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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4782 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4782

To provide additional disaster recovery assistance for the Commonwealth 
  of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2018

 Ms. Plaskett (for herself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Soto) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Ways and Means, 
    Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, and 
    Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To provide additional disaster recovery assistance for the Commonwealth 
  of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico and 
Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
                        TITLE I--INFRASTRUCTURE

                           Subtitle A--Energy

Sec. 101. Assistance for rebuilding of electric grid.
Sec. 102. Clean energy grants.
              Subtitle B--Energy Infrastructure Incentives

Sec. 111. Grant program to promote access to renewable energy and 
                            energy efficiency for Puerto Rico and the 
                            Virgin Islands.
Sec. 112. Incentives for energy efficient commercial buildings.
Sec. 113. Incentives for new energy efficient homes.
Sec. 114. Incentives for alternative motor vehicles and qualified plug-
                            in electric drive motor vehicles.
    Subtitle C--Transportation, Housing, and Agriculture Incentives

Sec. 121. General provisions.
Sec. 122. Highway program.
Sec. 123. Federal-aid highway emergency relief program.
Sec. 124. Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program.
Sec. 125. TIGER discretionary grants.
Sec. 126. Passenger and freight rail improvements.
Sec. 127. Airport improvement program.
Sec. 128. Airport Facilities and Equipment.
Sec. 129. Clean and safe water revolving funds.
Sec. 130. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 131. Corps of Engineers funds.
Sec. 132. Predisaster hazard mitigation and resiliency.
Sec. 133. Broadband programs.
Sec. 134. Housing and community development.
Sec. 135. Oversight.
                 TITLE II--MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PARITY

                          Subtitle A--Medicaid

Sec. 201. Elimination of general Medicaid funding limitations (``cap'') 
                            for territories.
Sec. 202. Elimination of specific Federal medical assistance percentage 
                            (FMAP) limitation for territories; 
                            temporarily increasing the FMAP for Puerto 
                            Rico and the Virgin Islands to 100 percent.
Sec. 203. Application of Medicaid waiver authority to all of the 
                            territories.
Sec. 204. Permitting Medicaid DSH allotments for territories.
                          Subtitle B--Medicare

                             Part I--Part A

Sec. 211. Calculation of Medicare DSH payments for IPPS hospitals in 
                            Puerto Rico.
Sec. 212. Rebasing target amount for hospitals in territories.
Sec. 213. Medicare DSH target adjustment for hospitals in territories.
                            Part II--Part B

Sec. 221. Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents 
                            of Puerto Rico; special enrollment period 
                            and limit on late enrollment penalties.
                 Part III--Medicare Advantage (Part C)

Sec. 231. Adjustment in benchmark for low-base payment counties in 
                            Puerto Rico.
                            Part IV--Part D

Sec. 241. Improved use of allocated prescription drug funds by 
                            territories.
Sec. 242. Report on treatment of territories under Medicare part D.
                       Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

Sec. 251. Modified treatment of territories with respect to application 
                            of ACA annual health insurance provider 
                            fees.
Sec. 252. Medicaid and CHIP territory transparency and information.
Sec. 253. Report on exclusion of territories from Exchanges.
Sec. 254. Access to coverage for individuals in certain areas without 
                            any available Exchange plans.
Sec. 255. Extension of family-to-family health information centers 
                            program to territories.
Sec. 256. Temporary increase in Social Services Block Grant allotments 
                            for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
                         TITLE III--AGRICULTURE

Sec. 301. Rural Utilities Service programs.
Sec. 302. Rural Energy for America Program.
Sec. 303. Rural community facilities program.
Sec. 304. Rural housing.
Sec. 305. Watershed and flood prevention operations.
Sec. 306. Community facilities grants.
Sec. 307. Waiver of noninsured crop disaster assistance program service 
                            fee.
Sec. 308. Assistance for Community Food Projects.
Sec. 309. Participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the 
                            Northern Mariana Islands in supplemental 
                            nutrition assistance program.
Sec. 310. Payment limitations for certain producers in disaster areas.
Sec. 311. Treatment of certain producers as socially disadvantaged 
                            farmers and ranchers.
Sec. 312. Emergency watershed protection program.
Sec. 313. Emergency forest restoration program.
Sec. 314. Treatment of certain producers as limited resource producers.
Sec. 315. Retroactive availability of catastrophic level of protection 
                            under noninsured crop assistance program.
Sec. 316. Distribution of funds made available for equipment assistance 
                            grants under the National School Lunch Act 
                            to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Sec. 317. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, 
                            and children.
Sec. 318. Deadline for application submission.
                       TITLE IV--VETERANS AFFAIRS

Sec. 401. Appropriation of amounts for Department of Veterans Affairs 
                            to address consequences of Hurricane Irma 
                            and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the 
                            Virgin Islands.
                      TITLE V--EDUCATION RECOVERY

                Subtitle A--Educational Assistance Funds

Sec. 501. Education and Head Start funding.
     Subtitle B--Elementary and Secondary Education Disaster Relief

Sec. 511. Definitions.
Sec. 512. Immediate aid to restart school operations.
Sec. 513. Allocations to local educational agencies for the long-term 
                            improvement of public school facilities.
Sec. 514. Hold harmless for local educational agencies serving major 
                            disaster areas.
Sec. 515. Paraprofessional reciprocity; delay.
Sec. 516. Regulatory and financial relief.
Sec. 517. Assistance for homeless children and youths.
Sec. 518. Temporary emergency impact aid for displaced students.
Sec. 519. Severability.
Sec. 520. Authorization of funds.
Sec. 521. Sunset provision.
              Subtitle C--Higher Education Disaster Relief

Sec. 531. Definitions.
Sec. 532. General waivers and modifications.
Sec. 533. Modification of part A of title II grants authorized.
Sec. 534. Authorized uses of Trio, Gear-Up, part A or B of title III, 
                            title V, and other grants.
Sec. 535. Professional judgment.
Sec. 536. Expanding information dissemination regarding eligibility for 
                            Federal Pell Grants.
Sec. 537. Procedures.
Sec. 538. Temporary deferral for affected Federal student loan 
                            borrowers.
Sec. 539. Termination of authority.
Sec. 540. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico college access.
  Subtitle D--Disaster Relief for Other Education and Related Programs

Sec. 551. Definitions.
Sec. 552. Agreements to extend certain deadlines of the individuals 
                            with disabilities education act to 
                            facilitate the provision of educational 
                            services to children with disabilities.
Sec. 553. Head Start and child care and development block grants.
    TITLE VI--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND WORKER PROTECTIONS

Sec. 601. Training and employment services.
Sec. 602. Equitable treatment for possessions of the United States with 
                            respect to the earned income tax credit and 
                            the child tax credit.
Sec. 603. Requirement to use local labor.
Sec. 604. Minimum wage for young employees in Puerto Rico.
Sec. 605. Overtime hours protections for workers in Puerto Rico.
Sec. 606. Unemployment assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
                            Islands.
Sec. 607. Extension of the supplemental security income program to 
                            territories.
Sec. 608. Economic Development Assistance Programs.
Sec. 609. Appropriation to CDFI Fund for disaster relief in Puerto Rico 
                            and the Virgin Islands.
Sec. 610. Community Development Fund.
Sec. 611. Small Business Administration disaster loans.
Sec. 612. Temporary increase in new markets tax credit for investments 
                            in community development entities serving 
                            covered disaster areas.
Sec. 613. Full rum cover over.
Sec. 614. Temporary modification to tax home and closer connection 
                            test.
Sec. 615. Income allocable to fixed place of business.
Sec. 616. Federal permitting.
                  TITLE VII--ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Sec. 701. National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund.
Sec. 702. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and 
                            Management.
Sec. 703. Hazardous Substance Superfund.
Sec. 704. Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund.
Sec. 705. Department of the Interior grants.
Sec. 706. Department of Defense environmental restoration.
Sec. 707. Additional Recovery Assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
                            Islands Fund.
Sec. 708. United States Fish and Wildlife Service construction.
Sec. 709. Activities carried out by the Chief of Engineers in Puerto 
                            Rico.
Sec. 710. Land and water conservation fund parity.
     TITLE VIII--LONG-TERM RESILIENT EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF PLAN

Sec. 801. Long-term disaster relief plan for Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
                            Islands.
                       TITLE IX--FEMA PROVISIONS

Sec. 901. Waiver of non-Federal share requirements.
Sec. 902. Hazard mitigation.
Sec. 903. Repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities.
Sec. 904. Community disaster loans.
Sec. 905. Waiver of limit on management costs.
Sec. 906. Maximum amount of assistance for individuals and households 
                            program.
Sec. 907. Restoration of telecommunications infrastructure.
Sec. 908. Availability of translators.
                       TITLE X--EMERGENCY FUNDING

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 1001. Extension of claim filing deadline.
Sec. 1002. Emergency designation.
Subtitle B--Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Hurricane Damage Restoration 
                                Account

Sec. 1011. Definitions.
Sec. 1012. Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands Hurricane 
                            Damage Restoration Account.
Sec. 1013. Establishment and operation of the Puerto Rico and Virgin 
                            Islands emergency credit facility.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) provide for the desperate, immediate needs of the 
        people of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands;
            (2) ensure that the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the 
        Virgin Islands carried out by the Federal Government are driven 
        by the local communities who were impacted by Hurricanes Irma 
        and Maria;
            (3) implement recovery efforts in a way that allows 
        participation in transparent processes to ensure public input 
        and oversight in long-term development;
            (4) prevent the erosion of long-term development, local and 
        municipal governing power, the rights of the people impacted, 
        and their ability to influence their recovery;
            (5) protect labor, public engagement, local and municipal 
        governing power, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
        (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and other protections;
            (6) address the real and imminent threats to Puerto Rico 
        and the Virgin Islands from extreme weather events caused by 
        anthropogenic climate change; and
            (7) during the recovery efforts, prioritize, where 
        possible--
                    (A) mitigation of the causes of climate change by 
                decreasing or eliminating dependence on fossil fuel 
                use;
                    (B) adaptation to the increasing climate impacts of 
                extreme weather and sea level rise by rebuilding 
                infrastructure to higher standards and supporting 
                innovative solutions that can better withstand extreme 
                weather and other risks; and
                    (C) resiliency to ensure the safety and health of 
                the people of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to 
                ensure they withstand future threats and are able to 
                efficiently and quickly recover from the next 
                hurricanes that strike these islands.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Covered disaster.--The term ``covered disaster'' means 
        a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of 
        the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) with respect to Hurricane Irma or 
        Hurricane Maria.
            (2) Covered disaster area.--The term ``covered disaster 
        area'' means an area--
                    (A) located in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands; 
                and
                    (B) for which the President declared a covered 
                disaster.
            (3) Public assistance grant program.--The term ``public 
        assistance grant program'' means the public assistance grant 
        program authorized under sections 403, 406, 407, 418, 419, 428, 
        and 502(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, 5185, 
        5186, 5189f, and 5192(a)).
            (4) Puerto rico.--The term ``Puerto Rico'' means the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            (5) Virgin islands.--The term ``Virgin Islands'' means the 
        Virgin Islands of the United States.

                        TITLE I--INFRASTRUCTURE

                           Subtitle A--Energy

SEC. 101. ASSISTANCE FOR REBUILDING OF ELECTRIC GRID.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Efficient.--The term ``efficient'' means, with respect 
        to a technology, product, material, equipment, or practice, the 
        use of the technology, product, material, equipment, or 
        practice in a manner that results in reduced energy consumption 
        or energy costs for the same level of service or a higher level 
        of service.
            (2) Resilient.--The term ``resilient'' means, with respect 
        to a system or a component of a system, the ability of the 
        system or component to adapt to a changing condition and 
        withstand and rapidly recover from a disruption.
    (b) Use of Resilient Energy Systems To Rebuild Following 
Disasters.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, assistance provided under sections 403, 404, 406, 408, and 
        428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5170c, 5172, 5174, 5189f) may 
        be used to build, repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace an 
        energy system or building in a covered disaster area as a 
        result of a covered disaster in a manner that--
                    (A) is more resilient;
                    (B) is more efficient;
                    (C) provides continuous flow of power to facilities 
                critical to public health, safety, and welfare;
                    (D) maximizes the use of clean energy resources and 
                energy storage technologies; and
                    (E) promotes lower energy bills to the extent 
                feasible.
            (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) creates 
        eligibility for assistance for any energy provider that is not 
        otherwise eligible for assistance under the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
        seq.).
            (3) Coordination with private entities.--
                    (A) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal 
                Emergency Management Agency shall designate a 
                representative of the Agency to coordinate with one or 
                more private entities that are interested in donating 
                energy system technologies and services to rebuild in 
                accordance with paragraph (1).
                    (B) Coordination among agencies.--In carrying out 
                subparagraph (A), the Administrator of the Federal 
                Emergency Management Agency is encouraged to coordinate 
                with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security.
            (4) Technical assistance.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, each National Laboratory 
                (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 
                2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)), in coordination with the 
                programs of the Department of Energy that provide 
                assistance to States and industry, shall make technical 
                assistance available to Federal, State, and local 
                agencies and private entities that are interested in--
                            (i) developing plans or providing guidance 
                        on the design of a resilient and efficient 
                        energy system or building; and
                            (ii) building, repairing, restoring, 
                        reconstructing, or replacing an energy system 
                        or building in accordance with paragraph (1).
                    (B) Consultation among agencies.--The Administrator 
                of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is 
                encouraged to consult with the Secretary of Defense 
                regarding the experience of the Department of Defense 
                in building resilient power systems.
    (c) Appropriation of Funds.--Out of funds of the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency $13,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
2018, to remain available until expended, for carrying out the 
activities authorized under this section (including technical 
assistance and related activities), and other related activities, 
including conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized. 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any authority to 
provide emergency assistance otherwise provided by law.

SEC. 102. CLEAN ENERGY GRANTS.

    (a) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.--
            (1) In general.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
        appropriated, there is appropriated to the Energy Efficiency 
        and Renewable Energy Account of the Department of Energy 
        $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until 
        expended and subject to paragraph (2), to provide to Puerto 
        Rico and the Virgin Islands, on a competitive basis and in 
        accordance with the applicable allocation formula, to provide 
        grants under the programs described in that paragraph.
            (2) Minimum allocation.--Of the amounts made available 
        under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) not less than $19,200,000 shall be made 
                available to each of Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
                Islands, to remain available until expended, for grants 
                under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block 
                Grant Program established under section 542(a) of the 
                Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
                17152(a)), to be allocated in accordance with section 
                543 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 17153), after taking into 
                account, for purposes of calculating distributions 
                under subsection (b) of that section, the most recent 
                and accurate population data available as of the date 
                of the calculation;
                    (B) not less than $1,700,000 shall be made 
                available to Puerto Rico and not less than $390,000 
                shall be made available to the Virgin Islands, to 
                remain available until expended, for grants under the 
                Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income 
                Persons established under part A of title IV of the 
                Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 
                et seq.); and
                    (C) not less $950,000 shall be made available to 
                Puerto Rico and not less than $430,000 shall be made 
                available to the Virgin Islands, to remain available 
                until expended, for grants to carry out State energy 
                conservation programs under part D of title III of the 
                Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et 
                seq.).
    (b) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.--Out of funds of the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services $31,600,000 for fiscal year 
2018, to remain available until expended, to provide, on a competitive 
basis, grants authorized under section 2602(a) of the Low-Income Home 
Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(a)), to be allocated in 
accordance with any applicable formulas under that Act, of which--
            (1) $30,400,000 shall be made available to Puerto Rico; and
            (2) $1,200,000 shall be made available to the Virgin 
        Islands.
    (c) Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.--Out of funds of 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Account of the Department 
of Energy $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until 
expended--
            (1) to conduct electricity delivery and energy reliability 
        activities to modernize the electric grid in Puerto Rico and 
        the Virgin Islands, including--
                    (A) the use of demand responsive equipment;
                    (B) enhancing the security and reliability of 
                energy infrastructure;
                    (C) providing for the conduct of research relating 
                to, and the development, demonstration, and deployment 
                of, energy storage; and
                    (D) facilitating recovery from disruptions to the 
                energy supply; and
            (2) to implement programs authorized under title XIII of 
        the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
        17381 et seq.) in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

              Subtitle B--Energy Infrastructure Incentives

SEC. 111. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY AND 
              ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    (a) In General.--Upon application, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall, subject to the requirements of this section, provide a grant to 
each eligible person who places in service specified energy property in 
Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands to reimburse such person for a 
portion of the expense of such property as provided in subsection (b). 
No grant shall be made under this section with respect to any property 
unless--
            (1) in the case of specified energy property which is 
        described in paragraph (1) of section 45(d) or clause (i) of 
        section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        (determined without regard to any date by which construction 
        must begin), the construction of such property begins after 
        September 6, 2017, and
            (2) in the case of any other specified energy property, 
        such property is placed in service after September 6, 2017.
    (b) Grant Amount.--
            (1) In general.--The amount of the grant under subsection 
        (a) with respect to any specified energy property shall be 30 
        percent of the basis of such property.
            (2) Dollar limitations.--In the case of property described 
        in paragraph (1), (2), (6), or (7) of subsection (d), the 
        amount of any grant under this section with respect to such 
        property shall not exceed the limitation described in section 
        48(a)(5)(E), 48(c)(1)(B), 48(c)(2)(B), or 48(c)(3)(B) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, respectively, with respect to 
        such property.
    (c) Time for Payment of Grant.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
make payment of any grant under subsection (a) during the 60-day period 
subsequent to the date of the application for such grant.
    (d) Specified Energy Property.--For purposes of this section, the 
term ``specified energy property'' means any of the following:
            (1) Qualified facilities.--Any qualified property (as 
        defined in section 48(a)(5)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986) which is part of a qualified facility (within the meaning 
        of section 45 of such Code) described in paragraph (1), (4), 
        (9), or (11) of section 45(d) of such Code (determined without 
        regard to any date by which construction must begin).
            (2) Qualified fuel cell property.--Any qualified fuel cell 
        property (as defined in section 48(c)(1) of such Code, 
        determined without regard to any termination date).
            (3) Solar property.--Any property described in clause (i) 
        or (ii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code (determined without 
        regard to any termination date).
            (4) Qualified small wind energy property.--Any qualified 
        small wind energy property (as defined in section 48(c)(4) of 
        such Code, determined without regard to any termination date).
            (5) Geothermal property.--Any property described in clause 
        (iii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code.
            (6) Qualified microturbine property.--Any qualified 
        microturbine property (as defined in section 48(c)(2) of such 
        Code, determined without regard to any termination date).
            (7) Combined heat and power system property.--Any combined 
        heat and power system property (as defined in section 48(c)(3) 
        of such Code, determined without regard to subparagraph (A)(iv) 
        thereof).
            (8) Geothermal heat pump property.--Any property described 
        in clause (vii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code (determined 
        without regard to any termination date).
            (9) Residential energy efficient property.--Any property or 
        equipment described in subsection (c) of section 25D of such 
        Code (determined without regard to subsection (h) of such 
        section).
Such term shall not include any property unless depreciation (or 
amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable (or would be 
allowable if section 933 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 were not 
taken into account) with respect to such property.
    (e) Eligible Person.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``eligible person'' means--
            (1) any individual that is a bona fide resident (as defined 
        under section 937 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of 
        Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, and
            (2) any corporation which is organized under the laws of 
        Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
    (f) Other Definitions.--Terms used in this section which are also 
used in section 45 or 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
have the same meaning for purposes of this section as when used in such 
section 45 or 48. Any reference in this section to the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall be treated as including the Secretary's delegate.
    (g) Application of Certain Rules.--In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall apply rules similar to the 
rules of section 50 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that 
in applying subsection (b)(1) thereof ``Puerto Rico or the Virgin 
Islands'' shall be substituted for ``the United States''. In applying 
such rules, if the property is disposed of, or otherwise ceases to be 
specified energy property, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide 
for the recapture of the appropriate percentage of the grant amount in 
such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury determines appropriate.
    (h) Appropriations.--For fiscal year 2018, there is hereby 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury--
            (1) for providing grants for specified energy property 
        placed in service in Puerto Rico, $270,000,000, and
            (2) for providing grants for specified energy property 
        placed in service in the Virgin Islands, $20,000,000,
to remain available until expended.

