1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Katrina Emergency Relief Act of
2005
.
(b)The table of
contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title;
table of contents.
TITLE I—Temporary Medicaid Disaster Relief
Sec. 101. Short title; purpose.
Sec. 102. Disaster relief period.
Sec. 103. Temporary Medicaid coverage for Katrina
Survivors.
Sec. 104. Temporary disaster relief for States under
Medicaid.
Sec. 105. Accommodation of special needs of Katrina Survivors
under Medicare program.
TITLE II—Education
Subtitle A—Support for Elementary and Secondary
Schools
Sec. 201. Support for elementary and secondary
schools.
Subtitle B—Fund for Early Childhood Care and
Education
Sec. 211. Fund for early childhood care and
education.
Subtitle C—Support for Students in Higher
Education
Sec. 221. Support for students in higher education.
TITLE III—Emergency Housing Assistance
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Hurricane Katrina Emergency Assistance
Vouchers.
Sec. 303. Report on inventory of availability of temporary
housing.
Sec. 304. Appropriation of funding.
TITLE IV—Financial Relief
Subtitle A—Limitation on Payments
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Sec. 403. Moratorium on payments.
Subtitle B—Individual and Household Assistance
Sec. 411. Individual and household assistance.
Subtitle C—Unemployment Assistance
Sec. 421. Unemployment assistance.
Subtitle D—Tax Relief
Sec. 431. Required exercise of authority under section 7508A
for tax relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Sec. 432. Penalty free withdrawals from retirement plans for
victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Subtitle E—Hurricane Katrina Food Assistance
Relief
Sec. 441. Short title.
Sec. 442. Definition of Secretary.
Sec. 443. Food Stamp Program disaster authority.
Sec. 444. Emergency Food Assistance Program and Section 32
Assistance.
Sec. 445. WIC Funding.
Sec. 446. Report.
Sec. 447. Regulations.
Subtitle F—Bankruptcy Relief
Sec. 451. Bankruptcy Relief for Victims of Hurricane
Katrina.
TITLE V—Administrative Matters
Sec. 501. Period of availability of benefits.
Sec. 502. Nondiscrimination.
<enum>I</enum><header>Temporary Medicaid Disaster Relief</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9F29EEE087B4457AB9DDE01695EFF0E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short title;
purpose</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5BA99FE3DA924FA0AEFDD628897765C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Temporary Medicaid Disaster
Relief Act of 2005</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBE545874276416696301F67151DB772"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to ensure all
those affected by Hurricane Katrina have access to health coverage and medical
care through the medicaid program and to authorize temporary changes in such
program to guarantee and expedite that coverage and access to care.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3AF96DC2CDA84DE5ACC17F9F81EC67AB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Disaster relief
period</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE80EF9A279443829AA376EAD1374583"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
title, the term <term>disaster relief period</term> means the period beginning
on August 29, 2005, and, subject to subsection (b), ending on February 28,
2006.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D47647FD51F4EB6A7BEDCD17E27AD11"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Presidential
authority to extend disaster relief period</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64080EEE4E2D4AC5936300C76EF99570"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
extend the application of section 103 and paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
104(a) until September 30, 2006, unless the President determines that all
Katrina Survivors would have sufficient access to health care without such an
extension. In the case of such an extension, the reference to <quote>February
28, 2006</quote> in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to
<quote>September 30, 2006</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91DBDA93F9384FBBA38EF8A09FFA2994"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice to
congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
notify the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives,
and the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Committee on Finance of the Senate
and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives at least 30 days prior to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC643BEAC8EAD4F498730CA750C6EDBE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">extending the application of such sections;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD839297214C84D4A89CFA653290309F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the President determines not to extend
the application of such sections, February 28, 2006.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD743CD9C1684F0898963207FB347E00" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Temporary Medicaid
coverage for Katrina Survivors</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70442C6889174564A9AE54E2AB8F62C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB5FF1B37CA3B473DBA8AB24A79DA1F47"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Katrina
Survivor</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB2A2F93BB76483999A066FB98B61AF2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Katrina Survivor</term> means an individual who is described in
subparagraph (B) or (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE5EAD4ACE5E4E1F869D09AC4109B709"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Residents of
disaster localities</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30B4E5DF8ED1463F9BBDA96F3E13817F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual who, on
any day during the week preceding the declaration of a public health emergency
on August 29, 2005, had a residence in—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74BE5961CF4B4365B4A205C7F1B0AABD"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a parish in the State of Louisiana that is
among the parishes that the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the
Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate of the Department of Homeland
Security declared on September 4, 2005, to be Federal Disaster Parishes;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B2E58554F5842D7A56A729C2CDF8B10"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a county in the State of Alabama or
Mississippi that is among the counties such Agency declared Federal Disaster
Counties on September 4, 2005.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48B2A1A89FC54634A374301877E97278"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Authority to
rely on website posted designations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall post on the Internet website for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services a list of parishes and counties identified as Federal Disaster
Parishes or Counties. Any State which provides medical assistance to Katrina
Survivors on the basis of such posting and in accordance with this title shall
be held harmless if it is subsequently determined that the provision of such
assistance was in error.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF2DF6DFC9764B959225297F838C1489"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Individuals who
lost employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual
who, on any day during the week preceding the declaration of a public health
emergency on August 29, 2005, had a residence in a direct impact State and lost
their employment since Hurricane Katrina.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID778955679650410EA18366F3D04C9E65"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Katrina Survivor shall be treated as
being <quote>from</quote> the State of residence described in subparagraph
(B)(i) or (C), as the case may be.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFFD7A4C08024E1495735DD7C7772AEA"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Treatment of
current Medicaid beneficiaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title shall be construed as
preventing an individual who is otherwise entitled to medical assistance under
title XIX of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>
from being treated as a Katrina Survivor under this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC0887E19E6443A389865072EC9CF7AB"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Treatment of
homeless persons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes
of this title, in the case of an individual who was homeless on any day during
the week described in subparagraph (B)(i), the individual’s
<quote>residence</quote> shall be deemed to be the place of residence as
otherwise determined for such an individual under title XIX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69297B3F7E7147A38E5DA84C3A9EA073"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Direct impact
State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>direct
impact State</term> means the State of Louisiana, Alabama, and
Mississippi.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID461C2844E3A44752A02BB54EAC36D626"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rules for
providing temporary medical assistance to Katrina Survivors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the disaster relief period, any
State may provide medical assistance to Katrina Survivors under a State
medicaid plan established under title XIX of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> in accordance with the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2B28C4E3D3D498EA464017BFBB64FA9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Uniform
eligibility rules</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3946501EC1E4FE1A397D1F6B2CCA0D0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>No income,
resources, residency, or categorical eligibility requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such assistance shall be provided without
application of any income or resources test, State residency, or categorical
eligibility requirements.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56C2CAC17FC64E5CA215757A7EDA1CB9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Streamlined
eligibility procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
State shall use the following streamlined procedures in processing applications
and determining eligibility for medical assistance for Katrina
Survivors:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF88DCA920EF441C99D3F7776FC20E65B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A common 1-page application form developed
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the National
Association of State Medicaid Directors. Such form shall include notice
regarding the penalties for making a fraudulent application under paragraph (4)
and shall require the applicant to assign to the State any rights of the
applicant (or any other person who is a Katrina Survivor and on whose behalf
the applicant has the legal authority to execute an assignment of such rights)
under any group health plan or other third-party coverage for health
care.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID681895B4E74841FFBF65FB6E6AC662F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Self-attestation by the applicant that the
applicant is a Katrina Survivor.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A247757A9104E1097F13F52109C0E63"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No requirement for documentation evidencing
the basis on which the applicant qualifies to be a Katrina Survivor.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B431C50009940FB8C7A3FE1BEF53FF0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance of a Medicaid eligibility card to
an applicant who completes such application, including the self-attestation
required under clause (ii). Such card shall be valid during the disaster relief
period.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID736A5A2AFEC746E295947B3D30939E12"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an applicant completes the application
and presents it to a provider or facility participating in the State medicaid
plan that is qualified to make presumptive eligibility determinations under
such plan (which at a minimum shall consist of facilities identified in section
1902(a)(55) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(55)) and it appears to the provider that the applicant is a
Katrina Survivor based on the information in the application, the applicant
will be deemed to be a Katrina Survivor eligible for medical assistance in
