116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 268 

AN ACT 

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 

2 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

3 and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 

4 and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora5 tions, and other organizational units of Government for 

6 fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes, namely: 

7 TITLE I 

8 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

9 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

10 PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING

11 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

12 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Sec13 retary’’, $1,105,442,000 (increased by $1,900,000,000), 

14 which shall remain available until December 31, 2020, for 

15 necessary expenses related to losses of crops (including 

16 milk and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, 

17 bushes, and vines, as a consequence of Hurricanes Michael 

18 or Florence, other hurricanes, typhoons, volcanic activity, 

19 or wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018 under such 

20 terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary: Pro21 vided, That the Secretary may provide assistance for such 

22 losses in the form of block grants to eligible states and 

23 territories and such assistance may include compensation 

24 to producers, as determined by the Secretary, for past or 

25 future crop insurance premiums, forest restoration, and 
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1 poultry and livestock losses: Provided further, That of the 

2 amounts provided under this heading, tree assistance pay3 ments may be made under section 1501(e) of the Agricul4 tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to eligible orchard5 ists or nursery tree growers (as defined in such section) 

6 of pecan trees with a tree mortality rate that exceeds 7.5 

7 percent (adjusted for normal mortality) and is less than 

8 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality), to be available 

9 until expended, for losses incurred during the period be10 ginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018: 

11 Provided further, That in the case of producers impacted 

12 by volcanic activity that resulted in the loss of crop land, 

13 or access to crop land, the Secretary shall consider all 

14 measures available, as appropriate, to bring replacement 

15 land into production: Provided further, That the total 

16 amount of payments received under this heading and ap17 plicable policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop 

18 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured 

19 Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 

20 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 

21 Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) shall not exceed 90 percent 

22 of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur23 ther, That the total amount of payments received under 

24 this heading for producers who did not obtain a policy or 

25 plan of insurance for an insurable commodity for the ap-
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1 plicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

2 (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses 

3 or did not file the required paperwork and pay the service 

4 fee by the applicable State filing deadline for a noninsur5 able commodity for the applicable crop year under NAP 

6 for the crop incurring the losses shall not exceed 70 per7 cent of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided 

8 further, That producers receiving payments under this 

9 heading, as determined by the Secretary, shall be required 

10 to purchase crop insurance where crop insurance is avail11 able for the next two available crop years, excluding tree 

12 insurance policies, and producers receiving payments 

13 under this heading shall be required to purchase coverage 

14 under NAP where crop insurance is not available in the 

15 next two available crop years, as determined by the Sec16 retary: Provided further, That, not later than 120 days 

17 after the end of fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall sub18 mit a report to the Congress specifying the type, amount, 

19 and method of such assistance by state and territory: Pro20 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con21 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

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

23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

2 EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM

3 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Forest 

4 Restoration Program’’, for necessary expenses related to 

5 the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

6 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat7 ural disasters, $480,000,000, to remain available until ex8 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

9 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

11 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

13 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood 

15 Prevention Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the 

16 Emergency Watershed Protection Program related to the 

17 consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

18 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat19 ural disasters, $125,000,000, to remain available until ex20 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

21 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 RURAL DEVELOPMENT

2 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 For an additional amount for the cost of grants for 

4 rural community facilities programs as authorized by sec5 tion 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Con6 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, for necessary 

7 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Mi8 chael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar 

9 year 2018, and other natural disasters, $150,000,000, to 

10 remain available until expended: Provided, That sections 

11 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

12 Development Act are not applicable to the funds made 

13 available under this heading: Provided further, That such 

14 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

15 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

19 SEC. 101. In addition to other amounts made avail20 able by section 309 of Public Law 115–72, there is hereby 

21 appropriated $600,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (in22 creased by $5,000,000) for the Secretary of Agriculture 

23 to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

24 for disaster nutrition assistance in response to Presi25 dentially declared major disasters and emergencies: Pro-
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1 vided, That the funds made available to the Common2 wealth of Puerto Rico under this section shall remain 

3 available for obligation by the Commonwealth until Sep4 tember 30, 2020, and shall be in addition to funds other5 wise made available: Provided further, That such amount 

6 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

8 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

9 1985. 

10 SEC. 102. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

11 available, out of the funds made available under section 

12 18 of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $10,200,000 (in13 creased by $15,000,000) shall be available for the Sec14 retary to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of the 

15 Northern Mariana Islands for disaster nutrition assistance 

16 in response to the Presidentially declared major disasters 

17 and emergencies: Provided, That funds made available to 

18 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 

19 under this section shall remain available for obligation by 

20 the Commonwealth until September 30, 2020: Provided 

21 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

22 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec23 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer24 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 SEC. 103. For purposes of administering title I of 

2 subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act 

3 of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), losses to agricultural pro4 ducers resulting from hurricanes shall also include losses 

5 of peach and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due 

6 to extreme cold: Provided, That the amounts provided by 

7 this section are designated by the Congress as being for 

8 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

11 amounts repurposed under this heading that were pre12 viously designated by the Congress as an emergency re13 quirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer14 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 

15 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec16 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer17 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 SEC. 104. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph 

19 (2), a person or legal entity is not eligible to receive a 

20 payment under the Market Facilitation Program estab21 lished pursuant to the Commodity Credit Corporation 

22 Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average ad23 justed gross income of such person or legal entity is great24 er than $900,000. 
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1 (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person or legal 

2 entity if at least 75 percent of the adjusted gross income 

3 of such person or legal entity is derived from farming, 

4 ranching, or forestry related activities. 

5 (b) A person or legal entity may not receive a pay6 ment under the Market Facilitation Program described in 

7 subsection (a)(1), directly or indirectly, of more than 

8 $125,000. 

9 (c) In this section, the term ‘‘average adjusted gross 

10 income’’ has the meaning given the term defined in section 

11 760.1502 of title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in 

12 effect July 18, 2018). 

