115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4667 

AN ACT 

Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance 

for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar 

year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 DIVISION A—DISASTER ASSISTANCE 

2 The following sums are appropriated, out of any 

3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

4 fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other pur5 poses, namely: 

6 TITLE I 

7 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

8 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

9 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Sec10 retary’’, $2,600,000,000, which shall remain available 

11 until September 30, 2019, for necessary expenses related 

12 to crops, trees, bushes, vines, and livestock losses resulting 

13 from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and other hurri14 canes and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2017 under 

15 such terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary: 

16 Provided, That the Secretary may provide assistance for 

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

18 and territories: Provided further, That the total amount 

19 of payments received under this heading and applicable 

20 policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insur21 ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured Crop 

22 Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 196 of 

23 the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

24 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) shall not exceed 85 percent of the 

25 loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
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1 That the total amount of payments received under this 

2 heading for producers who did not obtain a policy or plan 

3 of insurance for an insurable commodity for the 2017 crop 

4 year, or 2018 crop year in the case of citrus, under the 

5 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for 

6 the crop incurring the losses or did not file the required 

7 paperwork and pay the service fee by the applicable State 

8 filing deadline for a noninsurable commodity for the 2017 

9 crop year under NAP for the crop incurring the losses 

10 shall not exceed 65 percent of the loss as determined by 

11 the Secretary: Provided further, That producers receiving 

12 payments under this heading, as determined by the Sec13 retary, shall be required to purchase crop insurance where 

14 crop insurance is available for the next two available crop 

15 years, and producers receiving payments under this head16 ing shall be required to purchase coverage under NAP 

17 where crop insurance is not available in the next two avail18 able crop years, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 

19 further, That, not later than 90 days after the end of fiscal 

20 year 2018, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Con21 gress specifying the type, amount, and method of such as22 sistance by state and territory and the status of the 

23 amounts obligated and plans for further expenditure and 

24 include improvements that can be made to Federal Crop 

25 Insurance policies, either administratively or legislatively, 
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1 to increase participation, particularly among underserved 

2 producers, in higher levels of coverage in future years for 

3 crops qualifying for assistance under this heading: Pro4 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con5 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

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

7 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 

10 General’’, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, 

11 for oversight and audit of programs, grants, and activities 

12 funded by this division and administered by the Depart13 ment of Agriculture: Provided, That such amount is des14 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re15 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

18 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili20 ties’’, $22,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 

21 necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri22 canes Harvey, Irma and Maria: Provided, That such 

23 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

24 emergency requirement pursuant to section 
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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

4 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

5 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Con6 servation Program’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

7 consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and 

8 of wildfires occurring in calendar year 2017, and other 

9 natural disasters, $400,000,000, to remain available until 

10 expended: Provided, That not less than $300,000,000 of 

11 the amount made available in the previous proviso shall 

12 be for necessary expenses resulting from a major disaster 

13 declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re14 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

15 seq.): Provided further, That such amount is designated 

16 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

17 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg18 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

20 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

21 For an additional amount, for ‘‘Watershed and Flood 

22 Prevention Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the 

23 Emergency Watershed Protection Program related to the 

24 consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and 

25 of wildfires occurring in calendar year 2017, and other 
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1 natural disasters, $541,000,000, to remain available until 

2 expended: Provided, That not less than $400,000,000 of 

3 the amount made available in the previous proviso shall 

4 be for necessary expenses resulting from a major disaster 

5 declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re6 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

7 seq.): Provided further, That such amount is designated 

8 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

9 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg10 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 

12 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE

13 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

14 For an additional amount for costs of direct loans, 

15 including costs relating to modification of such loans, as 

16 those terms are defined in section 502 of the Congres17 sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), $18,672,000 

18 shall be for direct loans for the rehabilitation of section 

19 515 rental housing (42 U.S.C. 1485) in locations where 

20 owners were not required to carry national flood insur21 ance, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro22 vided, That such funds shall be for areas impacted by 

23 Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided further, 

24 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

25 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

4 RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Rural Water and 

6 Waste Disposal Program Account’’, $165,475,000, to re7 main available until expended, for grants to repair drink8 ing water systems and sewer and solid waste disposal sys9 tems impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: 

10 Provided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 of the amount 

11 appropriated under this heading shall be for technical as12 sistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursu13 ant to section 306(a)(14) of the Consolidated Farm and 

14 Rural Development Act: Provided further, That such 

15 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

16 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

17 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

18 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

20 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Commodity Assistance 

22 Program’’ for the emergency food assistance program as 

23 authorized by section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

24 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and section 204(a)(1) of the 

25 Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
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1 7508(a)(1)), $24,000,000, to remain available until Sep2 tember 30, 2019: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

3 other provisions of the Emergency Food Assistance Act 

4 of 1983, the Secretary of Agriculture may allocate addi5 tional foods and funds for administrative expenses from 

6 resources specifically appropriated, transferred, or repro7 grammed to provide resources to Puerto Rico, the United 

8 States Virgin Islands, and States affected by wildfires oc9 curring in calendar year 2017 or Hurricanes Harvey, 

10 Irma, and Maria, as determined by the Secretary, without 

11 regard to sections 204 and 214 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 

12 7508, 7515): Provided further, That such funds will be 

13 designated for States impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, 

14 Irma, and Maria, or wildfire and subject to a federal major 

15 disaster or emergency declaration: Provided further, That 

16 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

17 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

2 SERVICES 

3 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

4 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili7 ties’’, $7,600,000, to remain available until expended, for 

8 necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri9 canes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided, That such 

10 amount may be transferred to ‘‘Department of Health and 

11 Human Services—Food and Drug Administration Salaries 

12 and Expenses’’ for costs related to repair of facilities, for 

13 replacement of equipment, and for other increases in facil14 ity-related costs: Provided further, That obligations in15 curred for the purposes provided herein prior to the date 

16 of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds appro17 priated by this paragraph: Provided further, That such 

18 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

19 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

23 SEC. 101. (a) Section 1501(d)(1) of the Agricultural 

24 Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(d)(1)) is amended by striking 
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1 ‘‘not more than $20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not more 

2 than $40,000,000’’. 

3 (b) The amount provided by subsection (a) for fiscal 

4 year 2018 is designated by the Congress as being for an 

5 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

6 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

7 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 TITLE II 

9 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

10 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

11 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and 

14 Economic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an addi15 tional amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance 

16 Programs’’ for necessary expenses related to flood mitiga17 tion, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of 

18 infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster des19 ignation as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and 

20 Maria, and the calendar year 2017 wildfires, under the 

21 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist22 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $600,000,000, to re23 main available until expended: Provided, That the amount 

24 provided under this heading is designated by the Congress 

25 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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1 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

3 within the amount appropriated, up to 2 percent of funds 

4 may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ ac5 count for administration and oversight activities: Provided 

6 further, That within the amount appropriated, $1,000,000 

7 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ 

8 account for carrying out investigations and audits related 

9 to the funding provided under this heading. 

10 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

11 ADMINISTRATION

12 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

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

14 and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the con15 sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

16 $120,904,000, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2019, as follows: (1) $12,904,000 for repair and replace18 ment of observing assets, Federal real property, and 

19 equipment; (2) $18,000,000 for marine debris assessment 

20 and removal; (3) $40,000,000 for mapping, charting, and 

21 geodesy services; and (4) $50,000,000 to improve weather 

22 forecasting, hurricane intensity forecasting and flood fore23 casting and mitigation capabilities, including data assimi24 lation from ocean observing platforms and satellites: Pro25 vided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
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1 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re2 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal3 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi6 tion and Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to 

7 the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

8 $79,232,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2020, as follows: (1) $29,232,000 for repair and replace10 ment of Federal real property and observing assets; and 

11 (2) $50,000,000 for improvements to operational and re12 search weather supercomputing infrastructure and for im13 provement of satellite ground services used in hurricane 

14 intensity and track prediction: Provided, That the amount 

15 provided under this heading is designated by the Congress 

16 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec17 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer18 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

20 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex23 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con24 sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

25 $2,500,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 
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1 this heading is designated by the Congress as being for 

2 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex8 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con9 sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

10 $21,200,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 

11 this heading is designated by the Congress as being for 

12 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

13 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex18 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con19 sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

20 $11,500,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 

21 this heading is designated by the Congress as being for 

22 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

23 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex4 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con5 sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

6 $16,000,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 

7 this heading is designated by the Congress as being for 

8 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili13 ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

14 of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $34,000,000, to 

15 remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

16 amount provided under this heading is designated by the 

17 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

19 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 SCIENCE 

21 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

22 CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND

23 RESTORATION

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and En25 vironmental Compliance and Restoration’’ for repairs at 
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1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities 

2 damaged by hurricanes during 2017, $81,300,000, to re3 main available until expended: Provided, That the amount 

4 provided under this heading is designated by the Congress 

5 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec6 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer7 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

9 RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and Related 

11 Activities’’ for necessary expenses to repair National 

12 Science Foundation radio observatory facilities damaged 

13 by hurricanes that occurred during 2017, $16,300,000, to 

14 remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

15 amount provided under this heading is designated by the 

16 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

19 That the National Science Foundation shall submit a 

20 spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

21 House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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1 RELATED AGENCIES 

2 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

3 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

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

6 Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary 

7 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Har8 vey, Irma, and Maria, $1,000,000: Provided, That the 

9 amount made available under this heading shall be used 

10 only to provide the mobile resources, technology, and dis11 aster coordinators necessary to provide storm-related serv12 ices to the Legal Services Corporation client population 

13 and only in the areas significantly affected by Hurricanes 

14 Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided further, That such 

15 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

16 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

17 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

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

19 of the funds appropriated in this division to the Legal 

20 Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose 

21 prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provi22 sions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of 

23 Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated in this 

24 division to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject 

25 to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sec-
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1 tions, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 

2 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2017 

3 and 2018, respectively, and except that sections 501 and 

4 503 of Public Law 104–134 (referenced by Public Law 

5 105–119) shall not apply to the amount made available 

6 under this heading: Provided further, That, for the pur7 poses of this division, the Legal Services Corporation shall 

8 be considered an agency of the United States Government. 

9 TITLE III 

10 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

11 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 

12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

13 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main15 tenance, Army’’, $20,110,000, to remain available until 

16 September 30, 2018, for necessary expenses related to the 

17 consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria: Pro18 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

19 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec20 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer21 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main24 tenance, Navy’’, $267,796,000, to remain available until 

25 September 30, 2018, for necessary expenses related to the 
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1 consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria: Pro2 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

3 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec4 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer5 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main8 tenance, Marine Corps’’, $17,920,000, to remain available 

9 until September 30, 2018, for necessary expenses related 

10 to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria: 

11 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

12 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec13 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer14 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main17 tenance, Air Force’’, $20,916,000, to remain available 

18 until September 30, 2018, for necessary expenses related 

19 to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria: 

20 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

21 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec22 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer23 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main3 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, $2,650,000, to remain available 

4 until September 30, 2018, for necessary expenses related 

5 to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria: 

6 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

7 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec8 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer9 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main12 tenance, Army Reserve’’, $12,500,000, to remain available 

13 until September 30, 2018, for necessary expenses related 

14 to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria: 

15 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

16 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec17 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer18 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main21 tenance, Navy Reserve’’, $2,922,000, to remain available 

22 until September 30, 2018, for necessary expenses related 

23 to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria: 

24 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

25 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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1 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main5 tenance, Air Force Reserve’’, $5,770,000, to remain avail6 able until September 30, 2018, for necessary expenses re7 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or 

8 Maria: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

9 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

11 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main14 tenance, Army National Guard’’, $55,471,000, to remain 

15 available until September 30, 2018, for necessary expenses 

16 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma 

17 or Maria: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

18 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur19 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

20 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 PROCUREMENT 

22 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

24 Navy’’ $18,000,000, to remain available until September 

25 30, 2020, for necessary expenses related to the con-
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1 sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria: Provided, 

2 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

3 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

4 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

5 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

7 DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working 

9 Capital Funds’’ for the Navy Working Capital Fund, 

10 $9,486,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 

11 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hur12 ricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria: Provided, That such 

13 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

14 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

15 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

18 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

19 For an additional amount for operation and mainte20 nance for ‘‘Defense Health Program’’, $704,000, to re21 main available until September 30, 2018, for necessary ex22 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, 

23 Irma or Maria: Provided, That such amount is designated 

24 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
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1 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg2 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 TITLE IV 

4 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

5 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

6 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

7 INVESTIGATIONS

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

9 necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri10 canes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $75,000,000, to remain 

11 available until expended to expedite and complete at full 

12 Federal expense studies, including Preconstruction Engi13 neering and Design, for flood and storm damage reduc14 tion, including shore protection, in areas that were af15 fected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria: Provided, 

16 That the Secretary may use funding provided under this 

17 heading to complete ongoing studies, to initiate and com18 plete up to two authorized studies for assessing regional 

19 flood and storm risks, and to initiate and complete up to 

20 six authorized feasibility studies: Provided further, That 

21 the Secretary shall consider giving priority to studies in 

22 areas that suffered the most damage from these hurri23 canes and to studies in areas that have had multiple major 

24 disaster declarations in recent years: Provided further, 

25 That a report identifying all ongoing studies, authorized 
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1 studies for assessing regional flood and storm risks in the 

2 impacted areas, and authorized feasibility studies eligible 

3 for funding under this heading, including identification of 

4 whether each study is in a category to be considered for 

5 priority, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appro6 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

7 not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 

8 Act: Provided further, That no allocation shall be made 

9 to initiate any new study until the Secretary submits to 

10 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep11 resentatives and the Senate a list of all new studies se12 lected to be initiated using funds provided under this 

13 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

14 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

16 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

17 That beginning not later than 60 days after the date of 

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

19 for Civil Works shall provide monthly reports to the Com20 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

21 and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 

22 these funds. 

23 CONSTRUCTION

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec25 essary expenses related to the consequences of natural dis-
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1 asters, including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

2 $10,480,000,000, to remain available until expended to re3 habilitate, repair, and construct United States Army 

4 Corps of Engineers projects: Provided, That $55,000,000 

5 of the funds provided under this heading shall be used 

6 to address emergency situations at Corps of Engineers 

7 projects, and to rehabilitate and repair damages to Corps 

8 of Engineers projects, caused by natural disasters: Pro9 vided further, That $10,425,000,000 of the funds provided 

10 under this heading shall be used to expedite construction 

11 of projects for flood and storm damage reduction, includ12 ing shore protection, in areas that were affected by Hurri13 canes Harvey, Irma, or Maria: Provided further, That the 

14 Secretary shall consider giving priority to projects located 

15 in areas that suffered the most damage from these hurri16 canes and to projects located in areas that have had mul17 tiple major disaster declarations in recent years: Provided 

18 further, That funding utilized for authorized shore protec19 tion projects shall restore such projects from the design 

20 level of protection to the full project profile at full Federal 

21 expense: Provided further, That the completion of ongoing 

22 construction projects receiving funds provided under this 

23 heading shall be at full Federal expense with respect to 

24 such funds: Provided further, That upon approval of the 

25 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
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1 atives and the Senate funds provided under this heading 

2 may be used to construct any project studied using funds 

3 provided under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ or any 

4 project with a completed Chief’s Report that has not yet 

5 been authorized if the Secretary determines that the 

6 project is technically feasible, economically justified, and 

7 environmentally acceptable: Provided further, That, using 

8 these funds, the non-Federal cash contribution for author9 ized but unconstructed projects, projects with completed 

10 Chief’s Reports that have not yet been authorized, or 

11 projects that are funded as ongoing studies under the 

12 heading ‘‘Investigations’’ shall be financed in accordance 

13 with the provisions of section 103(k) of Public Law 99– 

14 662 over a period of 30 years from the date of completion 

15 of the project or separable element: Provided further, That 

16 a report identifying all ongoing construction projects, au17 thorized but unconstructed projects, and projects with 

18 completed Chief’s Reports that have not yet been author19 ized, including project cost estimates and identification of 

20 whether each project is in a category to be considered for 

21 priority, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appro22 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

23 not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this 

24 Act: Provided further, That not more than $500,000,000 

25 of the funds provided to expedite construction shall be 
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1 available until such report is submitted: Provided further, 

2 That for projects funded under this heading, the provi3 sions of section 902 of the Water Resources Development 

4 Act of 1986 shall not apply to these funds: Provided fur5 ther, That up to $50,000,000 of the funds provided to ex6 pedite construction shall be used to expedite continuing 

7 authorities projects to reduce the risk of flooding and 

8 storm damage in areas impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, 

9 Irma, or Maria: Provided further, That any projects using 

10 funds appropriated under this heading shall be initiated 

11 only after non-Federal interests have entered into binding 

12 agreements with the Secretary requiring the non-Federal 

13 interests to pay 100 percent of the operation, mainte14 nance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the 

15 project and to hold and save the United States free from 

16 damages due to the construction or operation and mainte17 nance of the project, except for damages due to the fault 

18 or negligence of the United States or its contractors: Pro19 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con20 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

22 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That begin23 ning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

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

25 Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees 
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1 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

2 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

3 funds. 

4 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 

6 Tributaries’’, $370,000,000, to remain available until ex7 pended, for necessary expenses to dredge navigation 

8 projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of 

9 Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters: Provided, 

10 That such amount is designated by the Congress as an 

11 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

12 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

13 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That begin14 ning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

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

16 Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees 

17 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

18 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

19 funds. 

20 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main22 tenance’’ for necessary expenses to dredge navigation 

23 projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of 

24 Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters, 

25 $608,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
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1 which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 

2 share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for 

3 coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall 

4 be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: 

5 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

6 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

7 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That begin9 ning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

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

11 Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees 

12 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

13 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

14 funds. 

15 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 

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

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

19 expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural 

20 disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and 

21 other activities in response to such disasters, as authorized 

22 by law, $537,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

23 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

24 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

25 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
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1 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That begin2 ning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

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

4 Works shall provide monthly reports to the Committees 

5 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

6 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

7 funds. 

8 EXPENSES

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

11 Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $20,000,000, to remain avail12 able until expended to oversee emergency response and re13 covery activities: Provided, That such amount is des14 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re15 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

17 Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 days 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec19 retary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide monthly 

20 reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

21 of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation 

22 and obligation of these funds. 
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1 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

2 ENERGY PROGRAMS 

3 ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Electricity Delivery 

5 and Energy Reliability’’, $13,000,000, to remain available 

6 until expended, for necessary expenses related to natural 

7 disasters, including technical assistance related to electric 

8 grids: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

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

12 STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Strategic Petroleum 

14 Reserve’’, $8,716,000, to remain available until expended, 

15 for necessary expenses related to damages caused by nat16 ural disasters: Provided, That such amount is designated 

17 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

19 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

21 SEC. 401. In fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year 

22 thereafter, the Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army Corps 

23 of Engineers shall transmit to the Congress, after reason24 able opportunity for comment, but without change, by the 

25 Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, a month-
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1 ly report, the first of which shall be transmitted to Con2 gress not later than 2 days after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act and monthly thereafter, which includes detailed 

4 estimates of damages to each Corps of Engineers project, 

5 caused by natural disasters or otherwise. 

