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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 113–1 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 152) MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 

30, 2013, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JANUARY 14, 2013.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. COLE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 23] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 23, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013, under a structured rule. The 

resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The resolution waives all points of order 

against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of this 

report shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 

amendment and shall be considered as read. The resolution waives 

all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only the amendment printed 

in part B of this report to the amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment printed in part B. The resolution provides that after 

the disposition of the amendment printed in part B, the Chair shall 

put the question on the amendment in the nature of the substitute 

printed in Part A. 

The resolution provides that if the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute printed in part A is not adopted, the Committee of the 

Whole shall rise and report that it has come to no resolution on the 

bill. If the amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted, the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as the 

original bill for the purpose of further amendment. The resolution 

makes in order only those further amendments printed in part C 

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sideration of the amendments printed in part C, the Committee 

shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate 

vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

the Whole to the bill, to the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A, or to amendment number 1 printed in 

part C. The resolution provides that each such amendment printed 

in part B and part C of this report may be offered only in the order 

printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated 

in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 

the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by 

the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment 

(except as specified in this report), and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or the Committee 

of the Whole. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with 

or without instructions. 

Finally, the resolution directs the Clerk to, in the engrossment 

of H.R. 152, add the text of H.R. 219, as passed by the House, as 

a new matter at the end of H.R. 152; conform the title of H.R. 152 

to reflect the addition of the text of H.R. 219, as passed by the 

House, to the engrossment; assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment; and conform cross-references and 

provisions for short titles within the engrossment. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 

152 includes the following: 

• Section 3(d)(5) of H. Res. 5 of the 113th Congress, which prohibits the consideration of a general appropriations bill in the Committee of the Whole unless it includes a spending reduction account. Unlike annual appropriations bills, an emergency supplemental bill does not have a separate 302(b) allocation, and each 

subcommittee represented in the bill is at or above its 302(b) allocation. Therefore, any amendment to strike funding would reduce 

the total level of spending in the bill but would not create what is 

commonly referred to as ‘‘headroom’’ within the Appropriations 

Committee’s allocations. 

• Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits 

consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a committee’s 302 allocations. 

• Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits 

consideration of legislation that would cause the level of total new 

budget authority or total outlays set forth in the applicable concurrent resolution on the budget for the first fiscal year to be exceeded. 

The waiver of all points of order against the amendment in the 

nature of a substitute printed in part A of this report includes 

clause 2 of rule XXI, which prohibits unauthorized appropriations, 

legislative provision in a general appropriations bill, and the commingling of emergency and non-emergency items. 

The waiver of all points of order against the amendment printed 

in part B of this report includes a waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI, 

which prohibits legislative provisions in a general appropriations 

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The waiver of all points of order against amendment number 1 

printed in part C of this report includes the following: 

• Clause 2 of rule XXI, which prohibits unauthorized appropriations, legislative provision in a general appropriations bill, and the 

commingling of emergency and non-emergency items. 

• Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits 

consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a committee’s 302 allocations. 

• Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits 

consideration of legislation that would cause the level of total new 

budget authority or total outlays set forth in the applicable concurrent resolution on the budget for the first fiscal year to be exceeded. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against amendments numbered 2 through 12 printed in part C of this report, the 

Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 2 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #48, offered by Rep. Tierney 

(MA), Rep. Markey (MA), Rep. Pingree (ME), Rep. Young (AK), 

Rep. Keating (MA), Rep. McGovern (MA), Rep. Courtney (CT), Rep. 

Kennedy (MA) and Rep. Shea-Porter (NH). Amendment to 

FRELINGHUYSEN: Increases funding for fisheries disaster assistance by $145 million, the level approved by the Senate, and reduces Commerce/NOAA funding that is not specified for Hurricane 

Sandy relief. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Cole of Oklahoma ...................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen ............................................. Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 3 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #73, offered by Rep. Gardner (CO), 

Rep. Tipton (CO), Rep. Lamborn (CO), Rep. Perlmutter (CO), and 

Rep. Polis (CO). Amendment to ROGERS: Provides $125,000,000 

for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program for watershed 

restoration and to protect infrastructure to any area designated as 

a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Defeated: 4–9 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Cole of Oklahoma ...................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen ............................................. Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT IN PART A MADE IN ORDER

1. Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute. Rogers, Harold (KY): Provides $17 billion in emergency funding to address immediate needs for victims and communities affected by Hurricane 

Sandy. 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

1. Mulvaney (SC), McClintock (CA), Duncan (SC), Lummis (WY): 

Amendment to Rogers: Provides an offset of the $17 billion in 

emergency funding to address immediate needs for victims and 

communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. The offset is achieved by 

an across the board cut of 1.63 percent to all discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2013. (10 minutes) 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PART C MADE IN ORDER

1. Frelinghuysen (NJ): Provides an additional $33.677 billion in 

total spending to cover current and anticipated needs in the wake 

of the devastating Hurricane Sandy. This funding is in addition to 

the amendment submitted by Chairman Rogers (R–KY). (20 minutes) 

2. Flores (TX): Amendment to Frelinghuysen: Strikes 

$150,000,000 for Regional Ocean Partnership grants. (10 minutes) 

3. Runyan (NJ): Amendment to Frelinghuysen: Clarifies that the 

fisheries disaster money in the Frelinghuysen amendment is intended for states that were BOTH impacted by Hurricane Sandy 

and suffered a fisheries disaster in 2012. (10 minutes) 

4. Broun (GA): Amendment to Frelinghuysen: Strikes 

$13,000,000 in funding to ‘‘accelerate the National Weather Service 

ground readiness project.’’ (10 minutes) 

5. Duncan (SC): Amendment to Frelinghuysen: Strips out the 

extra $1M for Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and replaces that 

with a limitation against funding for LSC. (10 minutes) 

6. Campbell (CA), Blumenauer (OR): Amendment to Frelinghuysen: Clarifies that Corps of Engineers construction projects receiving funds in this legislation will be at full Federal expense only 

with respect to the funds provided by this legislation. (10 minutes) 

7. Vela ́zquez (NY): Amendment to Frelinghuysen: Increases the 

Community Development Fund appropriation amount by $25 million offset by reductions elsewhere in the bill. (10 minutes) 

8. Huelskamp (KS): Amendment to Frelinghuysen: Requires 

FEMA to disclose all disaster relief grants, not just those over $1 

million. (10 minutes) 