13 (d) The amount provided by this section is designated 

14 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

15 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg16 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 TITLE II 

18 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

19 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

20 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and 

23 Economic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an addi24 tional amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance 

25 Programs’’ for necessary expenses related to flood mitiga-
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1 tion, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of 

2 infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster des3 ignation as a result of Hurricanes Florence, Michael, and 

4 Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and of wildfires, vol5 canic eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural disasters 

6 occurring in calendar year 2018 under the Robert T. Staf7 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $600,000,000, to remain available 

9 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

10 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

11 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg12 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 

13 further, That within the amount appropriated, up to 2 per14 cent of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Ex15 penses’’ account for administration and oversight activi16 ties: Provided further, That within the amount appro17 priated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of 

18 Inspector General’’ account for carrying out investigations 

19 and audits related to the funding provided under this 

20 heading. 

21 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

22 ADMINISTRATION

23 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

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

25 and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
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1 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

2 Yutu, and of wildfires, $120,570,000, to remain available 

3 until September 30, 2020, as follows: 

4 (1) $3,000,000 for repair and replacement of 

5 observing assets, real property, and equipment; 

6 (2) $11,000,000 for marine debris assessment 

7 and removal; 

8 (3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and ge9 odesy services; 

10 (4) $25,000,000 to improve: (a) hurricane in11 tensity forecasting, including through deployment of 

12 unmanned ocean observing platforms and enhanced 

13 data assimilation; (b) flood prediction, forecasting, 

14 and mitigation capabilities; and (c) wildfire pre15 diction, detection, and forecasting; and 

16 (5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as 

17 authorized under section 906(c) of division O of 

18 Public Law 114–113: 

19 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

20 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec21 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer22 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

23 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

24 shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appro25 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
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1 for funding provided under subsection (4) of this heading 

2 within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi5 tion and Construction’’, $25,000,000, to remain available 

6 until September 30, 2021, for improvements to oper7 ational and research weather supercomputing infrastruc8 ture and satellite ground services used for hurricane inten9 sity and track prediction; flood prediction, forecasting, and 

10 mitigation; and wildfire prediction, detection, and fore11 casting: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

12 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

15 That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra16 tion shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on 

17 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

18 Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this 

19 Act. 

20 FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Fisheries Disaster As22 sistance’’ for necessary expenses associated with the miti23 gation of fishery disasters, $150,000,000, to remain avail24 able until expended: Provided, That funds shall be used 

25 for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures 
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1 and fishery resource disasters declared by the Secretary 

2 of Commerce, including those declared by the Secretary 

3 to be a direct result of Hurricanes Florence and Michael 

4 and Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut: Provided further, 

5 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

6 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

10 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex13 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con14 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Ty15 phoon Yutu, $1,336,000: Provided, That such amount is 

16 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re17 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal18 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

20 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili22 ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

23 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, 

24 $28,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro25 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
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1 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec2 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer3 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 RELATED AGENCIES 

5 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

6 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

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

9 Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary 

10 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Flor11 ence, Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 

12 and calendar year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and 

13 earthquakes, $15,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 

14 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re15 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

17 Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 

18 this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be ex19 pended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or con20 trary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 

21 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds 

22 appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation 

23 shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth 

24 in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 

25 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer in-
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1 stead to 2018 and 2019, respectively, and except that sec2 tions 501 and 503 of Public Law 104–134 (referenced by 

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

4 available under this heading: Provided further, That, for 

5 the purposes of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation 

6 shall be considered an agency of the United States Gov7 ernment. 

8 TITLE III 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main12 tenance, Marine Corps’’, $200,000,000, for necessary ex13 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

14 and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 

15 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

18 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main20 tenance, Air Force’’, $400,000,000, for necessary ex21 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

22 and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 

23 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

24 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg25 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 TITLE IV 

2 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

3 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

4 INVESTIGATIONS

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

6 necessary expenses related to the completion, or initiation 

7 and completion, of flood and storm damage reduction, in8 cluding shore protection, studies which are currently au9 thorized or which are authorized after the date of enact10 ment of this Act, to reduce risk from future floods and 

11 hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $35,000,000, to re12 main available until expended, in States and insular areas 

13 that were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, 

14 Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical 

15 Storm Gita: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

16 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur17 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

18 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided fur19 ther, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 

20 Works shall provide a monthly report directly to the Com21 mittees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate 

22 detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, in23 cluding new studies selected to be initiated using funds 

24 provided under this heading, beginning not later than 60 

25 days after the enactment of this Act. 
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1 CONSTRUCTION

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec3 essary expenses, $715,000,000 (increased by 

4 $25,000,000), to remain available until expended, to con5 struct flood and storm damage reduction, including shore 

6 protection, projects which are currently authorized or 

7 which are authorized after the date of enactment of this 

8 Act, and flood and storm damage reduction, including 

9 shore protection, projects which have signed Chief’s Re10 ports as of the date of enactment of this Act or which 

11 are studied using funds provided under the heading ‘‘In12 vestigations’’ if the Secretary determines such projects to 

13 be technically feasible, economically justified, and environ14 mentally acceptable, in States and insular areas that were 

15 impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

16 Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical Storm 

17 Gita: Provided, That projects receiving funds provided in 

18 Public Law 115–123 shall not be eligible for funding pro19 vided under this heading: Provided further, That for 

20 projects receiving funding under this heading, the provi21 sions of Section 902 of the Water Resources Act of 1986 

22 shall not apply to these funds: Provided further, That the 

23 completion of ongoing construction projects receiving 

24 funds provided under this heading shall be at full Federal 

25 expense with respect to such funds: Provided further, That 
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1 using funds provided under this heading, the non-Federal 

2 cash contribution for projects not eligible as ongoing con3 struction projects shall be financed in accordance with the 

4 provisions of section 103(k) of Public Law 99–662 over 

5 a period of 30 years from the date of completion of the 

6 project or separable element: Provided further, That of 

7 this amount $25,000,000 shall be used for Corps of Engi8 neers ecosystem restoration projects: Provided further, 

9 That up to $25,000,000 of the funds made available under 

10 this heading shall be used for continuing authorities 

11 projects to reduce the risk of flooding and storm damage: 

12 Provided further, That any projects using funds appro13 priated under this heading shall be initiated only after 

14 non-Federal interests have entered into binding agree15 ments with the Secretary requiring, where applicable, the 

16 non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation, 

17 maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs 

18 of the project and to hold and save the United States free 

19 from damages due to the construction or operation and 

20 maintenance of the project, except for damages due to the 

21 fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors: 

22 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

23 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

25 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
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1 That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 

2 shall provide a monthly report directly to the Committees 

3 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

4 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

5 funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the date of 

6 the enactment of this Act. 

