[House Document 109-89]
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109th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-89

 
                 REQUESTS FOR FY 2006 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

REQUESTS FOR FY 2006 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF 
 AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, DEFENSE, HOMELAND SECURITY, HOUSING AND URBAN 
    DEVELOPMENT, INTERIOR, JUSTICE, VETERANS AFFAIRS, THE CORPS OF 
 ENGINEERS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, THE GENERAL SERVICES 
          ADMINISTRATION AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION




  February 28, 2006.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker. Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst 
natural disasters in our Nation's history. Katrina devastated 
an area roughly the size of Great Britain. This devastation has 
required an unprecedented response by Federal, State, and local 
governments, as well as the private sector. So far, the Federal 
Government has committed more than $87 billion in spending and 
$8 billion in tax relief for the people of the Gulf Coast and 
New Orleans.
    To provide additional resources to assist the region in its 
recovery, I ask Congress to consider the enclosed requests, 
totaling $19.8 billion. This request includes critical funding 
to: replenish the Department of Homeland Security's Disaster 
Relief Fund in support of ongoing response efforts; support the 
Small Business Administration's Disaster Loan program; provide 
funding for the Community Development Block Grant program to 
support Louisiana's flood mitigation plans; achieve my 
commitment through the Corps of Engineers for stronger and 
better levee protection for New Orleans; and continue 
rebuilding of the region's Federal infrastructure.
    I urge the Congress to act expeditiously on this request to 
ensure that the Federal response and recovery efforts continue 
uninterrupted. I designate this proposal in the amount 
requested herein as an emergency requirement.
    The details of this request are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget.
            Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush.
    Enclosure.
                 Estimate No. 2, 109th Cong., 2nd Sess.

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                 Washington, DC, February 16, 2006.
The President,
The White House.
    On September 2, 2005, you signed into law Public Law 109-
61, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet 
Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina, which provided $10.5 billion in emergency supplemental 
funds for hurricane-related disaster relief. On September 8, 
2005, you signed into law Public Law 109-62, the Second 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate 
Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, which 
provided $51.8 billion in emergency supplemental funds for 
hurricane-related disaster relief. On December 30, 2005, you 
signed into law Public Law 109-148, the Department of Defense, 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in 
the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006, which 
included an additional $28.6 billion to allow recovery efforts 
to continue through March 2006. Of this amount, $23.4 billion 
was offset by a reallocation from the Department of Homeland 
Security's Disaster Relief Fund.
    Federal response and recovery efforts have been extensive 
and the rebuilding in the Gulf Coast continues. To further our 
efforts to respond to the significant needs of hurricane-
affected States and proceed uninterrupted with recovery and 
reconstruction activities underway, I submit for your 
consideration FY 2006 proposals, totaling $19.8 billion. I 
recommend that you designate the proposals contained in this 
transmittal as emergency requirements.
    As described below and in more detail in the enclosures, 
the requests include the following:

Department of Agriculture
     $55 million is requested for the Department of 
Agriculture, of which $25 million would be used to provide for 
continued alternate worksite and equipment costs, as well as 
facility repair associated with the National Finance Center. 
Also, included in this funding is $20 million for the 
restoration of the Southern Regional Research Center in New 
Orleans and $10 million to allow the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service to purchase floodplain easements on 
impaired lands in order to restore the floodplains to prevent 
future losses.

Department of Commerce
     $32.8 million is requested for the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), of which $11.8 
million is for rebuilding a damaged NOAA science center that 
provides necessary scientific support for fisheries management 
in the Gulf, and $21.0 million is to provide assessments and 
assistance to restore fishery resources and implement 
sustainable approaches to fishery redevelopment in the Gulf.

Department of Defense
     $1.8 billion is requested for the Department of 
Defense, of which $1.05 billion would be used to replace 
destroyed or damaged equipment for Navy ships and fund related 
workforce costs at Gulf Coast shipyards. The request also 
includes $405 million for the planning, design and construction 
of military facilities and infrastructure in Louisiana and 
Mississippi damaged or destroyed by the high winds and flooding 
associated with the Gulf hurricanes; $288 million for facility 
repair and restoration and refurbishment of collateral 
equipment at installations and regional facilities, as well as 
personal property claims at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 
(for damage to Servicemember furniture, vehicles, and other 
items not covered by private insurance); and $69 million to 
cover increased housing allowances to cover higher housing 
costs for Servicemembers in hurricane-affected areas.

Department of Homeland Security
     $9.9 billion is requested for the Department of 
Homeland Security, of which $9.4 billion is for the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Fund to support 
current relief efforts under the Stafford Act. This funding 
will support ongoing response efforts, including assistance to 
families and individuals requiring shelter, medical care, 
housing assistance, and other disaster assistance benefits. 
Funding will also support improvement of public alert, warning, 
and crisis communication systems in the Gulf; provide for 
public assistance, emergency protective measures, and debris 
removal; support continuing government-wide investigation and 
audit activities; and ensure ongoing response and relief 
efforts continue uninterrupted.

Department of Housing and Urban Development
     $4.4 billion is requested for the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, of which $4.2 billion would be 
used for the Community Development Block Grant program for 
flood mitigation through infrastructure improvements, real 
property acquisition or relocation, and other means to reduce 
the risk of future damages and loss in Louisiana. An additional 
$202 million is provided for housing vouchers under the tenant-
based rental assistance account for approximately 44,000 
families that were in HUD assisted housing or homeless in the 
areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita prior to the 
disasters. These funds will cover the remaining 5 months of an 
18-month housing assistance program.

Department of the Interior

     $216 million is requested for facility clean-up 
and repair needs for Gulf Coast sites of the United States 
Geological Survey, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
and the National Park Service, and for relocation and recovery 
costs associated with the Minerals Management Service Gulf of 
Mexico regional office.

Department of Justice

     $9.7 million is requested for the United States 
Attorneys, and for the United States Attorneys to reimburse 
other components, for costs associated with additional caseload 
and other prosecutorial and investigative costs related to the 
aftermath of the 2005 hurricanes.

