last word and to yield to congressman from louisiana, mr. scalise. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. scalise: thank you. would the distinguished chairman of the energy and water development subcommittee yield for a point of clarification? mr. frelinghuysen: i would be pleased to yield. mr. scalise: thank you, mr. chairman. section 501-a provides for the corps of engineers more than $1 billion in emergency supplemental funding for disaster relief. the section makes those funds available, quote, for emergency expenses for repair of damages caused by the storm and flood events of 2011. am i correct in my understanding that included in the damages to be addressed by section 501-a is the loss of navigational channel dimensions caused by or exacerbated by this year's floods? mr. frelinghuysen: if the gentleman would yield. the gentleman from louisiana is correct. the intent of section 501-a is to fund the repair of damages to levees and navigation channels caused...

representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are --