SEC. 112. INCENTIVES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

    (a) Grant Program for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.--
            (1) In general.--Upon application, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall, subject to the requirements of this subsection, 
        provide a grant to each eligible person who places in service 
        energy efficient commercial building property to reimburse such 
        person for a portion of the expense of such property as 
        provided in paragraph (2). No grant shall be made under this 
        subsection with respect to any property unless such property is 
        placed in service after September 6, 2017.
            (2) Grant amount.--The amount of the grant under paragraph 
        (1) with respect to any energy efficient commercial building 
        property shall be equal to the product of--
                    (A) 35 percent, and
                    (B) the excess of--
                            (i) the product of--
                                    (I) $1.80, and
                                    (II) the square footage of the 
                                building, over
                            (ii) the aggregate amount of all prior 
                        grants under paragraph (1) with respect to the 
                        building.
            (3) Time for payment of grant.--The Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall make payment of any grant under paragraph (1) 
        during the 60-day period beginning on the later of--
                    (A) the date of the application for such grant, or
                    (B) the date the energy efficient commercial 
                building property for which the grant is being made is 
                placed in service.
            (4) Energy efficient commercial building property.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, the term ``energy efficient 
        commercial building property'' has the meaning given such term 
        under section 179D(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
        except that--
                    (A) the determination of whether depreciation (or 
                amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable 
                under such section 179D(c)(1)(A) shall be made without 
                regard to section 933 of such Code,
                    (B) such section 179D(c)(1)(B)(i) shall be applied 
                by substituting ``Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands'' 
                for ``the United States'', and
                    (C) subsection (h) of section 179D of such Code 
                shall not apply.
            (5) Eligible person.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term ``eligible person'' means--
                    (A) any individual that is a bona fide resident (as 
                defined under section 937 of the Internal Revenue Code 
                of 1986) of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, and
                    (B) any corporation which is organized under the 
                laws of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
            (6) Secretary of the treasury.--Any reference in this 
        subsection to the Secretary of the Treasury shall be treated as 
        including the Secretary's delegate.
            (7) Application of special rules.--Rules similar to the 
        rules of subsections (d), (f), and (g) of section 179D of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply with respect to 
        grants under this subsection.
    (b) Appropriations.--For fiscal year 2018, there is hereby 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury $11,500,000, to remain 
available until expended, to carry out the purposes of this section.

SEC. 113. INCENTIVES FOR NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES.

    (a) Grant Program for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.--
            (1) In general.--Upon application, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall, subject to the requirements of this subsection, 
        provide a grant to each eligible contractor with respect to 
        each qualified new energy efficient home which is--
                    (A) constructed by an eligible contractor, and
                    (B) acquired by a person from such eligible 
                contractor for use as a residence.
        No grant shall be made under this subsection with respect to 
        any qualified new energy efficient home unless such home is 
        acquired by another person for use as a residence after 
        September 6, 2017.
            (2) Amount of grant.--The amount of the grant under 
        paragraph (1) with respect to any qualified new energy 
        efficient home is an amount equal to--
                    (A) in the case of a dwelling unit described in 
                paragraph (1) or (2) of section 45L(c) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986, $2,000, and
                    (B) in the case of a dwelling unit described in 
                paragraph (3) of section 45L(c) of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986, $1,000.
            (3) Time for payment of grant.--The Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall make payment of any grant under paragraph (1) 
        during the 60-day period beginning on the later of--
                    (A) the date of the application for such grant, or
                    (B) the date the qualified new energy efficient 
                home for which the grant is acquired by another person 
                for use as a residence.
            (4) Qualified new energy efficient home.--For purposes of 
        this subsection, the term ``qualified new energy efficient 
        home'' has the meaning given such term under section 45L(b)(2) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that--
                    (A) subparagraph (A) thereof shall be applied by 
                substituting ``Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands'' for 
                ``the United States'', and
                    (B) subparagraph (B) thereof shall be applied by 
                substituting ``September 6, 2017'' for ``the date of 
                the enactment of this section''.
            (5) Eligible contractor.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        the term ``eligible contractor'' means--
                    (A) a person who constructed the qualified new 
                energy efficient home, or
                    (B) in the case of a qualified new energy efficient 
                home which is a manufactured home, the manufactured 
                home producer of such home.
            (6) Other terms.--Terms used in this subsection which are 
        also used in section 45L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        shall have the same meaning for purposes of this subsection as 
        when used in section 45L. Any reference in this subsection to 
        the Secretary of the Treasury shall be treated as including the 
        Secretary's delegate.
    (b) Appropriations.--For fiscal year 2018, there is hereby 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury $30,800,000, to remain 
available until expended, to carry out the purposes of this section.

SEC. 114. INCENTIVES FOR ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VEHICLES AND QUALIFIED PLUG-
              IN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES.

    (a) Grant Program for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.--
            (1) In general.--Upon application, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall, subject to the requirements of this subsection, 
        provide a grant to each eligible person who places in service a 
        qualified vehicle to reimburse such person for a portion of the 
        expense of such vehicle as provided in paragraph (2). No grant 
        shall be made under this subsection with respect to any vehicle 
        unless such vehicle is placed in service after September 6, 
        2017.
            (2) Grant amount.--
                    (A) In general.--The amount of the grant under 
                paragraph (1) with respect to any qualified vehicle 
                shall be an amount equal to--
                            (i) in the case of a vehicle described in 
                        subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4), the amount 
                        of the credit for such vehicle as determined 
                        under subsection (b) of section 30B of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
                            (ii) in the case of a vehicle described in 
                        subparagraph (B) of such paragraph, the amount 
                        of the credit for such vehicle as determined 
                        under subsection (d)(2)(A) of such section,
                            (iii) in the case of a vehicle described in 
                        subparagraph (C) of such paragraph, the amount 
                        of the credit for such vehicle as determined 
                        under subsection (i)(1) of such section,
                            (iv) in the case of a vehicle described in 
                        subparagraph (D) of such paragraph, the amount 
                        of the credit for such vehicle as determined 
                        under subsection (b) of section 30D of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that in 
                        applying paragraph (3) of such subsection, 
                        ``$7,500'' shall be substituted for ``$5,000'', 
                        and
                            (v) in the case of a vehicle described in 
                        subparagraph (E) of such paragraph, the 
                        applicable amount for such vehicle as 
                        determined under subsection (g)(2) of such 
                        section.
                    (B) Inapplicability of credit termination date.--
                For purposes of subparagraph (A), in determining the 
                amount of the credit under section 30B or 30D of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as applicable, such 
                determination shall be made without regard to any 
                termination date under such section.
            (3) Time for payment of grant.--The Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall make payment of any grant under paragraph (1) 
        during the 60-day period beginning on the later of--
                    (A) the date of the application for such grant, or
                    (B) the date the qualified vehicle for which the 
                grant is being made is placed in service.
            (4) Qualified vehicle.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        the term ``qualified vehicle'' means--
                    (A) any new qualified fuel cell motor vehicle, as 
                defined in subsection (b)(3) of section 30B of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
                    (B) any new qualified hybrid motor vehicle, as 
                defined in subsection (d)(3) of such section, which is 
                a passenger automobile or light truck and which has a 
                gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 
                pounds,
                    (C) any motor vehicle which is converted to a 
                qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle, as 
                described in subsection (i)(1) of such section,
                    (D) any new qualified plug-in electric drive motor 
                vehicle, as defined in subsection (d)(1) of section 30D 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
                    (E) any qualified 2- or 3-wheeled plug-in electric 
                vehicle, as defined in subsection (g)(3) of such 
                section.
            (5) Eligible person.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term ``eligible person'' means--
                    (A) any individual that is a bona fide resident (as 
                defined under section 937 of the Internal Revenue Code 
                of 1986) of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, and
                    (B) any corporation which is organized under the 
                laws of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
            (6) Secretary of the treasury.--Any reference in this 
        subsection to the Secretary of the Treasury shall be treated as 
        including the Secretary's delegate.
    (b) Appropriations.--For fiscal year 2018, there is hereby 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury $16,800,000, to remain 
available until expended, to carry out the purposes of this section.

    Subtitle C--Transportation, Housing, and Agriculture Incentives

SEC. 121. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Waiver of Non-Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the non-Federal share of the cost of any program or 
activity carried out using funds provided under this subtitle shall be 
zero.
    (b) Maintenance of Funding; Administrative Expenses.--
            (1) Maintenance of funding.--The funding provided to any 
        program or account under this subtitle shall supplement (and 
        not supplant) any funding provided for that program or account 
        under any other provision of law.
            (2) Administrative expenses.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law (including regulations), of any funds provided 
        for a program or account under this subtitle, the applicable 
        Federal department or agency head may use such percentage for 
        administrative expenses as is established by the limitation for 
        administrative expenses in applicable laws (including 
        regulations) relating to the program or activity.

SEC. 122. HIGHWAY PROGRAM.

    (a) Funding.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation 
$4,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until 
expended, of which--
            (1) $3,000,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
        Puerto Rico Highway Program under section 165(b) of title 23, 
        United States Code; and
            (2) $1,500,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
        territorial highway program in the Virgin Islands under section 
        165(c) of title 23, United States Code.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 165(a) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$158,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$3,158,000,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$42,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$1,542,000,000''.

SEC. 123. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 125(d) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (4); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
    (b) Funding.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the emergency fund established 
under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, $2,122,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for the repair or 
reconstruction of highways, roads, and trails in Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands.

SEC. 124. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated $424,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available 
until expended, to the Secretary of Transportation for the ``Public 
Transportation Emergency Relief Program'' as authorized under section 
5324 of title 49, United States Code, for recovery and relief efforts 
in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Provided, That not more than 
three-quarters of 1 percent of the funds retained for public 
transportation emergency relief shall be available for the purposes of 
administrative expenses and ongoing program management oversight as 
authorized under sections 5334 and 5338(f)(2) of title 49, United 
States Code, and shall be in addition to any other appropriations for 
such purposes.

SEC. 125. TIGER DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.

    (a) Definition of TIGER Discretionary Grant.--In this section, the 
term ``TIGER discretionary grant'' means a grant awarded and 
administered by the Secretary of Transportation using funds made 
available for national infrastructure investments under title I of 
division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 
114-113; 129 Stat. 2835).
    (b) Requirement.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation 
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, 
to award TIGER discretionary grants for eligible programs and 
activities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

SEC. 126. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RAIL IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) Funding.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation 
$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, 
for planning and capital costs to build, improve, or expand passenger 
and freight rail projects in Puerto Rico under titles 23 and 49, United 
States Code.
    (b) Eligible Uses.--Of the amounts made available for each fiscal 
year under subsection (a)--
            (1) not more than 15 percent may be used for temporary 
        operating assistance for such rail and transit projects as the 
        Secretary of Transportation determines to be eligible; and
            (2) not more than 50 percent may be allocated to another 
        transportation capital investment account funded under this 
        Act, on approval of the Secretary of Transportation.

SEC. 127. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $200,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, to remain available until expended, to make grants under the 
Airport Improvement Program under subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 
49, United States Code, for eligible programs and activities in Puerto 
Rico and the Virgin Islands.

SEC. 128. AIRPORT FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated to the Facilities and Equipment Account of the Federal 
Aviation Administration $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, for expenses in Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
Islands, including expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Maria and Irma in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

SEC. 129. CLEAN AND SAFE WATER REVOLVING FUNDS.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency for fiscal year 2018--
            (1) $125,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
        make capitalization grants to Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
        Islands for the purpose of establishing and maintaining water 
        pollution control revolving funds under title VI of the Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); and
            (2) $125,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
        make capitalization grants to Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
        Islands for the purpose of establishing and maintaining 
        drinking water treatment revolving loan funds under section 
        1452(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(a)).

SEC. 130. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $25,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, to remain available until expended, for the construction of 
ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
Islands under section 147 of title 23, United States Code.

SEC. 131. CORPS OF ENGINEERS FUNDS.

    (a) Construction Account.--Out of funds of the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Construction 
Account of the Corps of Engineers $3,255,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, 
to remain available until expended, for authorized navigation, coastal 
storm and riverine flood damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, and 
environmental infrastructure assistance activities, of which--
            (1) $1,830,000,000 is for such activities in Puerto Rico, 
        with priority given to dredging the Cano Martin Pena; and
            (2) $1,425,000,000 is for such activities in the Virgin 
        Islands.
    (b) Operations and Maintenance Account.--Out of funds of the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the 
Operations and Maintenance Account of the Corps of Engineers 
$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, 
for eligible operations and maintenance costs of coastal harbors and 
channels, and for inland harbors, to improve the movement of goods 
through marine ports in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

SEC. 132. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, 
to carry out in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands minor localized 
flood reduction projects and major flood risk reduction projects under 
the predisaster hazard mitigation program under section 203 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5133).

SEC. 133. BROADBAND PROGRAMS.

    (a) Broadband Initiatives Program.--Out of funds of the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $150,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for the broadband 
initiatives program established under title VI of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.) to expand access 
to, and the quality of, broadband service across Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands, with preference given to--
            (1) public or cooperatively owned telecommunications 
        systems; or
            (2) telecommunications systems that provide telehealth, 
        distance learning, and public safety benefits.
    (b) BroadbandUSA Program.--Out of funds of the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $150,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, to remain available until expended, to the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration to carry out the 
BroadbandUSA program in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with 
preference given to--
            (1) public or cooperatively owned telecommunications 
        systems; or
            (2) telecommunications systems that provide telehealth, 
        distance learning, and public safety benefits.

SEC. 134. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) HOME Investment Partnerships Program.--
            (1) All participating jurisdictions.--Out of funds of the 
        Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated 
        $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until 
        expended, for the HOME Investment Partnerships program 
        authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
        Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.)--
                    (A) to be allocated between Puerto Rico and the 
                Virgin Islands in the same proportion as for the most 
                recent fiscal year; and
                    (B) of which the amount allocated to Puerto Rico 
                under subparagraph (A) shall be allocated 
                proportionately among participating jurisdictions in 
                Puerto Rico in accordance with the allocation among 
                such jurisdictions for the most recent fiscal year.
            (2) Cano martin pena communities.--Out of funds of the 
        Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition to the amount 
        appropriated under paragraph (1), there is appropriated 
        $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until 
        expended, for the HOME Investment Partnerships program 
        authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
        Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) to be 
        allocated to the HOME Investment Partnership Program of the 
        Municipality of San Juan for use by the Cano Martin Pena 
        Community Land Trust (also known as ``El Fedeicomiso de la 
        Tierra del Cano Martin Pena'') to create, improve, and 
        rehabilitate affordable housing in the 8 Cano Martin Pena 
        communities, including for the costs of relocating homes from 
        the banks of the channel to other locations in the community.
    (b) Community Development Block Grant Program.--
            (1) All jurisdictions.--Out of funds of the Treasury not 
        otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $300,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for the 
        community development block grant program under title I of the 
        Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 
        et seq.)--
                    (A) to be allocated between Puerto Rico and the 
                Virgin Islands in the same proportion as for the most 
                recent fiscal year; and
                    (B) of which the amount allocated to Puerto Rico 
                under subparagraph (A) shall be allocated 
                proportionately among entitlement communities and 
                nonentitlement communities in Puerto Rico in accordance 
                with the allocation among such communities for the most 
                recent fiscal year.
            (2) Cano martin pena communities.--Out of funds of the 
        Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition to the amount 
        appropriated under paragraph (1), there is appropriated 
        $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until 
        expended, for the community development block grant program 
        under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
        1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) to be allocated to the 
        Municipality of San Juan for use by the Martin Pena Canal 
        ENLACE Project Corporation (also known as ``La Corporacion del 
        Proyecto ENLACE del Cano Martin Pena'') for housing, community, 
        and economic development in the 8 Cano Martin Pena communities.
    (c) Low-Income Housing Operating Subsidy.--Out of funds of the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $41,200,000 
for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for payments 
to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public 
housing, as authorized under section 9(e) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), of which--
            (1) $40,000,000 is for such payments to public housing 
        agencies in Puerto Rico; and
            (2) $1,200,000 is for such payments to public housing 
        agencies in the Virgin Islands.
    (d) Choice Neighborhoods Program.--Out of funds of the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $172,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, to remain available until expended, for competitive grants 
under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development for transformation, rehabilitation, and 
replacement housing needs of both public housing and Department of 
Housing and Urban Development-assisted housing and to transform 
neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income 
neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, 
transportation, and access to jobs, of which--
            (1) $167,000,000 is for grants for such purposes in Puerto 
        Rico; and
            (2) $5,000,000 is for grants for such purposes in the 
        Virgin Islands.
    (e) Section 8 Administrative Fees.--Out of funds of the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $47,600,000 for 
fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for 
administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in 
administering the tenant-based rental assistance program under section 
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1947 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) in Puerto 
Rico and the Virgin Islands, of which--
            (1) $46,200,000 is for such expenses in Puerto Rico; and
            (2) $1,400,000 is for such expenses in the Virgin Islands.
    (f) Public Housing Capital Fund.--Out of funds of the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $687,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, to remain available until expended, for the Public Housing 
Capital Fund Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
to carry out capital and management activities for public housing 
agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g), of which--
            (1) $667,000,000 is for such activities in Puerto Rico; and
            (2) $20,000,000 is for such activities in the Virgin 
        Islands.
    (g) Emergency Solutions Grants.--Out of funds of the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $102,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, to remain available until expended, for assistance to Puerto 
Rico and the Virgin Islands under the Emergency Solutions Grant Program 
under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.), of which--
            (1) $99,000,000 is for assistance to Puerto Rico; and
            (2) $3,000,000 is for assistance to the Virgin Islands.

SEC. 135. OVERSIGHT.

    (a) Planning Process.--Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands may not 
receive any funds under this subtitle, unless Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands undertake a planning process, administered by the 
respective regulatory drinking and waste water and service commissions, 
for the water system of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, 
respectively.
    (b) Requirements.--The planning process required under subsection 
(a) shall--
            (1) contain an assessment of the current water needs of the 
        customer classes and future, modernization and resiliency needs 
        of a rebuilt drinking and waste water system;
            (2) describe a transparent and participatory process to 
        evaluate and determine the potential options for meeting the 
        above needs; and
            (3) include recommendations for where funds should be 
        directed for accomplishing the goals described in paragraphs 
        (1) and (2).

                 TITLE II--MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PARITY

                          Subtitle A--Medicaid

SEC. 201. ELIMINATION OF GENERAL MEDICAID FUNDING LIMITATIONS (``CAP'') 
              FOR TERRITORIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1108 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1308) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``subsection (g)'' and inserting ``subsections 
        (g) and (h)'';
            (2) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by inserting ``subsection (h)'' after 
        ``subject to''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Sunset of Medicaid Funding Limitations for Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and American Samoa.--Subsections (f) and (g) shall not apply 
to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa beginning with fiscal year 
2019.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1902(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396a(j)) is amended by striking ``, the limitation in section 
        1108(f),''.
            (2) Section 1903(u) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396b(u)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
            (3) Section 1323(c)(1) of the Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18043(c)(1)) is amended by 
        striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2018''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply beginning with fiscal year 2019.

SEC. 202. ELIMINATION OF SPECIFIC FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE 
              (FMAP) LIMITATION FOR TERRITORIES; TEMPORARILY INCREASING 
              THE FMAP FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO 100 
              PERCENT.

    Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in clause (2), by inserting ``for fiscal years before 
        fiscal year 2019'' after ``American Samoa''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
        ``Notwithstanding the first sentence of this subsection, for 
        each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the Federal medical 
        assistance percentage for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
        shall be 100 percent.''.

