S.Amdt. 5016

SA 5016. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 4983 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Dodd (for himself
and Mr. Shelby)) to the bill H.R. 3221, moving the United States toward
greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new
technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs,
protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and
modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of
renewable energy and energy conservation; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. CASE MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING TRANSITION FUNDING.

(a) Availability of Amounts.--There are appropriated out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the
fiscal year 2008, to the State of Louisiana, $5,000,000, to
be used by the State for case management and housing
transition services for families in areas impacted by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita of 2005.
(b) GAO Study and Report.--
(1) In general.--Upon the expiration of the 2-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a
study of the program carried out under this section to
determine the effectiveness and limitations of, and potential
improvements for, such program.
(2) Timing of report.--Not later than 180 days after the
expiration of the 2-year period described in paragraph (1),
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a
report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on
Financial Services and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives regarding the
results of the study.
(3) Required content.--The report required under paragraph
(2) shall include a forensic audit that examines the
effectiveness of internal controls to prevent waste, fraud,
and abuse within the program.
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