accordance with this section, subject to paragraph (3).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7B9989616B247379B96124203445F21"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuous eligibility, without the need
for any redetermination of eligibility, for the duration of the disaster relief
period.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18C7EB2F4E754A10BBF79463FE1D884E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination
of eligibility for coverage after the termination of the disaster relief
period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a
Katrina Survivor who is receiving medical assistance from a State, prior to the
termination of the disaster relief period, the State providing such assistance
shall determine whether the Katrina Survivor is eligible for continued medical
assistance under the State’s eligibility rules otherwise applicable under the
State medicaid plan. If a State determines that the individual is so eligible,
the State shall provide the individual with written notice of the determination
and provide the individual with continued coverage for such medical assistance
for so long as the individual remains eligible under such otherwise applicable
eligibility rules. If a State determines that the individual is not so
eligible, the State shall provide the individual with written notice of the
determination, including the reasons for such determination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4422613187B54D75B9AC0CA1A930F6B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope of
coverage same as categorically needy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall treat Katrina Survivors as
individuals eligible for medical assistance under the State plan under title
XIX of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> on the
basis of section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social
Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)), with coverage for such
assistance retroactive to August 29, 2005.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28B4BB5590294754BBDC4D96DA926D40"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Verification of
status as a Katrina Survivor</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ABDA13AC05C49679C1724051D3A04D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall make
a good faith effort to verify the status of a Katrina Survivor enrolled in the
State Medicaid plan under the provisions of this section after the
determination of the eligibility of the Survivor for medical assistance under
such plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID779374D3D7AB4AE2841E0AA09BBA4219"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Evidence of
verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may
satisfy the verification requirement under subparagraph (A) with respect to a
Katrina Survivor by showing that the State providing medical assistance
obtained information from the Social Security Administration, the Internal
Revenue Service, or the State Medicaid Agency for the direct impact
State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98A7C087B8624A798F5611DC5D8EEA41"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disallowance of
payments for failure to make good faith effort</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, with respect to the status of a Katrina
Survivor enrolled in a State Medicaid plan, the State fails to make the good
faith effort required under subparagraph (A), and the Secretary determines that
the individual so enrolled is not a Katrina Survivor, the Secretary shall
disallow all Federal payments made to the State that are directly attributable
to medical assistance provided or administrative costs incurred with respect to
the individual during the disaster relief period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC18182C312374E03907884542C7555DB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Penalty for
fraudulent applications</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27EDC7E3806C4F9093F5E1B27D45BB5A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Individual
liable for costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State,
as the result of verification activities conducted under paragraph (3),
determines after a fair hearing that an individual has knowingly made a false
self-attestation described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), the State may, subject to
subparagraph (B), seek recovery from the individual for the full amount of the
cost of medical assistance provided to the individual under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9DD496BCDE2E4AA4AB5DB9D4BBF3676A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall exempt a State from
seeking recovery under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that it
would not be cost-effective for the State to do so.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEE029BC564040429B22A25D4EA1163B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reimbursement
to the Federal government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any
amounts recovered by a State in accordance with this paragraph shall be
returned to the Federal government, except that a State’s administrative costs
attributable to obtaining such recovery shall be reimbursed by the Federal
government in accordance with section 104(a)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A907E33C3E4401280F7355D9000A0B7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exemption from
error rate penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All
payments attributable to providing medical assistance to Katrina Survivors in
accordance with this section shall be disregarded for purposes of section
1903(u) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security
Act</act-name>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9BD4063DE664646B69F0FC60BDE5E98" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Temporary disaster
relief for States under Medicaid</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27C2E4B154194E19A686A411CCBD3B06"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in
Federal matching rate</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4A9B1F00EF6495D80207CE0E8DF118E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>100 percent
FMAP for medical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 1905(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
1396d(b)), the Federal medical assistance percentage for providing medical
assistance under a State medicaid plan under title XIX of such Act to Katrina
Survivors or, in the case of a direct impact State, to any individual who is
provided medical assistance under the State medicaid plan during the disaster
relief period, shall be 100 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID101D8837DBF44FC7BD8EB60EDEDB010D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>100 percent
Federal match for certain administrative costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (7) of section
1903(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)), or any other paragraph of such
section, the Federal matching rate for costs directly attributable to all
administrative activities that relate to the enrollment of Katrina Survivors
under section 103 in a State medicaid plan, verification of the status of such
Survivors, processing of claims for payment for medical assistance provided to
such Survivors under such section, and recovery costs under section
103(b)(4)(C), shall be 100 percent. The Secretary shall issue guidance not
later 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the implementation of
this paragraph.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4E78564D57A4C53888370985E8878B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
reduction of FMAP for fiscal year 2006 for any State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Federal medical assistance
percentage (as defined in section 1905(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>) determined for a State for
fiscal year 2006 is less than the Federal medical assistance percentage
determined for the State for fiscal year 2005, the Federal medical assistance
percentage for the State for fiscal year 2005 shall apply to the State for
fiscal year 2006 only for purposes of title XIX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID536F85568BDB4504911DB1319EBD9316"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Temporary
suspension of Medicare <quote>clawback</quote> and postponement of Cut-Off of
Medicaid prescription drug funding in affected States</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A9314B91B604432A2B5A05DEB5388AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Suspension in
application of <quote>clawback</quote></header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1935(c) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
1396u–5(c)) shall not apply, subject to paragraph (3), before January 2007 to a
direct impact State or to a State that experiences a significant influx of
Katrina Survivors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID578C3A7031C24DD2AE285AC41F74711D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Continuation of
Medicaid drug coverage for dual eligibles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1935(d)(1) of such Act shall also
not apply, subject to paragraph (3), before January 2007 to a part D eligible
individual who is a Katrina Survivor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16207BD62A1A4703962EE89D49AC62D1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination of
application of subsection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall no longer
apply to a State or a Katrina Survivor, respectively, if the Secretary
determines, after consultation with the State, that enrollment of all part D
eligible individuals in the State under part D of title XVIII of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> who are described
in section 1935(c)(6)(A)(ii) of such Act can be achieved without a
discontinuation in prescription drug coverage for any such individual.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BEB732DBC334B36B07DC41EF6DF9F23"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>State that experiences a significant influx of Katrina Survivors</term>
means those States, including Arkansas, Florida, Oklahoma, and Texas, that the
Secretary of Health and Human Services identifies as having a significant
in-migration of Katrina Survivors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0393B4A5144646079847B59F979EB29F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Accommodation of
special needs of Katrina Survivors under Medicare program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1AD420BDC642420680318716BD351828"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exclusion of
Disaster Relief Period in Computing Part <enum-in-header>B</enum-in-header>
Late Enrollment Penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
applying the first sentence of section 1839(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
1395r(b)) in the case of a Katrina Survivor, there shall not be taken into
account any month any part of which is within the disaster relief period or
within the 2-month period following the end of such disaster relief
period.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A3C259880864339B0497ED56EFB3500"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Part
<enum-in-header>D</enum-in-header></header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2692A0755A9A40B6A3422CD904287D89"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension of
initial enrollment period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
the case of a Katrina Survivor, the initial enrollment period under section
1860D–1(b)(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security
Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 1395w–101(b)(2)) shall in no case end before May 15,
2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID211DF6F1E09A4D23A78BF463FDC469DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Flexibility in
documentation for low-income subsidies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of carrying out section
1860D–14 of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>
(42 U.S.C. 1395w–114), with respect to Katrina Survivors, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall establish documentation rules for Katrina
Survivors which take into account the loss and unavailability of documents due
to Hurricane Katrina.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Education</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id70FD97E49B374477889F139931982B3D" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Support for Elementary and Secondary
Schools</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA8808207DA640F6B6F96B9E6CF29616" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Support for
