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Calendar No. 15 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 268 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 17, 2019 

Received 

JANUARY 19, 2019 

Read the first time 

JANUARY 22, 2019 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

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, 

3 That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 

4 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

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

6 and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora7 tions, and other organizational units of Government for 

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


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1 TITLE I 

2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

3 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

4 PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING

5 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

6 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Sec7 retary’’, $1,105,442,000 (increased by $1,900,000,000), 

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

9 necessary expenses related to losses of crops (including 

10 milk and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, 

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

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

13 or wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018 under such 

14 terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary: Pro15 vided, That the Secretary may provide assistance for such 

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

17 territories and such assistance may include compensation 

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

19 future crop insurance premiums, forest restoration, and 

20 poultry and livestock losses: Provided further, That of the 

21 amounts provided under this heading, tree assistance pay22 ments may be made under section 1501(e) of the Agricul23 tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to eligible orchard24 ists or nursery tree growers (as defined in such section) 

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


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

2 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality), to be available 

3 until expended, for losses incurred during the period be4 ginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018: 

5 Provided further, That in the case of producers impacted 

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

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

8 measures available, as appropriate, to bring replacement 

9 land into production: Provided further, That the total 

10 amount of payments received under this heading and ap11 plicable policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop 

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

13 Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 

14 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 

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

16 of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur17 ther, That the total amount of payments received under 

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

19 plan of insurance for an insurable commodity for the ap20 plicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

21 (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses 

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

23 fee by the applicable State filing deadline for a noninsur24 able commodity for the applicable crop year under NAP 

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1 cent of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided 

2 further, That producers receiving payments under this 

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

4 to purchase crop insurance where crop insurance is avail5 able for the next two available crop years, excluding tree 

6 insurance policies, and producers receiving payments 

7 under this heading shall be required to purchase coverage 

8 under NAP where crop insurance is not available in the 

9 next two available crop years, as determined by the Sec10 retary: Provided further, That, not later than 120 days 

11 after the end of fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall sub12 mit a report to the Congress specifying the type, amount, 

13 and method of such assistance by state and territory: Pro14 vided further, That such amount is 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. 

18 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

19 EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM

20 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Forest 

21 Restoration Program’’, for necessary expenses related to 

22 the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

23 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat24 ural disasters, $480,000,000, to remain available until ex25 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 


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1 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

3 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

5 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood 

7 Prevention Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the 

8 Emergency Watershed Protection Program related to the 

9 consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

10 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat11 ural disasters, $125,000,000, to remain available until ex12 pended: 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 RURAL DEVELOPMENT

17 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

18 For an additional amount for the cost of grants for 

19 rural community facilities programs as authorized by sec20 tion 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Con21 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, for necessary 

22 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Mi23 chael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar 

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

25 remain available until expended: Provided, That sections 


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1 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

2 Development Act are not applicable to the funds made 

3 available under this heading: Provided further, That such 

4 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

5 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

7 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

9 SEC. 101. In addition to other amounts made avail10 able by section 309 of Public Law 115–72, there is hereby 

11 appropriated $600,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (in12 creased by $5,000,000) for the Secretary of Agriculture 

13 to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

14 for disaster nutrition assistance in response to Presi15 dentially declared major disasters and emergencies: Pro16 vided, That the funds made available to the Common17 wealth of Puerto Rico under this section shall remain 

18 available for obligation by the Commonwealth until Sep19 tember 30, 2020, and shall be in addition to funds other20 wise made available: Provided further, That such amount 

21 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

23 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

24 1985. 


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1 SEC. 102. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

2 available, out of the funds made available under section 

3 18 of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $10,200,000 (in4 creased by $15,000,000) shall be available for the Sec5 retary to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of the 

6 Northern Mariana Islands for disaster nutrition assistance 

7 in response to the Presidentially declared major disasters 

8 and emergencies: Provided, That funds made available to 

9 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 

10 under this section shall remain available for obligation by 

11 the Commonwealth until September 30, 2020: Provided 

12 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

13 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec14 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer15 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 SEC. 103. For purposes of administering title I of 

17 subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act 

18 of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), losses to agricultural pro19 ducers resulting from hurricanes shall also include losses 

20 of peach and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due 

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

22 this section are designated by the Congress as being for 

23 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

25 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 


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1 amounts repurposed under this heading that were pre2 viously designated by the Congress as an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer4 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 

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

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

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

10 payment under the Market Facilitation Program estab11 lished pursuant to the Commodity Credit Corporation 

12 Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average ad13 justed gross income of such person or legal entity is great14 er than $900,000. 

15 (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person or legal 

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

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

18 ranching, or forestry related activities. 

19 (b) A person or legal entity may not receive a pay20 ment under the Market Facilitation Program described in 

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

22 $125,000. 

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

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


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1 760.1502 of title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in 

2 effect July 18, 2018). 