Department of Veterans Affairs

     $600 million is requested to replace the medical 
center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Corps of Engineers

     $1.5 billion is requested to strengthen and 
improve flood protection for greater New Orleans and 
surrounding areas. The proposed measures will address the main 
causes of the catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina. 
Of this amount, $1.4 billion is included for closure of three 
interior drainage canals and installation of pump stations and 
floodgates at the lakefront; storm-proofing authorized Federal 
pump stations so they can remain operable during hurricanes, 
storms, and high water events; armoring critical portions of 
the levee system in New Orleans; improving protection along the 
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal; and incorporating certain non-
Federal levees into the existing Federal levee system. The 
request also includes $100 million to reduce the risk of storm 
damage to the greater New Orleans metropolitan area by 
restoring the surrounding wetlands.

Environmental Protection Agency

     $13 million is requested for increased 
environmental monitoring, assessment, and analytical support 
necessary to protect public health during ongoing recovery and 
reconstruction efforts, and to address the most immediate 
underground storage tank needs in areas affected by Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita.

General Services Administration

     $37 million is requested to support short- and 
long-term repair and alterations of Federal buildings in the 
Gulf Coast that received significant water and wind damage as a 
result of the 2005 hurricanes.

Small Business Administration

     $1.3 billion is requested for the Disaster Loan 
Program for credit subsidy and administrative funds to make 
loans to homeowners, renters, and businesses to cover disaster 
recovery costs.
            Sincerely,
                                          Joshua B. Bolten,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosures.
                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


                          Executive Operations


                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

    For an additional amount for ``Working Capital Fund'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $25,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would provide $25 million to the National 
Finance Center to cover additional costs incurred due to 
Hurricane Katrina. Damaged facilities in New Orleans and 
necessary alternate worksites and equipment resulted in higher 
than anticipated costs. Personnel costs, however, were lower 
than anticipated because staff was able to return to New 
Orleans earlier than expected.
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                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


                     Agricultural Research Service


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

    For an additional amount for ``Buildings and Facilities'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $20,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That Congress 
designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this 
specific purpose.
    This request would provide an additional $20 million for 
the restoration of the Southern Regional Research Center in New 
Orleans, Louisiana.
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                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


               WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

    For an additional amount for ``Watershed and Flood 
Prevention Operations'' for the Emergency Watershed Protection 
Program, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008, for the purchase of easements on floodplain lands in 
disaster areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season: Provided, That Congress 
designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this 
specific purpose.
    This request would provide $10 million to the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to purchase floodplain 
easements on impaired lands in disaster areas affected by 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes that occurred in 2005. 
Under the floodplain easement program, a landowner voluntarily 
sells a permanent conservation easement to NRCS and, in return 
for a payment for the agricultural value of the parcel, 
foregoes future cropping and development on the land. NRCS 
restores the natural features and characteristics of the 
floodplain to generate public benefits, such as increased flood 
protection and reduced need for future public disaster 
assistance.
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                         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 Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$21,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would provide $21 million for assessment of 
fishery resources and contaminant level monitoring; mapping to 
assist debris removal from fishing grounds and assess coastal 
hazard risks; oyster bed rehabilitation; and accelerated 
development of limited access and other market-based management 
approaches to promote economically sustainable fisheries.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


               PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Acquisition and 
Construction'' for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $11,800,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would provide $11.8 million to complete the 
repair and reconstruction of a damaged National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration science center that provides 
necessary scientific support for fisheries management in the 
Gulf.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

    For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $2,125,000: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request provides for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) 
increases for active members who live in housing areas that 
were impacted by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. 
There are two parts to the BAH adjustments. First, general BAH 
rates increased significantly on January 1, 2006, due to the 
changes in hurricane-affected housing markets. Second, Section 
609 of the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act 
authorized payment of up to an additional 20 percent of the 
base BAH levels for areas impacted by the hurricanes. 
Approximately 300 members in New Orleans, Louisiana; Gulfport, 
Mississippi; and Pascagoula, Mississippi, started receiving the 
increased base allowance effective January 1, 2006. An 
additional 800 members in 14 Military Housing Areas in 
hurricane affected areas are projected to receive additional 
payments under the new authority. In total, approximately 1,100 
members are projected to receive increased allowances.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

    For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $22,002,000: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request provides for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) 
increases for active members who live in housing areas that 
were impacted by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. 
There are two parts to the BAH adjustments. First, general BAH 
rates increased significantly on January 1, 2006, due to the 
changes in hurricane-affected housing markets. Second, Section 
609 of the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act 
authorized payment of up to an additional 20 percent of the 
base BAH levels for areas impacted by the hurricanes. 
Approximately 4,500 members in New Orleans, Louisiana; 
Gulfport, Mississippi; and Pascagoula, Mississippi, started 
receiving the increased base allowance effective January 1, 
2006. An additional 900 members in 14 Military Housing Areas in 
hurricane affected areas are projected to receive additional 
payments under the new authority. In total, approximately 5,400 
members are projected to receive increased allowances.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                    MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

    For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
Corps'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$3,992,000: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as 
an emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request provides for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) 
increases for active members who live in housing areas that 
were impacted by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. 
There are two parts to the BAH adjustments. First, general BAH 
rates increased significantly on January 1, 2006, due to the 
changes in hurricane-affected housing markets. Second, Section 
609 of the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act 
authorized payment of up to an additional 20 percent of the 
base BAH levels for areas impacted by the hurricanes. 
Approximately 700 members in New Orleans, Louisiana; Gulfport, 
Mississippi; and Pascagoula, Mississippi, started receiving the 
increased base allowance effective January 1, 2006. An 
additional 800 members in 14 Military Housing Areas in 
hurricane affected areas are projected to receive additional 
payments under the new authority. In total, approximately 1,500 
members are projected to receive increased allowances.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                     MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

