112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3672 

AN ACT 

Making appropriations for disaster relief requirements for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, 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, 
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1 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for 

2 other purposes, namely: 

3 TITLE I—DISASTER RELIEF 

4 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

5 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

6 DISASTER RELIEF FUND

7 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Relief 

8 Fund’’ 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.), $6,400,000,000, to remain 

11 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

12 designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pur13 suant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 

16 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

17 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

18 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 

20 Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses for repair of damages 

21 to Federal projects resulting from a major disaster de22 clared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

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

24 $802,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro25 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
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1 as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 

2 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

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

4 Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall sub5 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

6 of Representatives and the Senate a monthly report detail7 ing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning 

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

9 of this Act. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main12 tenance’’ for necessary expenses to dredge navigation 

13 channels in response to, and repair damage to Corps 

14 projects resulting from, a major disaster declared pursu15 ant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer16 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 

17 $534,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro18 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

19 as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 

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

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

22 Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall sub23 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

24 of Representatives and the Senate a monthly report detail25 ing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning 
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1 not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 

2 of this Act. 

3 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 

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

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

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

8 disasters and support emergency operations, repair, and 

9 other activities as authorized by law, in response to a 

10 major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Staf11 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

12 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $388,000,000, to remain available 

13 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

14 by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to 

15 section 251(b)(2)(D) 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 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

19 of Representatives and the Senate a monthly report detail20 ing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning 

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

22 of this Act. 
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1 TITLE II—COMBATING WASTE, FRAUD, AND 

2 ABUSE 

3 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

4 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

5 For an additional amount for continuing disability re6 views under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act 

7 and for the cost associated with conducting redetermina8 tions of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security 

9 Act, not more than $483,484,000 may be expended, as 

10 authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 

11 from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: 

12 Provided, That such amount is additional new budget au13 thority specified for purposes of subsection 251(b)(2)(B) 

14 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

15 Act of 1985, and shall be treated for such purposes as 

16 being included under this heading in the Departments of 

17 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

18 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, or any continuing 

19 appropriation Act, for fiscal year 2012. 

20 TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISION 

21 SEC. 301. Each amount appropriated or made avail22 able in this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro23 priated for the fiscal year involved. 
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1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Relief Appro2 priations Act, 2012’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 

2011. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3672 

AN ACT 

Making appropriations for disaster relief require2012, and for other purposes. ments for the fiscal year ending September 30,