II 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 811 

To provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2019 

Mr. RUBIO introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To provide for additional supplemental appropriations for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border 

security and 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. 

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

5 ‘‘Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Border Se6 curity and Disaster Relief, 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. 


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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY—BORDER 

SECURITY 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

TITLE V—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE VII—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

TITLE VIII—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

TITLE IX—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

TITLE X—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

TITLE XI—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

TITLE XII—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 HOMELAND SECURITY— 

7 BORDER SECURITY 

8 The following sums in this title are appropriated, out 

9 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

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

11 other purposes, namely: 


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1 SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

2 INVESTIGATIONS 

3 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

4 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

5 For an additional amount for U.S. Customs and Bor6 der Protection for procurement, construction, and im7 provements, including procurements to purchase marine 

8 vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems, 

9 $3,600,000,000, available until expended, for purposes au10 thorized under section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Re11 form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 

12 1103 note; Public Law 104–208), to include activities au13 thorized under section 103(b) of the Immigration and Na14 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1103(b)): Provided, That not later 

15 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

16 the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 

17 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Com18 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 

19 and the Comptroller General of the United States an up20 dated risk-based plan for improving security along the bor21 ders of the United States that includes the elements re22 quired under subsection (a) of section 231 of division F 

23 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, which shall 

24 be evaluated in accordance with subsection (b) of such sec25 tion: Provided further, That amounts provided under this 


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1 heading may be used for roads, lighting, cameras, and sen2 sors. 


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1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

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 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

8 PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING

9 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

10 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Sec11 retary’’, $3,005,442,000, which shall remain available 

12 until December 31, 2020, for necessary expenses related 

13 to losses of crops (including aquacultured plants and ani14 mals, milk, and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, 

15 bushes, and vines, as a consequence of Hurricanes Michael 

16 or Florence, other hurricanes, typhoons, volcanic activity, 

17 or wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018 under such 

18 terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary of 

19 Agriculture (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’): 

20 Provided, That the Secretary may provide assistance for 

21 such losses in the form of block grants to eligible states 

22 and territories and such assistance may include compensa23 tion to producers, as determined by the Secretary, for past 

24 or future crop insurance premiums, forest restoration, and 

25 poultry and livestock losses: Provided further, That of the 


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1 amounts provided under this heading, tree assistance pay2 ments may be made under section 1501(e) of the Agricul3 tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to eligible orchard4 ists or nursery tree growers (as defined in such section) 

5 of pecan trees with a tree mortality rate that exceeds 7.5 

6 percent (adjusted for normal mortality) and is less than 

7 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality), to be available 

8 until expended, for losses incurred during the period be9 ginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018: 

10 Provided further, That in the case of producers impacted 

11 by volcanic activity that resulted in the loss of crop land, 

12 or access to crop land, the Secretary shall consider all 

13 measures available, as appropriate, to bring replacement 

14 land into production: Provided further, That the total 

15 amount of payments received under this heading and ap16 plicable policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop 

17 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured 

18 Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 

19 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 

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

21 of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur22 ther, That the total amount of payments received under 

23 this heading for producers who did not obtain a policy or 

24 plan of insurance for an insurable commodity for the ap25 plicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 


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1 (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses 

2 or did not file the required paperwork and pay the service 

3 fee by the applicable State filing deadline for a noninsur4 able commodity for the applicable crop year under NAP 

5 for the crop incurring the losses shall not exceed 70 per6 cent of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided 

7 further, That producers receiving payments under this 

8 heading, as determined by the Secretary, shall be required 

9 to purchase crop insurance where crop insurance is avail10 able for the next two available crop years, excluding tree 

11 insurance policies, and producers receiving payments 

12 under this heading shall be required to purchase coverage 

13 under NAP where crop insurance is not available in the 

14 next two available crop years, as determined by the Sec15 retary: Provided further, That, not later than 120 days 

16 after the end of fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall sub17 mit a report to the Congress specifying the type, amount, 

18 and method of such assistance by state and territory: Pro19 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con20 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

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

22 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

2 EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM

3 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Forest 

4 Restoration Program’’, for necessary expenses related to 

5 the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

6 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat7 ural disasters, $480,000,000, to remain available until ex8 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