7 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 

9 Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency 

10 situations at Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate 

11 and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, 

12 caused by natural disasters, $225,000,000, to remain 

13 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

14 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re15 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

17 Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the 

18 Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report di19 rectly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

20 of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation 

21 and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 

22 days after the enactment of this Act. 

23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main25 tenance’’ for necessary expenses to dredge Federal naviga-
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1 tion projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps 

2 of Engineers Federal projects caused by, natural disasters, 

3 $245,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 

4 which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 

5 share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for 

6 coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall 

7 be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: 

8 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

9 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec10 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer11 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

12 the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 

13 provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on 

14 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

15 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

16 funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the enact17 ment of this Act. 

18 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

19 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

20 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Central Utah Project 

22 Completion Account’’, $350,000, to be deposited into the 

23 Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account 

24 for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conserva25 tion Commission, to remain available until expended, for 
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1 expenses necessary in carrying out fire remediation activi2 ties related to wildfires in 2018: Provided, That such 

3 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

4 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

8 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related 

10 Resources’’, $15,500,000, to remain available until ex11 pended, for fire remediation and suppression emergency 

12 assistance related to wildfires in 2017 and 2018: Provided, 

13 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

14 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

18 ENERGY PROGRAMS 

19 ELECTRICITY DELIVERY

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Electricity Delivery’’, 

21 $15,500,000, to remain available until expended, for nec22 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

23 Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and Super Typhoon Yutu, in24 cluding technical assistance related to electric grids: Pro25 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
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1 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec2 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer3 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

4 the Assistant Secretary of Electricity Delivery shall pro5 vide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropria6 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de7 tailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, begin8 ning not later than 60 days after the enactment of this 

9 Act. 

10 TITLE V 

11 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

12 SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

13 INVESTIGATIONS 

14 COAST GUARD

15 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup17 port’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

18 of Hurricanes Michael, Florence, and Lane, Tropical 

19 Storm Gordon, and Typhoon Mangkhut, $46,977,000, to 

20 remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, 

21 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

22 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con3 struction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses re4 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael, Flor5 ence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, and Typhoon 

6 Mangkhut, $476,755,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des8 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re9 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal10 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

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

14 to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence, 

15 $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: 

16 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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

20 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

21 SEC. 501. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 

22 assistance provided for DR–4336–PR, DR–4339–PR, 

23 DR–4340–USVI and DR–4335–USVI under sections 

24 403, 406 and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re25 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b and 
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1 5173) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such 

2 sections. 

3 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal share provided by 

4 subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied 

5 for before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

6 SEC. 502. The Administrator of the Federal Emer7 gency Management Agency may provide assistance, pursu8 ant to section 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re9 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

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

11 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist12 ance Act for the duration of the recovery for incidents 

13 DR–4404, DR–4396, and DR–4398 to— 

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

15 or system to industry standards without regard to 

16 the pre-disaster condition of the facility or system; 

17 and 

18 (2) replace or restore components of the facility 

19 or system not damaged by the disaster where nec20 essary to fully effectuate the replacement or restora21 tion of disaster-damaged components to restore the 

22 function of the facility or system to industry stand23 ards. 
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1 TITLE VI 

2 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

3 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

4 CONSTRUCTION

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec6 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

7 Florence, Lane, and Michael, and flooding associated with 

8 major declared disaster DR–4365, and calendar year 2018 

9 earthquakes, $82,400,000, to remain available until ex10 pended: Provided, That of this amount $50,000,000 shall 

11 be used to restore and rebuild national wildlife refuges and 

12 increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat and 

13 infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount 

14 of damage caused by such storms: Provided further, That 

15 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

16 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

18 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

20 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

21 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preserva22 tion Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con23 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and Ty24 phoon Yutu, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep25 tember 30, 2022, including costs to States and territories 
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1 necessary to complete compliance activities required by 

2 section 306108 of title 54, United States Code (formerly 

3 section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) and 

4 costs needed to administer the program: Provided, That 

5 grants shall only be available for areas that have received 

6 a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. 

7 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

8 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That individual 

9 grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching re10 quirement: Provided further, That such amount is des11 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re12 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal13 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 CONSTRUCTION

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec16 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

17 Florence and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and 

18 calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic 

19 eruptions, $78,000,000, to remain available until ex20 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

21 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

2 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga4 tions, and Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

5 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and 

6 calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquake damage associ7 ated with emergency declaration EM–3410, and in those 

8 areas impacted by a major disaster declared pursuant to 

9 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As10 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to cal11 endar year 2018 wildfires or volcanic eruptions, 

12 $98,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro13 vided, That of this amount, $72,310,000 is for costs re14 lated to the repair and replacement of equipment and fa15 cilities damaged by disasters in 2018: Provided further, 

16 That, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 

17 the Survey shall submit a report to the Committees on 

18 Appropriations that describes the potential options to re19 place the facility damaged by the 2018 volcano disaster 

20 along with cost estimates and a description of how the 

21 Survey will provide direct access for monitoring volcanic 

22 activity and the potential threat to at-risk communities: 

23 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

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

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

4 INSULAR AFFAIRS

5 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

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

7 for financial management expenses related to the con8 sequences of Typhoon Yutu, $2,000,000, to remain avail9 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des10 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re11 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal12 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex16 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con17 sequences of major disasters declared pursuant to the 

18 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist19 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, 

20 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

21 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

22 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

2 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and Tech4 nology’’ for necessary expenses related to improving pre5 paredness of the water sector, $600,000, to remain avail6 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des7 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re8 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

