FINDINGS; DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 101. FINDINGS; DEFINITIONS. (a) Findings.—Congress finds the following: (1) Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita have had a devastating and unprecedented impact on students who attended schools in the disaster areas. (2) Due to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, a significant number of students have enrolled in schools outside of the area in which they resided, including a significant number of students who enrolled in non-public schools because their parents chose to enroll them in such schools. (3) 372,000 students were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Approximately 700 schools have been damaged or destroyed. Nine States each have more than 1,000 of such displaced students enrolled in their schools. In Texas alone, over 45,000 displaced students have enrolled in schools. (4) In response to these extraordinary conditions, this subtitle creates a one-time only emergency grant for the 2005–2006 school year tailored to the needs and particular circumstances of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. (5) The level and type of assistance provided under this subtitle, both for students attending public schools and students attending non-public schools, is made available solely because of the unprecedented nature of the crisis, the massive dislocation of students, and the short duration of the services or assistance.119 STAT. 2793(b) Definitions.—Unless otherwise specified in this subtitle, the terms used in this subtitle have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).