SEC. 203. APPLICATION OF MEDICAID WAIVER AUTHORITY TO ALL OF THE 
              TERRITORIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(j) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``American Samoa and the Northern Mariana 
        Islands'' and inserting ``Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of 
        the United States, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
        American Samoa'';
            (2) by striking ``American Samoa or the Northern Mariana 
        Islands'' and inserting ``Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of 
        the United States, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or 
        American Samoa'';
            (3) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Notwithstanding'';
            (4) by inserting ``except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection,'' after ``Notwithstanding any other requirement of 
        this title''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) The Secretary may not waive under this subsection with 
respect to the medical assistance program of any territory--
            ``(A) the requirement of subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) 
        (relating to coverage of adults formerly under foster care);
            ``(B) the requirement to provide medical assistance for 
        early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment 
        services (as defined in section 1905(r)) for individuals who 
        are eligible for assistance under the program and who under the 
        age of 21; or
            ``(C) the requirement to provide for payment for services 
        described in section 1905(a)(2)(C) furnished by a Federally-
        qualified health center and services described in section 
        1905(a)(2)(B) furnished by a rural health clinic in accordance 
        with the provisions of subsection (bb).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply beginning October 1, 2018.

SEC. 204. PERMITTING MEDICAID DSH ALLOTMENTS FOR TERRITORIES.

    Section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end the following 
        new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Territories.--
                            ``(i) Fiscal year 2019.--For fiscal year 
                        2019, the DSH allotment for Puerto Rico, the 
                        Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, the 
                        Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa 
                        shall bear the same ratio to $150,000,000 as 
                        the ratio of the number of individuals who are 
                        low-income or uninsured and residing in such 
                        respective territory (as estimated from time to 
                        time by the Secretary) bears to the sums of the 
                        number of such individuals residing in all of 
                        the territories.
                            ``(ii) Subsequent fiscal year.--For each 
                        subsequent fiscal year, the DSH allotment for 
                        each such territory is subject to an increase 
                        in accordance with paragraph (2).''; and
            (2) in paragraph (9), by inserting before the period at the 
        end the following: ``, and includes, beginning with fiscal year 
        2019, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, 
        Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa''.

                          Subtitle B--Medicare

                             PART I--PART A

SEC. 211. CALCULATION OF MEDICARE DSH PAYMENTS FOR IPPS HOSPITALS IN 
              PUERTO RICO.

    Section 1886(d)(9)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(d)(9)(D)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(iii) Subparagraph (F) (relating to disproportionate 
        share payments), including application of subsection (r), 
        except that for this purpose--
                    ``(I) the sum described in clause (ii) of this 
                subparagraph shall be substituted for the sum referred 
                to in paragraph (5)(F)(ii)(I); and
                    ``(II) for discharges occurring on or after October 
                1, 2017, subclause (I) of paragraph (5)(F)(vi) shall be 
                applied by substituting for the numerator described in 
                such subclause the number of subsection (d) Puerto Rico 
                hospital's patient days for the cost reporting period 
                involved which were made up of patients who (for such 
                days) were entitled to benefits under part A of this 
                title and were--
                            ``(aa) entitled to supplementary security 
                        income benefits (excluding any State 
                        supplementation) under title XVI of this Act;
                            ``(bb) eligible for medical assistance 
                        under a State plan under title XIX; or
                            ``(cc) receiving aid or assistance under 
                        any plan of the State approved under title I, 
                        X, XIV, or XVI.''.

SEC. 212. REBASING TARGET AMOUNT FOR HOSPITALS IN TERRITORIES.

    Section 1886(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(M)(i) For each cost reporting period beginning 
                on or after October 1, 2017, in the case of a hospital 
                located in a territory of the United States, there 
                shall be substituted for the target amount otherwise 
                determined under subparagraph (A) the rebased target 
                amount (as defined in clause (ii)), if such 
                substitution results in an amount of payment under this 
                section to the hospital for such period that is greater 
                than the amount of payment that would be made under 
                this section to the hospital for such period if this 
                subparagraph were not to apply.
                    ``(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
                `rebased target amount' has the meaning given the term 
                `target amount' in subparagraph (A), except that--
                            ``(I) there shall be substituted for the 
                        base cost reporting period the 12-month cost 
                        reporting period beginning during fiscal year 
                        2015;
                            ``(II) any reference in subparagraph (A)(i) 
                        to the `first such cost reporting period' is 
                        deemed a reference to the first cost reporting 
                        period beginning on or after October 1, 2017; 
                        and
                            ``(III) the applicable percentage increase 
                        shall only be applied under subparagraph 
                        (B)(ii) for cost reporting periods beginning on 
                        or after October 1, 2017.
                    ``(iii) Nothing in this subparagraph shall affect 
                any rebasing request by a hospital for any cost 
                reporting period beginning during a fiscal year before 
                fiscal year 2015.''.

SEC. 213. MEDICARE DSH TARGET ADJUSTMENT FOR HOSPITALS IN TERRITORIES.

    Section 1886(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(b)(3)), as amended by section 212, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(N)(i) For each cost reporting period beginning 
                on or after October 1, 2017, in the case of a hospital 
                that is located in a territory of the United States 
                other than Puerto Rico and that would be a subsection 
                (d) hospital if it were located in one of the 50 
                States, the target amount shall be increased by--
                            ``(I) in the case that such hospital has a 
                        disproportionate patient percentage of not less 
                        than 15 percent and not greater than 40 
                        percent, 10 percent; and
                            ``(II) in the case that such hospital has a 
                        disproportionate patient percentage of greater 
                        than 40 percent, 10 percent plus 60 percent of 
                        the number of percentage points by which such 
                        hospital's disproportionate patient percentage 
                        exceeds 40 percent.
                    ``(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
                `disproportionate patient percentage' has the meaning 
                given such term in subsection (d)(5)(F)(vi), except 
                that in applying such meaning any reference under such 
                subsection to individuals entitled to supplementary 
                security income under title XVI shall be deemed for 
                purposes of this subparagraph to include individuals--
                            ``(I) eligible for medical assistance under 
                        a State plan under title XIX; or
                            ``(II) receiving aid or assistance under 
                        any plan of the territory approved under title 
                        I, X, XIV, or XVI.''.

                            PART II--PART B

SEC. 221. APPLICATION OF PART B DEEMED ENROLLMENT PROCESS TO RESIDENTS 
              OF PUERTO RICO; SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD AND LIMIT ON 
              LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTIES.

    (a) Application of Part B Deemed Enrollment Process to Residents of 
Puerto Rico.--Section 1837(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395p(f)(3)) is amended by striking ``, exclusive of Puerto Rico''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to individuals whose initial enrollment period under section 
1837(d) of the Social Security Act begins on or after the first day of 
the effective month, specified by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services under section 1839(j)(1)(C) of such Act, as added by 
subsection (c)(2).
    (c) Transition Providing Special Enrollment Period and Limit on 
Late Enrollment Penalties for Certain Medicare Beneficiaries.--Section 
1839 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting 
        ``subject to section 1839(j)(2),'' after ``subsection (i)(4) or 
        (l) of section 1837,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Special Rules for Certain Residents of Puerto Rico.--
            ``(1) Special enrollment period, coverage period for 
        residents who are eligible but not enrolled.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of a transition 
                individual (as defined in paragraph (3)) who is not 
                enrolled under this part as of the day before the first 
                day of the effective month (as defined in subparagraph 
                (C)), the Secretary shall provide for a special 
                enrollment period under section 1837 of 7 months 
                beginning with such effective month during which the 
                individual may be enrolled under this part.
                    ``(B) Coverage period.--In the case of such an 
                individual who enrolls during such special enrollment 
                period, the coverage period under section 1838 shall 
                begin on the first day of the second month after the 
                month in which the individual enrolls.
                    ``(C) Effective month defined.--In this section, 
                the term `effective month' means a month, not earlier 
                than October 2018 and not later than January 2019, 
                specified by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Reduction in late enrollment penalties for current 
        enrollees and individuals enrolling during transition.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of a transition 
                individual who is enrolled under this part as of the 
                day before the first day of the effective month or who 
                enrolls under this part on or after the date of the 
                enactment of this subsection but before the end of the 
                special enrollment period under paragraph (1)(A), the 
                amount of the late enrollment penalty imposed under 
                section 1839(b) shall be recalculated by reducing the 
                penalty to 15 percent of the penalty otherwise 
                established.
                    ``(B) Application.--Subparagraph (A) shall be 
                applied in the case of a transition individual who--
                            ``(i) is enrolled under this part as of the 
                        month before the effective month, for premiums 
                        for months beginning with such effective month; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) enrolls under this part on or after 
                        the date of the enactment of this Act and 
                        before the end of the special enrollment period 
                        under paragraph (1)(A), for premiums for months 
                        during the coverage period under this part 
                        which occur during or after the effective 
                        month.
                    ``(C) Loss of reduction if individual terminates 
                enrollment.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a 
                transition individual if the individual terminates 
                enrollment under this part after the end of the special 
                enrollment period under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Transition individual defined.--In this section, the 
        term `transition individual' means an individual who resides in 
        Puerto Rico and who would have been deemed enrolled under this 
        part pursuant to section 1837(f) before the first day of the 
        effective month but for the fact that the individual was a 
        resident of Puerto Rico, regardless of whether the individual 
        is enrolled under this part as of such first day.''.

                 PART III--MEDICARE ADVANTAGE (PART C)

SEC. 231. ADJUSTMENT IN BENCHMARK FOR LOW-BASE PAYMENT COUNTIES IN 
              PUERTO RICO.

    Section 1853(n) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-103(n)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (5)'' and inserting 
        ``, (5), and (6)'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``In no case'' and 
        inserting ``Subject to paragraph (6), in no case''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Special rules for blended benchmark amount for 
        territories.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
                blended benchmark amount for an area in a territory for 
                a year (beginning with 2018) shall not be less than 80 
                percent of the national average of the base payment 
                amounts specified in paragraph (2)(E) for such year for 
                areas within the 50 States and the District of 
                Columbia.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--In no case shall the blended 
                benchmark amount for an area in a territory for a year 
                under subparagraph (A) exceed the lowest blended 
                benchmark amount for any area within the 50 States and 
                the District of Columbia for such year.''.

                            PART IV--PART D

SEC. 241. IMPROVED USE OF ALLOCATED PRESCRIPTION DRUG FUNDS BY 
              TERRITORIES.

    Section 1935(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-5(e)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Improved use of funds for low-income part d eligible 
        individuals.--This subsection shall be applied beginning with 
        fiscal year 2018 as follows, notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this title:
                    ``(A) Clarifying state flexibility to cover non-
                dual-eligible individuals.--In this title, the term 
                `medical assistance' includes financial assistance 
                furnished by a State under this subsection to part D 
                eligible individuals who, if they were residing in one 
                of the 50 States or the District of Columbia, would 
                qualify as subsidy eligible individuals under section 
                1860D-14(a)(3), and without regard to whether such 
                individuals otherwise qualify for medical assistance 
                under this title.
                    ``(B) 100 percent fmap to reflect no state matching 
                required for part d low-income subsidies.--The Federal 
                medical assistance percentage applicable to the 
                assistance furnished under this subsection is 100 
                percent.
                    ``(C) Limited funding for special rules.--
                Subparagraphs (A) and (B), and the provision of medical 
                assistance for covered part D drugs to low-income part 
                D eligible individuals for a State and period under 
                this subsection, is limited to the amount specified in 
                paragraph (3) for such State and period, without regard 
                to the application of subsection (f) or (g) of section 
                1108.''.

SEC. 242. REPORT ON TREATMENT OF TERRITORIES UNDER MEDICARE PART D.

    Paragraph (4) of section 1935(e) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396u-5(e)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Report on application of subsection.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2020, 
                the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
                application of this subsection during the period 
                beginning with fiscal year 2006 and ending fiscal year 
                2019.
                    ``(B) Information to be included in report.--Such 
                report shall include--
                            ``(i) program guidance issued by the 
                        Secretary to implement this subsection;
                            ``(ii) for each territory, information on 
                        the increased amount under paragraph (3) and 
                        how the territory has applied such amount, 
                        including the territory's program design, 
                        expenditures, and number of individuals (and 
                        dual-eligible individuals) assisted; and
                            ``(iii) a description of differences 
                        between how such territories are treated under 
                        part D of title XVIII and under this title 
                        compared with the treatment of the 50 States 
                        and the District of Columbia under such part 
                        and this title for different fiscal years 
                        within the period covered under the report.
                    ``(C) Recommendations.--Such report shall include 
                recommendations for improving prescription drug 
                coverage for low-income individuals in each territory, 
                including recommendations regarding each of the 
                following alternative approaches:
                            ``(i) Adjusting the aggregate amount 
                        specified in paragraph (3)(B).
                            ``(ii) Allowing residents of the 
                        territories to be subsidy eligible individuals 
                        under section 1860D-14, notwithstanding 
                        subsection (a)(3)(F) of such section, or 
                        providing substantially equivalent low-income 
                        prescription drug subsidies to such 
                        residents.''.

                       Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

SEC. 251. MODIFIED TREATMENT OF TERRITORIES WITH RESPECT TO APPLICATION 
              OF ACA ANNUAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDER FEES.

    Section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (26 
U.S.C. 4001 note prec.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``subject to 
        subsection (j)(1),'' after ``With respect to each covered 
        entity,''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
    ``(j) Special Rules for Treatment of Territories.--
            ``(1) In general.--In applying this section with respect to 
        United States health risks located outside of the 50 States or 
        the District of Columbia for years beginning with 2018--
                    ``(A) the amount of the fee under subsection (b) 
                shall be 50 percent of the amount of the fee otherwise 
                determined;
                    ``(B) the Secretary shall deposit the amount of 
                such fees collected for each territory into a separate 
                account; and
                    ``(C) amounts in such an account for a territory 
                for a year are appropriated and shall be available to 
                the territory in accordance with paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available to a 
        territory under paragraph (1)(C) with respect to a territory 
        for a year shall be made available to the territory, upon 
        application of the territory to the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services, only for the following purposes, as elected by 
        the territory in such application:
                    ``(A) Increased prescription drug assistance for 
                low-income part d eligible individuals.--For increasing 
                the amount of funds made available to the territory 
                under section 1935(e)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1396u-5(e)(3)) for assistance for low-income 
                part D eligible individuals in obtaining part D covered 
                drugs.
                    ``(B) Satisfying state medicaid matching 
                requirement.--For purposes of the territory meeting 
                non-Federal matching requirements imposed with respect 
                to obtaining Federal financial participation under 
                title XIX of the Social Security Act.''.

SEC. 252. MEDICAID AND CHIP TERRITORY TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATION.

    (a) Publication of Information on Federal Expenditures Under 
Medicaid and CHIP in the Territories.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall publish, and periodically update, on the Internet 
site of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services information on 
Medicaid and CHIP carried out in the territories of the United States. 
Such information shall include, with respect to each such territory--
            (1) the income levels established by the territory for 
        purposes of eligibility of an individual to receive medical 
        assistance under Medicaid or child health assistance under 
        CHIP;
            (2) the number of individuals enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP 
        in such territory;
            (3) any State plan amendments in effect to carry out 
        Medicaid or CHIP in such territory;
            (4) any waiver of the requirements of title XIX or title 
        XXI issued by the Secretary to carry out Medicaid or CHIP in 
        the territory, including a waiver under section 1115 of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315), any application for such 
        a waiver, and any documentation related to such application 
        (including correspondence);
            (5) the amount of the Federal and non-Federal share of 
        expenditures under Medicaid and CHIP in such territory;
            (6) the systems in place for the furnishing of health care 
        items and services under Medicaid and CHIP in such territory;
            (7) the design of CHIP in such territory; and
            (8) other information regarding the carrying out of 
        Medicaid and CHIP in the territory that is published on such 
        Internet site with respect to carrying out Medicaid and CHIP in 
        each State and the District of Columbia.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) CHIP.--The term ``CHIP'' means the State Children's 
        Health Insurance Program under title XXI of the Social Security 
        Act.
            (2) Medicaid.--The term ``Medicaid'' means the Medicaid 
        program under title XIX of the Social Security Act.
            (3) Territory.--The term ``territory of the United States'' 
        includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern 
        Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

SEC. 253. REPORT ON EXCLUSION OF TERRITORIES FROM EXCHANGES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than February 1, 2020, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report that 
details the adverse impacts in each territory from the practical 
exclusion of the territories from the provisions of part II of subtitle 
D of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act insofar 
as such provisions provide for the establishment of an American Health 
Benefit Exchange or the administration of a federally facilitated 
Exchange in each State and in the District of Columbia for the purpose 
of making health insurance more affordable and accessible for 
individuals and small businesses.
    (b) Information in Report.--The report shall include information on 
the following:
            (1) An estimate of the total number of uninsured and 
        underinsured individuals residing in each territory with 
        respect to health insurance coverage.
            (2) A description of the number of health insurance issuers 
        in each territory and the health insurance plans these issuers 
        offer.
            (3) An estimate of the number of individuals residing in 
        each territory who are denied premium and cost-sharing 
        assistance that would otherwise be available to them for 
        obtaining health insurance coverage through an Exchange if they 
        resided in one of the 50 States or in the District of Columbia.
            (4) An estimate of the amount of Federal assistance 
        described in paragraph (3) that is not being made available to 
        residents of each territory.
            (5) An estimate of the number of small employers in each 
        territory that would be eligible to purchase health insurance 
        coverage through a Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) 
        Marketplace that would operate as part of an Exchange if the 
        employers were in one of the 50 States or in the District of 
        Columbia.

SEC. 254. ACCESS TO COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN CERTAIN AREAS WITHOUT 
              ANY AVAILABLE EXCHANGE PLANS.

    Part 2 of subtitle D of title I of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 1314. ACCESS TO COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN CERTAIN AREAS 
              WITHOUT ANY AVAILABLE EXCHANGE PLANS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Coverage through dc shop exchange.--Not later than 3 
        months after the date of enactment of this section, the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury 
        and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall 
        establish a mechanism to ensure that, for any plan year 
        beginning on or after the date described in subsection (d), any 
        individual described in paragraph (2) may enroll in health 
        insurance coverage in the small group market through the 
        Exchange operating in the District of Columbia, including the 
        health insurance coverage that is available to Members of 
        Congress and congressional staff (as defined in section 
        1312(d)(3)(D)).
            ``(2) Individual described.--An individual described in 
        this paragraph is any individual who--
                    ``(A) is not eligible to enroll in an employer-
                sponsored health plan; and
                    ``(B) resides in a possession of the United States 
                in which the Secretary certifies that no qualified 
                health plan is offered through an Exchange established 
                under this title.
            ``(3) Possession of the united states.--For purposes of 
        this section, the term `possession of the United States' shall 
        include such possessions as are specified in section 937(a)(1) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    ``(b) Premium Assistance Tax Credits and Cost-Sharing.--Any 
individual described in paragraph (a)(2) who enrolls in health 
insurance coverage through the Exchange operating in the District of 
Columbia pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall be eligible for any 
premium tax credit under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, or reduced cost-sharing under section 1402, that the individual 
would otherwise be eligible for if enrolling as a resident of the 
District of Columbia in health insurance coverage in the individual 
market through the Exchange operating in the District of Columbia.
    ``(c) Treatment of Possessions.--
            ``(1) Payments to possessions.--
                    ``(A) Mirror code possession.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall periodically (but not less frequently 
                than annually) pay to each possession of the United 
                States with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to 
                the loss to that possession by reason of the 
                application of this section (determined without regard 
                to paragraph (2)) with respect to taxable years 
                beginning after the date described in subsection (d). 
                Such amounts shall be determined by the Secretary of 
                the Treasury based on information provided by the 
                government of the respective possession.
                    ``(B) Other possessions.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall periodically (but not less frequently 
                than annually) pay to each possession of the United 
                States which does not have a mirror code tax system 
                amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as 
                being equal to the aggregate benefits that would have 
                been provided to residents of such possession by reason 
                of the application of this section for any taxable 
                years beginning after the date described in subsection 
                (d) if a mirror code tax system had been in effect in 
                such possession. The preceding sentence shall not apply 
                with respect to any possession of the United States 
                unless such possession has a plan, which has been 
                approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under which 
                such possession will promptly distribute such payments 
                to the residents of such possession.
            ``(2) Coordination with credit allowed against united 
        states income taxes.--No credit shall be allowed against United 
        States income taxes for any taxable year under section 36B of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to any person--
                    ``(A) to whom a credit is allowed against taxes 
                imposed by the possession by reason of this section 
                (determined without regard to this paragraph) for such 
                taxable year, or
                    ``(B) who is eligible for a payment under a plan 
                described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to such 
                taxable year.
            ``(3) Mirror code tax system.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `mirror code tax system' means, with 
        respect to any possession of the United States, the income tax 
        system of such possession if the income tax liability of the 
        residents of such possession under such system is determined by 
        reference to the income tax laws of the United States as if 
        such possession were the United States.
            ``(4) Treatment of payments.--For purposes of section 
        1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, or any similar rule 
        of law, the payments under this subsection shall be treated in 
        the same manner as a refund due from the credit allowed under 
        section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    ``(d) Date Described.--The date described in this subsection is the 
date on which the Secretary establishes the mechanism described in 
subsection (a)(1).''.