11 PROGRAM

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 

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

14 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, cal15 endar year 2018 earthquakes, and Typhoon Yutu, 

16 $1,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

17 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

18 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

19 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

20 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

22 For additional amounts for ‘‘State and Tribal Assist23 ance Grants’’ for necessary expenses related to the con24 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and cal25 endar year 2018 earthquakes for the hazardous waste fi-
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1 nancial assistance grants program, $1,500,000, to remain 

2 available until expended; for necessary expenses related to 

3 the consequences of Typhoon Yutu for the hazardous 

4 waste financial assistance grants program and for other 

5 solid waste management activities, $56,000,000, to remain 

6 available until expended, provided that none of these funds 

7 shall be subject to section 3011(b) of the Solid Waste Dis8 posal Act; and for grants under section 106 of the Federal 

9 Water Pollution Control Act, $5,000,000, to remain avail10 able until expended, to address impacts of Hurricane Flor11 ence, Hurricane Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar 

12 year 2018 wildfires, notwithstanding subsections (b), (e), 

13 and (f), of such section: Provided, That such amounts are 

14 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re15 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As18 sistance Grants’’, $349,400,000 to remain available until 

19 expended, of which $53,300,000 shall be for capitalization 

20 grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under 

21 title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and 

22 of which $296,100,000 shall be for capitalization grants 

23 under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Pro24 vided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal 

25 Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(a)(1)(D) of 
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1 the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated herein 

2 shall be provided to States in EPA Regions 4, 9, and 10 

3 in amounts determined by the Administrator for waste4 water treatment works and drinking water facilities im5 pacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

6 Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires and earthquakes: 

7 Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements 

8 of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

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

10 for the funds appropriated herein, each State shall use not 

11 less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent amount 

12 of its capitalization grants to provide additional subsidiza13 tion to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of prin14 cipal, negative interest loans or grants or any combination 

15 of these: Provided further, That the Administrator shall 

16 retain $10,400,000 of the funds appropriated herein for 

17 grants for drinking water facilities and waste water treat18 ment plants impacted by Typhoon Yutu: Provided further, 

19 That the funds appropriated herein shall be used for eligi20 ble projects whose purpose is to reduce flood or fire dam21 age risk and vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to rapid 

22 hydrologic change or natural disaster at treatment works 

23 as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution 

24 Control Act or any eligible facilities under section 1452 

25 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other eligible 
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1 tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to 

2 further such purposes: Provided further, That the Admin3 istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may re4 tain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein 

5 for management and oversight: Provided further, That 

6 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

7 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 In addition, for an additional amount for ‘‘State and 

11 Tribal Assistance Grants’’, $500,000,000, to remain avail12 able until expended, of which $261,000,000 shall be for 

13 capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 

14 Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Con15 trol Act, and of which $239,000,000 shall be for capital16 ization grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 

17 Water Act: Provided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) 

18 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 

19 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds ap20 propriated herein shall be provided to States or Territories 

21 in EPA Regions 2, 4 and 6 in amounts determined by 

22 the Administrator for wastewater and drinking water 

23 treatment works and facilities impacted by Hurricanes 

24 Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided further, That, for Re25 gion 2, such funds allocated from funds appropriated here-
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1 in shall not be subject to the matching or cost share re2 quirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3) of the Federal 

3 Water Pollution Control Act nor the matching require4 ments of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: 

5 Provided further, That, for Region 2, notwithstanding the 

6 requirements of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollu7 tion Control Act and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking 

8 Water Act, each State and Territory shall use the full 

9 amount of its capitalization grants allocated from funds 

10 appropriated herein to provide additional subsidization to 

11 eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, 

12 negative interest loans or grants or any combination of 

13 these: Provided further, That, for Regions 4 and 6, not14 withstanding the requirements of section 603(i) of the 

15 Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(d) 

16 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the funds allocated, 

17 each State shall use not less than 20 percent but not more 

18 than 30 percent amount of its capitalization grants allo19 cated from funds appropriated herein to provide additional 

20 subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgive21 ness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or any 

22 combination of these: Provided further, That the Adminis23 trator shall retain $74,600,000 of the funds appropriated 

24 herein for grants to any state or territory that has not 

25 established a water pollution control revolving fund pursu-
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1 ant to title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

2 or section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act for drink3 ing water facilities and waste water treatment plants im4 pacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Provided further, 

5 That the funds appropriated herein shall only be used for 

6 eligible projects whose purpose is to reduce flood damage 

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

9 as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution 

10 Control Act or any eligible facilities under section 1452 

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

12 tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to 

13 further such purposes: Provided further, That, for Region 

14 2, notwithstanding section 603(d)(2) of the Federal Water 

15 Pollution Control Act and section 1452(f)(2) of the Safe 

16 Drinking Water Act, funds allocated from funds appro17 priated herein may be used to make loans or to buy, refi18 nance or restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipi19 ents only where such debt was incurred on or after Sep20 tember 20, 2017: Provided further, That the Adminis21 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain 

22 up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for 

23 management and oversight: Provided further, That such 

24 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

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

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 RELATED AGENCIES 

4 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

5 FOREST SERVICE

6 FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 

8 Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the con9 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 

10 calendar year 2018 wildfires, $1,000,000, to remain avail11 able until expended for the forest inventory and analysis 

12 program: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

13 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

15 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private 

18 Forestry’’ for necessary expenses related to the con19 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 

20 calendar year 2018 wildfires, $2,000,000 (increased by 

21 $10,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro22 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

23 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec24 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer25 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys3 tem’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

4 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar 

5 year 2018 wildfires, $84,960,000, to remain available 

6 until expended: Provided, That of this amount 

7 $21,000,000 shall be used for hazardous fuels manage8 ment activities: Provided further, That such amount is des9 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re10 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal11 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 

14 and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

15 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 

16 calendar year 2018 wildfires, $36,040,000, to remain 

17 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

18 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re19 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal20 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man24 agement’’, $720,271,000, to remain available through 

25 September 30, 2022, for urgent wildland fire suppression 
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1 operations: Provided, That such funds shall be solely avail2 able to be transferred to and merged with other appropria3 tions accounts from which funds were previously trans4 ferred for wildland fire suppression in fiscal year 2018 to 

5 fully repay those amounts: Provided further, That such 

6 amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 

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

8 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

9 1985. 