9. Fleming (LA): Amendment to Frelinghuysen: Cuts $9,800,000 

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ings on uninhabited islands in the Steward McKinney National 

Wildlife Refuge in Connecticut. (10 minutes) 

10. Benishek (MI): Amendment to Frelinghuysen: Strikes the 

proviso on line 20, restoring the requirement that local investments 

are required in Historic Preservation Grants. (10 minutes) 

11. Bishop, Rob (UT): Amendment to Frelinghuysen: Prohibits 

the Secretaries of the Interior or Agriculture from acquiring any 

more federal land using funds provided under this emergency supplemental appropriations bill for Hurricane Sandy relief. (10 minutes) 

12. Vela ́zquez (NY): Amendment to Frelinghuysen: Increases the funding to the National Cemetery Administration by $1 million for 

the purposes of repairing veterans’ cemeteries damaged by Hurricane Sandy. (10 minutes) 

PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROGERS OF KENTUCKY OR HIS DESIGNEE

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 

FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Commodity Assistance Program’’ 

for the emergency food assistance program as authorized by section 

27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and 

section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 

U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)), $6,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

other provisions of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, the 

Secretary of Agriculture may allocate additional foods and funds 

for administrative expenses from resources specifically appropriated, transferred, or reprogrammed to restore to States resources used to assist families and individuals displaced by Hurricane Sandy among the States without regard to sections 204 and 

214 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 7508, 7515): Provided further, That such 

amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

INVESTIGATIONS

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$20,000,000, to remain available until expended to conduct studies 

of flood and storm damage reduction related to natural disasters: 

Provided, That using $19,500,000 of the funds provided herein, the 

Secretary of the Army shall conduct, at full Federal expense, a 

comprehensive study to address the flood risks of vulnerable coastal populations in areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy within the 

boundaries of the North Atlantic Division of the United States 

Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That an interim report 

with an assessment of authorized Corps projects for reducing flooding and storm risks in the affected area that have been constructed 

or are under construction, including construction cost estimates, 

shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate not later than March 1, 

2013: Provided further, That an interim report identifying any previously authorized but unconstructed Corps project and any project 

under study by the Corps for reducing flooding and storm damage 

risks in the affected area, including updated construction cost estimates, that are, or would be, consistent with the comprehensive 

study shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees not later than May 1, 2013: Provided further, That a final report shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this 

Act: Provided further, That as a part of the study, the Secretary 

shall identify those activities that warrant additional analysis by 

the Corps, as well as institutional and other barriers to providing 

protection to the affected coastal areas: Provided further, That the 

Secretary shall conduct the study in coordination with other Federal agencies, and State, local, and Tribal officials to ensure consistency with other plans to be developed, as appropriate: Provided 

further, That using $500,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall conduct, at full Federal expense, an evaluation of the 

performance of existing projects constructed by the Corps and damaged as a consequence of Hurricane Sandy for the purposes of determining their effectiveness and making recommendations for improvements to such projects: Provided further, That the amounts in 

this paragraph are designated by the Congress as being for an 

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

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

Works shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing 

the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later 

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

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $9,000,000, 

to remain available until expended for repairs to projects that were 

under construction and damaged as a consequence of Hurricane 

Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of 

the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 


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the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, 

beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

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

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy, $742,000,000, to remain available until expended to dredge 

Federal navigation channels, and repair damage to Corps projects: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not 

later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $582,000,000, to remain available until expended to 

support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities, as authorized by law: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary 

of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, 

beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 

TITLE III 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

$10,000,000 for grants to or cooperative agreements with organizations to provide technical assistance related to disaster recovery, 

response, and long term resiliency to small businesses that are recovering from Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That the Small Business 

Administration shall expedite the delivery of assistance in disasteraffected areas: Provided further, That the Administrator of the 

Small Business Administration may waive the matching requirements under section 21(a)(4)(A) and 29(c) of the Small Business Act 

for any grant made using funds made available under this heading: 

Provided further, That no later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, or no less than 7 days prior to obligation of 

funds, whichever occurs earlier, the Administrator of the Small 

Business Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed 

expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading: Provided 

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for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for 

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy, $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Program Account’’ 

for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 

Business Act, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Sandy, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 

such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That in addition, for direct 

administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out 

the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 

Business Act in response to Hurricane Sandy, an additional 

$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, which may be 

transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and 

Expenses: Provided further, That such amounts are designated by 

the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TITLE IV 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

COAST GUARD

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Sandy, $143,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 

transfer limitation contained in section 503 of division D of Public 

Law 112–74, such funding may be transferred to other Coast 

Guard appropriations after notification as required in accordance 

with such section: Provided further, That a description of all facilities and property to be reconstructed and restored, with associated 

costs and time lines, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no 

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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.), 

$5,379,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

$3,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General for audits and investigations related to disasters: 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 Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall publish on the Agency’s 

website not later than 24 hours after an award of a public assistance grant under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) that is in excess of $1,000,000, the specifics of each such grant award: Provided 

further, That for any mission assignment or mission assignment 

task order to another Federal department or agency regarding a 

major disaster, not later than 24 hours after the issuance of a mission assignment or task order in excess of $1,000,000, the Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website the following: the 

name of the impacted State and the disaster declaration for such 

State, the assigned agency, the assistance requested, a description 

of the disaster, the total cost estimate, and the amount obligated: 

Provided further, That not later than 10 days after the last day of 

each month until the mission assignment or task order is completed and closed out, the Administrator shall update any changes 

to the total cost estimate and the amount obligated: Provided further, That for a disaster declaration related to Hurricane Sandy, 

the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, not later 

than 5 days after the first day of each month beginning after the 

date of enactment of this Act, and shall publish on the Agency’s 

website not later than 10 days after the first day of each such 

month, an estimate or actual amount, if available, for the current 

fiscal year of the cost of the following categories of spending: public 

assistance, individual assistance, operations, mitigation, administrative, and any other relevant category (including emergency 

measures and disaster resources): Provided further, That not later 

than 10 days after the first day of each month beginning after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish on 

the Agency’s website the report (referred to as the Disaster Relief 

Monthly Report) as required by Public Law 112–74. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $585,000, to remain available until 

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the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE

SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Systems Acquisition’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$3,869,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE

SEC. 401. Funds made available by Public Law 109–88 for carrying out activities authorized under section 417 of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

5184) may be used until expended to provide assistance under section 417 of that Act to local governments in areas eligible to receive 

such assistance pursuant to a major disaster declaration by the 

President for Hurricane Sandy. 