9 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

11 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

13 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood 

15 Prevention Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the 

16 Emergency Watershed Protection Program related to the 

17 consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

18 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat19 ural disasters, $125,000,000, to remain available until ex20 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

21 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 RURAL DEVELOPMENT

2 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 For an additional amount for the cost of grants for 

4 rural community facilities programs as authorized by sec5 tion 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Con6 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, for necessary 

7 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Mi8 chael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar 

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

10 remain available until expended: Provided, That sections 

11 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

12 Development Act are not applicable to the funds made 

13 available under this heading: Provided further, That such 

14 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

15 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

19 SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

20 available, out of the funds made available under section 

21 18 of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $25,200,000 shall 

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

23 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for dis24 aster nutrition assistance in response to the Presidentially 

25 declared major disasters and emergencies: Provided, That 


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1 funds made available to the Commonwealth of the North2 ern Mariana Islands under this section shall remain avail3 able for obligation by the Commonwealth until September 

4 30, 2020: Provided further, That such amount is des5 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re6 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal7 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 SEC. 202. For purposes of administering title I of 

9 subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act 

10 of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), losses to agricultural pro11 ducers resulting from hurricanes shall also include losses 

12 incurred from Tropical Storm Cindy, losses of peach and 

13 blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due to extreme cold, 

14 blueberry productivity losses in calendar year 2018 due 

15 to extreme cold and hurricane damage in calendar year 

16 2017, losses of milk, and losses of aquacultured plants and 

17 animals: Provided, That the amounts provided by this sec18 tion are designated by the 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: Provided further, That amounts repurposed 

22 under this heading that were previously designated by the 

23 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the 

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1 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 SEC. 203. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph 

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

5 payment under the Market Facilitation Program estab6 lished pursuant to the Commodity Credit Corporation 

7 Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average ad8 justed gross income of such person or legal entity is great9 er than $900,000. 

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

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

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

13 ranching, or forestry related activities. 

14 (b) A person or legal entity may not receive a pay15 ment under the Market Facilitation Program described in 

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

17 $125,000. 

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

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

20 760.1502 of title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in 

21 effect July 18, 2018). 

22 (d) The amount provided by this section 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 SEC. 204. In addition to other amounts made avail2 able by section 309 of division A of the Additional Supple3 mental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements 

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

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

6 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 

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

8 grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for disaster 

9 nutrition assistance in response to a major disaster or 

10 emergency designated by the President under the Robert 

11 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

12 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That the funds made 

13 available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this 

14 section shall remain available for obligation by the Com15 monwealth until September 30, 2020, and shall be in addi16 tion to funds otherwise made available: Provided further, 

17 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

18 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

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


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1 TITLE III 

2 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

8 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

10 Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and 

11 Economic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an addi12 tional amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance 

13 Programs’’ for necessary expenses related to flood mitiga14 tion, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of 

15 infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster des16 ignation as a result of Hurricanes Florence, Michael, and 

17 Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and of wildfires, vol18 canic eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural disasters 

19 occurring in calendar year 2018 under the Robert T. Staf20 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $600,000,000, 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: Provided 


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1 further, That within the amount appropriated, up to 2 per2 cent of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Ex3 penses’’ account for administration and oversight activi4 ties: Provided further, That within the amount appro5 priated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of 

6 Inspector General’’ account for carrying out investigations 

7 and audits related to the funding provided under this 

8 heading. 

9 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

10 ADMINISTRATION

11 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

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

13 and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the con14 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

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

16 until September 30, 2020, as follows: 

17 (1) $3,000,000 for repair and replacement of 

18 observing assets, real property, and equipment; 

19 (2) $11,000,000 for marine debris assessment 

20 and removal; 

21 (3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and ge22 odesy services; 

23 (4) $25,000,000 to improve: (a) hurricane in24 tensity forecasting, including through deployment of 

25 unmanned ocean observing platforms and enhanced 


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

2 and mitigation capabilities; and (c) wildfire pre3 diction, detection, and forecasting; and 

4 (5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as 

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

6 Public Law 114–113: 

7 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

8 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec9 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer10 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

11 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

12 shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appro13 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

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

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

16 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi18 tion and Construction’’, $25,000,000, to remain available 

