cane Katrina, as determined by the Secretary of 
Education, shall set a child count date for local 
educational agencies in the State that have a 
large influx of such students, as determined by 
the State, for the purpose of determining the 
total number of such students in each such 
agency. 
(B) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCY.—In this section, the term 
‘‘eligible local educational agency’’ means a 
local educational agency— 
(i) that serves, as determined in ac-
cordance with the child count described in 
subparagraph (A), not less than 30 dis-
placed students due to Hurricane Katrina; 
or 
(i) that serves an elementary school or 
secondary school in which not less than 3 
percent of the students enrolled at the 
school are displaced students due to Hurri-
cane Katrina, as determined in accordance 
with the child count described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(C) DEFINITION
OF
ELIGIBLE
PRIVATE 
SCHOOL.—The term eligible private school
means a private or parochial elementary or sec-
ondary school that meets the requirements of 
subparagraph (B)(i) and is a school described 
in subparagraph (B)(ii). 
(3) GRANT
AMOUNT.—An eligible local edu-
cational agency or an eligible private school that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall receive a 
grant amount that is equal to $4,000 multiplied 
by— 
(A) in the case of an eligible local edu-
cational agency, the number of students who 
enroll in elementary schools and secondary 
schools served by such agency because the stu-
dents are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina; 
and 
(B) in the case of an eligible private 
school, the number of students enrolled in the 
private school who are displaced due to Hurri-
cane Katrina. 
(c) APPLICATION.—Each eligible local educational 
agency and eligible private school desiring a grant under 
this section shall prepare and submit an application to the 
Secretary of Education that contains— 
(1) an assurance that the educational pro-
grams, services, and activities proposed under this
section will be administered by or under the super-
vision of the agency or the eligible private school, re-
spectively; 
(2) an assurance that the agency or eligible pri-
vate school will coordinate the use of funds received 
under this section with other funds received by the 
agency or the eligible private school under the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and with programs described 
under such Act; 
(3) an assurance that funds will be used— 
(A)(i) in the case of funds received by an 
eligible local educational agency, to improve in-
struction to students who enroll in elementary 
schools and secondary schools served by such 
agency because the students are displaced due 
to Hurricane Katrina; or 
(ii) in the case of funds received by an eli-
gible private school, to improve instruction to 
students enrolled in the school who are dis-
placed due to Hurricane Katrina; and 
(B) to facilitate such students’ transition 
into schools served by the agency or eligible pri-
vate school; and
(4) such other information and assurances as 
the Secretary may reasonably require. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Each eligible local educational 
agency or eligible private school that receives a grant 
under this section shall use the grant funds to enhance 
instructional opportunities for students who enroll in ele-
mentary schools and secondary schools served by such 
agency or the eligible private school, respectively, because 
the students are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina, 
which may include— 
(1) basic instructional services for such stu-
dents, including tutoring, mentoring, or academic 
counseling; 
(2) salaries of personnel, including teacher 
aides, to provide instructional services to such stu-
dents; 
(3) identification and acquisition of curricular 
material, including the costs of providing additional 
classroom supplies, overhead costs, costs of construc-
tion, acquisition or rental of space, costs of transpor-
tation, or such other costs as are directly attrib-
utable to such instructional services for such stu-
dents; 
(4) health services (including mental health 
services), meals, and clothing; and
(5) such other activities, related to the purpose 
of this section, as the Secretary of Education may 
authorize. 
(e) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated and there are appro-
priated to carry out this section such sums as may 
be necessary. 
(2) EMERGENCY
DESIGNATION.—The amount 
appropriated under this subsection is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 
of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress). 
SEC. 121. IMMEDIATE AID TO RESTART SCHOOL OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section— 
(1) to provide immediate and direct assistance 
to local educational agencies and private or parochial 
schools in Louisiana that serve an area in which a 
major disaster has been declared in accordance with 
section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), 
related to Hurricane Katrina; 
(2) to assist school district administrators and 
personnel of such agencies or schools who are work-
ing to restart operations in elementary schools and 
secondary schools served by such agencies or schools; 
and 
(3) to facilitate the reopening of elementary 
schools and secondary schools served by such agen-
cies or schools and the enrollment of students in 
schools served by such agencies or schools as soon 
as possible. 
(b) PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section, the Secretary of Edu-
cation is authorized to make payments to the State De-
partments of Education in Louisiana for use in restarting 
schools located in an area in which a major disaster has 
been declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170), related to Hurricane Katrina. 
(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement, 
not supplant, any funds made available through the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency or through a State. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
SEC. 122. EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES. 