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

4 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

5 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg6 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 TITLE II 

8 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

10 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and 

13 Economic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an addi14 tional amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance 

15 Programs’’ for necessary expenses related to flood mitiga16 tion, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of 

17 infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster des18 ignation as a result of Hurricanes Florence, Michael, and 

19 Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and of wildfires, vol20 canic eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural disasters 

21 occurring in calendar year 2018 under the Robert T. Staf22 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

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

24 until expended: Provided, 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: Provided 

3 further, That within the amount appropriated, up to 2 per4 cent of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Ex5 penses’’ account for administration and oversight activi6 ties: Provided further, That within the amount appro7 priated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of 

8 Inspector General’’ account for carrying out investigations 

9 and audits related to the funding provided under this 

10 heading. 

11 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

12 ADMINISTRATION

13 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

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

15 and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the con16 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

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

18 until September 30, 2020, as follows: 

19 (1) $3,000,000 for repair and replacement of 

20 observing assets, real property, and equipment; 

21 (2) $11,000,000 for marine debris assessment 

22 and removal; 

23 (3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and ge24 odesy services; 


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1 (4) $25,000,000 to improve: (a) hurricane in2 tensity forecasting, including through deployment of 

3 unmanned ocean observing platforms and enhanced 

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

5 and mitigation capabilities; and (c) wildfire pre6 diction, detection, and forecasting; and 

7 (5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as 

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

9 Public Law 114–113: 

10 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

11 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec12 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer13 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

14 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

15 shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appro16 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

17 for funding provided under subsection (4) of this heading 

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

19 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi21 tion and Construction’’, $25,000,000, to remain available 

22 until September 30, 2021, for improvements to oper23 ational and research weather supercomputing infrastruc24 ture and satellite ground services used for hurricane inten25 sity and track prediction; flood prediction, forecasting, and 


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1 mitigation; and wildfire prediction, detection, and fore2 casting: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

3 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

5 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

6 That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra7 tion shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on 

8 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

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

10 Act. 

11 FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Fisheries Disaster As13 sistance’’ for necessary expenses associated with the miti14 gation of fishery disasters, $150,000,000, to remain avail15 able until expended: Provided, That funds shall be used 

16 for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures 

17 and fishery resource disasters declared by the Secretary 

18 of Commerce, including those declared by the Secretary 

19 to be a direct result of Hurricanes Florence and Michael 

20 and Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut: Provided further, 

21 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

22 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

2 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex5 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con6 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Ty7 phoon Yutu, $1,336,000: Provided, That such amount is 

8 designated 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 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

12 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili14 ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

15 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, 

16 $28,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro17 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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

21 RELATED AGENCIES 

22 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

23 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

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


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1 Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary 

2 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Flor3 ence, Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 

4 and calendar year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and 

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

6 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re7 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal8 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

9 Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 

10 this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be ex11 pended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or con12 trary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 

13 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds 

14 appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation 

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

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

17 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer in18 stead to 2018 and 2019, respectively, and except that sec19 tions 501 and 503 of Public Law 104–134 (referenced by 

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

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

22 the purposes of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation 

23 shall be considered an agency of the United States Gov24 ernment. 


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1 TITLE III 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main5 tenance, Marine Corps’’, $200,000,000, for necessary ex6 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

7 and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 

8 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

11 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main13 tenance, Air Force’’, $400,000,000, for necessary ex14 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

15 and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 

16 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

19 TITLE IV 

20 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

21 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

22 INVESTIGATIONS

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

24 necessary expenses related to the completion, or initiation 

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1 cluding shore protection, studies which are currently au2 thorized or which are authorized after the date of enact3 ment of this Act, to reduce risk from future floods and 

4 hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $35,000,000, to re5 main available until expended, in States and insular areas 

6 that were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, 

7 Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical 

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

9 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur10 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

11 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided fur12 ther, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 

13 Works shall provide a monthly report directly to the Com14 mittees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate 

15 detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, in16 cluding new studies selected to be initiated using funds 

17 provided under this heading, beginning not later than 60 

18 days after the enactment of this Act. 

19 CONSTRUCTION

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec21 essary expenses, $715,000,000 (increased by 

22 $25,000,000), to remain available until expended, to con23 struct flood and storm damage reduction, including shore 

24 protection, projects which are currently authorized or 

25 which are authorized after the date of enactment of this 


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1 Act, and flood and storm damage reduction, including 

2 shore protection, projects which have signed Chief’s Re3 ports as of the date of enactment of this Act or which 

4 are studied using funds provided under the heading ‘‘In5 vestigations’’ if the Secretary determines such projects to 

6 be technically feasible, economically justified, and environ7 mentally acceptable, in States and insular areas that were 

8 impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

9 Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical Storm 

10 Gita: Provided, That projects receiving funds provided in 

11 Public Law 115–123 shall not be eligible for funding pro12 vided under this heading: Provided further, That for 

13 projects receiving funding under this heading, the provi14 sions of Section 902 of the Water Resources Act of 1986 

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

16 completion of ongoing construction projects receiving 

17 funds provided under this heading shall be at full Federal 

18 expense with respect to such funds: Provided further, That 

19 using funds provided under this heading, the non-Federal 

20 cash contribution for projects not eligible as ongoing con21 struction projects shall be financed in accordance with the 

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

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

24 project or separable element: Provided further, That of 

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1 neers ecosystem restoration projects: Provided further, 

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

3 this heading shall be used for continuing authorities 

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

5 Provided further, That any projects using funds appro6 priated under this heading shall be initiated only after 

7 non-Federal interests have entered into binding agree8 ments with the Secretary requiring, where applicable, the 

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

10 maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs 

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

12 from damages due to the construction or operation and 

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

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

15 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

16 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

19 That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 

20 shall provide a monthly report directly to the Committees 

21 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

22 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

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

24 the enactment of this Act. 