10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

11 SERVICES 

12 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

13 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

14 SCIENCES

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 

16 Environmental Health Sciences’’ for necessary expenses in 

17 carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the 

18 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

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

20 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza21 tion Act of 1986 related to the consequences of major dis22 asters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis23 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

24 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, to remain available 

25 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 
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1 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

2 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg3 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

5 SEC. 601. Not later than 45 days after the date of 

6 enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appro7 priated by this title shall provide a detailed operating plan 

8 of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title 

9 by State and Territory, and by program, project, and ac10 tivity, to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 

11 That no such funds shall be obligated before the operating 

12 plans are provided to the Committees: Provided further, 

13 That such plans shall be updated, including obligations to 

14 date, and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

15 every 60 days until all such funds are expended. 

16 TITLE VII 

17 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

18 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

19 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ22 ment Services’’, $50,000,000, for the dislocated workers 

23 assistance national reserve for necessary expenses directly 

24 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

25 Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, or the 
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1 California wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, to re2 main available through September 30, 2020: Provided, 

3 That the Secretary of Labor may transfer up to 

4 $1,000,000 of such funds to any other Department of 

5 Labor account for reconstruction and recovery needs, in6 cluding worker protection activities: Provided further, That 

7 these sums may be used to replace grant funds previously 

8 obligated to the impacted areas: Provided further, That of 

9 the amount provided, up to $500,000, to remain available 

10 until expended, shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector 

11 General’’ for oversight of activities responding to such con12 sequences: Provided further, That such amount is des13 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re14 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal15 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

17 SERVICES 

18 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

19 ADMINISTRATION

20 HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Health Surveillance 

22 and Program Support’’, $30,000,000, to remain available 

23 until September 30, 2019, for grants, contracts and coop24 erative agreements for behavioral health treatment, crisis 

25 counseling, and other related helplines, and for other simi-
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1 lar programs to provide support to individuals impacted 

2 by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, 

3 Super Typhoon Yutu, and the California wildfires occur4 ring in 2018 in those areas for which a major disaster 

5 or emergency has been declared under section 401 or 501 

6 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

7 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, 

8 That obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein 

9 prior to the date of enactment of this Act may be charged 

10 to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided fur11 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

12 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

16 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Social Services Block 

18 Grant’’, $250,000,000, which shall remain available 

19 through September 30, 2020, for necessary expenses di20 rectly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 

21 and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, 

22 and the California wildfires in 2018 in those areas for 

23 which a major disaster or emergency has been declared 

24 under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis25 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
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1 5170 and 5191): Provided, That notwithstanding section 

2 2002 of the Social Security Act, the distribution of such 

3 amount shall be limited to States directly affected by these 

4 events: Provided further, That the time limits in section 

5 2002(c) of the Social Security Act shall not apply to funds 

6 appropriated in this paragraph that are used for renova7 tion, repair or construction: Provided further, That funds 

8 appropriated in this paragraph are in addition to the enti9 tlement grants authorized by section 2002(a)(1) of the So10 cial Security Act and shall not be available for such enti11 tlement grants: Provided further, That in addition to other 

12 uses permitted by title XX of the Social Security Act, 

13 funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for 

14 health services (including mental health services), and for 

15 costs of renovating, repairing, and construction of health 

16 care facilities (including mental health facilities), child 

17 care centers, and other social services facilities: Provided 

18 further, That of the amount provided, up to $1,000,000, 

19 to remain available until expended, shall be transferred to 

20 ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Office of Inspector General’’ for 

21 oversight of activities responding to such hurricanes, ty22 phoons, and wildfires: Provided further, That funds appro23 priated in this paragraph shall not be available for costs 

24 that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Manage25 ment Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self- 
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1 insurance: Provided further, That obligations incurred for 

2 the purposes provided herein prior to the date of enact3 ment of this Act may be charged to funds appropriated 

4 under this heading: Provided further, That up to 

5 $3,000,000 may be used to supplement amounts available 

6 for the necessary expenses of administering subtitle A of 

7 title XX of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That 

8 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

9 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 

14 Services Programs’’, $60,000,000, to remain available 

15 until September 30, 2021, for Head Start programs, in16 cluding making payments under the Head Start Act, for 

17 necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of 

18 Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, 

19 Super Typhoon Yutu, and the California wildfires in 2018 

20 in those areas for which a major disaster or emergency 

21 has been declared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert 

22 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

23 (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, That none of the 

24 funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be included in 

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

2 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Pro3 vided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 

4 are not subject to the allocation requirements of section 

5 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That 

6 funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not be available 

7 for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency 

8 Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or 

9 by self-insurance: Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 

10 shall be available for Federal administrative expenses: 

11 Provided further, That obligations incurred for the pur12 poses provided herein prior to the date of enactment of 

13 this Act may be charged to funds appropriated under this 

14 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

15 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

18 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

19 EDUCATION RECOVERY

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Education Recovery’’ 

22 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hur23 ricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super 

24 Typhoon Yutu, the California wildfires in 2018, the No25 vember 2018 Anchorage Earthquake or the volcanic erup-
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1 tion and earthquakes in Hawaii in 2018 in those areas 

2 for which a major disaster or emergency has been declared 

3 under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis4 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 5170 and 5191) (referred to under this heading as a ‘‘cov6 ered disaster or emergency’’), $165,000,000, to remain 

7 available through September 30, 2019: Provided, That 

8 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

9 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That such 

12 assistance may be provided through any of the programs 

13 authorized under this heading in division B of title VIII 

14 of Public Law 115–123 (as amended by Public Law 115– 

15 141), as determined by the Secretary of Education, and 

16 subject to the terms and conditions that applied to those 

17 programs, except that references to dates and school years 

18 in Public Law 115–123 shall be deemed to be the cor19 responding dates and school years for the covered disaster 

20 or emergency: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

21 Education may determine the amounts to be used for each 

22 such program and shall notify the Committees on Appro23 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

24 of these amounts not later than 7 days prior to obligation: 

25 Provided further, $2,000,000 of the funds made available 
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1 under this heading, to remain available until expended, 

2 shall be transferred to the Office of the Inspector General 

3 of the Department of Education for oversight of activities 

4 supported with funds appropriated under this heading, 

5 and up to $1,000,000 of the funds made available under 

6 this heading shall be for program administration. 