19 until September 30, 2021, for improvements to oper20 ational and research weather supercomputing infrastruc21 ture and satellite ground services used for hurricane inten22 sity and track prediction; flood prediction, forecasting, and 

23 mitigation; and wildfire prediction, detection, and fore24 casting: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

25 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 


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

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

3 That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra4 tion shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on 

5 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

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

7 Act. 

8 FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Fisheries Disaster As10 sistance’’ for necessary expenses associated with the miti11 gation of fishery disasters, $150,000,000, to remain avail12 able until expended: Provided, That funds shall be used 

13 for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures 

14 and fishery resource disasters declared by the Secretary 

15 of Commerce, including those declared by the Secretary 

16 to be a direct result of Hurricanes Florence and Michael 

17 and Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut: Provided further, 

18 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

19 for an 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 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 IV 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 MILITARY PERSONNEL 

4 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

6 Air Force’’, $59,629,000, for necessary expenses related 

7 to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence: 

8 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

9 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec10 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer11 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 

14 Air Force’’, $7,323,000, for necessary expenses related to 

15 the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence: 

16 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

17 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec18 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer19 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

21 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main23 tenance, Marine Corps’’, $200,000,000, for necessary ex24 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

25 and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 


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1 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

2 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg3 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main6 tenance, Air Force’’, $400,000,000, for necessary ex7 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

8 and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 

9 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

10 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg11 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main14 tenance, Air Force’’, $342,012,000, to remain available 

15 for obligation until September 30, 2020, for necessary ex16 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

17 and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 

18 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

19 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg20 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main23 tenance, Air Force’’, $738,290,000, to remain available 

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1 ernization (FSRM) related to the consequences of Hurri2 canes Michael and Florence: Provided, That such amount 

3 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

5 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

6 1985. 

7 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main9 tenance, Air Force Reserve’’, $3,505,000, to remain avail10 able for obligation until September 30, 2020, for necessary 

11 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Mi12 chael and Florence: Provided, 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 PROCUREMENT 

17 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

19 Air Force’’, $46,000,000, for necessary expenses related 

20 to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence: 

21 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

22 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec23 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer24 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

3 Air Force’’, $84,587,000, for necessary expenses related 

4 to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence: 

5 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

6 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec7 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer8 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

10 EVALUATION 

11 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

12 AIR FORCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop14 ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $66,656,000, for 

15 necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri16 canes Michael and Florence: Provided, That such amount 

17 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

19 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

20 1985. 

21 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

22 AIR FORCE

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop24 ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $1,072,000, for 

25 necessary expenses for Facilities Sustainment, Restoration 


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1 and Modernization (FSRM) related to the consequences 

2 of Hurricanes Michael and Florence: Provided, That such 

3 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

4 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

5 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 TITLE V 

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 

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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 VI 

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. 


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1 TITLE VII 

2 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

8 CONSTRUCTION

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec10 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

11 Florence, Lane, and Michael, flooding associated with 

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

13 earthquakes, $82,400,000, to remain available until ex14 pended: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 

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

16 national wildlife refuges and increase the resiliency and 

17 capacity of coastal habitat and infrastructure to withstand 

18 storms and reduce the amount of damage caused by 

19 storms: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

20 by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur21 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

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

23 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 


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1 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

3 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preserva4 tion Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con5 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Ty6 phoon Yutu, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2022, including costs to States and territories 

8 necessary to complete compliance activities required by 

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

10 to administer the historic preservation program: Provided, 

11 That grants shall only be available for areas that have re12 ceived a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert 

13 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

14 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That individual 

15 grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching re16 quirement: Provided further, That such amount is des17 ignated by Congress as being for an emergency require18 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

19 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

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

21 CONSTRUCTION

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

24 Florence and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and 

25 calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic 


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1 eruptions, $78,000,000, to remain available until ex2 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

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 (2 U.S.C. 