6 TITLE V 

7 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

8 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

9 For an additional amount to be deposited in the 

10 ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’, $126,951,000, to remain 

11 available until expended, for necessary expenses related to 

12 the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma, 

13 for repair and alteration of buildings under the custody 

14 and control of the Administrator of General Services, and 

15 real property management and related activities not other16 wise provided for: Provided, That funds may be used to 

17 reimburse the ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ for obligations 

18 incurred for this purpose prior to enactment of this Act: 

19 Provided further, That not more than $15,000,000 shall 

20 be available for tenant improvements in damaged U.S. 

21 courthouses: Provided further, That such amount is des22 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re23 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal24 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

2 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Small Business 

5 Administration—Disaster Loans Program Account’’ for 

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

7 Small Business Act, $1,652,000,000, to remain available 

8 until expended: Provided, That up to $618,000,000 may 

9 be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Salaries and Ex10 penses’’ for administrative expenses to carry out the dis11 aster loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 

12 Business Act: Provided further, That none of the funds 

13 provided under this heading may be used for indirect ad14 ministrative expenses: Provided further, That the amount 

15 provided under this heading is designated by the Congress 

16 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec17 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer18 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

20 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Small Business 

21 Administration—Office of Inspector General’’, 

22 $7,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

23 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

24 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 TITLE VI 

4 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup8 port’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

9 of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $25,000,000, to 

10 remain available until September 30, 2020, for audits and 

11 investigations of activities funded by this title: Provided, 

12 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

13 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

17 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup19 port’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

20 of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $104,494,000, 

21 to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 

22 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

23 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

24 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

25 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That not 
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1 more than $39,400,000 may be used to carry out U.S. 

2 Customs and Border Protection activities in fiscal year 

3 2018 in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, 

4 in addition to any other amounts available for such pur5 poses. 

6 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con8 struction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses re9 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 

10 and Maria, $3,000,000, to remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is des12 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re13 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal14 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

15 Provided further, That funds are provided to carry out 

16 U.S. Customs and Border Protection activities in Puerto 

17 Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, in addition to 

18 any other amounts available for such purposes. 

19 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

20 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup22 port’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

23 of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $30,905,000, to 

24 remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 

25 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
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1 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con6 struction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses re7 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 

8 and Maria, $33,052,000, to remain available until Sep9 tember 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is des10 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re11 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal12 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

14 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup16 port’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

17 of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $10,322,000, to 

18 remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 

19 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

20 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

22 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 COAST GUARD

2 OPERATING EXPENSES

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 

4 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hur5 ricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $112,136,000, to re6 main available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That 

7 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

8 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Com13 pliance and Restoration’’ for necessary expenses related 

14 to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and 

15 Maria, $4,038,000, to remain available until September 

16 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

17 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur18 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

19 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construc22 tion, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related 

23 to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, 

24 and Matthew, $718,919,000, to remain available until 

25 September 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is des-
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1 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re2 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal3 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

5 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup7 port’’ for necessary expenses, $58,800,000, to remain 

8 available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That such 

9 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

10 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con15 struction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses, 

16 $1,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: 

17 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

18 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec19 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer20 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 DISASTER RELIEF FUND

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

24 for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. 

25 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
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1 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $27,500,000,000, to remain 

2 available until expended: Provided, That the Adminis3 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

4 shall publish on the Agency’s website not later than 5 days 

5 after an award of a public assistance grant under section 

6 406 or 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

7 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172 or 5189f) that 

8 is in excess of $1,000,000, the specifics of each such grant 

9 award: Provided further, That for any mission assignment 

10 or mission assignment task order to another Federal de11 partment or agency regarding a major disaster in excess 

12 of $1,000,000, not later than 5 days after the issuance 

13 of such mission assignment or mission assignment task 

14 order, the Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s 

15 website the following: the name of the impacted State, the 

16 disaster declaration for such State, the assigned agency, 

17 the assistance requested, a description of the disaster, the 

18 total cost estimate, and the amount obligated: Provided 

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

20 of each month until a mission assignment or mission as21 signment task order described in the preceding proviso is 

22 completed and closed out, the Administrator shall update 

23 any changes to the total cost estimate and the amount 

24 obligated: Provided further, That for a disaster declaration 

25 related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria, the Admin-
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1 istrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

2 of the House of Representatives and the Senate, not later 

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

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, and shall publish 

5 on the Agency’s website, not later than 10 days after the 

6 first day of each such month, an estimate or actual 

7 amount, if available, for the current fiscal year of the cost 

8 of the following categories of spending: public assistance, 

9 individual assistance, operations, mitigation, administra10 tive, and any other relevant category (including emergency 

11 measures and disaster resources): Provided further, That 

12 not later than 10 days after the first day of each month, 

13 the Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website 

14 the report (referred to as the Disaster Relief Monthly Re15 port) as required by Public Law 114–4. 

16 Of the amounts provided under this heading for the 

17 Disaster Relief Fund, up to $4,000,000,000 may be trans18 ferred to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program 

19 Account for the cost of direct loans as authorized under 

20 section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

21 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184) to be used 

22 to assist local governments in providing essential services 

23 as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria: Pro24 vided further, That such amounts may subsidize gross obli25 gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex-
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1 ceed $4,000,000,000 under section 417 of the Robert T. 

2 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

3 (42 U.S.C. 5184): Provided further, That notwithstanding 

4 section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

5 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), a territory 

6 or possession, and instrumentalities and local governments 

7 thereof, of the United States shall be deemed to be a local 

8 government for purposes of this paragraph: Provided fur9 ther, That notwithstanding section 417(b) of the Robert 

10 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

11 (42 U.S.C. 5184(b)), the amount of any such loan issued 

12 to a territory or possession, and instrumentalities and 

13 local governments thereof, may be based on the projected 

14 loss of tax and other revenues and on projected cash out15 lays not previously budgeted for a period not to exceed 

16 180 days from the date of the major disaster, and may 

17 exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That notwith18 standing any other provision of law or the constitution of 

19 a territory or possession that limits the issuance of debt, 

20 a territory or possession, and instrumentalities and local 

21 governments thereof, may each receive more than one loan 

22 with repayment provisions and other terms specific to the 

23 type of lost tax and other revenues and on projected 

24 unbudgeted cash outlays for which the loan is provided: 

25 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) 
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1 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

2 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184(c)(1)), loans to a territory 

3 or possession, and instrumentalities and local governments 

4 thereof, may be cancelled in whole or in part only at the 

5 discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security in con6 sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided fur7 ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

8 Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 

9 Secretary of the Treasury, shall determine the terms, con10 ditions, eligible uses, and timing and amount of Federal 

11 disbursements of loans issued to a territory or possession, 

12 and instrumentalities and local governments thereof: Pro13 vided further, That such costs, including the cost of modi14 fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 

15 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Pro16 vided further, That the Federal Emergency Management 

17 Agency may transfer up to 1.5 percent of the amount 

18 under this paragraph to the Disaster Assistance Direct 

19 Loan Program Account for administrative expenses to 

20 carry out under this paragraph the direct loan program, 

21 as authorized by section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford 

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

23 5184): Provided further, That of the amount provided 

24 under this paragraph for transfer, up to $150,000,000 

25 may be transferred to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan 
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1 Program Account for the cost to lend a territory or posses2 sion of the United States that portion of assistance for 

3 which the territory or possession is responsible under the 

4 cost-sharing provisions of the major disaster declaration 

5 for Hurricanes Irma or Maria, as authorized under section 

6 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer7 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5162): Provided further, 

8 That of the amount provided under this paragraph for 

9 transfer, up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to the Dis10 aster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account for admin11 istrative expenses to carry out the Advance of Non-Fed12 eral Share program, as authorized by section 319 of the 

13 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist14 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5162): Provided further, That the 

15 amount provided under this heading is designated by the 

16 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS

20 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup22 port’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

23 of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $5,374,000, to 

24 remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, 

25 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
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1 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con6 struction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses re7 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 

8 and Maria, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep9 tember 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is des10 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re11 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal12 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

14 SEC. 601. The Administrator of the Federal Emer15 gency Management Agency may provide assistance, pursu16 ant to section 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re17 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

18 seq.), for critical services as defined in section 406 of the 

19 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist20 ance Act for the duration of the recovery for incidents 

21 DR–4336–PR, DR–4339–PR, DR–4340–USVI, and DR– 

22 4335–USVI to— 

23 (1) replace or restore the function of a facility 

24 or system to industry standards without regard to 
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1 the pre-disaster condition of the facility or system; 

2 and 

3 (2) replace or restore components of the facility 

4 or system not damaged by the disaster where nec5 essary to fully effectuate the replacement or restora6 tion of disaster-damaged components to restore the 

7 function of the facility or system to industry stand8 ards. 

9 SEC. 602. (a) The Federal share of assistance, in10 cluding direct Federal assistance, provided under section 

11 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer12 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5173), with respect to 

13 a major disaster declared pursuant to such Act for dam14 ages resulting from a wildfire in calendar year 2017, shall 

15 be 90 percent of the eligible costs under such section. 

16 (b) The Federal share provided by subsection (a) 

17 shall apply to assistance provided before, on, or after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act. 

19 TITLE VII 

20 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

21 FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

22 CONSTRUCTION

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec24 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

25 Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $210,629,000, to remain avail-
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1 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des2 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

6 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

7 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preserva8 tion Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con9 sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

10 $17,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 

11 2019, including costs to States necessary to complete com12 pliance activities required by section 306108 of title 54, 

13 United States Code (formerly section 106 of the National 

14 Historic Preservation Act), and costs needed to administer 

15 the program: Provided, That grants shall only be available 

16 for areas that have received a major disaster declaration 

17 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

18 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Pro19 vided further, That individual grants shall not be subject 

20 to a non-Federal matching requirement: Provided further, 

21 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

22 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

23 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 CONSTRUCTION

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec3 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

4 Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $207,600,000, to remain avail5 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des6 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re7 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal8 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

10 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga12 tions, and Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

13 consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and 

14 in those areas impacted by a major disaster declared pur15 suant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer16 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with re17 spect to wildfires in 2017, $42,246,000, to remain avail18 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des19 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re20 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal21 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

2 INSULAR AFFAIRS

3 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

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

5 for financial management expenses related to the con6 sequences of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, $3,000,000, to 

7 remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

8 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

9 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex15 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con16 sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

17 $2,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

18 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

19 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

23 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance 

25 Superfund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
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1 sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

2 $6,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

3 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

4 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FUND

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 

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

10 consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

11 $7,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

12 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

13 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

17 FOREST SERVICE 

18 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private 

20 Forestry’’ for necessary expenses related to the con21 sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 

22 $7,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

23 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

24 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

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

6 of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $20,652,000, to 

7 remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

8 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

9 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 

14 and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

15 consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and 

16 the 2017 fire season, $91,600,000, to remain available 

17 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

18 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

21 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

22 SEC. 701. Agencies receiving funds appropriated by 

23 this title shall each provide a monthly report to the Com24 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

25 and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 
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1 these funds by account, beginning not later than 90 days 

2 after enactment of this Act. 

3 TITLE VIII 

4 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

5 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

6 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ9 ment Services’’, $30,000,000, for the dislocated workers 

10 assistance national reserve for necessary expenses directly 

11 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, 

12 and Irma or the calendar year 2017 wildfires with major 

13 disaster or emergency declarations under titles IV or V 

14 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

15 Assistance Act in calendar year 2017, which shall remain 

16 available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That these 

17 sums may be used to replace grant funds previously obli18 gated to the impacted areas: Provided further, That such 

19 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

20 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

22 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 JOB CORPS

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Job Corps’’ for con25 struction, rehabilitation and acquisition for Job Corps 
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1 Centers in Puerto Rico, $30,900,000, which shall be avail2 able through June 30, 2021: Provided, That such amount 

3 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

5 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

6 1985. 

7 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

8 SERVICES 

9 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

10 CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

13 and Program Support’’, $200,000,000, to remain avail14 able until expended, for response, recovery, preparation, 

15 mitigation, and other expenses directly related to the con16 sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria: Pro17 vided, That obligations incurred for the purposes provided 

18 herein prior to the date of enactment of this Act may be 

19 charged to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided 

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

21 $6,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Buildings and Fa22 cilities’’ account for the purposes provided herein: Pro23 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con24 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
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1 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

4 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

5 FUND

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

8 Social Services Emergency Fund’’, $177,000,000, to re9 main available until expended, for response, recovery, 

10 preparation, mitigation and other expenses directly related 

11 to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or 

12 Maria, including activities authorized under section 319(a) 

13 of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in this title 

14 as the ‘‘PHS Act’’): Provided, That $60,000,000 shall be 

15 transferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Adminis16 tration—Primary Health Care’’, for expenses related to 

17 the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria 

18 for disaster response and recovery, for the Health Centers 

19 Program under section 330 of the PHS Act: Provided fur20 ther, That not less than $50,000,000, of amounts trans21 ferred under the preceding proviso, shall be available for 

22 alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and other 

23 capital improvement costs as necessary to meet the needs 

24 of areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria: 

25 Provided further, That the time limitation in section 
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1 330(e)(3) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made 

2 available under the preceding proviso: Provided further, 

3 That not less than $20,000,000 shall be transferred to 

4 ‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis5 tration—Health Surveillance and Program Support’’ for 

6 grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for behav7 ioral health treatment, crisis counseling, and other related 

8 helplines, and for other similar programs to provide sup9 port to individuals impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 

10 or Maria: Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 shall 

11 be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Office of In12 spector General’’ for oversight of activities responding to 

13 such hurricanes: Provided further, That obligations in14 curred for the purposes provided herein prior to the date 

15 of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds appro16 priated under this heading: Provided further, That of the 

17 funds appropriated in this paragraph, $15,000,000 shall 

18 be transferred to the ‘‘National Institutes of Health—Of19 fice of the Director’’ for the purposes provided in this 

20 paragraph: Provided further, That funds transferred to the 

21 National Institutes of Health for the purpose of sup22 porting the repair or rebuilding of non-Federal biomedical 

23 or behavioral research facilities damaged as a result of 

24 Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria shall be used to award 

25 grants or contracts for such purpose under section 404I 
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1 of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That 

2 section 404I(c)(2) of such Act does not apply to the use 

3 of funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided fur4 ther, That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not 

5 be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal 

6 Emergency Management Agency, under a contract for in7 surance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, That such 

8 additional amount is designated by the Congress as being 

9 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

13 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 

15 Services Programs’’, $650,000,000, to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2021, for Head Start programs, for 

17 necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of 

18 Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria, including making 

19 payments under the Head Start Act: Provided, That none 

20 of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be in21 cluded in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent 

22 fiscal years, as such term is defined in sections 

23 640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head 

24 Start Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 

25 this paragraph are not subject to the allocation require-
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1 ments of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided 

2 further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall 

3 not be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Fed4 eral Emergency Management Agency, under a contract for 

5 insurance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, That up 

6 to $10,000,000 shall be available for Federal administra7 tive expenses: Provided further, That obligations incurred 

8 for the purposes provided herein prior to the date of enact9 ment of this Act may be charged to funds appropriated 

10 under this heading: Provided further, That such additional 

11 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

12 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

13 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

16 HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Hurricane Education 

19 Recovery’’ for assisting in meeting the educational needs 

20 of individuals affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or 

21 Maria, or calendar year 2017 wildfires for which the Presi22 dent declared a major disaster or emergency under section 

23 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

24 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 U.S.C. 

25 5191) (referred to herein as a ‘‘covered disaster or emer-
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1 gency’’), $2,900,000,000, to remain available through 

2 September 30, 2021: Provided, That such additional 

3 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

4 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That— 

7 (1) such funds shall be used— 

8 (A) to make awards, which shall be avail9 able until expended, to eligible entities for im10 mediate aid to restart school operations, in ac11 cordance with paragraph (2); 

12 (B) for temporary emergency impact aid 

13 for displaced students, in accordance with para14 graph (2); 

15 (C) for emergency assistance to institu16 tions of higher education and students attend17 ing institutions of higher education in an area 

18 directly affected by a covered disaster or emer19 gency in accordance with paragraph (3); 

20 (D) for payments to institutions of higher 

21 education to help defray the unexpected ex22 penses associated with enrolling displaced stu23 dents from institutions of higher education di24 rectly affected by a covered disaster or emer25 gency, in accordance with paragraph (4); and 
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1 (E) to provide assistance to local edu2 cational agencies serving homeless children and 

3 youth in accordance with paragraph (5); 

4 (2) immediate aid to restart school operations 

5 and temporary emergency impact aid for displaced 

6 students described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

7 paragraph (1) shall be provided under the statutory 

8 terms and conditions that applied to assistance 

9 under sections 102 and 107 of title IV of division B 

10 of Public Law 109–148, respectively, including the 

11 nondiscrimination provisions under section 107(m), 

12 except that such sections shall be applied so that— 

13 (A) each reference to a major disaster de14 clared in accordance with section 401 of the 

15 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer16 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) shall be 

17 to a major disaster or emergency declared by 

18 the President in accordance with section 401 or 

19 501, respectively, of such Act; 

20 (B) each reference to Hurricane Katrina 

21 or Hurricane Rita shall be a reference to a cov22 ered disaster or emergency; 

23 (C) each reference to August 22, 2005, 

24 when used in relation to a covered disaster or 

25 emergency, shall be to the date that is one week 
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1 prior to the date on which the major disaster or 

2 emergency was declared for the area; 

3 (D) each reference to the States of Lou4 isiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas shall be 

5 to the States or territories affected by a covered 

6 disaster or emergency, and each reference to 

7 the State educational agencies of Louisiana, 

8 Mississippi, Alabama, or Texas shall be a ref9 erence to the State educational agencies that 

10 serve the states or territories affected by a cov11 ered disaster or emergency; 

12 (E) each reference to the 2005–2006 

13 school year shall be to the 2017–2018 school 

14 year; 

15 (F) the references in section 102(h)(1) of 

16 title IV of division B of Public Law 109–148 to 

17 the number of non-public elementary schools 

18 and secondary schools in the State shall be to 

19 the number of students in non-public elemen20 tary schools and secondary schools in the State, 

21 and the reference in such section to the 2003– 

22 2004 school year shall be to the most recent 

23 data set for the 2016–2017 school year; 

24 (G) in determining the amount of imme25 diate aid provided to restart school operations 
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1 as described in section 102(b) of title IV of di2 vision B of Public Law 109–148, the Secretary 

3 shall consider the number of students enrolled, 

4 during the 2016–2017 school year, in elemen5 tary schools and secondary schools that were 

6 closed as a result of a covered disaster or emer7 gency; 

8 (H) in determining the amount of emer9 gency impact aid that a State educational agen10 cy is eligible to receive under paragraph (1)(B), 

11 the Secretary shall, subject to section 

12 107(d)(1)(B) of such title, provide— 

13 (i) $9,000 for each displaced student 

14 who is an English learner, as that term is 

15 defined in section 8101 of the Elementary 

16 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

17 U.S.C. 7801); 

18 (ii) $10,000 for each displaced stu19 dent who is a child with disability (regard20 less of whether the child is an English 

21 learner); and 

22 (iii) $8,500 for each displaced student 

23 who is not a child with a disability or an 

24 English learner; and 
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1 (I) with respect to the emergency impact 

2 aid provided under paragraph (1)(B), the Sec3 retary may modify the State educational agency 

4 and local educational agency application 

5 timelines in section 107(c) of such title; 

6 (3) up to $200,000,000 of the funds made 

7 available under this heading shall be for programs 

8 authorized under subpart 3 of part A and part C of 

9 title IV and part B of title VII of the Higher Edu10 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq., 

11 1138 et seq.) for institutions located in an area af12 fected by a covered disaster or emergency, and stu13 dents enrolled in such institutions, except that— 