7 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

8 SEC. 701. (a) Section 1108(g)(5) of the Social Secu9 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(5)) is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘(E), and (F)’’; 

12 (2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter pre13 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘and (F)’’; 

15 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub16 paragraph (F); 

17 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(E) Subject to subparagraph (F), for the 

20 period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending 

21 September 30, 2019, the amount of the in22 crease otherwise provided under subparagraph 

23 (A) for the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 

24 further increased by $20,000,000 (increased by 

25 $16,000,000).’’; and 
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1 (5) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by 

2 paragraph (3) of this section)— 

3 (A) by striking ‘‘title XIX, during’’and in4 serting ‘‘title XIX— 

5 ‘‘(i) during’’; 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

7 (D), and (E)’’; 

8 (C) by striking ‘‘and the Virgin Islands’’ 

9 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, the Vir10 gin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Is11 lands’’; 

12 (D) by striking the period at the end and 

13 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(ii) for the period beginning January 

16 1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2019, 

17 with respect to payments to Guam and 

18 American Samoa from the additional funds 

19 provided under subparagraph (A), the Sec20 retary shall increase the Federal medical 

21 assistance percentage or other rate that 

22 would otherwise apply to such payments to 

23 100 percent.’’. 

24 (b) The amounts provided by the amendments made 

25 by subsection (a) are designated by the Congress as being 
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1 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 SEC. 702. Not later than 30 days after the date of 

5 enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Labor, Health 

6 and Human Services, and Education shall provide a de7 tailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made avail8 able in this title, including estimated personnel and admin9 istrative costs, to the Committees on Appropriations: Pro10 vided, That such plans shall be updated and submitted 

11 to the Committees on Appropriations every 60 days until 

12 all funds are expended or expire. 

13 SEC. 703. The second proviso under the heading 

14 ‘‘Hurricane Education Recovery’’ under the heading ‘‘De15 partment of Education’’ under title VIII of subdivision 1 

16 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public 

17 Law 115–123; 132 Stat. 95) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

20 after the semicolon; and 

21 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(K) assistance provided to an eligible en23 tity under this heading, including assistance 

24 provided to an eligible entity before the date of 

25 enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations 
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1 Act, 2019, may be used by the eligible entity 

2 for a purpose described in section 406 of the 

3 Robert T. Stafford Disaster and Relief Emer4 gency Act (42 U.S.C. 5172), notwithstanding 

5 section 102(e)(3) of title IV of division B of 

6 Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2794), if the 

7 eligible entity will receive funds for that pur8 pose under such section 406; and 

9 ‘‘(L) any duplicative Federal assistance 

10 provided under this heading to an eligible entity 

11 may be retained by the entity and used for 

12 other activities to restart school operations in 

13 accordance with this paragraph;’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

15 the semicolon; 

16 (3) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para17 graph (11); and 

18 (4) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(10) amounts available under paragraph (4) 

21 that exceed the amount required to meet the need 

22 for such funds as determined by the Secretary as of 

23 December 31, 2018, shall be available to carry out 

24 paragraph (3); and’’: 
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1 Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this sec2 tion that were previously designated by the Congress as 

3 an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced 

4 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act are designated 

5 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

6 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg7 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 TITLE VIII 

9 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

10 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex13 penses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

14 for audits and investigations related to Hurricanes Flor15 ence, Lane, and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 

16 the calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcano 

17 eruptions, and other disasters declared pursuant to the 

18 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist19 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That, not 

20 later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

21 the Government Accountability Office shall submit to the 

22 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent23 atives and the Senate a spend plan specifying funding esti24 mates for audits and investigations of any such declared 

25 disasters occurring in 2018 and identifying funding esti-
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1 mates or carryover balances, if any, that may be available 

2 for audits and investigations of any other such declared 

3 disasters: Provided further, That such amount is des4 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re5 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal6 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 TITLE IX 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

9 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

11 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $115,000,000, to remain avail12 able until September 30, 2023, for planning and design 

13 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

14 Michael on Navy and Marine Corps installations: Pro15 vided, That none of the funds shall be available for obliga16 tion until the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

17 of Representatives and the Senate receive a master plan 

18 for the installations and a form 1391 for each specific 

19 project: Provided further, That, not later than 60 days 

20 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, 

21 or his designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appro22 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

23 a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 

24 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

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

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

5 Air Force’’, $700,000,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2023, for planning and design, and construc7 tion expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

8 Michael: Provided, That none of the funds shall be avail9 able for obligation until the Committees on Appropriations 

10 of the House of Representatives and the Senate receive 

11 a basing plan and future mission requirements for instal12 lations significantly damaged by Hurricane Michael: Pro13 vided further, That, not later than 60 days after enact14 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or his 

15 designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria16 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

17 detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 

18 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

19 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

20 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg21 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

24 Army National Guard’’, $42,400,000, to remain available 

25 until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related 
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1 to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael: 

2 Provided, That none of the funds shall be available for 

3 obligation until the Committees on Appropriations of the 

4 House of Representatives and the Senate receive form 

5 1391 for each specific request: Provided further, That, not 

6 later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Direc7 tor of the Army National Guard, or his designee, shall 

8 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

9 of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure 

10 plan for funds provided under this heading: Provided fur11 ther, That such funds may be obligated or expended for 

12 planning and design and military construction projects not 

13 otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such 

14 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

15 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

19 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

20 MEDICAL FACILITIES

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

23 $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 

24 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hur25 ricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut 
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1 and Yutu: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Af2 fairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to 

3 address needs as a result of the consequences of Hurri4 canes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and 

5 Yutu, may transfer such funds to any discretionary ac6 count of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided 

7 further, That before a transfer may take place, the Sec8 retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit notice thereof to 

9 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep10 resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That none 

11 of these funds shall be available for obligation until the 

12 Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 

13 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

14 Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided 

15 under this heading: Provided further, That such amount 

16 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

18 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

19 1985. 