6 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

7 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

8 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga10 tions, and Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

11 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and cal12 endar year 2018 wildfires, earthquake damage associated 

13 with emergency declaration EM–3410 and in those areas 

14 impacted by a major disaster declared pursuant to the 

15 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist16 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to calendar 

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

18 remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

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

20 used for costs related to the repair and replacement of 

21 equipment and facilities damaged by disasters in 2018: 

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

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

24 States Geological Survey shall submit to the Committees 

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1 Senate a report that describes the potential options to re2 place the facilities damaged by the 2018 volcano disaster 

3 and provide cost estimates and a description of how the 

4 United States Geological Survey will provide direct access 

5 for monitoring volcanic activity and the potential threat 

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

7 amount is designated by Congress as being for an emer8 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

9 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

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

11 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

12 INSULAR AFFAIRS

13 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

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

15 for financial management expenses related to the con16 sequences of Typhoon Yutu, $2,000,000, to remain avail17 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des18 ignated by Congress as being for an emergency require19 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

20 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

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

22 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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1 sequences of major disasters declared pursuant to the 

2 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist3 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, 

4 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

5 amount is designated by Congress as being for an emer6 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

7 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

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

9 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

10 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and Tech12 nology’’ for necessary expenses related to improving pre13 paredness of the water sector, $600,000, to remain avail14 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des15 ignated 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 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

20 PROGRAM

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 

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

23 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, cal24 endar year 2018 earthquakes, and Typhoon Yutu, 

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1 That such amount is designated by Congress as being for 

2 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

3 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

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

5 STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

6 For additional amounts for ‘‘State and Tribal Assist7 ance Grants’’ for necessary expenses related to the con8 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and cal9 endar year 2018 earthquakes for the hazardous waste fi10 nancial assistance grants program, $1,500,000, to remain 

11 available until expended; for necessary expenses related to 

12 the consequences of Typhoon Yutu for the hazardous 

13 waste financial assistance grants program and for other 

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

15 available until expended, provided that none of the funds 

16 shall be subject to section 3011(b) of the Solid Waste Dis17 posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6931(b)); and for grants under sec18 tion 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

19 U.S.C. 1256), $5,000,000, to remain available until ex20 pended, to address impacts of Hurricane Florence, Hurri21 cane Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 

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

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

24 amounts are designated by Congress as being for an emer25 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 


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1 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

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

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As4 sistance Grants’’, $349,400,000, to remain available until 

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

6 grants for State water pollution control revolving funds 

7 established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 

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

9 $296,100,000 shall be for capitalization grants for State 

10 drinking water treatment revolving loan funds established 

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

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

13 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

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

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

16 appropriated herein shall be provided to States in Envi17 ronmental Protection Agency Regions 4, 9, and 10 in 

18 amounts determined by the Administrator of the Environ19 mental Protection Agency for wastewater treatment works 

20 and drinking water facilities impacted by Hurricanes Flor21 ence and Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 

22 wildfires and earthquakes: Provided further, That notwith23 standing the requirements of section 603(i) of the Federal 

24 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(i)) and sec25 tion 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 


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1 300j–12(d)), for the funds appropriated herein, each State 

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

3 percent amount of the capitalization grants to provide ad4 ditional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of 

5 forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans or grants, 

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

7 the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen8 cy shall retain $10,400,000 of the funds appropriated 

9 herein for grants for drinking water facilities and waste 

10 water treatment plants impacted by Typhoon Yutu: Pro11 vided further, That the funds appropriated herein shall be 

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

13 flood or fire damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance 

14 resiliency to rapid hydrologic change or natural disaster 

15 at treatment works as defined by section 212 of the Fed16 eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292) or any 

17 eligible facilities under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 

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

19 tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to 

20 further such purposes: Provided further, That the Admin21 istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may re22 tain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein 

23 for management and oversight: Provided further, That 

24 such amount is designated by Congress as being for an 

25 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 RELATED AGENCIES 

4 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

5 FOREST SERVICE

6 FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 

8 Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the con9 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the 

10 calendar year 2018 wildfires, $1,000,000, to remain avail11 able until expended for the forest inventory and analysis 

12 program: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

13 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

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

16 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

17 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private 

19 Forestry’’ for necessary expenses related to the con20 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the 

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

22 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

23 designated by Congress as being for an emergency require24 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 


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1 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

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

3 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys5 tem’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

6 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the calendar year 

7 2018 wildfires, $84,960,000, to remain available until ex8 pended: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 

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

10 management activities: Provided further, That such 

11 amount is designated by Congress as being for an emer12 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