14 (A) any requirements relating to matching, 

15 Federal share, reservation of funds, or mainte16 nance of effort under such parts that would 

17 otherwise be applicable to that assistance shall 

18 not apply; 

19 (B) such assistance may be used for stu20 dent financial assistance; 

21 (C) such assistance may also be used for 

22 faculty and staff salaries, equipment, student 

23 supplies and instruments, or any purpose au24 thorized under the Higher Education Act of 

25 1965, by institutions of higher education that 
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1 are located in areas affected by a covered dis2 aster or emergency; and 

3 (D) the Secretary shall prioritize, to the 

4 extent possible, students who are homeless or at 

5 risk of becoming homeless as a result of dis6 placement, and institutions that have sustained 

7 extensive damage, by a covered disaster or 

8 emergency; 

9 (4) up to $120,000,000 of the funds made 

10 available under this heading shall be for payments to 

11 institutions of higher education to help defray the 

12 unexpected expenses associated with enrolling dis13 placed students from institutions of higher education 

14 at which operations have been disrupted by a cov15 ered disaster or emergency, in accordance with cri16 teria established by the Secretary and made publicly 

17 available; 

18 (5) $25,000,000 of the funds made available 

19 under this heading shall be available to provide as20 sistance to local educational agencies serving home21 less children and youths displaced by a covered dis22 aster or emergency, consistent with section 723 of 

23 the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

24 U.S.C. 11431–11435) and with section 106 of title 

25 IV of division B of Public Law 109–148, except that 
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1 funds shall be disbursed based on demonstrated need 

2 and the number of homeless children and youth en3 rolled as a result of displacement by a covered dis4 aster or emergency; 

5 (6) section 437 of the General Education Provi6 sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232) and section 553 of title 

7 5, United States Code, shall not apply to activities 

8 under this heading; 

9 (7) $4,000,000 of the funds made available 

10 under this heading, to remain available through Sep11 tember 30, 2021, shall be transferred to the Office 

12 of the Inspector General of the Department of Edu13 cation for oversight of activities supported with 

14 funds appropriated under this heading, and up to 

15 $3,000,000 of the funds made available under this 

16 heading, to remain available through September 30, 

17 2019, shall be for program administration; 

18 (8) up to $35,000,000 of the funds made avail19 able under this heading shall be to carry out activi20 ties authorized under section 4631(b) of the Elemen21 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

22 U.S.C. 7281(b)); and 

23 (9) the Secretary may waive, modify, or provide 

24 extensions for certain requirements of the Higher 

25 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for 
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1 affected individuals, affected students, and affected 

2 institutions in covered disaster or emergency areas 

3 in the same manner as the Secretary was authorized 

4 to waive, modify, or provide extensions for certain 

5 requirements of such Act under provisions of subtitle 

6 B of title IV of division B of Public Law 109–148 

7 for affected individuals, affected students, and af8 fected institutions in areas affected by Hurricane 

9 Katrina and Hurricane Rita, except that the cost as10 sociated with any action taken by the Secretary 

11 under this paragraph is designated by the Congress 

12 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

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

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 801. (a) Notwithstanding section 133(b)(4) of 

18 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, in States, 

19 as defined by section 3(56) of such Act, affected by Hurri20 canes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, a local board, as defined 

21 by section 3(33) of such Act, in a local area, as defined 

22 by section 3(32) of such Act, affected by such Hurricanes 

23 may transfer, if such transfer is approved by the Gov24 ernor, up to 100 percent of the funds allocated to the local 

25 area for Program Years 2016 and 2017 for Youth Work-
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1 force Investment activities under paragraphs (2) or (3) of 

2 section 128(b) of such Act, for Adult employment and 

3 training activities under paragraphs (2)(A) or (3) of sec4 tion 133(b) of such Act, or for Dislocated Worker employ5 ment and training activities under paragraph (2)(B) of 

6 section 133(b) of such Act among— 

7 (1) adult employment and training activities; 

8 (2) dislocated worker employment and training 

9 activities; and 

10 (3) youth workforce investment activities. 

11 (b) Except for the funds reserved to carry out re12 quired statewide activities under sections 127(b) and 

13 134(a)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

14 Act, the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands may 

15 authorize the transfer of up to 100 percent of the remain16 ing funds provided to the United States Virgin Islands for 

17 Program Years 2016 and 2017 for Youth Workforce In18 vestment activities under section 127(b)(1)(B) of such 

19 Act, for Adult employment and training activities under 

20 section 132(b)(1)(A) of such Act, or for Dislocated Work21 er employment and training activities under section 

22 133(b)(2)(A)) of such Act among— 

23 (1) adult employment and training activities; 

24 (2) dislocated worker employment and training activi25 ties; and 
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1 (3) youth workforce investment activities. 

2 SEC. 802. Funds appropriated by this title may be 

3 transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation ac4 counts under the headings ‘‘Centers for Disease Control 

5 and Prevention’’ and ‘‘Public Health and Social Services 

6 Emergency Fund’’ for the purposes specified in this title 

7 following consultation with the Office of Management and 

8 Budget: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations 

9 in the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be 

10 notified 10 days in advance of any such transfer: Provided 

11 further, That, upon a determination that all or part of the 

12 funds transferred from an appropriation are not nec13 essary, such amounts may be transferred back to that ap14 propriation: Provided further, That none of the funds 

15 made available by this title may be transferred pursuant 

16 to the authority in section 205 of division H of Public Law 

17 115–31 or section 241(a) of the PHS Act. 

18 SEC. 803. (a) As the Secretary of Health and Human 

19 Services determines necessary to respond to a critical hir20 ing need for emergency response positions, after providing 

21 public notice and without regard to the provisions of sec22 tions 3309 through 3319 of title 5, United States Code, 

23 the Secretary may appoint candidates directly to the fol24 lowing positions to perform critical work directly relating 
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1 to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or 

2 Maria: 

3 (1) Intermittent disaster-response personnel in 

4 the National Disaster Medical System, under section 

5 2812 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11). 

6 (2) Term or temporary appointments at the 

7 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 

8 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness 

9 and Response. 

10 (b) The authority under subsection (a) shall expire 

11 270 days after the date of enactment of this section. 

12 SEC. 804. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law, the interest payment of the United States Virgin Is14 lands that was due under section 1202(b)(1) of the Social 

15 Security Act on September 29, 2017, shall not be due until 

16 September 28, 2018, and no interest shall accrue on such 

17 amount through September 28, 2018. 

18 SEC. 805. Agencies receiving funds appropriated by 

19 this title shall each provide a monthly report to the Com20 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

21 and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 

22 these funds by account, beginning not later than 90 days 

23 after enactment of this Act. 
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1 TITLE IX 

2 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For an additional amount for the Government Ac5 countability Office for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

6 $14,000,000, to remain available until expended, for au7 dits and investigations relating to Hurricanes Harvey, 

8 Irma, and Maria and the calendar year 2017 wildfires: 

9 Provided, That not later than 180 days after the date of 

10 enactment of this Act, GAO shall submit to Congress a 

11 report describing the United States Virgin Island’s eco12 nomic and disaster recovery plan that defines the prior13 ities, goals, and expected outcomes of the recovery effort 

14 based on damage assessments prepared pursuant to Fed15 eral law: Provided further, That GAO shall report on the 

16 internal control plans that are in place to provide oversight 

17 of Federal disaster funds to be used in recovery activities 

18 in the United States Virgin Islands, identify any defi19 ciencies in such plans, and provide recommendations to 

20 address noted deficiencies: Provided further, That such 

21 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

22 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

23 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 TITLE X 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

4 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

6 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $201,636,000, to remain avail7 able until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses re8 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 

9 and Maria: Provided, That none of the funds made avail10 able to the Navy and Marine Corps for recovery efforts 

11 related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in this di12 vision shall be available for obligation until the Commit13 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

14 and the Senate receive form 1391 for each specific re15 quest: Provided further, That, not later than 60 days after 

16 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or his 

17 designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria18 tions of House of Representatives and the Senate a de19 tailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 

20 heading: Provided further, That such funds may be obli21 gated or expended for planning and design and military 

22 construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: 

23 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

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

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

5 Army National Guard’’, $519,345,000, to remain available 

6 until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses related 

7 to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and 

8 Maria: Provided, That none of the funds made available 

9 to the Army National Guard for recovery efforts related 

10 to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in this division 

11 shall be available for obligation until the Committees on 

12 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

13 Senate receive form 1391 for each specific request: Pro14 vided further, That, not later than 60 days after enact15 ment of this Act, the Director of the Army National 

16 Guard, or his designee, shall submit to the Committees 

17 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

18 Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided 

19 under this heading: Provided further, That such funds may 

20 be obligated or expended for planning and design and mili21 tary construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: 

22 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

23 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

25 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

2 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 

3 MEDICAL SERVICES

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’, 

5 $11,075,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2019, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

7 of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided, That 

8 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

9 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Support and 

14 Compliance’’, $3,209,000, to remain available until Sep15 tember 30, 2019, for necessary expenses related to the 

16 consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: 

17 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

18 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec19 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer20 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 MEDICAL FACILITIES

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

23 $75,108,000, to remain available until September 30, 

24 2022, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

25 of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided, That 
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1 none of these funds shall be available for obligation until 

2 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Commit3 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

4 and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds pro5 vided under this heading: Provided further, That such 

6 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

7 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

8 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

11 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Minor 

13 Projects’’, $4,088,000, to remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2022, for necessary expenses related to the 

15 consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: 

16 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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

20 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

21 SEC. 1001. Notwithstanding section 18236(b) of title 

22 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall 

23 contribute to Puerto Rico 100 percent of the total cost 

24 of construction (including the cost of architectural, engi25 neering and design services) for the acquisition, construc-
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1 tion, expansion, rehabilitation, or conversion of the Arroyo 

2 readiness center under paragraph (5) of section 18233(a) 

3 of title 10, United States Code. 

4 TITLE XI 

5 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

6 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

7 OPERATIONS

8 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations’’, 

10 $35,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 

11 Trust Fund and to remain available until expended, for 

12 necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurri13 canes occurring in calendar year 2017: Provided, That 

14 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

15 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

19 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equip21 ment’’, $79,589,000, to be derived from the Airport and 

22 Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex23 pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

24 of hurricanes occurring in calendar year 2017: Provided, 

25 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
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1 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

5 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

6 EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

7 For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 

8 Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, 

9 United States Code, $1,374,000,000, to remain available 

10 until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 

11 125(d)(4) of title 23, United States Code, no limitation 

12 on the total obligations for projects under section 125 of 

13 such title shall apply to the United States Virgin Islands, 

14 Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 

15 Northern Mariana Islands for fiscal year 2018 and fiscal 

16 year 2019: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

17 120(i)(1) of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 

18 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, Puerto Rico may use 

19 toll credits toward the non-Federal share requirement for 

20 emergency relief funds made available under section 125 

21 of such title to respond to damage caused by Hurricanes 

22 Irma and Maria: Provided further, That such amounts are 

23 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re24 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal25 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

2 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

3 For the ‘‘Public Transportation Emergency Relief 

4 Program’’ as authorized under section 5324 of title 49, 

5 United States Code, $269,000,000 to remain available 

6 until expended, for transit systems affected by Hurricanes 

7 Harvey, Irma, and Maria with major disaster declarations 

8 in 2017: Provided, That not more than three-quarters of 

9 one percent of the funds for public transportation emer10 gency relief shall be available for administrative expenses 

11 and ongoing program management oversight as authorized 

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

13 be in addition to any other appropriations for such pur14 pose: Provided further, That such amounts are designated 

15 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

16 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg17 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

19 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Train21 ing’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 

22 necessary expenses, including for dredging, related to 

23 damage to Maritime Administration facilities resulting 

24 from Hurricane Harvey: Provided, That such amount is 

25 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
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1 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

4 DEVELOPMENT 

5 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop9 ment Fund’’, $26,060,000,000, to remain available until 

10 expended, for necessary expenses for activities authorized 

11 under title I of the Housing and Community Development 

12 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster 

13 relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure 

14 and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 

15 most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a 

16 major disaster declared in 2017 (except as otherwise pro17 vided under this heading) pursuant to the Robert T. Staf18 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be award20 ed directly to the State, unit of general local government, 

21 or Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 

22 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974) 

23 at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That 

24 of the amounts made available under this heading, up to 

25 $13,560,000,000 shall be allocated to meet unmet needs 
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1 for grantees that have received or will receive allocations 

2 for major disasters declared in 2017, and that such alloca3 tions shall include the States and units of local govern4 ment affected by Hurricane Maria: Provided further, That 

5 of the amounts made available under this heading, no less 

6 than $12,500,000,000 shall be allocated for mitigation ac7 tivities to all grantees of funding provided under this head8 ing, the same heading in chapter 9 of title X of division 

9 A of Public Law 113–2, section 420 of division L of Public 

10 Law 114–113, section 145 of division C of Public Law 

11 114–223, section 192 of division C of Public Law 114– 

12 223 (as added by section 101(3) of division A of Public 

13 Law 114–254), section 421 of division K of Public Law 

14 115–31, and the same heading in division B of Public Law 

15 115–56, and that such mitigation activities shall be sub16 ject to the same terms and conditions of this heading, as 

17 determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That all 

18 such grantees shall receive an allocation of funds under 

19 the preceding proviso in the same proportion that the 

20 amount of funds each grantee received or will receive 

21 under the second proviso of this heading or the headings 

22 and sections specified in the previous proviso bears to the 

23 amount of all funds provided to all grantees specified in 

24 the previous proviso: Provided further, That of the 

25 amounts made available under the second and third pro-
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1 visos of this heading, the Secretary shall allocate to all 

2 such grantees an aggregate amount of not less than 33 

3 percent of each such amount of funds provided under this 

4 heading within 60 days after the date of enactment of this 

5 Act based on the best available data: Provided further, 

6 That the Secretary shall not prohibit the use of funds 

7 made available under this heading and the same heading 

8 in division B of Public Law 115–56 for non-federal share 

9 as authorized by section 105(a)(9) of the Housing and 

10 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 

11 5305(a)(9)): Provided further, That of the amounts made 

12 available under this heading, grantees may establish grant 

13 programs to assist small businesses to recover from eco14 nomic losses: Provided further, That as a condition of 

15 making any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance 

16 that such grantee has in place proficient financial controls 

17 and procurement processes and has established adequate 

18 procedures to prevent any duplication of benefits as de19 fined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

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

21 to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain com22 prehensive websites regarding all disaster recovery activi23 ties assisted with these funds, and to detect and prevent 

24 waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided further, That 

25 the Secretary shall require grantees to maintain on a pub-
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1 lic website information containing common reporting cri2 teria established by the Department that permits individ3 uals and entities awaiting assistance and the general pub4 lic to see how all grant funds are used, including copies 

5 of all relevant procurement documents, grantee adminis6 trative contracts and details of ongoing procurement proc7 esses, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 

8 That prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall sub9 mit a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing the pro10 posed use of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and 

11 how the use of these funds will address long-term recovery, 

12 restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revi13 talization, and mitigation in the most impacted and dis14 tressed areas: Provided further, That such funds may not 

15 be used for activities reimbursable by, or for which funds 

16 are made available by, the Federal Emergency Manage17 ment Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided 

18 further, That funds allocated under this heading shall not 

19 be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula alloca20 tions made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and 

21 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): 

22 Provided further, That a State, unit of general local gov23 ernment, or Indian tribe may use up to 5 percent of its 

24 allocation for administrative costs: Provided further, That 

25 the sixth proviso under this heading in the Supplemental 
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1 Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 

2 (division B of Public Law 115–56) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘State or subdivision thereof’’ and inserting ‘‘State, unit 

4 of general local government, or Indian tribe (as such term 

5 is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community 

6 Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided 

7 further, That in administering the funds under this head8 ing, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

9 may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any 

10 provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 

11 administers in connection with the obligation by the Sec12 retary or the use by the recipient of these funds (except 

13 for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina14 tion, labor standards, and the environment), if the Sec15 retary finds that good cause exists for the waiver or alter16 native requirement and such waiver or alternative require17 ment would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose 

18 of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 

19 of 1974: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the pre20 ceding proviso, recipients of funds provided under this 

21 heading that use such funds to supplement Federal assist22 ance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 

23 408(c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re24 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

25 seq.) may adopt, without review or public comment, any 
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1 environmental review, approval, or permit performed by 

2 a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the re3 sponsibilities of the recipient with respect to such environ4 mental review, approval or permit: Provided further, That, 

5 notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and 

6 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 

7 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon receipt of a request 

8 for release of funds and certification, immediately approve 

9 the release of funds for an activity or project assisted 

10 under this heading if the recipient has adopted an environ11 mental review, approval or permit under the preceding 

12 proviso or the activity or project is categorically excluded 

13 from review under the National Environmental Policy Act 

14 of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, That 

15 the Secretary shall publish via notice in the Federal Reg16 ister any waiver, or alternative requirement, to any statute 

17 or regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant to 

18 title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 

19 of 1974 no later than 5 days before the effective date of 

20 such waiver or alternative requirement: Provided further, 

21 That the eighth proviso under this heading in the Supple22 mental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 

23 2017 (division B of Public Law 115–56) is amended by 

24 inserting ‘‘408(c)(4),’’ after ‘‘407,’’: Provided further, 

25 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
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1 up to $10,000,000 shall be made available for capacity 

2 building and technical assistance, including assistance on 

3 contracting and procurement processes, to support States, 

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

5 their subrecipients) that receive allocations pursuant to 

6 this heading, received disaster recovery allocations under 

7 the same heading in Public Law 115–56, or may receive 

8 similar allocations for disaster recovery in future appro9 priations Acts: Provided further, That of the amounts 

10 made available under this heading, up to $10,000,000 

11 shall be transferred, in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of 

12 Housing and Urban Development—Program Office Sala13 ries and Expenses—Community Planning and Develop14 ment’’ for necessary costs, including information tech15 nology costs, of administering and overseeing the obliga16 tion and expenditure of amounts under this heading: Pro17 vided further, That the amount specified in the preceding 

18 proviso shall be combined with funds appropriated under 

19 the same heading and for the same purpose in Public Law 

20 115–56 and the aggregate of such amounts shall be avail21 able for any of the purposes specified under this heading 

22 or the same heading in Public Law 115–56 without limita23 tion: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

24 under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be transferred to 

25 the Office of the Inspector General for necessary costs of 
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1 overseeing and auditing funds made available under this 

2 heading: Provided further, That any funds made available 

3 under this heading that remain available, after the other 

4 funds under such heading have been allocated for nec5 essary expenses for activities authorized under such head6 ing, shall be used for additional activities, including miti7 gation, in the most impacted and distressed areas result8 ing from major disasters declared in 2011 and subsequent 

9 years: Provided further, That such remaining funds shall 

10 be awarded to grantees of funding provided for disaster 

11 relief under this heading, the same heading in chapter 9 

12 of title X of division A of Public Law 113–2, section 420 

13 of division L of Public Law 114–113, section 145 of divi14 sion C of Public Law 114–223, section 192 of division C 

15 of Public Law 114–223 (as added by section 101(3) of 

16 division A of Public Law 114–254), section 421 of division 

17 K of Public Law 115–31, and the same heading in division 

18 B of Public Law 115–56, subject to the same terms and 

19 conditions under this heading and such headings and sec20 tions respectively: Provided further, That each such grant21 ee shall receive an allocation from such remaining funds 

22 in the same proportion that the amount of funds such 

23 grantee received under the second proviso under this head24 ing and under the Acts specified in the previous proviso 

25 bears to the amount of all funds provided to all grantees 
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1 specified in the previous proviso: Provided further, That 

2 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

3 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

4 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

5 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 TITLE XII 

7 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION 

8 SEC. 1201. Each amount appropriated or made avail9 able by this division is in addition to amounts otherwise 

10 appropriated for the fiscal year involved. 

