II 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5355 

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for the 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 22, 2022 

Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. RUBIO) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and failed of 

passage 

A BILL 

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster 

relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, 

and for other purposes. 

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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

5 fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other pur6 poses, namely: 


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1 TITLE I 

2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

3 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

4 PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING

5 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Sec7 retary’’, $3,741,715,000, to remain available until ex8 pended, for necessary expenses related to losses of rev9 enue, quality or production losses of crops (including milk, 

10 on-farm stored commodities, crops prevented from plant11 ing in 2022, and harvested adulterated wine grapes), 

12 trees, bushes, and vines, as a consequence of droughts, 

13 wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tor14 nadoes, winter storms, freeze, including a polar vortex, 

15 smoke exposure, and excessive moisture occurring in cal16 endar year 2022 under such terms and conditions as de17 termined by the Secretary: Provided, That the Secretary 

18 may provide assistance for such losses in the form of block 

19 grants to eligible States and territories: Provided further, 

20 That of the amounts provided under this heading in this 

21 Act, the Secretary shall use up to $494,500,000 to provide 

22 assistance to producers of livestock, as determined by the 

23 Secretary of Agriculture, for losses incurred during cal24 endar year 2022 due to hurricanes, drought, or wildfires: 

25 Provided further, That the amount provided under this 


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1 heading in this Act shall be subject to the terms and con2 ditions set forth in the first, second, fourth through sixth, 

3 and eighth through twelfth provisos under this heading in 

4 title I of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations 

5 Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–43), except that 

6 each reference to 2020 or 2021 in such provisos in such 

7 Act shall be deemed to be a reference instead to 2022. 

8 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

9 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili11 ties’’, $58,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

12 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Food Safety and In14 spection Service’’, $29,700,000, to remain available until 

15 expended. 

16 FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 

17 PROGRAMS 

18 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

19 EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Forest 

21 Restoration Program’’, $27,000,000, to remain available 

22 until expended. 


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1 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

2 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood 

4 Prevention Operations’’ for necessary expenses for the 

5 Emergency Watershed Protection Program, 

6 $925,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

7 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 

8 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE

9 RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural Housing Assist11 ance Grants’’, $60,000,000, to remain available until ex12 pended, for necessary expenses related to homes damaged 

13 by Presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022: 

14 Provided, That 42 U.S.C. 1471(b)(3) shall not apply: Pro15 vided further, That the income limit shall be capped at 

16 80 percent of the area median income: Provided further, 

17 That, notwithstanding section 1490m(c)(2) of such title, 

18 a grant made under 42 U.S.C. 1490m of such title using 

19 funds made available under this heading in this Act, may 

20 not exceed $50,000. 

21 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural Community Fa23 cilities Program Account’’, $75,300,000, to remain avail24 able until expended: Provided, That of the amounts pro25 vided under this heading in this Act, $50,000,000 shall 


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1 be for necessary expenses for grants to repair essential 

2 community facilities damaged by Presidentially declared 

3 disasters in calendar year 2022: Provided further, That the 

4 percentage of the cost of the facility that may be covered 

5 by a grant pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be 75 

6 percent. 

7 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

8 RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural Water and 

10 Waste Disposal Program Account’’, $325,000,000, to re11 main available until expended: Provided, That of the 

12 amounts provided under this heading in this Act, 

13 $265,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses related to 

14 water systems damaged by Presidentially declared disas15 ters in calendar year 2022: Provided further, That, not16 withstanding section 343(a)(13)(B) of the Consolidated 

17 Farm and Rural Development Act, a grant using funds 

18 made available pursuant to the preceding proviso may not 

19 be awarded to a community with a population of more 

20 than 35,000 people: Provided further, That not to exceed 

21 $8,000,000 of the amount made available pursuant to the 

22 first proviso shall be for technical assistance grants for 

23 rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 

24 306(a)(22) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop25 ment Act. 


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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

2 SEC. 101. In addition to other funds available for 

3 such purposes, not more than three percent of the 

4 amounts provided in each account under the ‘‘Rural De5 velopment Programs’’ heading in this title shall be paid 

6 to the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and 

7 Expenses’’ for administrative costs to carry out the emer8 gency rural development programs in this title. 

9 SEC. 102. For necessary expenses for salary and re10 lated costs associated with Agriculture Quarantine and In11 spection Services activities pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 136a(6), 

12 and in addition to any other funds made available for this 

13 purpose, there is appropriated, out of any money in the 

14 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $125,000,000, to re15 main available until September 30, 2024, to offset the loss 

16 of quarantine and inspection fees collected pursuant to 

17 sections 2508 and 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, Con18 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. 136, 136a): 

19 Provided, That amounts made available in this section 

20 shall be treated as funds collected by fees authorized 

21 under sections 2508 and 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, 

22 Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. 136, 

23 136a) for purposes of section 421(f) of the Homeland Se24 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231(f)). 


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1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

4 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and 

7 Economic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an addi8 tional amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance 

9 Programs’’ for necessary expenses related to flood mitiga10 tion, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of 

11 infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster des12 ignation as a result of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, and of 

13 wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring 

14 in calendar years 2021 and 2022 under the Robert T. 

15 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $500,000,000, to remain avail17 able until expended: Provided, That within the amount ap18 propriated under this heading in this Act, up to 3 percent 

19 of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Ex20 penses’’ account for administration and oversight activi21 ties: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is 

22 authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such 

23 temporary personnel as may be necessary to implement 

24 the requirements under this heading in this Act, without 

25 regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 


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1 governing appointments in competitive service: Provided 

2 further, That within the amount appropriated under this 

3 heading in this Act, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the 

4 ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for carrying out in5 vestigations and audits related to the funding provided 

6 under this heading in this Act. 

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Develop8 ment Assistance Programs’’ for grants authorized by sec9 tions 28 and 29 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno10 vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722a and 3722b), 

11 $618,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 

12 which $459,000,000 shall be for grants under section 28 

13 and $159,000,000 shall be for grants under section 29 in 

14 amounts determined by the Secretary. 

