II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1847 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 6, 2005 Ms. Landrieu introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To provide assistance to rebuild hospitals damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, and for other purposes.

1.

Hospital assistance

From amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award emergency grants to hospitals located in Louisiana to assist the hospitals in recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

2.

Funding

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amounts made available to the Department of Homeland Security under the heading Disaster Relief under the heading EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE of Public Law 109–62 (119 Stat. 1991), not less than $311,600,000 shall be available for emergency grants under section 1 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to Louisiana hospitals, of which $151,100,000 shall be for the Oshner Clinical Foundation in Louisiana, $89,200,000 shall be for the East Jefferson General Hospital, and $71,200,000 shall be for the West Jefferson Medical Center. (b)

Available until expended

The amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.