[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 3673 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]


        H.R.3673

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
            the fourth day of January, two thousand and five


                                 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''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.