11 SEC. 1202. No part of any appropriation contained 

12 in this division shall remain available for obligation beyond 

13 the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

14 SEC. 1203. Unless otherwise provided for by this divi15 sion, the additional amounts appropriated by this division 

16 to appropriations accounts shall be available under the au17 thorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations 

18 accounts for fiscal year 2018. 

19 SEC. 1204. The terms and conditions applicable to 

20 the funds provided in this division, including those pro21 vided by this title, shall also apply to the funds made avail22 able in division B of Public Law 115–56 and in division 

23 A of Public Law 115–72. 

24 SEC. 1205. Each amount designated in this division 

25 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
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1 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg2 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be 

3 available only if the President subsequently so designates 

4 all such amounts and transmits such designations to the 

5 Congress. 

6 SEC. 1206. (a) Section 305 of division A of the Addi7 tional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 

8 Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–72) is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘(1) Not later than Decem12 ber 31, 2017,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 

13 March 31, 2018,’’; and 

14 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 

15 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘receiving 

16 funds under this division’’ and inserting ‘‘expending 

17 more than $10,000,000 of funds provided by this di18 vision and division B of Public Law 115–56 in any 

19 one fiscal year’’. 

20 (b) Section 305 of division A of the Additional Sup21 plemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Require22 ments Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–72), as amended by 

23 this section, shall apply to funds appropriated by this divi24 sion as if they had been appropriated by that division. 
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1 (c) In order to proactively prepare for oversight of 

2 future disaster relief funding, not later than one year after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of4 fice of Management and Budget shall issue standard guid5 ance for Federal agencies to use in designing internal con6 trol plans for disaster relief funding. This guidance shall 

7 leverage existing internal control review processes and 

8 shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: 

9 (1) Robust criteria for identifying and documenting 

10 incremental risks and mitigating controls related to the 

11 funding. 

12 (2) Guidance for documenting the linkage between 

13 the incremental risks related to disaster funding and ef14 forts to address known internal control risks. 

15 SEC. 1207. Any agency or department provided fund16 ing in excess of $3,000,000,000 by this division, including 

17 the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Depart18 ment of Housing and Urban Development, and the Corps 

19 of Engineers, is directed to provide a report to the Com20 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

21 regarding its efforts to provide adequate resources and 

22 technical assistance for small, low-income communities af23 fected by natural disasters. 

24 SEC. 1208. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 

25 of enactment of this Act and in coordination with the Ad-
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1 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen2 cy, with support and contributions from the Secretary of 

3 the Treasury, the Secretary of Energy, and other Federal 

4 agencies having responsibilities defined under the National 

5 Disaster Recovery Framework, the Governor of the Com6 monwealth of Puerto Rico shall submit to Congress a re7 port describing the Commonwealth’s 12- and 24-month 

8 economic and disaster recovery plan that— 

9 (1) defines the priorities, goals, and expected 

10 outcomes of the recovery effort for the Common11 wealth, based on damage assessments prepared pur12 suant to Federal law, if applicable, including— 

13 (A) housing; 

14 (B) economic issues, including workforce 

15 development and industry expansion and cul16 tivation; 

17 (C) health and social services; 

18 (D) natural and cultural resources; 

19 (E) governance and civic institutions; 

20 (F) electric power systems and grid res21 toration; 

22 (G) environmental issues, including solid 

23 waste facilities; and 

24 (H) other infrastructure systems, including 

25 repair, restoration, replacement, and improve-
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1 ment of public infrastructure such water and 

2 wastewater treatment facilities, communications 

3 networks, and transportation infrastructure; 

4 (2) is consistent with— 

5 (A) the Commonwealth’s fiscal capacity to 

6 provide long-term operation and maintenance of 

7 rebuilt or replaced assets; 

8 (B) alternative procedures and associated 

9 programmatic guidance adopted by the Admin10 istrator of the Federal Emergency Management 

11 Administration pursuant to section 428 of the 

12 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer13 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189f); and 

14 (C) actions as may be necessary to miti15 gate vulnerabilities to future extreme weather 

16 events and natural disasters and increase com17 munity resilience, including encouraging the 

18 adoption and enforcement of the latest pub19 lished editions of relevant consensus-based 

20 codes, specifications, and standards that incor21 porate the latest hazard-resistant designs and 

22 establish minimum acceptable criteria for the 

23 design, construction, and maintenance of resi24 dential structures and facilities for the purpose 
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1 of protecting the health, safety, and general 

2 welfare of the buildings’ users against disasters; 

3 (3) promotes transparency and accountability 

4 through appropriate public notification, outreach, 

5 and hearings; 

6 (4) identifies performance metrics for assessing 

7 and reporting on the progress toward achieving the 

8 Commonwealth’s recovery goals, as identified under 

9 paragraph (1); 

10 (5) is developed in coordination with the Over11 sight Board established under PROMESA; and 

12 (6) is certified by that Oversight Board to be 

13 consistent with the purpose set forth in section 

14 101(a) of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2121(a)). 

15 (b) At the end of every 30-day period before the sub16 mission of the report described in subsection (a), the Gov17 ernor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in coordina18 tion with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

19 Management Agency, shall provide to Congress interim 

20 status updates on progress developing such report. 

21 (c) At the end of every 180-day period after the sub22 mission of the report described in subsection (a), the Gov23 ernor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in coordina24 tion with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
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1 Management Agency, shall make public a report on 

2 progress achieving the goals set forth in such report. 

3 (d) During the development, and after the submis4 sion, of the report require by in subsection (a), the Over5 sight Board may provide to Congress reports on the status 

6 of coordination with the Governor of Puerto Rico. 

7 (e) Amounts made available by this division to a cov8 ered territory for response to or recovery from Hurricane 

9 Irma or Hurricane Maria in an aggregate amount greater 

10 than $10,000,000 may be reviewed by the Oversight 

11 Board under the Oversight Board’s authority under 

12 204(b)(2) of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2144(b)(2)). 

13 (f) When developing a Fiscal Plan while the recovery 

14 plan required under subsection (a) is in development and 

15 in effect, the Oversight Board shall use and incorporate, 

16 to the greatest extent feasible, damage assessments pre17 pared pursuant to Federal law. 

18 (g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘covered 

19 territory’’ and ‘‘Oversight Board’’ have the meaning given 

20 those term in section 5 of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2104). 

21 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Further Additional 

22 Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Require23 ments, 2017’’. 
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1 DIVISION B—DISASTER 

2 RECOVERY REFORM ACT 

3

Sec. 2001. Applicability. 

Sec. 2002. State defined. 

Sec. 2003. Wildfire prevention. 

Sec. 2004. Additional activities. 

Sec. 2005. Eligibility for code implementation and enforcement. 

Sec. 2006. Program improvements. 

Sec. 2007. Prioritization of facilities. 

Sec. 2008. Guidance on evacuation routes. 

Sec. 2009. Duplication of benefits. 

Sec. 2010. State administration of assistance for direct temporary housing and 

permanent housing construction. 

Sec. 2011. Assistance to individuals and households. 

Sec. 2012. Multifamily lease and repair assistance. 

Sec. 2013. Federal disaster assistance nonprofit fairness. 

Sec. 2014. Management costs. 

Sec. 2015. Flexibility. 

Sec. 2016. Additional disaster assistance. 

Sec. 2017. National veterinary emergency teams. 

Sec. 2018. Dispute resolution pilot program. 

Sec. 2019. Emergency relief. 

Sec. 2020. Unified Federal environmental and historic preservation review. 

Sec. 2021. Closeout incentives. 

Sec. 2022. Performance of services. 

Sec. 2023. Study to streamline and consolidate information collection. 

Sec. 2024. Agency accountability. 

Sec. 2025. Audit of contracts. 

Sec. 2026. Inspector general audit of FEMA contracts for tarps and plastic 

sheeting. 

Sec. 2027. Relief organizations. 

Sec. 2028. Guidance on inundated and submerged roads. 

Sec. 2029. Authorities. 

Sec. 2030. Recoupment of certain assistance prohibited. 

Sec. 2031. Statute of limitations. 

Sec. 2032. Technical assistance and recommendations. 

Sec. 2033. Guidance on hazard mitigation assistance. 

Sec. 2034. Local impact. 

Sec. 2035. Additional hazard mitigation activities. 

Sec. 2036. National public infrastructure predisaster hazard mitigation. 

Sec. 2037. Additional mitigation activities. 

Sec. 2038. Federal cost-share adjustments for repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities. 

4 SEC. 2001. APPLICABILITY. 

5 Except as otherwise expressly provided, the amend6 ments in this division to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
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1 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

2 seq.) apply to each major disaster and emergency declared 

3 by the President on or after August 1, 2017, under such 

4 Act. 

5 SEC. 2002. STATE DEFINED. 

6 In this division, the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 

7 given that term in section 102(4) of the Robert T. Staf8 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 5122(4)). 

10 SEC. 2003. WILDFIRE PREVENTION. 

11 (a) MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.—Section 420 of the 

12 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist13 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub15 section (e); and 

16 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(d) HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.—Whether 

19 or not a major disaster is declared, the President may pro20 vide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with sec21 tion 404 in any area affected by a fire for which assistance 

22 was provided under this section.’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Robert T. 

24 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

25 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended— 
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1 (1) in section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) (as 

2 amended by section 37(a) of this Act)— 

3 (A) by inserting before the first period ‘‘, 

4 or any area affected by a fire for which assist5 ance was provided under section 420’’; and 

6 (B) in the third sentence by inserting ‘‘or 

7 event under section 420’’ after ‘‘major disaster’’ 

8 each place it appears; and 

9 (2) in section 322(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5165(e)(1)), 

10 by inserting ‘‘or event under section 420’’ after 

11 ‘‘major disaster’’ each place it appears. 

12 (c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 

13 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually 

14 thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

15 Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on 

16 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen17 ate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

18 of the House of Representatives, and the Appropriations 

19 Committees of the Senate and the House of Representa20 tives a report containing a summary of any projects car21 ried out, and any funding provided to those projects, 

22 under subsection (d) of section 420 of the Robert T. Staf23 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

24 U.S.C. 5187) (as amended by this section). 
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1 SEC. 2004. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

2 Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

3 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(f) USE OF ASSISTANCE.—Recipients of hazard 

6 mitigation assistance provided under this section and sec7 tion 203 may use the assistance to conduct activities to 

8 help reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or 

9 suffering in any area affected by a wildfire or windstorm, 

10 including— 

11 ‘‘(1) reseeding ground cover with quick-growing 

12 or native species; 

13 ‘‘(2) mulching with straw or chipped wood; 

14 ‘‘(3) constructing straw, rock, or log dams in 

15 small tributaries to prevent flooding; 

16 ‘‘(4) placing logs and other erosion barriers to 

17 catch sediment on hill slopes; 

18 ‘‘(5) installing debris traps to modify road and 

19 trail drainage mechanisms; 

20 ‘‘(6) modifying or removing culverts to allow 

21 drainage to flow freely; 

22 ‘‘(7) adding drainage dips and constructing 

23 emergency spillways to keep roads and bridges from 

24 washing out during floods; 

25 ‘‘(8) planting grass to prevent the spread of 

26 noxious weeds; 
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1 ‘‘(9) installing warning signs; 

2 ‘‘(10) establishing defensible space measures; 

3 ‘‘(11) reducing hazardous fuels; and 

4 ‘‘(12) windstorm damage, including replacing or 

5 installing electrical transmission or distribution util6 ity pole structures with poles that are resilient to ex7 treme wind and combined ice and wind loadings for 

8 the basic wind speeds and ice conditions associated 

9 with the relevant location.’’. 

10 SEC. 2005. ELIGIBILITY FOR CODE IMPLEMENTATION AND 

11 ENFORCEMENT. 

12 Section 406(a)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

13 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

14 5172(a)(2)) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara16 graph (B); 

17 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub18 paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(D) base and overtime wages for extra 

21 hires to facilitate the implementation and en22 forcement of adopted building codes for a pe23 riod of not more than 180 days after the major 

24 disaster is declared.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2006. PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS. 

2 (a) HAZARD MITIGATION.—Section 406(c) of the 

3 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist4 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(c)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘90 per6 cent of’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘75 per8 cent of’’. 

9 (b) PARTICIPATION.—Section 428(d) of such Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 5189f) is amended— 

11 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

12 ‘‘Participation in’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) NO CONDITIONS.—The President may not 

15 condition the provision of Federal assistance under 

16 this Act on the election by a State, Tribal, or local 

17 government, or owner or operator of a private non18 profit facility to participate in the alternative proce19 dures adopted under this section.’’. 

20 (c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 428(e)(1) of such Act 

21 (42 U.S.C. 5189f(e)(1)) is amended— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

23 the end; 

24 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 

25 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

26 (3) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(G) once certified by a professionally li2 censed engineer and accepted by the Adminis3 trator, the estimates on which grants made pur4 suant to this section are based shall be pre5 sumed to be reasonable and eligible costs, as 

6 long as there is no evidence of fraud.’’. 

7 SEC. 2007. PRIORITIZATION OF FACILITIES. 

8 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

9 of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

10 Management Agency shall provide guidance and training 

11 on an annual basis to State, Tribal, and local govern12 ments, first responders, and utility companies on— 

13 (1) the need to prioritize assistance to hospitals, 

14 nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities to 

15 ensure that such health care facilities remain func16 tioning or return to functioning as soon as prac17 ticable during power outages caused by natural haz18 ards, including severe weather events; and 

19 (2) how hospitals, nursing homes and other 

20 long-term care facilities should adequately prepare 

21 for power outages during a major disaster or emer22 gency. 

23 SEC. 2008. GUIDANCE ON EVACUATION ROUTES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.— 
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1 (1) IDENTIFICATION.—The Administrator of 

2 the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in co3 ordination with the Administrator of the Federal 

4 Highway Administration, shall develop and issue 

5 guidance for State, local, and Tribal governments re6 garding the identification of evacuation routes. 

7 (2) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator of the Fed8 eral Highway Administration, in coordination with 

9 the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man10 agement Agency, shall revise existing guidance or 

11 issue new guidance as appropriate for State, local, 

12 and Tribal governments regarding the design, con13 struction, maintenance, and repair of evacuation 

14 routes. 

15 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.— 

16 (1) IDENTIFICATION.—In developing the guid17 ance under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator of 

18 the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 

19 consider— 

20 (A) whether evacuation routes have re21 sisted impacts and recovered quickly from dis22 asters, regardless of cause; 

23 (B) the need to evacuate special needs pop24 ulations, including— 
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1 (i) individuals with a physical or men2 tal disability; 

3 (ii) individuals in schools, daycare 

4 centers, mobile home parks, prisons, nurs5 ing homes and other long-term care facili6 ties, and detention centers; 

7 (iii) individuals with limited-English 

8 proficiency; 

9 (iv) the elderly; and 

10 (v) individuals who are tourists, sea11 sonal workers, or homeless; 

12 (C) the sharing of information and other 

13 public communications with evacuees during 

14 evacuations; 

15 (D) the sheltering of evacuees, including 

16 the care, protection, and sheltering of animals; 

17 (E) the return of evacuees to their homes; 

18 and 

19 (F) such other items the Administrator 

20 considers appropriate. 

21 (2) DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, 

22 AND REPAIR.—In revising or issuing guidance under 

23 (a)(2), the Administrator of the Federal Highway 

24 Administration shall consider— 
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1 (A) methods that assist evacuation routes 

2 to— 

3 (i) withstand likely risks to viability, 

4 including flammability and hydrostatic 

5 forces; 

6 (ii) improve durability, strength (in7 cluding the ability to withstand tensile 

8 stresses and compressive stresses), and 

9 sustainability; and 

10 (iii) provide for long-term cost sav11 ings; 

12 (B) the ability of evacuation routes to ef13 fectively manage contraflow operations; 

14 (C) for evacuation routes on public lands, 

15 the viewpoints of the applicable Federal land 

16 management agency regarding emergency oper17 ations, sustainability, and resource protection; 

18 and 

19 (D) such other items the Administrator 

20 considers appropriate. 

21 SEC. 2009. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 312(b) of the Robert T. 

23 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

24 (42 U.S.C. 5155(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 

25 following: 
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1 ‘‘(4) WAIVER OF GENERAL PROHIBITION.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may 

3 waive the general prohibition provided in sub4 section (a) upon request of a Governor on be5 half of the State or on behalf of a person, busi6 ness concern, or any other entity suffering 

7 losses as a result of a major disaster or emer8 gency, if the President finds such waiver is in 

9 the public interest and will not result in waste, 

10 fraud, or abuse. In making this decision, the 

11 President may consider the following: 

12 ‘‘(i) The recommendations of the Ad13 ministrator of the Federal Emergency 

14 Management Agency made in consultation 

15 with the Federal agency or agencies ad16 ministering the duplicative program. 

17 ‘‘(ii) If a waiver is granted, the assist18 ance to be funded is cost effective. 

19 ‘‘(iii) Equity and good conscience. 

20 ‘‘(iv) Other matters of public policy 

21 considered appropriate by the President. 

22 ‘‘(B) GRANT OR DENIAL OF WAIVER.—A 

23 request under subparagraph (A) shall be grant24 ed or denied not later than 45 days after sub25 mission of such request. 
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1 ‘‘(C) PROHIBITION ON DETERMINATION

2 THAT LOAN IS A DUPLICATION.—Notwith3 standing subsection (c), in carrying out sub4 paragraph (A), the President may not deter5 mine that a loan is a duplication of assistance, 

6 provided that all Federal assistance is used to7 ward a loss suffered as a result of the major 

8 disaster or emergency.’’. 

9 (b) FUNDING OF A FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED WATER

10 RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.— 

11 (1) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Notwithstanding 

12 section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

13 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155) 

14 and its implementing regulations, assistance pro15 vided pursuant to section 404 of such Act may be 

16 used to fund activities authorized for construction 

17 within the scope of a federally authorized water re18 sources development project of the Army Corps of 

19 Engineers if such activities are also eligible activities 

20 under such section. 

21 (2) FEDERAL FUNDING.—All Federal funding 

22 provided under section 404 pursuant to this section 

23 shall be applied toward the Federal share of such 

24 project. 
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1 (3) NON-FEDERAL MATCH.—All non-Federal 

2 matching funds required under section 404 pursuant 

3 to this section shall be applied toward the non-Fed4 eral share of such project. 

5 (4) TOTAL FEDERAL SHARE.—Funding pro6 vided under section 404 pursuant to this section 

7 may not exceed the total Federal share for such 

8 project. 

9 (5) NO EFFECT.—Nothing in this section 

10 shall— 

11 (A) affect the cost-share requirement of a 

12 hazard mitigation measure under section 404; 

13 (B) affect the eligibility criteria for a haz14 ard mitigation measure under section 404; 

15 (C) affect the cost share requirements of a 

16 federally authorized water resources develop17 ment project; and 

18 (D) affect the responsibilities of a non19 Federal interest with respect to the project, in20 cluding those related to the provision of lands, 

21 easements, rights-of-way, dredge material dis22 posal areas, and necessary relocations. 