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1 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 

3 Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency 

4 situations at Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate 

5 and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, 

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

7 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

8 designated 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 Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the 

12 Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report di13 rectly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

14 of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation 

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

16 days after the enactment of this Act. 

17 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main19 tenance’’ for necessary expenses to dredge Federal naviga20 tion projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps 

21 of Engineers Federal projects caused by, natural disasters, 

22 $245,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 

23 which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 

24 share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for 

25 coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall 


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1 be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: 

2 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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

6 the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 

7 provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on 

8 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

10 funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the enact11 ment of this Act. 

12 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

13 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

14 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Central Utah Project 

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

17 Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account 

18 for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conserva19 tion Commission, to remain available until expended, for 

20 expenses necessary in carrying out fire remediation activi21 ties related to wildfires in 2018: Provided, That such 

22 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

23 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

25 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

2 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related 

4 Resources’’, $15,500,000, to remain available until ex5 pended, for fire remediation and suppression emergency 

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

7 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

8 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

12 ENERGY PROGRAMS 

13 ELECTRICITY DELIVERY

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

15 $15,500,000, to remain available until expended, for nec16 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

17 Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and Super Typhoon Yutu, in18 cluding technical assistance related to electric grids: Pro19 vided, 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 Assistant Secretary of Electricity Delivery shall pro24 vide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropria25 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate deVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:10 Jan 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H268.PCS H268

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1 tailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, begin2 ning not later than 60 days after the enactment of this 

3 Act. 

4 TITLE V 

5 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

6 SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

7 INVESTIGATIONS 

8 COAST GUARD

9 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup11 port’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

12 of Hurricanes Michael, Florence, and Lane, Tropical 

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

14 remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, 

15 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

16 for 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 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con21 struction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses re22 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael, Flor23 ence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, and Typhoon 

24 Mangkhut, $476,755,000, to remain available until Sep25 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is desVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:10 Jan 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H268.PCS H268

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1 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re2 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal3 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Com6 pliance and Restoration’’ for necessary expenses related 

7 to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence, 

8 $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: 

9 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

10 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec11 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer12 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

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

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

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

17 403, 406 and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re18 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b and 

19 5173) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such 

20 sections. 

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

22 subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied 

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

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1 ant to section 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re2 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

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

4 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist5 ance Act for the duration of the recovery for incidents 

6 DR–4404, DR–4396, and DR–4398 to— 

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

8 or system to industry standards without regard to 

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

10 and 

11 (2) replace or restore components of the facility 

12 or system not damaged by the disaster where nec13 essary to fully effectuate the replacement or restora14 tion of disaster-damaged components to restore the 

15 function of the facility or system to industry stand16 ards. 

17 TITLE VI 

18 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

19 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

20 CONSTRUCTION

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec22 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

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

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

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1 pended: Provided, That of this amount $50,000,000 shall 

2 be used to restore and rebuild national wildlife refuges and 

3 increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat and 

4 infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount 

5 of damage caused by such storms: 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 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

11 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

12 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preserva13 tion Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con14 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and Ty15 phoon Yutu, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2022, including costs to States and territories 

17 necessary to complete compliance activities required by 

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

19 section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) and 

20 costs needed to administer the program: Provided, That 

21 grants shall only be available for areas that have received 

22 a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. 

23 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

24 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That individual 

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1 quirement: Provided further, That such amount is des2 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 CONSTRUCTION

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec7 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

8 Florence and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and 

9 calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic 

10 eruptions, $78,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended: 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. 

15 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

16 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga18 tions, and Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

19 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and 

20 calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquake damage associ21 ated with emergency declaration EM–3410, and in those 

22 areas impacted by a major disaster declared pursuant to 

23 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As24 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to cal25 endar year 2018 wildfires or volcanic eruptions, 


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1 $98,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro2 vided, That of this amount, $72,310,000 is for costs re3 lated to the repair and replacement of equipment and fa4 cilities damaged by disasters in 2018: Provided further, 

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

6 the Survey shall submit a report to the Committees on 

7 Appropriations that describes the potential options to re8 place the facility damaged by the 2018 volcano disaster 

9 along with cost estimates and a description of how the 

10 Survey will provide direct access for monitoring volcanic 

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

12 Provided further, 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 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

17 INSULAR AFFAIRS

18 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

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

20 for financial management expenses related to the con21 sequences of Typhoon Yutu, $2,000,000, to remain avail22 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des23 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re24 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal25 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex4 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con5 sequences of major disasters declared pursuant to the 