13 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

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

15 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 

17 and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

18 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and the 

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

20 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

21 designated by Congress as being for an emergency require22 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

23 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

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1 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man4 agement’’, $720,271,000, to remain available through 

5 September 30, 2022, for urgent wildland fire suppression 

6 operations: Provided, That the amounts provided under 

7 this heading shall be solely available to be transferred to 

8 and merged with other appropriations accounts from 

9 which funds were previously transferred for wildland fire 

10 suppression in fiscal year 2018 to fully repay those 

11 amounts: Provided further, That such amount is des12 ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu13 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

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

15 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

16 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

17 SERVICES 

18 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

19 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

20 SCIENCES

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 

22 Environmental Health Sciences’’ for necessary expenses in 

23 carrying out activities under section 311(a) of the Com24 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

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


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1 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza2 tion Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9660a) related to the con3 sequences of major disasters declared pursuant to the 

4 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist5 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, 

6 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

7 amount is designated by Congress as being for an emer8 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

9 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

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

11 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

12 SEC. 701. Not later than 45 days after the date of 

13 enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appro14 priated by this title shall provide a detailed operating plan 

15 of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title 

16 by State and territory and by program, project, and activ17 ity, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

18 Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That no such 

19 funds shall be obligated before the operating plans are 

20 provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

21 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur22 ther, That the operating plans shall be updated, including 

23 obligations to date, and submitted to the Committees on 

24 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 


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1 Senate every 60 days thereafter until all such funds are 

2 expended by the applicable agency. 


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1 TITLE VIII 

2 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

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 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

8 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ11 ment Services’’, $50,000,000, for the dislocated workers 

12 assistance national reserve for necessary expenses directly 

13 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

14 Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, 

15 wildfires, and earthquakes occurring in 2018 (referred to 

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

17 to remain available through September 30, 2020: Pro18 vided, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer up to 

19 $1,000,000 of such funds to any other Department of 

20 Labor account for reconstruction and recovery needs, in21 cluding worker protection activities: Provided further, That 

22 these sums may be used to replace grant funds previously 

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

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

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1 General’’ for oversight of activities responding to such cov2 ered disaster or emergency: Provided further, That such 

3 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

4 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

5 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

8 SERVICES 

9 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

10 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND

11 DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to States 

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

14 $30,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 

15 2021, for necessary expenses directly related to the con16 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

17 Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires, and earth18 quakes occurring in 2018 in those areas for which a major 

19 disaster or emergency has been declared under section 401 

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

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

22 Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate such funds 

23 based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 658J and 

24 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 

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

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

3 such Act and with amounts allocated for such purposes 

4 excluded from the calculation of percentages under sub5 section 658E(c)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That 

6 notwithstanding section 658J(c) of such Act, funds allot7 ted to a State and used for renovating, repairing, or re8 building child care facilities may be obligated by the State 

9 in that fiscal year or the succeeding three fiscal years: Pro10 vided further, That Federal interest provisions will not 

11 apply to the renovation or rebuilding of privately-owned 

12 family child care homes, and the Secretary shall develop 

13 parameters on the use of funds for family child care 

14 homes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not re15 tain Federal interest after a period of 10 years in any fa16 cility renovated, repaired, or rebuilt with funds appro17 priated under this paragraph: Provided further, That 

18 funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not be available 

19 for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency 

20 Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or 

21 by self-insurance: Provided further, That obligations in22 curred for the purposes provided herein prior to the date 

23 of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds appro24 priated under this heading: Provided further, That such 

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1 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 

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

7 through September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses di8 rectly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 

9 and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, 

10 wildfires, and earthquakes occurring in 2018 in those 

11 areas for which a major disaster or emergency has been 

12 declared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Staf13 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

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

15 be for Head Start programs, including making payments 

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

17 of funds provided in the previous proviso shall be included 

18 in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal 

19 years, as such term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 

20 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Pro21 vided further, That funds provided in the second previous 

22 proviso are not subject to the allocation requirements of 

23 section 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, 

24 That $5,000,000 shall be for payments to States, terri25 tories, and tribes for activities authorized under subpart 


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1 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act, with 

2 such funds allocated based on assessed need notwith3 standing section 423 of such Act and paid without regard 

