[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2187 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2187

To make emergency supplemental appropriations for Katrina recovery for 
   the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2007

Mr. Alexander introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To make emergency supplemental appropriations for Katrina recovery for 
   the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for 
other purposes, namely:

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

    Sec. 2101. Section 1231(k)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3831(k)(2)) is amended by striking ``During calendar year 2006, 
the'' and inserting ``The''.

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                       Office of Justice Programs

               state and local law enforcement assistance

    For an additional amount for ``State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance'', for discretionary grants authorized by subpart 2 of part 
E, of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
as in effect on September 30, 2006, notwithstanding the provisions of 
section 511 of said Act, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the amount made available under this heading 
shall be for local law enforcement initiatives in the Gulf Coast region 
related to the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Provided 
further, That these funds shall be apportioned among the States in 
quotient to their level of violent crime as estimated by the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Report for the year 2005.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities

    For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and 
Facilities'', for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the shrimp and fishing industries, 
$110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

                        exploration capabilities

    For an additional amount for ``Exploration Capabilities'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 
$35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

    Sec. 2201. Up to $48,000,000 of amounts made available to the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Public Law 109-148 and 
Public Law 109-234 for emergency hurricane and other natural disaster-
related expenses may be used to reimburse hurricane-related costs 
incurred by NASA in fiscal year 2005.

                               CHAPTER 3

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

                              construction

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season, $25,300,000, to remain available until 
expended, which may be used to continue construction of projects 
related to interior drainage for the greater New Orleans metropolitan 
area.

                 flood control and coastal emergencies

    For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal 
Emergencies'', as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 
(33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses relating to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and for other purposes, $1,407,700,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That $1,300,000,000 of 
the amount provided may be used by the Secretary of the Army to carry 
out projects and measures for the West Bank and Vicinity and Lake 
Ponchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, projects, as described under the 
heading ``Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies'', in chapter 3 of 
Public Law 109-148: Provided further, That $107,700,000 of the amount 
provided may be used to implement the projects for hurricane storm 
damage reduction, flood damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration 
within Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi 
substantially in accordance with the Report of the Chief of Engineers 
dated December 31, 2006, and entitled ``Mississippi, Coastal 
Improvements Program Interim Report, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson 
Counties, Mississippi'': Provided further, That projects authorized for 
implementation under this Chief's report shall be carried out at full 
Federal expense, except that the non-Federal interests shall be 
responsible for providing for all costs associated with operation and 
maintenance of the project: Provided further, That any project using 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be initiated only after 
non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the 
Secretary requiring the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the 
operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs 
of the project and to hold and save the United States free from damages 
due to the construction or operation and maintenance of the project, 
except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States 
or its contractors: Provided further, That the Chief of Engineers, 
acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, 
shall provide a monthly report to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, 
beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

    Sec. 2301. The Secretary is authorized and directed to determine 
the value of eligible reimbursable expenses incurred by local 
governments in storm-proofing pumping stations, constructing safe 
houses for operators, and other interim flood control measures in and 
around the New Orleans metropolitan area that the Secretary determines 
to be integral to the overall plan to ensure operability of the 
stations during hurricanes, storms and high water events and the flood 
control plan for the area.
    Sec. 2302. (a) The Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed 
to utilize funds remaining available for obligation from the amounts 
appropriated in chapter 3 of Public Law 109-234 under the heading 
``Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies'' for projects in the greater 
New Orleans metropolitan area to prosecute these projects in a manner 
which promotes the goal of continuing work at an optimal pace, while 
maximizing, to the greatest extent practicable, levels of protection to 
reduce the risk of storm damage to people and property.
    (b) The expenditure of funds as provided in subsection (a) may be 
made without regard to individual amounts or purposes specified in 
chapter 3 of Public Law 109-234.
    (c) Any reallocation of funds that are necessary to accomplish the 
goal established in subsection (a) are authorized, subject to the 
approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriation.
    Sec. 2303. The Chief of Engineers shall investigate the overall 
technical advantages, disadvantages and operational effectiveness of 
operating the new pumping stations at the mouths of the 17th Street, 
Orleans Avenue and London Avenue canals in the New Orleans area 
directed for construction in Public Law 109-234 concurrently or in 
series with existing pumping stations serving these canals and the 
advantages, disadvantages and technical operational effectiveness of 
removing the existing pumping stations and configuring the new pumping 
stations and associated canals to handle all needed discharges; and the 
advantages, disadvantages and technical operational effectiveness of 
replacing or improving the floodwalls and levees adjacent to the three 
outfall canals: Provided, That the analysis should be conducted at 
Federal expense: Provided further, That the analysis shall be completed 
and furnished to the Congress not later than three months after 
enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 2304. Using funds made available in Chapter 3 under title II 
of Public Law 109-234, under the heading ``Investigations'', the 
Secretary of the Army, in consultation with other agencies and the 
State of Louisiana shall accelerate completion as practicable the final 
report of the Chief of Engineers recommending a comprehensive plan to 
deauthorize deep draft navigation on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet: 
Provided, That the plan shall incorporate and build upon the Interim 
Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Deep-Draft De-Authorization Report 
submitted to Congress in December 2006 pursuant to Public Law 109-234.