6 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist7 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, 

8 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

9 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

10 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

14 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and Tech16 nology’’ for necessary expenses related to improving pre17 paredness of the water sector, $600,000, to remain avail18 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des19 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re20 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal21 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

23 PROGRAM

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 

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


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1 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, cal2 endar year 2018 earthquakes, and Typhoon Yutu, 

3 $1,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

4 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

5 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

7 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

9 For additional amounts for ‘‘State and Tribal Assist10 ance Grants’’ for necessary expenses related to the con11 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and cal12 endar year 2018 earthquakes for the hazardous waste fi13 nancial assistance grants program, $1,500,000, to remain 

14 available until expended; for necessary expenses related to 

15 the consequences of Typhoon Yutu for the hazardous 

16 waste financial assistance grants program and for other 

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

18 available until expended, provided that none of these funds 

19 shall be subject to section 3011(b) of the Solid Waste Dis20 posal Act; and for grants under section 106 of the Federal 

21 Water Pollution Control Act, $5,000,000, to remain avail22 able until expended, to address impacts of Hurricane Flor23 ence, Hurricane Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar 

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

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


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1 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re2 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal3 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As5 sistance Grants’’, $349,400,000 to remain available until 

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

7 grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under 

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

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

10 under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Pro11 vided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal 

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

13 the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated herein 

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

15 in amounts determined by the Administrator for waste16 water treatment works and drinking water facilities im17 pacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

18 Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires and earthquakes: 

19 Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements 

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

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

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

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

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1 cipal, negative interest loans or grants or any combination 

2 of these: Provided further, That the Administrator shall 

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

4 grants for drinking water facilities and waste water treat5 ment plants impacted by Typhoon Yutu: Provided further, 

6 That the funds appropriated herein shall be used for eligi7 ble projects whose purpose is to reduce flood or fire dam8 age risk and vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to rapid 

9 hydrologic change or natural disaster at treatment works 

10 as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution 

11 Control Act or any eligible facilities under section 1452 

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

13 tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to 

14 further such purposes: Provided further, That the Admin15 istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may re16 tain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein 

17 for management and oversight: Provided further, That 

18 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

19 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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

23 Tribal Assistance Grants’’, $500,000,000, to remain avail24 able until expended, of which $261,000,000 shall be for 

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1 Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Con2 trol Act, and of which $239,000,000 shall be for capital3 ization grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 

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

5 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 

6 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds ap7 propriated herein shall be provided to States or Territories 

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

9 the Administrator for wastewater and drinking water 

10 treatment works and facilities impacted by Hurricanes 

11 Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided further, That, for Re12 gion 2, such funds allocated from funds appropriated here13 in shall not be subject to the matching or cost share re14 quirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3) of the Federal 

15 Water Pollution Control Act nor the matching require16 ments of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: 

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

18 requirements of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollu19 tion Control Act and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking 

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

21 amount of its capitalization grants allocated from funds 

22 appropriated herein to provide additional subsidization to 

23 eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, 

24 negative interest loans or grants or any combination of 

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1 withstanding the requirements of section 603(i) of the 

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

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

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

5 than 30 percent amount of its capitalization grants allo6 cated from funds appropriated herein to provide additional 

7 subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgive8 ness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or any 

9 combination of these: Provided further, That the Adminis10 trator shall retain $74,600,000 of the funds appropriated 

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

12 established a water pollution control revolving fund pursu13 ant to title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

14 or section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act for drink15 ing water facilities and waste water treatment plants im16 pacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Provided further, 

17 That the funds appropriated herein shall only be used for 

18 eligible projects whose purpose is to reduce flood damage 

19 risk and vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to rapid hy20 drologic change or a natural disaster at treatment works 

21 as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution 

22 Control Act or any eligible facilities under section 1452 

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

24 tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to 

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


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1 2, notwithstanding section 603(d)(2) of the Federal Water 

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

3 Drinking Water Act, funds allocated from funds appro4 priated herein may be used to make loans or to buy, refi5 nance or restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipi6 ents only where such debt was incurred on or after Sep7 tember 20, 2017: Provided further, That the Adminis8 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain 

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

10 management and oversight: Provided further, That such 

11 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

12 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 RELATED AGENCIES 

16 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

17 FOREST SERVICE

18 FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 

20 Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the con21 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 

22 calendar year 2018 wildfires, $1,000,000, to remain avail23 able until expended for the forest inventory and analysis 

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

25 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 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private 

5 Forestry’’ for necessary expenses related to the con6 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 

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

8 $10,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro9 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

10 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec11 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer12 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys15 tem’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

16 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar 

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

18 until expended: Provided, That of this amount 

19 $21,000,000 shall be used for hazardous fuels manage20 ment activities: Provided further, That such amount is des21 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re22 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal23 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 

3 and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

4 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 

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

6 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

7 designated 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 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man13 agement’’, $720,271,000, to remain available through 