(a) DATA FOR FUNDING CALCULATIONS.—In calcu-
lating funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) for the 2005–2006 
school year and the 2006–2007 school year for a State 
that meets the requirements of subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of Education shall use data from the 2004–2005 
school year to determine the number of children in such 
State for the purposes of— 
(1) subsections (a) and (d)(3) of section 611 of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1411 (a) and (d)(3)); 
(2) section 619 of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419), if such State 
is eligible to receive an allocation under such section; 
and 
(3) section 643(c) of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Act (20 U.S.C. 1443(c)). 
(b) SENDING STATE.—A State referred to in sub-
section (a) is a State that— 
(1) includes an area in which the President has 
declared that a major disaster exists in accordance 
with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170) related to Hurricane Katrina; and
(2) for the 2005–2006 school year or 2006– 
2007 school year, has a net loss of students attend-
ing the schools located in the State, as compared the 
2004–2005 school year. 
SEC. 123. EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND 
YOUTHS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
appropriated to carry out subtitle B of title VII of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11431 et seq.), and out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
there 
are 
appropriated 
$20,000,000 for the 180-day period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this section to carry out education for 
homeless children and youths under such subtitle for 
homeless children and youths affected by Hurricane 
Katrina. 
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The amount appro-
priated under this section is designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress). 
SEC. 124. WAIVERS OF FEDERAL STUDENT AID. 
Section 484B(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091b(b)(2)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) WAIVERS
OF
FEDERAL
STUDENT 
AID.—The Secretary may issue one-time waiv-
ers of the amounts that students are required 
to return under this section with respect to stu-
dent aid awarded under this title, if— 
‘‘(i) the students were residing in, em-
ployed in, or attending an institution of 
higher education that is located in an 
area— 
‘‘(I) in which the President has 
declared that a major disaster exists, 
in accordance with section 401 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170); and 
‘‘(II) in which individual an pub-
lic assistance is available pursuant to 
this Act; and 
‘‘(ii) the students’ attendance was in-
terrupted because of the impact of the dis-
aster on the student or the institution.’’.
SEC. 125. WAIVER AUTHORITY TO MODIFY AUTHORIZED 
USES OF TRIO, GEAR-UP, PART A OR B OF 
TITLE III AND OTHER GRANTS 
The Secretary is authorized to modify the required 
and allowable uses of funds under chapters 1 and 2 of 
subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq., 1070a–21 et seq.), 
under part A or B of title III (20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq., 
1060 et seq.), and under any other competitive grant pro-
gram, at the request of an institution or other grantee 
affected by Hurricane Katrina, with respect to affected in-
stitutions and other grantees located in an area which an 
emergency or major disaster was declared under section 
401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act due to the effects of Hurricane 
Katrina. 
SEC. 126. FUND FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDU-
CATION. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section— 
(1) to provide assistance to local communities 
experiencing large influxes of preschool-aged chil-
dren displaced by Hurricane Katrina; 
(2) to provide assistance to local communities 
in Louisiana that are directly impacted by Hurri-
cane Katrina; and
(3) to facilitate placement of such children in 
early childhood education programs. 
(b) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘early childhood education pro-
gram’’ means a Head Start program or a LA 1 Early 
Head Start program carried out under the Head Start Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), a State licensed or regulated 
child care program or school, or a State prekindergarten 
program that serves children from birth through kinder-
garten. 
(c) GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall award grants to States dem-
onstrating large influxes of children and families dis-
placed due to Hurricane Katrina. 
(2) SUBGRANTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State receiving a 
grant under paragraph (1) shall award sub-
grants to affected local communities in the 
State to facilitate placement of displaced chil-
dren in existing early childhood education pro-
grams. 
(B) AFFECTED LOCAL COMMUNITIES.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘‘affected local com-
munity’’ means a local community—
(i) in a State described in subpara-
graph (A) in which— 
(I) there are not less than 200 
pre-school aged children who are dis-
placed due to Hurricane Katrina; or 
(II) there is a significant percent-
age of the total number of children 
participating in early childhood edu-
cation programs in the community 
who are children who are in the com-
munity because the children are dis-
placed due to Hurricane Katrina, as 
determined by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services; or 
(ii) in a Louisiana parish affected by 
Hurricane Katrina. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—Each State that desires to re-
ceive a grant under this section shall prepare and submit 
an application to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services that contains— 
(1) a description of the collaborative planning 
process between the State agency responsible for 
pre-kindergarten, State child care administrator, and 
Head Start Collaboration Director to facilitate the 
placement of children who are displaced due to Hur-
ricane Katrina in early childhood education pro-
grams; 
(2) assurances that funds received under this 
section will be used for the purpose described in sub-
section (a); 
(3) a plan to coordinate funds received under 
this section with existing resources available to the 
early childhood education programs for similar pur-
poses; and 
(4) such other information and assurances as 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
reasonably require. 
