To provide funds for educational assistance to individuals and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

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   Inserted: TITLE __EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SCHOOLS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA

   Inserted: Subtitle A--Support for Elementary and Secondary Schools With a Large Influx of Displaced Students SEC. __. SUPPORT FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH A LARGE INFLUX OF DISPLACED STUDENTS.

   Inserted: (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section--

   Inserted: (1) to provide assistance to eligible local educational agencies experiencing large increases in student enrollment due to Hurricane Katrina;

   Inserted: (2) to facilitate the enrollment of students impacted by Hurricane Katrina into elementary schools and secondary schools served by such agencies; and

   Inserted: (3) to provide high quality instruction to such students.

   Inserted: (b) Grants Authorized.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall award grants to eligible local educational agencies.

   Inserted: (2) Eligible local educational agencies.--

   Inserted: (A) Child count.--Each State that has a large influx of displaced students due to Hurricane Katrina, as determined by the Secretary of Education, shall set a child count date for local educational agencies in the State that have a large influx of such students, as determined by the State, for the purpose of determining the total number of such students in each such agency.

   Inserted: (B) Definition.--In this section, the term "eligible local educational agency" means a local educational agency--

   Inserted: (i) that serves, as determined in accordance with the child count described in subparagraph (A), not less than 30 displaced students due to Hurricane Katrina; or

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   Inserted: (ii) that serves an elementary school or secondary school in which not less than 3 percent of the students enrolled at the school are displaced students due to Hurricane Katrina, as determined in accordance with the child count described in subparagraph (A).

   Inserted: (3) Grant amount.--An eligible local educational agency that receives a grant under this section shall receive a grant amount that is equal to $4,000 multiplied by the number of students who enroll in elementary schools and secondary schools served by such agency because the students are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina.

   Inserted: (c) Application.--Each eligible local educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall prepare and submit an application to the Secretary of Education that contains--

   Inserted: (1) an assurance that the educational programs, services, and activities proposed under this section will be administered by or under the supervision of the agency;

   Inserted: (2) an assurance that the agency will coordinate the use of funds received under this section with other funds received by the agency under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and with programs described under such Act;

   Inserted: (3) an assurance that funds will be used--

   Inserted: (A) to improve instruction to students who enroll in elementary schools and secondary schools served by such agency because the students are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina; and

   Inserted: (B) to facilitate such students' transition into schools served by the agency; and

   Inserted: (4) such other information and assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require.

   Inserted: (d) Use of Funds.--Each eligible local educational agency that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to enhance instructional opportunities for students who enroll in elementary schools and secondary schools served by such agency because the students are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina, which may include--

   Inserted: (1) basic instructional services for such students, including tutoring, mentoring, or academic counseling;

   Inserted: (2) salaries of personnel, including teacher aides, to provide instructional services to such students;

   Inserted: (3) identification and acquisition of curricular material, including the costs of providing additional classroom supplies, overhead costs, costs of construction, acquisition or rental of space, costs of transportation, or such other costs as are directly attributable to such instructional services for such students;

   Inserted: (4) health services (including mental health services), meals, and clothing; and

   Inserted: (5) such other activities, related to the purpose of this section, as the Secretary of Education may authorize.

   Inserted: (e) Appropriations.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to carry out this section such $1,200,000,000.

   Inserted: (2) Emergency designation.--The amount appropriated under this subsection is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).

   Inserted: Subtitle B--Fund for Early Childhood Care and Education SEC. __. FUND FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION.

   Inserted: (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section--

   Inserted: (1) to provide assistance to local communities experiencing large influxes of preschool-aged children displaced by Hurricane Katrina; and

   Inserted: (2) to facilitate placement of such children in early childhood education programs.

   Inserted: (b) Early Childhood Education Programs.--In this section, the term "early childhood education program" means a Head Start program or an Early Head Start program carried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), a State licensed or regulated child care program or school, or a State prekindergarten program that serves children from birth through kindergarten.

   Inserted: (c) Grants and Subgrants Authorized.--

   Inserted: (1) Grants.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award grants to States demonstrating large influxes of children and families displaced due to Hurricane Katrina.

   Inserted: (2) Subgrants.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--A State receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall award subgrants to affected local communities in the State to facilitate placement of displaced children in existing early childhood education programs.