SEC. 255. EXTENSION OF FAMILY-TO-FAMILY HEALTH INFORMATION CENTERS 
              PROGRAM TO TERRITORIES.

    Section 501(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and each 
                fiscal year thereafter, such centers shall be developed 
                in all States'' and inserting ``and each fiscal year 
                thereafter through fiscal year 2017, such centers shall 
                be developed in each of the 50 States and the District 
                of Columbia''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(D) With respect to fiscal year 2018 and each 
                fiscal year thereafter, such centers shall be developed 
                in each State (as defined for purposes of this 
                title).''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (5).

SEC. 256. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ALLOTMENTS 
              FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    (a) In General.--For the purpose of increasing the allotments for 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for fiscal year 2018 under section 
2003 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397b) in accordance with 
subsection (b), there is appropriated $138,600,000 for fiscal year 
2018.
    (b) Allotments.--
            (1) In general.--From the amount appropriated under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        shall increase the amount of the allotments for Puerto Rico and 
        the Virgin Islands for fiscal year 2018 under section 2003 of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397b)--
                    (A) in the case of Puerto Rico, by $126,000,000; 
                and
                    (B) in the case of the Virgin Islands, by 
                $12,600,000.
            (2) No effect on allotments to other states.--The increase 
        to the allotments for fiscal year 2018 for Puerto Rico and the 
        Virgin Islands under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) shall be made after the determination of the 
                allotments for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for 
                fiscal year 2018 under section 2003 of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397b); and
                    (B) shall not affect the amount of the allotment 
                determined for fiscal year 2018 for any other State 
                under such section.
    (c) Special Rules.--
            (1) Notwithstanding section 2002(c) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a(c)), the increase in the allotments for 
        Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for fiscal year 2018 shall 
        remain available until expended, without fiscal year 
        limitation.
            (2) Paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 2005(a) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397d(a)) shall not apply to the 
        increase in the allotments for Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
        Islands for fiscal year 2018 under subsection (b).

                         TITLE III--AGRICULTURE

SEC. 301. RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Water and Environmental Programs.--Out of funds of the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Administrator 
of the Rural Utilities Service $284,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to 
remain available until expended, to provide for eligible programs and 
activities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands--
            (1) water or waste disposal grants under section 306(a)(2) 
        of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1926(a)(2));
            (2) rural water or wastewater technical assistance and 
        training grants under section 306(a)(14) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1926(a)(14));
            (3) emergency community water assistance grants under 
        section 306A of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a); and
            (4) solid waste management grants under section 310B(b) of 
        that Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(b)).
    (b) Electric Program.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Rural 
Utilities Service $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, to provide electric infrastructure grants for 
eligible programs and activities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.).

SEC. 302. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $125,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, to remain available until expended, to provide financial 
assistance and grants for eligible programs and activities in Puerto 
Rico and the Virgin Islands under section 9007 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107).

SEC. 303. RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM.

    Of the amounts made available for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2027 for the ``Rural Housing Service, Rural Community Facilities 
Program Account'', the ``Rural Business--Cooperative Service, Rural 
Business Program Account'', and the ``Rural Utilities Service, Rural 
Water and Waste Disposal Program Account'', the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall allocate not less than 1 percent for assistance in 
one or more county-equivalent subdivisions in Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands the average percentage of the population of which living 
in poverty during the 30-year period ending on the date of enactment of 
this Act is not less than 20 percent, as measured by the 1990, 2000, 
and 2010 decennial censuses.

SEC. 304. RURAL HOUSING.

    (a) Other Special Loans and Grants for Minor Improvements to Farm 
Housing and Buildings.--
            (1) In general.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not 
        otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
        of Agriculture $20,600,000, to remain available until expended, 
        for the cost of grants for very low-income housing repair and 
        rural housing preservation under section 504 of the Housing Act 
        of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474) in a covered disaster area.
            (2) Limitation on grants.--Notwithstanding any limitation 
        established by the Secretary of Agriculture under the third 
        sentence of section 504(a) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
        U.S.C. 1474(a)), the maximum amount of a grant under paragraph 
        (1) shall be $20,000.
    (b) Mutual and Self-Help Housing.--Out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Agriculture $5,150,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
cost of grants and contracts under section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing 
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c(b)(1)(A)), which shall be used to support 
grants made under subsection (a)(1).

SEC. 305. WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
$18,044,000 for ``Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations'' in Puerto 
Rico and the Virgin Islands, of which $9,022,000 shall be for necessary 
expenses to purchase and restore floodplain easements as authorized by 
section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203).
    (b) Requirement.--Funds appropriated under subsection (a) shall be 
allocated to projects that can be fully funded and completed with the 
funds appropriated by this Act and to activities that can commence 
promptly after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 306. COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANTS.

    Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(27) Priority for grants for essential community 
        facilities damaged due to hurricane or severe wind.--To the 
        maximum extent practicable, in providing community facility 
        grants under paragraphs (19), (20), and (21), the Secretary 
        shall give priority to applicants that would use the grant--
                    ``(A) to rebuild essential community facilities in 
                the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the United States 
                Virgin Islands that were damaged or destroyed due to a 
                hurricane or severe wind; or
                    ``(B) to construct essential community facilities 
                in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the United States 
                Virgin Islands to improve food security and food 
                independence in an area that was damaged by a hurricane 
                or severe wind.''.

SEC. 307. WAIVER OF NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVICE 
              FEE.

    Section 196(k)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(k)(2)) is amended by striking ``paragraph 
(1) in the case of'' and inserting the following: ``paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, in the 
                case of a county located in--
                            ``(i) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or
                            ``(ii) the United States Virgin Islands; 
                        and
                    ``(B) in the case of''.

SEC. 308. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.

    Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Certain hurricane recovery projects.--For each of 
        fiscal years 2018 through 2027, not less than 10 percent of the 
        amount of grants under this section shall be made available for 
        grants for community food projects described in subsection 
        (d)(6).'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027, assist 
        communities affected by hurricanes and severe wind.''; and
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Federal'' 
                and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), 
                the Federal''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Certain hurricane recovery projects.--For each of 
        fiscal years 2018 through 2027, in the case of a community food 
        project described in subsection (d)(6), the Federal share 
        described in paragraph (1) shall be 100 percent.''.

SEC. 309. PARTICIPATION OF PUERTO RICO, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE 
              NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS IN SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act 
        of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (r), by inserting ``the 
                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after 
                ``Guam,''; and
                    (B) in subsection (u)(3), by inserting ``the 
                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after 
                ``Guam,''.
            (2) Eligible households.--Section 5 of the Food and 
        Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by 
                inserting ``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American 
                Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                Islands,'' after ``Guam,'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``and Guam,'' 
                and inserting ``Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
                American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                Mariana Islands,''; and
                    (C) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``the 
                        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, 
                        the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                        Islands,'' after ``Hawaii,'' each place it 
                        appears; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting 
                        ``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American 
                        Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                        Islands,'' after ``Guam,''.
            (3) Effective date.--
                    (A) In general.--The amendments made by this 
                subsection shall be effective with respect to Puerto 
                Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the 
                Northern Mariana Islands, as applicable, on the date 
                described in subparagraph (B) if the Secretary of 
                Agriculture submits to Congress a certification under 
                subsection (f)(3) of section 19 of the Food and 
                Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028).
                    (B) Date described.--The date referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) is, with respect to Puerto Rico, 
                American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                Mariana Islands, the date established by Puerto Rico, 
                American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                Mariana Islands, respectively, in the applicable plan 
                of operation submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture 
                under subsection (f)(1)(A) of section 19 of the Food 
                and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028).
    (b) Transition.--Section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2028) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Transition of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern 
Mariana Islands to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) Submission of plan by puerto rico, american samoa, 
        and the northern mariana islands.--
                    ``(A) Submission and review of plan of operation.--
                If a State agency is designated by a governmental 
                entity and submits to the Secretary a request to 
                participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
                program and a plan of operation under section 11 
                (including a date on which the governmental entity will 
                begin to participate in the supplemental nutrition 
                assistance program), the Secretary shall determine 
                whether that governmental entity and State agency 
                satisfy the requirements that would apply under this 
                Act for approval of that plan if the governmental 
                entity were one of the several States.
                    ``(B) Determination by secretary.--
                            ``(i) Approval.--The Secretary shall 
                        approve a plan of operation under subparagraph 
                        (A) if the governmental entity and State agency 
                        satisfy the requirements described in that 
                        subparagraph.
                            ``(ii) Disapproval.--If the Secretary does 
                        not approve a plan of operation under 
                        subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide 
                        to the governmental entity a statement that 
                        describes each requirement that is not 
                        satisfied by the plan.
            ``(2) Approval of retail food stores.--If the Secretary 
        approves a plan of operation under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the 
        Secretary shall accept from retail food stores located in the 
        applicable governmental entity applications under section 9 for 
        approval to participate in the supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program.
            ``(3) Submission of certification to congress.--The 
        Secretary shall submit to Congress a certification that a 
        governmental entity qualifies to participate in the 
        supplemental nutrition assistance program as if the 
        governmental entity were a State if the Secretary--
                    ``(A) approves the plan of operation under 
                paragraph (1)(B)(i); and
                    ``(B) approves the applications under paragraph (2) 
                of a number of retail food stores located in the 
                governmental entity requesting to participate in the 
                supplemental nutrition assistance program that would be 
                sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Act if 
                the governmental entity were one of the several States.
            ``(4) Cash benefits provided in puerto rico.--As part of a 
        plan of operation submitted under paragraph (1)(A), the 
        Secretary shall allow the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to 
        provide a percentage of benefits under the supplemental 
        nutrition assistance program in the form of cash.
            ``(5) Family market program in puerto rico.--As part of a 
        plan of operation submitted under paragraph (1)(A), 
        notwithstanding subsection (g), the Secretary shall allow the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to continue to carry out, under the 
        supplemental nutrition assistance program, the Family Market 
        Program established under this section.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
        this subsection and the amendments made by section 308(a) of 
        the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 
        2018 such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
        available until expended.
    ``(g) Termination of Effectiveness.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subsections (a) through (e) shall cease 
        to be effective with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands, as applicable, on the date described in 
        paragraph (2) if the Secretary submits to Congress a 
        certification under subsection (f)(3).
            ``(2) Date described.--The date referred to in paragraph 
        (1) is, with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
        American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, the date established by the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands, respectively, in the applicable plan of 
        operation submitted to the Secretary under subsection 
        (f)(1)(A).''.

SEC. 310. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PRODUCERS IN DISASTER AREAS.

    (a) Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance.--Section 1501 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
                (4) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (6), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so 
                redesignated) the following:
            ``(1) Disaster county.--The term `disaster county' means a 
        county included in the geographical area covered by a 
        qualifying natural disaster declaration for calendar year 2017 
        for which the request for that declaration was submitted during 
        the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on the date 
        of enactment of the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable 
        Rebuild Act of 2018.''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as so 
                redesignated) the following:
            ``(5) Qualifying natural disaster declaration.--The term 
        `qualifying natural disaster declaration' means--
                    ``(A) a natural disaster declared by the Secretary 
                under section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
                Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)); or
                    ``(B) a major disaster or emergency designated by 
                the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
                seq.).'';
            (2) in subsection (e)(4)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``The total'' and inserting the 
                following:
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the total''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Certain producers in disaster 
                        counties.--The total amount of payments 
                        received, directly or indirectly, by a person 
                        or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or 
                        general partnership) in a disaster county under 
                        this subsection may not exceed $625,000 for the 
                        period of the 2017 through 2022 crop years.'';
            (3) in subsection (f)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``The total'' and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                total''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Certain producers in disaster counties.--
                            ``(i) Livestock indemnity payments and 
                        emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, 
                        and farm-raised fish.--The total amount of 
                        payments received, directly or indirectly, by a 
                        person or legal entity (excluding a joint 
                        venture or general partnership) in a disaster 
                        county under subsections (b) and (d) may not 
                        exceed $625,000 for the period of the 2017 
                        through 2022 crop years.
                            ``(ii) Livestock forage disaster program.--
                        Payments to a person or legal entity (excluding 
                        a joint venture or general partnership) in a 
                        disaster county under subsection (c) shall be 
                        subject to subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) Noninsured Crop Assistance Program.--Section 196(i) of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
7333(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``subsection, the'' and inserting 
                the following ``subsection:
                    ``(A) Disaster county.--The term `disaster county' 
                means a county included in the geographical area 
                covered by a qualifying natural disaster declaration 
                for calendar year 2017 for which the request for that 
                declaration was submitted during the period beginning 
                on January 1, 2017, and ending on the date of enactment 
                of the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild 
                Act of 2018.
                    ``(B) Legal entity; person.--The''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Qualifying natural disaster declaration.--The 
                term `qualifying natural disaster declaration' means--
                            ``(i) a natural disaster declared by the 
                        Secretary under section 321(a) of the 
                        Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
                        U.S.C. 1961(a)); or
                            ``(ii) a major disaster or emergency 
                        designated by the President under the Robert T. 
                        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``The total'' and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                total''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Certain producers in disaster counties.--The 
                total amount of payments received, directly or 
                indirectly, by a person or legal entity (excluding a 
                joint venture or general partnership) in a disaster 
                county under this subsection may not exceed $625,000 
                for the period of the 2017 through 2022 crop years.''.

SEC. 311. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PRODUCERS AS SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED 
              FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

    Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Treatment of Certain Producers.--For purposes of 
administering any grant program and conservation program of the 
Department of Agriculture, the Secretary shall consider an agricultural 
producer operating in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, or both, to be a socially disadvantaged farmer 
or rancher.''.

SEC. 312. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM.

    Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Federal Share.--For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, 
the Federal share of the cost of any emergency measure under this 
section or section 7 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (33 U.S.C. 701b-1), in 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the United States Virgin Islands 
shall be 100 percent.''.

SEC. 313. EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM.

    Section 407(d) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2206(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Payments'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), payments''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Puerto rico and virgin islands.--For each of fiscal 
        years 2018 through 2022, payments made under subsection (b) 
        shall be 100 percent of the total cost of the emergency 
        measures carried out by an owner of nonindustrial private 
        forest land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the United 
        States Virgin Islands.''.

SEC. 314. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PRODUCERS AS LIMITED RESOURCE PRODUCERS.

    Title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 408. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PRODUCERS AS LIMITED RESOURCE 
              PRODUCERS.

    ``In carrying out sections 401 and 402, the Secretary shall 
consider an agricultural producer operating in the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or both to be a limited 
resource producer, as determined by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 315. RETROACTIVE AVAILABILITY OF CATASTROPHIC LEVEL OF PROTECTION 
              UNDER NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act 
of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Retroactive Availability for Certain Producers.--
            ``(1) In general.--Beginning on the date of enactment of 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall retroactively make 
        available to producers in disaster counties (as defined in 
        subsection (i)(1)) in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the 
        United States Virgin Islands the catastrophic level of 
        protection under this section for the 2017 crop year.
            ``(2) Application.--A producer desiring assistance under 
        paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application for 
        the assistance not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection.''.

SEC. 316. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE 
              GRANTS UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT TO PUERTO RICO 
              AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    The matter under the heading ``child nutrition programs'' of title 
IV of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 115-31), is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``Provided further, That any amounts made available under 
this heading to provide competitive grants to State agencies for 
subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the 
equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, or to 
help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school 
breakfast program that remain unexpended on the date of enactment of 
the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018 shall 
be distributed to State agencies in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
for those purposes''.

SEC. 317. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, 
              AND CHILDREN.

    (a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
$14,000,000 to make grants to States (as defined in section 15 of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1784)) for the purposes 
described in section 17(h)(10) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)) in 
response to covered disasters.
    (b) Requirement.--The amount appropriated under subsection (a)--
            (1) shall remain available for obligation until September 
        30, 2019;
            (2) shall be in addition to amounts otherwise made 
        available to carry out section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition 
        Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)); and
            (3) is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
        requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
        Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
        901(b)(2)(A)(i)).

SEC. 318. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION.

    Any applicant desiring a grant or other assistance under this title 
or an amendment made by this title shall submit an application for the 
grant or other assistance by not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

                       TITLE IV--VETERANS AFFAIRS

SEC. 401. APPROPRIATION OF AMOUNTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              TO ADDRESS CONSEQUENCES OF HURRICANE IRMA AND HURRICANE 
              MARIA IN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    Out of the funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there 
is appropriated $200,000,000 for necessary expenses of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs relating to--
            (1) the repair of medical facilities, including hospitals 
        and clinics, of the Department located in Puerto Rico or the 
        Virgin Islands that were damaged by Hurricane Irma or Hurricane 
        Maria;
            (2) personnel requirements of the Department at such 
        facilities; and
            (3) the provision of emergency services by the Department 
        in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

                      TITLE V--EDUCATION RECOVERY

                Subtitle A--Educational Assistance Funds

SEC. 501. EDUCATION AND HEAD START FUNDING.

    (a) Department of Education Funding.--The following sums are 
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to address Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, namely 
for assisting in meeting the educational needs of individuals affected 
by a covered disaster in calendar year 2017:
            (1) $3,157,000,000, to remain available through September 
        30, 2018, of which--
                    (A) $930,000,000 shall be available to State 
                educational agencies until expended to carry out 
                section 512;
                    (B) $5,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
                section 516; and
                    (C) $1,100,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
                section 517.
            (2) $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
        be available for the Project SERV program under section 
        4631(a)(1)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7281(a)(1)(A)) to provide education-related 
        services, which may include student counseling, to eligible 
        entities in which the learning environment has been disrupted 
        by a traumatic crisis due to the needs of students who have 
        been affected by a covered disaster, including eligible 
        entities serving significant numbers of students who have been 
        displaced from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
            (3) $310,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
        2018, shall be available--
                    (A) to provide assistance under the programs 
                authorized by subparts 3 and 4 of part A and part C of 
                title IV, and part B of title VII of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965, for students attending 
                institutions of higher education (as defined in section 
                102 of that Act) that are located in a covered disaster 
                area and who qualify for assistance under subparts 3 
                and 4 of part A and part C of title IV of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965, of which--
                            (i) funds shall be made available to 
                        provide assistance under such title IV programs 
                        notwithstanding any requirements relating to 
                        matching, Federal share, reservation of funds, 
                        or maintenance of effort that would otherwise 
                        be applicable to that assistance; and
                            (ii) funds shall be made available to 
                        provide emergency assistance based on 
                        demonstrated need under part B of title VII of 
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965, which may be 
                        used for student financial assistance, faculty 
                        and staff salaries, equipment and instruments, 
                        or any purpose authorized under the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965, to institutions of 
                        higher education that are located in an area 
                        affected by Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria 
                        in calendar year 2017;
                    (B) to provide emergency assistance based on 
                demonstrated need to institutions of higher education 
                that are located in an area affected by Hurricane Irma 
                and Hurricane Maria in calendar year 2017 and were 
                forced to close, relocate or significantly curtail 
                their activities as a result of damage directly 
                sustained by such hurricanes; and
                    (C) to provide payments to institutions of higher 
                education to help defray the unexpected expenses 
                associated with enrolling displaced students from 
                institutions of higher education directly affected or 
                at which operations have been disrupted due to 
                Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria in calendar year 
                2017, in accordance with criteria as are established by 
                the Secretary and made publicly available without 
                regard to section 437 of the General Education 
                Provisions Act or section 553 of title 5, United States 
                Code.
    (b) Head Start Funding.--There are appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $810,000,000, for an 
additional amount for the appropriations account appropriated under the 
heading ``children and families services programs'', for Head Start to 
serve children displaced by Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria in 
calendar year 2017, notwithstanding subsections (a)(1) and (g)(1) of 
section 640 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835), and to cover the 
costs of renovating those Head Start facilities which were affected by 
these hurricanes, to the extent reimbursements from the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency and insurance companies do not fully cover 
such costs: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$800,000,000 shall be available for Head Start programs in Puerto Rico 
and $10,000,000 shall be available for Head Start programs in the 
Virgin Islands.

