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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 572 

To provide for additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2019 

Mr. PERDUE (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SCOTT

of Florida, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. SULLIVAN, and Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To provide for additional supplemental appropriations for 

disaster relief. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Re6 lief, 2019’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Statement of appropriations. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


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TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

TITLE IV—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

TITLE VII—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

TITLE VIII—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

TITLE X—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

TITLE XI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

1 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 

3 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

4 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. 

5 TITLE I 

6 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

7 The following sums in this title are appropriated, out 

8 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

9 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 

10 other purposes, namely: 

11 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

12 PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING

13 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

14 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Sec15 retary’’, $3,005,442,000, which shall remain available 

16 until December 31, 2020, for necessary expenses related 

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1 ated wine grapes), trees, bushes, and vines, as a con2 sequence of Hurricanes Michael or Florence, other hurri3 canes, typhoons, volcanic activity, or wildfires occurring 

4 in calendar year 2018 under such terms and conditions 

5 as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (referred 

6 to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’): Provided, That the 

7 Secretary may provide assistance for such losses in the 

8 form of block grants to eligible States and territories and 

9 such assistance may include compensation to producers, 

10 as determined by the Secretary, for past or future crop 

11 insurance premiums, forest restoration, and poultry and 

12 livestock losses: Provided further, That of the amounts 

13 provided under this heading, tree assistance payments 

14 may be made under section 1501(e) of the Agricultural 

15 Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to eligible orchardists or 

16 nursery tree growers (as defined in such section) of pecan 

17 trees with a tree mortality rate that exceeds 7.5 percent 

18 (adjusted for normal mortality) and is less than 15 per19 cent (adjusted for normal mortality), to be available until 

20 expended, for losses incurred during the period beginning 

21 January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018: Pro22 vided further, That in the case of producers impacted by 

23 volcanic activity that resulted in the loss of crop land, or 

24 access to crop land, the Secretary shall consider all meas25 ures available, as appropriate, to bring replacement land 


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1 into production: Provided further, That the total amount 

2 of payments received under this heading and applicable 

3 policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insur4 ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured Crop 

5 Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 196 of 

6 the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

7 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) shall not exceed 90 percent of the 

8 loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 

9 That the total amount of payments received under this 

10 heading for producers who did not obtain a policy or plan 

11 of insurance for an insurable commodity for the applicable 

12 crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

13 1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses or did not 

14 file the required paperwork and pay the service fee by the 

15 applicable State filing deadline for a noninsurable com16 modity for the applicable crop year under NAP for the 

17 crop incurring the losses shall not exceed 70 percent of 

18 the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 

19 That producers receiving payments under this heading, as 

20 determined by the Secretary, shall be required to purchase 

21 crop insurance where crop insurance is available for the 

22 next two available crop years, excluding tree insurance 

23 policies, and producers receiving payments under this 

24 heading shall be required to purchase coverage under NAP 

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1 able crop years, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 

2 further, That, not later than 120 days after the end of 

3 fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall submit a report to 

4 the Congress specifying the type, amount, and method of 

5 such assistance by State and territory: Provided further, 

6 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

7 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

8 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

11 EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM

12 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Forest 

13 Restoration Program’’, for necessary expenses related to 

14 the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

15 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat16 ural disasters, $480,000,000, to remain available until ex17 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

18 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

19 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

20 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

22 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood 

24 Prevention Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the 

25 Emergency Watershed Protection Program related to the 


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1 consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

2 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat3 ural disasters, $125,000,000, to remain available until ex4 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

5 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

6 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

7 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 RURAL DEVELOPMENT

9 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

10 For an additional amount for the cost of grants for 

11 rural community facilities programs as authorized by sec12 tion 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Con13 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, for necessary 

14 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Mi15 chael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar 

16 year 2018, and other natural disasters, $150,000,000, to 

17 remain available until expended: Provided, That sections 

18 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

19 Development Act are not applicable to the funds made 

20 available under this heading: Provided further, That such 

21 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

22 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

23 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

2 SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

3 available, out of the funds made available under section 

4 18 of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $25,200,000 shall 

5 be available for the Secretary to provide a grant to the 

6 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for dis7 aster nutrition assistance in response to the Presidentially 

8 declared major disasters and emergencies: Provided, That 

9 funds made available to the Commonwealth of the North10 ern Mariana Islands under this section shall remain avail11 able for obligation by the Commonwealth until September 

12 30, 2020: Provided further, That such amount is des13 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re14 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal15 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 SEC. 102. For purposes of administering title I of 

17 subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act 

18 of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), losses to agricultural pro19 ducers resulting from hurricanes shall also include losses 

20 incurred from Tropical Storm Cindy and losses of peach 

21 and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due to extreme 

22 cold: Provided, That the amounts provided by this section 

23 are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

24 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

25 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 


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1 1985: Provided further, That amounts repurposed under 

2 this heading that were previously designated by the Con3 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

5 are designated by the Congress as an emergency require6 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

7 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 SEC. 103. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph 

9 (2), a person or legal entity is not eligible to receive a 

10 payment under the Market Facilitation Program estab11 lished pursuant to the Commodity Credit Corporation 

12 Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average ad13 justed gross income of such person or legal entity is great14 er than $900,000. 

15 (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person or legal 

16 entity if at least 75 percent of the adjusted gross income 

17 of such person or legal entity is derived from farming, 

18 ranching, or forestry related activities. 

19 (b) A person or legal entity may not receive a pay20 ment under the Market Facilitation Program described in 

21 subsection (a)(1), directly or indirectly, of more than 

22 $125,000. 

23 (c) In this section, the term ‘‘average adjusted gross 

24 income’’ has the meaning given the term defined in section 


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1 760.1502 of title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in 

2 effect July 18, 2018). 