   Inserted: (B) Affected local communities.--In this paragraph, the term "affected local community" means a local community in a State described in subparagraph (A) in which--

   Inserted: (i) there are not less than 200 pre-school aged children who are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina; or

   Inserted: (ii) there is a significant percentage of the total number of children participating in early childhood education programs in the community who are children who are in the community because the children are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

   Inserted: (d) Applications.--Each State that desires to receive a grant under this section shall prepare and submit an application to the Secretary of Health and Human Services that contains--

   Inserted: (1) a description of the collaborative planning process between the State agency responsible for pre-kindergarten, State child care administrator, and Head Start Collaboration Director to facilitate the placement of children who are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina in early childhood education programs;

   Inserted: (2) assurances that funds received under this section will be used for the purpose described in subsection (a);

   Inserted: (3) a plan to coordinate funds received under this section with existing resources available to the early childhood education programs for similar purposes; and

   Inserted: (4) such other information and assurances as the Secretary of Health and Human Services may reasonably require.

   Inserted: (e) Use of Subgrant Funds.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Each affected local community receiving a subgrant under this section shall use the subgrant funds only for--

   Inserted: (A) costs associated with accommodating the influx of displaced children, including acquisition or rental of space;

   Inserted: (B) costs associated with providing services to displaced children, including related services such as nutrition and acquisition of related materials; and

   Inserted: (C) costs associated with hiring additional personnel, including teacher aides or personnel working with families of children.

   Inserted: (2) Income and documentation waiver.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall waive requirements of income eligibility and documentation for children displaced by Hurricane Katrina who participate in Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs funded by subgrants awarded pursuant to this section.

   Inserted: (f) Appropriations.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to carry out this section $635,000,000.

   Inserted: (2) Emergency designation.--The amount appropriated under this subsection is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).

   Inserted: Subtitle C--Support for Students in Higher Education SEC. __. SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

   Inserted: (a) Students in School.--

   Inserted: (1) No questions asked policy.--The Secretary of Education shall authorize an institution of higher education to waive Federal financial aid requirements, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Education, with respect to a student at such institution who enrolls in such institution because such student was impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

   Inserted: (2) Campus-based aid.--

   Inserted: (A) SEOG.--

   Inserted: (i) In general.--

   Inserted: (I) Authorization.--From funds appropriated under subclause (II), the Secretary of Education shall carry out a program of making payments to institutions of higher education to enable such institutions to award Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants under subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.) to students enrolled at such institutions who are eligible to receive a grant under such subpart and who enrolled at such institutions because the students are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina, as determined by the Secretary.

   Inserted: (II) Appropriations.--

   Inserted: (aa) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to carry out subclause (I) $76,500,000.

   Inserted: (bb) Emergency designation.--The amount appropriated under this subclause is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).

   Inserted: (ii) Waiver of nonfederal share.--Notwithstanding subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.), the Federal share of awards made pursuant to this subparagraph shall be equal to 100 percent.

   Inserted: (B) Work-study programs.--

   Inserted: (i) In general.--

   Inserted: (I) Authorization.--From funds appropriated under subclause (II), the Secretary of Education shall carry out a program of awarding grants to institutions of higher education to enable such institutions to carry out work-study programs under part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for students enrolled at such institutions who are eligible to participate in work-study programs under such part and who enrolled at such institutions because the students are displaced due to Hurricane Katrina, as determined by the Secretary.

   Inserted: (II) Appropriations.--

   Inserted: (aa) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to carry out subclause (I) $114,500,000.

   Inserted: (bb) Emergency designation.--The amount appropriated under this subclause is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).

   Inserted: (ii) Waiver of nonfederal share.--Notwithstanding part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the Federal share of the compensation of students made pursuant to this subparagraph shall be equal to 100 percent.

   Inserted: (b) Help for Individuals With Student Loans.--

   Inserted: (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:

   Inserted: (A) Eligible borrower.--The term "eligible borrower" means an individual who has lost the individual's job due to the impact of Hurricane Katrina, as determined by the Secretary of Education.

   Inserted: (B) Eligible loan.--In this subsection, the term "eligible loan" means a student loan of an eligible borrower made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).

   Inserted: (2) Grace period.--The Secretary of Education shall carry out a program in which the Secretary enters into an agreement with the holder of an eligible loan in which, for a 180 day period, periodic installments of principal are not paid but interest shall accrue and be paid by the Secretary on such loan.

   Inserted: (3) Period not to count against economic hardship periods provided in higher education act of 1965.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the 180-day grace period provided in paragraph (2) for an eligible borrower shall not count as part of the 3-year economic hardship periods provided in sections 427(a)(2)(C)(iii), 428(b)(1)(M)(iii), 455(f)(2)(C), and 464(c)(2)(A)(iii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1077(a)(2)(C)(iii), 1078(b)(1)(M)(iii), 1087e(f)(2)(C), and 1087dd(c)(2)(A)(iii)).

   Inserted: (4) Emergency designation.--The amounts provided under this paragraph are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).

   Inserted: Subtitle D--Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations SEC. __. IMMEDIATE AID TO RESTART SCHOOL OPERATIONS.