     Subtitle B--Elementary and Secondary Education Disaster Relief

SEC. 511. DEFINITIONS.

    Unless otherwise specified in this subtitle--
            (1) the terms used in this subtitle have the meanings given 
        the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801);
            (2) the terms ``child with a disability'' and ``infant or 
        toddler with a disability'' have the meanings given those terms 
        in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act (20 U.S.C. 1401); and
            (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Education.

SEC. 512. IMMEDIATE AID TO RESTART SCHOOL OPERATIONS.

    (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section--
            (1) to provide immediate services or assistance to local 
        educational agencies in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands that 
        serve a covered disaster area; and
            (2) to assist school administrators and personnel of such 
        agencies with expenses related to the restart of operations in, 
        the re-opening of, and the re-enrollment of students in, 
        elementary schools and secondary schools in such areas.
    (b) Payments Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts appropriated to carry out 
        this subtitle, the Secretary is authorized to make payments, in 
        accordance with paragraph (2), to State educational agencies in 
        Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to enable such agencies to 
        provide services or assistance to local educational agencies 
        serving a covered disaster area.
            (2) Payment basis.--The Secretary shall make payments under 
        paragraph (1) on such basis as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate, taking into consideration the number of students 
        who were enrolled, during the 2015-2016 school year, in 
        elementary schools and secondary schools that were closed--
                    (A) on September 7, 2017, as a result of Hurricane 
                Irma; or
                    (B) on September 20, 2017, as a result of Hurricane 
                Maria.
    (c) Eligibility and Consideration.--From the payment provided by 
the Secretary under subsection (b), the State educational agency shall 
provide services and assistance to local educational agencies, 
consistent with the provisions of this section. In determining the 
amount to be provided for services or assistance under this section, 
the State educational agency shall consider the following:
            (1) The number of school-aged children served by the local 
        educational agency in the academic year preceding the academic 
        year for which the services or assistance are provided.
            (2) The severity of the impact of Hurricane Irma or 
        Hurricane Maria on the local educational agency and the extent 
        of the needs in each local educational agency in a covered 
        disaster area.
    (d) Applications.--Each local educational agency desiring services 
or assistance under this section shall submit an application to the 
State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 
by such information as the State educational agency may reasonably 
require to ensure expedited and timely provision of services or 
assistance to the local educational agency.
    (e) Uses of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A local educational agency receiving 
        services or assistance from the State educational agency under 
        this section shall use such services or assistance for--
                    (A) recovery of student and personnel data, and 
                other electronic information;
                    (B) replacement of school district information 
                systems, including hardware and software;
                    (C) financial operations;
                    (D) reasonable transportation costs;
                    (E) rental of mobile educational units and leasing 
                of neutral sites or spaces;
                    (F) initial replacement of instructional materials 
                and equipment, including textbooks;
                    (G) redeveloping instructional plans, including 
                curriculum development;
                    (H) initiating and maintaining education and 
                support services; and
                    (I) such other activities related to the purpose of 
                this section that are approved by the Secretary.
            (2) Use with other available funds.--A local educational 
        agency receiving services or assistance under this section may 
        use such services or assistance in coordination with other 
        Federal, State, or local funds available for the activities 
        described in paragraph (1).
    (f) Supplement Not Supplant.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        services or assistance made available under this section shall 
        be used to supplement, not supplant, any funds made available 
        through the Federal Emergency Management Agency or through 
        Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not prohibit the 
        provision of Federal assistance under this section to an 
        eligible State educational agency or local educational agency 
        that is or may be entitled to receive, from another source, 
        benefits for the same purposes as under this section if--
                    (A) such State educational agency or local 
                educational agency has not received such other benefits 
                by the time of application for Federal assistance under 
                this section; and
                    (B) such State educational agency or local 
                educational agency agrees to repay all duplicative 
                Federal assistance received to carry out the purposes 
                of this section.

SEC. 513. ALLOCATIONS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR THE LONG-TERM 
              IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES.

    (a) Purpose.--Funds made available under this section shall be for 
the purpose of supporting the immediate recovery and long-term 
improvements to public school facilities in covered disaster areas.
    (b) Allocations.--
            (1) Qualified local educational agency allocations.--From 
        the total amount appropriated to carry out this section for 
        each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to each 
        qualified local educational agency that has a plan approved by 
        the Secretary under subsection (c) for such fiscal year, an 
        amount that bears the same relation to such total amount 
        appropriated as the number of children, aged 5 to 17, 
        inclusive, from families with incomes below the poverty level 
        (weighted for the relative construction costs for the State in 
        which the local educational agency is located) served by the 
        qualified local educational agency for the most recent fiscal 
        year for which data are available bears to all children, aged 5 
        to 17, inclusive, from families with incomes below the poverty 
        level served by all qualified local educational agencies for 
        the most recent fiscal year for which data are available.
            (2) Administrative reservation.--A qualified local 
        educational agency may reserve not more than 5 percent of the 
        allocation received under paragraph (1) for administrative 
        expenses associated with carrying out this section.
            (3) Digital learning reservation.--A qualified local 
        educational agency may reserve not more than 10 percent of the 
        allocation received under paragraph (1) to improve or provide 
        digital learning, including to leverage existing public 
        programs or public-private partnerships to expand access to 
        high-speed broadband sufficient for digital learning.
    (c) Qualified Local Educational Agency Plan.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive an allocation 
        under this section, a qualified local educational agency shall 
        submit to the Secretary a plan that--
                    (A) describes how the qualified local educational 
                agency will use the allocation to make long-term 
                improvements to public school facilities;
                    (B) identifies the period of time, and at what 
                levels, the qualified local educational agency will 
                maintain fiscal effort for the activities supported by 
                the allocation after the qualified local educational 
                agency no longer receives the allocation; and
                    (C) includes such other information as the 
                Secretary may require.
            (2) Approval and disapproval.--The Secretary shall have the 
        authority to approve or disapprove a qualified local 
        educational agency plan submitted under paragraph (1).
            (3) Publication required.--A qualified local educational 
        agency that receives an allocation under this section shall 
        make the plan submitted by such qualified local educational 
        agency under paragraph (1) available to the public, including 
        by posting the information on a publicly accessible website of 
        the State in which such qualified local educational agency is 
        located.
    (d) Conditions.--As a condition of receiving an allocation under 
this section, a qualified local educational agency shall agree to the 
following:
            (1) Maintenance of effort.--The qualified local educational 
        agency shall provide an assurance to the Secretary that the 
        combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate 
        expenditures of the qualified local educational agency with 
        respect to the activities supported by the allocation under 
        this section for fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year 
        for which the allocation is received will be not less than 90 
        percent of the combined fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures 
        by the qualified local educational agency for such purposes for 
        the year preceding the fiscal year for which the allocation is 
        received.
            (2) Supplement not supplant.--The qualified local 
        educational agency shall use an allocation under this section 
        only to supplement the level of Federal, State, and local 
        public funds that would, in absence of such allocation, be made 
        available for the activities supported by the allocation, and 
        not to supplant such funds.
    (e) Facilities Master Plan.--
            (1) Plan required.--Not later than 180 days after receiving 
        an allocation under this section, a qualified local educational 
        agency shall submit to the Secretary a comprehensive 10-year 
        facilities master plan.
            (2) Elements.--The facilities master plan required under 
        paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to all public school 
        facilities of the qualified local educational agency, a 
        description of--
                    (A) the extent to which public school facilities 
                meet students' educational needs and support the 
                agency's educational mission and vision;
                    (B) the physical condition of the public school 
                facilities;
                    (C) the current health, safety, and environmental 
                conditions of the public school facilities, including--
                            (i) indoor air quality;
                            (ii) the presence of hazardous and toxic 
                        substances and chemicals;
                            (iii) the safety of drinking water at the 
                        tap and water used for meal preparation, 
                        including the level of lead and other 
                        contaminants in such water;
                            (iv) energy and water efficiency;
                            (v) excessive classroom noise; and
                            (vi) other health, safety, and 
                        environmental conditions that would impact the 
                        health, safety, and learning ability of 
                        students;
                    (D) how the local educational agency will address 
                any conditions identified under subparagraph (C);
                    (E) the impact of current and future student 
                enrollment levels on the design of current and future 
                public school facilities, as well as the financial 
                implications of such enrollment levels; and
                    (F) the dollar amount and percentage of funds the 
                local educational agency will dedicate to capital 
                construction projects as well as maintenance and 
                operations related to maintaining public school 
                facilities.
            (3) Consultation.--In developing the facilities master plan 
        required under paragraph (1), the qualified local educational 
        agency shall consult with teachers, principals and other school 
        leaders, custodial and maintenance staff, emergency first 
        responders, school facilities directors, students and families, 
        community residents, and Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations 
        (as applicable).
    (f) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Authorized use.--A qualified local educational agency 
        that receives covered funds may use such funds to--
                    (A) develop the facilities master plan required 
                under subsection (e);
                    (B) construct, modernize, renovate, or retrofit 
                public school facilities, which may include seismic 
                retrofitting for schools vulnerable to natural 
                disasters;
                    (C) carry out major repairs of public school 
                facilities;
                    (D) install furniture or fixtures with at least a 
                10-year life in public school facilities;
                    (E) construct new public school facilities;
                    (F) acquire and prepare sites on which new public 
                school facilities will be constructed;
                    (G) extend the life of basic systems and components 
                of public school facilities;
                    (H) reduce current or anticipated overcrowding in 
                public school facilities;
                    (I) ensure the building envelopes of public school 
                facilities are structurally sound, secure, and protects 
                occupants and interiors from the elements;
                    (J) improve energy and water efficiency to lower 
                the costs of energy and water consumption in public 
                school facilities;
                    (K) improve indoor air quality in public school 
                facilities;
                    (L) reduce or eliminate the presence of--
                            (i) toxins and chemicals, including 
                        mercury, radon, PCBs, lead, and asbestos;
                            (ii) mold and mildew; or
                            (iii) rodents and pests;
                    (M) ensure the safety of drinking water at the tap 
                and water used for meal preparation in public school 
                facilities, which may include testing of the potability 
                of water at the tap for the presence of lead and other 
                contaminants;
                    (N) bring public school facilities into compliance 
                with applicable fire, health, and safety codes;
                    (O) make public school facilities accessible to 
                people with disabilities through compliance with the 
                Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                12101 et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
                Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794);
                    (P) provide instructional program space 
                improvements for programs relating to early learning 
                (including early learning programs operated by partners 
                of the agency), special education, science, technology, 
                career and technical education, physical education, or 
                the arts;
                    (Q) increase the use of public school facilities 
                for the purpose of community-based partnerships that 
                provide students with academic, health, and social 
                services;
                    (R) ensure the health of students and staff during 
                the construction or modernization of public school 
                facilities; or
                    (S) reduce or eliminate excessive classroom noise.
            (2) Prohibited uses.--A qualified local educational agency 
        that receives covered funds may not use such funds for--
                    (A) payment of routine and predictable maintenance 
                costs and minor repairs;
                    (B) any facility that is primarily used for 
                athletic contests or exhibitions or other events for 
                which admission is charged to the general public;
                    (C) vehicles; or
                    (D) central offices, operation centers, or other 
                facilities that are not primarily used to educate 
                students.
    (g) Annual Report on Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than September 30 of each fiscal 
        year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section, 
        the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a report on the projects carried out with funds made 
        available under this section.
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include, with respect to the fiscal year preceding the year in 
        which the report is submitted, the following:
                    (A) An identification of each qualified local 
                educational agency that received an allocation under 
                this section.
                    (B) With respect to each such agency, a description 
                of--
                            (i) the demographic composition of the 
                        student population served by the agency, 
                        disaggregated by--
                                    (I) race;
                                    (II) the number and percentage of 
                                students counted under section 1124(c) 
                                of the Elementary and Secondary 
                                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                                6333(c)); and
                                    (III) the number and percentage of 
                                students who are eligible for a free or 
                                reduced price lunch under the Richard 
                                B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
                            (ii) the population density of the 
                        geographic area served by the agency;
                            (iii) the projects for which the agency 
                        used the allocation received under this 
                        section;
                            (iv) the demonstrable or expected benefits 
                        of the projects; and
                            (v) the estimated number of jobs created by 
                        the projects.
                    (C) The total dollar amount of all allocations 
                received by local educational agencies under this 
                section.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
        the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
        Senate.
            (2) Covered funds.--The term ``covered funds'' means funds 
        received under this section.
            (3) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
        agency''--
                    (A) has the meaning given the term in section 8101 
                of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                (20 U.S.C. 7801); and
                    (B) includes a public board of education or other 
                public authority legally constituted within an outlying 
                area for either administrative control or direction of, 
                or to perform a service function for, public elementary 
                schools or secondary schools in such outlying area.
            (4) Public school facilities.--The term ``public school 
        facilities'' means the facilities of a public elementary school 
        or a public secondary school.
            (5) Qualified local educational agency.--The term 
        ``qualified local educational agency'' means a local 
        educational agency that--
                    (A) receives funds under part A of title I of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 6311 et seq.); and
                    (B) is located in a covered disaster area.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        $1,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020 to 
        carry out this section.
            (2) Availability.--Funds appropriated under paragraph (1) 
        shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 514. HOLD HARMLESS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES SERVING MAJOR 
              DISASTER AREAS.

    In the case of a local educational agency that serves a covered 
disaster area, the amount made available for such local educational 
agency under each of sections 1124, 1124A, 1125, and 1125A of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333, 6334, 
6335, and 6337) for fiscal year 2018 shall be not less than the amount 
made available for such local educational agency under each of such 
sections for fiscal year 2017.

SEC. 515. PARAPROFESSIONAL RECIPROCITY; DELAY.

    (a) Affected Paraprofessional.--In this subsection, the term 
``affected paraprofessional'' means a paraprofessional who--
            (1) is displaced due to Hurricane Irma and relocates to a 
        State that is different from the State in which such 
        paraprofessional resided on September 5, 2017; or
            (2) is displaced due to Hurricane Maria and relocates to a 
        State that is different from the State in which such 
        paraprofessional resided on September 16, 2017.
    (b) Reciprocity.--A local educational agency may consider an 
affected paraprofessional hired by such agency who does not meet the 
professional standards for paraprofessionals described in section 
1111(g)(2)(M) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311(g)(2)(M)) in the State in which such agency is located to 
satisfy such requirements, for purposes of such section, for the 2017-
2018 school year, if such paraprofessional satisfied such requirements 
on or before--
            (1) in the case of an affected paraprofessional displaced 
        by Hurricane Irma, September 5, 2017, in the State in which 
        such paraprofessional resided on such date; or
            (2) in the case of an affected paraprofessional displaced 
        by Hurricane Maria, September 16, 2017, in the State in which 
        such paraprofessional resided on such date.

SEC. 516. REGULATORY AND FINANCIAL RELIEF.

    (a) Waiver Authority.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), in 
providing any grant or other assistance, directly or indirectly, to an 
entity in a covered disaster area, the Secretary may, as applicable, 
waive or modify, in order to ease fiscal burdens, any requirement 
relating to the following:
            (1) Maintenance of effort.
            (2) The use of Federal funds to supplement, not supplant, 
        non-Federal funds.
            (3) Any non-Federal share or capital contribution required 
        to match Federal funds provided under programs administered by 
        the Secretary.
    (b) Duration.--A waiver under this section shall be for the fiscal 
year 2018.
    (c) Limitations.--
            (1) Relation to idea.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to waive or modify any provision of the Individuals 
        with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
            (2) Maintenance of effort.--If the Secretary grants a 
        waiver or modification under this section waiving or modifying 
        a requirement relating to maintenance of effort for fiscal year 
        2018, the level of effort required for fiscal year 2019 shall 
        not be reduced because of the waiver or modification.

SEC. 517. ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide assistance to local 
educational agencies serving homeless children and youths displaced by 
a covered disaster, consistent with section 723 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11433), including--
            (1) identification and enrollment assistance;
            (2) assessment and school placement assistance;
            (3) transportation;
            (4) coordination of school services;
            (5) referrals for health and mental health; and
            (6) emergency services and supplies necessary to enable 
        homeless children and youths to enroll, attend, and succeed in 
        school.
    (b) Exception and Distribution of Funds.--
            (1) Exception.--For purposes of providing assistance under 
        subsection (a), section 722(c) and subsections (b) and (c) of 
        section 723 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 11432(c), 11433(b) and (c)) shall not apply.
            (2) Disbursement.--
                    (A) Disbursement by secretary.--The Secretary shall 
                disburse funding provided under subsection (a) to State 
                educational agencies based on demonstrated need, as 
                determined by the Secretary, and based on the number of 
                homeless children and youths enrolled as a result of 
                displacement by a covered disaster.
                    (B) Disbursement by state educational agency.--Each 
                State educational agency receiving funding under 
                subparagraph (A) shall distribute funds that are 
                appropriated under section 601 and available to carry 
                out this section to local educational agencies based on 
                demonstrated need and based on the number of homeless 
                children and youths enrolled in the area served by the 
                local educational agency as a result of displacement by 
                a covered disaster, for the purposes of carrying out 
                subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.).
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``homeless children and 
youths'' has the meaning given the term in section 725 of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a).

SEC. 518. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY IMPACT AID FOR DISPLACED STUDENTS.