                               CHAPTER 4

                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

                     Disaster Loans Program Account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Small Business 
Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account'', $25,069,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be used for administrative 
expenses to carry out the disaster loan program, which may be 
transferred to and merged with ``Small Business Administration, 
Salaries and Expenses''.
    Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Small Business 
Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account'', $25,000,000 shall be 
used for loans under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act for 
businesses located in an area for which the President declared a major 
disaster because of the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar 
year 2005, of which not to exceed $8,750,000 is for direct 
administrative expenses and may be transferred to and merged with 
``Small Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses'' to carry out 
the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration.

                               CHAPTER 5

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                            disaster relief

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'', $4,610,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That $4,000,000 shall be 
transferred to ``Office of Inspector General''.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

    Sec. 2501. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, 
including direct Federal assistance, provided for the States of 
Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Texas in connection with 
Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, Dennis, and Rita under sections 403, 406, 
407, and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 
percent of the eligible costs under such sections.
    (b) Applicability.--The Federal share provided by subsection (a) 
shall apply to disaster assistance applied for before the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 2502. (a) Community Disaster Loan Act.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster 
        Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88) is amended by striking 
        ``Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of 
        the Stafford Act, such loans may not be canceled:''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Community 
        Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88).
    (b) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title II of the Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
        Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234) is 
        amended under Federal Emergency Management Agency, ``Disaster 
        Assistance Direct Loan Program Account'' by striking ``Provided 
        further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of such Act, 
        such loans may not be canceled:''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
        Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234).
    Sec. 2503. (a) In General.--Section 2401 of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234) is amended by 
striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``24 months''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall be 
effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane 
Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234).

                               CHAPTER 6

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         National Park Service

                       historic preservation fund

    For an additional amount for the ``Historic Preservation Fund'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and 
other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $10,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the funds provided under this 
heading shall be provided to the State Historic Preservation Officer, 
after consultation with the National Park Service, for grants for 
disaster relief in areas of Louisiana impacted by Hurricanes Katrina or 
Rita: Provided further, That grants shall be for the preservation, 
stabilization, rehabilitation, and repair of historic properties listed 
in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, for 
planning and technical assistance: Provided further, That grants shall 
only be available for areas that the President determines to be a major 
disaster under section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) due to Hurricanes 
Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That individual grants shall not be 
subject to a non-Federal matching requirement: Provided further, That 
no more than 5 percent of funds provided under this heading for 
disaster relief grants may be used for administrative expenses.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 2601. Of the disaster relief funds from Public Law 109-234, 
120 Stat. 418, 461, (June 30, 2006), chapter 5, ``National Park 
Service--Historic Preservation Fund'', for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season that were allocated to the State of Mississippi by the 
National Park Service, $500,000 is hereby transferred to the ``National 
Park Service--National Recreation and Preservation'' appropriation: 
Provided, That these funds may be used to reconstruct destroyed 
properties that at the time of destruction were listed in the National 
Register of Historic Places and are otherwise qualified to receive 
these funds: Provided further, That the State Historic Preservation 
Officer certifies that, for the community where that destroyed property 
was located, the property is iconic to or essential to illustrating 
that community's historic identity, that no other property in that 
community with the same associative historic value has survived, and 
that sufficient historical documentation exists to ensure an accurate 
reproduction.

                               CHAPTER 7

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                            Higher Education

    For an additional amount under part B of title VII of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (``HEA'') for institutions of higher education 
(as defined in section 101 or section 102(c) of that Act) that are 
located in an area in which a major disaster was declared in accordance 
with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act related to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, 
$30,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 
Secretary of Education only for payments to help defray the expenses 
(which may include lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already 
incurred, and construction) incurred by such institutions of higher 
education that were forced to close, relocate or significantly curtail 
their activities as a result of damage directly caused by such 
hurricanes and for payments to enable such institutions to provide 
grants to students who attend such institutions for academic years 
beginning on or after July 1, 2006: Provided further, That such 
payments shall be made in accordance with criteria established by the 
Secretary and made publicly available without regard to section 437 of 
the General Education Provisions Act, section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, or part B of title VII of the HEA.