elementary and secondary schools</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb55eae688c554d7c9ec5e7e5407f6adf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA4938C857F14BCDADCC242639AB97CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide assistance to eligible local
educational agencies experiencing large increases in student enrollment due to
Hurricane Katrina;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9631AF83D62A4EE8A678ADD3540887BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to facilitate the enrollment of students
impacted by Hurricane Katrina into elementary schools and secondary schools
served by such agencies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9A0C6A4398440B2A5C94EE6F9869050"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide high quality instruction to such
students.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0795de25afff47729baa5fef20fd250f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBF98CEF4F2941B7BED4855961F6C90B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Education shall award grants to eligible local educational agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E9712FD09184547862891773F61BD12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible local
educational agencies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D33D08EC9C0440A8591C09947536E31"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Child
count</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State that has a
large influx of displaced students due to Hurricane 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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBE4F152F1F949A3A5A5FC2B5AAF9455"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>eligible
local educational agency</term> means a local educational agency—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06E4785DAD1B485A8466387A39A93637"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that serves, as determined in accordance
with the child count described in subparagraph (A), not less than 50 displaced
students due to Hurricane Katrina; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9BF80699D6F4AA1B8F6B0A32AFCE1B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Hurricane Katrina, as determined in
accordance with the child count described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7bc30a08feab4814a76be5c1678168c6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grant
amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible local
educational agency that receives a grant under this section shall receive a
grant amount that is equal to $2,500 multiplied by the number of students who
enroll in elementary schools and secondary schools served by such agency
because the students are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7e26f6cd466b4c239cfb30a2fb9a62c4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible local educational agency
desiring a grant under this section shall prepare and submit an application to
the Secretary of Education that contains—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDea8dee0bbfd940f0bf0128b149a549e5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assurance that the educational programs,
services, and activities proposed under this section will be administered by or
under the supervision of the agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d508bd8833f478097993209e36dbe97"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assurance that the agency will
coordinate the use of funds received under this section with other funds
received by the agency under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and with programs described under such Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5d741f2d5fe54f0590af00df8ea6de56"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assurance that funds will be
used—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8093AC0E4AF846EF9CD53BFC1BC5312A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve instruction to students who
enroll in elementary schools and secondary schools served by such agency
because the students are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF379A63A2E746668FA56B3DAC561C3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to facilitate such students' transition
into schools served by the agency; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23d0582196d7476b84aba1e45cdbc558"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other information and assurances as
the Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd6f4455aaeb94b4c8eae26968fb5e5b0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible local
educational agency that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant
funds to enhance instructional opportunities for students who enroll in
elementary schools and secondary schools served by such agency because the
students are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina, which may include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1cc40a6cd43242879ead0514c7e9f9a2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">basic instructional services for such
students, including tutoring, mentoring, or academic counseling;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f5d6ece090246ba89ec5f227f3ee8ff"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">salaries of personnel, including teacher
aides, to provide instructional services to such students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00c27701c6344ffa89a3e7611df9b0ef"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification and acquisition of
curricular material, including the costs of providing additional classroom
supplies, overhead costs, costs of construction, acquisition or rental of
space, costs of transportation, or such other costs as are directly
attributable to such instructional services for such students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF83638B625F459FB8A116E0589515D2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">health services (including mental health
services), meals, and clothing; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3238dc0d0b664cbc916fab82805e0a27"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other activities, related to the
purpose of this section, as the Secretary of Education may authorize.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id268C3BB1382E4B5D92332E6F67AD975B" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Fund for Early Childhood Care and
Education</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C5212FA371B40B79695997E57F39DD7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header>Fund for early
childhood care and education</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9b74dfd9b8df470e988ce6713ba0f5f0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37D815D89B6A43738C520FED55C4B92C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide assistance to local communities
experiencing large influxes of preschool-aged children displaced by Hurricane
Katrina; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6E39C1FF180436197BC1F3D84F64DF9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to facilitate placement of such children in
early childhood education programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DE19BAF6EA347388D78C7114DFA78B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Early childhood
education programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <quote>early childhood education program</quote> means a Head
Start program or an 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 kindergarten.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc2c459ace24b465fa947de0d98c36e74"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants and
subgrants authorized</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F67D6000FFE4DC080E628982E98C689"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall award grants to States demonstrating large influxes of children and
families displaced due to Hurricane Katrina.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF28BB2677BE14DE3903BBF1A413FEC2A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subgrants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEED3AC039C5A41B5875C75E3207631DE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State receiving a
grant under paragraph (1) shall award subgrants to affected local communities
in the State to facilitate placement of displaced children in existing early
childhood education programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID367362901a4d49a687dc7fccb8324f2e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Affected local
communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
paragraph, the term <term>affected local community</term> means a local
community in a State described in subparagraph (A) in which—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9D6756513644041834C6AADB09A6139"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there are not less than 200 pre-school aged
children who are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EBDD5CB32354BC3BD44468B4BA1504E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is a significant percentage of the
total number of children participating in early childhood education programs in
the community who are children who are in the community because the children
are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina, as determined by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ba10a2a145d464ebe30a90f9f151422"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State that desires to receive a grant
under this section shall prepare and submit an application to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services that contains—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDabdf18cbca5b48d4834304c78aa8121f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Hurricane Katrina in early
childhood education programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc11557c34814b2e9dae03b582b1b1e3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assurances that funds received under this
section will be used for the purpose described in subsection (a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92f3d8ab7ea8492cb19cc9025ec6e299"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan to coordinate funds received under
this section with existing resources available to the early childhood education
programs for similar purposes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa8850304a00c4d388c166cb8d10a5af1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other information and assurances as
the Secretary of Health and Human Services may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81ce2c88a20b425d867f9077118ad276"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of subgrant
funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14E83FEFE7D04F07842DD71858AB9635"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each affected local
community receiving a subgrant under this section shall use the subgrant funds
only for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe629c760693045899b2926706885816a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs associated with accommodating the
influx of displaced children, including acquisition or rental of space;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc3ba01e52e17429287a6ede23806ecbf"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs associated with providing services to
displaced children, including related services such as nutrition and
acquisition of related materials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa05dc51d747f4c3baad7707150141b76"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs associated with hiring additional
personnel, including teacher aides or personnel working with families of
children.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A208BF1181C4D61B3199EFAC76C89C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Income and
documentation waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall waive requirements of income
eligibility and documentation for children displaced by Hurricane Katrina who
participate in Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs funded by
subgrants awarded pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id92C0F8F2FC2E4B61A718927707233045" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Support for Students in Higher
Education</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF94925897A504DA98B1869DC1E8927BC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><header>Support for students
in higher education</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69D3836513074482A1FBBCFA162AF20B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Students in
school</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id258B6619A75A46358D9DF5BA0B787708"><enum>(1)</enum><header>No questions
asked policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Education shall authorize an institution of higher education to waive Federal