    For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
Force'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$21,610,000: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as 
an emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request provides for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) 
increases for active members who live in housing areas that 
were impacted by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. 
There are two parts to the BAH adjustments. First, general BAH 
rates increased significantly on January 1, 2006, due to the 
changes in hurricane-affected housing markets. Second, Section 
609 of the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act 
authorized payment of up to an additional 20 percent of the 
base BAH levels for areas impacted by the hurricanes. 
Approximately 2,900 members in New Orleans, Louisiana; 
Gulfport, Mississippi; and Pascagoula, Mississippi, started 
receiving the increased base allowance effective January 1, 
2006. An additional 10,300 members in 14 Military Housing Areas 
in hurricane affected areas are projected to receive additional 
payments under the new authority. In total, approximately 
13,200 members are projected to receive increased allowances.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

    For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $4,071,000: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request provides for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) 
increases for Reserve members who live in housing areas that 
were impacted by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. 
There are two parts to the BAH adjustments. First, general BAH 
rates increased significantly on January 1, 2006, due to the 
changes in hurricane-affected housing markets. Second, Section 
609 of the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act 
authorized payment of up to an additional 20 percent of the 
base BAH levels for areas impacted by the hurricanes. 
Approximately 200 members in New Orleans, Louisiana; Gulfport, 
Mississippi; and Pascagoula, Mississippi, started receiving the 
increased base allowance effective January 1, 2006. An 
additional 5,700 members in 14 Military Housing Areas in 
hurricane affected areas are projected to receive additional 
payments under the new authority. In total, approximately 5,900 
members are projected to receive increased allowances.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

    For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $10,200,000: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request provides for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) 
increases for Reserve members who live in housing areas that 
were impacted by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. 
There are two parts to the BAH adjustments. First, general BAH 
rates increased significantly on January 1, 2006, due to the 
changes in hurricane-affected housing markets. Second, Section 
609 of the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act 
authorized payment of up to an additional 20 percent of the 
base BAH levels for areas impacted by the hurricanes. 
Approximately 1,400 members in New Orleans, Louisiana; 
Gulfport, Mississippi; and Pascagoula, Mississippi, started 
receiving the increased base allowance effective January 1, 
2006. An additional 4,700 members in 14 Military Housing Areas 
in hurricane affected areas are projected to receive additional 
payments under the new authority. In total, approximately 6,100 
members are projected to receive increased allowances.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

    For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine 
Corps'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$2,176,000: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as 
an emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request provides for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) 
increases for Reserve members who live in housing areas that 
were impacted by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. 
There are two parts to the BAH adjustments. First, general BAH 
rates increased significantly on January 1, 2006, due to the 
changes in hurricane-affected housing markets. Second, Section 
609 of the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act 
authorized payment of up to an additional 20 percent of the 
base BAH levels for areas impacted by the hurricanes. 
Approximately 300 members in New Orleans, Louisiana; Gulfport, 
Mississippi; and Pascagoula, Mississippi, started receiving the 
increased base allowance effective January 1, 2006. An 
additional 600 members in 14 Military Housing Areas in 
hurricane affected areas are projected to receive additional 
payments under the new authority. In total, approximately 900 
members are projected to receive increased allowances.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                      RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

    For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
Force'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$94,000: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request provides for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) 
increases for Reserve members who live in housing areas that 
were impacted by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. 
There are two parts to the BAH adjustments. First, general BAH 
rates increased significantly on January 1, 2006, due to the 
changes in hurricane-affected housing markets. Second, Section 
609 of the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act 
authorized payment of up to an additional 20 percent of the 
base BAH levels for areas impacted by the hurricanes. 
Approximately 10 members in New Orleans, Louisiana; Gulfport, 
Mississippi; and Pascagoula, Mississippi, started receiving the 
increased base allowance effective January 1, 2006. An 
additional 30 members in 14 Military Housing Areas in hurricane 
affected areas are projected to receive additional payments 
under the new authority. In total, approximately 40 members are 
projected to receive increased allowances.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                     NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

    For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
Army'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$1,304,000: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as 
an emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request provides for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) 
increases for National Guard members who live in housing areas 
that were impacted by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. 
There are two parts to the BAH adjustments. First, general BAH 
rates increased significantly on January 1, 2006, due to the 
changes in hurricane-affected housing markets. Second, Section 
609 of the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act 
authorized payment of up to an additional 20 percent of the 
base BAH levels for areas impacted by the hurricanes. 
Approximately 200 members in New Orleans, Louisiana; Gulfport, 
Mississippi; and Pascagoula, Mississippi, started receiving the 
increased base allowance effective January 1, 2006. An 
additional 300 members in 14 Military Housing Areas in 
hurricane affected areas are projected to receive additional 
payments under the new authority. In total, approximately 500 
members are projected to receive increased allowances.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                  NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

    For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
Air Force'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$1,408,000: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as 
an emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request provides for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) 
increases for National Guard members who live in housing areas 
that were impacted by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. 
There are two parts to the BAH adjustments. First, general BAH 
rates increased significantly on January 1, 2006, due to the 
changes in hurricane-affected housing markets. Second, Section 
609 of the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act 
authorized payment of up to an additional 20 percent of the 
base BAH levels for areas impacted by the hurricanes. 
Approximately 200 members in New Orleans, Louisiana; Gulfport, 
Mississippi; and Pascagoula, Mississippi, started receiving the 
increased base allowance effective January 1, 2006. An 
additional 500 members in 14 Military Housing Areas in 
hurricane affected areas are projected to receive additional 
payments under the new authority. In total, approximately 700 
members are projected to receive increased allowances.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$29,913,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund Navy activities in support of 
relief and recovery efforts at Department of Defense 
installations impacted by the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico 
during 2005. The proposal includes the necessary resources to 
cover costs associated with facility repair and restoration, 
and repair, replacement, and refurbishment of collateral 
equipment.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$37,359,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund Air Force activities in support of 
relief and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the 2005 
hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. This request includes the 
necessary resources to finance costs associated with facility 
repair and restoration, and repair and replacement of 
collateral equipment. It also includes costs for personal 
property claims at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy Reserve'' for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $12,755,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund Navy Reserve activities in response 
to hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. This proposal 
includes funding for recovery activities at Naval Air Station 
and the Joint Reserve Base in Louisiana. This request will fund 
collateral equipment repair, facility repair, and restoration 
at regional facilities.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


              OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force Reserve'' for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $1,277,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund Air Force Reserve activities in 
support of relief efforts for hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico 
in 2005. This request includes necessary resources to finance 
the temporary duty costs associated with working at alternate 
sites and for the replacement of furniture that was damaged 
beyond repair.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
Army National Guard'' for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $42,307,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund Army National Guard activities in 
support of recovery efforts for hurricanes in the Gulf of 
Mexico in 2005. This request funds repairs at various sites in 
Mississippi and Louisiana. This request includes the necessary 
resources to cover costs associated with facility repair and 
restoration and repair of collateral equipment.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                         DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

    For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $33,881,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would fund the estimated incremental cost for 
Defense Health Program activities in support of relief and 
recovery activities due to damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita. This request funds health care for active duty 
personnel and Department of Defense beneficiaries who 
previously received care at Keesler Medical Center and now are 
receiving health care, dental care (active duty only), and 
pharmaceuticals through the private sector care contracts.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

    For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $9,136,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would fund efforts to replace information 
technology systems at Army National Guard facilities in 
Mississippi and Louisiana damaged by hurricanes in the Gulf of 
Mexico in 2005.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

    For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $579,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would fund the replacement of aircraft 
calibration equipment damaged by hurricanes in the Gulf of 
Mexico in 2005.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                    AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

    For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air 
Force'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$13,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund the replacement pods on F-16 and F-
15 aircraft. These pods are required to communicate with new 
Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation Systems at Gulfport Air 
National Guard training ranges.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                    PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
Army'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund the continuation of facility repair 
to the Mississippi Ammunition plant. The request includes 
miscellaneous items such as roofing materials, window glass, 
and generators.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


            PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
Navy and Marine Corps'' for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $899,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund the replacement of ammunition 
damaged by water, including Other Ship Gun Ammunition, 
Pyrotechnic/Demolition items, Small Arms and Landing Party 
Ammunition, 5"/54 Ammunition, and Intermediate Caliber Gun 
Ammunition.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

    For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $85,040,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would fund the replacement of base 
communication infrastructure at various installations located 
in the Gulf Coast region, information technology systems 
located at the SPAWAR Systems Center and Naval Station in New 
Orleans, and military construction support equipment for 
projects in the Gulf Coast region. Funds would also be used to 
procure an uninterruptible power supply and generator to 
provide a backup power supply for the military construction 
project P013K at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                       PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $2,797,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would fund the replacement of equipment 
destroyed by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. The 
request includes funds for the replacement of Special 
Operations Command combatant craft, associated communications 
gear, generators, and an intrusion detection system.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                   SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

    For an additional amount for ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$1,025,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, 
which shall be available for transfer within this account to 
replace destroyed or damaged equipment, prepare and recover 
naval vessels under contract; and provide for cost adjustments 
for naval vessels for which funds have been previously 
appropriated: Provided, That this transfer authority is in 
addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers 
within this appropriation, notify the congressional defense 
committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: 
Provided further, That the Congress designates this amount as 
an emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would provide resources to replace destroyed 
or damaged equipment and related shipyard workforce costs at 
Gulf Coast shipyards impacted by hurricanes in the Gulf Coast 
region in 2005. This request also includes funding to replace 
contractor furnished equipment for other Navy ship programs 
damaged or destroyed at vendors located in the Gulf Coast 
region and for associated overhead impacts resulting from the 
equipment delivery delays.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation


           RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, NAVY

    For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test, 
and Evaluation, Navy'' for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $12,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would provide funding to replace contractor 
furnished equipment for Littoral Combat Ships damaged or 
destroyed at vendors located in the Gulf Coast region. The 
request would also fund costs associated with labor disruption 
resulting from equipment delivery delays, material cost 
increases, and other delay and disruption costs.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation


         RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

    For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test, 
and Evaluation, Air Force'' for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season, $6,250,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007: Provided, That Congress designates this 
amount as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund the costs to repair, restore, and 
replace hurricane-damaged equipment and facilities used for 
development and test activities at Eglin Air Force Base, 
Florida.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation


       RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

    For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test, 
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes 
of the 2005 season, $730,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007: Provided, That Congress designates this 
amount as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund the costs for a classified project 
damaged by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                         Military Construction


                      MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
Navy'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$53,430,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: 
Provided, That such funds may be obligated or expended for 
planning and design and military construction projects not 
otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That Congress 
designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this 
specific purpose.
    This request would fund the planning, design, and 
construction of facilities and infrastructure to Navy 
installations in Mississippi that were damaged beyond repair as 
a result of the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                         Military Construction


                    MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
Force'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$111,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: 
Provided, That such funds may be obligated or expended for 
planning and design and military construction projects not 
otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That Congress 
designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this 
specific purpose.
    This request would fund the planning, design and 
construction of facilities and infrastructure at Keesler Air 
Force Base in Mississippi that were damaged beyond repair as a 
result the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                         Military Construction


                  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Naval 
Reserve'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$24,270,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: 
Provided, That such funds may be obligated or expended for 
planning and design and military construction projects not 
otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That Congress 
designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this 
specific purpose: Provided further, That the amounts 
appropriated under this heading in the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico 
and Pandemic Influenza, 2006 (Div. B, P.L. 109-148) shall 
remain available until September 30, 2010.
    This request would fund the planning, design, and 
construction of replacement facilities and infrastructure 
projects located in New Orleans and damaged by the hurricanes 
in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. Public Law 109-148, made all 
(except for Naval Reserve and Army National Guard) military 
construction appropriations available for new obligations until 
2010. This proposal would make the military construction funds 
appropriated in Public Law 109-148 for this account available 
until September 30, 2010.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                         Military Construction


               MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Army 
National Guard'' for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $210,071,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010: Provided, That such funds may be obligated or 
expended for planning and design and military construction 
projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, 
That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose: Provided further, That 
the amounts appropriated under this heading in the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act to Address Hurricanes in the 
Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic Influenza, 2006 (Div. B, P.L. 109-
148) shall remain available until September 30, 2010.
    This request would fund the planning, design, and 
construction of replacement facilities and infrastructure 
projects at various locations in Louisiana and Mississippi 
damaged beyond repair by the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico 
in 2005. Public Law 109-148 made all (except for Naval Reserve 
and Army National Guard) military construction appropriations 
available for new obligations until 2010. This language would 
make the military construction funds appropriated in Public Law 
109-148 for this account available until September 30, 2010.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                    MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR GUARD

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
Guard'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$5,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: 
Provided, That such funds may be obligated or expended for 
planning and design and military construction projects not 
otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That Congress 
designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this 
specific purpose.
    This request would fund the planning, design and 
construction of replacement facilities located in Mississippi 
that were damaged beyond repair by the hurricanes in the Gulf 
of Mexico in 2005.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                     Revolving and Management Funds


                      DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUND

    For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital 
Fund'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$1,222,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund transportation costs related to 
hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 for Defense Logistics 
Agency offices to distribute excess property in support of 
relief efforts ($0.8 million). The request would also fund the 
replacement of shelf stock destroyed by Hurricane Katrina for 
the Defense Commissary Agency ($0.4 million).
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                     Revolving and Management Funds


                     NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND

    For an additional amount for ``National Defense Sealift 
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 expended: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would provide funding to replace contractor 
furnished equipment for T-AKE ships damaged or destroyed at 
vendors located in the Gulf Coast region and to pay for costs 
associated with labor disruption resulting from the equipment 
delivery delays.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Trust Funds


   GENERAL FUND PAYMENT, SURCHARGE COLLECTIONS, SALES OF COMMISSARY 
                            STORES, DEFENSE

    For an additional amount for ``General Fund Payment, 
Surcharge Collections, Sales of Commissary Stores, Defense'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $10,530,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided further, 
That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would fund additional costs to clear grounds 
and debris and rebuild the commissaries at Keesler Air Force 
Base and the Naval Construction Battalion Center located in 
Mississippi ($10.3 million). The request also includes funds to 
repair other commissaries that were damaged by the hurricanes 
in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 ($0.2 million).
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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. ___. Upon his determination that such action is 
necessary to ensure the appropriate allocation of funds 
provided to the Department of Defense in this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense may transfer up to $300,000,000, of such 
funds (including military construction appropriations) between 
such appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify 
the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to this 
authority: Provided further, That the transfer authority 
provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer 
authority available to the Department of Defense.
    This provision would allow transfers of funds appropriated 
in the anticipated supplemental bill, including the military 
construction accounts. Absent this legislative provision, the 
Department of Defense's (DOD's) flexibility to react to 
changing conditions as a result of hurricanes in the Gulf of 
Mexico in 2005 is restricted. This provision ensures that 
transferred funds remain available for the purpose and time 
period of the account to which they are transferred.
    Sec. ___. Title I of the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico 
and Pandemic Influenza, 2006 (Div. B, Public Law 109-148) is 
amended:
          (a) in section 201 after the phrase, ``between such 
        appropriations,'' by adding: ``, and from funds made 
        available in this chapter to appropriations provided in 
        chapter 7 of this title''; and
          (b) by adding at the end of the General Provisions 
        for chapter 7, the following new section: ``Sec. 707. 
        The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds between 
        appropriations provided in this chapter: Provided, That 
        the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of 
        each transfer made pursuant to this authority.''
    This provision would provide the Department with needed 
flexibility to allow the transfer of funds between all DOD 
accounts in Chapter 2 of P.L. 109-148 and all Military 
Construction accounts in Chapter 7, and within the Military 
Construction accounts of Chapter 7. This additional authority 
will allow DOD the ability to respond effectively to changing 
requirements as temporary recovery and reconstitution 
operations transition to long-term repair and reconstruction 
efforts. The number of deployed personnel, support equipment, 
and temporary lodging arrangements will be replaced by 
permanent construction efforts, which will vary by region and 
local conditions, requiring flexible reprogramming between 
accounts. In addition, the cost of various construction 
projects is likely to vary from region to region, which will 
require additional flexibility within the Military Construction 
accounts.
    Sec. ___. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
in this Act may be obligated and expended notwithstanding 
section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).
    This proposed waiver is necessary in order to authorize DOD 
and the Intelligence Community to obligate supplemental funds 
for activities funded through the National Intelligence 
Program.
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                     OTHER DEFENSE--CIVIL PROGRAMS


                      Armed Forces Retirement Home


                      ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME

    The following amounts of unobligated balances shall be 
available for construction, rehabilitation, or expansion of 
facilities for housing Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH)--
Gulfport residents: from amounts appropriated under this 
heading in title I of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico (Div. B, P.L. 109-
148), $45,000,000 provided for AFRH-Gulfport, and from amounts 
provided for AFRH-DC, $11,000,000; and unobligated balances of 
funds provided in fiscal years 1998 through 2004 for 
construction and renovation of the physical plants at the 
United States Naval Home/AFRH-Gulfport.
    This language consolidates $75.7 million of prior 
appropriations for the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) that 
have not yet been obligated. These appropriations will be used 
to implement the findings of a congressionally-mandated study 
for rehousing AFRH-Gulfport residents displaced by Hurricane 
Katrina. The study will be transmitted to the Congress in early 
March 2006. Consolidating these prior appropriations will 
assist in providing the necessary flexibility to rehouse those 
AFRH-Gulfport residents. The amounts proposed for consolidation 
include funds provided in the recent Katrina supplemental for 
Gulfport, Mississippi ($45 million for capital costs) and 
Washington, D.C. Homes ($11 million for capital costs), and 
amounts previously appropriated for a long-term care facility 
at the AFRH in Gulfport, Mississippi ($19.7 million for capital 
costs).
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                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                    Office of the Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $13,500,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That 
these amounts shall be transferred to the Offices of the 
Inspector General of the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, 
Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban 
Development, Justice, Labor, and Transportation, and the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services 
Administration, and the Social Security Administration to carry 
out necessary audits and investigations of funding and programs 
undertaken by the respective agencies for response and recovery 
from the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes: Provided further, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would provide an additional $13.5 million to 
the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector 
General (OIG) to be transferred to other Federal OIG offices to 
support, investigate, and audit recovery activities related to 
Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season.
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                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                     Customs and Border Protection


