His officials have told builders to cut 15% from school space before issuing tenders next month for contracts to rebuild packages of about 10 schools at a time to standardised designs.
Asked what the "entire package" for rebuilding Iraq might be: "The real number would be not what's going to get you through the rest of the fiscal year, but what is it going to be over two to three years.
At the beginning of the September term, Mrs Rafee was informed it would not be until 2014 when a rebuild and investment package including her school's needs would be prepared for the private finance market.
The stimulus package is also rebuilding bridges and water systems, extending broadband networks into isolated areas, and supporting renewable-energy projects, like the biodiesel truck stop.
The backers of the bill, as well as the Clinton administration, which requested a similar aid package, argue that rebuilding Colombia's weak military would help the government defeat the leftist guerrillas who protect the coca farmers, or at least force the guerrillas to the bargaining table.
Any economic stimulus package aimed at rebuilding crumbling infrastructure which Obama has proposed would have to weave in those standards.
The spending package will provide for rebuilding crumbling bridges, roads and schools by eliminating a backlog of infrastructure projects, Obama said.
He told the watching media the government would help the community rebuild, providing assistance packages of up to $32,000 for everyone who lost a primary dwelling and other assistance to those who lost a holiday home.
The structure was refined using the PHENIX program package (Afonine et al., 2012) after rebuilding the structure in COOT (Emsley et al., 2010).
While he urged Congress to approve a package of relief money, he mentioned few specifics about rebuilding, or other proposals for the coming year.