financial aid requirements, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of
Education, with respect to a student at such institution who enrolls in such
institution because such student was impacted by Hurricane Katrina.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83CBA5B708A84B4CB1B3AE44F3FED20F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Campus-based
aid</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB495E9A19F22464ABA152E667098F08E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>SEOG</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA55EDF16B16C421798902111CE7232CC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6E7C5295B094C2EB920D6A31970C86C"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From funds appropriated pursuant to
subclause (II), the Secretary of Education shall carry out a program of making
payments to institutions of higher education to enable such institutions to
award Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants under subpart 3 of
part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et
seq.) to students enrolled at such institutions who are eligible to receive a
grant under such subpart and who enrolled at such institutions because the
students are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79DE350B5D1748829C7EBDC99E617ACB"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subclause (I) such sums as may be
necessary.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCE855C2F19349468744A260B369DD75"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Waiver of
nonfederal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subpart 3 of part A of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.), the
Federal share of awards made pursuant to this subparagraph shall be equal to
100 percent.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F3B4503827D4A3C92192F269015AB36"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Work-study
programs</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D3C6217216342478843DBE5F5D0303E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id632CA0AEB41840CB98865E4C19BC8740"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From funds appropriated pursuant to
subclause (II), the Secretary of Education shall carry out a program of
awarding grants to institutions of higher education to enable such institutions
to carry out work-study programs under part C of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for students enrolled at such
institutions who are eligible to participate in work-study programs under such
part and who enrolled at such institutions because the students are displaced
due to Hurricane Katrina, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8C7E406FAC3478FA66ABCBA3D4871FD"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subclause (I) such sums as may be
necessary.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11759022173C4F9ABDB8D2E8414E3E79"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Waiver of
nonfederal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding part C of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the Federal share of the
compensation of students made pursuant to this subparagraph shall be equal to
100 percent.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF32B46EB28AD48D7A8165B6CC8FE7574"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Help for
individuals with student loans</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE00B9B1C54C42AD8055AC993D02B090"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68FD18AAAD9C43DD860A0BDFD71AF1BC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible
borrower</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>eligible borrower</term> means an individual who has lost the
individual's job due to the impact of Hurricane Katrina, as determined by the
Secretary of Education.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4879C56EA99E4F8EB0F34D619920D89F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible
loan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the
term <term>eligible loan</term> means a student loan of an eligible borrower
made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FA7EFA6731A4BF7A3C13BA763C45AEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grace
period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Education shall carry out a program in which the Secretary enters into an
agreement with the holder of an eligible loan in which, for a 6 month period,
periodic installments of principal are not paid but interest shall accrue and
be paid by the Secretary on such loan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id363D9D61F240455D84E78A64BCF949E3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period not to
count against economic hardship periods provided in higher education act of
1965</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the
6-month grace period provided in paragraph (2) for an eligible borrower shall
not count as part of the 3-year economic hardship periods provided in sections
427(a)(2)(C)(iii), 428(b)(1)(M)(iii), 455(f)(2)(C), and 464(c)(2)(A)(iii) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1077(a)(2)(C)(iii),
1078(b)(1)(M)(iii), 1087e(f)(2)(C), and 1087dd(c)(2)(A)(iii)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III<?LEXA-Enum III?></enum><header>Emergency Housing
Assistance</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id149854AE83A147BEBDA4640078DE3DAB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.<?LEXA-Enum 301.?></enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Helping to House the Victims of
Hurricane Katrina Act of 2005</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCFE2D0FE91544398B651C4C7AD28093" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header>Hurricane Katrina
Emergency Assistance Vouchers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8(o) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E9B1A51360E43AFAF26C78356AB6EB9" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF38732DF6CF419C9D309033EA12B1CB"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Hurricane
Katrina Emergency Assistance Vouchers</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52EE739A881E45EE806F8062454B98FD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to section
501 of the <short-title>Katrina Emergency Relief Act of
2005</short-title>, during the 6-month period beginning on the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Katrina Emergency Relief Act
of 2005</short-title>, the Secretary shall provide temporary rental assistance
to any individual or family, if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24366F4C9E27476ABBEC1A0909AB706E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual or family resides, or
resided on August 29, 2005, in any area that is subject to a declaration by the
President of a major disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in
connection with Hurricane Katrina; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D386DCCB939476CBEE8B084E8EE8900"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the residence of the individual or family
became uninhabitable or inaccessible as result of that major disaster or
emergency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76A72477587F4EBDB25A14D27A167260"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Katrina Emergency Relief Act
of 2005</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue final rules to establish the
procedures applicable to the issuance of assistance under subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE3C4BDD772A4414E968A254627BDF05B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and such other agencies as
the Secretary determines appropriate, shall establish procedures for providing
notice of the availability of assistance under this paragraph to individuals or
families that may be eligible for such assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FB2645148AD45E088069FAF86486D3A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Authority to
contract with PHA's and others</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may contract with any State
or local government agency or public housing agency, or in consultation with
any State or local government agency, with any other entity, to ensure that
assistance payments under this paragraph are provided in an efficient and
expeditious manner.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5676DE6241F04B00A845C6104D24FDC7"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Waiver of
eligibility requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
providing assistance under this paragraph, the Secretary shall waive the
requirements under—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10255E78D9E544A68B5B60869BCC5F29"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">paragraph (2), relating to tenant
contributions towards rent, except that any such waiver shall expire on an
individual's return to work;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C9A93D62A984DE1907E44AFF79ECA6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">paragraph (4), relating to the eligibility
of individuals to receive assistance;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id785A75C8585546DE91D30B8183A36161"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection (k) and paragraph (5) of this
subsection, relating to verification of income;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FE947253FEA43DAA4E9148BBF119F0D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">paragraph (7)(A), relating to the
requirement that leases shall be for a term of 1 year;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9A73DF3BABA42ECA040237E569A3251"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">paragraph (8), relating to initial
inspection of housing units by a public housing agency; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C1F69AB3C854803AEF6EA2676117C79"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection (r)(1)(B), relating to
restrictions on portability.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC770DA76FEDF426EA007FE41E39AA61F"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, funds available for assistance under this
paragraph—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7CA702140C59478C9C43F70E9FCDBD07"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made available by the Secretary to
individuals to cover the cost of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56CC058FF7474ACCB3C8704DF561A788"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rent;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCEF8F2515E8E4384B6D066FDB6BA3728"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">security and utility deposits;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E482872EB4B40DE98ABE37C4391810C"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relocation expenses, including expenses
incurred in relocating back to the major disaster area when such relocation is
permitted; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id855735BA21544238A056C5772B74B4D7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such additional expenses as the Secretary
determines necessary; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DE3EB8B36604CFE8C1CE437EF40516D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be used by the Secretary—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID314dd1ec240940bd9ecb639fcfaa7fa0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for payments to public housing agencies,
State or local government agencies, or other voucher administrators for
vouchers used to assist individuals or families affected by the major disaster
or emergency described in this paragraph up to their authorized level of
vouchers, if any such vouchers are not otherwise funded; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0d29117377754e39a0ced562ba257049"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide operating subsidies to public
housing agencies for public housing units provided to individuals or families
affected by the major disaster or emergency described in this paragraph, if
such a subsidy was not previously provided for those units.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC81F2F39BED54BD5B99D37EACDBF0269"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Payment
standard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
paragraph, the payment standard for each size of dwelling unit in a market area
may not exceed 150 percent, or higher if the Secretary approves of such
increase, of the fair market rental established under subsection (c) for the
same size dwelling unit in the same market area, and shall be not less than 90
percent of that fair market rental.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id196AB8FF2B2F40178E998C6F0E63FD1F"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Nondiscrimination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting individuals or families for