4 to percentage limitations in subsections (a) or (e) in sec5 tion 424 of such Act: Provided further, That $25,000,000 

6 shall be for payments to States, territories, and tribes au7 thorized under the Community Services Block Grant Act, 

8 with such funds allocated based on assessed need notwith9 standing sections 674(b), 675A, and 675B of such Act: 

10 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 676(b)(8) 

11 of the Community Services Block Grant Act, each State, 

12 territory, or tribe may allocate funds to eligible entities 

13 based on assessed need: Provided further, That funds ap14 propriated in this paragraph shall not be available for 

15 costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Man16 agement Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by 

17 self-insurance: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000, 

18 to remain available until expended, shall be available for 

19 Federal administrative expenses: Provided further, That 

20 obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior 

21 to the date of enactment of this Act may be charged to 

22 funds appropriated under this heading: 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. 

3 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

4 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

5 FUND

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

8 Social Services Emergency Fund’’, $201,000,000, to re9 main available through September 30, 2020, for necessary 

10 expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurri11 canes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super 

12 Typhoon Yutu, wildfires, and earthquakes occurring in 

13 2018 in those areas for which a major disaster or emer14 gency has been declared under section 401 or 501 of the 

15 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist16 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) (referred to under 

17 this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), includ18 ing activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public 

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

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

21 $80,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Health Resources 

22 and Services Administration—Primary Health Care’’ for 

23 expenses directly related to a covered disaster or emer24 gency for disaster response and recovery, for the Health 

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1 cluding alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, 

2 and other capital improvement costs as necessary to meet 

3 the needs of areas affected by a covered disaster or emer4 gency: Provided further, That the time limitation in section 

5 330(e)(3) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made 

6 available under the preceding proviso: Provided further, 

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

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

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

10 for response, recovery, mitigation, and other expenses di11 rectly related to a covered disaster or emergency: Provided 

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

13 $100,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Substance Abuse 

14 and Mental Health Services Administration—Health Sur15 veillance and Program Support’’ for grants, contracts, and 

16 cooperative agreements for behavioral health treatment, 

17 treatment of substance use disorders, crisis counseling, 

18 and other related helplines, and for other similar programs 

19 to provide support to individuals impacted by a covered 

20 disaster or emergency: Provided further, That of the 

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

22 until expended, shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Sec23 retary—Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight of ac24 tivities responding to such covered disasters or emer25 gencies: Provided further, That such amount is designated 


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1 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

2 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg3 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

5 HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Hurricane Education 

8 Recovery’’ for necessary expenses related to the con9 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

10 Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires, earthquakes, 

11 and volcanic eruptions occurring in 2018 in those areas 

12 for which a major disaster or emergency has been declared 

13 under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis14 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 5170 and 5191) (referred to under this heading as ‘‘cov16 ered disaster or emergency’’), $165,000,000, to remain 

17 available through September 30, 2020, for assisting in 

18 meeting the educational needs of individuals affected by 

19 a covered disaster or emergency: Provided, That such as20 sistance may be provided through any of the programs au21 thorized under this heading in title VIII of subdivision 1 

22 of division B of Public Law 115–123 (as amended by Pub23 lic Law 115–141), as determined by the Secretary of Edu24 cation, and subject to the terms and conditions that ap25 plied to those programs, except that references to dates 


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1 and school years in Public Law 115–123 shall be deemed 

2 to be the corresponding dates and school years for the cov3 ered disaster or emergency: Provided further, That the 

4 Secretary of Education may determine the amounts to be 

5 used for each such program and shall notify the Commit6 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

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

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

9 the funds made available under this heading, to remain 

10 available until expended, shall be transferred to the Office 

11 of the Inspector General of the Department of Education 

12 for oversight of activities supported with funds appro13 priated under this heading, and up to $1,000,000 of the 

14 funds made available under this heading shall be for pro15 gram administration: Provided further, That such amount 

16 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

18 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

19 1985. 

20 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

21 SEC. 801. Not later than 30 days after enactment 

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

23 Services, and Education shall provide a detailed spend 

24 plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this 

25 title, including estimated personnel and administrative 


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1 costs, to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 

2 That such plans shall be updated and submitted to the 

3 Committees on Appropriations every 60 days until all 

4 funds are expended or expire. 