                              CONSTRUCTION

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and 
other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $16,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That Congress designates 
this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific 
purpose.
    This request would provide an additional $16 million to 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for build-out costs; 
replacement items, including the laboratory and seizure vault; 
and other tenant improvements to rebuild CBP structures in New 
Orleans, Louisiana.
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                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                       United States Coast Guard


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

    For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $7,350,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would provide $7.4 million to the U.S. Coast 
Guard for clean-up and repair needs at facilities that were 
damaged by Hurricane Katrina and repair or replacement of 
equipment, materials and supplies lost.
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                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                       United States Coast Guard


              ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    For an additional amount for ``Acquisition, Construction, 
and Improvements'' for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $62,160,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would provide $62.2 million to the U.S. Coast 
Guard for major repair and reconstruction projects for 
facilities that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


            PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

    For an additional amount for ``Preparedness, Mitigation, 
Response and Recovery'' for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $5,000,000: Provided, that Congress designates 
this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific 
purpose.
    This request would provide additional funds to the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency to fill vacant full-time equivalent 
(FTE) positions which directly contribute to recovery 
operations. Funding for this initiative is requested in the FY 
2007 President's Budget, and this request would allow FEMA to 
bring 60 of the requested FTE on-board earlier to address the 
additional workload generated by the ongoing recovery efforts 
in response to Hurricane Katrina.
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                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                 ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS

    For an additional amount for ``Administrative and Regional 
Operations'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$70,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would provide $70 million to the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency to reconstruct and improve existing 
public alert, warning, and crisis communications systems in the 
Gulf region.
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                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            DISASTER RELIEF

    For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'' for 
necessary expenses under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
$9,400,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would provide an additional $9.4 billion to 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster 
relief associated with Hurricane Katrina and the other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season. This funding will replenish 
funding that was reallocated from the Disaster Relief Fund in 
P.L. 109-148. This funding will support ongoing response 
efforts, including assistance to families and individuals so 
that they can be sheltered and provided with medical care, 
housing assistance, and other FEMA disaster assistance 
benefits. Additionally, funding will support public assistance, 
emergency protective measures, debris removal, and response 
activities performed by other Federal agencies pursuant to 
mission assignments from FEMA under the Stafford Act. This 
request ensures that Federal disaster response and relief 
efforts will continue uninterrupted.
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                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


            DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    For an additional amount for ``Disaster Assistance Direct 
Loan Program Account'' for the cost of direct loans as 
authorized under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), 
$300,000,000, to be used to assist local governments that were 
affected by Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 
season in providing essential services: Provided, That such 
funds may be used to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $400,000,000: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(b), the 
amount of any such loan issued pursuant to this section may 
exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 417(c)(1), such loans may not be canceled: Provided 
further, That the cost of modifying such loans shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
(2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided further, That Congress designates 
this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific 
purpose.
    For an additional amount for ``Disaster Assistance Direct 
Loan Program Account'' for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan program, as authorized by section 417 of the 
Stafford Act, $1,000,000: Provided, That Congress designates 
this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific 
purpose.
    This request would provide an additional $400 million in 
loan volume for the Community Disaster Loan program to assist 
local governments affected by Hurricane Katrina.
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                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Sec. ___. The Federal Emergency Management Agency may 
provide funds to a State or local government or, as necessary, 
assume an existing agreement from such unit of government, to 
pay for utility costs resulting from the provision of temporary 
housing units to evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita if 
the State or local government has previously arranged to pay 
for such utilities on behalf of the evacuees for the term of 
any leases, not to exceed 12 months, contracted by or prior to 
February 7, 2006, notwithstanding section 408 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174). The Federal share of the costs eligible to be 
paid shall be 100 percent.
    This language will permit the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (FEMA) to pay for utility costs for those leases 
negotiated by State and local governments on FEMA's behalf.
    Sec. ___. Under the heading, ``National Flood Insurance 
Fund,'' in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-90), delete ``$30,000,000 for interest on 
Treasury borrowings'' and insert ``such sums as necessary for 
interest on Treasury borrowings''.
    This language would amend the 2006 Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act in order to allow the National 
Flood Insurance Fund to pay sufficient interest on the amounts 
the program has borrowed from the Treasury to pay claims 
associated with Hurricane Katrina and the other hurricanes of 
the 2005 season.
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              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT


                       Public and Indian Housing


                     TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

    For an additional amount for ``Tenant-Based Rental 
Assistance'' for housing vouchers for households within the 
area declared a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) 
related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other 
hurricanes of the 2005 season, $202,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007, of which not to exceed 
$6,000,000 is for related administrative costs, including IT 
costs, of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: 
Provided, That such households shall be limited to those 
identified under this heading in Division B, Public Law 109-148 
and to those which, prior to Hurricane Katrina or Rita, 
received assistance under section 236 or under section 
221(d)(3) pursuant to section 221(d)(5) of the National Housing 
Act, or section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1965: Provided further, That such funds shall be subject to the 
terms and conditions of amounts provided under this heading in 
Division B, P.L. 109-148, except that section 8(o)(7)(A) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 shall not apply to funds 
under such heading and under this heading: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, after 
providing a first right of return to all households in the St. 
Bernard, Orleans, Plaquemines, Jefferson, and St. Tammany 
Parishes eligible for project-based housing assistance under 
this heading and under this heading in Division B, P.L. 109-
148, owners may then offer remaining available dwelling units 
to city and parish employees from those parishes for a period 
of not to exceed 12 months: Provided further, That Congress 
designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this 
specific purpose.
    This request would provide $202 million to assist 
approximately 44,000 families that were in Department of 
Housing and Urban Development assisted housing or were homeless 
in the areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita prior to 
the disasters. These funds will cover the remaining 5 months of 
an 18 month housing assistance program.
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              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT


                   Community Planning and Development


                       COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

    For an additional amount for ``Community Development Fund'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$4,200,000,000, to remain available until expended for 
activities authorized by title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974: Provided, That such funds may not be 
used for activities reimbursable by or for which funds are made 
available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small 
Business Administration, or the Army Corps of Engineers: 
Provided further, That these funds shall be made available to 
the State of Louisiana: Provided further, That these funds 
shall be administered through an entity or entities designated 
by the Governor of Louisiana: Provided further, That these 
funds shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula 
assistance received by Louisiana under this heading: Provided 
further, That Louisiana may use up to five percent of these 
funds for administrative costs: Provided further, That these 
funds are for the purposes of flood mitigation through 
infrastructure improvements, real property acquisition or 
relocation, and other means: Provided further, That Louisiana 
shall certify to the Secretary that such activities will be 
subject to the requirements of section 404 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170c): Provided further, That Louisiana shall submit a 
plan to the Secretary detailing the proposed use of all funds, 
including criteria for eligibility and how the use of these 
funds will address mitigation and infrastructure needs: 
Provided further, That the plan must be approved by the 
Secretary as consistent with the requirements of this program: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive, or specify 
alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or 
regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with 
the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of 
these funds, except for requirements related to fair housing, 
nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, upon a 
request by Louisiana that such waiver is required to facilitate 
the use of such funds, and a finding that such waiver would not 
be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute or 
regulation: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 
requirement that activities benefit persons of low and moderate 
income, except that at least 50 percent of the funds made 
available herein must benefit primarily persons of low and 
moderate income unless the Secretary otherwise makes a finding 
of compelling need: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any statute or 
regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 no later 
than 5 days before the effective date of such waiver: Provided 
further, That every waiver made by the Secretary must be 
reconsidered on the two-year anniversary of the day the 
Secretary published the waiver in the Federal Register: 
Provided further, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would provide $4.2 billion for the Community 
Development Block Grant program. The funding would be used for 
flood mitigation through infrastructure improvements, real 
property acquisition or relocation, and other means to reduce 
the risk of future damages and loss in Louisiana.
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                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                      Minerals Management Service


                ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT

    For an additional amount for ``Royalty and Offshore 
Minerals Management'' for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season and for repayment of advances to other 
appropriation accounts from which funds were transferred for 
such purposes, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would provide an additional $15 million to the 
Minerals Management Service (MMS) for costs associated with the 
temporary relocation of the MMS Gulf of Mexico regional office 
from Louisiana to Houston, Texas, including the costs to 
purchase new equipment and find temporary offices.
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                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                    United States Geological Survey


                 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

    For an additional amount for ``Surveys, Investigations, and 
Research'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season 
and for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts 
from which funds were transferred for such purposes, 
$10,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would provide an additional $10.2 million to 
the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for facility and 
equipment repair needs at USGS sites in the Southeast that were 
damaged by hurricanes.
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                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                              CONSTRUCTION

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and 
other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $132,400,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That Congress designates 
this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific 
purpose.
    This request would provide an additional $132.4 million to 
the Fish and Wildlife Service for immediate clean-up and 
facility repair needs at 61 national wildlife refuges in the 
Southeast that were damaged by hurricanes.
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                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                         National Park Service


                       HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

    For an additional amount for ``Historic Preservation Fund'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $3,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That 
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 
this specific purpose.
    This request would provide an additional $3 million to the 
National Park Service for financial assistance to the State 
Historic Preservation Officers in States in the Southeast that 
were damaged by hurricanes.
    This funding will assist the States in completing reviews 
under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. 
These reviews are a critical step in restoring or repairing 
historic structures, which are an integral part of the heritage 
tourism industry in those States.
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                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                         National Park Service


                              CONSTRUCTION

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and 
other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $55,400,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That Congress designates 
this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific 
purpose.
    This request would provide an additional $55.4 million to 
the National Park Service for immediate clean-up and facility 
repair needs at 12 national parks in the Southeast that were 
damaged by hurricanes.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


                        United States Attorneys


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the prosecutions and 
investigations related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina 
and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $9,700,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That Congress 
designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this 
specific purpose: Provided further, That the Attorney General 
may transfer such amounts as he deems necessary to any other 
Department of Justice appropriation for hurricane-related 
prosecution and investigation expenses.
    The proposal would provide $9.7 million to support the 
prosecution and investigation of cases stemming from hurricanes 
in the Gulf Coast region. The resources will be used for the 
costs associated with significant additional caseload relating 
to the hurricanes and the aftermath.
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                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


                      Departmental Administration


                      CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

    For an additional amount for ``Construction, Major 
Projects'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$600,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would provide an additional $600 million for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to rebuild the medical 
center in New Orleans, Louisiana damaged by Hurricane Katrina. 
Public Law 109-148 included $75 million for planning and land 
acquisition for this project.
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                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. ___. Of the amounts provided under the heading, 
``Medical Services,'' Veterans Health Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, in Division B, title I, Public 
Law 109-148, $122,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for hospital activation costs associated with the New 
Orleans medical center: Provided, That this amount may be 
transferred to the ``Medical administration,'' ``Medical 
facilities,'' and ``Information technology systems'' accounts 
for the purpose of funding activation costs chargeable to those 
accounts.
    This provision would extend availability of $122 million 
included in the previous supplemental (Public Law 109-148) for 
Medical Services, to be used for activation of the new hospital 
to be built in New Orleans and will also allow VA to transfer 
money to the proper medical accounts to fund these activation 
costs.
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                    CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL WORKS