tenancy, a landlord or owner may not exclude or penalize an individual or
family solely because any portion of the rental payment of that individual or
family is provided under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC72BDDC0E90E494DAAD497E76C647253"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Assistance for
current voucher recipients affected by Hurricane Katrina</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25B6A5DFAAB04FF9AE99514B8267E837"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
waive any of the requirements described in clauses (i) through (vi) of
paragraph (20)(E) for any individual or family receiving assistance under this
section on August 29, 2005, if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7136B0C475934F0B9795A8DE61D51790"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual or family resides, or
resided on August 29, 2005, in any area that is subject to a declaration by the
President of a major disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in
connection with Hurricane Katrina; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD17380B3495F4333A302CA55473C13E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the residence of the individual or family
became uninhabitable or inaccessible as result of that major disaster or
emergency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id465AF92FE5314C76AA2E8371C3AD6D59"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional uses
of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary shall provide, as the Secretary
determines appropriate, supplemental assistance to an individual or family
receiving assistance under this section on August 29, 2005, and meeting the
requirements described in subparagraph (A), to assist the individual or family
with the additional costs of relocating to new housing, including to
cover—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE8CE8A9C82242E8885F11C227BA0949"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the additional cost of rent and
utilities;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3350AF6EDB14842A8E85CA0F46F6B58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">security and utility deposits;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A0A0A239FB44E9C8D70324566A32879"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relocation expenses, including expenses
incurred in relocating back to the major disaster area when such relocation is
permitted; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54E78846E970484BAFC24999C424889B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such additional expenses as the Secretary
determines necessary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57FCB4640C3D4291B20DF4B527C925EB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Payment
standard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
paragraph, the payment standard for each size of dwelling unit in a market area
may not exceed 150 percent, or higher if the Secretary approves of such
increase, of the fair market rental established under subsection (c) for the
same size dwelling unit in the same market area, and shall be not less than 90
percent of that fair market rental.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB03F7976D32A48BA9CAFDF85951F6901"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Nondiscrimination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A landlord or owner may not exclude or
penalize an individual or family solely because that individual or family is
eligible for any waivers or benefits provided under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1CDD7E454F842248A4DD10FBC96A2AF"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Authority of
the Secretary to directly administer vouchers when PHA's are unable to do
so</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
determines that a public housing agency is unable to implement the provisions
of this subsection due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina, the Secretary
may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id270CE283C03C4D669C15D125AE10A217"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">directly administer any voucher program
described in paragraphs (1) through (20); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id329234D29FBC4D18B9223D42EFE3BF83"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">perform the functions assigned to a public
housing agency by this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74AAB4635C2A47F9A4F1A04742284615" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header>Report on inventory
of availability of temporary housing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 10 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the
General Services Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and such other
agency heads as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall compile and report
to the Secretary an inventory of Federal civilian and defense facilities that
can be used—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF225EDF13D514544A59835128ABCF5FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide emergency housing; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08D7A6ED354A475AB9F75D216E9F4C64"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as locations for the construction or
deployment of temporary housing units.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBCB3D63BC2746D3A62F9F3A5932C38B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header>Appropriation of
funding</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA69468A277BA432881DDC2735558A898"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated and are appropriated $3,500,000,000 to provide assistance
under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id895DECE9015E4A82B1AB96C2EBF8B965"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency
designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount
appropriated under subsection (a) is designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Financial Relief</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id9BC7EDC15E1B45E4997BDAE64DC701E8" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Limitation on Payments</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5A5C2C2BE9640B18C4CCB5833B7BDC6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.<?LEXA-Enum 101.?></enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Hurricane Emergency Limitation on
Payments (HELP) Act of 2005</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD4375DC1D1C4ABE8A39CA75983C6257" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd194acaed82144df8e040ce01415b9d7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Disaster</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Disaster</term> means the
major disasters declared by the President on August 29, 2005, relating to
damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EDDD02A0903451ABA112EC0A3389968"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Injured
person</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>injured
person</term> means any individual or entity that suffers harm resulting from
the Disaster that makes the individual or entity eligible to receive, and the
individual or entity submits an application in good faith to receive—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3d77510661ee42acb5d4cb3bbfe8c173"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">housing assistance under section 408(b) of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5174(b));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b35a7a5ae434896bcf4f3f6504a9542"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">financial assistance to address other needs
under section 408(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2c30c74f38334a92b5b6093bd39cbb9a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unemployment assistance under section 410
of that Act (42 U.S.C. 5177) (as amended by subtitle C);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5d235637f3fe486d97ce7aa5ee487eec"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a disaster loan under section 7(b) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb09286837d6e4cd7bff22f6de32c52a9"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an emergency loan made under subtitle C of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C3A6540301E4C44B6E5B573C2AF6EC2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header>Moratorium on
payments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17d8c49c0a7a4d1c821d3eb2d6356d10"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided in this subtitle, no injured person shall be subject to a penalty or a
requirement to pay interest for a failure of the injured person, as a result of
the Disaster, to make timely payment of a financial obligation for any loan
made, subsidized, or guaranteed by the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0adc1dc472a1429fad8781cf4722a412"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability
to loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The moratorium under
subsection (a) shall not apply to any loan made to or assumed by an injured
person on or after August 29, 2005.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb201d10827b942f09910dd81dabf3770"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Period of
effectiveness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The moratorium
under subsection (a) shall apply in accordance with section 501 to the failure
of an injured person to make timely payments.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5B1457F49F24244936D4AC4D283C0FC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a Federal agency responsible for
administering a benefit program referred to in section 402(b) determines that
an individual or entity that has applied to receive a benefit under the program
is not eligible to receive the benefit, the individual or entity, for purposes
of the moratorium under subsection (a), shall cease to be considered an injured
person as of the date on which the individual or entity receives notice of the
determination of the Federal agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe95d34e960e24e5189dded87cc278dae"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal
responsibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of
a moratorium on payments on a loan subsidized or guaranteed by the United
States, nothing in this section excuses the United States from any liability of
the United States to the lender under the terms of the agreement between the
United States and the lender.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87aa1afa63944aaf9828eec2abeb7202"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effect of other
law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The moratorium under
subsection (a) shall apply to an injured person only if, and to the extent
that, the injured person is not excused from, or eligible to be excused from,
the obligation under other applicable law.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id14B6ABBB9D604B09BE28B7F7963A9EF5" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Individual and Household Assistance</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09633A9628FD4DFE94A2F4F1478D370A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>411.<?LEXA-Enum __11.?></enum><header>Individual and household assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC202A4362C7D4CFD96E18B46089CB66E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maximum
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5174), in providing assistance to individuals and households
affected by Hurricane Katrina, the President may waive the limitation on total
assistance under subsection (h) of that section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3423F3E206DA4F869B27CEBA12727E79"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mortgage and
rental assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA37E301334D434FBB878B0E9579F143"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the 18-month
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the President may
provide assistance in the form of mortgage or rental payments for persons
described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D2D868B2021484DA13F736CD7960C3F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
persons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance under
paragraph (1) may be provided to any individual or household that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F36A2B5D1D94F3E8DF11F2E60B19A14"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resided on August 29, 2005, in an area that
is subject to a declaration by the President of a major disaster under the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121