23 (c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to each 

24 disaster and emergency declared pursuant to the Robert 
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1 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

2 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) after January 1, 2016. 

3 SEC. 2010. STATE ADMINISTRATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR 

4 DIRECT TEMPORARY HOUSING AND PERMA5 NENT HOUSING CONSTRUCTION. 

6 Section 408(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re7 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(f)) 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the paragraph 

10 heading and inserting ‘‘STATE- OR TRIBAL-ADMINIS11 TERED ASSISTANCE AND OTHER NEEDS ASSIST12 ANCE.—’’; 

13 (2) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘financial’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and in16 serting ‘‘subsections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e) if 

17 the President and the State or Tribal govern18 ment comply, as determined by the Adminis19 trator, with paragraph (3)’’; 

20 (3) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘financial’’; and 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and in23 serting ‘‘subsections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e)’’; 

24 and 

25 (4) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(3) IN GENERAL.— 

2 ‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—A State or Tribal 

3 government desiring to provide assistance under 

4 subsection (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), or (e) shall submit 

5 to the President an application for a grant to 

6 provide financial assistance under the program. 

7 ‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—The President, in con8 sultation and coordination with State, Tribal, 

9 and local governments, shall establish criteria 

10 for the approval of applications submitted 

11 under subparagraph (A). The criteria shall in12 clude, at a minimum— 

13 ‘‘(i) the demonstrated ability of the 

14 State or Tribal government to manage the 

15 program under this section; 

16 ‘‘(ii) there being in effect a plan ap17 proved by the President as to how the 

18 State or Tribal government will comply 

19 with applicable Federal laws and regula20 tions and how the State or Tribal govern21 ment will provide assistance under its plan; 

22 ‘‘(iii) a requirement that the State, 

23 Tribal, or local government comply with 

24 rules and regulations established pursuant 

25 to subsection (j); and 
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1 ‘‘(iv) a requirement that the Presi2 dent, or the designee of the President, 

3 comply with subsection (i). 

4 ‘‘(C) QUALITY ASSURANCE.—Before ap5 proving an application submitted under this 

6 section, the President, or the designee of the 

7 President, shall institute adequate policies, pro8 cedures, and internal controls to prevent waste, 

9 fraud, abuse, and program mismanagement for 

10 this program and for programs under sub11 sections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e). The Presi12 dent shall monitor and conduct quality assur13 ance activities on a State or Tribal govern14 ment’s implementation of programs under sub15 sections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e). If, after ap16 proving an application of a State or Tribal gov17 ernment submitted under this section, the 

18 President determines that the State or Tribal 

19 government is not administering the program 

20 established by this section in a manner satisfac21 tory to the President, the President shall with22 draw the approval. 

23 ‘‘(D) AUDITS.—The Office of the inspector 

24 general shall provide for periodic audits of the 
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1 programs administered by States and Tribal 

2 governments under this subsection. 

3 ‘‘(E) APPLICABLE LAWS.—All Federal 

4 laws applicable to the management, administra5 tion, or contracting of the programs by the 

6 Federal Emergency Management Agency under 

7 this section shall be applicable to the manage8 ment, administration, or contracting by a non9 Federal entity under this section. 

10 ‘‘(F) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 

11 after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 

12 the inspector general of the Department of 

13 Homeland Security shall submit a report to the 

14 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern15 mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 

16 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

17 House of Representatives on the State or Tribal 

18 government’s role to provide assistance under 

19 this section. The report shall contain an assess20 ment of the effectiveness of the State or Tribal 

21 government’s role to provide assistance under 

22 this section, including— 

23 ‘‘(i) whether the State or Tribal gov24 ernment’s role helped to improve the gen25 eral speed of disaster recovery; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) whether the State or Tribal gov2 ernment providing assistance under this 

3 section had the capacity to administer this 

4 section; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) recommendations for changes to 

6 improve the program if the State or Tribal 

7 government’s role to administer the pro8 grams should be continued. 

9 ‘‘(G) PROHIBITION.—The President may 

10 not condition the provision of Federal assist11 ance under this Act by a State or Tribal gov12 ernment requesting a grant under this section. 

13 ‘‘(H) MISCELLANEOUS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—The 

15 Administrator may waive notice and com16 ment rulemaking, if the Administrator de17 termines doing so is necessary to expedi18 tiously implement this section, and may 

19 carry out this section as a pilot program 

20 until such regulations are promulgated. 

21 ‘‘(ii) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 2 

22 years after the date of enactment of this 

23 paragraph, the Administrator shall issue 

24 final regulations to implement this sub-
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1 section as amended by the Disaster Recov2 ery Reform Act. 

3 ‘‘(iii) WAIVER AND EXPIRATION.—The 

4 authority under clause (i) and any pilot 

5 program implemented pursuant to such 

6 clause shall expire 2 years after the date of 

7 enactment of this paragraph or upon 

8 issuance of final regulations pursuant to 

9 clause (ii), whichever occurs sooner.’’. 

10 SEC. 2011. ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSE11 HOLDS. 

12 Section 408(h) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

13 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(h)) 

14 is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, excluding 

16 financial assistance to rent alternate housing accom17 modations under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) and finan18 cial assistance to address other needs under sub19 section (e)’’ after ‘‘disaster’’; 

20 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para21 graph (3); 

22 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(2) OTHER NEEDS ASSISTANCE.—The max25 imum financial assistance any individual or house-
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1 hold may receive under subsection (e) shall be equiv2 alent to the amount set forth in paragraph (1) with 

3 respect to a single major disaster.’’; 

4 (4) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by 

5 striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 

6 (1) and (2)’’; and 

7 (5) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so re8 designated) the following: 

9 ‘‘(4) EXCLUSION OF NECESSARY EXPENSES FOR

10 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 

11 ‘‘(A) The maximum amount of assistance 

12 established under paragraph (1) shall exclude 

13 expenses to repair or replace damaged accessi14 bility-related improvements under paragraphs 

15 (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c) for individ16 uals with disabilities. 

17 ‘‘(B) The maximum amount of assistance 

18 established under paragraph (2) shall exclude 

19 expenses to repair or replace accessibility-re20 lated personal property under subsection (e)(2) 

21 for individuals with disabilities.’’. 

22 SEC. 2012. MULTIFAMILY LEASE AND REPAIR ASSISTANCE. 

23 (a) LEASE AND REPAIR OF RENTAL UNITS FOR

24 TEMPORARY HOUSING.—Section 408(c)(1)(B)(ii)(II) of 

25 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
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1 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)(B)(ii)(II)) is amended 

2 to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(II) IMPROVEMENTS OR RE4 PAIRS.—Under the terms of any lease 

5 agreement for property entered into 

6 under this subsection, the value of the 

7 improvements or repairs shall be de8 ducted from the value of the lease 

9 agreement.’’. 

10 (b) RENTAL PROPERTIES IMPACTED.—Section 

11 408(c)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(aa) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

12 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 5174(c)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(aa)) is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(aa) enter into lease agree15 ments with owners of multifamily 

16 rental property impacted by a 

17 major disaster or located in areas 

18 covered by a major disaster dec19 laration to house individuals and 

20 households eligible for assistance 

21 under this section; and’’. 

22 (c) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 

23 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

24 inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security 

25 shall assess the use of the authority provided under section 
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1 408(c)(1)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

2 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 5174(c)(1)(B)), including the adequacy of any benefit-cost 

4 analysis done to justify the use of this alternative, and 

5 submit a report on the results of that review to the appro6 priate committees of Congress. 

7 SEC. 2013. FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE NONPROFIT 

8 FAIRNESS. 

9 (a) DEFINITION OF PRIVATE NONPROFIT FACIL10 ITY.—Section 102(11)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis11 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

12 5122(11)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL FACILITIES.—In addi14 tion to the facilities described in subparagraph 

15 (A), the term ‘private nonprofit facility’ in16 cludes any private nonprofit facility that pro17 vides essential services of a governmental na18 ture to the general public (including museums, 

19 zoos, performing arts facilities, community arts 

20 centers, community centers, houses of worship 

21 exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of 

22 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, libraries, 

23 homeless shelters, senior citizen centers, reha24 bilitation facilities, shelter workshops, food 

25 banks, broadcasting facilities, and facilities that 
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1 provide health and safety services of a govern2 mental nature), as defined by the President.’’. 

3 (b) REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF

4 DAMAGED FACILITIES.—Section 406(a)(3) of the Robert 

5 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

6 (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(C) HOUSES OF WORSHIP.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A church, syna10 gogue, mosque, temple, or other house of 

11 worship, and a private nonprofit facility 

12 operated by a religious organization, shall 

13 be eligible for contributions under para14 graph (1)(B) (subject to paragraph 

15 (3)(A)), without regard to the religious 

16 character of the facility or the primary re17 ligious use of the facility. 

18 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding 

19 clause (i), in spaces dedicated to or pri20 marily used for religious purposes, con21 tributions under paragraph (1)(B) shall 

22 only be used to cover costs of purchasing 

23 or replacing, without limitation, the build24 ing structure, building enclosure compo25 nents, building envelope, vertical and hori-
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1 zontal circulation, physical plant support 

2 spaces, electrical, plumbing, and mechan3 ical systems (including heating, ventilation, 

4 air-conditioning, and fire and life safety 

5 systems), and related site improvements.’’. 

6 (c) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amend7 ments made by this section shall apply to the provision 

8 of assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency 

9 declared on or after October 28, 2012. 

10 SEC. 2014. MANAGEMENT COSTS. 

11 Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

12 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘any adminis15 trative expense, and any other expense not directly 

16 chargeable to’’ and inserting ‘‘direct administrative 

17 cost, and any other administrative expense associ18 ated with’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in21 serting the following: 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘establish’’ and inserting 

24 the following: ‘‘implement’’; and 

25 (C) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(2) SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT COSTS.—The Ad2 ministrator shall provide the following percentage 

3 rates, in addition to the eligible project costs, to 

4 cover direct and indirect costs of administering the 

5 following programs: 

6 ‘‘(A) HAZARD MITIGATION.—A grantee 

7 under section 404 may be reimbursed not more 

8 than 15 percent of the total amount of the 

9 grant award under such section of which not 

10 more than 10 percent may be used by the 

11 grantee and 5 percent by the subgrantee for 

12 such costs. 

13 ‘‘(B) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.—A grantee 

14 under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 may be 

15 reimbursed not more than 12 percent of the 

16 total award amount under such sections, of 

17 which not more than 7 percent may be used by 

18 the grantee and 5 percent by the subgrantee for 

19 such costs.’’. 

20 SEC. 2015. FLEXIBILITY. 

21 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 

22 assistance’’ means assistance provided— 

23 (1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford 

24 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

25 U.S.C. 5174); and 
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1 (2) in relation to a major disaster or emergency 

2 declared by the President under section 401 or 501 

3 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer4 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 U.S.C. 

5 5191) on or after October 28, 2012. 

6 (b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 

7 3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, the Administrator 

8 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency— 

9 (1) subject to paragraph (2), may waive a debt 

10 owed to the United States related to covered assist11 ance provided to an individual or household if— 

12 (A) the covered assistance was distributed 

13 based on an error by the Federal Emergency 

14 Management Agency; 

15 (B) there was no fault on behalf of the 

16 debtor; and 

17 (C) the collection of the debt would be 

18 against equity and good conscience; and 

19 (2) may not waive a debt under paragraph (1) 

20 if the debt involves fraud, the presentation of a false 

21 claim, or misrepresentation by the debtor or any 

22 party having an interest in the claim. 

23 (c) MONITORING OF COVERED ASSISTANCE DISTRIB24 UTED BASED ON ERROR.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The inspector general of the 

2 Department of Homeland Security shall monitor the 

3 distribution of covered assistance to individuals and 

4 households to determine the percentage of such as5 sistance distributed based on an error. 

6 (2) REMOVAL OF WAIVER AUTHORITY BASED

7 ON EXCESSIVE ERROR RATE.—If the inspector gen8 eral determines, with respect to any 12-month pe9 riod, that the amount of covered assistance distrib10 uted based on an error by the Federal Emergency 

11 Management Agency exceeds 4 percent of the total 

12 amount of covered assistance distributed— 

13 (A) the inspector general shall notify the 

14 Administrator and publish the determination in 

15 the Federal Register; and 

16 (B) with respect to any major disaster or 

17 emergency declared by the President under sec18 tion 401 or section 501, respectively, of the 

19 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer20 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 

21 U.S.C. 5191) after the date on which the deter22 mination is published under subparagraph (A), 

23 the authority of the Administrator to waive 

24 debt under subsection (b) shall no longer be ef25 fective. 
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1 SEC. 2016. ADDITIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 

2 (a) DISASTER MITIGATION.—Section 209 of the Pub3 lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

4 U.S.C. 3149) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(e) DISASTER MITIGATION.—In providing assist7 ance pursuant to subsection (c)(2), if appropriate and as 

8 applicable, the Secretary may encourage hazard mitigation 

9 in assistance provided pursuant to such subsection.’’. 

10 (b) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COM11 PACT GRANTS.—Section 661(d) of the Post-Katrina 

12 Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 

13 761(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2008’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022’’. 

15 (c) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE

16 GRANTS PROGRAM.—Section 662(f) of the Post-Katrina 

17 Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 

18 762(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘the program’’ and all that 

19 follows through ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘the program, for 

20 each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022’’. 

21 (d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 403(a)(3) of 

22 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As23 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(a)(3)) is amended by strik24 ing the second subparagraph (J). 
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1 SEC. 2017. NATIONAL VETERINARY EMERGENCY TEAMS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 

3 Emergency Management Agency may establish one or 

4 more national veterinary emergency teams at accredited 

5 colleges of veterinary medicine. 

6 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—A national veterinary emer7 gency team shall— 

8 (1) deploy with a team of the National Urban 

9 Search and Rescue Response System to assist 

10 with— 

11 (A) veterinary care of canine search teams; 

12 (B) locating and treating companion ani13 mals, service animals, livestock, and other ani14 mals; and 

15 (C) surveillance and treatment of zoonotic 

16 diseases; 

17 (2) recruit, train, and certify veterinary profes18 sionals, including veterinary students, in accordance 

19 with an established set of plans and standard oper20 ating guidelines to carry out the duties associated 

21 with planning for and responding to emergencies as 

22 described in paragraph (1); 

23 (3) assist State, Tribal, and local governments 

24 and nonprofit organizations in developing emergency 

25 management and evacuation plans that account for 

26 the care and rescue of animals and in improving 
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1 local readiness for providing veterinary medical re2 sponse during a disaster; and 

3 (4) coordinate with the Department of Home4 land Security, the Department of Health and 

5 Human Services, the Department of Agriculture, 

6 State, Tribal, and local governments (including de7 partments of animal and human health), veterinary 

8 and health care professionals, and volunteers. 

9 SEC. 2018. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PILOT PROGRAM. 

10 Section 1105(c) of the Sandy Recovery Improvement 

11 Act of 2013 (42 U.S.C. 5189a note) is amended by strik12 ing ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 

13 SEC. 2019. EMERGENCY RELIEF. 

14 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for each 

15 of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, obligations for projects un16 dertaken to respond to damages caused by Hurricanes 

17 Irma and Maria shall be excluded from any calculation 

18 of total obligations for purposes of section 125(d)(4) of 

19 title 23, United States Code. 

20 SEC. 2020. UNIFIED FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HIS21 TORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW. 

22 (a) REVIEW AND ANALYSIS.—Not later than 180 

23 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis24 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

25 shall review the Unified Federal Environmental and His-
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1 toric Preservation review process established pursuant to 

2 section 429 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

3 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189g), and submit 

4 a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infra5 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com6 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

7 of the Senate that includes the following: 

8 (1) An analysis of whether and how the unified 

9 process has expedited the interagency review process 

10 to ensure compliance with the environmental and 

11 historic requirements under Federal law relating to 

12 disaster recovery projects. 

13 (2) A survey and analysis of categorical exclu14 sions used by other Federal agencies that may be 

15 applicable to any activity related to a Presidentially 

16 declared major disaster or emergency under such 

17 Act. 

18 (3) Recommendations on any further actions, 

19 including any legislative proposals, needed to expe20 dite and streamline the review process. 

21 (b) REGULATIONS.—After completing the review, 

22 survey, and analyses under subsection (a), but not later 

23 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

24 after providing notice and opportunity for public comment, 

25 the Administrator shall issue regulations to implement any 
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1 regulatory recommendations, including any categorical ex2 clusions identified under subsection (a), to the extent that 

3 the categorical exclusions meet the criteria for a categor4 ical exclusion under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of 

5 Federal Regulations, and section II of DHS Instruction 

6 Manual 023–01–001–01. 

7 SEC. 2021. CLOSEOUT INCENTIVES. 

8 (a) FACILITATING CLOSEOUT.—Section 705 of the 

9 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist10 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5205) is amended by adding at the 

11 end the following: 

12 ‘‘(d) FACILITATING CLOSEOUT.— 

13 ‘‘(1) INCENTIVES.—The Administrator may de14 velop incentives and penalties that encourage State, 

15 Tribal, or local governments to close out expendi16 tures and activities on a timely basis related to dis17 aster or emergency assistance. 

18 ‘‘(2) AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.—The Agency 

19 shall, consistent with applicable regulations and re20 quired procedures, meet its responsibilities to im21 prove closeout practices and reduce the time to close 

22 disaster program awards.’’. 

23 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator shall issue 

24 regulations to implement this section. 
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1 SEC. 2022. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES. 

2 Section 306 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

3 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149) is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(c) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

6 Management Agency is authorized to appoint temporary 

7 personnel, after serving continuously for 3 years, to posi8 tions in the Agency in the same manner that competitive 

9 service employees with competitive status are considered 

10 for transfer, reassignment, or promotion to such positions. 

11 An individual appointed under this subsection shall be12 come a career-conditional employee, unless the employee 

13 has already completed the service requirements for career 

14 tenure.’’. 

15 SEC. 2023. STUDY TO STREAMLINE AND CONSOLIDATE IN16 FORMATION COLLECTION. 

17 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

18 of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

19 Management Agency shall— 

20 (1) in coordination with the Small Business Ad21 ministration, the Department of Housing and Urban 

22 Development, and other appropriate agencies, con23 duct a study and develop a plan, consistent with law, 

24 under which the collection of information from dis25 aster assistance applicants and grantees will be 

26 modified, streamlined, expedited, efficient, flexible, 
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1 consolidated, and simplified to be less burdensome, 

2 duplicative, and time consuming for applicants and 

3 grantees; 

4 (2) in coordination with the Small Business Ad5 ministration, the Department of Housing and Urban 

6 Development, and other appropriate agencies, de7 velop a plan for the regular collection and reporting 

8 of information on Federal disaster assistance award9 ed, including the establishment and maintenance of 

10 a website for presenting the information to the pub11 lic; and 

12 (3) submit the plans to the Committee on 

13 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

14 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 

15 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 

16 SEC. 2024. AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY. 

17 Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

18 Emergency Assistance Act is amended by adding at the 

19 end the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 430. AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY. 

21 ‘‘(a) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 5 days 

22 after an award of a public assistance grant is made under 

23 section 406 that is in excess of $1,000,000, the Adminis24 trator shall publish on the Agency’s website the specifics 

25 of each such grant award, including— 
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1 ‘‘(1) identifying the Federal Emergency Man2 agement Agency Region; 

3 ‘‘(2) the disaster or emergency declaration 

4 number; 

5 ‘‘(3) the State, county, and applicant name; 

6 ‘‘(4) if the applicant is a private nonprofit orga7 nization; 

8 ‘‘(5) the damage category code; 

9 ‘‘(6) the amount of the Federal share obligated; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(7) the date of the award. 