TITLE V 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$49,875,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$234,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

OIL SPILL RESEARCH

For an additional amount for ‘‘Oil Spill Research’’ for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$3,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

TITLE VI 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and Social Services 

Emergency Fund’’ for disaster response and recovery, and other expenses directly related to Hurricane Sandy, including making payments under the Head Start Act and additional payments for distribution as provided for under the ‘‘Social Services Block Grant 

Program’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2014: Provided, That not less than $25,000,000 shall be transferred 

to ‘‘Children and Families Services Programs’’ for the Head Start 

program for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That 

not less than $25,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Social Services 

Block Grant’’ for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, 

That not less than $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services (‘‘HHS’’) ‘‘Office of Inspector 

General’’ to perform oversight, accountability, and evaluation of 

programs, projects, or activities supported with the funds provided 

for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the distribution of any amount 

shall be limited to the States of New York and New Jersey, except 

that funds provided to ‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’’ may be distributed to other States, but only 

if such funds are for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 

for behavioral health treatment, crisis counseling, and other related helplines, and for other similar programs to provide support 

to dislocated residents of New York and New Jersey: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall 

be included in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 

641A(h)(1)(B), or 644(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, 

That funds appropriated in this paragraph are not subject to the 

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

Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph are in 

addition to the entitlement grants authorized by section 2002(a)(1) 

of the Social Security Act and shall not be available for such entitlement grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 

paragraph may be transferred by the Secretary of HHS (‘‘Secretary’’) to accounts within HHS, and shall be available only for the 

purposes provided in this paragraph: Provided further, That the 

transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any 

other transfer authority available in this or any other Act for fiscal 

year 2013: Provided further, That 15 days prior to the transfer of 

funds appropriated in this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

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Provided further, That obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to the date of enactment of this Act may be 

charged to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided further, 

That funds appropriated in this paragraph and transferred to the 

National Institutes of Health for the purpose of supporting the repair or rebuilding of non-Federal biomedical or behavioral research 

facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy shall be used to 

award grants or contracts for such purpose under section 404I of 

the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That section 

481A(c)(2) of such Act does not apply to the use of funds described 

in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

in this paragraph shall not be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under a 

contract for insurance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, That 

such amounts are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

RELATED AGENCIES 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, $2,000,000, for expenses directly related to Hurricane 

Sandy, which shall be derived from the unobligated balances that 

remain available under such heading for the Social Security Administration for information technology and telecommunications 

hardware and software infrastructure: Provided, That such 

amounts are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TITLE VII 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Sandy, $24,235,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That none of the funds made available 

to the Army National Guard for recovery efforts related to Hurricane Sandy in this Act shall be available for obligation until the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate receive form 1391 for each specific request: Provided 

further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 

funds may be obligated to carry out military construction projects 

not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

MEDICAL SERVICES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$21,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $1,100,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy, $531,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, $207,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for 

renovations and repairs as a consequence of damage caused by 

Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That none of these funds shall be 

available for obligation until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds 

provided under this heading: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated 

and expended to carry out planning and design and major medical 

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

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TITLE VIII 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equipment’’, 

$14,600,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund 

and to remain available until September 30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy: Provided 

, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

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

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

OPERATING SUBSIDY GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER

CORPORATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Subsidy Grants to the 

National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ for the Secretary of 

Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger 

Corporation for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Sandy, $32,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the ‘‘Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program’’ as 

authorized under section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, 

$5,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, for transit systems affected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That not more than 

$2,000,000,000 shall be made available not later than 60 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the remainder of the funds shall be made available only after the Federal 

Transit Administration and the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency sign the memorandum of agreement required by section 

20017(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act 

(Public Law 112–141) and the Federal Transit Administration publishes interim regulations for the Public Transportation Emergency 

Relief Program: Provided further, That not more than three-quarters of 1 percent of the funds for public transportation emergency 

relief shall be available for administrative expenses and ongoing 

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tions for such purpose: Provided further, That of the funds made 

available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the 

Office of Inspector General to support the oversight of activities 

under this heading: Provided further, That such amounts are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Development Fund’’, 

$3,850,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for 

necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, 

restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas 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.) due 

to Hurricane Sandy, for activities authorized under title I of the 

Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 

et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be allocated directly to States 

and units of general local government at the discretion of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That 

within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

allocate to grantees all funds provided under this heading based on 

the best available data: Provided further, That as a condition of eligibility for receipt of such funds, a grantee shall submit a plan to 

the Secretary detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of such funds will address longterm recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas: 

Provided further, That the Secretary shall, by notice issued within 

45 days of enactment of this Act, specify criteria for approval of 

plans, and, if the Secretary determines that a plan does not meet 

such criteria, the Secretary shall disapprove the plan: Provided further, That as a condition of making any grant, the Secretary shall 

certify in advance that such grantee has in place proficient financial controls and procurement processes and has established adequate procedures to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined 

by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites regarding all 

disaster recovery activities assisted with these funds, and to detect 

and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided further, 

That funds provided under this heading may not be used for activities reimbursable by or for which funds are made available by the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That funds allocated under this heading 

shall not be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Community 

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a grantee may use up to 5 percent of its overall allocation for administrative costs: Provided further, That a grantee shall administer grant funds provided under this heading in accordance with 

all applicable laws and regulations and may not delegate, by contract or otherwise, the responsibility for administering such grant 

funds: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide grantees 

with technical assistance on contracting and procurement processes 

and shall require grantees, in contracting or procuring these funds, 

to incorporate performance requirements and penalties into any 

such contracts or agreements: Provided further, That the Secretary 

shall require grantees to maintain on a public website information 

accounting for how all grant funds are used, including details of all 

contracts and ongoing procurement processes: Provided further, 

That, in administering the funds under this heading, the Secretary 

may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision 

of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use of these 

funds by a grantee (except for requirements related to fair housing, 

nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment) upon a 

request by a grantee explaining why such waiver is required to facilitate the use of such funds and pursuant to a determination by 

the Secretary that good cause exists for the waiver or alternative 

requirement and that such action is not inconsistent with the overall purposes of title I of the Housing and Community Development 

Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or this heading: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of 

funds provided under this heading that use such funds to supplement Federal assistance provided under sections 402, 403, 404, 

