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(1) the reasonable cost, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, of repairing or replacing the adapted home in excess of the available insurance coverage on the damaged or destroyed home; or (2) the maximum grant to which the veteran would have been entitled under 38 U.S.C. 2102 (a) or (b) had the veteran not obtained the prior grant. SEC. 704. In any case where the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that a veteran described in 38 U.S.C. 3108(a)(2) has been displaced as the result of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, from the disaster area, as determined by the President under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Secretary may extend the payment of subsistence allowance authorized by such paragraph for up to an additional two months while the veteran is satisfactorily following such program of employment services. This authority expires on September 30, 2006: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 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. SEC. 705. The annual limitation contained in 38 U.S.C. 3120(e) shall not apply in any case where the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that a veteran described in 38 U.S.C. 3120(b) has been displaced as the result of, or has otherwise been adversely affected in the areas covered by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, as determined by the President under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). This authority expires on September 30, 2006: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 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. SEC. 706. Notwithstanding 38 U.S.C. 3903(a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide or assist in providing an eligible person with a second automobile or other conveyance under the provisions of chapter 39 of title 38 United States Code, if the Secretary receives satisfactory evidence that the automobile or other conveyance previously purchased with assistance under such chapter was destroyed as a result of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, and through no fault of the eligible person: Provided, That that person does not otherwise receive from a property insurer compensation for the loss. This authority expires on September 30, 2006: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading 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. CHAPTER 8 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LEGAL ACTIVITIES SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys’’, $9,000,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar

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