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(3) with respect to funds appropriated, or made
available by the transfer of funds, by Public Law
109–115 for the Department of the Treasury, as if en-
acted on the date of enactment of Public Law 109–
115.
FUNDING FOR TREASURY TRAVEL
SEC. 9030. The first sentence under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of the Treasury, Departmental Offices, Salaries
and Expenses’’ in title II of division A of Public Law 109–
115 (119 Stat. 2432) is amended by inserting after ‘‘travel
expenses’’ the words ‘‘(except for travel performed by offi-
cials in the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
and the Office of International Affairs)’’.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES CORRECTIONS
SEC. 9031. (a) The referenced statement of the man-
agers under the heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’
in Public Law 108–199 is amended with respect to item
number 380 by striking ‘‘for construction of a new facility’’
and inserting ‘‘to upgrade an existing facility’’.
(b) The referenced statement of the managers under the
heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in Public Law
108–199 is amended with respect to item number 188 by
striking ‘‘for the renovation of the historic Coca-Cola build-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘for the construction or development of
a driver’s license facility’’.
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(c) The referenced statement of the managers under the
heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in Public Law
109–115 is amended with respect to item number 532 by
striking ‘‘Mark Twain Neighborhood Association’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Mark Twain Community Alliance’’.
GSA TRANSFER OF PROPERTY
SEC. 9032. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Administrator of General Services may convey,
without consideration ownership and jurisdiction (custody,
accountability and control) to the City of Crosby, North Da-
kota real property as described: Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and
14, Eastlawn Addition to Crosby, Divide County, North
Dakota.
SATELLITE ALERT FACILITY, CAPE CANAVERAL AIR
STATION, FLORIDA
SEC. 9033. The amount appropriated by the Military
Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act,
2006 (Public Law 109–114) for the Air Force for military
construction that remains available for the Satellite Proc-
essing Operations Support Facility at Cape Canaveral Air
Station, Florida, shall be made available instead solely for
the Satellite Alert Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Station,
Florida.
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COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON PROCEDURES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON MORTUARY AFFAIRS
SEC. 9034. (a) REPORT.—As soon as practicable after
the completion of the comprehensive review of the procedures
of the Department of Defense on mortuary affairs, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the review.
(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—In conducting the com-
prehensive review described in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall also address, in addition to any other matters covered
by the review, the following:
(1) The utilization of additional or increased re-
frigeration (including icing) in combat theaters in
order to enhance preservation of remains.
(2) The relocation of refrigeration assets further
forward in the field.
(3) Specific time standards for the movement of
remains from combat units.
(4) The forward location of autopsy and em-
balming operations.
(5) Any other matters that the Secretary con-
siders appropriate in order to speed the return of re-
mains to the United States in a non-decomposed
state.
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(c) ADDITIONAL ELEMENT OF POLICY ON CASUALTY
ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS OF MILITARY DECEDENTS.—
Section 562(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3267;
10 U.S.C. 1475 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(12) The process by which the Department of
Defense, upon request, briefs survivors of military de-
cedents on the cause of, and any investigation into,
the death of such military decedents and on the dis-
position and transportation of the remains of such de-
cedents, which process shall—
‘‘(A) provide for the provision of such brief-
ings by fully qualified Department personnel;
‘‘(B) ensure briefings take place as soon as
possible after death and updates are provided in
a timely manner when new information becomes
available;
‘‘(C) ensure that—
‘‘(i) such briefings and updates relate
the most complete and accurate information
available at the time of such briefings or
updates, as the case may be; and
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‘‘(ii) incomplete or unverified informa-
tion is identified as such during the course
of such briefings or updates; and
‘‘(D) include procedures by which such sur-
vivors shall, upon request, receive updates or
supplemental information on such briefings or
updates from qualified Department personnel.’’.
SEGAL AWARD
SEC. 9035. Any national service educational award
described in subtitle D of title I of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.), made
with funds appropriated to, funds transferred to, or interest
accumulated in the National Service Trust, shall be known
as a ‘‘Segal award’’.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEC. 9036. For an additional amount for ‘‘Environ-
mental Programs and Management’’, $1,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for assistance relating to assess-
ments and monitoring of waters in the State of Hawaii;
Provided, 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.
RICKENBACKER AIRPORT, COLUMBUS, OHIO
SEC. 9037. The project numbered 4651 in section 1702
of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
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Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1434) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Grading, paving’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘Airport’’ and inserting ‘‘Grading, paving, roads,
and the transfer of rail-to-truck for the intermodal facility
at Rickenbacker Airport, Columbus, Ohio’’.
FOX POINT HURRICANE BARRIER
SEC. 9038. The Secretary of the Army, acting through
the Chief of Engineers, for use in upgrading the electro-me-
chanical control system of the Fox Point hurricane barrier
in Providence, Rhode Island, $1,055,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, from within available funds of ‘‘Oper-
ations and Maintenance’’ under the heading ‘‘CORPS OF
ENGINEERS—CIVIL’’ of title I of the Energy and Water De-
velopment Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–103).
FOX POINT HURRICANE BARRIER, PROVIDENCE, RHODE
ISLAND
SEC. 9039. (a) In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘Barrier’’ means the Fox Point
Hurricane Barrier, Providence, Rhode Island.
(2) The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of Provi-
dence, Rhode Island.
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
(b) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall assume responsibility for the
annual operation and maintenance of the Barrier.
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(c)(1) The City, in coordination with the Secretary,
shall identify any land and structures required for the con-
tinued operation and maintenance, repair, replacement, re-
habilitation, and structural integrity of the Barrier.
(2) The City shall convey to the Secretary, by quit-
claim deed and without consideration, all rights, title, and
interests of the City in and to the land and structures iden-
tified under paragraph (1).
(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such funds as are necessary for each fiscal year to
operate and maintain the Barrier (including repair, re-
placement, and rehabilitation).
CONTRACT AUTHORITY
SEC. 9040. (a) Section 1940 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1511) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1);
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2)
through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), re-
spectively; and
(C) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ each place
that it appears and inserting ‘‘$12,500,000’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(c) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Except as otherwise
provided in this section, funds authorized to be appro-
priated under this section shall be available for obligation
in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.’’.
(b) Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned
to each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code, $50,000,000 is rescinded.
SIGN REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT
SEC. 9041. Notwithstanding part 750 of title 23, Code
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), if per-
mitted by State law, a nonconforming sign that is or has
been damaged, destroyed, abandoned, or discontinued as a
result of a hurricane that is determined to be an act of God
(as defined by State law) may be repaired, replaced, or re-
constructed if the replacement sign has the same dimensions
as the original sign, and said sign is located within a State
found within Federal Emergency Management Agency Re-
gion IV or VI. The provisions of this section shall cease to
be in effect thirty-six months following the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DEMONSTRATION
BARRIER, ILLINOIS
SEC. 9042. (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the unobligated bal-
ances available for ‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE’’ under
the heading ‘‘CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL’’ of title I of
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the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act,
2006 (Public Law 109–103; 119 Stat. 2250), $400,000 shall
be made available for fiscal year 2006 for the maintenance
of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Demonstration
Barrier, Illinois, which was constructed under section
1202(i)(3) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Preven-
tion and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722(i)(3)).
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on
Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006’’.
Attest:
Secretary.