   Inserted: (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section--

   Inserted: (1) to provide immediate and direct assistance to local educational agencies that are in an area that is subject to a declaration by the President of a major disaster, as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) related to Hurricane Katrina;

   Inserted: (2) to assist school district administrators and personnel of such agencies who are working to restart operations in elementary schools and secondary schools served by such agencies; and

   Inserted: (3) to facilitate the re-opening of elementary schools and secondary served by such agencies and the re-enrollment of students in such schools as soon as possible.

   Inserted: (b) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Education shall award a grant to a local educational agency that is in an area that is subject to a declaration by the President of a major disaster, as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) related to Hurricane Katrina, based upon--

   Inserted: (1) the number of school-aged children served by the local educational agency in the academic year preceding the academic year during which the grant is awarded; and

   Inserted: (2) the severity of the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the local educational agency and the extent of the needs in each local educational agency that is in an area that is subject to a declaration by the President of a major disaster, as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) related to Hurricane Katrina.

   Inserted: (c) Use of Funds.--Each local educational agency that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to restart operations in the elementary schools and secondary schools served by such agency and to take steps to resume the instruction that was halted due to Hurricane Katrina, which may include--

   Inserted: (1) recovery of student and personnel data, and other electronic information;

   Inserted: (2) replacement of school district information systems, including hardware and software;

   Inserted: (3) financial operations;

   Inserted: (4) decontamination;

   Inserted: (5) damage assessments in school and administration buildings;

   Inserted: (6) refurbishing school and administration buildings;

   Inserted: (7) rental of portable classroom units and facilities;

   Inserted: (8) initial replacement of instructional materials and equipment;

   Inserted: (9) redeveloping instructional plans; and

   Inserted: (10) such other activities related to the purpose of this section that may be required.

   Inserted: (d) Appropriations.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000,000.

   Inserted: (2) Emergency designation.--The amount appropriated under this subsection is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).

   Inserted: Subtitle E--Improving Educational Infrastructure SEC. __. IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

   Inserted: (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to assist areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina to repair, renovate, alter, or construct facilities critical to the educational needs of students, by providing Federal funds to enable local educational agencies, early childhood education programs, and institutions of higher education to meet costs associated with repairing, renovating, altering, or constructing the facilities of such entities.

   Inserted: (b) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Education shall award grants to local educational agencies, early childhood education programs, and institutions of higher education that are in an area that is subject to a declaration by the President of a major disaster, as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) related to Hurricane Katrina, relative to the demonstrated need for the repair, renovation, alteration, or construction of the facilities of such entities based on the condition of the facilities due to the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

   Inserted: (c) Applications.--A local educational agency, early childhood education program, or institution of higher education that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary of Education that contains--

   Inserted: (1) the number of students served by such agency, program, or institution who are, or would be, served in the facilities of such entity that were impacted due to Hurricane Katrina;

   Inserted: (2) a description of the improvement to be supported with funds provided under this section, including the relative cost of carrying out such improvements;

   Inserted: (3) an identification of other Federal, State, or local resources available to carry out improvements for which funds are requested under this section; and

   Inserted: (4) such other information and assurances as the Secretary of Education may reasonably require.

   Inserted: (d) Consideration.--In awarding grants under this section to local educational agencies and early childhood education programs, the Secretary of Education shall take into consideration the number of students residing in the geographic area served by such agencies and programs.

   Inserted: (e) Use of Funds.--Each local educational agency, early childhood education program, or institution of higher education receiving funds under this section shall use such funds only to facilitate the education of students through the repair, renovation, alteration, or construction of a public elementary school or secondary school facility, institution of higher education, or early childhood education facility, used for academic, vocational, or developmental instruction.

   Inserted: (f) Appropriations.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000,000.

   Inserted: (2) Emergency designation.--The amount appropriated under this subsection is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).

   Inserted: Subtitle F--Education for Homeless Children and Youths SEC. __. EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated to carry out subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) and out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated $20,000,000 for the 180 day period beginning on the date of enactment of this section to carry out education for homeless children and youths under such subtitle for homeless children and youths affected by Hurricane Katrina.

   Inserted: (b) Emergency Designation.--The amount appropriated under this section is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).

   Inserted: Subtitle G--Period of Availability of Benefits SEC. __. PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF BENEFITS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--A benefit or assistance provided under this title shall be available, and monies appropriated under this title are available for obligation by the grantee, through the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this title.

   Inserted: (b) Automatic Extension.--The period during which a benefit or assistance described in subsection (a) is available shall be automatically extended for an additional 180 days, beginning on the date that is 181 days after the date of enactment of this title, unless the President determines that the extension of the availability of the benefit or assistance is not necessary to fully meet the needs of individuals, households, and schools affected by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--If the President determines that an extension is not necessary under subsection (b), the President shall submit to Congress a report describing the determination.

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