    (a) Temporary Emergency Impact Aid Authorized.--
            (1) Aid to state educational agencies.--From amounts 
        appropriated to carry out this subtitle, the Secretary shall 
        provide emergency impact aid to State educational agencies to 
        enable the State educational agencies to make emergency impact 
        aid payments to eligible local educational agencies and 
        eligible BIA-funded schools to enable such eligible local 
        educational agencies and schools to provide for the instruction 
        of students served by such agencies and schools.
            (2) Aid to local educational agencies and bia-funded 
        schools.--A State educational agency shall make emergency 
        impact aid payments to eligible local educational agencies and 
        eligible BIA-funded schools in accordance with subsection (d).
            (3) State educational agencies.--The State educational 
        agency for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, as the case may 
        be, shall carry out the activities of eligible local 
        educational agencies that are unable to carry out this section, 
        including any eligible local educational agency where the 
        authorities normally exercised by local educational agencies 
        are exercised by the government of Puerto Rico or the Virgin 
        Islands.
            (4) Notice of funds availability.--Not later than 14 
        calendar days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the 
        availability of funds under this section.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Displaced student.--The term ``displaced student'' 
        means a student who--
                    (A) enrolled in a public elementary school or 
                secondary school (other than the school that the 
                student was enrolled in, or was eligible to be enrolled 
                in, on September 5, 2017) because such student resides 
                or resided on September 5, 2017, in a covered disaster 
                area due to Hurricane Irma; or
                    (B) enrolled in a public elementary school or 
                secondary school (other than the school that the 
                student was enrolled in, or was eligible to be enrolled 
                in, on September 16, 2017) because such student resides 
                or resided on September 16, 2017, in a covered disaster 
                area due to Hurricane Maria.
            (2) Eligible local educational agencies.--The term 
        ``eligible local educational agency'' means a local educational 
        agency that serves a public elementary school or secondary 
        school in which there is enrolled a displaced student.
            (3) Eligible bia-funded school.--In this section, the term 
        ``eligible BIA-funded school'' means a school funded by the 
        Bureau of Indian Affairs in which there is enrolled a displaced 
        student.
    (c) Application.--
            (1) State educational agency.--A State educational agency 
        that desires to receive emergency impact aid under this section 
        shall submit an application to the Secretary, not later than 7 
        calendar days after the date by which an application under 
        paragraph (2) must be submitted, in such manner, and 
        accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
        require, including information on the total displaced student 
        child count of the State provided by eligible local educational 
        agencies in the State and eligible BIA-funded schools in the 
        State under paragraph (2).
            (2) Local educational agencies and bia-funded schools.--An 
        eligible local educational agency or eligible BIA-funded school 
        that desires an emergency impact aid payment under this section 
        shall submit an application to the State educational agency, 
        not later than 14 calendar days after the date of the 
        publication of the notice described in subsection (a)(4), in 
        such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State 
        educational agency may reasonably require, including 
        documentation submitted quarterly for the 2017-2018 school year 
        that indicates the following:
                    (A) In the case of an eligible local educational 
                agency, the number of displaced students enrolled in 
                the public elementary schools and secondary schools 
                (including the number of displaced students who are 
                children with disabilities) served by such agency for 
                such quarter.
                    (B) In the case of an eligible BIA-funded school, 
                the number of displaced students, including the number 
                of displaced students who are children with 
                disabilities, enrolled in such school for such quarter.
            (3) Determination of number of displaced students.--In 
        determining the number of displaced students for a quarter 
        under paragraph (2), an eligible local educational agency or 
        eligible BIA-funded school shall include the number of 
        displaced students served--
                    (A) in the case of a determination for the first 
                quarterly installment, during the quarter prior to the 
                date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) in the case of a determination for each 
                subsequent quarterly installment, during the quarter 
                immediately preceding the quarter for which the 
                installment is provided.
    (d) Amount of Emergency Impact Aid.--
            (1) Aid to state educational agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--The amount of emergency impact aid 
                received by a State educational agency for the 2017-
                2018 school year shall equal the sum of--
                            (i) the product of the number of displaced 
                        students (who are not children with 
                        disabilities), as determined by the eligible 
                        local educational agencies and eligible BIA-
                        funded schools in the State under subsection 
                        (c)(2), times $6,000; and
                            (ii) the product of the number of displaced 
                        students who are children with disabilities, as 
                        determined by the eligible local educational 
                        agencies and eligible BIA-funded schools in the 
                        State under subsection (c)(2), times $7,500.
                    (B) Insufficient funds.--If the amount available 
                under this section to provide emergency impact aid 
                under this subsection is insufficient to pay the full 
                amount that a State educational agency is eligible to 
                receive under this section, the Secretary shall ratably 
                reduce the amount of such emergency impact aid.
                    (C) Retention of state share.--In the case of a 
                State educational agency that has made a payment prior 
                to the date of enactment of this Act to a local 
                educational agency for the purpose of covering 
                additional costs incurred as a result of enrolling a 
                displaced student in a school served by the local 
                educational agency, the State educational agency may 
                retain a portion of the payment described in paragraph 
                (2)(B) that bears the same relation to the total amount 
                of the payment under such paragraph as the sum of such 
                prior payments bears to the total cost of attendance 
                for all students in that local educational agency for 
                whom the State educational agency made such prior 
                payments.
            (2) Aid to eligible local educational agencies and eligible 
        bia-funded schools.--
                    (A) Quarterly installments.--A State educational 
                agency shall provide emergency impact aid payments 
                under this section on a quarterly basis for the 2017-
                2018 school year by such dates as determined by the 
                Secretary. Such quarterly installment payments shall be 
                based on the number of displaced students reported 
                under subsection (c)(2) and in the amount determined 
                under subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Payment amount.--Each quarterly installment 
                payment under subparagraph (A) shall equal 25 percent 
                of the sum of--
                            (i) the number of displaced students (who 
                        are not children with disabilities) reported by 
                        the eligible local educational agency or 
                        eligible BIA-funded school for such quarter (as 
                        determined under subsection (c)(2)) times 
                        $6,000; and
                            (ii) the number of displaced students who 
                        are children with disabilities reported by the 
                        eligible local educational agency or eligible 
                        BIA-funded school for such quarter (as 
                        determined under subsection (c)(2)) times 
                        $7,500.
                    (C) Timeline.--The Secretary shall establish a 
                timeline for quarterly reporting on the number of 
                displaced students in order to make the appropriate 
                disbursements in a timely manner.
                    (D) Insufficient funds.--If, for any quarter, the 
                amount available under this section to make payments 
                under this subsection is insufficient to pay the full 
                amount that an eligible local educational agency or 
                eligible BIA-funded school is eligible to receive under 
                this section, the State educational agency shall 
                ratably reduce the amount of such payments.
            (3) Displaced students.--Subject to the succeeding 
        sentence, an eligible local educational agency or eligible BIA-
        funded school receiving emergency impact aid payments under 
        this section shall use the payments to provide services and 
        assistance to public elementary schools and secondary schools 
        served by such agency, or to such BIA-funded school, that 
        enrolled a displaced student.
    (e) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Authorized uses.--The authorized uses of funds are the 
        following:
                    (A) Paying the compensation of personnel, including 
                teacher aides, in schools enrolling displaced students.
                    (B) Identifying and acquiring curricular material, 
                including the costs of providing additional classroom 
                supplies, and mobile educational units and leasing 
                sites or spaces.
                    (C) Basic instructional services for such students, 
                including tutoring, mentoring, or academic counseling.
                    (D) Reasonable transportation costs.
                    (E) Health and counseling services.
                    (F) Education and support services.
            (2) Provision of special education and related services and 
        early intervention services.--In the case of a displaced 
        student who is a child with a disability or an infant or 
        toddler with a disability, any payment made on behalf of such 
        student to an eligible local educational agency shall be used 
        to pay for special education and related services (as such 
        terms are defined in section 602 of the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401)) or early 
        intervention services for infants and toddlers with 
        disabilities and their families described in part C of such Act 
        (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), as applicable, consistent with such 
        Act.
    (f) Return of Aid.--
            (1) Eligible local educational agency or eligible bia-
        funded school.--An eligible local educational agency or 
        eligible BIA-funded school that receives an emergency impact 
        aid payment under this section shall return to the State 
        educational agency any payment provided to the eligible local 
        educational agency or school under this section that the 
        eligible local educational agency or school has not obligated 
        by the end of the 2017-2018 school year in accordance with this 
        section.
            (2) State educational agency.--A State educational agency 
        that receives emergency impact aid under this section, shall 
        return to the Secretary--
                    (A) any aid provided to the agency under this 
                section that the agency has not obligated by the end of 
                the 2017-2018 school year in accordance with this 
                section; and
                    (B) any payment funds returned to the State 
                educational agency under paragraph (1).
    (g) Limitation on Use of Aid and Payments.--Aid and payments 
provided under this section shall only be used for expenses incurred 
during the 2017-2018 school year.
    (h) Administrative Expenses.--A State educational agency that 
receives emergency impact aid under this section may use not more than 
1 percent of such aid for administrative expenses. An eligible local 
educational agency or eligible BIA-funded school that receives 
emergency impact aid payments under this section may use not more than 
2 percent of such payments for administrative expenses.
    (i) Special Funding Rule.--In calculating funding under section 
8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7703) for an eligible local educational agency that receives an 
emergency impact aid payment under this section, the Secretary shall 
not count displaced students served by such agency for whom an 
emergency impact aid payment is received under this section, nor shall 
such students be counted for the purpose of calculating the total 
number of children in average daily attendance at the schools served by 
such agency as provided in section 8003(b)(3)(B)(i) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 7703(b)(3)(B)(i)).
    (j) Treatment of State Aid.--A State shall not take into 
consideration emergency impact aid payments received under this section 
by a local educational agency in the State in determining the 
eligibility of such local educational agency for State aid, or the 
amount of State aid, with respect to free public education of children.

SEC. 519. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this subtitle, an amendment made by this 
subtitle, or the application of such provision or amendment to any 
person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of 
this subtitle, the amendments made by this subtitle, and the 
application of the provisions of such to any person or circumstance 
shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 520. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out sections 512, 517, and 518.

SEC. 521. SUNSET PROVISION.

    Except as provided in sections 513 and 516, the provisions of this 
subtitle shall be effective for the period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act and ending on August 1, 2018.

              Subtitle C--Higher Education Disaster Relief

SEC. 531. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) Affected individual.--The term ``affected individual'' 
        means an individual who has applied for or received student 
        financial assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) and--
                    (A) who is an affected student; or
                    (B) whose primary place of employment or residency 
                was--
                            (i) as of September 5, 2017, in a covered 
                        disaster area due to Hurricane Irma; or
                            (ii) as of September 16, 2017, in a covered 
                        disaster area due to Hurricane Maria.
            (2) Affected institution.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``affected institution'' 
                means an institution of higher education that--
                            (i) is located in an area affected by a 
                        covered disaster; and
                            (ii) has temporarily ceased operations as a 
                        consequence of a covered disaster, as 
                        determined by the Secretary.
                    (B) Length of time.--In determining eligibility for 
                assistance under this subtitle, the Secretary, using 
                consistent, objective criteria, shall determine the 
                time period for which an institution of higher 
                education is an affected institution.
                    (C) Special rule.--An organizational unit of an 
                affected institution that is not impacted by a covered 
                disaster shall not be considered as part of such 
                affected institution for purposes of receiving 
                assistance under this subtitle.
            (3) Affected student.--The term ``affected student'' means 
        an individual who was enrolled or accepted for enrollment on--
                    (A) September 5, 2017, at an affected institution 
                that closed due to Hurricane Irma; or
                    (B) September 16, 2017, at an affected institution 
                that closed due to Hurricane Maria.
            (4) Cancelled enrollment period.--The term ``cancelled 
        enrollment period'' means any period of enrollment at an 
        affected institution during the academic year 2017-2018, during 
        which students were unable to attend such institution.
            (5) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' means--
                    (A) an institution covered by the definition of 
                such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
                1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); and
                    (B) an institution described in subparagraph (A) or 
                (B) of section 102(a)(1) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
                1002(a)(1)(A), (B)).
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.

SEC. 532. GENERAL WAIVERS AND MODIFICATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless 
enacted with specific reference to this section, the Secretary is 
authorized to waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision 
described in section 2(a)(2) of the Higher Education Relief 
Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1098bb(a)(2)) to 
ensure that--
            (1) administrative requirements placed on affected 
        students, affected individuals, affected institutions, lenders, 
        guaranty agencies, and grantees are minimized to the extent 
        possible without impairing the integrity of the higher 
        education programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to 
        ease the burden on such participants; or
            (2) institutions of higher education, lenders, guaranty 
        agencies, and other entities participating in the student 
        financial assistance programs under title IV of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965, that serve a covered disaster area may 
        be granted temporary relief from requirements that are rendered 
        infeasible or unreasonable due to the effects of a covered 
        disaster, including due diligence requirements and reporting 
        deadlines.
    (b) Authority To Extend or Waive Reporting Requirements Under 
Section 131(a).--The Secretary is authorized to extend reporting 
deadlines or waive reporting requirements under section 131(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015(a)) for an affected 
institution.
    (c) Construction.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed--
            (1) to allow the Secretary to waive or modify any 
        applicable statutory or regulatory requirements prohibiting 
        discrimination in a program or activity, or in employment or 
        contracting, under existing law (in existence on the date of 
        the Secretary's action); or
            (2) to authorize any refunding of any repayment of a loan.

SEC. 533. MODIFICATION OF PART A OF TITLE II GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

    The Secretary is authorized to approve modifications to the 
requirements for Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States and 
Partnerships under part A of title II of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022 et seq.), at the request of the grantee--
            (1) to assist States and local educational agencies to 
        recruit and retain highly qualified teachers in a school 
        district located in a covered disaster area; and
            (2) to assist institutions of higher education, located in 
        such area to recruit and retain faculty necessary to prepare 
        teachers and provide professional development.

SEC. 534. AUTHORIZED USES OF TRIO, GEAR-UP, PART A OR B OF TITLE III, 
              TITLE V, AND OTHER GRANTS.

    The Secretary is authorized to modify the required and allowable 
uses of funds under chapters 1 and 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 et seq., 1070a-
21 et seq.), under part A or B of title III of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1057 
et seq., 1060 et seq.), under title V of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.), and under any other competitive grant program, at the request of 
an affected institution or other grantee, with respect to affected 
institutions and other grantees located in a covered disaster area. The 
Secretary may, under the authority of this section, authorize new 
construction, renovation, or improvement of classrooms, libraries, 
laboratories, or other instructional facilities that is not authorized 
under the institution's grant award, as in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act, under part A or B of title III, or title V, of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965.

SEC. 535. PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT.

    (a) In General.--A financial aid administrator shall be considered 
to be making an adjustment in accordance with section 479A(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087tt(a)) if the financial aid 
administrator makes the adjustment with respect to the calculation of 
the expected student or parent contribution (or both) for an affected 
student, or for a student or a parent who resides or resided, or was 
employed--
            (1) in a covered disaster area due to Hurricane Irma, on 
        September 5, 2017; or
            (2) in a covered disaster area due to Hurricane Maria, on 
        September 16, 2017.
    (b) Documentation.--The financial aid administrator shall 
adequately document the need for the adjustment.

SEC. 536. EXPANDING INFORMATION DISSEMINATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY FOR 
              FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall make special efforts, in 
conjunction with State efforts, to notify affected students and if 
applicable, their parents, who qualify for means-tested Federal benefit 
programs, of their potential eligibility for a maximum Federal Pell 
Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a), and shall disseminate such informational materials as the 
Secretary deems appropriate.
    (b) Means-Tested Federal Benefit Program.--For the purpose of this 
section, the term ``means-tested Federal benefit program'' means a 
mandatory spending program of the Federal Government, other than a 
program under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.), in which eligibility for the program's benefits, or the amount 
of such benefits, or both, are determined on the basis of income or 
resources of the individual or family seeking the benefit, and may 
include such programs as the supplemental security income program under 
title XVI of the Social Security Act, the food stamp program under the 
Food Stamp Act of 1977, the free and reduced price school lunch program 
established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, the 
temporary assistance to needy families program established under part A 
of title IV of the Social Security Act, and the women, infants, and 
children program established under section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966, and other programs identified by the Secretary.

SEC. 537. PROCEDURES.

    (a) Regulatory Requirements Inapplicable.--Sections 482(c) and 492 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c), 1098a) and 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to this 
subtitle.
    (b) Notice of Waivers, Modifications, or Extensions.--
Notwithstanding section 437 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1232) and section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the 
Secretary shall make publicly available, by notice in the Federal 
Register, the waivers, modifications, or extensions granted under this 
subtitle.
    (c) Case-by-Case Basis.--The Secretary is not required to exercise 
any waiver or modification authority under this subtitle on a case-by-
case basis.

SEC. 538. TEMPORARY DEFERRAL FOR AFFECTED FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN 
              BORROWERS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
affected borrower of a covered Federal student loan shall be eligible 
for deferment, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as 
deferments are provided for covered Federal student loans under section 
428(b)(1)(M) or 455(f)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M); 1087e(f)(1)), for the 1-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Extension.--The Secretary may extend a deferment provided under 
subsection (a) for not more than two 1-year periods, if the Secretary 
determines that conditions warrant such an extension.
    (c) Applicability to Other Law.--Any deferment provided to an 
affected borrower under this section shall not impact the affected 
borrower's eligibility for any other deferment under section 
428(b)(1)(M) or 455(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M), 1087e(f)(2)).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Affected borrower.--In this section, the term 
        ``affected borrower'' means an individual--
                    (A) who is a borrower of a covered Federal student 
                loan; and
                    (B) whose primary place of residency was, as of 
                September 5, 2017, in Puerto Rico or the Virgin 
                Islands.
            (2) Covered federal student loan.--The term ``covered 
        Federal student loan'' means a loan made, insured, or 
        guaranteed under part B or D of title IV of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.; 1078a et seq.).

SEC. 539. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority of the Secretary to issue waivers or modifications 
under this subtitle (except for section 538) shall expire at the 
conclusion of the 2017-2018 academic year.

SEC. 540. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO COLLEGE ACCESS.

