[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3673 Engrossed in House (EH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3673
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
Making further emergency supplemental appropriations to meet immediate
needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, namely:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
(including transfers of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
Wide'', $1,400,000,000 for emergency hurricane expenses, to support
costs of evacuation, emergency repairs, deployment of personnel, and
other costs resulting from immediate relief efforts, to remain
available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the Secretary of
Defense may transfer these funds to appropriations for military
personnel, operation and maintenance, procurement, family housing,
Defense Health Program, and working capital funds: Provided further,
That not to exceed $6,000,000 may be transferred to ``Armed Forces
Retirement Home'' for emergency hurricane expenses: Provided further,
That funds transferred shall be merged with and be available for the
same purposes and for the same time period 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 determination that all or
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary
for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back
to this appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense
shall, not more than 5 days after making transfers from this
appropriation, notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing of
any such transfer: Provided further, That the amounts provided herein
are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Corps of Engineers--Civil
operation and maintenance
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance'' for
emergency expenses for repair of storm damage to authorized projects in
the Gulf states affected by Hurricane Katrina, $200,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Chief of Engineers, acting
through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall
provide, at a minimum, a weekly report to the Committees on
Appropriations detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds,
beginning not later than September 15, 2005: Provided further, That the
amount provided herein is designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies
For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal
Emergencies'', as authorized by section 5 of the Flood Control Act of
August 16, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701), for emergency expenses for repair of
damage to flood control and hurricane shore protection projects in the
Gulf states caused by Hurricane Katrina, $200,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Chief of Engineers, acting
through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall
provide, at a minimum, a weekly report to the Committees on
Appropriations detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds,
beginning not later than September 15, 2005: Provided further, That the
amount provided herein is designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Disaster Relief
(including transfers of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'', $50,000,000,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That up to $100,000,000
may be transferred to and merged with ``Emergency Preparedness and
Response, Public Health Programs'' for the National Disaster Medical
System to support medical care as authorized by the Public Health
Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (42
U.S.C. 300hh-11): Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall be
transferred to and merged with ``Departmental Management and
Operations, Office of Inspector General'' for necessary expenses of the
Office of Inspector General for audits and investigations as authorized
by law for Hurricane Katrina response and recovery activities: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide, at a
minimum, a weekly report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing
the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than
September 15, 2005: Provided further, That the amounts provided herein
are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of
H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).
GENERAL PROVISION
Sec. 101. For procurements of property or services determined by
the head of an executive agency to be used in support of Hurricane
Katrina rescue and relief operations--
(1) the emergency procurement authority in subsection
32A(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41
U.S.C. 428a(c)) may be used; and
(2) the amount specified in subsections (c), (d), and (f)
of section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act
(41 U.S.C. 428) shall be $250,000.
This Act may be cited as the ``Second Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the
Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005''.
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 2005.
Attest:
Clerk.
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3673
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
Making further emergency supplemental appropriations to meet immediate
needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.