                      Hurricane Education Recovery

    For carrying out activities authorized by subpart 1 of part D of 
title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for use by the States 
of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama primarily for recruiting, 
retaining, and compensating new and current teachers, school 
principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, 
assistant directors, and other educators, who commit to work for at 
least three years in school-based positions in public elementary and 
secondary schools located in an area with respect to which a major 
disaster was declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) by reason 
of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, including through such 
mechanisms as paying salary premiums, performance bonuses, housing 
subsidies, signing bonuses, and relocation costs and providing loan 
forgiveness, with priority given to teachers and school-based school 
principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, 
assistant directors, and other educators who previously worked or lived 
in one of the affected areas, are currently employed (or become 
employed) in such a school in any of the affected areas after those 
disasters, and commit to continue that employment for at least 3 years, 
Provided, That funds available under this heading to such States may 
also be used for 1 or more of the following activities: (1) to build 
the capacity, knowledge, and skill of teachers and school-based school 
principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, 
assistant directors, and other educators in such public elementary and 
secondary schools to provide an effective education, including the 
design, adaptation, and implementation of high-quality formative 
assessments; (2) the establishment of partnerships with nonprofit 
entities with a demonstrated track record in recruiting and retaining 
outstanding teachers and other school-based school principals, 
assistant principals, principal resident directors, and assistant 
directors; and (3) paid release time for teachers and principals to 
identify and replicate successful practices from the fastest-improving 
and highest-performing schools: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Education shall allocate amounts available under this heading among 
such States that submit applications; that such allocation shall be 
based on the number of public elementary and secondary schools in each 
State that were closed for 19 days or more during the period beginning 
on August 29, 2005, and ending on December 31, 2005, due to Hurricane 
Katrina or Hurricane Rita; and that such States shall in turn allocate 
funds to local educational agencies, with priority given first to such 
agencies with the highest percentages of public elementary and 
secondary schools that are closed as a result of such hurricanes as of 
the date of enactment of this Act and then to such agencies with the 
highest percentages of public elementary and secondary schools with a 
student-teacher ratio of at least 25 to 1, and with any remaining 
amounts to be distributed to such agencies with demonstrated need, as 
determined by the State Superintendent of Education: Provided further, 
That, in the case of any State that chooses to use amounts available 
under this heading for performance bonuses, not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and in collaboration with 
local educational agencies, teachers' unions, local principals' 
organizations, local parents' organizations, local business 
organizations, and local charter schools organizations, the State 
educational agency shall develop a plan for a rating system for 
performance bonuses, and if no agreement has been reached that is 
satisfactory to all consulting entities by such deadline, the State 
educational agency shall immediately send a letter notifying Congress 
and shall, not later than 30 days after such notification, establish 
and implement a rating system that shall be based on classroom 
observation and feedback more than once annually, conducted by multiple 
sources (including, but not limited to, principals and master 
teachers), and evaluated against research-based rubrics that use 
planning, instructional, and learning environment standards to measure 
teacher performance, except that the requirements of this proviso shall 
not apply to a State that has enacted a State law in 2006 authorizing 
performance pay for teachers.

                 programs to restart school operations

    Funds made available under section 102 of the Hurricane Education 
Recovery Act (title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148) may be used 
by the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas, in 
addition to the uses of funds described in section 102(e), for the 
following costs: (1) recruiting, retaining, and compensating new and 
current teachers, school principals, assistant principals, principal 
resident directors, assistant directors, and other educators for 
school-based positions in public elementary and secondary schools 
impacted by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, including through such 
mechanisms as paying salary premiums, performance bonuses, housing 
subsidies, signing bonuses, and relocation costs and providing loan 
forgiveness; (2) activities to build the capacity, knowledge, and 
skills of teachers and school-based school principals, assistant 
principals, principal resident directors, assistant directors, and 
other educators in such public elementary and secondary schools to 
provide an effective education, including the design, adaptation, and 
implementation of high-quality formative assessments; (3) the 
establishment of partnerships with nonprofit entities with a 
demonstrated track record in recruiting and retaining outstanding 
teachers and school-based school principals, assistant principals, 
principal resident directors, and assistant directors; and (4) paid 
release time for teachers and principals to identify and replicate 
successful practices from the fastest-improving and highest-performing 
schools.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