14 September 30, 2022, for urgent wildland fire suppression 

15 operations: Provided, That such funds shall be solely avail16 able to be transferred to and merged with other appropria17 tions accounts from which funds were previously trans18 ferred for wildland fire suppression in fiscal year 2018 to 

19 fully repay those amounts: Provided further, That such 

20 amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 

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

22 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

23 1985. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

2 SERVICES 

3 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

4 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

5 SCIENCES

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 

7 Environmental Health Sciences’’ for necessary expenses in 

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

9 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

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

11 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza12 tion Act of 1986 related to the consequences of major dis13 asters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis14 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, to remain available 

16 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

17 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

18 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg19 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

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

22 enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appro23 priated by this title shall provide a detailed operating plan 

24 of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title 

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1 tivity, to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 

2 That no such funds shall be obligated before the operating 

3 plans are provided to the Committees: Provided further, 

4 That such plans shall be updated, including obligations to 

5 date, and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

6 every 60 days until all such funds are expended. 

7 TITLE VII 

8 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

9 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

10 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ13 ment Services’’, $50,000,000, for the dislocated workers 

14 assistance national reserve for necessary expenses directly 

15 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

16 Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, or the 

17 California wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, to re18 main available through September 30, 2020: Provided, 

19 That the Secretary of Labor may transfer up to 

20 $1,000,000 of such funds to any other Department of 

21 Labor account for reconstruction and recovery needs, in22 cluding worker protection activities: Provided further, That 

23 these sums may be used to replace grant funds previously 

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

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


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

2 General’’ for oversight of activities responding to such con3 sequences: 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 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

8 SERVICES 

9 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

10 ADMINISTRATION

11 HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Health Surveillance 

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

14 until September 30, 2019, for grants, contracts and coop15 erative agreements for behavioral health treatment, crisis 

16 counseling, and other related helplines, and for other simi17 lar programs to provide support to individuals impacted 

18 by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, 

19 Super Typhoon Yutu, and the California wildfires occur20 ring in 2018 in those areas for which a major disaster 

21 or emergency has been declared under section 401 or 501 

22 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

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

24 That obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein 

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


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1 to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided fur2 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

3 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

5 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

7 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Social Services Block 

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

10 through September 30, 2020, for necessary expenses di11 rectly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 

12 and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, 

13 and the California wildfires in 2018 in those areas for 

14 which a major disaster or emergency has been declared 

15 under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis16 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 5170 and 5191): Provided, That notwithstanding section 

18 2002 of the Social Security Act, the distribution of such 

19 amount shall be limited to States directly affected by these 

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

21 2002(c) of the Social Security Act shall not apply to funds 

22 appropriated in this paragraph that are used for renova23 tion, repair or construction: Provided further, That funds 

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1 cial Security Act and shall not be available for such enti2 tlement grants: Provided further, That in addition to other 

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

4 funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for 

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

6 costs of renovating, repairing, and construction of health 

7 care facilities (including mental health facilities), child 

8 care centers, and other social services facilities: Provided 

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

10 to remain available until expended, shall be transferred to 

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

12 oversight of activities responding to such hurricanes, ty13 phoons, and wildfires: Provided further, That funds appro14 priated in this paragraph shall not be available for costs 

15 that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Manage16 ment Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self17 insurance: Provided further, That obligations incurred for 

18 the purposes provided herein prior to the date of enact19 ment of this Act may be charged to funds appropriated 

20 under this heading: Provided further, That up to 

21 $3,000,000 may be used to supplement amounts available 

22 for the necessary expenses of administering subtitle A of 

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

24 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

25 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 


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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 

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

6 until September 30, 2021, for Head Start programs, in7 cluding making payments under the Head Start Act, for 

8 necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of 

9 Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, 

10 Super Typhoon Yutu, and the California wildfires in 2018 

11 in those areas for which a major disaster or emergency 

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

13 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

14 (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, That none of the 

15 funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be included in 

16 the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal 

17 years, as such term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 

18 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Pro19 vided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 

20 are not subject to the allocation requirements of section 

21 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That 

22 funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not be available 

23 for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency 

24 Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or 

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


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1 shall be available for Federal administrative expenses: 

2 Provided further, That obligations incurred for the pur3 poses provided herein prior to the date of enactment of 

4 this Act may be charged to funds appropriated under this 

5 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

6 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

7 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg8 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

10 EDUCATION RECOVERY

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

13 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hur14 ricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super 

15 Typhoon Yutu, the California wildfires in 2018, the No16 vember 2018 Anchorage Earthquake or the volcanic erup17 tion and earthquakes in Hawaii in 2018 in those areas 

18 for which a major disaster or emergency has been declared 

19 under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis20 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

21 5170 and 5191) (referred to under this heading as a ‘‘cov22 ered disaster or emergency’’), $165,000,000, to remain 

23 available through September 30, 2019: Provided, That 

24 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

25 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 


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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

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

3 assistance may be provided through any of the programs 

4 authorized under this heading in division B of title VIII 

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

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

7 subject to the terms and conditions that applied to those 

8 programs, except that references to dates and school years 

9 in Public Law 115–123 shall be deemed to be the cor10 responding dates and school years for the covered disaster 

11 or emergency: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

12 Education may determine the amounts to be used for each 

13 such program and shall notify the Committees on Appro14 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

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

16 Provided further, $2,000,000 of the funds made available 

17 under this heading, to remain available until expended, 

18 shall be transferred to the Office of the Inspector General 

19 of the Department of Education for oversight of activities 

20 supported with funds appropriated under this heading, 

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

22 this heading shall be for program administration. 

