S. 1764, An act to provide for the continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina

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S. 1764 would extend the period of obligation until September 30, 2006, for Department of Education funds that were canceled or expired on September 30, 2005. The act also would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (at the request of the Secretary of Education) to transfer funds from the Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane Katrina to the Department of Education, and it would shorten from 15 days to 3 days the period for certain advance notifications to the Congress under the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005.