et seq.) in connection with Hurricane Katrina; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47AD43569DD2419E949F4732A4BCE3F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as a result of financial hardship caused by
a major disaster described in subparagraph (A), is subject to dispossession or
eviction from a residence due to foreclosure of a mortgage or lien or
termination of a lease entered into before the date on which the major disaster
is declared.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3798A73FB98F4618A7DE194DD955F0B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Types of
housing assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No
limitation relating to the maximum amount of assistance under paragraph (2) or
(3) of section 408(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)) shall apply with respect to major disaster
FEMA-1603-DR-Louisiana, FEMA-1604-DR-Mississippi, or
FEMA-1605-DR-Alabama.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id271B31E56F994FD2BEAD01F41780563F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Financial
assistance to address other needs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 408(g)(2) of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5174(g)(2)), in the case of financial assistance provided under subsection (e)
of that section to any individual or household in response to a major disaster
referred to in subsection (c), the Federal share shall be 100 percent.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id7B261863574B4E29A07839002B33DC03" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Unemployment Assistance</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID752443232F7E483982CBF1E31E8D5A93" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>421.<?LEXA-Enum __21.?></enum><header>Unemployment assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BE8240502E84C09BD6A667266CF2456"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 410 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5177) is amended by
striking the section heading and all that follows through the end of subsection
(a) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD1738AB5C32467E971D0E1E85F58307" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDABD784273644452ABEACC2B5F7846105" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>410.</enum><header>Unemployment
assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDBC8ED2F8654ED5A1CCE147DB356CEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Provision of
unemployment assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID513440448715491BBF8957E2544E3D5C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistance</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD68C0A3572A84059B0258357683AF8A7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
provide to any individual unemployed as a result of a major disaster such
benefit assistance as the President determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB15FD5DD64F9410DBE7C42C15E5B80F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Location of
employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual that
is unemployed as a result of a major disaster as determined under subparagraph
(A) may receive assistance under this subsection regardless of whether the
individual was employed at a location within the declared disaster area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF7A9014F1C245C0837C72FF77C4DB25"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reason for
unemployment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
this subsection, an individual who is unemployed because a loss of business
resulting from a major disaster contributed importantly to the employer’s
decision to reduce or terminate employment shall be considered to be an
individual unemployed as a result of a major disaster.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9119C96831BC4D148A96D8C69DE6A55F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual shall be eligible to receive
assistance under this subsection regardless of whether the individual is
eligible to receive, or has exhausted eligibility for, State unemployment
compensation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C5B5A9F6123400C986AE8B6FA122F0A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance provided to an unemployed
individual under paragraph (1) shall be available as long as the unemployment
of the individual caused by the major disaster continues, or until the
individual is reemployed in at least a comparable position, but not longer than
52 weeks after the date on which the unemployed individual first receives
assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96E7C69DB715428EB57354C2F84D5F14"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maximum and
minimum weekly amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
amount of assistance provided to an unemployed individual under this subsection
for each week of unemployment shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID965EA19B2A8D4D4BA2DE3464AD1945FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unless the amount is less than the amount
described in subparagraph (B), not more than the maximum weekly amount
authorized under the unemployment compensation law of the State in which the
disaster occurred; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE88751865D8F422AAAFD3A57FE4AB0B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than the national average weekly
unemployment benefit provided to an individual as of the date of the major
disaster for which unemployment assistance is provided.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88D5AB92AEA441CA8F8C5CD4829BF443"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Period for
application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President
shall accept applications for assistance under this subsection for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6AEC5971E94940F08B65B9BFAA86A7BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the 90-day period beginning on the date on
which the applicable major disaster is declared; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22B6BBAD735B42B79EB226E27B787F83"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such longer period as may be established by
the President.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID772338A375BB468FA79562879C4C0FA9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Cooperation
with States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President
shall provide assistance under this subsection through agreements with States
that, in the judgment of the President, have an adequate system for
administering the assistance through existing State
agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id6FAF0CBD4A05418894E02CDE56BBE8E6" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header>Tax Relief</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6F6993D434946588FCB1E1C585EE592" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>431.</enum><header>Required exercise of
authority under section 7508A for tax relief for victims of Hurricane
Katrina</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In the case of any
taxpayer determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be affected by the
Presidentially declared disaster relating to Hurricane Katrina, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall specify a period under section 7508A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 of not less than 6 months beginning on August 29, 2005,
that may be disregarded with respect to all of the acts described in section
7508(a)(1) of such Code.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20D7312EE0D8405190E1E3EDF042282F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>432.</enum><header>Penalty free
withdrawals from retirement plans for victims of Hurricane Katrina</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6551D22BBB7D4089960B4386F494380E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exclusion from
income of certain distributions which are repaid</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to individual retirement accounts) is amended by redesignating
subsection (x) as subsection (y) and by inserting after subsection (w) the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB64BC252CC142A195F171D773C0FBB3" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37925DAA43544BA4AB8FBB4EF4F57F70"><enum>(x)</enum><header>Repayable
distributions from qualified retirement plans for victims of Hurricane
Katrina</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C1345E3476848A99C9690840170D011"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, gross income shall not include any qualified
distribution.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3D82FB8C92949F9AC8AF85CF36BD91C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repayment
requirement</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE2C8767B11C64AC5ACEC5AEDD6B79FC7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Addition to
tax</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the required
recontributions made by the taxpayer during the repayment period are less than
the qualified distribution, the tax imposed by this chapter for the last
taxable year in the repayment period shall be increased by the amount
determined under subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5CCFA94C124142C2A6EA53D644081956"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination
of amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount
determined under this subparagraph shall be an amount which bears the same
ratio to the tax benefit amount as—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB02FBAC0B8D748D4A7DD5BE64CC8F516"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the excess (if any) of the qualified
distribution over required recontributions made during the repayment period,
bears to</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A8210DF1CA6479BBE490DECBFA4BCCB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the qualified distribution.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C0111C494BA45B291FF6DEED928268E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Repayment
period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
subsection, the term <term>repayment period</term> means, with respect to any
qualified distribution, the 5-taxable year period beginning after the taxable
year in which such distribution is received.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A6191296DD24C00AB0474BFE830CC97"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Tax benefit
amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
subsection, the term <term>tax benefit amount</term> means, with respect to any
qualified distribution, the aggregate reduction in the tax imposed by this
chapter for the taxable year in which such distribution is received by reason
of the exclusion under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID721BDF1B17E44DCA8DD70C447060EFA1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified
distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
this subsection, the term <term>qualified distribution</term> means any
distribution to an individual who has a principal place of abode within the
area designated as a disaster area by the President under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in connection with
Hurricane Katrina—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5656A6100E974678A338B67609DE6E28"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if such distribution is made during the
6-month period beginning on the date such declaration is made, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC204B74D53C44D05806F15C9BA324812"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent such distribution does not
exceed the excess of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F1D7D667E46492CBD2BDF539631BF25"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of expenses incurred as a result
of such disaster, over</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF527DA6CF7164EC4989B23620B107DAF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of such expenses which are
compensated for by insurance or otherwise.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8614F21C990A4131B19301478FB27112"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recontribution
of qualified distributions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDBE06FA807734A90B9FBEC4155AA74B0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual
received a qualified distribution, such individual shall make required
recontributions in the manner provided in this paragraph to an individual
retirement plan maintained for the benefit of such individual.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DF3E332C764463A9075BF9CA612275A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Method of
making recontribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any
required recontribution—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47F04CDC14E940F49EAE4241115ECBF2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made during the repayment period
for the qualified distribution,</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B9DCC6819A04925BF0B82AC00037917"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not exceed the qualified distribution
reduced by any prior recontribution under this paragraph with respect to such
distribution, and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25E7CB13E2844A038B4DBF976576AD9B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made by making a payment in cash
to the qualified retirement plan from which the qualified distribution was
made.</text>
</clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">An individual making a required
recontribution under this paragraph shall designate (in the manner prescribed
by the Secretary) such contribution as a required recontribution under this
paragraph and shall specify the qualified distribution with respect to which
such recontribution is being made.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D87CA2D5B364F128F1D158FEE19086C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment of
contribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
this title, any required recontribution under this paragraph shall not be taken
into account for purposes of any limitation on contributions to a qualified
retirement plan (as so defined).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID992E91C17BF343DB85214A67E258D997"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Other special
rules</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2253B5A79D7E4B6EAA79F7995611BD1E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Basis rules not
affected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The tax treatment
under this chapter of any distribution (other than a qualified distribution)
shall be determined as if this subsection had not been enacted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0195765134764362B2BAF14B7EE7E921"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Aggregation
rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
subsection, all qualified distributions received by an individual during a
taxable year shall be treated as a single
distribution.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID304FD9AEDF81478D9403E646372F9028"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to distributions received after the date of the
enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idDAC2A23ADB1342E59DEA576B57C84124" style="OLC"><enum>E<?LEXA-Enum ___?></enum><header>Hurricane Katrina Food
Assistance Relief</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF69B334AF0304109B03F8907CD709FEC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>441.<?LEXA-Enum _01.?></enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Hurricane Katrina Food Assistance
Relief Act of 2005</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2DA23E2BA08436091FC5C7A2E9EB6B9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>442.<?LEXA-Enum _02.?></enum><header>Definition of Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle, the term
<term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id568CE5BAFD034713B0DB55A729716B09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>443.<?LEXA-Enum _03.?></enum><header>Food Stamp Program disaster authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0E819854C864F5E9F8AA34D3488CCF7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(h) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1767B5A5AADD4A1DB215014735B0A11B" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0B4606C56C84B19A843018363EAC739" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Response to Hurricane
Katrina</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFD085FD1CEA4F43AB134630727D760A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7955814643E9412092AC51B44F83AC32"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Affected area</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9774FBEB69F47E2ABF197C6D185E6F1"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>affected area</term> means an area of a State that the Secretary
determines was affected by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D809D4AD69A40D0B018E0D5AA20323F"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>affected area</term>
includes any area that, as a result of Hurricane Katrina or a related
condition, was covered by—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA157127EA9BE49149F37A95929524252"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
natural disaster declaration under section 321(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CFRDA">Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act</act-name> (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)); or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA56D6E1D23814657AF580818E5A53C71"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
major disaster or emergency designation under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10194AD02AAE4A488FD6D49248F186E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Affected household</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2290C80E32042F9B87DB84E27BF86C1"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>affected household</term> means a household—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69A110725D01457390E97E3FCB1F0C64"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in an affected area;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ADC70233AC14C6591C98F038FDF3170"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which a member worked immediately prior
to August 29, 2005, in an affected area; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC41F932A06044F7919A83EBC4ACF7B3"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that was displaced as a result of Hurricane
Katrina or a related condition to other areas of the same or another
State.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD1031DE0EFA499BB47D3DC20FE78B1D"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>affected household</term>
includes a household containing 1 or more individuals that were displaced as a
result of Hurricane Katrina or a related condition, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACDBA466067245E182461DC47C4139FE"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Disaster recovery
period</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id699DDAA9A26946C987BE0B849D074E3D"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>disaster recovery period</term> means the period of 180 days beginning on
the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id389A66B58B094499A411FDA11A0AE2C8"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The disaster recovery period shall be
extended for another 180 days unless the President determines that the
extension is not necessary to fully meet the needs of affected
households.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE11CFCDAFB7F486F8D7AD992430364F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disaster recovery
period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the disaster
recovery period—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D89FF2BE9B946F1A5688EE16A6321B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">clauses (iv) and (v) of subsection
(g)(2)(B), subsections (d) and (o) of section 6, and section 8(c)(1) shall not
apply to affected households;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD20B8358A4745D8BCD9E0C14F41247C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the application of an affected household
shall be processed under the procedures established under section
11(e)(9);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC008AEA311394A54BA0274BDCAC5D528"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the option of the State agency, the
State agency may increase the value to the affected household of the thrifty
food plan determined under section 3(o) by 6 percent when calculating the value
of the allotment for an affected household under section 8(a), in lieu of
making the adjustment otherwise required by clause (iv);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECA6B5BD16B24D17A61DE8D6F52A3B37"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except in the case of a household to which
clause (iii) applies, the State agency shall calculate the income of an
affected household using a standard deduction of $323 in lieu of the deduction
provided under subsection (e)(1);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50825835D3A64F308C0708BFF1927372"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary shall pay each State agency
an amount equal to 100 percent of administrative costs allowable under section
16(a) related to serving affected households in lieu of the payments section
16(a) would otherwise require for those costs;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A368206FA8641E4B06E2B868344A2EB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an affected household shall be considered
to meet the requirements of subsection (c)(2) if the income of the affected
household, as calculated under subsection (c)(2), does not exceed the level
permitted under subsection (c)(1) by more than 50 percent;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52FB1CE941224089A06A619A355310E6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any funds designated for rebuilding or
relocation (including payments from Federal, State, or local governments,
charitable organizations, employers, or insurance companies) shall be excluded
from consideration under subsection (g) in determining the eligibility of an
affected household; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FF9B9F7816142D19D7163E279B5FB89"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an affected household may not be considered
to customarily purchase food and prepare meals together with other individuals
if the affected household did not customarily purchase food and prepare meals
for home consumption with those individuals immediately prior to August 29,
2005.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFC36BC0BCCD4D899DFF669F69A1F314"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duplicate participation</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB05DDFCE91704A73ADE38EC1D1EBAB47"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall take such actions as
are prudent and reasonable under the circumstances to identify affected
households that are participating in more than 1 State and to terminate the
duplicate participation of those households.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A708F8A73AC409299D7E87C1193AAD1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>No action taken</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except in the case of deliberate
falsehoods, no action may be taken against any affected household relating to
any duplicate participation during the disaster recovery period that takes
place prior to termination under clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FF155CAF2004729848559DC2D8CC678"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Claims relating to
benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except in the case
of intentional program violations as determined under section 6(b), no claim
may be established under section 13(b) relating to benefits issued under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E310B136E7B412C984BC456CEE243BF"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Payment error rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of determining the payment
error rate of a State agency under section 16(c), the Secretary shall disregard
any errors resulting from the application of this paragraph to an affected
household during the disaster recovery period.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB2609C9CA3B40B0A312839A566E29C1"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This paragraph shall not apply in any area
of a State to the extent that there is in effect in the area an emergency food
stamp plan approved by the Secretary that is more generous than the assistance
provided under this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87126EEDB90F4D4097094F9CC98D33FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
information activities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2491150894EA43C49839668594B9BFFF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From funds otherwise
appropriated for the food stamp program established under the
<act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food Stamp Act of 1977</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C.