(e) USE OF SUBGRANT FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each affected local commu-
nity receiving a subgrant under this section shall use 
the subgrant funds only for— 
(A) costs associated with accommodating 
the influx of displaced children, including acqui-
sition or rental of space; 
(B) costs associated with providing services 
to displaced children, including related services 
such as nutrition and acquisition of related ma-
terials; and
(C) costs associated with hiring additional 
personnel, including teacher aides or personnel 
working with families of children. 
(2) INCOME AND DOCUMENTATION WAIVER.— 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
waive requirements of income eligibility and docu-
mentation for children displaced by Hurricane 
Katrina who participate in early childhood education 
programs, such as Head Start programs and Early 
Head Start, funded by subgrants awarded pursuant 
to this section. 
(f) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated and there are appro-
priated to carry out this section $600,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2006, of which not more than .05 percent 
may be used for administrative expenses. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under 
this subsection shall remain available until expended 
or until the date that is 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, whichever is earlier. 
(3) EMERGENCY
DESIGNATION.—The amount 
appropriated under this subsection is designated as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 
of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress). 
SEC. 127. IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
assist areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina to repair, ren-
ovate, alter, or construct facilities critical to the edu-
cational needs of students, by providing Federal funds to 
assist local educational agencies, early childhood education 
programs, and private or parochial kindergarden through 
grade 12 programs, to meet costs associated with repair-
ing, renovating, altering, or constructing the facilities of 
such entities. 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall award a grant to the Louisiana Department 
of Education to enable the Louisiana Department of Edu-
cation to award subgrants to local educational agencies, 
early childhood education programs, and private or paro-
chial kindergarden through grade 12 programs that are 
in an area, that is subject to a declaration by the Presi-
dent of a major disaster in accordance with section 401 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) related to Hurricane 
Katrina and in which individual and public assistance is 
available pursuant to this Act, relative to the dem-
onstrated need for the repair, renovation, alteration, or
construction of the facilities of such entities based on the 
condition of the facilities due to the impact of Hurricane 
Katrina. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Each local educational agency, 
early childhood education program, or private or parochial 
kindergarden through grade 12 program receiving 
subgrant funds under this section shall use such funds 
only to facilitate the education of students through the re-
pair, renovation, alteration, or construction of a public ele-
mentary school or secondary school facility, an early child-
hood education facility, or a private or parochial 
kindergarden through grade 12 program facility, used for 
academic, vocational, or developmental instruction. 
(d) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
section 
$2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which not 
more than .05 percent may be used for administra-
tion expenses. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 128. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION STABILIZATION 
BOARD. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are ap-
propriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, $5,000,000,000 to remain available until ex-
pended to the Postsecondary Education Stabilization 
Board, established under this section, to establish an 
Education Relief Fund for the compensation of post-
secondary educational institutions for direct and as-
sociated losses due to the impact of Hurricane 
Katrina and for recovery initiatives. 
(2) EMERGENCY
DESIGNATION.—The amount 
appropriated under paragraph (1) is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 
of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress). 
(b) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘postsecondary educational insti-
tution’’ means— 
(1) a public postsecondary institution located in 
Louisiana; 
(2) a private nonprofit postsecondary institu-
tion, which is a member of the Louisiana Association 
of Independent Colleges and Universities, located in 
Louisiana; or 
(3) a private for profit postsecondary institution 
located in Louisiana determined by the Postsec-
ondary Education Stabilization Board to be eligible 
for assistance under this section. 
(c) POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION
STABILIZATION 
BOARD.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Postsecondary Education Stabilization Board com-
posed of the Secretary of Education (or a designee 
of the Secretary of Education), and the Secretary of 
the Treasury (or a designee of the Secretary of the 
Treasury). 
(2) DUTIES.—The Postsecondary Education 
Stabilization Board shall— 
(A) establish an Education Relief Fund 
that includes funds appropriated under this sec-
tion; and 
(B) from such Education Relief Fund pro-
vide funds to postsecondary educational institu-
tions for direct or indirect losses incurred on or 
after August 28, 2005, resulting from the im-
pact of Hurricane Katrina, and recovery initia-
tives of such institutions. 