    (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to establish a 
program that enables college-bound residents of the Virgin Islands and 
Puerto Rico to have greater choices among institutions of higher 
education.
    (b) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--From the total amount appropriated under 
        subsection (o) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide 
        to each Governor for such fiscal year an amount that bears the 
        same relation to such total amount appropriated as the 
        population, aged 15 to 17, inclusive, in the Governor's State 
        in the preceding fiscal year bears to the sum of the 
        populations, aged 15 to 17, inclusive, in both the Virgin 
        Islands and Puerto Rico, in the preceding fiscal year. Such 
        amounts provided to each Governor shall be used to award grants 
        to eligible institutions that enroll eligible students to pay 
        the difference between the tuition and fees charged for in-
        State students and the tuition and fees charged for out-of-
        State students on behalf of each eligible student enrolled in 
        the eligible institution.
            (2) Maximum student amounts.--The grant amount paid on 
        behalf of an eligible student under this section shall be--
                    (A) not more than $15,000 for any one award year 
                (as defined in section 481 of the Higher Education Act 
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088)); and
                    (B) not more than $45,000 in the aggregate.
            (3) Proration.--Each Governor shall prorate payments under 
        this section for students who attend an eligible institution on 
        less than a full-time basis.
    (c) Reduction for Insufficient Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--If the funds appropriated pursuant to 
        subsection (o) for any fiscal year are insufficient to award a 
        grant in the amount determined under subsection (b) on behalf 
        of each eligible student enrolled in an eligible institution, 
        then each Governor, in consultation with the Secretary, shall--
                    (A) first, ratably reduce the amount of the tuition 
                and fee payment made on behalf of each eligible student 
                who has not received funds under this section for a 
                preceding year; and
                    (B) after making reductions under subparagraph (A), 
                ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee 
                payments made on behalf of all other eligible students.
            (2) Adjustments.--Each Governor, in consultation with the 
        Secretary, may adjust the amount of tuition and fee payments 
        made under paragraph (1) based on--
                    (A) the financial need of the eligible students to 
                avoid undue hardship to the eligible students; or
                    (B) undue administrative burdens on the Governor.
            (3) Further adjustments.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) 
        and (2), each Governor may prioritize the making or amount of 
        tuition and fee payments under this subsection based on the 
        income and need of eligible students.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to require an institution of higher education to alter the 
institution's admissions policies or standards in any manner to enable 
an eligible student to enroll in the institution.
    (e) Applications.--Each student desiring that a Governor award a 
grant under this section to an eligible institution on behalf of the 
student shall submit an application to the eligible institution at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
eligible institution may require.
    (f) Employment Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (h), each 
        application submitted under subsection (e) shall contain or be 
        accompanied by an agreement by the applicant that the applicant 
        will--
                    (A) maintain full-time employment within the State 
                where the applicant was domiciled, as described in 
                subsection (m)(3)(A), for a period of not less than 2 
                years within the 4-year period after the date the 
                applicant completes the course of study for which the 
                applicant received grant assistance under this section; 
                and
                    (B) submit evidence of such employment in the form 
                of a certification by the employer upon completion of 
                each year of such employment.
            (2) Failure or refusal to carry out employment 
        obligation.--In the event that an applicant is determined to 
        have failed or refused to carry out the employment obligation 
        described in paragraph (1), the sum of the grant assistance 
        under this section received by such applicant shall be treated 
        as a loan and collected from the applicant in accordance with 
        subsection (g) and the policies and procedures under subsection 
        (i)(2).
    (g) Repayment for Failure To Complete Employment.--In the event 
that any recipient of a grant under this section fails or refuses to 
comply with the employment obligation in the agreement under subsection 
(f), the sum of the amounts of any such grant received by such 
recipient shall, upon a determination of such a failure or refusal in 
such employment obligation, be treated as a loan, and shall be subject 
to repayment, together with interest thereon accruing from the date of 
the grant award, in accordance with terms and conditions specified by 
the Governor through policies and procedures under subsection (i)(2).
    (h) Extenuating Circumstances.--
            (1) In general.--Each Governor shall establish categories 
        of extenuating circumstances under which a recipient of grant 
        assistance under this section who is unable to fulfill all or 
        part of the recipient's employment obligation under subsection 
        (f) may be excused from fulfilling that portion of the 
        employment obligation.
            (2) Continuous enrollment.--If a recipient of grant 
        assistance under this section is continuously enrolled at an 
        institution of higher education in one or more 
        postbaccalaureate programs and is maintaining satisfactory 
        progress in the course of study the student is pursuing in 
        accordance with section 484(c) of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(c)), the employment obligation in the 
        agreement under subsection (f) shall begin once such recipient 
        is no longer continuously enrolled.
    (i) Administration of Program.--
            (1) In general.--Each Governor shall carry out the program 
        authorized under this section in consultation with the 
        Secretary. Each Governor may enter into a grant, contract, or 
        cooperative agreement with another public or private entity to 
        administer the program under this section if the Governor 
        determines that doing so is a more efficient way of carrying 
        out the program.
            (2) Policies and procedures.--Each Governor, in 
        consultation with institutions of higher education eligible for 
        participation in the program authorized under this section, 
        shall develop policies and procedures for the administration of 
        the program.
            (3) Memorandum of agreement.--Each Governor and the 
        Secretary shall enter into a Memorandum of Agreement that 
        describes--
                    (A) the manner in which the Governor shall consult 
                with the Secretary with respect to administering the 
                program authorized under this section; and
                    (B) any technical or other assistance to be 
                provided to the Governor by the Secretary for purposes 
                of administering the program (which may include access 
                to the information in the common financial reporting 
                form developed under section 483 of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090)).
    (j) Governor's Report.--Each Governor shall report to the 
authorizing committees annually regarding--
            (1) the number of eligible students attending each eligible 
        institution and the amount of the grant assistance paid to such 
        institutions on behalf of the eligible students;
            (2) the extent, if any, to which a ratable reduction was 
        made in the amount of tuition and fee payments made on behalf 
        of eligible students;
            (3) the progress in obtaining recognized academic 
        credentials of the cohort of eligible students for each year; 
        and
            (4) the number of eligible students whose grant assistance 
        under this section has been converted to a loan, and the 
        repayment of such loans.
    (k) GAO Report.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this 
section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall monitor the 
effect of the program authorized under this section on educational 
opportunities for eligible students. The Comptroller General shall 
analyze whether eligible students had difficulty gaining admission to 
eligible institutions because of any preference afforded in-State 
residents by eligible institutions, and shall expeditiously report any 
findings regarding such difficulty to the authorizing committees and 
each Governor. In addition, the Comptroller General shall--
            (1) analyze the extent to which there are an insufficient 
        number of eligible institutions to which students from the 
        Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico can gain admission, including 
        admission aided by assistance provided under this section, due 
        to--
                    (A) caps on the number of out-of-State students the 
                institution will enroll;
                    (B) significant barriers imposed by academic 
                entrance requirements (such as grade point average and 
                standardized scholastic admissions tests); and
                    (C) absence of admission programs benefitting 
                minority students; and
            (2) report the findings of the analysis described in 
        paragraph (1) to the authorizing committees and each Governor.
    (l) General Requirements.--
            (1) Personnel.--The Secretary shall arrange for the 
        assignment of an individual, pursuant to subchapter VI of 
        chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, to serve as an 
        adviser to each Governor with respect to the program authorized 
        under this section.
            (2) Administrative expenses.--Each Governor may use not 
        more than 5 percent of the funds made available for the program 
        authorized under this section for a fiscal year to pay the 
        administrative expenses of the program for the fiscal year.
            (3) Inspector general review.--The program authorized under 
        this section shall be subject to audit and other review by the 
        Inspector General of the Department of Education in the same 
        manner as programs are audited and reviewed under the Inspector 
        General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
            (4) Gifts.--Each Governor may accept, use, and dispose of 
        donations of services or property for purposes of carrying out 
        this section.
            (5) Maximum student amount adjustments.--Each Governor 
        shall establish rules to adjust the maximum student amounts 
        described in subsection (b)(2)(B) for eligible students who 
        transfer between the eligible institutions.
    (m) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Authorizing committees.--The term ``authorizing 
        committees'' has the meaning given the term in section 103 of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).
            (2) Eligible institution.--The term ``eligible 
        institution'' means an institution that--
                    (A) is a public 4-year institution of higher 
                education located in one of the several States of the 
                United States, the District of Columbia, or Guam;
                    (B) is eligible to participate in the student 
                financial assistance programs under title IV of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); 
                and
                    (C) enters into an agreement with a Governor 
                containing such terms and conditions as the Governor 
                and institution may jointly specify, including a 
                requirement that the institution use the funds made 
                available under this section to supplement and not 
                supplant assistance that otherwise would be provided to 
                eligible students.
            (3) Eligible student.--The term ``eligible student'' means 
        an individual who--
                    (A) was domiciled in the Virgin Islands or Puerto 
                Rico for not less than the 12 consecutive months 
                preceding the commencement of the freshman year of the 
                individual at an institution of higher education;
                    (B) graduated from a secondary school in the Virgin 
                Islands or Puerto Rico, or received the recognized 
                equivalent of a secondary school diploma while 
                domiciled in the Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico, on or 
                after January 1, 2013;
                    (C) begins the individual's undergraduate course of 
                study within the 3 calendar years (excluding any period 
                of service on active duty in the Armed Forces, or 
                service under the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et 
                seq.) or subtitle C of title I of the National and 
                Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et 
                seq.)) of graduation from a secondary school, or 
                obtaining the recognized equivalent of a secondary 
                school diploma;
                    (D) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment, on at 
                least a half-time basis, in a baccalaureate degree or 
                other program (including a program of study abroad 
                approved for credit by the eligible institution at 
                which such student is enrolled) leading to a recognized 
                educational credential at an eligible institution;
                    (E) if enrolled in an eligible institution, is 
                maintaining satisfactory progress in the course of 
                study the student is pursuing in accordance with 
                section 484(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 1091(c));
                    (F) while enrolled in an eligible institution, 
                maintains the State where the applicant was domiciled 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) as the individual's 
                principal place of residence for purposes of the laws 
                of such State; and
                    (G) has not completed the individual's first 
                undergraduate baccalaureate degree course of study.
            (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001).
            (5) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the Governor of 
        the Virgin Islands or the Governor of Puerto Rico.
            (6) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1003).
    (n) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect with respect to 
payments for periods of instruction that begin on or after January 1, 
2017.
    (o) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $330,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2018 through 2023, and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the succeeding fiscal years. Such funds shall remain available 
until expended.

  Subtitle D--Disaster Relief for Other Education and Related Programs

SEC. 551. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Unless otherwise specified in this subtitle, the 
terms used in this subtitle have the meanings given the terms in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801).
    (b) Additional Definitions.--For the purposes of this subtitle:
            (1) Affected head start agency.--The term ``affected Head 
        Start agency'' means a Head Start agency, including an early 
        Head Start agency, receiving a significant number of children 
        from a covered disaster area.
            (2) Child with a disability.--The term ``child with a 
        disability'' has the meaning given such term in section 602 of 
        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
        1401).
            (3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) a local educational agency (as defined in 
                section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401)) if such agency is 
                located in a covered disaster area;
                    (B) a State educational agency (as defined in 
                section 602 of such Act) of Puerto Rico or the Virgin 
                Islands; or
                    (C) a State interagency coordinating council 
                established under section 641 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
                1441) if such council is located in a covered disaster 
                area.
            (4) Individual adversely affected by a covered disaster.--
        The term ``individual adversely affected by a covered 
        disaster'' means an individual who was living, working, or 
        attending school--
                    (A) on September 5, 2017, in a covered disaster 
                area due to Hurricane Irma; or
                    (B) on September 16, 2017, in a covered disaster 
                area due to Hurricane Maria.
            (5) Infant or toddler with a disability.--The term ``infant 
        or toddler with a disability'' has the meaning given such term 
        in section 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act (20 U.S.C. 1432).
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.

SEC. 552. AGREEMENTS TO EXTEND CERTAIN DEADLINES OF THE INDIVIDUALS 
              WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT TO FACILITATE THE 
              PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH 
              DISABILITIES.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement described 
in subsection (b) with an eligible entity to extend certain deadlines 
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
et seq.) related to providing special education and related services, 
including early intervention services, to individuals adversely 
affected by a covered disaster.
    (b) Terms of Agreements.--An agreement referred to in subsection 
(a) is an agreement with an eligible entity made in accordance with 
subsection (e) that may extend the applicable deadlines under one or 
more of the following sections:
            (1) Section 612(a)(15)(C) of the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(15)(C)), by 
        extending up to an additional 30 days the deadline for 
        submission of the annual report to the Secretary and the public 
        regarding the progress of the State and of children with 
        disabilities in the State.
            (2) Section 616(b)(1)(A) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
        1416(b)(1)(A)), by extending up to an additional 30 days the 
        deadline for finalization of the State performance plan.
            (3) Section 641(e)(1)(D) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
        1441(e)(1)(D)), by extending up to an additional 30 days the 
        deadline for submission to the Governor of a State and the 
        Secretary of the report on the status of early intervention 
        programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their 
        families operated within the State.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed--
            (1) as permitting the waiver of--
                    (A) any applicable Federal civil rights law;
                    (B) any student or family privacy protections, 
                including provisions requiring parental consent for 
                evaluations and services;
                    (C) any procedural safeguards required under 
                section 615 or 639 of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1415, 1439); or
                    (D) any requirements not specified in subsection 
                (b); or
            (2) as removing the obligation of the eligible entity to 
        provide a child with a disability or an infant or toddler with 
        a disability and their families--
                    (A) a free appropriate public education under part 
                B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or
                    (B) early intervention services under part C of 
                such Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
    (d) Duration of Agreement.--An agreement under this section shall 
terminate at the conclusion of the 2017-2018 academic year.
    (e) Request To Enter Into Agreement.--To enter into an agreement 
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit a request to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require.

SEC. 553. HEAD START AND CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS.

    (a) Head Start.--
            (1) Technical assistance, guidance, and resources.--From 
        the amount made available for Head Start in this Act, the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide training 
        and technical assistance, guidance, and resources through the 
        Region 2 offices of the Administration for Children and 
        Families (and may provide training and technical assistance, 
        guidance, and resources through other regional offices of the 
        Administration, at the request of such offices that administer 
        affected Head Start agencies) to Head Start agencies in a 
        covered disaster area, and to affected Head Start agencies, to 
        assist the agencies and entities involved to address the health 
        and counseling needs of infants, toddlers, and young children 
        affected by a covered disaster. Such training and technical 
        assistance may be provided by contract or cooperative agreement 
        with qualified national, regional, or local providers.
            (2) Waiver.--For such period up to September 30, 2018, and 
        to such extent as the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        considers appropriate, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services--
                    (A) may waive section 640(b) of the Head Start Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 9835(b)) for Head Start agencies located in 
                a covered disaster area and other affected Head Start 
                agencies; and
                    (B) shall waive requirements of documentation for 
                individuals adversely affected by a covered hurricane 
                disaster who participate in a Head Start program or an 
                Early Head Start program funded under the Head Start 
                Act.
    (b) Child Care and Development Block Grant.--
            (1) Child care and development block grant act of 1990.--
        For such period up to September 30, 2018, and to such extent as 
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services considers to be 
        appropriate, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
        waive, for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any State 
        serving significant numbers of individuals adversely affected 
        by a covered disaster, provisions of the Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.)--
                    (A) relating to Federal income limitations on 
                eligibility to receive child care services for which 
                assistance is provided under such Act;
                    (B) relating to work requirements applicable to 
                eligibility to receive child care services for which 
                assistance is provided under such Act;
                    (C) relating to limitations on the use of funds 
                under section 658G of the Child Care and Development 
                Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858e);
                    (D) preventing children designated as evacuees from 
                receiving priority for child care services provided 
                under such Act, except that children residing in a 
                State and currently receiving services should not lose 
                such services to accommodate evacuee children; and
                    (E) relating to any non-Federal or capital 
                contribution required (including copayment or other 
                cost sharing by parents receiving child care 
                assistance) to match Federal funds provided under 
                programs administered by the Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services.
            (2) Technical assistance and guidance.--The Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services may provide assistance to States for 
        the purpose of providing training, technical assistance, and 
        guidance to eligible child care providers (as defined in 
        section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
        of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n)) who are licensed and regulated, as 
        applicable, by the States, to enable such providers to provide 
        child care services for children and families described in 
        paragraph (1). Such training and technical assistance may be 
        provided through intermediary organizations, including those 
        with demonstrated experience in providing training and 
        technical assistance to programs serving school-age children up 
        to age 13, involved in reinstituting child care services on a 
        broad scale in a covered disaster area.

    TITLE VI--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND WORKER PROTECTIONS

SEC. 601. TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2018: For an additional amount for ``Training and 
Employment Services'', $25,000,000, for the dislocated workers national 
reserve to provide assistance under subparagraph (B) or (as 
appropriate) subparagraph (C) of section 170(b)(1) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225(b)(1)) for necessary 
expenses in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands directly related to 
Hurricanes Irma and Maria, to remain available until expended.
    (b) Transfers.--The Secretary of Labor may transfer up to 
$3,500,000 of the amount described in subsection (a) to any other 
Department of Labor account for other reconstruction and recovery 
needs, including worker protection activities, in Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands related to Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

SEC. 602. EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH 
              RESPECT TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT AND THE CHILD TAX 
              CREDIT.

    (a) Earned Income Tax Credit.--
            (1) In general.--Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) Treatment of Possessions.--
            ``(1) Payments to possessions.--
                    ``(A) Mirror code possession.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall periodically (but not less frequently 
                than annually) pay to each possession of the United 
                States with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to 
                the loss to that possession by reason of the 
                application of this section (determined without regard 
                to paragraph (2)) with respect to taxable years 
                beginning after December 31, 2016. Such amounts shall 
                be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury based on 
                information provided by the government of the 
                respective possession.
                    ``(B) Other possessions.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall periodically (but no less frequently 
                than annually) pay to each possession of the United 
                States which does not have a mirror code tax system 
                amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as 
                being equal to the aggregate benefits that would have 
                been provided to residents of such possession by reason 
                of the application of this section for taxable years 
                beginning after December 31, 2016, if a mirror code tax 
                system had been in effect in such possession. The 
                preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to any 
                possession of the United States unless such possession 
                has a plan, which has been approved by the Secretary of 
                the Treasury, under which such possession will promptly 
                distribute such payments to the residents of such 
                possession.
            ``(2) Coordination with credit allowed against united 
        states income taxes.--No credit shall be allowed under this 
        section for any taxable year to any person--
                    ``(A) to whom a credit is allowed against taxes 
                imposed by the possession by reason of this section 
                (determined without regard to this paragraph) for such 
                taxable year, or
                    ``(B) who is eligible for a payment under a plan 
                described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to such 
                taxable year.
            ``(3) Definitions and special rules.--
                    ``(A) Possession of the united states.--For 
                purposes of this subsection, the term `possession of 
                the United States' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto 
                Rico and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                Islands.
                    ``(B) Mirror code tax system.--For purposes of this 
                subsection, the term `mirror code tax system' means, 
                with respect to any possession of the United States, 
                the income tax system of such possession if the income 
                tax liability of the residents of such possession under 
                such system is determined by reference to the income 
                tax laws of the United States as if such possession 
                were the United States, and such system includes a tax 
                credit substantially identical to the credit allowed 
                under this section.
                    ``(C) Treatment of payments.--For purposes of 
                section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, or 
                any similar rule of law, any payment made under this 
                subsection shall be treated in the same manner as a 
                refund due from the credit allowed under this 
                section.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
        shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after 
        December 31, 2016.
    (b) Equitable Treatment for Residents of Puerto Rico With Respect 
to the Refundable Portion of the Child Tax Credit.--
            (1) In general.--Section 24(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``or section 933'' after 
        ``section 112''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
    (c) Payments to Virgin Islands and Guam for Lost Revenue With 
Respect to the Child Tax Credit.--Section 24 of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Payments to Virgin Islands and Guam for Lost Revenue.--The 
Secretary shall make annual payments to the Virgin Islands and to Guam 
in amounts equal to the aggregate loss to the Virgin Islands or Guam, 
as the case may be, by reason of the application of this section with 
respect to taxable years beginning after 2016. Such amounts shall be 
determined by the Secretary based on information provided by the Virgin 
Islands and Guam. For purposes of section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, 
United States Code, the payments under this subsection shall be treated 
in the same manner as a refund due from the credit allowed under this 
section.''.

SEC. 603. REQUIREMENT TO USE LOCAL LABOR.

    In carrying out relief and recovery efforts relating to a covered 
disaster in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall ensure that--
            (1) to the greatest extent practicable, individuals who 
        carry out such efforts are individuals who reside in a covered 
        disaster area;
            (2) workers are protected by project labor agreements; and
            (3) local, family-sustaining union jobs are protected.

SEC. 604. MINIMUM WAGE FOR YOUNG EMPLOYEES IN PUERTO RICO.

    Section 6(g) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
206(g)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively;
            (2) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking ``or 
        (2)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking ``20 
        years, except'' and all that follows through the period and 
        inserting ``20 years.''.

SEC. 605. OVERTIME HOURS PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS IN PUERTO RICO.

    Section 404 of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic 
Stability Act (48 U.S.C. 2193) is repealed.

SEC. 606. UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN 
              ISLANDS.

    (a) Extension of Disaster Unemployment Benefit Period.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 410(a) of the 
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 5177(a)) or any regulations implementing that 
        section--
                    (A) in the case of an individual who is applying 
                for unemployment assistance under that section 410(a) 
                as a result of a covered disaster--
                            (i) the individual shall file the 
                        application for unemployment assistance not 
                        later than July 11, 2018; and
                            (ii) the individual shall submit all 
                        documentation required to be submitted in 
                        support of an application described in clause 
                        (i) not later than 90 days after the date on 
                        which the application was filed; and
                    (B) in the case of an individual who is eligible to 
                receive unemployment assistance under that section 
                410(a) as a result of a covered disaster, the President 
                shall make such assistance available for 52 weeks after 
                the date on which the President declared the covered 
                disaster.
            (2) Regulations.--The Secretary of Labor may prescribe any 
        operating instructions or regulations necessary to carry out 
        this subsection.
    (b) Other Unemployment Assistance.--Section 903 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:

                 ``Special Transfer in Fiscal Year 2018

    ``(h) Not later than 10 days after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the 
Federal unemployment account, to remain available until expended--
            ``(1) $325,000,000 to the account of the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico in the Unemployment Trust Fund; and
            ``(2) $25,000,000 to the account of the United States 
        Virgin Islands in the Unemployment Trust Fund.''.

SEC. 607. EXTENSION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM TO 
              TERRITORIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 303 of the Social Security Amendments of 
1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Definition of state.--Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) is amended by striking the 
        fifth sentence and inserting the following: ``Such term when 
        used in title XVI includes Puerto Rico, the United States 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.''.
            (2) Elimination of limit on total payments to the 
        territories.--Section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``; 
                limitation on total payments'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (a); and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (2) 
                and (4) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively.
            (3) United states nationals treated the same as citizens.--
        Section 1614(a)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(B)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in clause (i)(I), by inserting ``or national,'' 
                after ``citizen'';
                    (B) in clause (i)(II), by adding ``; or'' at the 
                end; and
                    (C) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or national'' 
                after ``citizen''.
            (4) Territories included in geographic meaning of united 
        states.--Section 1614(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(e)) is 
        amended by striking ``and the District of Columbia'' and 
        inserting ``, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United 
        States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa''.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The Commissioner of Social Security may 
waive or modify any statutory requirement relating to the provision of 
benefits under the Supplemental Security Income Program under title XVI 
of the Social Security Act in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, or 
American Samoa, to the extent that the Commissioner deems it necessary 
in order to adapt the program to the needs of the territory involved.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the first day of the first Federal fiscal 
year that begins one year or more after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 608. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated, pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), an additional amount for ``Economic 
Development Assistance Programs'', for necessary expenses related to 
disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure 
in areas covered by the declaration of a major disaster under title IV 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, 
$235,612,500 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, 
of which--
            (1) $228,750,000 shall be made available for Puerto Rico; 
        and
            (2) $6,862,500 shall be made available for the Virgin 
        Islands.

SEC. 609. APPROPRIATION TO CDFI FUND FOR DISASTER RELIEF IN PUERTO RICO 
              AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``community development financial 
        institution'' has the meaning given the term in section 103 of 
        the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions 
        Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702); and
            (2) the term ``Fund'' means the Community Development 
        Financial Institutions Fund established under section 104(a) of 
        the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions 
        Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(a)).
    (b) Appropriation.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the Fund $250,000,000, which 
shall--
            (1) be used for financial and technical assistance to 
        community development financial institutions for costs relating 
        to disaster relief and long-term recovery in covered disaster 
        areas; and
            (2) remain available during the 5-year period beginning on 
        the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Suspension of Matching Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, there shall be no requirement to match any 
assistance provided by the Fund to community development financial 
institutions for costs relating to disaster relief and long-term 
recovery in covered disaster areas with funds from sources other than 
the Federal Government.

