DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION For assisting in meeting the educational needs of individuals affected by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, $1,600,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2006, of which $750,000,000 shall be available to State educational agencies until expended to carry out section 102 of title IV, division B of this Act, $5,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 106 of title IV, division B of this Act, $645,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 107 of title IV, division B of this Act, and $200,000,000 shall be available to provide assistance under the programs authorized by subparts 3 and 4 of part A, part C of title IV, and part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, for students attending institutions of higher education (as 119 STAT. 2769 defined in section 102 of that Act) that are located in an area in which a major disaster has been declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act related to hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005 and who qualify for assistance under subparts 3 and 4 of part A and part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, to provide emergency assistance based on demonstrated need to institutions of higher education that are located in an area affected by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005 and were forced to close, relocate or significantly curtail their activities as a result of damage directly sustained by such hurricanes, and to provide payments to institutions of higher education to help defray the unexpected expenses associated with enrolling displaced students from institutions of higher education at which operations have been disrupted due to hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005: Provided, That of the $200,000,000 described in the preceding proviso, $95,000,000 shall be for the Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning to provide assistance under such title IV programs, notwithstanding any requirements relating to matching, Federal share, reservation of funds, or maintenance of effort that would otherwise be applicable to that assistance; $95,000,000 shall be for the Louisiana Board of Regents to provide emergency assistance based on demonstrated need under part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which may be used for student financial assistance, faculty and staff salaries, equipment and instruments, or any purpose authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to institutions of higher education that are located in an area affected by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005; and $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Education for such payments to institutions of higher education to help defray the unexpected expenses associated with enrolling displaced students from institutions of higher education directly affected by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, in accordance with criteria as are established by the Secretary and made publicly available without regard to section 437 of the General Education Provisions Act or section 553 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That the amounts provided in this paragraph 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.