[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 2166 Referred in House (RFH)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2166


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2006

           Referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States 
  to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, 
 records, equipment, and technology which were damaged, destroyed, or 
     dislocated as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Election Relief Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES FOR RESTORING AND REPLACING ELECTION 
              ADMINISTRATION SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, RECORDS, EQUIPMENT, 
              AND TECHNOLOGY WHICH WERE DAMAGED, DESTROYED, OR 
              DISLOCATED BY HURRICANES KATRINA OR RITA.

    (a) Authority To Make Grants.--The Election Assistance Commission 
shall make a grant to each eligible State, in such amount as the 
Commission considers appropriate, for purposes of restoring and 
replacing supplies, materials, records, equipment, and technology used 
in the administration of Federal elections in the State which were 
damaged, destroyed, or dislocated as a result of Hurricane Katrina or 
Hurricane Rita and ensuring the full participation in such elections by 
individuals who were displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina or 
Hurricane Rita.
    (b) Use of Grant Funds.--Funds received under a grant under 
subsection (a) shall be used in a manner that is consistent with the 
requirements of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
    (c) Eligibility.--A State is eligible to receive a grant under this 
section if it submits to the Commission (at such time and in such form 
as the Commission may require) a certification that--
            (1) supplies, materials, records, equipment, and technology 
        used in the administration of Federal elections in the State 
        were damaged, destroyed, or dislocated as a result of Hurricane 
        Katrina or Hurricane Rita; or
            (2) the system of such State for conducting Federal 
        elections has been significantly impacted by the displacement 
        of individuals as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane 
        Rita.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for 
grants under this Act $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

            Passed the Senate February 9, 2006.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.