406, 407, or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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

without review or public comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect 

to such environmental review, approval or permit under section 

104(g)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 

(42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(1)): Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, 

upon receipt of a request for release of funds and certification, immediately approve the release of funds for an activity or project assisted under this heading if the recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval or permit under the preceding proviso or 

the activity or project is categorically excluded from review under 

the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.): Provided further, That a waiver granted by the Secretary 

may not reduce the percentage of funds that must be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income to less 

than 50 percent, unless the Secretary specifically finds that there 

is compelling need to further reduce the percentage requirement: 

Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 

Register any waiver or alternative requirement made by the Secretary with respect to any statute or regulation no later than 5 

days before the effective date of such waiver or alternative requirement: Provided further, That, of the funds made available under 

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for necessary costs, including information technology costs, of administering and overseeing funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That, of the funds made available under this 

heading, $4,000,000 shall be transferred to Office of the Inspector 

General for necessary costs of overseeing and auditing funds made 

available under this heading: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading are designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 801. For fiscal year 2013, upon request by a public housing 

agency and supported by documentation as required by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that demonstrates that 

the need for the adjustment is due to the disaster, the Secretary 

may make temporary adjustments to the Section 8 housing choice 

voucher annual renewal funding allocations and administrative fee 

eligibility determinations for public housing agencies in an area for 

which the President declared a disaster under title IV of the Robert 

T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), to avoid significant adverse funding impacts 

that would otherwise result from the disaster. 

TITLE IX 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

SEC. 901. Each amount appropriated or made available in this 

Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal 

year involved. 

SEC. 902. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

SEC. 903. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 904. (a)(1) Not later than March 31, 2013, in accordance 

with criteria to be established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (referred to in this section as ‘‘OMB’’), each 

Federal agency shall submit to OMB, the Government Accountability Office, the respective Inspector General of each agency, and 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate internal control plans for funds provided by this 

Act. 

(2) Not later than June 30, 2013, the Government Accountability 

Office shall review for the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate the design of the internal 

control plans required by paragraph (1). 

(b) All programs and activities receiving funds under this Act 

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2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note), notwithstanding section 2(a) of such 

Act. 

(c) Funds for grants provided by this Act shall be expended by 

the grantees within the 24-month period following the agency’s obligation of funds for the grant, unless, in accordance with guidance 

to be issued by the Director of OMB, the Director waives this requirement for a particular grant program and submits a written 

justification for such waiver to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the case of such 

grants, the agency shall include a term in the grant that requires 

the grantee to return to the agency any funds not expended within 

the 24-month period. 

(d) Through September 30, 2015, the Recovery Accountability 

and Transparency Board shall develop and use information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in the obligation and expenditure of 

funds appropriated in this or any other Act for any fiscal year of 

such period for purposes related to the impact of Hurricane Sandy: 

Provided, That the Board shall coordinate its oversight efforts with 

the Director of OMB, the head of each Federal agency receiving appropriations related to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, and the respective Inspector General of each such agency: Provided further, 

That the Board shall submit quarterly reports to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

on its activities related to funds appropriated for the impact of 

Hurricane Sandy. 

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

2013’’. 

PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MULVANEY

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE TO THE AMENDMENT IN

PART A, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

After section 904 (but before the short title), insert the following 

new section: 

SEC. 905. (a) There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 1.63 

percent of— 

(1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation 

imposed) for fiscal year 2013 for any discretionary account in 

any fiscal year 2013 appropriation Act; 

(2) the budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for fiscal year 2013 for any discretionary account in any 

prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and 

(3) the contract authority provided in fiscal year 2013 for any 

program that is subject to a limitation contained in any fiscal 

year 2013 appropriation Act for any discretionary account. 

(b) Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately— 

(1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget authority described in such subsection; and 

(2) within each such account and item, to each program, 

project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities as 

delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports 

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for accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, as 

delineated in the most recently submitted President’s budget). 

(c) In the case of any fiscal year 2013 appropriation Act enacted 

after the date of enactment of this section, any rescission required 

by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the enactment 

of such Act. 

(d) Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this section (or, 

if later, 30 days after the enactment of any fiscal year 2013 appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the account and 

amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsection (a). 

PART C—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRELINGHUYSEN OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 20 

MINUTES

At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: 

TITLE X 

ADDITIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 

CHAPTER 1 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

EMERGENCY CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount, to remain available until expended, 

for the Emergency Conservation Program under title IV of the Agriculture Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy and 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.), $218,000,000, of which $15,000,000 shall be available 

for payments under sections 401 and 402 of the Agriculture Credit 

Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201, 2202), $180,000,000 shall be available 

for activities under section 403 of such Act (Emergency Watershed 

Protection Program; 16 U.S.C. 2203), and $23,000,000 shall be 

available for activities under section 407 of such Act (Emergency 

Forest Restoration Program; 16 U.S.C. 2206): Provided, That the 

Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer these funds to the Farm 

Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service: 

Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 1011. The Office of Inspector General of the Department of 

Agriculture shall use unobligated disaster assistance oversight 

funds provided to such office in division B of Public Law 110–329 

(122 Stat. 3585) for continued oversight of Department of Agriculture disaster- and emergency-related activities. 

CHAPTER 2 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’, $290,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2014, 

as follows: 

(1) $50,000,000 for mapping, charting, geodesy services and 

marine debris surveys for coastal States impacted by Hurricane Sandy; 

(2) $7,000,000 to repair and replace ocean observing and 

coastal monitoring assets damaged by Hurricane Sandy; 

(3) $3,000,000 to provide technical assistance to support 

State assessments of coastal impacts of Hurricane Sandy; 

(4) $150,000,000 for Regional Ocean Partnership grants to 

coastal States impacted by Hurricane Sandy; 

(5) $25,000,000 to improve weather forecasting and hurricane intensity forecasting capabilities, to include data assimilation from ocean observing platforms and satellites; 

(6) $50,000,000 for laboratories and cooperative institutes research activities associated with sustained observations weather research programs, and ocean and coastal research; and 

(7) $5,000,000 for necessary expenses related to fishery disasters resulting from impacts of Hurricane Sandy, and as declared by the Secretary of Commerce in calendar year 2012: 

Provided, That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 

days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and Construction’’, $186,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2015, as follows: 

(1) $9,000,000 to repair National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) facilities damaged by Hurricane 

Sandy; 

