$15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Pro-
vided, 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 LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED 
EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, 
Improvements, and Related Expenses’’, $25,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading 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. 
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Administrative Review and 
Appeals’’, $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is des-
ignated 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. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General 
Legal Activities’’, $9,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, 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. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, United 
States Attorneys’’, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, 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.
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TITLE VI 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Capitol 
Power 
Plant’’, 
$27,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011: Pro-
vided, 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. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7001. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 7002. Funds appropriated in this Act, or made available 
by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this Act, for intelligence 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress 
for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 414). 
SEC. 7003. Section 8044 of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 
2708) is amended as follows: After ‘‘Defense,’’ and before ‘‘acting’’ 
insert, ‘‘notwithstanding any other provision of law,’’. 
SEC. 7004. (a) Of the unobligated balances made available 
pursuant to section 504 of Public Law 108–334, $20,000,000 are 
rescinded. 
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Secret Service, 
Salaries and Expenses’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007. 
SEC. 7005. (a) Of the funds available for ‘‘Screening Coordina-
tion and Operations’’, $3,960,000 are rescinded. 
(b) For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Secretary 
and Executive Management’’, $3,960,000. 
SEC. 7006. Public Law 109–90 is amended by striking section 
528. 
SEC. 7007. Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘June 30, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2007’’. 
SEC. 7008. For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Labor, 
Mine Safety and Health Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$25,600,000 for the enforcement of mine safety law with respect 
to coal mines, including the training and equipping of inspectors: 
Provided, That progress reports on hiring shall be submitted to 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate 
and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
on a quarterly basis, with the first report due July 15, 2006: 
Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading 
shall remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided further,