H. R. 2157 

One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen 

An Act 

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, 

and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, The following 

sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 

not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2019, and for other purposes, namely: 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’, 

$3,005,442,000, which shall remain available until December 31, 

2020, for necessary expenses related to losses of crops (including 

milk, on-farm stored commodities, crops prevented from planting 

in 2019, and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, bushes, 

and vines, as a consequence of Hurricanes Michael and Florence, 

other hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, 

snowstorms, and wildfires occurring in calendar years 2018 and 

2019 under such terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary: Provided, That the Secretary may provide assistance for 

such losses in the form of block grants to eligible states and territories and such assistance may include compensation to producers, 

as determined by the Secretary, for forest restoration and poultry 

and livestock losses: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 

under this heading, tree assistance payments may be made under 

section 1501(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) 

to eligible orchardists or nursery tree growers (as defined in such 

section) of pecan trees with a tree mortality rate that exceeds 

7.5 percent (adjusted for normal mortality) and is less than 15 

percent (adjusted for normal mortality), to be available until 

expended, for losses incurred during the period beginning January 

1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018: Provided further, That 

in the case of producers impacted by volcanic activity that resulted 

in the loss of crop land, or access to crop land, the Secretary 

shall consider all measures available, as appropriate, to bring 

replacement land into production: Provided further, That of the 
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amounts provided under this heading, not more than $7,000,000 

shall be available to make payments to agricultural producers whose 

Whole Farm Revenue Protection indemnity payments were reduced 

following 2018 crop year losses due to assistance received through 

state-legislated agriculture disaster assistance programs: Provided 

further, That the total amount of payments received under this 

heading and applicable policies of crop insurance under the Federal 

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

Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 196 of the 

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 

7333) shall not exceed 90 percent of the loss as determined by 

the Secretary: Provided further, That the total amount of payments 

received under this heading for producers who did not obtain a 

policy or plan of insurance for an insurable commodity for the 

applicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses or did not file 

the required paperwork and pay the service fee by the applicable 

State filing deadline for a noninsurable commodity for the applicable 

crop year under NAP for the crop incurring the losses shall not 

exceed 70 percent of the loss as determined by the Secretary: 

Provided further, That in the case of a crop under this heading 

for which the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation offers a revenue 

insurance policy under section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance 

Act (7 U.S.C. 1508), the Secretary shall use the greater of the 

projected price or the harvest price for such crop to determine 

the expected value of such crop: Provided further, That producers 

receiving payments under this heading, as determined by the Secretary, shall be required to purchase crop insurance where crop 

insurance is available for the next two available crop years, 

excluding tree insurance policies, and producers receiving payments 

under this heading shall be required to purchase coverage under 

NAP where crop insurance is not available in the next two available 

crop years, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That, 

not later than 120 days after the end of fiscal year 2019, the 

Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress specifying the 

type, amount, and method of such assistance by state and territory: 

Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

FARM SERVICE AGENCY

EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Forest Restoration Program’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 

2019, and other natural disasters, $480,000,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Conservation 

Program’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 

2019, and other natural disasters, $558,000,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood Prevention 

Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the Emergency Watershed 

Protection Program related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, 

tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019, and other 

natural disasters, $435,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For an additional amount for the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described 

in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 

2019, and other natural disasters, $150,000,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable 

to the funds made available under this heading: Provided further, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 

out of the funds made available under section 18 of the Food 

and Nutrition Act of 2008, $25,200,000 shall be available for the 

Secretary to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands for disaster nutrition assistance in response to 

the Presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies: Provided, That funds made available to the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands under this section shall remain available 

for obligation by the Commonwealth until September 30, 2020: 

Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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

SEC. 102. For purposes of administering title I of subdivision 

1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 

115–123), losses to agricultural producers resulting from hurricanes 

shall also include losses incurred from Tropical Storm Cindy, losses 

of peach and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due to extreme 

cold, and blueberry productivity losses in calendar year 2018 due 

to extreme cold and hurricane damage in calendar year 2017: Provided, That the amounts provided by this section are designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That amounts 

repurposed under this section that were previously designated by 

the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SEC. 103. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person 

or legal entity is not eligible to receive a payment under the Market 

Facilitation Program established pursuant to the Commodity Credit 

Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average 

adjusted gross income of such person or legal entity is greater 

than $900,000. 