(2) $44,500,000 for repairs and upgrades to NOAA hurricane 

reconnaissance aircraft; 

(3) $8,500,000 for improvements to weather forecasting 

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(4) $13,000,000 to accelerate the National Weather Service 

ground readiness project; and 

(5) $111,000,000 for a weather satellite data mitigation gap 

reserve fund: 

Provided, That NOAA shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$10,020,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$1,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$230,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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SCIENCE 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and Environmental 

Compliance and Restoration’’ for repair at National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy, 

$15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

RELATED AGENCIES 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

Corporation’’ to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $1,000,000: Provided, That the 

amount made available under this heading shall be used only to 

provide the mobile resources, technology, and disaster coordinators 

necessary to provide storm-related services to the Legal Services 

Corporation client population and only in the areas significantly affected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That such amount is 

designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That none 

of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or 

contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 

505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated in 

this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the 

same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 

all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be 

deemed to refer instead to 2012 and 2013, respectively, and except 

that sections 501 and 503 of Public Law 104–134 (referenced by 

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

under this heading: Provided further, That, for the purposes of this 

Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency 

of the United States Government. 

CHAPTER 3 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

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for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Navy’’, $40,015,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air 

Force’’, $8,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army 

National Guard’’, $3,165,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air 

National Guard’’, $5,775,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

PROCUREMENT 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 

Army’’, $1,310,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015, 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Capital Funds’’, $24,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

CHAPTER 4 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

INVESTIGATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$50,000,000, to remain available until expended to expedite at full 

Federal expense studies of flood and storm damage reduction: Provided, That using $29,500,000 of the funds provided herein, the 

Secretary of the Army shall expedite and complete ongoing flood 

and storm damage reduction studies in areas that were impacted 

by Hurricane Sandy in the North Atlantic Division of the United 

States Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That using up to $20,000,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall 

conduct a comprehensive study to address the flood risks of vulnerable coastal populations in areas that were affected by Hurricane 

Sandy within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division of the 

Corps: Provided further, That an interim report with an assessment of authorized Corps projects for reducing flooding and storm 

risks in the affected area that have been constructed or are under 

construction, including construction cost estimates, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than March 1, 2013: Provided 

further, That an interim report identifying any previously authorized but unconstructed Corps project and any project under study 

by the Corps for reducing flooding and storm damage risks in the 

affected area, including updated construction cost estimates, that 

are, or would be, consistent with the comprehensive study shall be 

submitted to the appropriate congressional committees by May 1, 

2013: Provided further, That a final report shall be submitted to 

the appropriate congressional committees within 24 months of the 

date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That as a part of 

the study, the Secretary shall identify those activities warranting 

additional analysis by the Corps, as well as institutional and other 

barriers to providing protection to the affected coastal areas: Provided further, That the Secretary shall conduct the study in coordination with other Federal agencies, and State, local and Tribal officials to ensure consistency with other plans to be developed, as appropriate: Provided further, That using $500,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the performance of existing projects constructed by the Corps and impacted by Hurricane Sandy for the purposes of determining their 


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effectiveness and making recommendations for improvements 

thereto: Provided further, That as a part of the study, the Secretary 

shall identify institutional and other barriers to providing comprehensive protection to affected coastal areas and shall provide 

this report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate within 120 days of enactment of 

this Act: Provided further, That the amounts in this paragraph are 

designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

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

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a 

monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$3,461,000,000, to remain available until expended to rehabilitate, 

repair and construct United States Army Corps of Engineers 

projects: Provided, That $2,902,000,000 of the funds provided under 

this heading shall be used to reduce future flood risk in ways that 

will support the long-term sustainability of the coastal ecosystem 

and communities and reduce the economic costs and risks associated with large-scale flood and storm events in areas along the Atlantic Coast within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division 

of the Corps that were affected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That $858,000,000 of such funds shall be made available not 

earlier than 14 days after the Secretary of the Army submits the 

report required under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ to be submitted 

not later than March 1, 2013, and $2,044,000,000 shall be made 

available not earlier than 14 days after the Secretary submits the 

report required under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ to be submitted 

not later than May 1, 2013: Provided further, That efforts using 

these funds shall incorporate current science and engineering 

standards in constructing previously authorized Corps projects designed to reduce flood and storm damage risks and modifying existing Corps projects that do not meet these standards, with such 

modifications as the Secretary determines are necessary to incorporate these standards or to meet the goal of providing sustainable 

reduction to flooding and storm damage risks: Provided further, 

That upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate these funds may be used 

to construct any project under study by the Corps for reducing 

flooding and storm damage risks in areas along the Atlantic Coast 

within the North Atlantic Division of the Corps that were affected 

by Hurricane Sandy that the Secretary determines is technically 

feasible, economically justified, and environmentally acceptable: 

Provided further, That the completion of ongoing construction 

projects receiving funds provided by this Act shall be at full Federal expense: Provided further, That the non-Federal cash contribution for projects using these funds shall be financed in accordance 

with the provisions of section 103(k) of Public Law 99–662 over a 

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arable element: Provided further, That for these projects, the provisions of section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

1986 shall not apply to these funds: Provided further, That up to 

$51,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be used 

to expedite continuing authorities projects to reduce the risk of 

flooding along the coastal areas in States impacted by Hurricane 

Sandy within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division of the 

Corps: Provided further, That $9,000,000 of the funds provided 

under this heading shall be used for repairs to projects that were 

under construction and damaged by the impacts of Hurricane 

Sandy: Provided further, That any projects using funds appropriated under this heading shall be initiated only after non-Federal 

interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary 

requiring the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of 

the project and to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction or operation and maintenance of the 

project, except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the 

United States or its contractors: 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. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

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

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy, $821,000,000, to remain available until expended to dredge 

Federal navigation channels and repair damage to United States 

Army Corps of Engineers projects: Provided, That such amount is 

designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

pursuant section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a 

monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $1,008,000,000, to remain available until expended 

to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and 

support emergency operations, repairs and other activities as authorized by law: Provided, That $430,000,000 of the funds provided 

herein shall be made available not earlier than 14 days after the 

Secretary of the Army submits the report required under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ to be submitted not later than March 1, 2013, 

and shall be utilized by the United States Army Corps of Engineers 

to restore projects impacted by Hurricane Sandy in the North Atlantic Division of the Corps to design profiles of the authorized 

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Water Resources Development Act of 1986 shall not apply to funds 

provided under this heading: Provided further, That the amounts 

in this paragraph are designated by the Congress as being for an 

emergency requirement pursuant section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 

further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 

shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the 

allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 

60 days after enactment of this Act. 

EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Expenses’’ for necessary expenses 

related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended to oversee emergency response and 

recovery activities: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary 

of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, 

beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 1041. This chapter shall apply in place of title II of this Act, 

and such title shall have no force or effect. 

CHAPTER 5 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

For an additional amount to be deposited in the ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’, $7,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2015, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, for basic repair and alteration of buildings under the 

custody and control of the Administrator of General Services, and 

real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The provisions under this heading in title III of this Act shall be 

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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 

$5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 

further, That this paragraph shall apply in place of the previous 

provisions under this heading in title III of this Act, and such previous provisions shall have no force or effect. 

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Program Account’’ 

for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 

Business Act, $520,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974: Provided further, That in addition, for administrative 

expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 

7(b) of the Small Business Act, an additional $260,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which $250,000,000 is for direct 

administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out 

the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged 

with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses, and of which 

$10,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for the direct 

loan program, which may to be transferred to and merged with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses: Provided further, That such 

amounts are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That this paragraph shall apply in place of the previous provisions under this heading in title III of this Act, and such previous 

provisions shall have no force or effect. 

CHAPTER 6 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$1,667,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That a description of all property 

to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

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U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$855,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That a description of all property 

to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act. 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$300,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That a description of all property 

to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act. 

COAST GUARD

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The provisions under this heading in title IV of this Act shall be 

applied by substituting ‘‘$274,233,000’’ for ‘‘$143,899,000’’. 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’ in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $11,487,735,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided, $5,379,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That the 

amount in the preceding proviso 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 of the total amount provided, $6,108,735,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 which shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

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

further, That of the total amount provided, $3,000,000 shall be 

transferred to the Department of Homeland Security ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for audits and investigations related to disasters; 

Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency shall publish on the Agency’s website not 

later than 24 hours after an award of a public assistance grant 

under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) that is in excess of 

$1,000,000, the specifics of each such grant award: Provided further, That for any mission assignment or mission assignment task 

order to another Federal department or agency regarding a major 

disaster, not later than 24 hours after the issuance of a mission assignment or task order in excess of $1,000,000, the Administrator 

shall publish on the Agency’s website the following: the name of 

the impacted state and the disaster declaration for such State, the 

assigned agency, the assistance requested, a description of the disaster, the total cost estimate, and the amount obligated: Provided 

further, That not later than 10 days after the last day of each 

month until the mission assignment or task order is completed and 

closed out, the Administrator shall update any changes to the total 

cost estimate and the amount obligated: Provided further, That for 

a disaster declaration related to Hurricane Sandy, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 5 days 

after the first day of each month beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and shall publish on the Agency’s website not 

later than 10 days after the first day of each such month, an estimate or actual amount, if available, for the current fiscal year of 

the cost of the following categories of spending: public assistance, 

individual assistance, operations, mitigation, administrative, and 

any other relevant category (including emergency measures and 

disaster resources): Provided further, That not later than 10 days 

after the first day of each month beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s 

website the report (referred to as the Disaster Relief Monthly Report) as required by Public Law 112–74: Provided further, That this 

paragraph shall apply in place of the previous provisions under this 

heading in title IV of this Act, and such previous provisions shall 

have no force or effect. 

DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Assistance Direct Loan 

Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by section 417 of the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

(42 U.S.C. 5184), of which up to $4,000,000 is for administrative 

expenses to carry out the direct loan program: Provided, That such 

costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 

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by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

The provisions under this heading in title IV of this Act shall be 

applied by substituting ‘‘$3,249,000’’ and ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ for 

‘‘$585,000’’ and ‘‘September 30, 2013’’, respectively. 

CHAPTER 7 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

The provisions under this heading in title V of this Act shall be 

applied by substituting ‘‘$78,000,000’’ for ‘‘$49,875,000’’. 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preservation Fund’’ 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015, 

including costs to States necessary to complete compliance activities required by section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 

Act and costs needed to administer the program: Provided, That 

grants shall only be available for areas that have received a major 

disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That individual grants shall not be subject to a nonFederal matching requirement: Provided further, That such 

amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

CONSTRUCTION

The provisions under this heading in title V of this Act shall be 

applied by substituting ‘‘$348,000,000’’ for ‘‘$234,000,000’’. 

DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Departmental Operations’’ and 

any Department of the Interior component bureau or office for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$360,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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sets; increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat and infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount of damage 

caused by such storms: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 

Interior may transfer these funds to any other account in the Department and may expend such funds by direct expenditure, 

grants, or cooperative agreements, including grants to or cooperative agreements with States, Tribes, and municipalities, to carry 

out the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan 

for the amounts provided herein within 60 days of enactment of 

this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Programs and 

Management’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Sandy, $725,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance Superfund’’ 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

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

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage 

Tank Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Sandy, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance 

Grants’’, $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 

which $500,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the Clean 

Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water 

Pollution Control Act, and of which $100,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 

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

Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe 

Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated herein shall be provided to 

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further, That notwithstanding the requirements of section 603(d) of 

the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, for the funds appropriated 

herein, each State shall use not less than 20 percent but not more 

than 30 percent of the amount of its capitalization grants to provide additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of 

forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or any 

combination of these: Provided further, That the funds appropriated herein shall only be used for eligible projects whose purpose is to reduce flood damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance 

resiliency to rapid hydrologic change or a natural disaster at treatment works as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or any eligible facilities under section 1452 of the 

Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other eligible tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to further such purposes: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated 

herein for management and oversight: Provided further, That such 

amounts are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

RELATED AGENCIES 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $4,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OTHER RELATED AGENCY 

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$2,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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CHAPTER 8 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employment Services’’, $25,000,000, for the dislocated workers assistance national 

reserve for necessary expenses directly related to Hurricane Sandy, 

which shall be available from the date of enactment of this Act 

through September 30, 2013: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor 

may transfer up to $3,500,000 of such funds to any other Department of Labor account for other Hurricane Sandy reconstruction 

and recovery needs, including worker protection activities: Provided 

further, That such amounts are designated by the Congress as 

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and Social Services 

Emergency Fund’’ for disaster response and recovery, and other expenses directly related to Hurricane Sandy, including making payments under the Head Start Act and additional payments for distribution as provided for under the ‘‘Social Services Block Grant 