12 ‘‘(b) MISSION ASSIGNMENTS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 days after 

14 the issuance of a mission assignment or mission as15 signment task order, the Administrator shall publish 

16 on the Agency’s website any mission assignment or 

17 mission assignment task order to another Federal 

18 department or agency regarding a major disaster in 

19 excess of $1,000,000, including— 

20 ‘‘(A) the name of the impacted State or 

21 Tribe; 

22 ‘‘(B) the disaster declaration for such 

23 State or Tribe; 

24 ‘‘(C) the assigned agency; 

25 ‘‘(D) the assistance requested; 
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1 ‘‘(E) a description of the disaster; 

2 ‘‘(F) the total cost estimate; 

3 ‘‘(G) the amount obligated; 

4 ‘‘(H) the State or Tribal cost share, if ap5 plicable; 

6 ‘‘(I) the authority under which the mission 

7 assignment or mission assignment task order 

8 was directed; and 

9 ‘‘(J) if applicable, the date a State or 

10 Tribe requested the mission assignment. 

11 ‘‘(2) RECORDING CHANGES.—Not later than 10 

12 days after the last day of each month until a mission 

13 assignment or mission assignment task order de14 scribed in paragraph (1) is completed and closed 

15 out, the Administrator shall update any changes to 

16 the total cost estimate and the amount obligated. 

17 ‘‘(c) DISASTER RELIEF MONTHLY REPORT.—Not 

18 later than 10 days after the first day of each month, the 

19 Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website re20 ports, including a specific description of the methodology 

21 and the source data used in developing such reports, in22 cluding— 

23 ‘‘(1) an estimate of the amounts for the fiscal 

24 year covered by the President’s most recent budget 
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1 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

2 States Code, including— 

3 ‘‘(A) the unobligated balance of funds to 

4 be carried over from the prior fiscal year to the 

5 budget year; 

6 ‘‘(B) the unobligated balance of funds to 

7 be carried over from the budget year to the 

8 budget year plus 1; 

9 ‘‘(C) the amount of obligations for non10 catastrophic events for the budget year; 

11 ‘‘(D) the amount of obligations for the 

12 budget year for catastrophic events delineated 

13 by event and by State; 

14 ‘‘(E) the total amount that has been pre15 viously obligated or will be required for cata16 strophic events delineated by event and by State 

17 for all prior years, the current fiscal year, the 

18 budget year, and each fiscal year thereafter; 

19 ‘‘(F) the amount of previously obligated 

20 funds that will be recovered for the budget 

21 year; 

22 ‘‘(G) the amount that will be required for 

23 obligations for emergencies, as described in sec24 tion 102(1), major disasters, as described in 

25 section 102(2), fire management assistance 
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1 grants, as described in section 420, surge ac2 tivities, and disaster readiness and support ac3 tivities; and 

4 ‘‘(H) the amount required for activities not 

5 covered under section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the 

6 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con7 trol Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(iii)); 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, 

10 of the following for the current fiscal year shall be 

11 submitted not later than the fifth day of each 

12 month, published by the Administrator on the Agen13 cy’s website not later than the fifth day of each 

14 month: 

15 ‘‘(A) A summary of the amount of appro16 priations made available by source, the trans17 fers executed, the previously allocated funds re18 covered, and the commitments, allocations, and 

19 obligations made. 

20 ‘‘(B) A table of disaster relief activity de21 lineated by month, including— 

22 ‘‘(i) the beginning and ending bal23 ances; 

24 ‘‘(ii) the total obligations to include 

25 amounts obligated for fire assistance, 
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1 emergencies, surge, and disaster support 

2 activities; 

3 ‘‘(iii) the obligations for catastrophic 

4 events delineated by event and by State; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(iv) the amount of previously obli7 gated funds that are recovered. 

8 ‘‘(C) A summary of allocations, obligations, 

9 and expenditures for catastrophic events delin10 eated by event. 

11 ‘‘(D) The cost of the following categories 

12 of spending: 

13 ‘‘(i) Public assistance. 

14 ‘‘(ii) Individual assistance. 

15 ‘‘(iii) Mitigation. 

16 ‘‘(iv) Administrative. 

17 ‘‘(v) Operations. 

18 ‘‘(vi) Any other relevant category (in19 cluding emergency measures and disaster 

20 resources) delineated by disaster. 

21 ‘‘(E) The date on which funds appro22 priated will be exhausted. 

23 ‘‘(d) CONTRACTS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) INFORMATION.—Not later than 10 days 

25 after the first day of each month, the Administrator 
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1 shall publish on the Agency’s website the specifics of 

2 each contract in excess of $1,000,000 that the Agen3 cy enters into, including— 

4 ‘‘(A) the name of the party; 

5 ‘‘(B) the date the contract was awarded; 

6 ‘‘(C) the amount and scope of the contract; 

7 ‘‘(D) if the contract was awarded through 

8 competitive bidding process; 

9 ‘‘(E) if no competitive bidding process was 

10 used, the reason why competitive bidding was 

11 not used; and 

12 ‘‘(F) the authority used to bypass the com13 petitive bidding process. 

14 The information shall be delineated by disaster, if 

15 applicable, and specify the damage category code, if 

16 applicable. 

17 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 10 days after 

18 the last day of the fiscal year, the Administrator 

19 shall provide a report to the appropriate committees 

20 of Congress summarizing the following information 

21 for the preceding fiscal year: 

22 ‘‘(A) The number of contracts awarded 

23 without competitive bidding. 

24 ‘‘(B) The reasons why a competitive bid25 ding process was not used. 
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1 ‘‘(C) The total amount of contracts award2 ed with no competitive bidding. 

3 ‘‘(D) The damage category codes, if appli4 cable, for contracts awarded without competi5 tive bidding.’’. 

6 SEC. 2025. AUDIT OF CONTRACTS. 

7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad8 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen9 cy shall not reimburse a State, Tribe, or local government 

10 or the owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility for 

11 any activities made pursuant to a contract entered into 

12 after August 1, 2017, that prohibits the Administrator or 

13 the Comptroller General of the United States from audit14 ing or otherwise reviewing all aspects relating to the con15 tract. 

16 SEC. 2026. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF FEMA CON17 TRACTS FOR TARPS AND PLASTIC SHEETING. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

19 date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general of the 

20 Department of Homeland Security shall initiate an audit 

21 of the contracts awarded by the Federal Emergency Man22 agement Agency (in this section referred to as ‘‘FEMA’’) 

23 for tarps and plastic sheeting for the Commonwealth of 

24 Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands in re25 sponse to Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. 
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1 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the audit 

2 under subsection (a), the inspector general shall review— 

3 (1) the contracting process used by FEMA to 

4 evaluate offerors and award the relevant contracts to 

5 contractors; 

6 (2) FEMA’s assessment of the past perform7 ance of the contractors, including any historical in8 formation showing that the contractors had sup9 ported large-scale delivery quantities in the past; 

10 (3) FEMA’s assessment of the capacity of the 

11 contractors to carry out the relevant contracts, in12 cluding with respect to inventory, production, and fi13 nancial capabilities; 

14 (4) how FEMA ensured that the contractors 

15 met the terms of the relevant contracts; and 

16 (5) whether the failure of the contractors to 

17 meet the terms of the relevant contracts and 

18 FEMA’s subsequent cancellation of the relevant con19 tracts affected the provision of tarps and plastic 

20 sheeting to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 

21 the United States Virgin Islands. 

22 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

23 of initiation of the audit under subsection (a), the inspec24 tor general shall submit to the Committee on Transpor25 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
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1 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern2 mental Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of 

3 the audit, including findings and recommendations. 

4 SEC. 2027. RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS. 

5 Section 309 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

6 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5152) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and other re9 lief or’’ and inserting ‘‘long-term recovery groups, 

10 domestic hunger relief, and other relief, or’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and other re12 lief or’’ and inserting ‘‘long-term recovery groups, 

13 domestic hunger relief, and other relief, or’’. 

14 SEC. 2028. GUIDANCE ON INUNDATED AND SUBMERGED 

15 ROADS. 

16 The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man17 agement Agency, in coordination with the Administrator 

18 of the Federal Highway Administration, shall develop and 

19 issue guidance for State, local, and Tribal governments 

20 regarding repair, restoration, and replacement of inun21 dated and submerged roads damaged or destroyed by a 

22 major disaster, and for associated expenses incurred by 

23 the Government, with respect to roads eligible for assist24 ance under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

25 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172). 
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1 SEC. 2029. AUTHORITIES. 

2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the non3 federally funded actions of private parties and State, local, 

4 or Tribal governments, on State, local, Tribal, and private 

5 land, and the effects of those actions, shall not be attrib6 uted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s ac7 tions under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 

8 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act 

9 of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4002 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters 

10 Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (subtitle A of title 

11 II of division F of Public Law 112–141; 126 Stat. 916), 

12 and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 

13 2014 (Public Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020) for the pur14 poses of section 7 (16 U.S.C. 1536) and section 9 (16 

15 U.S.C. 1538) of the Endangered Species Act. Actions 

16 taken under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 

17 the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, the Biggert18 Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and the 

19 Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014, 

20 that may influence private actions do not create a Federal 

21 nexus for the purpose of applying the requirements of sec22 tion 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

23 1536). 
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1 SEC. 2030. RECOUPMENT OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE PRO2 HIBITED. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3716(e) 

4 of title 31, United States Code, and unless there is evi5 dence of civil or criminal fraud, the Federal Emergency 

6 Management Agency may not take any action to recoup 

7 covered assistance from the recipient of such assistance 

8 if the receipt of such assistance occurred on a date that 

9 is more than 3 years before the date on which the Federal 

10 Emergency Management Agency first provides to the re11 cipient written notification of an intent to recoup. 

12 (b) COVERED ASSISTANCE DEFINED.—In this sec13 tion, the term ‘‘covered assistance’’ means assistance pro14 vided— 

15 (1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford 

16 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

17 U.S.C. 5174); and 

18 (2) in relation to a major disaster or emergency 

19 declared by the President under section 401 or 501 

20 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 U.S.C. 5191) on 

21 or after January 1, 2012. 

22 SEC. 2031. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 705 of the Robert T. 

24 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

25 (42 U.S.C. 5205) is amended— 

26 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Except’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘Notwithstanding section 3716(e) of title 31, 

3 United States Code, and except’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘report for the disaster or 

5 emergency’’ and inserting ‘‘report for project 

6 completion as certified by the grantee’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (b)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘report 

9 for the disaster or emergency’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘report for project completion as certified by 

11 the grantee’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘for 

13 project completion as certified by the grantee’’ 

14 after ‘‘final expenditure report’’. 

15 (b) APPLICABILITY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to disaster or 

17 emergency assistance provided to a State or local 

18 government on or after January 1, 2004— 

19 (A) no administrative action may be taken 

20 to recover a payment of such assistance after 

21 the date of enactment of this Act if the action 

22 is prohibited under section 705(a)(1) of the 

23 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer24 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5205(a)(1)), 

25 as amended by subsection (a); and 
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1 (B) any administrative action to recover a 

2 payment of such assistance that is pending on 

3 such date of enactment shall be terminated if 

4 the action is prohibited under section 705(a)(1) 

5 of that Act, as amended by subsection (a). 

6 (2) LIMITATION.—This section, including the 

7 amendments made by this section, may not be con8 strued to invalidate or otherwise affect any adminis9 tration action completed before the date of enact10 ment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 2032. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RECOMMENDA12 TIONS. 

13 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator of 

14 the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall provide 

15 technical assistance to a common interest community that 

16 provides essential services of a governmental nature on ac17 tions that a common interest community may take in 

18 order to be eligible to receive reimbursement from a grant19 ee that receives funds from the Agency for certain activi20 ties performed after an event that results in a disaster 

21 declaration. 

22 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 90 days 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

24 shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and In25 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
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1 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

2 of the Senate a legislative proposal on how to provide eligi3 bility for disaster assistance with respect to common areas 

4 of condominiums and housing cooperatives. 

5 SEC. 2033. GUIDANCE ON HAZARD MITIGATION ASSIST6 ANCE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

9 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall issue guid10 ance regarding the acquisition of property for open space 

11 as a mitigation measure under section 404 of the Robert 

12 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

13 (42 U.S.C. 5170c) that includes— 

14 (1) a process by which the State hazard mitiga15 tion officer appointed for such an acquisition shall, 

16 not later than 60 days after the applicant for assist17 ance enters into an agreement with the Adminis18 trator regarding the acquisition, provide written no19 tification to each affected unit of local government 

20 for such acquisition that includes— 

21 (A) the location of the acquisition; 

22 (B) the State-local assistance agreement 

23 for the hazard mitigation grant program; 

24 (C) a description of the acquisition; and 

25 (D) a copy of the deed restriction; and 
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1 (2) recommendations for entering into and im2 plementing a memorandum of understanding be3 tween units of local government and covered entities 

4 that includes provisions to allow an affected unit of 

5 local government notified under paragraph (1) to— 

6 (A) use and maintain the open space cre7 ated by such a project, consistent with section 

8 404 (including related regulations, standards, 

9 and guidance) and consistent with all adjoining 

10 property, subject to the notification of the ad11 joining property, so long as the cost of the 

12 maintenance is borne by the local government; 

13 and 

14 (B) maintain the open space pursuant to 

15 standards exceeding any local government 

16 standards defined in the agreement with the 

17 Administrator described under paragraph (1). 

18 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the following defi19 nitions apply: 

20 (1) AFFECTED UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERN21 MENT.—The term ‘‘affected unit of local govern22 ment’’ means any entity covered by the definition of 

23 local government in section 102 of the Robert T. 

24 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

25 Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), that has jurisdiction over the 
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1 property subject to the acquisition described in sub2 section (a). 

3 (2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en4 tity’’ means— 

5 (A) the grantee or subgrantee receiving as6 sistance for an open space project described in 

7 subsection (a); 

8 (B) the State in which such project is lo9 cated; and 

10 (C) the applicable Regional Administrator 

11 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 

12 SEC. 2034. LOCAL IMPACT. 

13 In making recommendations to the President regard14 ing a major disaster declaration, the Administrator of the 

15 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall give great16 er weight and consideration to severe local impact or re17 cent multiple disasters. Further, the Administrator shall 

18 make corresponding adjustments to the Agency’s policies 

19 and regulations regarding such consideration. Not later 

20 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, 

21 the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Trans22 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa23 tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov24 ernmental Affairs of the Senate on the changes made to 
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1 regulations and policies and the number of declarations 

2 that have been declared based on the new criteria. 

3 SEC. 2035. ADDITIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. 

4 Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

5 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is fur6 ther amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(g) USE OF ASSISTANCE.—Recipients of hazard 

8 mitigation assistance provided under this section and sec9 tion 203 may use the assistance to conduct activities to 

10 help reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or 

11 suffering in any area affected by earthquake hazards, in12 cluding— 

13 ‘‘(1) improvements to regional seismic networks 

14 in support of building a capability for earthquake 

15 early warning; 

16 ‘‘(2) improvements to geodetic networks in sup17 port of building a capability for earthquake early 

18 warning; and 

19 ‘‘(3) improvements to seismometers, Global Po20 sitioning System receivers, and associated infrastruc21 ture in support of building a capability for earth22 quake early warning.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2036. NATIONAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE 

2 PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION. 

3 (a) PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.—Section 

4 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer5 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘Public Infra7 structure’’ after ‘‘the National’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (e)(1)(B)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 

10 (ii); 

11 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

12 clause (iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(iv) to establish and carry out en15 forcement activities to implement the latest 

16 published editions of relevant consensus17 based codes, specifications, and standards 

18 that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant 

19 designs and establish minimum acceptable 

20 criteria for the design, construction, and 

21 maintenance of residential structures and 

22 facilities that may be eligible for assistance 

23 under this Act for the purpose of pro24 tecting the health, safety, and general wel25 fare of the buildings’ users against disas26 ters.’’; 
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1 (3) in subsection (f)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘for 

3 mitigation activities that are cost effective’’ 

4 after ‘‘competitive basis’’; and 

5 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(3) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNOBLIGATED

7 AMOUNTS.—The President may— 

8 ‘‘(A) withdraw amounts of financial assist9 ance made available to a State (including 

10 amounts made available to local governments of 

11 a State) under this subsection that remain un12 obligated by the end of the third fiscal year 

13 after the fiscal year for which the amounts were 

14 allocated; and 

15 ‘‘(B) in the fiscal year following a fiscal 

16 year in which amounts were withdrawn under 

17 subparagraph (A), add the amounts to any 

18 other amounts available to be awarded on a 

19 competitive basis pursuant to paragraph (1).’’; 

20 (4) in subsection (g)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

22 the end; 

23 (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as 

24 paragraph (12); and 
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1 (C) by adding after paragraph (9) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(10) the extent to which the State or local 

4 government has facilitated the adoption and enforce5 ment of the latest published editions of relevant con6 sensus-based codes, specifications, and standards 

7 that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs 

8 and establish criteria for the design, construction, 

9 and maintenance of residential structures and facili10 ties that may be eligible for assistance under this 

11 Act for the purpose of protecting the health, safety, 

12 and general welfare of the buildings’ users against 

13 disasters; 

14 ‘‘(11) the extent to which the assistance will 

15 fund activities that increase the level of resiliency; 

16 and’’; 

17 (5) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(i) NATIONAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE

20 PREDISASTER MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may set 

22 aside from the Disaster Relief Fund, with respect to 

23 each major disaster, an amount equal to 6 percent 

24 of the estimated aggregate amount of the grants to 

25 be made pursuant to sections 403, 406, 407, 408, 
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1 410, and 416 for the major disaster in order to pro2 vide technical and financial assistance under this 

3 section. 

4 ‘‘(2) ESTIMATED AGGREGATE AMOUNT.—Not 

5 later than 180 days after each major disaster dec6 laration pursuant to this Act, the estimated aggre7 gate amount of grants for purposes of paragraph (1) 

8 shall be determined by the President and such esti9 mated amount need not be reduced, increased, or 

10 changed due to variations in estimates. 

11 ‘‘(3) NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.—The 

12 amount set aside pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 

13 not reduce the amounts otherwise made available for 

14 sections 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 410, and 416 

15 under this Act.’’; and 

16 (6) by striking subsections (j) and (m) and re17 designating subsections (k), (l), and (n) as sub18 sections (j), (k), and (l), respectively. 

19 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made to sec20 tion 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

21 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) by para22 graphs (3) and (5) of subsection (a) shall apply to funds 

23 appropriated after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 2037. ADDITIONAL MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. 

2 (a) HAZARD MITIGATION CLARIFICATION.—Section 

3 404(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

4 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is 

5 amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the 

6 following: ‘‘The President may contribute up to 75 percent 

7 of the cost of hazard mitigation measures which the Presi8 dent has determined are cost effective and which substan9 tially reduce the risk of, or increase resilience to, future 

10 damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected 

11 by a major disaster.’’. 