23 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

24 SEC. 701. (a) Section 1108(g)(5) of the Social Secu25 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(5)) is amended— 


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

2 and inserting ‘‘(E), and (F)’’; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter pre4 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘and (F)’’; 

6 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub7 paragraph (F); 

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

9 following: 

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

11 period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending 

12 September 30, 2019, the amount of the in13 crease otherwise provided under subparagraph 

14 (A) for the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 

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

16 $16,000,000).’’; and 

17 (5) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by 

18 paragraph (3) of this section)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘title XIX, during’’and in20 serting ‘‘title XIX— 

21 ‘‘(i) during’’; 

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

23 (D), and (E)’’; 

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

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1 gin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Is2 lands’’; 

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

4 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(ii) for the period beginning January 

7 1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2019, 

8 with respect to payments to Guam and 

9 American Samoa from the additional funds 

10 provided under subparagraph (A), the Sec11 retary shall increase the Federal medical 

12 assistance percentage or other rate that 

13 would otherwise apply to such payments to 

14 100 percent.’’. 

15 (b) The amounts provided by the amendments made 

16 by subsection (a) are designated by the Congress as being 

17 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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

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

22 and Human Services, and Education shall provide a de23 tailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made avail24 able in this title, including estimated personnel and admin25 istrative costs, to the Committees on Appropriations: ProVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:10 Jan 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H268.PCS H268

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1 vided, That such plans shall be updated and submitted 

2 to the Committees on Appropriations every 60 days until 

3 all funds are expended or expire. 

4 SEC. 703. The second proviso under the heading 

5 ‘‘Hurricane Education Recovery’’ under the heading ‘‘De6 partment of Education’’ under title VIII of subdivision 1 

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

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

9 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

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

11 after the semicolon; and 

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

13 ‘‘(K) assistance provided to an eligible en14 tity under this heading, including assistance 

15 provided to an eligible entity before the date of 

16 enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations 

17 Act, 2019, may be used by the eligible entity 

18 for a purpose described in section 406 of the 

19 Robert T. Stafford Disaster and Relief Emer20 gency Act (42 U.S.C. 5172), notwithstanding 

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

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

23 eligible entity will receive funds for that pur24 pose under such section 406; and 


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1 ‘‘(L) any duplicative Federal assistance 

2 provided under this heading to an eligible entity 

3 may be retained by the entity and used for 

4 other activities to restart school operations in 

5 accordance with this paragraph;’’; 

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

7 the semicolon; 

8 (3) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para9 graph (11); and 

10 (4) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol11 lowing: 

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

13 that exceed the amount required to meet the need 

14 for such funds as determined by the Secretary as of 

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

16 paragraph (3); and’’: 

17 Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this sec18 tion that were previously designated by the Congress as 

19 an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced 

20 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act are designated 

21 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

22 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg23 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 TITLE VIII 

2 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

3 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex6 penses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

7 for audits and investigations related to Hurricanes Flor8 ence, Lane, and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 

9 the calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcano 

10 eruptions, and other disasters declared pursuant to the 

11 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist12 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That, not 

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

14 the Government Accountability Office shall submit to the 

15 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent16 atives and the Senate a spend plan specifying funding esti17 mates for audits and investigations of any such declared 

18 disasters occurring in 2018 and identifying funding esti19 mates or carryover balances, if any, that may be available 

20 for audits and investigations of any other such declared 

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


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1 TITLE IX 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

5 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $115,000,000, to remain avail6 able until September 30, 2023, for planning and design 

7 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

8 Michael on Navy and Marine Corps installations: Pro9 vided, That none of the funds shall be available for obliga10 tion until the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

11 of Representatives and the Senate receive a master plan 

12 for the installations and a form 1391 for each specific 

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

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

15 or his designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appro16 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

17 a 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, AIR FORCE

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

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1 tion expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

2 Michael: Provided, That none of the funds shall be avail3 able for obligation until the Committees on Appropriations 

4 of the House of Representatives and the Senate receive 

5 a basing plan and future mission requirements for instal6 lations significantly damaged by Hurricane Michael: Pro7 vided further, That, not later than 60 days after enact8 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or his 

9 designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria10 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

11 detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 

12 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

13 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

14 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg15 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

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

19 until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related 

20 to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael: 

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

22 obligation until the Committees on Appropriations of the 

23 House of Representatives and the Senate receive form 

24 1391 for each specific request: Provided further, That, not 

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1 tor of the Army National Guard, or his designee, shall 

2 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

3 of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure 

4 plan for funds provided under this heading: Provided fur5 ther, That such funds may be obligated or expended for 

6 planning and design and military construction projects not 

7 otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such 

8 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

9 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

13 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

14 MEDICAL FACILITIES

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

17 $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 

18 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hur19 ricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut 

20 and Yutu: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Af21 fairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to 

22 address needs as a result of the consequences of Hurri23 canes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and 

24 Yutu, may transfer such funds to any discretionary ac25 count of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided 


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1 further, That before a transfer may take place, the Sec2 retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit notice thereof to 

3 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep4 resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That none 

5 of these funds shall be available for obligation until the 

6 Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 

7 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided 

9 under this heading: Provided further, That such amount 

10 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

12 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

13 1985. 

