An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for the state of Texas for recovery from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina by $546,100,000.

1. Adds CHAPTER 9 on page 76, line 20

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   Inserted: CHAPTER 9

   Inserted: GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

   Inserted: Sec. 2901. (a) For recovery of the State of Texas from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $546,100,000, to remain available until expended, to be allocated and administered by the Secretary of the Treasury and used only for the State of Texas, as follows:

   Inserted: (1) $200,000,000, for housing assistance under programs of the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture for residents of the State of Texas and for residents of other States affected by the hurricanes who are temporarily residing in Texas and for community development block grant assistance under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.

   Inserted: (2) $100,000,000, for costs of uncompensated health care for victims of the hurricanes and evacuees, for long-term care costs of evacuees remaining in Texas, and for mental health care costs of persons affected by the hurricanes.

   Inserted: (3) $100,000,000, for reimbursement of costs associated with providing educational services to students who are in Texas as a result of Hurricane Katrina and for repairs to public and higher education facilities damaged by Hurricane Rita.

   Inserted: (4) $46,000,000, for costs of repairs to bridges, roadways, ports, and channels damaged by Hurricane Rita.

   Inserted: (5) $59,000,000, for the Corps of Engineers for maintenance costs relating to erosion, waterway dredging, and other related services.

   Inserted: (6) $50,000,000 for costs of debris removal that are not reimbursable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for assistance to agricultural areas affected by Hurricane Rita (including timber- and rice-producing areas), and for costs of other unreimbursed repairs to rural and agricultural infrastructure resulting from Hurricane Rita.

   Inserted: (b) The amounts otherwise provided in title I for the following accounts are hereby reduced by the following amounts:

   Inserted: (1) "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE--Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide", amounts under paragraph (3) for payments to reimburse certain countries for logistical, military, and other support provided or to be provided, to United States military operations, by $900,000,000.

   Inserted: (2) "BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE--Department of State--democracy fund", by $10,000,000.

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   Inserted: (3) "MILITARY ASSISTANCE--Funds Appropriated to the President--peacekeeping operations", by $100,000,000.

   Inserted: (4) "RELATED AGENCY--Broadcasting Board of Governors--international broadcasting operations", by $7,600,000.

   Inserted: (5) "RELATED AGENCY--Broadcasting Board of Governors--broadcasting capital improvements", by $28,500,000.

   Inserted: (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall consider the $500,000,000 by which the aggregate amount of reductions under subsection (b) exceed the aggregate amount made available under subsection (a) as credit against the Federal deficit for fiscal year 2006.

   Inserted: (d) The amount provided under subsection (a) is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

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   Page 76, after line 20, insert the following:

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