(d) USE OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance received by a 
postsecondary educational institution pursuant to this sec-
tion may be used for—
(1) direct and indirect construction costs and 
clean-up costs resulting from Hurricane Katrina; 
(2) faculty salaries and incentives for retaining 
faculty; 
(3) educational programs relevant to the recov-
ery effort; 
(4) institutional initiatives designed for eco-
nomic and community revitalization and recovery; 
(5) faculty recruitment costs; 
(6) costs of lost tuition, revenue, and enroll-
ment; and 
(7) debt relief. 
(e) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ASSISTANCE
DUE
TO 
LOSSES.—A postsecondary educational institution that 
desires to receive assistance under this section shall— 
(1) submit a sworn financial statement and 
other appropriate data, documentation, or other evi-
dence requested by the Postsecondary Education 
Stabilization Board, to the Postsecondary Education 
Stabilization Board that indicates that the institu-
tion incurred losses resulting from the impact of 
Hurricane Katrina and the monetary amount of 
such losses; and 
(2) demonstrate that the institution attempted 
to minimize the costs of any losses by pursuing col-
lateral source compensation from the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, the Small Business Ad-
ministration, and insurance prior to seeking assist-
ance under this section. 
(f) AUDIT.—The Secretary of Education and the 
Comptroller General of the United States may audit a 
statement submitted under subsection (e) and may request 
any information that the Secretary of Education and 
Comptroller General determine necessary to conduct such 
an audit. 
(g) REDUCTION IN ASSISTANCE.—In calculating as-
sistance to a postsecondary educational institution under 
this section, the Postsecondary Education Stabilization 
Board shall calculate a figure that reduces from the mone-
tary amount of losses incurred by such institution, only 
the amount of collateral source compensation the institu-
tion has received from insurance, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and the Small Business Administra-
tion. 
(h) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 14 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, in consultation with the Postsecondary 
Education Stabilization Board, shall issue regulations set-
ting forth procedures for an application for assistance
under this section and minimum requirements for receiv-
ing assistance under this section, including the following: 
(1) Online forms to be used in submitting re-
quests for assistance 
(2) Information to be included in forms. 
(3) Procedures to assist in filing and pursuing 
assistance. 
(i) TAX CONSEQUENCES.— 
(1) NOT INCOME.—Any assistance received by a 
postsecondary educational institution under this sec-
tion shall not be treated as income for the purposes 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(2) TAX
EXEMPT.—Any Government bond 
issued to finance the construction of a public or pri-
vate postsecondary educational institution shall be 
considered an exempt facility bond for purposes of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and shall not be 
subject to section 146 of such Code. 
(j) WAIVERS.—The Secretary of Education may 
waive any requirements under title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) that are ren-
dered infeasible or unreasonable due to the impact of Hur-
ricane Katrina, including due diligence requirements and 
reporting deadlines, for an institution of higher education, 
eligible lender, or other entity participating in a student
assistance program under such title that is located in, or 
whose operations are directly affected by, an area in which 
the President has declared that a major disaster exists in 
accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170), related to Hurricane Katrina. 
Subtitle K—Coast Guard 
For an amount for the United States Coast Guard, 
$10,000,000, to be used to contract with commercial fish-
ing vessel operators to remove debris from the marine en-
vironment caused by Hurricane Katrina: Provided, That 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard is authorized to use 
the emergency and simplified acquisition procedures estab-
lished under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to award 
such contracts on an expedited basis: Provided further, 
That not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to Congress a 
report on the debris removal efforts, including the type 
and amount of debris removed, the number of commercial 
fishing vessels employed, the funds disbursed to carry out 
this subtitle, and a comprehensive plan for further removal 
of any remaining marine debris.
Subtitle L—Department of the 
Interior 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses to 
carry out the projects and activities described in subtitle 
E of title IX— 
(1) $8,000,000 shall be available to provide a 
direct, lump-sum payment to the Louisiana Depart-
ment of Wildlife and Fisheries by not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act for di-
rect financial assistance to alligator farmers affected 
by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition; 
(2) $27,000,000 shall be available to provide a 
direct, lump-sum payment to the Louisiana Forestry 
Association by not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act for lost timber sales reve-
nues from the Pearl River Wildlife Management 
Area resulting from Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana 
or a related condition; 
(3) $12,000,000 shall be available for a direct, 
lump-sum payment to the Louisiana Department of 
Wildlife and Fisheries by not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act for the res-
toration of wildlife management areas and other as-
sessments, research, management, and restoration
activities relating to wildlife and habitat manage-
ment; and 
(4) such sums as are necessary shall be avail-
able by not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act for assessment, research, and 
mitigation activities of the Louisiana Department of 
Wildlife and Fisheries. 
The amounts provided under this heading are des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of the conference report to accompany H. Con. Res. 