20 TITLE X 

21 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

22 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

23 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

24 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Transpor25 tation Emergency Relief Program’’ as authorized under 
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1 section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, $10,542,000 

2 to remain available until expended, for transit systems af3 fected by major declared disasters occurring in calendar 

4 year 2018: Provided, That not more than three-quarters 

5 of 1 percent of the funds for public transportation emer6 gency relief shall be available for administrative expenses 

7 and ongoing program management oversight as authorized 

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

9 be in addition to any other appropriations for such pur10 pose: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

11 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

12 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg13 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

15 OPERATIONS

16 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

17 Of the amounts made available for ‘‘Federal Aviation 

18 Administration—Operations’’ in division B of the Bipar19 tisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), up to 

20 $18,000,000 shall also be available for necessary expenses 

21 related to the consequences of major declared disasters oc22 curring in calendar year 2018: Provided, That amounts 

23 repurposed under this heading that were previously des24 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

25 pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
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1 Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as 

2 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

6 EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

7 For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 

8 Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, 

9 United States Code, $1,650,000,000, to remain available 

10 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

11 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

12 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg13 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

15 DEVELOPMENT 

16 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

17 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop20 ment Fund’’, $1,160,000,000 (increased by $50,000,000), 

21 to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses 

22 for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 

23 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 

24 seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restora25 tion of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, 
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1 and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 

2 resulting from a major disaster that occurred in 2018 (ex3 cept as otherwise provided under this heading) pursuant 

4 to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

5 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That 

6 funds shall be awarded directly to the State, unit of gen7 eral local government, or Indian tribe (as such term is de8 fined in section 102 of the Housing and Community De9 velopment Act of 1974) at the discretion of the Secretary: 

10 Provided further, That of the amounts made available 

11 under this heading $100,000,000 (increased by 

12 $50,000,000) shall be allocated to meet unmet infrastruc13 ture needs for grantees that received allocations for disas14 ters that occurred in 2017 (excluding disasters specified 

15 in section 501(a) of title V of this Act) under this heading 

16 of division B of Public Law 115–56 and title XI of Public 

17 Law 115–123: Provided further, That of the amounts pro18 vided in the previous proviso, the Secretary’s unmet infra19 structure needs determinations shall not take into account 

20 mitigation-specific allocations: Provided further, That any 

21 funds made available under this heading and under the 

22 same heading in Public Law 115–254 that remain avail23 able, after the funds under such headings have been allo24 cated for necessary expenses for activities authorized 

25 under such headings, shall be allocated to grantees, for 
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1 mitigation activities in the most impacted and distressed 

2 areas resulting from a major disaster that occurred in 

3 2018: Provided further, That such allocations shall be 

4 made in the same proportion that the amount of funds 

5 each grantee received under this Act and the same heading 

6 in division I of Public Law 115–254 bears to the amount 

7 of all funds provided to all grantees that received alloca8 tions for disasters that occurred in 2018: Provided further, 

9 That of the amounts made available under the text pre10 ceding the first proviso under this heading and under the 

11 same heading in Public Law 115–254, the Secretary shall 

12 allocate to all such grantees an aggregate amount not less 

13 than 33 percent of the sum of such amounts of funds with14 in 120 days after the enactment of this Act based on the 

15 best available data, and shall allocate no less than 100 

16 percent of such funds by no later than 180 days after the 

17 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec18 retary shall not prohibit the use of funds made available 

19 under this heading and the same heading in Public Law 

20 115–254 for non-Federal share as authorized by section 

21 105(a)(9) of the Housing and Community Development 

22 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(9)): Provided further, 

23 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

24 grantees may establish grant programs to assist small 

25 businesses for working capital purposes to aid in recovery: 
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1 Provided further, That as a condition of making any grant, 

2 the Secretary shall certify in advance that such grantee 

3 has in place proficient financial controls and procurement 

4 processes and has established adequate procedures to pre5 vent any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 

6 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

7 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expend8 iture of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites regard9 ing all disaster recovery activities assisted with these 

10 funds, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse 

11 of funds: Provided further, That with respect to any such 

12 duplication of benefits, the Secretary shall act in accord13 ance with section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 

14 3442) and section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

15 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155): 

16 Provided further, That the Secretary shall require grantees 

17 to maintain on a public website information containing 

18 common reporting criteria established by the Department 

19 that permits individuals and entities awaiting assistance 

20 and the general public to see how all grant funds are used, 

21 including copies of all relevant procurement documents, 

22 grantee administrative contracts and details of ongoing 

23 procurement processes, as determined by the Secretary: 

24 Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds a 

25 grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval 
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1 detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria 

2 for eligibility and how the use of these funds will address 

3 long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and 

4 housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 

5 most impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, 

6 That such funds may not be used for activities reimbursed 

7 by, or for which funds have been made available by, the 

8 Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army 

9 Corps of Engineers, in excess of the authorized amount 

10 of the project or its components: Provided further, That 

11 funds allocated under this heading shall not be considered 

12 relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations made pur13 suant to section 106 of the Housing and Community De14 velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided fur15 ther, That a State, unit of general local government, or 

16 Indian tribe may use up to 5 percent of its allocation for 

17 administrative costs: Provided further, That the first pro18 viso under this heading in the Supplemental Appropria19 tions for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 (division 

20 I of Public Law 115–254) is amended by striking ‘‘State 

21 or unit of general local government’’ and inserting ‘‘State, 

22 unit of general local government, or Indian tribe (as such 

23 term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Commu24 nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Pro25 vided further, That the sixth proviso under this heading 
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1 in the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 

