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 PUBLIC LAW 109–148—DEC. 30, 2005

119 STAT. 2781

heading no later than 5 days before such waiver is made: Provided further, That the Secretary shall establish procedures to prevent recipients from receiving any duplication of benefits and report quarterly to the Committees on Appropriations with regard to all steps taken to prevent fraud and abuse of funds made available under this heading including duplication of benefits: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading are 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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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SEC. 901. Notwithstanding provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Public Law 93–383), in order to assist public housing agencies located within the most heavily impacted areas of Louisiana and Mississippi that are subject to a declaration by the President of a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in connection with Hurricane Katrina or Rita, the Secretary for calendar year 2006 may authorize a public housing agency to combine assistance provided under sections 9(d) and (e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and assistance provided under section 8(o) of such Act, for the purpose of facilitating the prompt, flexible and efficient use of funds provided under these sections of the Act to assist families who were receiving housing assistance under the Act immediately prior to Hurricane Katrina or Rita and were displaced from their housing by the hurricanes. SEC. 902. To the extent feasible the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall preserve all housing within the area declared a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) resulting from Hurricane Katrina or Rita that received project-based assistance under section 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, section 801 or 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act, or the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of all such housing, including costs associated with any repair or rehabilitation, within 120 days of enactment of this Act.

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THE JUDICIARY COURTS

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APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, SERVICES

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OTHER JUDICIAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and expenses, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico during calendar year 2005: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law such sums shall be available for transfer to accounts within the Judiciary subject to approval of the Judiciary operating plan: Provided further, That the amount

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