3 (d) The amount provided by this section is designated 

4 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

5 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg6 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 SEC. 104. In addition to other amounts made avail8 able by section 309 of division A of the Additional Supple9 mental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements 

10 Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–72; 131 Stat. 1229), there 

11 is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any moneys in the 

12 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 

13 ending September 30, 2019, $610,000,000 to provide a 

14 grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for disaster 

15 nutrition assistance in response to a major disaster or 

16 emergency designated by the President under the Robert 

17 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

18 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That the funds made 

19 available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this 

20 section shall remain available for obligation by the Com21 monwealth until September 30, 2020, and shall be in addi22 tion to funds otherwise made available: Provided further, 

23 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

24 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 


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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

3 TITLE II 

4 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

5 The following sums in this title are appropriated, out 

6 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

7 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 

8 other purposes, namely: 

9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

10 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and 

13 Economic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an addi14 tional amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance 

15 Programs’’ for necessary expenses related to flood mitiga16 tion, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of 

17 infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster des18 ignation as a result of Hurricanes Florence, Michael, and 

19 Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and of wildfires, vol20 canic eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural disasters 

21 occurring in calendar year 2018 under the Robert T. Staf22 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

23 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $600,000,000, to remain available 

24 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

25 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 


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1 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg2 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 

3 further, That within the amount appropriated, up to 2 per4 cent of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Ex5 penses’’ account for administration and oversight activi6 ties: Provided further, That within the amount appro7 priated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of 

8 Inspector General’’ account for carrying out investigations 

9 and audits related to the funding provided under this 

10 heading. 

11 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

12 ADMINISTRATION

13 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 

15 and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the con16 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

17 Yutu, and of wildfires, $120,570,000, to remain available 

18 until September 30, 2020, as follows: 

19 (1) $3,000,000 for repair and replacement of 

20 observing assets, real property, and equipment; 

21 (2) $11,000,000 for marine debris assessment 

22 and removal; 

23 (3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and ge24 odesy services; 


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1 (4) $25,000,000 to improve: (a) hurricane in2 tensity forecasting, including through deployment of 

3 unmanned ocean observing platforms and enhanced 

4 data assimilation; (b) flood prediction, forecasting, 

5 and mitigation capabilities; and (c) wildfire pre6 diction, detection, and forecasting; and 

7 (5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as 

8 authorized under section 906(c) of division O of 

9 Public Law 114–113: 

10 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

11 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec12 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer13 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

14 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

15 shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appro16 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

17 for funding provided under subsection (4) of this heading 

18 within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi21 tion and Construction’’, $25,000,000, to remain available 

22 until September 30, 2021, for improvements to oper23 ational and research weather supercomputing infrastruc24 ture and satellite ground services used for hurricane inten25 sity and track prediction; flood prediction, forecasting, and 


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1 mitigation; and wildfire prediction, detection, and fore2 casting: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

3 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

4 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

5 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

6 That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra7 tion shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on 

8 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this 

10 Act. 

11 FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Fisheries Disaster As13 sistance’’ for necessary expenses associated with the miti14 gation of fishery disasters, $150,000,000, to remain avail15 able until expended: Provided, That funds shall be used 

16 for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures 

17 and fishery resource disasters declared by the Secretary 

18 of Commerce, including those declared by the Secretary 

19 to be a direct result of Hurricanes Florence and Michael 

20 and Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut: Provided further, 

21 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

22 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

23 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

2 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex5 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con6 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Ty7 phoon Yutu, $1,336,000: Provided, That such amount is 

8 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re9 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal10 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

12 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili14 ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

15 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, 

16 $28,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro17 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

18 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec19 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer20 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 RELATED AGENCIES 

22 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

23 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Payment to the Legal 

25 Services Corporation’’ to carry out the purposes of the 


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1 Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary 

2 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Flor3 ence, Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 

4 and calendar year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and 

5 earthquakes, $15,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 

6 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re7 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal8 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

9 Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 

10 this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be ex11 pended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or con12 trary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 

13 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds 

14 appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation 

15 shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth 

16 in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 

17 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer in18 stead to 2018 and 2019, respectively, and except that sec19 tions 501 and 503 of Public Law 104–134 (referenced by 

20 Public Law 105–119) shall not apply to the amount made 

21 available under this heading: Provided further, That, for 

22 the purposes of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation 

23 shall be considered an agency of the United States Gov24 ernment. 


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1 TITLE III 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 The following sums in this title are appropriated, out 

4 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

5 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 

6 other purposes, namely: 

7 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main9 tenance, Marine Corps’’, $200,000,000, for necessary ex10 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

11 and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 

12 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

13 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg14 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main17 tenance, Air Force’’, $400,000,000, for necessary ex18 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

19 and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 

20 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

21 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg22 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 TITLE IV 

2 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

3 The following sums in this title are appropriated, out 

4 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

5 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 

6 other purposes, namely: 

7 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

8 INVESTIGATIONS

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’ for 

10 necessary expenses related to the completion, or initiation 

11 and completion, of flood and storm damage reduction, in12 cluding shore protection, studies which are currently au13 thorized or which are authorized after the date of enact14 ment of this Act, to reduce risk from future floods and 

15 hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $35,000,000, to re16 main available until expended, for high priority studies of 

17 projects in States and insular areas that were impacted 

18 by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, 

19 Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical Storm Gita: Provided, 

20 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

21 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

22 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

23 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 

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1 propriations of the House and the Senate detailing the al2 location and obligation of these funds, including new stud3 ies selected to be initiated using funds provided under this 

4 heading, beginning not later than 60 days after the date 

5 of enactment of this Act. 