15 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

16 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Scientific and Tech18 nical Research and Services’’ to investigate the impacts 

19 of hurricanes, typhoons, and wildfires in calendar year 

20 2022 to support the development of resilience standards 

21 with regard to weather and climate disasters, in addition 

22 to the underlying research to support those standards, and 

23 for necessary expenses to carry out investigations of build24 ing failures pursuant to the National Construction Safety 


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1 Team Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7301), $40,000,000, to re2 main available until expended. 

3 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Industrial Technology 

5 Services’’, $27,000,000, to remain available until ex6 pended, to implement the Research and Development, 

7 Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public 

8 Law 117–167), of which $13,000,000 shall be for the Hol9 lings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which 

10 $14,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing USA Pro11 gram. 

12 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

13 ADMINISTRATION

14 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

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

16 and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the con17 sequences of hurricanes, typhoons, flooding, and wildfires 

18 in calendar year 2022, $29,000,000, to remain available 

19 until September 30, 2024, for repair and replacement of 

20 observing assets, real property, and equipment; for marine 

21 debris assessment and removal; and for mapping, chart22 ing, and geodesy services. 

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

24 and Facilities’’, $62,000,000, to remain available until 

25 September 30, 2024, of which $20,000,000, to remain 


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1 available until expended, shall be to carry out activities 

2 described in title II of division JJ of the Consolidated Ap3 propriations Act, 2023 to support the adoption of innova4 tive fishing gear deployment and fishing techniques to re5 duce entanglement risk to North Atlantic right whales, in6 cluding through cooperative agreements pursuant to the 

7 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 

8 (16 U.S.C. 3701). 

9 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi11 tion and Construction’’ for the acquisition of hurricane 

12 hunter aircraft and related expenses as authorized under 

13 section 413(a) of the Weather Research and Forecasting 

14 Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–25), 

15 $327,701,000, to remain available until expended. 

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi17 tion and Construction’’, $108,838,000, to remain available 

18 until September 30, 2025. 

19 FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Fisheries Disaster As21 sistance’’ for necessary expenses associated with the miti22 gation of fishery disasters, $300,000,000, to remain avail23 able until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be 

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1 ures and fishery resource disasters declared by the Sec2 retary of Commerce. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

4 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

5 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili7 ties’’, $182,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

8 SCIENCE 

9 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

10 CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND

11 RESTORATION

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and En13 vironmental Compliance and Restoration’’ for repair and 

14 replacement of National Aeronautics and Space Adminis15 tration facilities damaged by Hurricanes Ian and Nicole 

16 or scheduled for derating due to deterioration, 

17 $189,400,000, to remain available until expended. 

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and En19 vironmental Compliance and Restoration’’, $367,000,000, 

20 to remain available until September 30, 2028. 

21 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

22 RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and Related 

24 Activities’’ for necessary expenses related to damage to re25 search facilities and scientific equipment in calendar year 


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1 2022, including related to the consequences of hurricanes 

2 or wildfires, $2,500,000, to remain available until Sep3 tember 30, 2024. 

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and Related 

5 Activities’’, $818,162,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2024, of which $210,000,000 shall be to imple7 ment the Research and Development, Competition, and 

8 Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117–167). 

9 STEM EDUCATION

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘STEM Education’’, 

11 $217,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2024, of which $125,000,000 shall be to implement the 

13 Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation 

14 Act (division B of Public Law 117–167). 

15 RELATED AGENCIES 

16 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

17 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

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

20 Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary 

21 expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes, flood22 ing, wildfires, and other extreme weather that occurred 

23 during calendar year 2022, $20,000,000, to remain avail24 able until September 30, 2023: Provided, That none of the 

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1 poration shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or 

2 limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 

3 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105– 

4 119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 

5 Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms 

6 and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all 

7 references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall 

8 be deemed to refer instead to 2022 and 2023, respectively, 

9 and except that sections 501 and 503 of Public Law 104– 

10 134 (referenced by Public Law 105–119) shall not apply 

11 to the amount made available under this heading in this 

12 Act: Provided further, That, for the purposes of this Act, 

13 the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an 

14 agency of the United States. 

15 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

16 SEC. 201. Unobligated balances from amounts made 

17 available in paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Procure18 ment, Acquisition and Construction’’ in the Disaster Re19 lief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of 

20 Public Law 117–43) may be used for necessary expenses 

21 related to the consequences of hurricanes or wildfires in 

22 calendar year 2022: Provided, That amounts repurposed 

23 pursuant to this section that were previously designated 

24 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

25 to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 


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1 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

2 budget for fiscal year 2022, are designated by the Con3 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

4 4001(a)(1) of such concurrent resolution and section 1(e) 

5 of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the 

6 House of Representatives on June 8, 2022. 

7 TITLE III 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

11 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main13 tenance, Navy’’, $82,875,000, to remain available until 

14 September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related to the 

15 consequences of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. 

16 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main18 tenance, Army Reserve’’, $6,786,000, to remain available 

19 until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related 

20 to the consequences of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. 

21 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL

22 GUARD

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main24 tenance, Army National Guard’’, $16,572,000, to remain 


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1 available until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses 

2 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. 

3 TITLE IV 

4 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

5 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

6 INVESTIGATIONS

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

8 necessary expenses related to the completion, or initiation 

9 and completion, of flood and storm damage reduction, in10 cluding shore protection, studies that are currently au11 thorized or that are authorized after the date of enactment 

12 of this Act, to reduce risks from future floods and hurri13 canes, at full Federal expense, $50,000,000, to remain 

14 available until expended: Provided, That funds made avail15 able under this heading in this Act shall be for high-pri16 ority studies of projects in States and insular areas that 

17 were impacted by Hurricanes Ian, Fiona, and Nicole: Pro18 vided further, That within 60 days of enactment of this 

19 Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the 

20 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a de21 tailed work plan for the funds provided under this heading 

22 in this Act, including a list of study locations, new studies 

23 selected to be initiated, the total cost for all studies, the 

24 remaining cost for all ongoing studies, and a schedule by 

25 fiscal year of proposed use of such funds: Provided further, 


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1 That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, 

2 once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on 

3 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided fur4 ther, That beginning not later than 60 days after the en5 actment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

6 for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report directly 

7 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and 

9 obligation of the funds provided under this heading in this 

10 Act. 

11 CONSTRUCTION

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec13 essary expenses to address emergency situations at Corps 