2011</external-xref> et seq.), the Secretary may use not more than $5,000,000
for the period of fiscal year 2005 through 2006 to enter into contracts with
nonprofit organizations to provide affected households (as defined in section
5(h)(4)(A)(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (as added by subsection (a)) with
information about and assistance in completing the application process for any
food assistance programs for which the Secretary provides funds or
commodities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF646E008559349AB84B562550936CA8E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expediting
provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48FE44CC521D40DAA8C0462285290FB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide public notice of the
availability of funds described in paragraph (1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90EB16796E0B4AAAB47350ABAD22382E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to accept competitive bids for contracts
under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbcf92a32452d420595366f2b429d8752" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>444.<?LEXA-Enum _04.?></enum><header>Emergency Food Assistance Program and Section
32 Assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83902A8FED084EF990C35F356B742F32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
eligible recipient</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <term>eligible recipient</term> means an individual or
household that, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A16E354EDA84535A1E67B723F7A0BAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a victim of Hurricane Katrina or a
related condition;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01BD06FADEBA4FC5890F3982FF92F1E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been displaced by Hurricane Katrina or
a related condition; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E1402E99AB64E9CA2124B40A35AB503"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is temporarily housing 1 or more
individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE70A3D71D9224E769967FA82D357855E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE12A5CD4233C42339A68AB7127770E48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to funds
already obligated to carry out the emergency food assistance program
established under the <act-name parsable-cite="EFAA83">Emergency Food
Assistance Act of 1983</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7501">7 U.S.C. 7501</external-xref> et
seq.), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
shall use not more than $200,000,000 of funds made available under that Act to
provide a variety of food to eligible recipient agencies for providing food
assistance to eligible recipients, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EDF7086227440DEB608A40EC61FC5A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">special supplemental foods for pregnant
women and infants or for other individuals with special needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB372B420C6E6468C82CF1F361C3579C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">infant formula;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2F2165DEED44570943DC30FD86CDC96"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">bottled water; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3653956424D7452AA89F5A8A435F0DA2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fruit juices.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id641A97232343463E8063D95CF7C27E24"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available
under paragraph (1) may be used to provide commodities in accordance
with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE09F0B184F84306977A5C67DABA4C3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 27 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2036);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id893AB35988AC41F2BE1E2A7DF584F8C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 203A of the
<act-name parsable-cite="EFAA83">Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7
U.S.C. 7504); and</act-name></text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56A8C8B54E2C4BB3B1796956170CDCF2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 204 of the Emergency Food
Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf85255f060a4fb9a44df6f5c0d7b9a7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Section 32
funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to funds
obligated for fiscal years 2005 and 2006 under section 32 of the Act of August
24, 1935 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C.
612c</external-xref>), the Secretary shall use not more than $200,000,000 of
funds made available under that section to provide food assistance to eligible
recipients, including food described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
subsection (b)(1).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07a28092a3a44cdf9af622437582b536" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>445.<?LEXA-Enum _05.?></enum><header>WIC Funding</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB23A6E735C054F3B9204016DC3C00EA1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to other
funds made available to the Secretary for fiscal year 2005 or 2006 to carry out
the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children
established by <external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="CNA66/17">section
17</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child Nutrition Act
of 1966</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</external-xref>), there is
authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2007.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBACA3BB8A6F84D8298311FEFE362DD36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency
designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts made
available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to subsection (a) are
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res.
95 (109th Congress).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2973BAC72DE4610AEF27A3D2CC18EBA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section
17(i) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child Nutrition Act of
1966</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">42
U.S.C. 1786</external-xref>(i)), the Secretary may allocate funds made
available under subsection (a) as the Secretary determines to be necessary to
provide assistance to women, infants, and children who, as determined by the
Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8103E145E5C641459968DC8EAFFD4B9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are victims of Hurricane Katrina or a
related condition; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E2A02BA04304F7A8BB149E522E04053"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina or
a related condition.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID519895ad32e24914b3ca8677f863e082" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>446.<?LEXA-Enum _05.?></enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate a report that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D031A0DD8E54120827D83267CBA43B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes whether additional funding or
authority is needed to continue to address the food needs of eligible
recipients; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBAF6A6981DF4F76871D02F1A91CDB33"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes any determination by the President
under section 5(h)(4)(A)(iii)(II) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (as added by
section _03(a)) that an extension of the disaster recovery period is not
necessary to fully meet the needs of affected households.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A145A4D4B6D4F02BCFB9DDBCC10A249" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>447.<?LEXA-Enum _06.?></enum><header>Regulations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE43F0B2F943E475F91FF61082E8CA70A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC695C4B46B9A4B1996DE3D5E88497059"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The promulgation of the regulations and
administration of this subtitle shall be made without regard to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BC313864A4A432988B951E3CA3D19AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the notice and comment provisions of
section 553 of title 5, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4184017F7EE54845A73DA81A23C0F04B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB5DEA6BF0264F59866B0776A5CA74C8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code
(commonly known as the <quote>Paperwork Reduction Act</quote>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE84D2FB930149AE8A669395AF5802CA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Congressional
review of agency rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id97F504362AD84525AA90CB9331A51FB4" style="OLC"><enum>F</enum><header>Bankruptcy Relief</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID076782CF11FD4C1B86344594EFE6AA3C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>451.</enum><header>Bankruptcy Relief
for Victims of Hurricane Katrina</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2BD3292D95F4904BA436CB083D0F077"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the provisions of title 11, United States Code, as in
effect on August 29, 2005, shall apply to any case described in subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B4B537616594FAFB1C032A80557C354"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A case described in this subsection is a
case commenced during the 180-day period beginning on the effective date of the
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, under title
11, United States Code (other than under chapter 12 of that title 11), or
during an extension of a period for the availability of benefits or assistance
in accordance with section 501(b), by or on behalf of a debtor who resides, or
who resided on August 29, 2005, in any area that is subject to a declaration by
the President of a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in connection with
Hurricane Katrina.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Administrative Matters</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFB088B258764B5681C9B2CD36D0A69F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Period of
availability of benefits</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3581142252364FE09E90BA76B0A5B961"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided by this Act or an amendment made by this Act, a benefit or assistance
provided by any provision of this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be
available through the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA6A23D17E2F4F7C826AD168E98E3E68"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Automatic
extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The period during
which a benefit or assistance described in subsection (a) is available shall be
automatically extended for an additional 180 days, beginning on the date that
is 181 days after the date of enactment of this Act (or any earlier date on
which such period expires under a provision of this Act or an amendment made by
this Act), unless the President determines that the extension of the
availability of the benefit or assistance is not necessary to fully meet the
needs of individuals and households affected by Hurricane Katrina or a related
condition.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F04B6BAC580450EB0EED745948AA6FD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President determines that an
extension is not necessary under subsection (b), the President shall submit to
Congress a report describing the determination.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3378EC8BB34347BDB19AC85A465B916B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header>Nondiscrimination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each recipient of Federal funds made
available pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by this Act, in carrying
out programs and activities with those funds, shall comply with all Federal
laws (including regulations) prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability, including title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). Each recipient of
Federal funds made available pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by this
Act, in carrying out programs and activities with those funds, shall comply
with all Federal laws (including regulations) prohibiting discrimination on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability,
including title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et
seq.).</text>
</section>