    Sec. 2701. Section 105(b) of title IV of division B of Public Law 
109-148 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
``With respect to the program authorized by section 102 of this Act, 
the waiver authority in subsection (a) of this section shall be 
available until the end of fiscal year 2008.''.
    Sec. 2702. Notwithstanding section 2002(c) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a(c)), funds made available under the heading 
``Social Services Block Grant'' in division B of Public Law 109-148 
shall be available for expenditure by the States through the end of 
fiscal year 2009.
    Sec. 2703. (a) In the event that Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 
or Texas fails to meet its match requirement with funds appropriated in 
fiscal years 2006 or 2007, for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services may waive the application of 
section 2617(d)(4) of the Public Health Service Act for Louisiana, 
Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas.
    (b) The Secretary may not exercise the waiver authority available 
under subsection (a) to allow a grantee to provide less than a 25 
percent matching grant.
    (c) For grant years beginning in 2008, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Alabama, and Texas and any eligible metropolitan area in Louisiana, 
Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas shall comply with each of the 
applicable requirements under title XXVI of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff-11 et seq.).

                               CHAPTER 8

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                     Federal Highway Administration

                          federal-aid highways

                        emergency relief program

                    (including rescission of funds)

    For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program as 
authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, 
$682,942,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
section 125(d)(1) of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to 
emergency relief projects that respond to damage caused by the 2005-
2006 winter storms in the State of California: Provided further, That 
of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to each State under 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, $682,942,000 are rescinded: 
Provided further, That such rescission shall not apply to the funds 
distributed in accordance with sections 130(f) and 104(b)(5) of title 
23, United States Code; sections 133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of Public Law 109-59; 
and the first sentence of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title.

                     Federal Transit Administration

                             formula grants

    For an additional amount to be allocated by the Secretary to 
recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
Code, directly affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $35,000,000, 
for the operating and capital costs of transit services, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Federal share for any 
project funded from this amount shall be 100 percent.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                      Office of Inspector General

    For an additional amount for the Office of Inspector General, for 
the necessary costs related to the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita, $7,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

    Sec. 2801. The third proviso under the heading ``Department of 
Housing and Urban Development--Public and Indian Housing--Tenant-Based 
Rental Assistance'' in chapter 9 of title I of division B of Public Law 
109-148 (119 Stat. 2779) is amended by striking ``for up to 18 months'' 
and inserting ``until December 31, 2007''.
    Sec. 2802. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by 
Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding after the third proviso: ``: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, except for 
applying the 2007 Annual Adjustment Factor and making any other 
specified adjustments, public housing agencies specified in category 1 
below shall receive funding for calendar year 2007 based on the higher 
of the amounts the agencies would receive under the previous proviso or 
the amounts the agencies received in calendar year 2006, and public 
housing agencies specified in categories 2 and 3 below shall receive 
funding for calendar year 2007 equal to the amounts the agencies 
received in calendar year 2006, except that public housing agencies 
specified in categories 1 and 2 below shall receive funding under this 
proviso only if, and to the extent that, any such public housing agency 
submits a plan, approved by the Secretary, that demonstrates that the 
agency can effectively use within 12 months the funding that the agency 
would receive under this proviso that is in addition to the funding 
that the agency would receive under the previous proviso: (1) public 
housing agencies that are eligible for assistance under section 901 in 
Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 2781) or are located in the same counties 
as those eligible under section 901 and operate voucher programs under 
section 8(o) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 but do not operate public 
housing under section 9 of such Act, and any public housing agency that 
otherwise qualifies under this category must demonstrate that they have 
experienced a loss of rental housing stock as a result of the 2005 
hurricanes; (2) public housing agencies that would receive less funding 
under the previous proviso than they would receive under this proviso 
and that have been placed in receivership or the Secretary has declared 
to be in breach of an Annual Contributions Contract by June 1, 2007; 
and (3) public housing agencies that spent more in calendar year 2006 
than the total of the amounts of any such public housing agency's 
allocation amount for calendar year 2006 and the amount of any such 
public housing agency's available housing assistance payments 
undesignated funds balance from calendar year 2005 and the amount of 
any such public housing agency's available administrative fees 
undesignated funds balance through calendar year 2006''.
    Sec. 2803. Section 901 of Public Law 109-148 is amended by deleting 
``calendar year 2006'' and inserting ``calendar years 2006 and 2007''.

                               CHAPTER 9

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

                         availability of funds

    Sec. 2901. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.

                         emergency designation

    Sec. 2902. Amounts in this Act are designated as emergency 
requirements pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
Congress), and pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th 
Congress) as made applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).
    This Act may be cited as the ``Katrina Recovery Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2007''.
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