14 of Engineers projects, construct Corps of Engineers 

15 projects, and rehabilitate and repair damages caused by 

16 natural disasters to Corps of Engineers projects, 

17 $261,300,000, to remain available until expended: Pro18 vided, That funds made available in this paragraph in this 

19 Act are available to construct flood and storm damage re20 duction, including shore protection, projects which are 

21 currently authorized or which are authorized after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act, and flood and storm damage 

23 reduction, including shore protection, projects which have 

24 signed Chief’s Reports as of the date of enactment of this 

25 Act or which are studied using funds provided under the 


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1 heading ‘‘Investigations’’ of this Act if the Secretary de2 termines such projects to be technically feasible, economi3 cally justified, and environmentally acceptable, in States 

4 and insular areas that were impacted by Hurricanes Ian, 

5 Fiona, and Nicole: Provided further, That to the extent 

6 that ongoing construction projects are constructed using 

7 funding pursuant to the first proviso in this paragraph 

8 in this Act, such construction shall be at full Federal ex9 pense: Provided further, That the Secretary may initiate 

10 additional new construction starts with funds provided 

11 pursuant to the first proviso in this paragraph in this Act: 

12 Provided further, That using funds provided in this para13 graph in this Act, the non-Federal cash contribution for 

14 projects eligible for funding pursuant to the first proviso 

15 in this paragraph in this Act shall be financed in accord16 ance with the provisions of section 103(k) of Public Law 

17 99–662 over a period of 30 years from the date of comple18 tion of the project or separable element: Provided further, 

19 That funds made available in this paragraph in this Act 

20 may be for ongoing projects that have previously received 

21 funds under this heading in the Disaster Relief Appropria22 tions Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–2) and for which non23 Federal interests have entered into binding agreements 

24 with the Secretary at the time of enactment of this Act: 

25 Provided further, That projects receiving funds pursuant 


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1 to the preceding proviso, shall be subject to the terms and 

2 conditions of Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 

3 (Public Law 113–2): Provided further, That funds made 

4 available in this paragraph in this Act may be for projects 

5 that have previously received funds under this heading in 

6 the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123) 

7 and for which non-Federal interests have entered into 

8 binding agreements with the Secretary at the time of en9 actment of this Act: Provided further, That projects receiv10 ing funds pursuant to the preceding proviso, shall be sub11 ject to the terms and conditions of Bipartisan Budget Act 

12 of 2018 (Public Law 115–123): Provided further, That 

13 funds made available in this paragraph in this Act may 

14 be used for projects that have previously received funds 

15 under this heading in the Disaster Relief Supplemental 

16 Appropriations Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–43) and for 

17 which non-Federal interests have entered into binding 

18 agreements with the Secretary at the time of enactment 

19 of this Act: Provided further, That projects receiving funds 

20 pursuant to the preceding proviso, shall be subject to the 

21 terms and conditions of Disaster Relief Supplemental Ap22 propriations Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–43): Provided 

23 further, That construction of ongoing projects that have 

24 previously received funds under this heading from the Dis25 aster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 


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1 (Public Law 117–43) to complete certain features, useful 

2 increments of work, or components of the project shall be 

3 at full Federal expense with respect to funds provided to 

4 the project under this heading in such Act or in this para5 graph in this Act: Provided further, That of the sums ap6 propriated in this paragraph in this Act, any sums as are 

7 necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible construc8 tion costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland 

9 harbors eligible to be derived from the Harbor Mainte10 nance Trust Fund under section 101 or section 104 of 

11 the Water Resources and Development Act of 2020 shall 

12 be derived from the general fund of the Treasury: Pro13 vided further, That for projects receiving funding in this 

14 paragraph in this Act, the limitation concerning total 

15 project costs in section 902 of the Water Resources Devel16 opment Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662), as amended, 

17 shall not apply to funds provided in this paragraph in this 

18 Act: Provided further, That any projects using funds ap19 propriated in this paragraph in this Act shall be initiated 

20 only after non-Federal interests have entered into binding 

21 agreements with the Secretary requiring, where applicable, 

22 the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the oper23 ation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilita24 tion costs of the project and to hold and save the United 

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1 ation and maintenance of the project, except for damages 

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

3 contractors: Provided further, That within 60 days of en4 actment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit 

5 directly to the House and Senate Committees on Appro6 priations a detailed work plan for the funds provided in 

7 this paragraph in this Act, including a list of project loca8 tions, new construction projects selected to be initiated, 

9 the total cost for all projects, and a schedule by fiscal year 

10 of proposed use of such funds: Provided further, That the 

11 Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the 

12 plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropria13 tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That 

14 beginning not later than 60 days after the enactment of 

15 this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 

16 Works shall provide a quarterly report directly to the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent18 atives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obliga19 tion of the funds provided in this paragraph in this Act: 

20 Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant to 

21 this paragraph that were previously designated by the 

22 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec23 tion 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 

24 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

25 for fiscal year 2022, are designated by the Congress as 


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1 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) 

2 of such concurrent resolution and section 1(e) of H. Res. 

3 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Rep4 resentatives on June 8, 2022. 

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 

6 $297,200,000, to remain available until expended: Pro7 vided, That of the funds made available in this paragraph 

8 in this Act, $45,000,000 shall be for flood and storm dam9 age reduction: Provided further, That of the funds made 

10 available in this paragraph in this Act, $36,575,000 shall 

11 be for flood control: Provided further, That of the funds 

12 made available in this paragraph in this Act, for flood and 

13 storm damage reduction and flood control, $43,650,000 

14 shall be to continue construction of projects that prin15 cipally address drainage in urban areas: Provided further, 

16 That of the funds made available in this paragraph in this 

17 Act, $36,575,000 shall be for shore protection: Provided 

18 further, That of the funds made available in this para19 graph in this Act, $113,550,000 shall be for major reha20 bilitation, construction, and related activities for rivers 

21 and harbors navigation projects, of which $10,000,000 

22 shall be for authorized reimbursements: Provided further, 

23 That of the sums appropriated in this paragraph in this 

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1 nels, and for inland harbors eligible to be derived from 

2 the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund under section 101 

3 or section 104 of the Water Resources and Development 

4 Act of 2020 shall be derived from the general fund of the 

5 Treasury: Provided further, That of the funds made avail6 able in this paragraph in this Act, $19,000,000 shall be 

7 for other authorized project purposes, of which up to 

8 $11,900,000 shall be for the execution of comprehensive 

9 restoration plans developed by the Corps for major bodies 

10 of water: Provided further, That of the funds made avail11 able in this paragraph in this Act, $28,500,000 shall be 

12 for environmental restoration or compliance: Provided fur13 ther, That of the funds made available in this paragraph 

14 in this Act, $18,000,000 shall be for water-related envi15 ronmental infrastructure assistance to make environ16 mentally sound repairs and upgrades to water infrastruc17 ture: Provided further, That within 60 days of enactment 

18 of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly 

19 to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

20 a detailed work plan for the funds provided in this para21 graph in this Act, including a list of project locations, the 

22 total cost for all projects, and a schedule by fiscal year 

23 of proposed use of such funds: Provided further, That the 

24 Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the 


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1 plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropria2 tions of both Houses of Congress. 