6 CONSTRUCTION

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec8 essary expenses, $740,000,000, to remain available until 

9 expended, to construct flood and storm damage reduction, 

10 including shore protection, projects which are currently 

11 authorized or which are authorized after the date of enact12 ment of this Act, and flood and storm damage reduction, 

13 including shore protection, projects which have signed 

14 Chief’s Reports as of the date of enactment of this Act 

15 or which are studied using funds provided under the head16 ing ‘‘Investigations’’ if the Secretary determines such 

17 projects to be technically feasible, economically justified, 

18 and environmentally acceptable, in States and insular 

19 areas that were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Mi20 chael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and 

21 Tropical Storm Gita: Provided, That projects receiving 

22 funds provided under the first proviso in ‘‘Title IV—Corps 

23 of Engineers—Civil—Department of the Army—Con24 struction’’ in Public Law 115–123 shall not be eligible for 

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1 That for projects receiving funds provided under this 

2 heading, the provisions of section 902 of the Water Re3 sources Act of 1986 shall not apply to these funds: Pro4 vided further, That the completion of ongoing construction 

5 projects receiving funds provided under this heading shall 

6 be at full Federal expense with respect to such funds: Pro7 vided further, That using funds provided under this head8 ing, the non-Federal cash contribution for projects other 

9 than ongoing construction projects shall be financed in ac10 cordance with the provisions of section 103(k) of Public 

11 Law 99–662 over a period of 30 years from the date of 

12 completion of the project or separable element: Provided 

13 further, That up to $25,000,000 of the funds made avail14 able under this heading shall be used for continuing au15 thorities projects to reduce the risk of flooding and storm 

16 damage: Provided further, That any projects using funds 

17 appropriated under this heading shall be initiated only 

18 after non-Federal interests have entered into binding 

19 agreements with the Secretary requiring, where applicable, 

20 the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the oper21 ation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilita22 tion costs of the project and to hold and save the United 

23 States free from damages due to the construction or oper24 ation and maintenance of the project, except for damages 

25 due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its 


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1 contractors: Provided further, That such amount is des2 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

5 Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the 

6 Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report di7 rectly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

8 of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation 

9 and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 

10 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

11 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 

13 Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency 

14 situations at Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate 

15 and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, 

16 caused by natural disasters, $225,000,000, to remain 

17 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

18 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re19 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal20 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

21 Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the 

22 Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report di23 rectly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

24 of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation 


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1 and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 

2 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main5 tenance’’ for necessary expenses to dredge Federal naviga6 tion projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps 

7 of Engineers Federal projects caused by, natural disasters, 

8 $245,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 

9 which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 

10 share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for 

11 coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall 

12 be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: 

13 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

14 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec15 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer16 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

17 the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 

18 provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on 

19 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

20 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

21 funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the date of 

22 enactment of this Act. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

2 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

3 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Central Utah Project 

5 Completion Account’’, $350,000, to be deposited into the 

6 Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account 

7 for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conserva8 tion Commission, to remain available until expended, for 

9 expenses necessary in carrying out fire remediation activi10 ties related to wildfires in 2018: Provided, That such 

11 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

12 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

13 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

16 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related 

18 Resources’’, $15,500,000, to remain available until ex19 pended, for fire remediation and suppression emergency 

20 assistance related to wildfires in 2017 and 2018: Provided, 

21 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

22 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

23 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 TITLE V 

2 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

3 The following sums in this title are appropriated, out 

4 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

5 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 

6 other purposes, namely: 

7 SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

8 INVESTIGATIONS 

9 COAST GUARD

10 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup12 port’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

13 of Hurricanes Michael, Florence, and Lane, Tropical 

14 Storm Gordon, and Typhoon Mangkhut, $46,977,000, to 

15 remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, 

16 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

17 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con22 struction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses re23 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael, Flor24 ence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, and Typhoon 

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1 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des2 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Com7 pliance and Restoration’’ for necessary expenses related 

8 to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence, 

9 $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: 

10 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

11 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec12 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer13 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 TITLE VI 

15 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

16 The following sums in this title are appropriated, out 

17 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

18 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 

19 other purposes, namely: 

20 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

21 CONSTRUCTION

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec23 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

24 Florence, Lane, and Michael, flooding associated with 

25 major declared disaster DR–4365, and calendar year 2018 


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1 earthquakes, $82,400,000, to remain available until ex2 pended: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 

3 heading $50,000,000 shall be used to restore and rebuild 

4 national wildlife refuges and increase the resiliency and 

5 capacity of coastal habitat and infrastructure to withstand 

6 storms and reduce the amount of damage caused by 

7 storms: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

8 by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur9 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

10 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

11 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

12 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

13 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

14 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preserva15 tion Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con16 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Ty17 phoon Yutu, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep18 tember 30, 2022, including costs to States and territories 

19 necessary to complete compliance activities required by 

20 section 306108 of title 54, United States Code, and costs 

21 to administer the historic preservation program: Provided, 

22 That grants shall only be available for areas that have re23 ceived a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert 

24 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

25 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That individual 


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1 grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching re2 quirement: Provided further, That such amount is des3 ignated by Congress as being for an emergency require4 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

5 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

6 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

7 CONSTRUCTION

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec9 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

10 Florence and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and 

11 calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic 

12 eruptions, $78,000,000, to remain available until ex13 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

14 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

15 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

16 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

17 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

18 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

19 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga21 tions, and Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

22 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and cal23 endar year 2018 wildfires, earthquake damage associated 

24 with emergency declaration EM–3410 and in those areas 

25 impacted by a major disaster declared pursuant to the 


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1 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist2 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to calendar 

3 year 2018 wildfires or volcanic eruptions, $98,500,000, to 

4 remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

5 amount provided under this heading, $72,310,000 shall be 

6 used for costs related to the repair and replacement of 

7 equipment and facilities damaged by disasters in 2018: 