                              CONSTRUCTION

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'' to reduce the 
risk of storm damage to the greater New Orleans metropolitan 
area by restoring the surrounding wetlands through measures to 
begin to reverse wetland losses in areas affected by 
navigation, oil and gas, and other channels and through 
modification of the Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion structure 
or its operations, $100,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That these funds shall not be subject to 
any non-Federal cost-sharing requirement: Provided further, 
That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for these specific purposes.
    The wetlands surrounding greater New Orleans operate as a 
natural buffer to lessen storm impacts, and are an important 
part of the overall storm damage reduction system. Nourishing 
and rebuilding these wetlands will increase the effectiveness 
of the levees and floodwalls of New Orleans.
    This request would provide an additional $100 million to 
the Corps of Engineers to reduce the risk of storm damage to 
greater New Orleans by restoring the surrounding wetlands. 
These funds are needed to help reduce the risk of loss of life 
and damage to homes, businesses, and local infrastructure in 
the metropolitan area.
    The Corps would use these funds to begin to reverse wetland 
losses in areas affected by navigation, oil and gas, and other 
channels and to improve the performance of the Caernarvon 
Freshwater Diversion Structure.
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                    CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL WORKS


                 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

    For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal 
Emergencies,'' as authorized by section 5 of the Flood Control 
Act of August 18, 1941, as amended (33 U.S.C. 701n), for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$1,360,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Secretary of the Army is directed to use the funds 
appropriated herein to modify, at full Federal expense, 
authorized projects in southeast Louisiana to provide hurricane 
and storm damage reduction and flood damage reduction in 
greater New Orleans and surrounding areas, of which 
$530,000,000 shall be used to modify the 17th Street, Orleans 
Avenue and London Avenue drainage canals, and install pumps and 
closure structures at or near the lakefront; $250,000,000 shall 
be used for storm-proofing interior pump stations to ensure 
their operability during hurricanes, storms and high water 
events; $170,000,000 shall be used for armoring critical 
elements of the New Orleans hurricane and storm damage 
reduction system; $350,000,000 shall be used to improve 
protection at the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal; and 
$60,000,000 shall be used for incorporation of certain non-
Federal levees in Plaquemines Parish into the existing Federal 
levee system: Provided further, That any project using funds 
appropriated herein shall be initiated only after non-Federal 
interests have entered into binding agreements with the 
Secretary 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 Congress 
designates this amount as an emergency requirement for these 
specific purposes.
    This request would provide a total of $1.36 billion for the 
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies account of the Corps of 
Engineers--Civil Works for several measures necessary to 
achieve the President's commitment of stronger and better 
protection for New Orleans, Louisiana.
    The request includes $530 million to modify three interior 
drainage canals (17th Street, Orleans Avenue, and London 
Avenue) and install state-of-the-art pumping stations and 
closure structures at the outfall ends of the canals. The 
closure structures will help prevent storm surge from Lake 
Ponchartrain from entering the canals, and the new pumping 
stations will convey water from the canals to the lake.
    Also included is $250 million to storm proof existing, 
authorized Federal pump stations in Orleans and Jefferson 
parishes. Storm-proofing measures will provide more protection 
against hurricane force winds, storm surge, and inundation so 
the drainage pumps and equipment can remain operable during 
hurricanes, storms, and high water events.
    In addition, the request includes $170 million for armoring 
of levees and floodwalls at critical portions of the New 
Orleans hurricane and storm damage reduction system, including 
structural transition points such as pipeline crossings or 
junctures between levees and floodwalls; floodwall bases; and 
on sections of levees likely to be exposed to extreme surge and 
wave wash.
    For improved protection along the Inner Harbor Navigation 
Canal (IHNC), the request includes $350 million which could be 
used to construct two closure structures--one at Seabrook, 
where the IHNC enters Lake Ponchartrain, and another on the 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
    The request also includes $60 million to incorporate the 
Plaquemines parish non-Federal levee along the west bank of the 
Mississippi River into the existing Federal levee system 
authorized under the New Orleans to Venice hurricane protection 
project, in order to protect the evacuation route.
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                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

    For an additional amount for ``Environmental Programs and 
Management'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purpose.
    This request would provide $6 million for increased 
environmental monitoring, assessment, and analytical support 
necessary to protect public health during ongoing recovery and 
reconstruction efforts. This work will include the enhancement 
of air monitoring networks to assess the air quality effects of 
open burning of storm debris and increased construction-related 
emissions.
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                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


                LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM

    For an additional amount for ``Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Program,'' to be derived from the Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Trust Fund, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
2005 season, $7,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That Congress designates the amounts 
provided herein as an emergency requirement for this specific 
purpose.
    This request for an additional $7 million addresses the 
most immediate underground storage tank needs in areas affected 
by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Funding would enable site 
assessments of leaking tanks to immediately identify and 
initiate the appropriate corrective actions.
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                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


                         FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

    For an additional amount for ``Federal Buildings Fund'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $37,000,000, 
from the General Fund and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 3307, the 
Administrator of General Services is authorized to proceed with 
repairs and alterations for affected buildings: Provided 
further, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency 
requirement for this specific purposes.
    This request would provide $37 million for the short- and 
long-term repair and alterations of buildings damaged by the 
hurricanes of 2005. Multiple Federal buildings in the Gulf 
Coast received significant water and wind damage as a result of 
the hurricanes during 2005. These funds will pay for the 
continuing clean-up and repair work that is necessary to make 
these facilities safe and fully functional.
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                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


                     DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    For an additional amount for the ``Disaster Loans Program 
Account'' for the costs of disaster loans authorized by section 
7(b) of the Small Business Act, $1,254,000,000, to remain 
available until expended; from this amount up to $90,000,000 
plus an amount equal to any amounts previously reprogrammed 
from disaster loan administrative expenses and used to provide 
credit subsidy during fiscal year 2006 are available for 
administrative expenses to carry out the disaster loan program, 
which amount may be transferred to and merged with 
appropriations for Salaries and Expenses: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 
Provided further, That Congress designates this amount as an 
emergency requirement for this specific purpose: Provided 
further, That amounts provided herein may be transferred to 
``Disaster Relief,'' Federal Emergency Management Agency, to 
reimburse any funding to be provided under that heading to the 
``Disaster Loans Program Account'' during FY 2006.
    This request would provide $1.3 billion for credit subsidy 
and administrative funds to make loans to homeowners, renters, 
and businesses for recovery costs. In addition, it allows the 
Small Business Administration to reimburse the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for any funds transferred 
from FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund to the Disaster Loans Program 
Account.

                                  
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