3 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 

5 Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency 

6 situations at Corps of Engineers projects in response to, 

7 and rehabilitate and repair damages caused by natural 

8 disasters to Corps of Engineers projects, $15,500,000, to 

9 remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

10 amount provided under this heading in this Act, such 

11 sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligi12 ble operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors 

13 and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from 

14 the general fund of the Treasury: Provided further, That 

15 within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engi16 neers shall submit directly to the House and Senate Com17 mittees on Appropriations a detailed work plan for the 

18 funds provided under this heading in this Act: Provided 

19 further, That beginning not later than 60 days after the 

20 enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

21 for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report directly 

22 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep23 resentatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and 

24 obligation of the funds provided under this heading in this 

25 Act. 


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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main3 tenance’’ for necessary expenses to dredge Federal naviga4 tion projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps 

5 of Engineers Federal projects caused by natural disasters, 

6 $324,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro7 vided, That of the amount provided in this paragraph in 

8 this Act, such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 

9 share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for 

10 coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall 

11 be derived from the general fund of the Treasury: Pro12 vided further, That within 60 days of enactment of this 

13 Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the 

14 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a de15 tailed work plan for the funds provided in this paragraph 

16 in this Act: Provided further, That beginning not later 

17 than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Assist18 ant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide 

19 a quarterly report directly to the Committees on Appro20 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

21 detailing the allocation and obligation of the funds pro22 vided in this paragraph in this Act. 

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main24 tenance’’, $52,800,000, to remain available until ex25 pended: Provided, That of the amount provided in this 


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1 paragraph in this Act, $36,000,000 shall be for necessary 

2 expenses at inland waterways projects: Provided further, 

3 That of the amount provided in this paragraph in this Act, 

4 $16,800,000 shall be for other authorized project pur5 poses: Provided further, That within 60 days of enactment 

6 of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly 

7 to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

8 a detailed work plan for the funds provided in this para9 graph in this Act, including a list of project locations, the 

10 total cost for all projects, and a schedule by fiscal year 

11 of proposed use of such funds: Provided further, That the 

12 Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the 

13 plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropria14 tions of both Houses of Congress. 

15 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 

17 Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the 

18 Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary 

19 expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural 

20 disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and 

21 other activities in response to such disasters, as authorized 

22 by law, $519,200,000, to remain available until expended: 

23 Provided, That funding provided under this heading in 

24 this Act and utilized for authorized shore protection 

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1 file at full Federal expense: Provided further, That begin2 ning not later than 60 days after the enactment of this 

3 Act, the Chief of Engineers shall provide a quarterly re4 port directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

5 House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the al6 location and obligation of these fund provided under this 

7 heading in this Act. 

8 EXPENSES

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Expenses’’ for nec10 essary expenses to administer and oversee the obligation 

11 and expenditure of amounts provided in this Act for the 

12 Corps of Engineers, $5,000,000, to remain available until 

13 expended: Provided, That beginning not later than 60 days 

14 after the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers 

15 shall provide a quarterly report directly to the Committees 

16 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

17 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these fund 

18 provided under this heading in this Act. 

19 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

20 ENERGY PROGRAMS 

21 ELECTRICITY

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Electricity’’, 

23 $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 

24 carry out activities to improve the resilience of the Puerto 

25 Rican electric grid, including grants for low and moderate 


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1 income households and households that include individuals 

2 with disabilities for the purchase and installation of renew3 able energy, energy storage, and other grid technologies: 

4 Provided, That the Department of Energy shall coordinate 

5 with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the 

6 Department of Housing and Urban Development on these 

7 activities. 

8 POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 

9 CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND

10 MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINIS11 TRATION

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Reha13 bilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area 

14 Power Administration’’, $520,000,000, to remain avail15 able until expended, for the purchase of power and trans16 mission services: Provided, That the amount made avail17 able under this heading in this Act shall be derived from 

18 the general fund of the Treasury and shall be reimbursable 

19 from amounts collected by the Western Area Power Ad20 ministration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 

21 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover pur22 chase power and wheeling expenses: Provided further, That 

23 of the amount made available under this heading in this 

24 Act, up to $100,000,000 may be transferred to Western 

25 Area Power Administration’s Colorado River Basins 


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1 Power Marketing Fund account to be used for the same 

2 purposes as outlined under this heading. 

3 TITLE V 

4 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

5 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

6 REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

7 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

8 For an additional amount to be deposited in the 

9 ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’, $36,788,390, to remain avail10 able until expended, for necessary expenses related to the 

11 consequences of Hurricane Ian, for repair and alteration 

12 of buildings under the jurisdiction, custody and control of 

13 the Administrator of General Services, and real property 

14 management and related activities not otherwise provided 

15 for: Provided, That the amount provided under this head16 ing in this Act may be used to reimburse the Fund for 

17 obligations incurred for this purpose prior to the date of 

18 the enactment of this Act. 

19 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

20 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Pro23 gram Account’’ for the cost of direct loans authorized by 

24 section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $858,000,000, to 

25 remain available until expended, of which $8,000,000 shall 


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1 be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Office of Inspector 

2 General’’ for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the 

3 disaster loans programs; and of which $850,000,000 may 

4 be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Salaries and Ex5 penses’’ for administrative expenses to carry out the dis6 aster loan program or any disaster loan authorized by sec7 tion 7(b) of the Small Business Act. 