8 Provided further, That, not later than 90 days after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United 

10 States Geological Survey shall submit to the Committees 

11 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

12 Senate a report that describes the potential options to re13 place the facilities damaged by the 2018 volcano disaster 

14 and provide cost estimates and a description of how the 

15 United States Geological Survey will provide direct access 

16 for monitoring volcanic activity and the potential threat 

17 to at-risk communities: Provided further, That such 

18 amount is designated by Congress as being for an emer19 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

20 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

21 of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 


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1 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

2 INSULAR AFFAIRS

3 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Technical Assistance’’ 

5 for financial management expenses related to the con6 sequences of Typhoon Yutu, $2,000,000, to remain avail7 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des8 ignated by Congress as being for an emergency require9 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

10 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

11 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

12 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex15 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con16 sequences of major disasters declared pursuant to the 

17 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist18 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, 

19 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

20 amount is designated by Congress as being for an emer21 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

22 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

23 of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 


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1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

2 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and Tech4 nology’’ for necessary expenses related to improving pre5 paredness of the water sector, $600,000, to remain avail6 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des7 ignated by Congress as being for an emergency require8 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

9 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

10 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

11 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

12 PROGRAM

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 

14 Storage Tank Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

15 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, cal16 endar year 2018 earthquakes, and Typhoon Yutu, 

17 $1,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

18 That such amount is designated by Congress as being for 

19 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

20 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

22 STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

23 For additional amounts for ‘‘State and Tribal Assist24 ance Grants’’ for necessary expenses related to the con25 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and calVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:28 Mar 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S572.IS S572

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1 endar year 2018 earthquakes for the hazardous waste fi2 nancial assistance grants program, $1,500,000, to remain 

3 available until expended; for necessary expenses related to 

4 the consequences of Typhoon Yutu for the hazardous 

5 waste financial assistance grants program and for other 

6 solid waste management activities, $56,000,000, to remain 

7 available until expended, provided that none of the funds 

8 shall be subject to section 3011(b) of the Solid Waste Dis9 posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6931(b)); and for grants under sec10 tion 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

11 U.S.C. 1256), $5,000,000, to remain available until ex12 pended, to address impacts of Hurricane Florence, Hurri13 cane Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 

14 wildfires, notwithstanding subsections (b), (e), and (f), of 

15 that section (33 U.S.C. 1256): Provided, That such 

16 amounts are designated by Congress as being for an emer17 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

18 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

19 of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As21 sistance Grants’’, $349,400,000, to remain available until 

22 expended, of which $53,300,000 shall be for capitalization 

23 grants for State water pollution control revolving funds 

24 established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 

25 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), and of which 


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1 $296,100,000 shall be for capitalization grants for State 

2 drinking water treatment revolving loan funds established 

3 under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 300j–12): Provided, That notwithstanding section 

5 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

6 U.S.C. 1384(a)) and section 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe 

7 Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(1)(D)), funds 

8 appropriated herein shall be provided to States in Envi9 ronmental Protection Agency Regions 4, 9, and 10 in 

10 amounts determined by the Administrator of the Environ11 mental Protection Agency for wastewater treatment works 

12 and drinking water facilities impacted by Hurricanes Flor13 ence and Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 

14 wildfires and earthquakes: Provided further, That notwith15 standing the requirements of section 603(i) of the Federal 

16 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(i)) and sec17 tion 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 300j–12(d)), for the funds appropriated herein, each State 

19 shall use not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 

20 percent amount of the capitalization grants to provide ad21 ditional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of 

22 forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans or grants, 

23 or any combination of the forms: Provided further, That 

24 the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen25 cy shall retain $10,400,000 of the funds appropriated 


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1 herein for grants for drinking water facilities and waste 

2 water treatment plants impacted by Typhoon Yutu: Pro3 vided further, That the funds appropriated herein shall be 

4 used for eligible projects, the purpose of which is to reduce 

5 flood or fire damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance 

6 resiliency to rapid hydrologic change or natural disaster 

7 at treatment works as defined by section 212 of the Fed8 eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292) or any 

9 eligible facilities under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 

10 Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12), and for other eligible 

11 tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to 

12 further such purposes: Provided further, That the Admin13 istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may re14 tain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein 

15 for management and oversight: Provided further, That 

16 such amount is designated by Congress as being for an 

17 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

20 RELATED AGENCIES 

21 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

22 FOREST SERVICE

23 FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 

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1 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the 

2 calendar year 2018 wildfires, $1,000,000, to remain avail3 able until expended for the forest inventory and analysis 

4 program: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

5 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

6 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

7 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

8 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

9 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private 

11 Forestry’’ for necessary expenses related to the con12 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the 

13 calendar year 2018 wildfires, $12,000,000, to remain 

14 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

15 designated by Congress as being for an emergency require16 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

17 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

18 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

19 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys21 tem’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

22 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the calendar year 

23 2018 wildfires, $84,960,000, to remain available until ex24 pended: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 

25 heading $21,000,000 shall be used for hazardous fuels 


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1 management activities: Provided further, That such 

2 amount is designated by Congress as being for an emer3 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

4 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

5 of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

6 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 

8 and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

9 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the 

10 calendar year 2018 wildfires, $36,040,000, to remain 

11 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

12 designated by Congress as being for an emergency require13 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

14 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

15 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

16 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man19 agement’’, $720,271,000, to remain available through 

20 September 30, 2022, for urgent wildland fire suppression 

21 operations: Provided, That the amounts provided under 

22 this heading shall be solely available to be transferred to 

23 and merged with other appropriations accounts from 

24 which funds were previously transferred for wildland fire 

25 suppression in fiscal year 2018 to fully repay those 


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1 amounts: Provided further, That such amount is des2 ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu3 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