12 (b) ELIGIBLE COST.—Section 406(e)(1)(A) of such 

13 Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(e)(1)(A)) is amended— 

14 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by insert15 ing after ‘‘section,’’ the following: ‘‘for disasters de16 clared on or after August 1, 2017, or a disaster in 

17 which a cost estimate has not yet been finalized for 

18 a project,’’; 

19 (2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

20 (3) in clause (ii)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘codes, specifications, and 

22 standards’’ and inserting ‘‘the latest published 

23 editions of relevant consensus-based codes, 

24 specifications, and standards that incorporate 

25 the latest hazard-resistant designs and establish 

26 minimum acceptable criteria for the design, 
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1 construction, and maintenance of residential 

2 structures and facilities that may be eligible for 

3 assistance under this Act for the purposes of 

4 protecting the health, safety, and general wel5 fare of a facility’s users against disasters’’; 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘applicable at the time at 

7 which the disaster occurred’’; and 

8 (C) by striking the period at the end and 

9 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(iii) in a manner that allows the fa12 cility to meet the definition of resilient de13 veloped pursuant to this subsection.’’. 

14 (c) OTHER ELIGIBLE COST.—Section 406(e)(1) of 

15 such Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(e)(1)) is further amended by 

16 inserting at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(C) CONTRIBUTIONS.—Contributions for 

18 the eligible cost made under this section may be 

19 provided on an actual cost basis or on cost-esti20 mation procedures.’’. 

21 (d) NEW RULES.—Section 406(e) of such Act (42 

22 U.S.C. 5172(e)) is further amended by adding at the end 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(5) NEW RULES.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 

2 months after the date of enactment of this 

3 paragraph, the President, acting through the 

4 Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man5 agement Agency, shall issue a final rulemaking 

6 that defines the terms ‘resilient’ and ‘resiliency’ 

7 for purposes of this subsection. 

8 ‘‘(B) INTERIM GUIDANCE.—Not later than 

9 60 days after the date of enactment of this 

10 paragraph, the Administrator shall issue in11 terim guidance to implement this subsection. 

12 Such interim guidance shall expire 18 months 

13 after the date of enactment of this paragraph 

14 or upon issuance of final regulations pursuant 

15 to subparagraph (A), whichever occurs first. 

16 ‘‘(C) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days 

17 after the date on which the Administrator 

18 issues the final rulemaking under this para19 graph, the Administrator shall issue any nec20 essary guidance related to the rulemaking. 

21 ‘‘(D) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 

22 after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 

23 the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 

24 report summarizing the regulations and guid25 ance issued pursuant to this paragraph.’’. 
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1 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 205(d)(2) 

2 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 

3 390) is amended by inserting ‘‘(B)’’ after ‘‘except that 

4 paragraph (1)’’. 

5 SEC. 2038. FEDERAL COST-SHARE ADJUSTMENTS FOR RE6 PAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF 

7 DAMAGED FACILITIES. 

8 Section 406(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re9 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(b)) 

10 is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE.— 

12 ‘‘(A) INCENTIVE MEASURES.—The Presi13 dent may provide incentives to a State or Tribal 

14 government to invest in measures that increase 

15 readiness for, and resilience from, a major dis16 aster by recognizing such investments through 

17 a sliding scale that increases the minimum Fed18 eral share to 85 percent. Such measures may 

19 include— 

20 ‘‘(i) the adoption of a mitigation plan 

21 approved under section 322; 

22 ‘‘(ii) investments in disaster relief, in23 surance, and emergency management pro24 grams; 
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1 ‘‘(iii) encouraging the adoption and 

2 enforcement of the latest published edi3 tions of relevant consensus-based codes, 

4 specifications, and standards that incor5 porate the latest hazard-resistant designs 

6 and establish minimum acceptable criteria 

7 for the design, construction, and mainte8 nance of residential structures and facili9 ties that may be eligible for assistance 

10 under this Act for the purpose of pro11 tecting the health, safety, and general wel12 fare of the buildings’ users against disas13 ters; 

14 ‘‘(iv) facilitating participation in the 

15 community rating system; and 

16 ‘‘(v) funding mitigation projects or 

17 granting tax incentives for projects that re18 duce risk. 

19 ‘‘(B) COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE.—Not 

20 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

21 this paragraph, the President, acting through 

22 the Administrator, shall issue comprehensive 

23 guidance to State and Tribal governments re24 garding the measures and investments, weight25 ed appropriately based on actuarial assessments 
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1 of eligible actions, that will be recognized for 

2 the purpose of increasing the Federal share 

3 under this section. Guidance shall ensure that 

4 the agency’s review of eligible measures and in5 vestments does not unduly delay determining 

6 the appropriate Federal cost share. 

7 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—One year after the 

8 issuance of the guidance required by subpara9 graph (B), the Administrator shall submit to 

10 the Committee on Transportation and Infra11 structure of the House of Representatives and 

12 the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov13 ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report re14 garding the analysis of the Federal cost shares 

15 paid under this section. 

16 ‘‘(D) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this 

17 paragraph prevents the President from increas18 ing the Federal cost share above 85 percent.’’. 

19 DIVISION C—OTHER MATTERS 

20 SEC. 3001. TREATMENT OF SEED COTTON. 

21 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 1111 of the Agricultural 

22 Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011) is amended by adding at 

23 the end the following new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(25) SEED COTTON.—The term ‘seed cotton’ 

2 means unginned upland cotton that includes both 

3 lint and seed.’’. 

4 (b) DESIGNATION AS COVERED COMMODITY.—Sec5 tion 1111(6) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 

6 9011(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following 

7 new sentence: ‘‘Effective beginning with the 2018 crop 

8 year, the term includes seed cotton.’’. 

9 (c) REFERENCE PRICE.—Section 1111(18) of the 

10 Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011(18)) is amended 

11 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

12 ‘‘(O) For seed cotton, $0.367 per pound.’’. 

13 (d) PAYMENT YIELD.—Section 1113(d) of the Agri14 cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9013(d)) is amended by 

15 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(5) PAYMENT YIELD FOR SEED COTTON.— 

17 ‘‘(A) PAYMENT YIELD.—Subject to sub18 paragraph (B), the payment yield for seed cot19 ton for a farm shall be equal to 2.4 times the 

20 payment yield for upland cotton for the farm 

21 established for purposes of subsection (e)(3) of 

22 section 1104 of the Food, Conservation, and 

23 Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 

24 Stat. 1672), as in effect immediately before the 

25 repeal of such section by section 1102(a) of the 
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1 Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79; 

2 128 Stat. 658). 

3 ‘‘(B) UPDATE.—At the sole discretion of 

4 the owner of a farm with a yield described in 

5 subparagraph (A), the owner of the farm shall 

6 have a 1-time opportunity to update the pay7 ment yield for upland cotton for the farm, as 

8 provided in subsection (d), for the purpose of 

9 calculating the payment yield for seed cotton 

10 under such subparagraph.’’. 

11 (e) PAYMENT ACRES.—Section 1114(b) of the Agri12 cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9014(b)) is amended by 

13 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(4) SEED COTTON RULE.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 

16 days after the date of the enactment of this 

17 paragraph, the Secretary shall require the 

18 owner of a farm to allocate all generic base 

19 acres on the farm under subparagraph (B) or 

20 (C), or both. 

21 ‘‘(B) NO RECENT HISTORY OF COVERED

22 COMMODITIES.—In the case of a farm where no 

23 covered commodities (including seed cotton) 

24 were planted or were prevented from being 

25 planted at any time during the 2009 through 
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1 2016 crop years, the owner of such farm shall 

2 allocate generic base acres on the farm to unas3 signed crop base for which no payments may be 

4 made under section 1116 or 1117. 

5 ‘‘(C) RECENT HISTORY OF COVERED COM6 MODITIES.—In the case of a farm not described 

7 in subparagraph (B), the owner of such farm 

8 shall allocate generic base acres on the farm— 

9 ‘‘(i) subject to subparagraph (D), to 

10 seed cotton base acres in an amount equal 

11 to the greater of— 

12 ‘‘(I) 80 percent of the generic 

13 base acres on the farm; or 

14 ‘‘(II) the average seed cotton 

15 acres planted or prevented from being 

16 planted on the farm during the 2009 

17 through 2012 crop years (not to ex18 ceed the total generic base acres on 

19 the farm); or 

20 ‘‘(ii) to covered commodities (includ21 ing seed cotton), by applying subpara22 graphs (B), (D), (E), and (F) of section 

23 1112(a)(3). 

24 ‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF RESIDUAL GENERIC

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1 neric base acres are allocated under subpara2 graph (C)(i), the residual generic base acres 

3 shall be allocated to unassigned crop base for 

4 which no payments may be made under section 

5 1116 or 1117. 

6 ‘‘(E) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ALLO7 CATE.—If the owner of a farm fails to allocate 

8 generic base acres on the farm, the owner of 

9 the farm shall be deemed to have allocated all 

10 generic base acres in accordance with subpara11 graph (C)(i).’’. 

12 (f) RECORDKEEPING REGARDING UNASSIGNED CROP

13 BASE.—Section 1114 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 

14 U.S.C. 9014) is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(f) UNASSIGNED CROP BASE.—The Secretary shall 

17 maintain information on generic base acres on a farm allo18 cated as unassigned crop base pursuant to subsection 

19 (b)(4).’’. 

20 (g) SPECIAL ELECTION PERIOD FOR PRICE LOSS

21 COVERAGE OR AGRICULTURE RISK COVERAGE.—Section 

22 1115 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9014(b)) 

23 is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘For’’ and in2 serting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (g), for’’; 

3 and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub5 section: 

6 ‘‘(g) SPECIAL ELECTION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) ELECTION REQUIRED.—In the case of 

8 acres allocated on a farm to seed cotton, all of the 

9 producers on the farm shall be given the opportunity 

10 to make a new 1-time election under subsection (a) 

11 to reflect the designation of seed cotton as a covered 

12 commodity for that crop year under section 1111(6). 

13 ‘‘(2) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO MAKE UNANI14 MOUS ELECTION.—If all of the producers on a farm 

15 fail to make a unanimous election under paragraph 

16 (1), the producers on the farm shall be deemed to 

17 have elected price loss coverage under section 1116 

18 for all acres allocated on the farm to seed cotton.’’. 

19 (h) EFFECTIVE PRICE.—Section 1116 of the Agricul20 tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9016(b)) is amended by add21 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(h) EFFECTIVE PRICE FOR SEED COTTON.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The effective price for seed 

24 cotton under subsection (b) shall be equal to the 
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1 marketing year average price for seed cotton, as cal2 culated under paragraph (2). 

3 ‘‘(2) CALCULATION.—The marketing year aver4 age price for seed cotton for a crop year shall be 

5 equal to the quotient of— 

6 ‘‘(A) a dividend that is equal to the sum 

7 of— 

8 ‘‘(i) the product obtained when the 

9 upland cotton lint marketing year average 

10 price is multiplied by total United States 

11 upland cotton lint production measured in 

12 pounds; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the product obtained when the 

14 cottonseed marketing year average price is 

15 multiplied by total United States cotton16 seed production measured in pounds; and 

17 ‘‘(B) a divisor that is equal to the sum 

18 of— 

19 ‘‘(i) total United States upland cotton 

20 lint production measured in pounds; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) total United States cottonseed 

22 production measured in pounds.’’. 

23 (i) DEEMED LOAN RATE FOR SEED COTTON.—Sec24 tion 1202 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9032) 
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1 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub2 section: 

3 ‘‘(c) RULE FOR SEED COTTON.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 

5 1116(b)(2) and paragraphs (1)(B)(ii) and 

6 (2)(A)(ii)(II) of section 1117(b) only, seed cotton 

7 shall be deemed to have a loan rate equal to $0.25 

8 per pound. 

9 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

10 this subsection shall be construed to authorize non11 recourse marketing assistance loans under this part 

12 for seed cotton.’’. 

13 (j) LIMITATION ON STACKED INCOME PROTECTION

14 PLAN FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON.—Section 

15 508B of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 

16 U.S.C. 1508b) is amended by adding the following new 

17 subsection: 

18 ‘‘(f) LIMITATION.—Beginning with the 2018 crop 

19 year, in the case of a farm that is enrolled for a crop year 

20 in price loss coverage under section 1116 of the Agricul21 tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9016) or agriculture risk cov22 erage under section 1117 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 9017) and 

23 the coverage on the farm includes seed cotton, the farm 

24 shall not be eligible for a Stacked Income Protection Plan 

25 for upland cotton for that crop year.’’. 
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1 (k) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 1114(b)(2) 

2 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9014(b)(2)) is 

3 amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B)’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’. 

5 (l) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

6 shall carry out the amendments made by this section in 

7 the manner provided under section 1601 of the Agricul8 tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9091). 

9 (m) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 

10 section shall apply beginning with the 2018 crop year. 

11 SEC. 3002. LIMITATION ON CROP INSURANCE LIVESTOCK12 RELATED EXPENDITURES. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (10) of section 523(b) 

14 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1523) is re15 pealed. 

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 516 of the 

17 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516) is amended 

18 in subsections (a)(2)(C) and (b)(1)(D) by striking ‘‘sub19 sections (a)(3)(E)(ii) and (b)(10) of section 523’’ and in20 serting ‘‘subsection (a)(3)(E)(ii) of such section’’. 

21 SEC. 3003. NATIONAL ACCURACY CLEARINGHOUSE. 

22 The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 

23 et seq.) is amended at the end by adding the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 30. NATIONAL ACCURACY CLEARINGHOUSE. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 

3 interstate database, or system of databases, of supple4 mental nutrition assistance program information to be 

5 known as the National Accuracy Clearinghouse. 

6 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—Any database or system of data7 bases established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used 

8 by States when making eligibility determinations to pre9 vent supplemental nutrition assistance program partici10 pants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple 

11 States. 

12 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

13 ‘‘(1) ISSUANCE OF INTERIM FINAL REGULA14 TIONS.—Not later than 18 months after the effective 

15 date of this section, the Secretary shall issue interim 

16 final regulations to carry out this section that— 

17 ‘‘(A) incorporate best practices and lessons 

18 learned from the regional pilot project ref19 erenced in section 4032(c) of the Agricultural 

20 Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 2036c(c)); 

21 ‘‘(B) safeguard the security of the data 

22 stored in the National Accuracy Clearinghouse 

23 and protect the privacy of supplemental nutri24 tion assistance program participants and appli25 cants; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) detail the process States will be re2 quired to follow for— 

3 ‘‘(i) conducting initial and ongoing 

4 matches of participant and applicant data; 

5 ‘‘(ii) identifying and acting on all ap6 parent instances of duplicative participa7 tion by participants or applicants in mul8 tiple States; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) complying with such other rules 

10 and standards the Secretary determines 

11 appropriate to carry out this section. 

12 ‘‘(2) TIMING.—The initial match and cor13 responding actions required by paragraph (1)(C) 

14 shall occur within 3 years after the effective date of 

15 this section.’’. 

16 SEC. 3004. PUERTO RICO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES 

17 TREATED AS QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY 

18 ZONE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1400Z-1(b) of the Inter20 nal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by the Tax Cuts and 

21 Jobs Act, is amended by adding at the end the following 

22 new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR PUERTO RICO.—Each 

24 population census tract in Puerto Rico that is a low- 
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1 income community shall be deemed to be certified 

2 and designated as a qualified opportunity zone.’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1400Z4 1(d)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘and sub5 section (b)(3)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 

6 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

7 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact8 ment of section 13823 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and 

9 the deemed certification and designation under section 

10 1400Z-1(b)(3) of such Code, as added by this section, 

11 shall treated as effective on the date of the enactment of 

12 such Act. 

13 DIVISION D—BUDGETARY 

14 EFFECTS 

15 SEC. 4001. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The budgetary effects of division 

17 B and each succeeding division (other than division E) 

18 shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard main19 tained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As20 You-Go Act of 2010. 

21 (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary 

22 effects of division B and each succeeding division (other 

23 than division E) shall not be entered on any PAYGO 

24 scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. 

25 Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 
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1 (c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 

2 Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping 

3 Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of 

4 the committee of conference accompanying Conference Re5 port 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced 

6 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 

7 budgetary effects of division B and each succeeding divi8 sion (other than division E) shall not be estimated— 

9 (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and 

10 (2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 

11 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as 

12 being included in an appropriation Act. 

13 DIVISION E—TAX RELIEF RELAT14 ING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS 

15 TITLE I—CALIFORNIA FIRES 

16 SEC. 5001. DEFINITIONS. 

17 For purposes of this title— 

18 (1) CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE DISASTER ZONE.— 

19 The term ‘‘California wildfire disaster zone’’ means 

20 that portion of the California wildfire disaster area 

21 determined by the President to warrant individual or 

22 individual and public assistance from the Federal 

23 Government under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

24 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by reason of 

25 wildfires in California. 
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1 (2) CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE DISASTER AREA.— 

2 The term ‘‘California wildfire disaster area’’ means 

3 an area with respect to which during 2017 a major 

4 disaster has been declared by the President under 

5 section 401 of such Act by reason of wildfires in 

6 California. 

7 SEC. 5002. SPECIAL DISASTER-RELATED RULES FOR USE OF 

8 RETIREMENT FUNDS. 

9 (a) TAX-FAVORED WITHDRAWALS FROM RETIRE10 MENT PLANS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 72(t) of the Internal 

12 Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to any quali13 fied wildfire distribution. 

14 (2) AGGREGATE DOLLAR LIMITATION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 

16 subsection, the aggregate amount of distribu17 tions received by an individual which may be 

18 treated as qualified wildfire distributions for 

19 any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if 

20 any) of— 

21 (i) $100,000, over 

22 (ii) the aggregate amounts treated as 

23 qualified wildfire distributions received by 

24 such individual for all prior taxable years. 
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1 (B) TREATMENT OF PLAN DISTRIBU2 TIONS.—If a distribution to an individual would 

3 (without regard to subparagraph (A)) be a 

4 qualified wildfire distribution, a plan shall not 

5 be treated as violating any requirement of the 

6 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 merely because 

7 the plan treats such distribution as a qualified 

8 wildfire distribution, unless the aggregate 

9 amount of such distributions from all plans 

10 maintained by the employer (and any member 

11 of any controlled group which includes the em12 ployer) to such individual exceeds $100,000. 

13 (C) CONTROLLED GROUP.—For purposes 

14 of subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘controlled 

15 group’’ means any group treated as a single 

16 employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) 

17 of section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

18 1986. 

19 (3) AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED MAY BE REPAID.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who re21 ceives a qualified wildfire distribution may, at 

22 any time during the 3-year period beginning on 

23 the day after the date on which such distribu24 tion was received, make one or more contribu25 tions in an aggregate amount not to exceed the 
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1 amount of such distribution to an eligible retire2 ment plan of which such individual is a bene3 ficiary and to which a rollover contribution of 

4 such distribution could be made under section 

5 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), or 

6 457(e)(16), of the Internal Revenue Code of 

7 1986, as the case may be. 

8 (B) TREATMENT OF REPAYMENTS OF DIS9 TRIBUTIONS FROM ELIGIBLE RETIREMENT

10 PLANS OTHER THAN IRAS.—For purposes of 

11 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a con12 tribution is made pursuant to subparagraph (A) 

13 with respect to a qualified wildfire distribution 

14 from an eligible retirement plan other than an 

15 individual retirement plan, then the taxpayer 

16 shall, to the extent of the amount of the con17 tribution, be treated as having received the 

18 qualified wildfire distribution in an eligible roll19 over distribution (as defined in section 

20 402(c)(4) of such Code) and as having trans21 ferred the amount to the eligible retirement 

22 plan in a direct trustee to trustee transfer with23 in 60 days of the distribution. 