8 TITLE VI 

9 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

10 SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

11 INVESTIGATIONS 

12 COAST GUARD

13 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup15 port’’, $39,250,000, to remain available until September 

16 30, 2024, for necessary expenses related to the con17 sequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. 

18 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con20 struction, and Improvements’’, $115,500,000, to remain 

21 available until September 30, 2027, for necessary expenses 

22 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. 


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1 PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 

2 RECOVERY 

3 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

4 DISASTER RELIEF FUND

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief 

7 Fund’’, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until ex8 pended, for major disasters declared pursuant to the Rob9 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), of which $13,000,000 shall 

11 be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Inspector General—Oper12 ations and Support’’ for audits and investigations of ac13 tivities funded under this heading. 

14 HERMIT’S PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE ASSISTANCE

15 ACCOUNT

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Hermit’s Peak/Calf 

18 Canyon Fire Assistance Account’’, $1,450,000,000, to re19 main available until expended, to carry out the Hermit’s 

20 Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, of which 

21 $1,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Inspector 

22 General—Operations and Support’’ for oversight of activi23 ties authorized by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire 

24 Assistance Act: Provided, That the amounts provided 

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1 porting requirement in the third proviso of section 136 

2 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (division A 

3 of Public Law 117–180). 

4 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

5 SEC. 601. Notwithstanding sections 104(c) and (d) 

6 of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act (di7 vision G of Public Law 117–180), the Federal Emergency 

8 Management Agency may compensate for the replacement 

9 of water treatment facilities, to the extent necessitated by 

10 the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, in lieu of compen11 sating for temporary injury, in an amount not to exceed 

12 $140,000,000 from funds made available under the head13 ing ‘‘Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Ac14 count’’ in this Act or in section 136 of the Continuing 

15 Appropriations Act, 2023 (division A of Public Law 117– 

16 180). 

17 SEC. 602. For necessary expenses related to pro18 viding customs and immigration inspection and pre-in19 spection services at, or in support of ports of entry, pursu20 ant to section 1356 of title 8, United States Code, and 

21 section 58c(f) of title 19, United States Code, and in addi22 tion to any other funds made available for this purpose, 

23 there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 

24 not otherwise appropriated, $309,000,000, to offset the 

25 loss of Immigration User Fee receipts collected pursuant 


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1 to section 286(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

2 (8 U.S.C. 1356(h)), and fees for certain customs services 

3 collected pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (8) and 

4 paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of section 13031 of the 

5 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 

6 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(1)–(8) and (a)(10)). 

7 TITLE VII 

8 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

9 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

10 CONSTRUCTION

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 

12 $247,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec13 essary expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, 

14 hurricanes, and other natural disasters occurring in and 

15 prior to calendar year 2023, including winter storm dam16 ages at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. 

17 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

18 CONSTRUCTION

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 

20 $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 

21 necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

22 wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters occur23 ring in and prior to calendar year 2023. 


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1 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

2 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga4 tions, and Research’’, $41,040,000, to remain available 

5 until expended, for necessary expenses related to the con6 sequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disas7 ters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2023. 

8 INDIAN AFFAIRS

9 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

10 OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of Indian 

12 Programs’’, $44,500,000, to remain available until ex13 pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

14 of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters occur15 ring in and prior to calendar year 2023. 

16 CONSTRUCTION

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 

18 $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, for nec19 essary expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, 

20 hurricanes, and other natural disasters occurring in and 

21 prior to calendar year 2023. 

22 BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

23 EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Education Construc25 tion’’, $90,465,000, to remain available until expended, 


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1 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

2 flooding at the To’Hajiilee Community School. 

3 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

4 DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS

5 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man7 agement’’, $75,000,000, to remain available until ex8 pended, for wildland fire suppression activities. 

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man10 agement’’, $429,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended: Provided, That of the funds provided under this 

12 paragraph in this Act, $383,657,000 shall be available for 

13 wildfire suppression operations, and is provided to meet 

14 the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 14 

15 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 

16 for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g)(2) of H. Res. 1151 

17 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Rep18 resentatives on June 8, 2022: Provided further, That of 

19 the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act, 

20 $45,343,000 shall be available for fire preparedness. 

21 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

22 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

23 PROGRAM

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 

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1 main available until expended, for necessary expenses re2 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. 

3 STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As5 sistance Grants’’, $1,067,210,000, to remain available 

6 until expended, of which $665,210,000 shall be for capital7 ization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds 

8 under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 

9 and of which $402,000,000 shall be for capitalization 

10 grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 

11 Act: Provided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the 

12 Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 

13 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds ap14 propriated under this paragraph in this Act shall be pro15 vided to States or Territories in EPA Regions 2 and 4 

16 in amounts determined by the Administrator for waste17 water treatment works and drinking water facilities im18 pacted by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: Provided further, 

19 That States or Territories shall prioritize funds, as appro20 priate, to Tribes and disadvantaged communities: Pro21 vided further, That notwithstanding the requirements of 

22 section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

23 and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for 

24 the funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, 

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1 italization grants to provide additional subsidization to eli2 gible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, 

3 negative interest loans or grants, or any combination of 

4 these: Provided further, That the funds appropriated 

5 under this paragraph in this Act shall be used for eligible 

6 projects whose purpose is to reduce flood or fire damage 

7 risk and vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to rapid hy8 drologic change or natural disaster at treatment works, 

9 as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution 

10 Control Act, or any eligible facilities under section 1452 

11 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other eligible 

12 tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to 

13 further such purposes: Provided further, That the funds 

14 provided under this paragraph in this Act shall not be sub15 ject to the matching or cost share requirements of section 

16 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further, 

17 That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall 

18 not be subject to the matching or cost share requirements 

19 of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3), or 202 of the Federal 

20 Water Pollution Control Act: Provided further, That the 

21 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 

22 may retain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated 

23 under this paragraph in this Act for management and 

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1 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As2 sistance Grants’’, $150,000,000, to remain available until 

3 expended, for technical assistance and grants under sec4 tion 1442(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 300j–1(b)) in areas where the President declared an emer6 gency in August of fiscal year 2022 pursuant to the Rob7 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That the Adminis9 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain 

10 up to three percent of the amounts made available under 

11 this paragraph in this Act for salaries, expenses, and ad12 ministration: Provided further, That the agency shall sub13 mit an annual report to the Committees on Appropriations 

14 until all funds have been obligated, with a status on the 

15 use of funds for this effort. 