2 Requirements Act, 2018 (division I of Public Law 115– 

3 254) is amended by striking ‘‘State or subdivision thereof’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘State, unit of general local government, or 

5 Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 of 

6 the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 

7 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, That in admin8 istering the funds under this heading, the Secretary of 

9 Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify 

10 alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute 

11 or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 

12 with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the re13 cipient of these funds (except for requirements related to 

14 fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 

15 environment), if the Secretary finds that good cause exists 

16 for the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver 

17 or alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with 

18 the overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Commu19 nity Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That, 

20 notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds 

21 provided under this heading that use such funds to supple22 ment Federal assistance provided under section 402, 403, 

23 404, 406, 407, 408 (c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T. Staf24 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

25 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or public 
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1 comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit 

2 performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall 

3 satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect to 

4 such environmental review, approval or permit: Provided 

5 further, That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the 

6 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 

7 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon receipt of 

8 a request for release of funds and certification, imme9 diately approve the release of funds for an activity or 

10 project assisted under this heading if the recipient has 

11 adopted an environmental review, approval or permit 

12 under the preceding proviso or the activity or project is 

13 categorically excluded from review under the National En14 vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): 

15 Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish via no16 tice in the Federal Register any waiver, or alternative re17 quirement, to any statute or regulation that the Secretary 

18 administers pursuant to title I of the Housing and Com19 munity Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days be20 fore the effective date of such waiver or alternative re21 quirement: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

22 available under this heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be 

23 made available for capacity building and technical assist24 ance, including assistance on contracting and procurement 

25 processes, to support States, units of general local govern-
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1 ment, or Indian tribes (and their subrecipients) that re2 ceive allocations pursuant to this heading, received dis3 aster recovery allocations under the same heading in Pub4 lic Law 115–254, or may receive similar allocations for 

5 disaster recovery in future appropriations Acts: Provided 

6 further, That of the amounts made available under this 

7 heading and under the same heading in Public Law 115– 

8 254, up to $2,500,000 shall be transferred, in aggregate, 

9 to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development— 

10 Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Plan11 ning and Development’’ for necessary costs, including in12 formation technology costs, of administering and over13 seeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under 

14 this heading: Provided further, That the amount specified 

15 in the preceding proviso shall be combined with funds ap16 propriated under the same heading and for the same pur17 pose in Public Law 115–254 and the aggregate of such 

18 amounts shall be available for any of the same such pur19 poses specified under this heading or the same heading 

20 in Public Law 115–254 without limitation: Provided fur21 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

22 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

2 SEC. 1001. (a) Amounts previously made available 

3 for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 

4 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 

5 seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restora6 tion of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, 

7 and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 

8 resulting from a major disaster, including funds provided 

9 under section 145 of division C of Public Law 114–223, 

10 section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as 

11 added by section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114– 

12 254), section 421 of division K of Public Law 115–31, 

13 and any mitigation funding provided under the heading 

14 ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Com15 munity Planning and Development—Community Develop16 ment Fund’’ of Public Law 115–123, that were allocated 

17 in response to Hurricane Matthew, may be used inter18 changeably and without limitation for the same activities 

19 in the most impacted and distressed areas related to Hur20 ricane Florence. In addition, any funds provided under the 

21 heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop22 ment—Community Planning and Development—Commu23 nity Development Fund’’ in this Act or in division I of 

24 Public Law 115–254 that are allocated in response to 

25 Hurricane Florence may be used interchangeably and 
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1 without limitation for the same activities in the most im2 pacted and distressed areas related to Hurricane Matthew. 

3 Until HUD publishes the Federal Register Notice imple4 menting this provision, grantees may submit for HUD ap5 proval revised plans for the use of funds related to Hurri6 cane Matthew that expand the eligible beneficiaries of ex7 isting programs contained in such previously approved 

8 plans to include those impacted by Hurricane Florence. 

9 Approval of any such revised plans shall include the execu10 tion of revised grant terms and conditions as necessary. 

11 Once the implementing Notice is published, any additional 

12 action plan revisions shall follow the requirements con13 tained therein. 

14 (b) Amounts made available for administrative costs 

15 for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 

16 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 

17 seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restora18 tion of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, 

19 and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 

20 under this Act or any future Act, and amounts previously 

21 provided under section 420 of division L of Public Law 

22 114–113, section 145 of division C of Public Law 114– 

23 223, section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as 

24 added by section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114– 

25 254), section 421 of division K of Public Law 115–31, 
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1 and under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and 

2 Urban Development—Community Planning and Develop3 ment—Community Development Fund’’ of division B of 

4 Public Law 115–56, Public Law 115–123, and Public 

5 Law 115–254, shall be available for eligible administrative 

6 costs of the grantee related to any disaster relief funding 

7 identified in this subsection without regard to the par8 ticular disaster appropriation from which such funds origi9 nated. 

10 (c) The additional uses pursuant to this section for 

11 amounts that were previously designated by the Congress, 

12 respectively, as an emergency requirement or as being for 

13 disaster relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act are designated by the Con15 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

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

17 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being for 

18 disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 

19 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

20 1985. 

21 TITLE XI 

22 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS ACT 

23 SEC. 1101. Each amount designated in this Act by 

24 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur25 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
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1 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be avail2 able (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the 

3 President subsequently so designates all such amounts 

4 and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

5 SEC. 1102. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act for the Department of Homeland Security may be 

7 used for the construction or expansion of immigration de8 tention facilities. 

9 SEC. 1103. None of the funds appropriated or other10 wise made available by this Act for the Army Corps of 

11 Engineers or Department of Homeland Security may be 

12 obligated or expended to plan, develop, or construct a new 

13 physical barrier along the Southwest border. 

14 TITLE XII—FURTHER CONTINUING 

15 APPROPRIATIONS 

16 SEC. 1201. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 

17 (division C of Public Law 115–245) is further amended 

18 by striking the date specified in section 105(3) and insert19 ing ‘‘February 8, 2019’’. 
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1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Appro2 priations Act, 2019’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 16, 

2019. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 268 

AN ACT 

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 

purposes. year ending September 30, 2019, and for other