14 TITLE X 

15 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

16 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

17 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

18 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Transpor19 tation Emergency Relief Program’’ as authorized under 

20 section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, $10,542,000 

21 to remain available until expended, for transit systems af22 fected by major declared disasters occurring in calendar 

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

24 of 1 percent of the funds for public transportation emer25 gency relief shall be available for administrative expenses 


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1 and ongoing program management oversight as authorized 

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

3 be in addition to any other appropriations for such pur4 pose: Provided further, That such amount is 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 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

9 OPERATIONS

10 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

11 Of the amounts made available for ‘‘Federal Aviation 

12 Administration—Operations’’ in division B of the Bipar13 tisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), up to 

14 $18,000,000 shall also be available for necessary expenses 

15 related to the consequences of major declared disasters oc16 curring in calendar year 2018: Provided, That amounts 

17 repurposed under this heading that were previously des18 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

19 pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

20 Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as 

21 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

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1 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

2 EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

3 For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 

4 Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, 

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

6 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

7 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

8 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg9 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

11 DEVELOPMENT 

12 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

13 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop16 ment Fund’’, $1,160,000,000 (increased by $50,000,000), 

17 to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses 

18 for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 

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

20 seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restora21 tion of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, 

22 and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 

23 resulting from a major disaster that occurred in 2018 (ex24 cept as otherwise provided under this heading) pursuant 

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

2 funds shall be awarded directly to the State, unit of gen3 eral local government, or Indian tribe (as such term is de4 fined in section 102 of the Housing and Community De5 velopment Act of 1974) at the discretion of the Secretary: 

6 Provided further, That of the amounts made available 

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

8 $50,000,000) shall be allocated to meet unmet infrastruc9 ture needs for grantees that received allocations for disas10 ters that occurred in 2017 (excluding disasters specified 

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

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

13 Law 115–123: Provided further, That of the amounts pro14 vided in the previous proviso, the Secretary’s unmet infra15 structure needs determinations shall not take into account 

16 mitigation-specific allocations: Provided further, That any 

17 funds made available under this heading and under the 

18 same heading in Public Law 115–254 that remain avail19 able, after the funds under such headings have been allo20 cated for necessary expenses for activities authorized 

21 under such headings, shall be allocated to grantees, for 

22 mitigation activities in the most impacted and distressed 

23 areas resulting from a major disaster that occurred in 

24 2018: Provided further, That such allocations shall be 

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1 each grantee received under this Act and the same heading 

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

3 of all funds provided to all grantees that received alloca4 tions for disasters that occurred in 2018: Provided further, 

5 That of the amounts made available under the text pre6 ceding the first proviso under this heading and under the 

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

8 allocate to all such grantees an aggregate amount not less 

9 than 33 percent of the sum of such amounts of funds with10 in 120 days after the enactment of this Act based on the 

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

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

13 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec14 retary shall not prohibit the use of funds made available 

15 under this heading and the same heading in Public Law 

16 115–254 for non-Federal share as authorized by section 

17 105(a)(9) of the Housing and Community Development 

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

19 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

20 grantees may establish grant programs to assist small 

21 businesses for working capital purposes to aid in recovery: 

22 Provided further, That as a condition of making any grant, 

23 the Secretary shall certify in advance that such grantee 

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1 vent any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 

2 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

3 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expend4 iture of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites regard5 ing all disaster recovery activities assisted with these 

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

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

8 duplication of benefits, the Secretary shall act in accord9 ance with section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 

10 3442) and section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

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

12 Provided further, That the Secretary shall require grantees 

13 to maintain on a public website information containing 

14 common reporting criteria established by the Department 

15 that permits individuals and entities awaiting assistance 

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

17 including copies of all relevant procurement documents, 

18 grantee administrative contracts and details of ongoing 

19 procurement processes, as determined by the Secretary: 

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

21 grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval 

22 detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria 

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

24 long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and 

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1 most impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, 

2 That such funds may not be used for activities reimbursed 

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

4 Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army 

5 Corps of Engineers, in excess of the authorized amount 

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

7 funds allocated under this heading shall not be considered 

8 relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations made pur9 suant to section 106 of the Housing and Community De10 velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided fur11 ther, That a State, unit of general local government, or 

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

13 administrative costs: Provided further, That the first pro14 viso under this heading in the Supplemental Appropria15 tions for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 (division 

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

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

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

19 term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Commu20 nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Pro21 vided further, That the sixth proviso under this heading 