95 (109th Congress). 
Subtitle M—Department of 
Agriculture 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For additional gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by 
title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from 
funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: 
$313,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, of which $60,000,000 shall be 
available for direct loans, and of which $210,000,000 shall 
be 
available 
for 
unsubsidized 
guaranteed 
loans; 
$3,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans of which
$40,000,000 shall be available for section 515 rental hous-
ing and 100 percent rental assistance. 
For the additional cost of direct loans, including the 
cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: For section 
502 loans, $313,000,000, of which $60,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for direct loans, 
and of which $210,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans of 
which $3,000,000 shall be available for section 504 hous-
ing repair loans, to remain available until expended of 
which $40,000,000 shall be available for section 515 loans 
and 100 percent rental assistance, $40,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
Provided, That such loans shall only be available for 
projects in communities in the State of Louisiana des-
ignated by the President as a major disaster area pursu-
ant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act in connection with Hurricane 
Katrina: Provided further, That for the requirements of 
clause (3) of section 501(c) of the Housing Act of 1949 
(relating to inability to secure credit from other sources) 
shall not apply to any direct loan under section 502 of 
such Act: Provided further, That any limitations under 
title V of the Housing Act of 1949 that are based on the
income of families shall not apply during fiscal years 2006 
through 2008 for purposes of any guaranteed loan under 
section 502 of such Act that refinances any existing direct 
or guaranteed loan under such section and includes 
amounts for repairs with respect to any community in the 
State of Louisiana designated by the President as a major 
disaster area pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or to families resid-
ing in such communities: Provided further, That under the 
guaranteed loan program under section 502 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1949, the Secretary shall have authority to refi-
nance a loan previously financed or mortgaged, but not 
already guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service, on a 
home with repairs within income limit restrictions estab-
lished by each individual parish within the State of Lou-
isiana: Provided further, That notwithstanding any provi-
sion of section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949, the Sec-
retary may make loans from amounts made available 
under this heading for housing in communities in the 
State of Louisiana designated by the President as a major 
disaster area pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in connection with 
Hurricane Katrina to eligible low-income applicants, the 
maximum amount of such a loan shall be $35,000, the 
maximum amount of a loan evidenced by a promissory
note shall be $15,000, and such loans may be made with-
out obtaining an appraisal in advance and shall be repay-
able within 30 years: Provided further, That the amounts 
provided under this heading are designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
Res. 95 (109th Congress). 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for Rural Housing Assist-
ance Grants, $4,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to be used for grants and contracts for housing 
repair under section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1474): Provided, That such grants and contracts 
under this heading shall only be available for projects in 
communities in the State of Louisiana designated by the 
President as a major disaster area pursuant to the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
in connection with Hurricane Katrina: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any provision of such section 504, 
the Secretary may make grants and contracts from 
amounts made available under this heading for housing 
in communities in the State of Louisiana designated by 
the President as a major disaster area pursuant to the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act in connection with Hurricane Katrina to eligible 
low-income applicants and the maximum amount of such 
a grant shall be $15,000: 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). 
Subtitle N—Department of Justice 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
Salaries and Expenses 
SEC. 131. DEFINITION. 
For the purpose of this subtitle, the term ‘‘unit of 
local government’’ means— 
(1) a county, township, city, or political subdivi-
sion of a county, township, or city that is a unit of 
local government as determined by the Secretary of 
Commerce for general statistical purposes; or 
(2) a district attorney or a parish sheriff in the 
State of Louisiana. 
SEC. 132. FUNDING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise provided for in this 
Act, the following amounts are appropriated for fiscal year 
2006 and designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress): 
(1) EMERGENCY
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(A) FUNDING.—For an additional amount 
for hurricane-related expenses, $650,000,000 to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That
such sums as are necessary shall be derived 
from programs in the Office of Justice Pro-
grams, Bureau of Justice Assistance authorized 
by the Justice Assistance Act of 1984, title II, 
chapter VI (Public Law 98–473; Stat. 1837, 
sec. 609): Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, 
$650,000,000 shall be available only for the 
Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement. 
(B) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding any limitations 
on the amount of funds that may be distributed 
from this program under section 609Y of the Justice 
Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10513(a)) such 
limitations are waived for purposes of the funding 
made available under this paragraph. 
(2) ENHANCING LAW ENFORCEMENT.—For an 
additional amount for ‘‘Enhancing State and Local 
Law Enforcement’’ for expenses related to respond-
ing to Hurricane Katrina, $200,000,000 to the 
Community Oriented Policing Services program to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
the amounts made available under this heading, 
$200,000,000 shall be available only to the hiring 
section.