4 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

5 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

7 SERVICES 

8 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

9 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

10 SCIENCES

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 

12 Environmental Health Sciences’’ for necessary expenses in 

13 carrying out activities under section 311(a) of the Com14 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

15 Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 

16 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza17 tion Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9660a) related to the con18 sequences of major disasters declared pursuant to the 

19 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist20 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, 

21 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

22 amount is designated by Congress as being for an emer23 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

24 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

25 of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 


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1 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

2 SEC. 601. Not later than 45 days after the date of 

3 enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appro4 priated by this title shall provide a detailed operating plan 

5 of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title 

6 by State and territory and by program, project, and activ7 ity, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

8 Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That no such 

9 funds shall be obligated before the operating plans are 

10 provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

11 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur12 ther, That the operating plans shall be updated, including 

13 obligations to date, and submitted to the Committees on 

14 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

15 Senate every 60 days thereafter until all such funds are 

16 expended by the applicable agency. 

17 TITLE VII 

18 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

19 The following sums in this title are appropriated, out 

20 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

21 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 

22 other purposes, namely: 


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1 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

2 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ5 ment Services’’, $50,000,000, for the dislocated workers 

6 assistance national reserve for necessary expenses directly 

7 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

8 Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, 

9 wildfires, and earthquakes occurring in 2018 (referred to 

10 under this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), 

11 to remain available through September 30, 2020: Pro12 vided, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer up to 

13 $1,000,000 of such funds to any other Department of 

14 Labor account for reconstruction and recovery needs, in15 cluding worker protection activities: Provided further, That 

16 these sums may be used to replace grant funds previously 

17 obligated to the impacted areas: Provided further, That of 

18 the amount provided, up to $500,000, to remain available 

19 until expended, shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector 

20 General’’ for oversight of activities responding to such cov21 ered disaster or emergency: Provided further, That such 

22 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

23 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

24 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

25 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

2 SERVICES 

3 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

4 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND

5 DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to States 

7 for the Child Care and Development Block Grant’’, 

8 $30,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 

9 2021, for necessary expenses directly related to the con10 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

11 Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires, and earth12 quakes occurring in 2018 in those areas for which a major 

13 disaster or emergency has been declared under section 401 

14 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

15 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): 

16 Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate such funds 

17 based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 658J and 

18 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 

19 of 1990: Provided further, That such funds may be used 

20 for costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding child care 

21 facilities without regard to section 658F(b) or 658G of 

22 such Act and with amounts allocated for such purposes 

23 excluded from the calculation of percentages under sub24 section 658E(c)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That 

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1 ted to a State and used for renovating, repairing, or re2 building child care facilities may be obligated by the State 

3 in that fiscal year or the succeeding three fiscal years: Pro4 vided further, That Federal interest provisions will not 

5 apply to the renovation or rebuilding of privately owned 

6 family child care homes, and the Secretary shall develop 

7 parameters on the use of funds for family child care 

8 homes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not re9 tain Federal interest after a period of 10 years in any fa10 cility renovated, repaired, or rebuilt with funds appro11 priated under this paragraph: Provided further, That 

12 funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not be available 

13 for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency 

14 Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or 

15 by self-insurance: Provided further, That obligations in16 curred for the purposes provided herein prior to the date 

17 of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds appro18 priated under this heading: Provided further, That such 

19 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

20 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

21 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

22 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 

25 Services Programs’’, $90,000,000, to remain available 


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1 through September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses di2 rectly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 

3 and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, 

4 wildfires, and earthquakes occurring in 2018 in those 

5 areas for which a major disaster or emergency has been 

6 declared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Staf7 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, That $55,000,000 shall 

9 be for Head Start programs, including making payments 

10 under the Head Start Act: Provided further, That none 

11 of the funds provided in the previous proviso shall be in12 cluded in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent 

13 fiscal years, as such term is defined in section 

14 640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head 

15 Start Act: Provided further, That funds provided in the 

16 second previous proviso are not subject to the allocation 

17 requirements of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act: 

18 Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall be for payments 

19 to States, territories, and tribes for activities authorized 

20 under subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security 

21 Act, with such funds allocated based on assessed need not22 withstanding section 423 of such Act and paid without 

23 regard to percentage limitations in subsections (a) or (e) 

24 in section 424 of such Act: Provided further, That 

25 $25,000,000 shall be for payments to States, territories, 


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1 and tribes authorized under the Community Services 

2 Block Grant Act, with such funds allocated based on as3 sessed need notwithstanding sections 674(b), 675A, and 

4 675B of such Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

5 section 676(b)(8) of the Community Services Block Grant 

6 Act, each State, territory, or tribe may allocate funds to 

7 eligible entities based on assessed need: Provided further, 

8 That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not be 

9 available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal 

10 Emergency Management Agency, under a contract for in11 surance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, That up 

12 to $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

13 be available for Federal administrative expenses: Provided 

14 further, That obligations incurred for the purposes pro15 vided herein prior to the date of enactment of this Act 

16 may be charged to funds appropriated under this heading: 

17 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

18 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

19 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

20 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

3 FUND

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

5 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Health and 

6 Social Services Emergency Fund’’, $201,000,000, to re7 main available through September 30, 2020, for necessary 

8 expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurri9 canes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super 

10 Typhoon Yutu, wildfires, and earthquakes occurring in 

11 2018 in those areas for which a major disaster or emer12 gency has been declared under section 401 or 501 of the 

13 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist14 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) (referred to under 

15 this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), includ16 ing activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public 

17 Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS 

18 Act’’): Provided, That of the amount provided, 

19 $80,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Health Resources 

20 and Services Administration—Primary Health Care’’ for 

21 expenses directly related to a covered disaster or emer22 gency for disaster response and recovery, for the Health 

