PUBLIC LAW 109–148—DEC. 30, 2005
119 STAT. 2777
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: 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. DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING
TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Loans Program Account’’ authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, for necessary expenses related to hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005 and other natural disasters, $264,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b), $176,500,000, to remain available until expended, which may be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’: Provided, 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: Provided further, That no funds shall be transferred to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for indirect administrative expenses. GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER (INCLUDING
TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 801. Of the unobligated balances available under ‘‘National Institute of Standards and Technology, Industrial Technology Services’’ for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program, $4,500,000 shall be used to assist manufacturers recovering from hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005: Provided, That only Manufacturing Extension Centers in States affected by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005 shall be eligible for hurricane recovery assistance funds: Provided further, That these funds shall be allocated to the Manufacturing Extension Centers in these States based on an assessment of the needs of manufacturers in the counties declared a disaster by the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Provided further, That employment and productivity shall be among the metrics used in developing the needs assessment: Provided further, That the matching provisions of 15 U.S.C. 278(k) paragraph (c) shall not apply to amounts provided by this Act or by Public Law 109– 108 to Manufacturing Extension Centers serving areas affected by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005. SEC. 802. The Attorney General shall transfer to the ‘‘Narrowband Communications/Integrated Wireless Network’’ account all funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice for the purchase of portable and mobile radios and related
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