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1 TITLE IX 

2 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

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 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex10 penses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

11 for audits and investigations related to Hurricanes Flor12 ence, Lane, and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 

13 the calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcano 

14 eruptions, and other disasters declared pursuant to the 

15 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist16 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That, not 

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

18 the Government Accountability Office shall submit to the 

19 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent20 atives and the Senate a spend plan specifying funding esti21 mates for audits and investigations of any such declared 

22 disasters occurring in 2018 and identifying funding esti23 mates or carryover balances, if any, that may be available 

24 for audits and investigations of any other such declared 

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1 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re2 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal3 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 TITLE X 

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 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

9 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $115,000,000, to remain avail10 able until September 30, 2023, for planning and design 

11 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

12 Michael on Navy and Marine Corps installations: Pro13 vided, That none of the funds shall be available for obliga14 tion until the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

15 of Representatives and the Senate receive a master plan 

16 for the installations and a form 1391 for each specific 

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

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

19 or his designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appro20 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

21 a 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, AIR FORCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

3 Air Force’’, $700,000,000, to remain available until Sep4 tember 30, 2023, for planning and design, and construc5 tion expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

6 Michael: Provided, That none of the funds shall be avail7 able for obligation until the Committees on Appropriations 

8 of the House of Representatives and the Senate receive 

9 a basing plan and future mission requirements for instal10 lations significantly damaged by Hurricane Michael: Pro11 vided further, That, not later than 60 days after enact12 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or his 

13 designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria14 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

15 detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 

16 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

17 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

18 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg19 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

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

23 until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related 

24 to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael: 

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


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1 obligation until the Committees on Appropriations of the 

2 House of Representatives and the Senate receive form 

3 1391 for each specific request: Provided further, That, not 

4 later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Direc5 tor of the Army National Guard, or his designee, shall 

6 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

7 of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure 

8 plan for funds provided under this heading: Provided fur9 ther, That such funds may be obligated or expended for 

10 planning and design and military construction projects not 

11 otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such 

12 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

13 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

14 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

17 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

18 MEDICAL FACILITIES

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

21 $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 

22 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hur23 ricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut 

24 and Yutu: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Af25 fairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to 


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1 address needs as a result of the consequences of Hurri2 canes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and 

3 Yutu, may transfer such funds to any discretionary ac4 count of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided 

5 further, That before a transfer may take place, the Sec6 retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit notice thereof to 

7 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That none 

9 of these funds shall be available for obligation until the 

10 Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 

11 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

12 Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided 

13 under this heading: Provided further, That such amount 

14 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

16 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

17 1985. 


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1 TITLE XI 

2 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

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 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

8 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

9 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Transpor10 tation Emergency Relief Program’’ as authorized under 

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

12 to remain available until expended, for transit systems af13 fected by major declared disasters occurring in calendar 

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

15 of 1 percent of the funds for public transportation emer16 gency relief shall be available for administrative expenses 

17 and ongoing program management oversight as authorized 

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

19 be in addition to any other appropriations for such pur20 pose: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

21 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

22 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg23 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 

25 grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval 


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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 

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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 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

2 SEC. 1101. (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 

25 Hurricane Florence may be used interchangeably and 


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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– 

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


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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. 


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1 TITLE XII 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 1201. Each amount appropriated or made avail4 able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro5 priated for the fiscal year involved. 

6 SEC. 1202. No part of any appropriation contained 

7 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 

8 the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

9 SEC. 1203. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 

10 the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro11 priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 

12 and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 

13 for fiscal year 2019. 

14 SEC. 1204. Each amount designated in this Act by 

15 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

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

18 901(b)(2)(A)(i)) shall be available (or rescinded or trans19 ferred, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so 

20 designates all such amounts and transmits such designa21 tions to the Congress. 

22 SEC. 1205. For purposes of this Act, the con23 sequences or impacts of any hurricane shall include dam24 ages caused by the storm at any time during the entirety 


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

2 Hurricane Center. 

3 SEC. 1206. Any amount appropriated by this Act, 

4 designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pur5 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

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

7 901(b)(2)(A)(i)) and subsequently so designated by the 

8 President, and transferred pursuant to transfer authori9 ties provided by this Act shall retain such designation. 

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