Program’’, $800,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2015: Provided, That $100,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Children and Families Services Programs’’ for the Head Start program 

for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That 

$500,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Social Services Block Grant’’ 

for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That section 

2002(c) of the Social Security Act shall be applied to funds appropriated in the preceding proviso by substituting ‘‘succeeding 2 fiscal 

years’’ for ‘‘succeeding fiscal year’’: Provided further, That not less 

than $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Health 

and Human Services (‘‘HHS’’) ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ to perform oversight, accountability, and evaluation of programs, 

projects, or activities supported with the funds provided for the 

purposes provided herein: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, the distribution of any amount shall be 

limited to the States directly affected by Hurricane Sandy and 

which have been declared by the President as a major disaster 

under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That 

none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be included 

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such term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 

644(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph are not subject to the allocation requirements of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph for the Social Services Block Grant are in addition to the entitlement grants authorized by section 2002(a)(1) of the Social Security Act and shall not 

be available for such entitlement grants: Provided further, That in 

addition to other uses permitted by title XX of the Social Security 

Act, funds appropriated in this paragraph for the Social Services 

Block Grant may be used for health services (including mental 

health services), and for costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding health care facilities, child care facilities, or other social services facilities: Provided further, That the remaining $195,000,000 

appropriated in this paragraph may be transferred by the Secretary of HHS (‘‘Secretary’’) to accounts within HHS, and shall be 

available only for the purposes provided in this paragraph: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority available in 

this or any other Act: Provided further, That 15 days prior to the 

transfer of funds appropriated in this paragraph, the Secretary 

shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of any such transfer and the planned 

uses of the funds: Provided further, That obligations incurred for 

the purposes provided herein prior to the date of enactment of this 

Act may be charged to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph and 

transferred to the National Institutes of Health for the purpose of 

supporting the repair or rebuilding of non-Federal biomedical or behavioral research facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy 

shall be used to award grants or contracts for such purpose under 

section 404I of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, 

That section 481A(c)(2) of such Act does not apply to the use of 

funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That 

funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not be available for 

costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, That such amounts are designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That this paragraph shall apply 

in place of the previous provisions under this heading in title VI 

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CHAPTER 9 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equipment’’, 

$30,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund 

and to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That such 

amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Relief Program’’ as 

authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, 

$2,022,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

the obligations for projects under this section resulting from a single natural disaster or a single catastrophic failure in a State shall 

not exceed $100,000,000, and the total obligations for projects 

under this section in any fiscal year in the Virgin Islands, Guam, 

American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands shall not exceed $20,000,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding the preceding proviso, the Secretary of Transportation may obligate more than $100,000,000, but not more than 

$500,000,000, for a single natural disaster event in a State for 

emergency relief projects arising from damage caused in calendar 

year 2012 by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That no funds 

provided in this Act shall be used for section 125(g) of such title: 

Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is 

designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants to the National Railroad 

Passenger Corporation’’ for the Secretary of Transportation to 

make capital and debt service grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to advance capital projects that address Northeast Corridor infrastructure recovery and resiliency in the affected 

areas, $86,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

That none of the funds may be used to subsidize operating losses 

of the Corporation: Provided further, That as a condition of eligibility for receipt of such funds, the Corporation shall not, after the 

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Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in 

this Act or any other Act for operating expenses, which includes 

temporary transfers of such funds: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration may retain up 

to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading 

to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants 

made under this heading: Provided further, That for an additional 

amount for the Secretary to make operating subsidy grants to the 

National Railroad Passenger Corporation for necessary repairs related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $32,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That each amount 

under this heading is designated by the Congress as being for an 

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

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the ‘‘Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program’’ as 

authorized under section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, 

$10,900,000,000, to remain available until expended, for recovery 

and relief efforts in the areas most affected by Hurricane Sandy: 

Provided, That not more than $2,000,000,000 shall be made available not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the remainder of the funds shall be made available only after the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency sign the Memorandum of Agreement required by section 20017(b) of the Moving Ahead for 

Progress in the 21st Century Act (Public Law 112–141) and the 

Federal Transit Administration publishes interim regulations for 

the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, the Secretary 

of Transportation may transfer up to $5,383,000,000 to the appropriate agencies to fund programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, 

United States Code, in order to carry out projects related to reducing risk of damage from future disasters in areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified at least 15 days in advance of any such transfer: Provided further, That up to three-quarters of 1 percent of the funds retained 

for public transportation emergency relief shall be available for the 

purposes of administrative expenses and ongoing program management oversight as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5334 and 5338(i)(2) 

and shall be in addition to any other appropriations for such purposes: Provided further, That, of the funds made available under 

this heading, $6,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General to support the oversight of activities funded under 

this heading: Provided further, That such amounts are designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Development Fund’’, $16,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for 

necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, 

restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas 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.) due 

to Hurricane Sandy and other eligible events in calendar years 

2011, 2012, and 2013, for activities authorized under title I of the 

Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 

et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be awarded directly to the 

State or unit of general local government as a grantee at the discretion of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate to grantees not less 

than 33 percent of the funds provided under this heading within 

60 days after the enactment of this Act based on the best available 

data: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds, a 

grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing 

the proposed use of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and 

how the use of these funds will address long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and housing and economic revitalization 

in the most impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, That 

the Secretary shall by notice specify the criteria for approval of 

such plans within 45 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that a plan does not meet 

such criteria, the Secretary shall disapprove the plan: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may not be used for 

activities reimbursable by or for which funds are made available by 

the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army Corps of 

Engineers: Provided further, That funds allocated under this heading shall not be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided further, That a grantee may use up to 5 percent of its allocation for 

administrative costs: Provided further, That a grantee shall administer grant funds provided under this heading in accordance with 

all applicable laws and regulations and may not delegate, by contract or otherwise, the responsibility for administering such grant 

funds: Provided further, That as a condition of making any grant, 

the Secretary shall certify in advance that such grantee has in 

place proficient financial controls and procurement processes and 

has established adequate procedures to prevent any duplication of 

benefits as defined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure 

timely expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites 

regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with these funds, 

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nical assistance on contracting and procurement processes and 

shall require grantees, in contracting or procuring these funds, to 

incorporate performance requirements and penalties into any such 

contracts or agreements: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

require grantees to maintain on a public website information accounting for how all grant funds are used, including details of all 

contracts and ongoing procurement processes: Provided further, 

That, in administering the funds under this heading, the Secretary 

may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision 

of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment) pursuant to a determination by the Secretary that good cause exists 

for the waiver or alternative requirement and that such action is 

not inconsistent with the overall purposes of title I of the Housing 

and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): 

