PUBLIC LAW 112–77—DEC. 23, 2011 125 STAT. 1277 

Public Law 112–77 

112th Congress 

An Act 

Making appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 

following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 

not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2012, and for other purposes, namely: 

TITLE I—DISASTER RELIEF 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’ for 

major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 

$6,400,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress as being for disaster 

relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses for repair of damages to Federal 

projects resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $802,000,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) 

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

Civil Works shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate a monthly report 

detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning 

Deadline. 

Reports. 

Disaster Relief 

Appropriations 

Act, 2012. 

Dec. 23, 2011 

[H.R. 3672] 


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125 STAT. 1278 PUBLIC LAW 112–77—DEC. 23, 2011 

not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ 

for necessary expenses to dredge navigation channels in response 

to, and repair damage to Corps projects resulting from, a major 

disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 

$534,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress as being for disaster 

relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 

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

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall submit to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate a monthly report detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act. 

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 

(33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, 

repair, and other activities as authorized by law, in response to 

a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

seq.), $388,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 

shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate a monthly report detailing the 

allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 

60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

TITLE II—COMBATING WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

For an additional amount for continuing disability reviews 

under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and for the 

cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under 

title XVI of the Social Security Act, not more than $483,484,000 

may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social 

Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to 

therein: Provided, That such amount is additional new budget 

authority specified for purposes of subsection 251(b)(2)(B) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and 

shall be treated for such purposes as being included under this 

heading in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 

and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, or any 

continuing appropriation Act, for fiscal year 2012. 

Deadline. 

Reports. 

Deadline. 

Reports. 


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PUBLIC LAW 112–77—DEC. 23, 2011 125 STAT. 1279 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3672: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011): 

Dec. 16, considered and passed House. 

Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate. 

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TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISION 

SEC. 301. Each amount appropriated or made available in this 

Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal 

year involved. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Relief Appropriations 

Act, 2012’’. 

Approved December 23, 2011. 


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