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As17 sistance Grants’’, $450,000,000, to remain available until 

18 expended, for capitalization grants under section 1452 of 

19 the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12): Pro20 vided, That notwithstanding section 1452(a)(1)(D) of the 

21 Safe Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated under this 

22 paragraph in this Act shall be provided to States or Terri23 tories in EPA Region 4 in amounts determined by the Ad24 ministrator in areas where there the President declared 

25 an emergency in August of fiscal year 2022 pursuant to 


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1 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As2 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, 

3 That notwithstanding the requirements of section 1452(d) 

4 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the funds appro5 priated under this paragraph in this Act, each State shall 

6 use 100 percent of the amount of its capitalization grants 

7 to provide additional subsidization to eligible recipients in 

8 the form of forgiveness of principal, grants, negative inter9 est loans, other loan forgiveness, and through buying, refi10 nancing, or restructuring debt or any combination thereof: 

11 Provided further, That the funds provided under this para12 graph in this Act shall not be subject to the matching or 

13 cost share requirements of section 1452(e) of the Safe 

14 Drinking Water Act: Provided further, That the Adminis15 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain 

16 up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 

17 paragraph in this Act for management and oversight. 

18 RELATED AGENCIES 

19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

20 FOREST SERVICE

21 FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 

23 Research’’, $2,000,000, to remain available until ex24 pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 


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1 of calendar year 2020, 2021, and 2022 wildfires, hurri2 canes, and other natural disasters. 

3 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private 

5 Forestry’’, $148,000,000, to remain available until ex6 pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

7 of calendar year 2020, 2021, and 2022 wildfires, hurri8 canes, and other natural disasters: Provided, That of the 

9 amounts made available under this heading in this Act, 

10 up to $20,000,000 is for grants to states to support eco11 nomic recovery activities in communities damaged by hur12 ricanes or wildfire: Provided further, That of the amounts 

13 made available under this heading in this Act, no less than 

14 $100,000,000 is for cooperative lands forest management 

15 activities. 

16 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys18 tem’’, $210,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

19 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of cal20 endar year 2020, 2021, and 2022 wildfires, hurricanes, 

21 and other natural disasters, including for high priority 

22 post-hurricane or post-wildfire restoration for watershed 

23 protection, public access and critical habitat, hazardous 

24 fuels mitigation for community protection, and burned 

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1 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 

3 and Maintenance’’, $150,000,000, to remain available 

4 until expended, for necessary expenses related to the con5 sequences of calendar year 2020, 2021, and 2022 

6 wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. 

7 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man9 agement’’, $375,000,000, to remain available until ex10 pended, for wildland fire suppression activities. 

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man12 agement’’, $1,171,000,000, to remain available until ex13 pended: Provided, That of the funds provided under this 

14 paragraph in this Act, $1,011,000,000 shall be available 

15 for wildfire suppression operations, and is provided to 

16 meet the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 

17 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

18 budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g)(2) of H. Res. 

19 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Rep20 resentatives on June 8, 2022: Provided further, That of 

21 the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act, 

22 $160,000,000 shall be available for forest fire 

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1 TITLE VIII 

2 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

3 SERVICES 

4 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

5 CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘CDC-Wide Activities 

7 and Program Support’’, $86,000,000, to remain available 

8 until September 30, 2024, for necessary expenses directly 

9 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: 

10 Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading in 

11 this Act may be made available to restore amounts, either 

12 directly or through reimbursement, for obligations in13 curred for such purposes, prior to the date of enactment 

14 of this Act. 

15 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

16 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

17 SCIENCES

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 

19 Environmental Health Sciences’’, $2,500,000, to remain 

20 available until expended, for necessary expenses in car21 rying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Com22 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

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

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1 asters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis2 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 5121 et seq.) in 2022. 

4 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Direc7 tor’’, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 

8 30, 2024, for necessary expenses directly related to the 

9 consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: Provided, 

10 That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act 

11 may be made available to restore amounts, either directly 

12 or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for 

13 such purposes, prior to the date of enactment of this Act: 

14 Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 

15 heading in this Act may be transferred to the accounts 

16 of Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of 

17 Health (NIH): Provided further, That this transfer au18 thority is in addition to any other transfer authority avail19 able to the NIH. 

20 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

21 LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Low Income Home 

23 Energy Assistance’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available 

24 until September 30, 2023, for making payments under 

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1 Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.): 

2 Provided, That of the funds made available under this 

3 heading in this Act, $500,000,000 shall be allocated as 

4 though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal 

5 year 2023 was less than $1,975,000,000. 

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Low Income Home 

7 Energy Assistance’’, $2,500,000,000, to remain available 

8 until September 30, 2023, for making payments under 

9 subsection (b) of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home 

10 Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.). 

11 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND

12 DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to States 

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

15 $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 

16 2024, for necessary expenses directly related to the con17 sequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, including activi18 ties authorized under section 319(a) of the Public Health 

19 Service Act: Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate 

20 such funds to States, Territories, and tribes based on as21 sessed need notwithstanding sections 658J and 658O of 

22 the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990: 

23 Provided further, That not to exceed 2 percent of funds 

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1 ministration costs: Provided further, That such funds may 

2 be used for alteration, renovation, construction, equip3 ment, and other capital improvement costs, including for 

4 child care facilities without regard to section 658F(b) of 

5 such Act, and for other expenditures related to child care, 

6 as necessary to meet the needs of areas affected by Hurri7 canes Fiona and Ian: Provided further, That funds made 

8 available under this heading in this Act may be used with9 out regard to section 658G of such Act and with amounts 

10 allocated for such purposes excluded from the calculation 

11 of percentages under subsection 658E(c)(3) of such Act: 

12 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 658J(c) of 

13 such Act, funds allotted to a State may be obligated by 

14 the State in that fiscal year or the succeeding three fiscal 

15 years: Provided further, That Federal interest provisions 

16 will not apply to the renovation or construction of pri17 vately-owned family child care homes, and the Secretary 

