S.Amdt. 1460

SA 1460. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1373 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Byrd (for himself,
Mr. Inouye, and Mrs. Murray)) to the bill H.R. 2892, making
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 77, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:

SEC. 556. EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

(a) Rescission.--Of amounts made available before the date
of enactment of this Act from the appropriations account
under the heading ``disaster relief'' under the heading
``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' to the State of
Louisiana pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5170c) for Hurricane Katrina, $150,000,000 are rescinded.
(b) Appropriation.--There is appropriated for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2009, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for the appropriations account
under the heading ``state and local programs'' under the
heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' for a grant
to the State of Louisiana for the construction of emergency
shelters or modification of facilities to serve as emergency
shelters. For purposes of Senate enforcement, the amount made
available under this subsection is designated as an emergency
requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to
section 403 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.
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