23 Centers Program under section 330 of the PHS Act, in24 cluding alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, 

25 and other capital improvement costs as necessary to meet 


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1 the needs of areas affected by a covered disaster or emer2 gency: Provided further, That the time limitation in section 

3 330(e)(3) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made 

4 available under the preceding proviso: Provided further, 

5 That of the amount provided, not less than $20,000,000 

6 shall be transferred to ‘‘Centers for Disease Control and 

7 Prevention—CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support’’ 

8 for response, recovery, mitigation, and other expenses di9 rectly related to a covered disaster or emergency: Provided 

10 further, That of the amount provided, not less than 

11 $100,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Substance Abuse 

12 and Mental Health Services Administration—Health Sur13 veillance and Program Support’’ for grants, contracts, and 

14 cooperative agreements for behavioral health treatment, 

15 treatment of substance use disorders, crisis counseling, 

16 and other related helplines, and for other similar programs 

17 to provide support to individuals impacted by a covered 

18 disaster or emergency: Provided further, That of the 

19 amount provided, up to $1,000,000, to remain available 

20 until expended, shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Sec21 retary—Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight of ac22 tivities responding to such covered disasters or emer23 gencies: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

24 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 


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1 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg2 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

4 HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Hurricane Education 

7 Recovery’’ for necessary expenses related to the con8 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

9 Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires, earthquakes, 

10 and volcanic eruptions occurring in 2018 in those areas 

11 for which a major disaster or emergency has been declared 

12 under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis13 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

14 5170 and 5191) (referred to under this heading as ‘‘cov15 ered disaster or emergency’’), $165,000,000, to remain 

16 available through September 30, 2020, for assisting in 

17 meeting the educational needs of individuals affected by 

18 a covered disaster or emergency: Provided, That such as19 sistance may be provided through any of the programs au20 thorized under this heading in title VIII of subdivision 1 

21 of division B of Public Law 115–123 (as amended by Pub22 lic Law 115–141), as determined by the Secretary of Edu23 cation, and subject to the terms and conditions that ap24 plied to those programs, except that references to dates 

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1 to be the corresponding dates and school years for the cov2 ered disaster or emergency: Provided further, That the 

3 Secretary of Education may determine the amounts to be 

4 used for each such program and shall notify the Commit5 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

6 and the Senate of these amounts not later than 7 days 

7 prior to obligation: Provided further, That $2,000,000 of 

8 the funds made available under this heading, to remain 

9 available until expended, shall be transferred to the Office 

10 of the Inspector General of the Department of Education 

11 for oversight of activities supported with funds appro12 priated under this heading, and up to $1,000,000 of the 

13 funds made available under this heading shall be for pro14 gram administration: Provided further, That such amount 

15 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

16 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

17 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

18 1985. 

19 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

20 SEC. 701. Not later than 30 days after enactment 

21 of this Act, the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human 

22 Services, and Education shall provide a detailed spend 

23 plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this 

24 title, including estimated personnel and administrative 

25 costs, to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 


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1 That such plans shall be updated and submitted to the 

2 Committees on Appropriations every 60 days until all 

3 funds are expended or expire. 

4 TITLE VIII 

5 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

6 The following sums in this title are appropriated, out 

7 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

8 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 

9 other purposes, namely: 

10 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex13 penses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

14 for audits and investigations related to Hurricanes Flor15 ence, Lane, and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 

16 the calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcano 

17 eruptions, and other disasters declared pursuant to the 

18 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist19 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That, not 

20 later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

21 the Government Accountability Office shall submit to the 

22 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent23 atives and the Senate a spend plan specifying funding esti24 mates for audits and investigations of any such declared 

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1 mates or carryover balances, if any, that may be available 

2 for audits and investigations of any other such declared 

3 disasters: Provided further, That such amount is des4 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re5 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal6 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 TITLE IX 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

9 The following sums in this title are appropriated, out 

10 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

11 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 

12 other purposes, namely: 

13 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

15 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $115,000,000, to remain avail16 able until September 30, 2023, for planning and design 

17 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

18 Michael on Navy and Marine Corps installations: Pro19 vided, That none of the funds shall be available for obliga20 tion until the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

21 of Representatives and the Senate receive a master plan 

22 for the installations and a form 1391 for each specific 

23 project: Provided further, That, not later than 60 days 

24 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, 

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1 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

2 a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 

3 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

4 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

5 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg6 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

9 Air Force’’, $700,000,000, to remain available until Sep10 tember 30, 2023, for planning and design, and construc11 tion expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

12 Michael: Provided, That none of the funds shall be avail13 able for obligation until the Committees on Appropriations 

14 of the House of Representatives and the Senate receive 

15 a basing plan and future mission requirements for instal16 lations significantly damaged by Hurricane Michael: Pro17 vided further, That, not later than 60 days after enact18 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or his 

19 designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria20 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

21 detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 

22 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

23 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

24 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg25 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

3 Army National Guard’’, $42,400,000, to remain available 

4 until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related 

5 to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael: 

6 Provided, That none of the funds shall be available for 

7 obligation until the Committees on Appropriations of the 

8 House of Representatives and the Senate receive form 

9 1391 for each specific request: Provided further, That, not 

10 later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Direc11 tor of the Army National Guard, or his designee, shall 

12 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

13 of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure 

14 plan for funds provided under this heading: Provided fur15 ther, That such funds may be obligated or expended for 

16 planning and design and military construction projects not 

17 otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such 

18 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

19 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

20 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

2 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

3 MEDICAL FACILITIES

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, 

6 $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 

7 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hur8 ricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut 

9 and Yutu: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Af10 fairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to 

11 address needs as a result of the consequences of Hurri12 canes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and 

13 Yutu, may transfer such funds to any discretionary ac14 count of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided 

15 further, That before a transfer may take place, the Sec16 retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit notice thereof to 

17 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep18 resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That none 

19 of these funds shall be available for obligation until the 

20 Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 

21 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

22 Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided 

23 under this heading: Provided further, That such amount 

24 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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1 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

2 1985. 