24 (C) TREATMENT OF REPAYMENTS FOR

25 DISTRIBUTIONS FROM IRAS.—For purposes of 
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1 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a con2 tribution is made pursuant to subparagraph (A) 

3 with respect to a qualified wildfire distribution 

4 from an individual retirement plan (as defined 

5 by section 7701(a)(37) of such Code), then, to 

6 the extent of the amount of the contribution, 

7 the qualified wildfire distribution shall be treat8 ed as a distribution described in section 

9 408(d)(3) of such Code and as having been 

10 transferred to the eligible retirement plan in a 

11 direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days 

12 of the distribution. 

13 (4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub14 section— 

15 (A) QUALIFIED WILDFIRE DISTRIBU16 TION.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 

17 the term ‘‘qualified wildfire distribution’’ means 

18 any distribution from an eligible retirement 

19 plan made on or after October 8, 2017, and be20 fore January 1, 2019, to an individual whose 

21 principal place of abode on October 8, 2017, is 

22 located in the California wildfire disaster area 

23 and who has sustained an economic loss by rea24 son of the wildfires to which the declaration of 

25 such area relates. 
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1 (B) ELIGIBLE RETIREMENT PLAN.—The 

2 term ‘‘eligible retirement plan’’ shall have the 

3 meaning given such term by section 

4 402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

5 1986. 

6 (5) INCOME INCLUSION SPREAD OVER 3-YEAR

7 PERIOD.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any 

9 qualified wildfire distribution, unless the tax10 payer elects not to have this paragraph apply 

11 for any taxable year, any amount required to be 

12 included in gross income for such taxable year 

13 shall be so included ratably over the 3-taxable14 year period beginning with such taxable year. 

15 (B) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of sub16 paragraph (A), rules similar to the rules of sub17 paragraph (E) of section 408A(d)(3) of the In18 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply. 

19 (6) SPECIAL RULES.— 

20 (A) EXEMPTION OF DISTRIBUTIONS FROM

21 TRUSTEE TO TRUSTEE TRANSFER AND WITH22 HOLDING RULES.—For purposes of sections 

23 401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405 of the Internal 

24 Revenue Code of 1986, qualified wildfire dis-
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1 tributions shall not be treated as eligible roll2 over distributions. 

3 (B) QUALIFIED WILDFIRE DISTRIBUTIONS

4 TREATED AS MEETING PLAN DISTRIBUTION RE5 QUIREMENTS.—For purposes the Internal Rev6 enue Code of 1986, a qualified wildfire distribu7 tion shall be treated as meeting the require8 ments of sections 401(k)(2)(B)(i), 

9 403(b)(7)(A)(ii), 403(b)(11), and 457(d)(1)(A) 

10 of such Code. 

11 (b) RECONTRIBUTIONS OF WITHDRAWALS FOR

12 HOME PURCHASES.— 

13 (1) RECONTRIBUTIONS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who re15 ceived a qualified distribution may, during the 

16 period beginning on October 8, 2017, and end17 ing on June 30, 2018, make one or more con18 tributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed 

19 the amount of such qualified distribution to an 

20 eligible retirement plan (as defined in section 

21 402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

22 1986) of which such individual is a beneficiary 

23 and to which a rollover contribution of such dis24 tribution could be made under section 402(c), 
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1 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), or 408(d)(3), of such 

2 Code, as the case may be. 

3 (B) TREATMENT OF REPAYMENTS.—Rules 

4 similar to the rules of subparagraphs (B) and 

5 (C) of subsection (a)(3) shall apply for purposes 

6 of this subsection. 

7 (2) QUALIFIED DISTRIBUTION.—For purposes 

8 of this subsection, the term ‘‘qualified distribution’’ 

9 means any distribution— 

10 (A) described in section 

11 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV), 403(b)(7)(A)(ii) (but only 

12 to the extent such distribution relates to finan13 cial hardship), 403(b)(11)(B), or 72(t)(2)(F), 

14 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 

15 (B) received after March 31, 2017, and be16 fore January 15, 2018, and 

17 (C) which was to be used to purchase or 

18 construct a principal residence in the California 

19 wildfire disaster area but which was not so pur20 chased or constructed on account of the 

21 wildfires to which the declaration of such area 

22 relates. 

23 (c) LOANS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS.— 

24 (1) INCREASE IN LIMIT ON LOANS NOT TREAT25 ED AS DISTRIBUTIONS.—In the case of any loan 
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1 from a qualified employer plan (as defined under 

2 section 72(p)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

3 1986) to a qualified individual made during the pe4 riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

5 Act and ending on December 31, 2018— 

6 (A) clause (i) of section 72(p)(2)(A) of 

7 such Code shall be applied by substituting 

8 ‘‘$100,000’’ for ‘‘$50,000’’, and 

9 (B) clause (ii) of such section shall be ap10 plied by substituting ‘‘the present value of the 

11 nonforfeitable accrued benefit of the employee 

12 under the plan’’ for ‘‘one-half of the present 

13 value of the nonforfeitable accrued benefit of 

14 the employee under the plan’’. 

15 (2) DELAY OF REPAYMENT.—In the case of a 

16 qualified individual with an outstanding loan on or 

17 after October 8, 2017, from a qualified employer 

18 plan (as defined in section 72(p)(4) of the Internal 

19 Revenue Code of 1986)— 

20 (A) if the due date pursuant to subpara21 graph (B) or (C) of section 72(p)(2) of such 

22 Code for any repayment with respect to such 

23 loan occurs during the period beginning on Oc24 tober 8, 2017, and ending on December 31, 

25 2018, such due date shall be delayed for 1 year, 
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1 (B) any subsequent repayments with re2 spect to any such loan shall be appropriately 

3 adjusted to reflect the delay in the due date 

4 under paragraph (1) and any interest accruing 

5 during such delay, and 

6 (C) in determining the 5-year period and 

7 the term of a loan under subparagraph (B) or 

8 (C) of section 72(p)(2) of such Code, the period 

9 described in subparagraph (A) shall be dis10 regarded. 

11 (3) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of 

12 this subsection, the term ‘‘qualified individual’’ 

13 means any individual whose principal place of abode 

14 on October 8, 2017, is located in the California wild15 fire disaster area and who has sustained an eco16 nomic loss by reason of wildfires to which the dec17 laration of such area relates. 

18 (d) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN AMEND19 MENTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—If this subsection applies to 

21 any amendment to any plan or annuity contract, 

22 such plan or contract shall be treated as being oper23 ated in accordance with the terms of the plan during 

24 the period described in paragraph (2)(B)(i). 
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1 (2) AMENDMENTS TO WHICH SUBSECTION AP2 PLIES.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—This subsection shall 

4 apply to any amendment to any plan or annuity 

5 contract which is made— 

6 (i) pursuant to any provision of this 

7 section, or pursuant to any regulation 

8 issued by the Secretary or the Secretary of 

9 Labor under any provision of this section, 

10 and 

11 (ii) on or before the last day of the 

12 first plan year beginning on or after Janu13 ary 1, 2019, or such later date as the Sec14 retary may prescribe. 

15 In the case of a governmental plan (as defined 

16 in section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code 

17 of 1986), clause (ii) shall be applied by sub18 stituting the date which is 2 years after the 

19 date otherwise applied under clause (ii). 

20 (B) CONDITIONS.—This subsection shall 

21 not apply to any amendment unless— 

22 (i) during the period— 

23 (I) beginning on the date that 

24 this section or the regulation de25 scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) takes 
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1 effect (or in the case of a plan or con2 tract amendment not required by this 

3 section or such regulation, the effec4 tive date specified by the plan), and 

5 (II) ending on the date described 

6 in subparagraph (A)(ii) (or, if earlier, 

7 the date the plan or contract amend8 ment is adopted), 

9 the plan or contract is operated as if such plan 

10 or contract amendment were in effect, and 

11 (ii) such plan or contract amendment 

12 applies retroactively for such period. 

13 SEC. 5003. EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT FOR EMPLOY14 ERS AFFECTED BY CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38 of the 

16 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of an eligible 

17 employer, the California wildfire employee retention credit 

18 shall be treated as a credit listed in subsection (b) of such 

19 section. For purposes of this subsection, the California 

20 wildfire employee retention credit for any taxable year is 

21 an amount equal to 40 percent of the qualified wages with 

22 respect to each eligible employee of such employer for such 

23 taxable year. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 

24 amount of qualified wages which may be taken into ac-
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1 count with respect to any individual shall not exceed 

2 $6,000. 

3 (b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 

4 (1) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘eligible 

5 employer’’ means any employer— 

6 (A) which conducted an active trade or 

7 business on October 8, 2017, in the California 

8 wildfire disaster zone, and 

9 (B) with respect to whom the trade or 

10 business described in subparagraph (A) is inop11 erable on any day after October 8, 2017, and 

12 before January 1, 2018, as a result of damage 

13 sustained by reason of the wildfires to which 

14 such declaration of such area relates. 

15 (2) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘eligible 

16 employee’’ means with respect to an eligible em17 ployer an employee whose principal place of employ18 ment on October 8, 2017, with such eligible em19 ployer was in the California wildfire disaster zone. 

20 (3) QUALIFIED WAGES.—The term ‘‘qualified 

21 wages’’ means wages (as defined in section 51(c)(1) 

22 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but without 

23 regard to section 3306(b)(2)(B) of such Code) paid 

24 or incurred by an eligible employer with respect to 

25 an eligible employee on any day after October 8, 
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1 2017, and before January 1, 2018, which occurs 

2 during the period— 

3 (A) beginning on the date on which the 

4 trade or business described in paragraph (1) 

5 first became inoperable at the principal place of 

6 employment of the employee immediately before 

7 the wildfires to which the declaration of the 

8 California wildfire disaster area relates, and 

9 (B) ending on the date on which such 

10 trade or business has resumed significant oper11 ations at such principal place of employment. 

12 Such term shall include wages paid without regard 

13 to whether the employee performs no services, per14 forms services at a different place of employment 

15 than such principal place of employment, or per16 forms services at such principal place of employment 

17 before significant operations have resumed. 

18 (c) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—For purposes of 

19 this section, rules similar to the rules of sections 51(i)(1), 

20 52, and 280C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 

21 shall apply. 

22 (d) EMPLOYEE NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT MORE

23 THAN ONCE.—An employee shall not be treated as an eli24 gible employee for purposes of this section for any period 

25 with respect to any employer if such employer is allowed 
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1 a credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code 

2 of 1986 with respect to such employee for such period. 

3 SEC. 5004. ADDITIONAL DISASTER-RELATED TAX RELIEF 

4 PROVISIONS. 

5 (a) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF LIMITATIONS ON

6 CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro8 vided in paragraph (2), subsection (b) of section 170 

9 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not 

10 apply to qualified contributions and such contribu11 tions shall not be taken into account for purposes of 

12 applying subsections (b) and (d) of such section to 

13 other contributions. 

14 (2) TREATMENT OF EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

15 For purposes of section 170 of the Internal Revenue 

16 Code of 1986— 

17 (A) INDIVIDUALS.—In the case of an indi18 vidual— 

19 (i) LIMITATION.—Any qualified con20 tribution shall be allowed only to the ex21 tent that the aggregate of such contribu22 tions does not exceed the excess of the tax23 payer’s contribution base (as defined in 

24 subparagraph (G) of section 170(b)(1) of 

25 such Code) over the amount of all other 
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1 charitable contributions allowed under sec2 tion 170(b)(1) of such Code. 

3 (ii) CARRYOVER.—If the aggregate 

4 amount of qualified contributions made in 

5 the contribution year (within the meaning 

6 of section 170(d)(1) of such Code) exceeds 

7 the limitation of clause (i), such excess 

8 shall be added to the excess described in 

9 the portion of subparagraph (A) of such 

10 section which precedes clause (i) thereof 

11 for purposes of applying such section. 

12 (B) CORPORATIONS.—In the case of a cor13 poration— 

14 (i) LIMITATION.—Any qualified con15 tribution shall be allowed only to the ex16 tent that the aggregate of such contribu17 tions does not exceed the excess of the tax18 payer’s taxable income (as determined 

19 under paragraph (2) of section 170(b) of 

20 such Code) over the amount of all other 

21 charitable contributions allowed under such 

22 paragraph. 

23 (ii) CARRYOVER.—Rules similar to the 

24 rules of subparagraph (A)(ii) shall apply 

25 for purposes of this subparagraph. 
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1 (3) EXCEPTION TO OVERALL LIMITATION ON

2 ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS.—So much of any deduction 

3 allowed under section 170 of the Internal Revenue 

4 Code of 1986 as does not exceed the qualified con5 tributions paid during the taxable year shall not be 

6 treated as an itemized deduction for purposes of sec7 tion 68 of such Code. 

8 (4) QUALIFIED CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 

10 subsection, the term ‘‘qualified contribution’’ 

11 means any charitable contribution (as defined 

12 in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 

13 of 1986) if— 

14 (i) such contribution— 

15 (I) is paid during the period be16 ginning on October 8, 2017, and end17 ing on December 31, 2017, in cash to 

18 an organization described in section 

19 170(b)(1)(A) of such Code, and 

20 (II) is made for relief efforts in 

21 the California wildfire disaster area, 

22 (ii) the taxpayer obtains from such or23 ganization contemporaneous written ac24 knowledgment (within the meaning of sec25 tion 170(f)(8) of such Code) that such con-
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1 tribution was used (or is to be used) for 

2 relief efforts described in clause (i)(II), 

3 and 

4 (iii) the taxpayer has elected the ap5 plication of this subsection with respect to 

6 such contribution. 

7 (B) EXCEPTION.—Such term shall not in8 clude a contribution by a donor if the contribu9 tion is— 

10 (i) to an organization described in sec11 tion 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

12 Code of 1986, or 

13 (ii) for the establishment of a new, or 

14 maintenance of an existing, donor advised 

15 fund (as defined in section 4966(d)(2) of 

16 such Code). 

17 (C) APPLICATION OF ELECTION TO PART18 NERSHIPS AND S CORPORATIONS.—In the case 

19 of a partnership or S corporation, the election 

20 under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be made sepa21 rately by each partner or shareholder. 

22 (b) SPECIAL RULES FOR QUALIFIED DISASTER-RE23 LATED PERSONAL CASUALTY LOSSES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—If an individual has a net 

25 disaster loss for any taxable year— 
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1 (A) the amount determined under section 

2 165(h)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code 

3 of 1986 shall be equal to the sum of— 

4 (i) such net disaster loss, and 

5 (ii) so much of the excess referred to 

6 in the matter preceding clause (i) of sec7 tion 165(h)(2)(A) of such Code (reduced 

8 by the amount in clause (i) of this sub9 paragraph) as exceeds 10 percent of the 

10 adjusted gross income of the individual, 

11 (B) section 165(h)(1) of such Code shall 

12 be applied by substituting ‘‘$500’’ for ‘‘$500 

13 ($100 for taxable years beginning after Decem14 ber 31, 2009)’’, 

15 (C) the standard deduction determined 

16 under section 63(c) of such Code shall be in17 creased by the net disaster loss, and 

18 (D) section 56(b)(1)(E) of such Code shall 

19 not apply to so much of the standard deduction 

20 as is attributable to the increase under sub21 paragraph (C) of this paragraph. 

22 (2) NET DISASTER LOSS.—For purposes of this 

23 subsection, the term ‘‘net disaster loss’’ means the 

24 excess of qualified disaster-related personal casualty 

25 losses over personal casualty gains (as defined in 
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1 section 165(h)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 

2 of 1986). 

3 (3) QUALIFIED DISASTER-RELATED PERSONAL

4 CASUALTY LOSSES.—For purposes of this sub5 section, the term ‘‘qualified disaster-related personal 

6 casualty losses’’ means losses described in section 

7 165(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

8 which arise in the California wildfire disaster area 

9 on or after October 8, 2017, and which are attrib10 utable to the wildfires to which the declaration of 

11 such area relates. 

12 (c) SPECIAL RULE FOR DETERMINING EARNED IN13 COME.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a qualified in15 dividual, if the earned income of the taxpayer for the 

16 taxable year which includes the applicable date is 

17 less than the earned income of the taxpayer for the 

18 preceding taxable year, the credits allowed under 

19 sections 24(d) and 32 of the Internal Revenue Code 

20 of 1986 may, at the election of the taxpayer, be de21 termined by substituting— 

22 (A) such earned income for the preceding 

23 taxable year, for 

24 (B) such earned income for the taxable 

25 year which includes October 8, 2017. 
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1 (2) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of 

2 this subsection, the term ‘‘qualified individual’’ 

3 means any individual whose principal place of abode 

4 on October 8, 2017, was located— 

5 (A) in the California wildfire disaster zone, 

6 or 

7 (B) in the California wildfire disaster area 

8 (but outside the California wildfire disaster 

9 zone) and such individual was displaced from 

10 such principal place of abode by reason of the 

11 wildfires to which the declaration of such area 

12 relates. 

13 (3) EARNED INCOME.—For purposes of this 

14 subsection, the term ‘‘earned income’’ has the mean15 ing given such term under section 32(c) of the Inter16 nal Revenue Code of 1986. 

17 (4) SPECIAL RULES.— 

18 (A) APPLICATION TO JOINT RETURNS.— 

19 For purposes of paragraph (1), in the case of 

20 a joint return for a taxable year which includes 

21 October 8, 2017— 

22 (i) such paragraph shall apply if ei23 ther spouse is a qualified individual, and 

24 (ii) the earned income of the taxpayer 

25 for the preceding taxable year shall be the 
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1 sum of the earned income of each spouse 

2 for such preceding taxable year. 

3 (B) UNIFORM APPLICATION OF ELEC4 TION.—Any election made under paragraph (1) 

5 shall apply with respect to both sections 24(d) 

6 and 32, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

7 (C) ERRORS TREATED AS MATHEMATICAL

8 ERROR.—For purposes of section 6213 of the 

9 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, an incorrect 

10 use on a return of earned income pursuant to 

11 paragraph (1) shall be treated as a mathe12 matical or clerical error. 

13 (D) NO EFFECT ON DETERMINATION OF

14 GROSS INCOME, ETC.—Except as otherwise pro15 vided in this subsection, the Internal Revenue 

16 Code of 1986 shall be applied without regard to 

17 any substitution under paragraph (1). 

18 TITLE II—TAX RELIEF FOR HUR19 RICANES HARVEY, IRMA, AND 

20 MARIA 

21 SEC. 5101. TAX RELIEF FOR HURRICANES HARVEY, IRMA, 

22 AND MARIA. 

23 (a) MODIFICATION OF HURRICANES HARVEY AND

24 IRMA DISASTER AREAS.—Subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of 

25 section 501 of the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and 
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1 Airway Extension Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-63; 131 

2 Stat. 1173) are both amended by striking ‘‘September 21, 

3 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘October 17, 2017’’. 

4 (b) EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT.—Subsections 

5 (a)(3), (b)(3), and (c)(3) of section 503 of the Disaster 

6 Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 

7 (Public Law 115-63; 131 Stat. 1181) are each amended 

8 by striking ‘‘sections 51(i)(1) and 52’’ and inserting ‘‘sec9 tions 51(i)(1), 52, and 280C(a)’’. 

10 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

11 this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions 

12 of title V of the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Air13 way Extension Act of 2017 to which such amendments 

14 relate. 

15 TITLE III—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 

16 SEC. 5201. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 

17 This division is designated as an emergency require18 ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As19 You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 

20 SEC. 5202. DESIGNATION IN SENATE. 

21 In the Senate, this division is designated as an emer22 gency requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. 
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1 Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

2 the budget for fiscal year 2010. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 21, 

2017. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4667 

AN ACT 

Making further supplemental appropriations for the 

for other purposes. and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and aster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for dis-