18 shall develop parameters on the use of funds for family 

19 child care homes: Provided further, That the Secretary 

20 shall not retain Federal interest after a period of 10 years 

21 (from the date on which the funds are made available to 

22 purchase or improve the property) in any facility ren23 ovated or constructed with funds made available under 

24 this heading in this Act: Provided further, That funds 

25 made available under this heading in this Act shall not 


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1 be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal 

2 Emergency Management Agency, under a contract for in3 surance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, That funds 

4 appropriated under this heading in this Act may be made 

5 available to restore amounts, either directly or through re6 imbursement, for obligations incurred for such purposes, 

7 prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 

8 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 

10 Services Programs’’, $408,000,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2027, for necessary expenses directly 

12 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, 

13 including activities authorized under section 319(a) of the 

14 Public Health Service Act: Provided, That $345,000,000 

15 of the amount provided under this heading in this Act 

16 shall be for Head Start programs, including making pay17 ments under the Head Start Act: Provided further, That 

18 none of funds made available in the preceding proviso shall 

19 be included in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subse20 quent fiscal years, as such term is defined in sections 

21 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, 

22 That funds made available in first proviso are not subject 

23 to the allocation requirements of section 640(a) of the 

24 Head Start Act or the matching requirements of section 

25 640(b) of such Act: Provided further, That $10,000,000 


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1 of the amount provided under this heading in this Act 

2 shall be for payments to States, Territories, and tribes for 

3 activities authorized under subpart 1 of part B of title 

4 IV of the Social Security Act, with such funds allocated 

5 based on assessed need notwithstanding section 423 of 

6 such Act and paid without regard to percentage limita7 tions in subsections (a), (c), or (e) in section 424 of such 

8 Act: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount 

9 provided under this heading in this Act shall be for pay10 ments to States, Territories, tribes, and coalitions for car11 rying out sections 303(a) and 303(b) of the Family Vio12 lence Prevention and Services Act, notwithstanding the 

13 matching requirements in section 306(c)(4) of such Act 

14 and allocated based on assessed need, notwithstanding 

15 section 303(a)(2) of such Act: Provided further, That the 

16 Secretary may make funds made available under the pre17 ceding proviso available for providing temporary housing 

18 and assistance to victims of family, domestic, and dating 

19 violence: Provided further, That funds made available by 

20 the fifth proviso shall be available for expenditure, by a 

21 State, Territory, tribe, coalition, or any recipient of funds 

22 from a grant, through the end of fiscal year 2027: Pro23 vided further, That $25,000,000 of the amount made 

24 available under this heading in this Act shall be for pay25 ments to States, territories, and tribes authorized under 


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1 the Community Services Block Grant Act, with such funds 

2 allocated based on assessed need, notwithstanding sections 

3 674(b), 675A, and 675B of such Act: Provided further, 

4 That notwithstanding section 676(b)(8) of the Community 

5 Services Block Grant Act, each State, Territory, or tribe 

6 receiving funds made available under the preceding pro7 viso may allocate funds to eligible entities based on as8 sessed need: Provided further, That for services furnished 

9 under the CSBG Act with funds appropriated under this 

10 heading in this Act, a State, territory or tribe that receives 

11 a supplemental grant award may apply the last sentence 

12 of section 673(2) of the CSBG Act by substituting ‘‘200 

13 percent’’ for ‘‘125 percent’’: Provided further, That funds 

14 made available under this heading in this Act may be used 

15 for alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and 

16 other capital improvement costs as necessary to meet the 

17 needs of areas affected by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: Pro18 vided further, That the Secretary shall not retain Federal 

19 interest after a period of 10 years (from the date on which 

20 the funds are made available to purchase or improve the 

21 property) in any facility renovated, repaired, or rebuilt 

22 with funds appropriated under this heading in this Act, 

23 with the exception of funds appropriated for Head Start 

24 programs: Provided further, That funds made available 

25 under this heading in this Act shall not be available for 


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1 costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Man2 agement Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by 

3 self-insurance: Provided further, That up to $18,000,000, 

4 to remain available until expended, shall be available for 

5 Federal administrative expenses: Provided further, That 

6 funds appropriated under this heading in this Act may be 

7 made available to restore amounts, either directly or 

8 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such 

9 purposes, prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 

10 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

11 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

12 FUND

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So15 cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $128,792,000, to remain 

16 available until September 30, 2024, for necessary expenses 

17 directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona 

18 and Ian, including activities authorized under section 

19 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act (referred to under 

20 this heading as the ‘‘PHS Act’’): Provided, That funds 

21 made available under this heading in this Act may be used 

22 for alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and 

23 other capital improvement costs as necessary to meet the 

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1 ing in this Act may be used for the purchase or hire of 

2 vehicles: Provided further, That of the amount made avail3 able under this heading in this Act, $65,000,000 shall be 

4 transferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Adminis5 tration—Primary Health Care’’ for expenses directly re6 lated to a disaster or emergency for disaster response and 

7 recovery, for the Health Centers Program under section 

8 330 of the PHS Act, including alteration, renovation, con9 struction, equipment, and other capital improvement costs 

10 as necessary to meet the needs of areas affected by a dis11 aster or emergency: Provided further, That the time limita12 tion in section 330(e)(3) of the PHS Act shall not apply 

13 to funds made available under the preceding proviso: Pro14 vided further, That of the amount made available under 

15 this heading in this Act, not less than $22,000,000 shall 

16 be transferred to ‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

17 Services Administration—Health Surveillance and Pro18 gram Support’’ for grants, contracts, and cooperative 

19 agreements for behavioral health treatment (including 

20 screening and diagnosis), treatment of substance use dis21 orders (including screening and diagnosis), crisis coun22 seling, and other related helplines, and for other similar 

23 programs to provide support to individuals impacted by 

24 a disaster or emergency: Provided further, That of the 

25 amount made available under this heading in this Act, not 


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1 less than $15,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Adminis2 tration for Community Living—Aging and Disability 

3 Services Programs’’ for necessary expenses directly related 

4 to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: Pro5 vided further, That funds made available under the pre6 ceding proviso are not subject to the allotment, reserva7 tion, matching, or application and State and area require8 ments of the Older Americans Act of 1965 and Rehabilita9 tion Act of 1973: Provided further, That of the amount 

10 made available under this heading in this Act, not less 

11 than $392,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Food and Drug 

12 Administration—Buildings and Facilities’’ for costs re13 lated to repair of facilities, for replacement of equipment, 

14 and for other increases in facility-related costs due to the 

15 consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: Provided fur16 ther, That of the amount made available under this head17 ing in this Act, up to $2,000,000, to remain available until 

18 expended, shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Sec19 retary—Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight of ac20 tivities responding to such disasters or emergencies. 