SEC. 610. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated to the Community Development Fund of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development $48,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to 
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for activities 
authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term 
recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic 
revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas that are 
covered disaster areas, of which $46,000,000,000 shall be for such 
areas in Puerto Rico and $2,000,000,000 shall be for such areas in the 
Virgin Islands:  Provided, That funds shall be awarded directly to the 
State or unit of general local government at the discretion of the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this section 
as the ``Secretary''):  Provided further, That as a condition of making 
any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance that such grantee has 
in place proficient financial controls and procurement processes and 
has established adequate procedures to prevent any duplication of 
benefits as defined in section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely 
expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites regarding all 
disaster recovery activities assisted with these funds, and to detect 
and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds:  Provided further, That 
prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall submit a plan to the 
Secretary for approval detailing the proposed use of all funds, 
including criteria for eligibility and how the use of these funds will 
address long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and 
housing and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed 
areas:  Provided further, That such funds may not be used for 
activities reimbursable by, or for which funds are made available by, 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: 
 Provided further, That funds allocated under this section shall not be 
considered relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations made under 
section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5306):  Provided further, That a State, subdivision thereof, or 
unit of general local government may use not more than 5 percent of its 
allocation for administrative costs:  Provided further, That in 
administering the funds under this section, the Secretary may waive, or 
specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or 
regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the 
obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds 
(except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment), if the Secretary finds that good 
cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver 
or alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with the overall 
purpose of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, 
recipients of funds provided under this section that use such funds to 
supplement Federal assistance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 
406, 407, or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without 
review or public comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit 
performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the 
responsibilities of the recipient with respect to such environmental 
review, approval, or permit:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon receipt of a request 
for release of funds and certification, immediately approve the release 
of funds for an activity or project assisted under this section if the 
recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval, or permit 
under the preceding proviso or the activity or project is categorically 
excluded from review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.):  Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall publish via notice in the Federal Register any waiver, or 
alternative requirement, to any statute or regulation that the 
Secretary administers under title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 not later than 5 days before the effective date 
of the waiver or alternative requirement:  Provided further, That of 
the amounts made available under this section, not more than 
$10,000,000 may be transferred, in aggregate, to ``Department of 
Housing and Urban Development--Program Office Salaries and Expenses--
Community Planning and Development'' for necessary costs, including 
information technology costs, of administering and overseeing the 
obligation and expenditure of amounts under this section.

SEC. 611. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISASTER LOANS.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated to the Disaster Loans Program Account of the Small 
Business Administration $2,730,729,378 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, to carry out the loan program authorized 
under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) in 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

SEC. 612. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT FOR INVESTMENTS 
              IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES SERVING COVERED 
              DISASTER AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 45D of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(4) Temporarily increased special allocation for 
        community development entities serving disaster areas.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of calendar year 
                2018, the new markets tax credit limitation shall be 
                increased by an amount equal to $1,000,000,000, to be 
                allocated among qualified community development 
                entities to make qualified low-income community 
                investments within any covered federally declared 
                disaster area.
                    ``(B) Allocation of increase.--The amount of the 
                increase in limitation under subparagraph (A) shall be 
                allocated by the Secretary under paragraph (2) to 
                qualified community development entities and the 
                Secretary shall give priority, when appropriate, to 
                such entities with a record of having successfully 
                provided capital or technical assistance to businesses 
                or communities within any covered federally declared 
                disaster area or areas for which the allocation is 
                requested.
                    ``(C) Application of carryforward.--Paragraph (3) 
                shall be applied separately with respect to the amount 
                of any increase under subparagraph (A).
                    ``(D) Covered federally declared disaster area.--
                For purposes of this paragraph, the term `covered 
                federally declared disaster area' means any disaster 
                area in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands resulting 
                from any federally declared disaster occurring in 
                calendar year 2017. For purposes of the preceding 
                sentence, the terms `Federally declared disaster' and 
                `disaster area' have the meanings given such terms in 
                section 165(i)(5).
                    ``(E) Payments to virgin islands for lost 
                revenue.--The Secretary shall make annual payments to 
                the Virgin Islands in amounts equal to the aggregate 
                loss to the Virgin Islands, as the case may be, by 
                reason of the application of this section with respect 
                to taxable years beginning after 2017. Such amounts 
                shall be determined by the Secretary based on 
                information provided by the Virgin Islands. For 
                purposes of section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United 
                States Code, the payments under this subsection shall 
                be treated in the same manner as a refund due from the 
                credit allowed under this section.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to calendar years beginning after 2017.

SEC. 613. FULL RUM COVER OVER.

    (a) In General.--Section 7652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (f); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
        (f) and (g), respectively.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to distilled spirits brought into the United States 
after December 31, 2016.

SEC. 614. TEMPORARY MODIFICATION TO TAX HOME AND CLOSER CONNECTION 
              TEST.

    For purposes of paragraph (2) of section 937(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of the taxable year of an individual 
that includes September 5, 2017, if such individual does not have a tax 
home outside the Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico, and does not have a 
closer connection to the United States or a foreign country, for the 
period of such taxable year preceding such date, such section shall be 
applied without regard to such paragraph for the period of such taxable 
year on or after such date.

SEC. 615. INCOME ALLOCABLE TO FIXED PLACE OF BUSINESS.

    For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including 
determining source and transfer pricing), any person that has a fixed 
place of business in the Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico at any time 
during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on August 
31, 2017, may elect to treat income in connection with such business 
for the period beginning September 5, 2017, and ending on December 31, 
2017, as derived from the conduct of a trade or business within the 
Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico.

SEC. 616. FEDERAL PERMITTING.

    During the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act, the President shall take necessary actions to expedite the 
issuance of Federal permits required for construction projects in 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

                  TITLE VII--ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

SEC. 701. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND.

    (a) Funding.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the Historic Preservation Fund 
of the National Park Service $2,130,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, for necessary expenses relating to the 
consequences of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, of which--
            (1) $1,300,000 is for necessary expenses in Puerto Rico; 
        and
            (2) $830,000 is for necessary expenses in the Virgin 
        Islands.
    (b) Waiver of Non-Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the non-Federal share of the cost of any program or 
activity carried out using funds provided under this section shall be 
zero.

SEC. 702. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND 
              MANAGEMENT.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated to the Environmental Programs and Management Account of 
the Environmental Protection Agency $1,100,000 for fiscal year 2018, to 
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses relating to the 
consequences of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, of which--
            (1) $700,000 is for necessary expenses in Puerto Rico; and
            (2) $400,000 is for necessary expenses in the Virgin 
        Islands.

SEC. 703. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated to the Hazardous Substance Superfund established by 
section 9507(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 $2,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands relating to the 
consequences of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.

SEC. 704. LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FUND.

    Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
appropriated to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
established by section 9508(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
$2,760,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses relating to the consequences of Hurricane Irma 
and Hurricane Maria, of which--
            (1) $2,600,000 is for necessary expenses in Puerto Rico; 
        and
            (2) $160,000 is for necessary expenses in the Virgin 
        Islands.

SEC. 705. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GRANTS.

    (a) Funding.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior 
$7,054,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, of 
which--
            (1) $6,800,000 is for grants--
                    (A) to restore and rebuild units of the National 
                Park System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge 
                System, and other Federal public assets in Puerto Rico; 
                and
                    (B) to increase the resiliency and capacity of 
                coastal habitat and infrastructure in Puerto Rico to 
                withstand storms and reduce the damage caused by 
                storms; and
            (2) $254,000 is for grants--
                    (A) to restore and rebuild units of the National 
                Park System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge 
                System, and other Federal public assets in the Virgin 
                Islands; and
                    (B) to increase the resiliency and capacity of 
                coastal habitat and infrastructure in the Virgin 
                Islands to withstand storms and reduce the damage 
                caused by storms.
    (b) Waiver of Non-Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the non-Federal share of the cost of any program or 
activity carried out using funds provided under this section shall be 
zero.

SEC. 706. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.

    (a) Puerto Rico.--
            (1) Environmental restoration, army.--Out of funds of the 
        Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to 
        the Environmental Restoration, Army account of the Department 
        of Defense $6,335,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available 
        until expended, to carry out environmental restoration 
        activities at Army locations in Puerto Rico.
            (2) Environmental restoration, navy.--Out of funds of the 
        Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to 
        the Environmental Restoration, Navy account of the Department 
        of Defense $333,677,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
        available until expended, to carry out environmental 
        restoration activities at Navy locations in Puerto Rico.
            (3) Environmental restoration, air force.--Out of funds of 
        the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated 
        to the Environmental Restoration, Air Force account of the 
        Department of Defense $1,408,000 for fiscal year 2018, to 
        remain available until expended, to carry out environmental 
        restoration activities at Air Force locations in Puerto Rico.
            (4) Environmental restoration, formerly used defense 
        sites.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
        appropriated, there is appropriated to the Environmental 
        Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites account of the 
        Department of Defense $161,028,000 for fiscal year 2018, to 
        remain available until expended, to carry out environmental 
        restoration activities at sites formerly used by the Department 
        of Defense in Puerto Rico.
            (5) Department of defense base closure account.--Out of 
        funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is 
        appropriated to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 
        established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure and 
        Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
        101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) $46,896,000 for fiscal year 2018, 
        to remain available until expended, to carry out environmental 
        restoration activities at properties in Puerto Rico disposed of 
        pursuant to a base closure law.
    (b) Virgin Islands.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the Environmental Restoration, 
Formerly Used Defense Sites account of the Department of Defense 
$6,406,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, to 
carry out environmental restoration activities at sites formerly used 
by the Department of Defense in the Virgin Islands.

SEC. 707. ADDITIONAL RECOVERY ASSISTANCE FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN 
              ISLANDS FUND.

    (a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the Treasury a 
fund, to be known as the ``Additional Recovery Assistance for Puerto 
Rico and the Virgin Islands Fund'' (referred to in this section as the 
``Fund''), consisting of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund 
under subsection (b).
    (b) Funding.--Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the Fund $5,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, to remain available until expended.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
without further appropriation to the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, 
and the Secretary of the Interior to carry out projects authorized 
under this title in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands that are not 
eligible for assistance under the public assistance grant program.

SEC. 708. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE CONSTRUCTION.

    Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there 
is appropriated for an additional amount for the Construction Account 
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service $1,500,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico 
and the Virgin Islands.

SEC. 709. ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS IN PUERTO 
              RICO.

    In carrying out activities under this title in Puerto Rico, the 
Chief of Engineers--
            (1) shall prioritize recycling and composting; and
            (2) may not use air curtain incinerators in cleaning up 
        debris.

SEC. 710. LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND PARITY.

    Section 200305(b) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (5).

     TITLE VIII--LONG-TERM RESILIENT EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF PLAN

SEC. 801. LONG-TERM DISASTER RELIEF PLAN FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN 
              ISLANDS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 8 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of the 
Interior, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of 
Transportation, and the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to Congress 
a plan for Federal disaster relief response in the case of Puerto Rico 
or the Virgin Islands experiencing a category 4 or higher hurricane 
event.
    (b) Requirements.--The plan required to be established under 
subsection (a) shall--
            (1) include a strategy for providing disaster relief to 
        Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands after experiencing 2 or more 
        consecutive category 4 or higher hurricane events; and
            (2) be developed in consultation with the mayors and other 
        elected officials of each unit of local government affected by 
        Hurricane Irma or Maria.

                       TITLE IX--FEMA PROVISIONS

SEC. 901. WAIVER OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Public Assistance Grant Program.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any amounts awarded for a covered disaster area 
relating to a covered disaster under the public assistance grant 
program shall not be subject to a non-Federal share requirement.
    (b) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.--The President shall 
contribute 100 percent of the cost of eligible hazard mitigation 
measures in a covered disaster area under section 404 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170c).
    (c) Financial Assistance To Address Other Needs Under Individuals 
and Households Program.--Notwithstanding section 408(g)(2)(A) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174(g)(2)(A)), or any other provision of law, for purposes of 
financial assistance provided under subsection (c) of such section to 
an individual or household located in a covered disaster area, the 
Federal share shall be 100 percent.

SEC. 902. HAZARD MITIGATION.

    (a) Percentage for HMGP Contributions.--Notwithstanding sections 
322 and 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165 and 5170c), the total contributions 
under such section 404 shall not exceed 20 percent of the estimated 
aggregate amount of grants to be made (less any associated 
administrative costs) under such Act.
    (b) Advance Assistance Percentage.--For hazard mitigation measures 
to be carried out in a covered disaster area relating to a covered 
disaster, section 404(e) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(e)) shall be applied by 
substituting ``shall provide 25 percent'' for ``may provide not more 
than 25 percent''.
    (c) Minimum Amount for Hazard Mitigation Based on 6-Month 
Estimate.--For a covered disaster, the estimated aggregate amount of 
grants to be made in a covered disaster area for purposes of section 
404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) shall not be less than the estimate of such 
aggregate amount of grants in the projection described in section 
207.5(b)(2) of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations.

SEC. 903. REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED FACILITIES.

    (a) Cost-Effectiveness of Mitigation Measures.--For purposes of 
contributions for mitigation measures for a facility in a covered 
disaster area under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) a mitigation 
measure shall be considered to be cost-effective if the cost of the 
measures does not exceed 25 percent of the total eligible repair cost 
of the facility.
    (b) Benefit-Cost Methodology.--If a benefit-cost analysis 
methodology is used to determine the cost-effectiveness of a mitigation 
measure that exceeds 25 percent of the total eligible repair cost of 
the facility, as described in subsection (a), under section 406 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5172), the benefit-cost analysis methodology shall take into 
consideration--
            (1) hazard mitigation benefits;
            (2) expected economic benefits, including job creation; and
            (3) expected environmental benefits.

SEC. 904. COMMUNITY DISASTER LOANS.

    (a) Treatment as State and Local Governments.--Notwithstanding 
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), for purposes of assistance under 
section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), with respect to a covered disaster--
            (1) Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands shall be deemed to 
        be local governments; and
            (2) an instrumentality or local government of Puerto Rico 
        or the Virgin Islands shall be deemed to be a local government.
    (b) Repayment Cancellation.--Repayment of a loan made to a local 
government in a covered disaster area under section 417 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5184), including any interest on such loan, shall not be required.
    (c) Eligible Use of Loan.--Any loan made to a local government in a 
covered disaster area under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184) may be 
used at the discretion of the loan recipient to pay the upfront costs 
of any project relating to the covered disaster for which amounts are 
awarded under the public assistance grant program.
    (d) Limitation on Use of Loan.--Any loan made under section 417 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5184) in a covered disaster area may not be used to pay 
principal or interest due on a bond or other debt that was issued or 
incurred before the date of the covered disaster.

SEC. 905. WAIVER OF LIMIT ON MANAGEMENT COSTS.

    For a covered disaster, the $20,000,000 limit on management costs 
described in section 207.5(c) of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any successor thereto, shall not apply.

SEC. 906. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS 
              PROGRAM.

    For purposes of financial assistance provided under section 408 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174) to an individual or household located in a covered 
disaster area, subsection (h)(1) of such section shall be applied by 
substituting ``$75,000'' for ``$25,000''.

SEC. 907. RESTORATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Telecommunications carrier.--The term 
        `telecommunications carrier' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).''.
    (b) Eligibility of Federal Resources.--Section 403(a) of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Maintenance and restoration of communications.--Using 
        Federal equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, and other 
        resources, other than the extension of credit, to assist 
        telecommunications carriers in the maintenance and restoration 
        of communications during or in the aftermath of a major 
        disaster.''.

SEC. 908. AVAILABILITY OF TRANSLATORS.

    (a) FEMA and Corps of Engineers.--Until the end of the period for 
providing assistance relating to a covered disaster, the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Chief of Engineers 
shall ensure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Corps 
of Engineers, respectively, have each assigned not less than 2 
translators who are fluent in English and Spanish to each of the 
following regions:
            (1) The region surrounding San Juan, Puerto Rico.
            (2) The region surrounding Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
            (3) The region surrounding Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
            (4) The region surrounding Ponce, Puerto Rico.
    (b) Other Agencies.--Until the end of the period for providing 
assistance relating to a covered disaster, the head of each other 
agency providing assistance in Puerto Rico relating to a covered 
disaster shall ensure that the agency has assigned not less than 1 
translator who is fluent in English and Spanish to Puerto Rico.

                       TITLE X--EMERGENCY FUNDING

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

SEC. 1001. EXTENSION OF CLAIM FILING DEADLINE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any request for 
assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in relation to a covered 
disaster shall be submitted not later than 240 days after the date of 
the covered disaster.

SEC. 1002. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

    Each amount appropriated under this Act is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).

Subtitle B--Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Hurricane Damage Restoration 
                                Account

SEC. 1011. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) Certified requisition.--The term ``certified 
        requisition'' means a requisition made under section 1013.
            (2) Covered territory.--The term ``covered territory'' 
        means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
            (3) Emergency and recovery period.--The term ``emergency 
        and recovery period'' means the 4-year period beginning on the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
            (4) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Puerto Rico and 
        United States Virgin Islands Hurricane Damage Restoration 
        Account established under section 1012.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Treasury.

SEC. 1012. PUERTO RICO AND UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS HURRICANE 
              DAMAGE RESTORATION ACCOUNT.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established on the books of the 
Treasury of the United States an account to be known as the Puerto Rico 
and United States Virgin Islands Hurricane Damage Restoration Account.
    (b) Distribution of Funds.--The Secretary shall deposit funds 
granted under section 1013 to the Fund for distribution to the covered 
territories and instrumentalities of the covered territories pursuant 
to the terms of this Act.

SEC. 1013. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN 
              ISLANDS EMERGENCY CREDIT FACILITY.

    (a) Emergency Grant Funding.--There are hereby appropriated, out of 
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Fund such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle, for the exclusive 
purpose of assisting the covered territories and the instrumentalities 
of covered territories to meet any cash-flow shortfalls that result 
from damage to the covered territories caused by Hurricane Irma or 
Maria.
    (b) Disbursements.--Disbursements made from the Fund are subject to 
the certified requisition under subsection (d) and other conditions 
established by this Act.
    (c) Grants.--The Secretary shall make a grant, not later than 10 
days after the date on which the Secretary receives a certified 
requisition, of funds from time to time during the emergency and 
recovery period, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to meet any cash-flow shortfalls that result from damage 
to a covered territory or any instrumentality of a covered territory 
caused by Hurricane Irma or Maria if--
            (1) the Governor of the covered territory determines that 
        disbursements provided under subsection (b) and any 
        supplemental amounts that may be made available under 
        subsection (a) through future appropriations are inadequate to 
        address any cash-flow shortfalls that result from the damage to 
        the covered territory caused by Hurricane Irma or Maria; and
            (2) the conditions described in subsection (d) are 
        satisfied.
    (d) Conditions.--The Secretary shall make a grant under this 
section if--
            (1) the Governor of a covered territory, with respect to 
        Puerto Rico, or an authorized representative of an 
        instrumentality of the covered territory, in consultation with 
        appropriate authorities according to the law of the covered 
        territory, delivers to the Secretary a certified requisition 
        for a grant under this section; and
            (2) the Governor and appropriate authorities as subject to 
        the law of the covered territory certify that the grant is 
        necessary--
                    (A) to support the liquidity needs of the covered 
                territory or an instrumentality of the territory, as 
                applicable; and
                    (B) to meet ongoing recovery needs from Hurricanes 
                Maria and Irma.
    (e) Procedures.--Certified requisitions shall be submitted on a 
quarterly basis.
    (f) Limitation.--The total amount of grants made under this 
subtitle shall not exceed--
            (1) $57,206,000,000 with respect to Puerto Rico; and
            (2) $5,000,000,000 with respect to the Virgin Islands.
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