22 in the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 

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

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

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

2 the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 

3 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, That in admin4 istering the funds under this heading, the Secretary of 

5 Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify 

6 alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute 

7 or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 

8 with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the re9 cipient of these funds (except for requirements related to 

10 fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 

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

12 for the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver 

13 or alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with 

14 the overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Commu15 nity Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That, 

16 notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds 

17 provided under this heading that use such funds to supple18 ment Federal assistance provided under section 402, 403, 

19 404, 406, 407, 408 (c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T. Staf20 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or public 

22 comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit 

23 performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall 

24 satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect to 

25 such environmental review, approval or permit: Provided 


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

2 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 

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

4 a request for release of funds and certification, imme5 diately approve the release of funds for an activity or 

6 project assisted under this heading if the recipient has 

7 adopted an environmental review, approval or permit 

8 under the preceding proviso or the activity or project is 

9 categorically excluded from review under the National En10 vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): 

11 Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish via no12 tice in the Federal Register any waiver, or alternative re13 quirement, to any statute or regulation that the Secretary 

14 administers pursuant to title I of the Housing and Com15 munity Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days be16 fore the effective date of such waiver or alternative re17 quirement: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

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

19 made available for capacity building and technical assist20 ance, including assistance on contracting and procurement 

21 processes, to support States, units of general local govern22 ment, or Indian tribes (and their subrecipients) that re23 ceive allocations pursuant to this heading, received dis24 aster recovery allocations under the same heading in Pub25 lic Law 115–254, or may receive similar allocations for 


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1 disaster recovery in future appropriations Acts: Provided 

2 further, That of the amounts made available under this 

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

4 254, up to $2,500,000 shall be transferred, in aggregate, 

5 to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development— 

6 Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Plan7 ning and Development’’ for necessary costs, including in8 formation technology costs, of administering and over9 seeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under 

10 this heading: Provided further, That the amount specified 

11 in the preceding proviso shall be combined with funds ap12 propriated under the same heading and for the same pur13 pose in Public Law 115–254 and the aggregate of such 

14 amounts shall be available for any of the same such pur15 poses specified under this heading or the same heading 

16 in Public Law 115–254 without limitation: Provided fur17 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

18 being 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 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

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

23 for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 

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

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1 tion of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, 

2 and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 

3 resulting from a major disaster, including funds provided 

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

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

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

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

8 and any mitigation funding provided under the heading 

9 ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Com10 munity Planning and Development—Community Develop11 ment Fund’’ of Public Law 115–123, that were allocated 

12 in response to Hurricane Matthew, may be used inter13 changeably and without limitation for the same activities 

14 in the most impacted and distressed areas related to Hur15 ricane Florence. In addition, any funds provided under the 

16 heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop17 ment—Community Planning and Development—Commu18 nity Development Fund’’ in this Act or in division I of 

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

20 Hurricane Florence may be used interchangeably and 

21 without limitation for the same activities in the most im22 pacted and distressed areas related to Hurricane Matthew. 

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1 cane Matthew that expand the eligible beneficiaries of ex2 isting programs contained in such previously approved 

3 plans to include those impacted by Hurricane Florence. 

4 Approval of any such revised plans shall include the execu5 tion of revised grant terms and conditions as necessary. 

6 Once the implementing Notice is published, any additional 

7 action plan revisions shall follow the requirements con8 tained therein. 

9 (b) Amounts made available for administrative costs 

10 for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 

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

12 seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restora13 tion of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, 

14 and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 

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

16 provided under section 420 of division L of Public Law 

17 114–113, section 145 of division C of Public Law 114– 

18 223, section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as 

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

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

21 and under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and 

22 Urban Development—Community Planning and Develop23 ment—Community Development Fund’’ of division B of 

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

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


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1 costs of the grantee related to any disaster relief funding 

2 identified in this subsection without regard to the par3 ticular disaster appropriation from which such funds origi4 nated. 

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

6 amounts that were previously designated by the Congress, 

7 respectively, as an emergency requirement or as being for 

8 disaster relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

9 Emergency Deficit Control Act are designated by the Con10 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

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

12 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being for 

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

14 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

15 1985. 

16 TITLE XI 

17 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS ACT 

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

19 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur20 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

21 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be avail22 able (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the 

23 President subsequently so designates all such amounts 

24 and transmits such designations to the Congress. 


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

2 Act for the Department of Homeland Security may be 

3 used for the construction or expansion of immigration de4 tention facilities. 

5 SEC. 1103. None of the funds appropriated or other6 wise made available by this Act for the Army Corps of 

7 Engineers or Department of Homeland Security may be 

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

9 physical barrier along the Southwest border. 

10 TITLE XII—FURTHER CONTINUING 

11 APPROPRIATIONS 

12 SEC. 1201. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 

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

14 by striking the date specified in section 105(3) and insert15 ing ‘‘February 8, 2019’’. 

16 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Appro17 priations Act, 2019’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 16, 

2019. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 15 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 268 

AN ACT 

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 

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

JANUARY 22, 2019 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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