21 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

22 SEC. 801. (a) IN GENERAL.—As the Secretary of 

23 Health and Human Services determines necessary to re24 spond to a critical hiring need for emergency response po25 sitions, after providing public notice and without regard 


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1 to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3319 of title 

2 5, United States Code, the Secretary may appoint can3 didates directly to the following positions, consistent with 

4 subsection (b), to perform critical work directly relating 

5 to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: 

6 (1) Intermittent disaster-response personnel in 

7 the National Disaster Medical System, under section 

8 2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 300hh–11). 

10 (2) Term or temporary related positions in the 

11 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 

12 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness 

13 and Response. 

14 (b) EXPIRATION.—The authority under subsection 

15 (a) shall expire 270 days after the date of enactment of 

16 this section. 

17 SEC. 802. Not later than 45 days after the date of 

18 enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appro19 priated by this title shall provide a detailed operating plan 

20 of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title 

21 by State and Territory, and by program, project, and ac22 tivity, to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 

23 That no such funds shall be obligated before the operating 

24 plans are provided to the Committees: Provided further, 

25 That such plans shall be updated, including obligations to 


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1 date and anticipated use of funds made available in this 

2 title, and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

3 biweekly until all such funds are expended. 

4 TITLE IX 

5 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

6 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

8 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $41,040,000, to remain avail9 able until September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses re10 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona: 

11 Provided, That, not later than 60 days after the date of 

12 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or their 

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

15 expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading 

16 in this Act: Provided further, That such funds may be obli17 gated or expended for planning and design and military 

18 construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. 

19 TITLE X 

20 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

21 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

22 EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

23 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Relief 

24 Program’’ as authorized under section 125 of title 23, 

25 United States Code, $803,000,000, to remain available 


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1 until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding subsection 

2 (e) of section 120 of title 23, United States Code, for this 

3 fiscal year and hereafter, the Federal share for Emergency 

4 Relief funds made available under section 125 of such title 

5 to respond to damage caused by Hurricane Fiona, shall 

6 be 100 percent. 

7 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

8 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Transportation 

10 Emergency Relief Program’’ as authorized under section 

11 5324 of title 49, United States Code, $213,905,338, to 

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

14 years 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022: Provided, That not 

15 more than three-quarters of 1 percent of the funds for 

16 public transportation emergency relief shall be available 

17 for administrative expenses and ongoing program manage18 ment oversight as authorized under sections 5334 and 

19 5338(c)(2) of such title and shall be in addition to any 

20 other appropriations for such purpose. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

2 DEVELOPMENT 

3 PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

4 TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental 

6 Assistance’’, $2,653,580,000, to remain available until ex7 pended, for activities specified in paragraph (1) (excluding 

8 any set-asides) of such heading in title II of division L 

9 of this consolidated Act. 

10 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

11 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop14 ment Fund’’, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until 

15 expended, for the same purposes and under the same 

16 terms and conditions as funds appropriated under such 

17 heading in title VIII of the Disaster Relief Supplemental 

18 Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law 117– 

19 43), except that such amounts shall be for major disasters 

20 that occurred in 2022 or later until such funds are fully 

21 allocated and the fourth, twentieth, and twenty-first pro22 visos under such heading in such Act shall not apply: Pro23 vided, That amounts made available under this heading 

24 in this Act and under such heading in such Act may be 

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1 related eligible activity under section 105(a) of the Hous2 ing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 

3 5305(a)): Provided further, That of the amounts made 

4 available under this heading in this Act, up to 

5 $10,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building 

6 and technical assistance, including assistance on con7 tracting and procurement processes, to support States, 

8 units of general local government, or Indian tribes (and 

9 their subrecipients) that receive allocations related to 

10 major disasters under this heading in this, prior, or future 

11 Acts: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail12 able under this heading in this Act, up to $5,000,000 shall 

13 be transferred to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban De14 velopment—Program Office Salaries and Expenses— 

15 Community Planning and Development’’ for necessary 

16 costs, including information technology costs, of admin17 istering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of 

18 amounts made available under this heading in this Act or 

19 any prior or future Act that makes amounts available for 

20 purposes related to major disasters under such heading: 

21 Provided further, That the amount specified in the pre22 ceding proviso shall be combined with funds appropriated 

23 under this same heading for this same purpose in any 

24 prior Acts and the aggregate of such amounts shall be 

25 available for the costs of administering and overseeing any 


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1 funds appropriated to the Department related to major 

2 disasters in this, prior, or future Acts, notwithstanding the 

3 purposes for which such funds were appropriated: Pro4 vided further, That of the amounts made available under 

5 this heading in this Act, up to $5,000,000 shall be trans6 ferred to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop7 ment—Office of the Inspector General’’ for necessary 

8 costs of overseeing and auditing amounts made available 

9 under this heading in this Act or any prior or future Act 

10 that makes amounts available for purposes related to 

11 major disasters under such heading: Provided further, 

12 That amounts repurposed under this heading that were 

13 previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 

14 requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer15 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolu16 tion on the budget are designated by the Congress as an 

17 emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of 

18 S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolu19 tion on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) 

20 of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the 

21 House of Representatives on June 8, 2022. 


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1 HOUSING PROGRAMS

2 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Project-Based Rental 

4 Assistance’’, $969,420,000, to remain available until ex5 pended. 

6 TITLE XI 

7 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

8 SEC. 1101. Each amount appropriated or made avail9 able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro10 priated for the fiscal year involved. 

11 SEC. 1102. No part of any appropriation contained 

12 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 

13 the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

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

15 the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro16 priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 

17 and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 

18 for fiscal year 2023. 

19 SEC. 1104. Each amount provided by this Act is des20 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re21 quirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 

22 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 

23 budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 

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1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Relief Supple2 mental Appropriations Act, 2023’’. 

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