3 TITLE X 

4 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

5 The following sums in this title are appropriated, out 

6 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

7 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 

8 other purposes, namely: 

9 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

10 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

11 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Transpor12 tation Emergency Relief Program’’ as authorized under 

13 section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, $10,542,000 

14 to remain available until expended, for transit systems af15 fected by major declared disasters occurring in calendar 

16 year 2018: Provided, That not more than three-quarters 

17 of 1 percent of the funds for public transportation emer18 gency relief shall be available for administrative expenses 

19 and ongoing program management oversight as authorized 

20 under sections 5334 and 5338(f)(2) of such title and shall 

21 be in addition to any other appropriations for such pur22 pose: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

23 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

24 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg25 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

2 OPERATIONS

3 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

4 Of the amounts made available for ‘‘Federal Aviation 

5 Administration—Operations’’ in division B of the Bipar6 tisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), up to 

7 $18,000,000 shall also be available for necessary expenses 

8 related to the consequences of major declared disasters oc9 curring in calendar year 2018: Provided, That amounts 

10 repurposed under this heading that were previously des11 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

12 pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

13 Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as 

14 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

15 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

18 EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

19 For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 

20 Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, 

21 United States Code, $1,650,000,000, to remain available 

22 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

23 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

24 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg25 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

2 DEVELOPMENT 

3 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

4 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop7 ment Fund’’, $1,060,000,000, to remain available until 

8 expended, for necessary expenses for activities authorized 

9 under title I of the Housing and Community Development 

10 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster 

11 relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure 

12 and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 

13 most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a 

14 major disaster that occurred in 2018 pursuant to the Rob15 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

16 Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That funds shall 

17 be awarded directly to the State, unit of general local gov18 ernment, or Indian tribe (as such term is defined in sec19 tion 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act 

20 of 1974) at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided fur21 ther, That any funds made available under this heading 

22 and under the same heading in Public Law 115–254 that 

23 remain available, after the funds under such headings 

24 have been allocated for necessary expenses for activities 

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1 grantees, for mitigation activities in the most impacted 

2 and distressed areas resulting from a major disaster that 

3 occurred in 2018: Provided further, That such allocations 

4 shall be made in the same proportion that the amount of 

5 funds each grantee received under this Act and the same 

6 heading in division I of Public Law 115–254 bears to the 

7 amount of all funds provided to all grantees that received 

8 allocations for disasters that occurred in 2018: Provided 

9 further, That of the amounts made available under the text 

10 preceding the first proviso under this heading and under 

11 the same heading in Public Law 115–254, the Secretary 

12 shall allocate to all such grantees an aggregate amount 

13 not less than 33 percent of the sum of such amounts of 

14 funds within 120 days after the enactment of this Act 

15 based on the best available data, and shall allocate no less 

16 than 100 percent of such funds by no later than 180 days 

17 after the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the 

18 Secretary shall not prohibit the use of funds made avail19 able under this heading and the same heading in Public 

20 Law 115–254 for non-Federal share as authorized by sec21 tion 105(a)(9) of the Housing and Community Develop22 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(9)): Provided fur23 ther, That of the amounts made available under this head24 ing, grantees may establish grant programs to assist small 

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1 Provided further, That as a condition of making any grant, 

2 the Secretary shall certify in advance that such grantee 

3 has in place proficient financial controls and procurement 

4 processes and has established adequate procedures to pre5 vent any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 

6 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

7 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expend8 iture of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites regard9 ing all disaster recovery activities assisted with these 

10 funds, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse 

11 of funds: Provided further, That with respect to any such 

12 duplication of benefits, the Secretary shall act in accord13 ance with section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 

14 3442) and section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

15 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155): 

16 Provided further, That the Secretary shall require grantees 

17 to maintain on a public website information containing 

18 common reporting criteria established by the Department 

19 that permits individuals and entities awaiting assistance 

20 and the general public to see how all grant funds are used, 

21 including copies of all relevant procurement documents, 

22 grantee administrative contracts and details of ongoing 

23 procurement processes, as determined by the Secretary: 

24 Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds a 

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1 detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria 

2 for eligibility and how the use of these funds will address 

3 long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and 

4 housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 

5 most impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, 

6 That such funds may not be used for activities reimbursed 

7 by, or for which funds have been made available by, the 

8 Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army 

9 Corps of Engineers, in excess of the authorized amount 

10 of the project or its components: Provided further, That 

11 funds allocated under this heading shall not be considered 

12 relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations made pur13 suant to section 106 of the Housing and Community De14 velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided fur15 ther, That a State, unit of general local government, or 

16 Indian tribe may use up to 5 percent of its allocation for 

17 administrative costs: Provided further, That the first pro18 viso under this heading in the Supplemental Appropria19 tions for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 (division 

20 I of Public Law 115–254) is amended by striking ‘‘State 

21 or unit of general local government’’ and inserting ‘‘State, 

22 unit of general local government, or Indian tribe (as such 

23 term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Commu24 nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Pro25 vided further, That the sixth proviso under this heading 


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1 in the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 

2 Requirements Act, 2018 (division I of Public Law 115– 

3 254) is amended by striking ‘‘State or subdivision thereof’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘State, unit of general local government, or 

5 Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 of 

6 the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 

7 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, That in admin8 istering the funds under this heading, the Secretary of 