Provided further, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided under this heading that use such funds 

to supplement Federal assistance provided under sections 402, 403, 

404, 406, 407, or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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

without review or public comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect 

to such environmental review, approval or permit: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and 

Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the 

Secretary may, upon receipt of a request for release of funds and 

certification, immediately approve the release of funds for an activity or project assisted under this heading if the recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval or permit under the preceding proviso or the activity or project is categorically excluded 

from review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, That a waiver granted 

by the Secretary may not reduce the percentage of funds that must 

be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income to less than 50 percent, unless the Secretary specifically finds 

that there is a compelling need to further reduce or eliminate the 

percentage requirement: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the 

Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 

days before the effective date of such waiver: Provided further, 

That, of the funds made available under this heading, up to 

$10,000,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Program Office Salaries and 

Expenses, Community Planning and Development’’ for necessary 

costs, including information technology costs, of administering and 

overseeing funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 

$10,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’ for necessary costs of overseeing and auditing funds made 

available under this heading: Provided further, That the amounts 

provided under this heading are designated by the Congress as 

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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 1091. For fiscal year 2013, upon request by a public housing 

agency and supported by documentation as required by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that demonstrates that 

the need for the adjustment is due to the disaster, the Secretary 

may make temporary adjustments to the section 8 housing choice 

voucher annual renewal funding allocations and administrative fee 

eligibility determinations for public housing agencies in an area for 

which the President declared a disaster during such fiscal year 

under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), to avoid significant 

adverse funding impacts that would otherwise result from the disaster. 

SEC. 1092. The Departments of Transportation and Housing and 

Urban Development shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act a plan for implementing the provisions in this chapter, and updates to such plan 

on a biannual basis thereafter. 

SEC. 1093. None of the funds provided in this chapter to the Department of Transportation or the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development may be used to make a grant unless the Secretary of such Department notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not less than 

3 full business days before any project, State or locality is selected 

to receive a grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced 

by either Department or a modal administration. 

SEC. 1094. This chapter shall apply in place of title VIII of this 

Act, and such title shall have no force or effect. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FLORES OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE TO PART C AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1. 

THE AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY AFTER DEBATE HAS

CONCLUDED ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Page 3, line 7, after the dollar amount insert ‘‘(reduced by $150,000,000)’’. 

Page 3, strike lines 18 through 20 (and redesignate the subsequent paragraphs accordingly). 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUNYAN OF

NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE TO PART C AMENDMENT NUM- BERED 1. THE AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY AFTER DE- BATE HAS CONCLUDED ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1, DEBAT- ABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 4, lines 6 through 8, strike all after ‘‘fishery disasters’’ and 

insert ‘‘during calendar year 2012 that were declared by the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane 

Sandy:’’. 


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4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROUN OF

GEORGIA OR HIS DESIGNEE TO PART C AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1. 

THE AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY AFTER DEBATE HAS

CONCLUDED ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Page 4, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by 

$13,000,000)’’. 

Page 5, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced to $0)’’. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DUNCAN

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE TO PART C AMENDMENT

NUMBERED 1. THE AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY AFTER

DEBATE HAS CONCLUDED ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 7, strike line 19 and all that follows through line 23 on 

page 8 and insert the following: ‘‘No funds made available by this 

Act shall be used by the Legal Services Corporation.’’. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CAMPBELL

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE TO PART C AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1. THE AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY AFTER DEBATE HAS CONCLUDED ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 16, line 6, insert ‘‘with respect to such funds’’ after ‘‘expense’’. 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE VELA ́ ZQUEZ

OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE TO PART C AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1. THE AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY AFTER DEBATE HAS CONCLUDED ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 21, line 17, after the dollar amount insert ‘‘(reduced by 

$12,500,000)’’. 

Page 21, line 18, after the dollar amount insert ‘‘(reduced by 

$12,500,000)’’. 

Page 40, line 10, after the dollar amount insert ‘‘(reduced by 

$12,500,000)’’. 

Page 43, line 7, after the dollar amount insert ‘‘(increased by 

$25,000,000)’’. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HUELSKAMP OF KANSAS OR HIS DESIGNEE TO PART C AMEND- MENT NUMBERED 1. THE AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY

AFTER DEBATE HAS CONCLUDED ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBERED

1, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 25, lines 14 and 15, strike ‘‘that is in excess of $1,000,000, 

the specifics of each such grant award’’ and insert ‘‘the specifics of 

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Page 25, lines 19 and 20, strike ‘‘a mission assignment or task order in excess of $1,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘the mission assignment 

or task order’’. 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FLEMING

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE TO PART C AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1. THE AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY AFTER DEBATE HAS CONCLUDED ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 28, line 6, after the dollar amount (but inside the quotation 

marks), insert ‘‘(reduced by $9,800,000)’’. 

Page 28, line 7, insert before the period at the end the following: 

: Provided, That none of the funds made available under such 

heading in title V may be used to repair seawalls or buildings on 

islands in the Steward B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BENISHEK

OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE TO PART C AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1. THE AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY AFTER DEBATE HAS CONCLUDED ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 28, strike the proviso beginning on line 20. 

11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP

OF UTAH OR HIS DESIGNEE TO PART C AMENDMENT NUMBERED

1. THE AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY AFTER DEBATE HAS

CONCLUDED ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Page 49, after line 9, add the following: 

TITLE XI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS

SEC. 1101. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be used 

for land acquisition by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

VELA ́ ZQUEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE TO PART C AMENDMENT NUMBERED 1. THE AMENDMENT MAY BE OFFERED ONLY

AFTER DEBATE HAS CONCLUDED ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBERED

1, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 49, after line 9, insert the following: 

TITLE XI 

ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION 

SEC. ll. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are revised by reducing the amount made available for ‘‘Small Business 

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tive expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by 

section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (and within such amount, 

the amount made available for direct administrative expenses of 

loan making and servicing to carry out such program), and increasing the amount made available for ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—National Cemetery Administration’’, by $1,000,000. 

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