9 Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify 

10 alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute 

11 or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 

12 with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the re13 cipient of these funds (except for requirements related to 

14 fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 

15 environment), if the Secretary finds that good cause exists 

16 for the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver 

17 or alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with 

18 the overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Commu19 nity Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That, 

20 notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds 

21 provided under this heading that use such funds to supple22 ment Federal assistance provided under section 402, 403, 

23 404, 406, 407, 408 (c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T. Staf24 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

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1 comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit 

2 performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall 

3 satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect to 

4 such environmental review, approval or permit: Provided 

5 further, That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the 

6 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 

7 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon receipt of 

8 a request for release of funds and certification, imme9 diately approve the release of funds for an activity or 

10 project assisted under this heading if the recipient has 

11 adopted an environmental review, approval or permit 

12 under the preceding proviso or the activity or project is 

13 categorically excluded from review under the National En14 vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): 

15 Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish via no16 tice in the Federal Register any waiver, or alternative re17 quirement, to any statute or regulation that the Secretary 

18 administers pursuant to title I of the Housing and Com19 munity Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days be20 fore the effective date of such waiver or alternative re21 quirement: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

22 available under this heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be 

23 made available for capacity building and technical assist24 ance, including assistance on contracting and procurement 

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1 ment, or Indian tribes (and their subrecipients) that re2 ceive allocations pursuant to this heading, received dis3 aster recovery allocations under the same heading in Pub4 lic Law 115–254, or may receive similar allocations for 

5 disaster recovery in future appropriations Acts: Provided 

6 further, That of the amounts made available under this 

7 heading and under the same heading in Public Law 115– 

8 254, up to $2,500,000 shall be transferred, in aggregate, 

9 to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development— 

10 Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Plan11 ning and Development’’ for necessary costs, including in12 formation technology costs, of administering and over13 seeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under 

14 this heading: Provided further, That the amount specified 

15 in the preceding proviso shall be combined with funds ap16 propriated under the same heading and for the same pur17 pose in Public Law 115–254 and the aggregate of such 

18 amounts shall be available for any of the same such pur19 poses specified under this heading or the same heading 

20 in Public Law 115–254 without limitation: Provided fur21 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

22 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

23 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

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1 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

2 SEC. 1001. (a) Amounts previously made available 

3 for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 

4 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 

5 seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restora6 tion of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, 

7 and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 

8 resulting from a major disaster, including funds provided 

9 under section 145 of division C of Public Law 114–223, 

10 section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as 

11 added by section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114– 

12 254), section 421 of division K of Public Law 115–31, 

13 and any mitigation funding provided under the heading 

14 ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Com15 munity Planning and Development—Community Develop16 ment Fund’’ of Public Law 115–123, that were allocated 

17 in response to Hurricane Matthew, may be used inter18 changeably and without limitation for the same activities 

19 in the most impacted and distressed areas related to Hur20 ricane Florence. In addition, any funds provided under the 

21 heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop22 ment—Community Planning and Development—Commu23 nity Development Fund’’ in this Act or in division I of 

24 Public Law 115–254 that are allocated in response to 

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1 without limitation for the same activities in the most im2 pacted and distressed areas related to Hurricane Matthew. 

3 Until HUD publishes the Federal Register Notice imple4 menting this provision, grantees may submit for HUD ap5 proval revised plans for the use of funds related to Hurri6 cane Matthew that expand the eligible beneficiaries of ex7 isting programs contained in such previously approved 

8 plans to include those impacted by Hurricane Florence. 

9 Approval of any such revised plans shall include the execu10 tion of revised grant terms and conditions as necessary. 

11 Once the implementing Notice is published, any additional 

12 action plan revisions shall follow the requirements con13 tained therein. 

14 (b) Amounts made available for administrative costs 

15 for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 

16 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 

17 seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restora18 tion of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, 

19 and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 

20 under this Act or any future Act, and amounts previously 

21 provided under section 420 of division L of Public Law 

22 114–113, section 145 of division C of Public Law 114– 

23 223, section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as 

24 added by section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114– 

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1 and under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and 

2 Urban Development—Community Planning and Develop3 ment—Community Development Fund’’ of division B of 

4 Public Law 115–56, Public Law 115–123, and Public 

5 Law 115–254, shall be available for eligible administrative 

6 costs of the grantee related to any disaster relief funding 

7 identified in this subsection without regard to the par8 ticular disaster appropriation from which such funds origi9 nated. 

10 (c) The additional uses pursuant to this section for 

11 amounts that were previously designated by the Congress, 

12 respectively, as an emergency requirement or as being for 

13 disaster relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act are designated by the Con15 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

16 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

17 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being for 

18 disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 

19 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

20 1985. 

21 TITLE XI 

22 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

23 SEC. 1101. Each amount appropriated or made avail24 able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro25 priated for the fiscal year involved. 


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1 SEC. 1102. No part of any appropriation contained 

2 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 

3 the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

4 SEC. 1103. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 

5 the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro6 priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 

7 and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 

8 for fiscal year 2019. 

9 SEC. 1104. Each amount designated in this Act by 

10 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

11 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

12 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

13 901(b)(2)(A)(i)) shall be available (or rescinded or trans14 ferred, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so 

15 designates all such amounts and transmits such designa16 tions to the Congress. 

17 SEC. 1105. For purposes of this Act, the con18 sequences or impacts of any hurricane shall include dam19 ages caused by the storm at any time during the entirety 

20 of its duration as a cyclone, as defined by the National 

21 Hurricane Center. 

22 SEC. 1106. Any amount appropriated by this Act, 

23 designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pur24 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

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1 901(b)(2)(A)(i)) and subsequently so designated by the 

2 President, and transferred pursuant to transfer authori3 ties provided by this Act shall retain such designation. 

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