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

if at least 75 percent of the adjusted gross income of such person 

or legal entity is derived from farming, ranching, or forestry related 

activities. 

(b) In this section, the term ‘‘average adjusted gross income’’ 

has the meaning given the term defined in section 760.1502 of 

title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect July 18, 2018). 

(c) The amount provided by this section is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

SEC. 104. In addition to other amounts made available by 

section 309 of division A of the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115– 

72; 131 Stat. 1229), there is appropriated to the Secretary, out 

of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, $600,000,000 to provide 

a grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for disaster nutrition 

assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency designated 

by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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

the funds made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

under this section shall remain available for obligation by the 

Commonwealth until September 30, 2020, and shall be in addition 

to funds otherwise made available: Provided further, That such 

amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

SEC. 105. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2020, for the Secretary of Agriculture 

to conduct an independent study, including a survey of participants, 
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to compare the impact of the additional benefits provided by section 

309 of Public Law 115–72 to the food insecurity, health status, 

and well-being of low-income residents in Puerto Rico without such 

additional benefits: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SEC. 106. In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 

out of the funds made available under section 18 of the Food 

and Nutrition Act of 2008, $18,000,000 shall be available for the 

Secretary to provide a grant to American Samoa for disaster nutrition assistance in response to the presidentially declared major 

disasters and emergencies: Provided, That funds made available 

to the territory under this section shall remain available for obligation by the territory until September 30, 2020: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SEC. 107. Beginning not later than the 2020 reinsurance year, 

the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation shall offer coverage under 

the wholefarm revenue protection insurance policy (or a successor 

policy or plan of insurance) for hemp (as defined in section 297A 

of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o)): Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

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

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 

rural community impacted by major declared disaster DR–4407 

may have the governor in the affected state, or the governor’s 

designee, certify the area’s population as a rural area with respect 

to eligibility for loans, grants, and technical assistance under rural 

development programs funded by the Department of Agriculture 

until data from the 2020 United States Census is available: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

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

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Economic 

Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an additional amount for 

‘‘Economic Development Assistance Programs’’ for necessary 

expenses related to flood mitigation, disaster relief, long-term 

recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in areas that received 

a major disaster designation as a result of Hurricanes Florence, 

Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and of wildfires, 

volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes and floods occurring 

in calendar year 2019 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
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$600,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

further, That within the amount appropriated, up to 2 percent 

of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account 

for administration and oversight activities: Provided further, That 

within the amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred 

to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for carrying out investigations and audits related to the funding provided under this 

heading. 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and of wildfires, 

$120,570,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, as 

follows: 

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

assets, real property, and equipment; (2) $11,000,000 for marine debris assessment and removal; 

(3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and geodesy services; 

(4) $25,000,000 to improve: (a) hurricane intensity forecasting, including through deployment of unmanned ocean 

observing platforms and enhanced data assimilation; (b) flood 

prediction, forecasting, and mitigation capabilities; and (c) wildfire prediction, detection, and forecasting; and (5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as authorized 

under section 906(c) of division O of Public Law 114–113: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

Atmospheric Administration shall submit a spending plan to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate for funding provided under subsection (4) of this heading 

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

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and 

Construction’’, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2021, for improvements to operational and research weather 

supercomputing infrastructure and satellite ground services used 

for hurricane intensity and track prediction; flood prediction, forecasting, and mitigation; and wildfire prediction, detection, and forecasting: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

Atmospheric Administration shall submit a spending plan to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

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

Act. 
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FISHERY DISASTER ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Fishery Disaster Assistance’’ 

for necessary expenses associated with the mitigation of fishery 

disasters, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds shall be used for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures and fishery resource disasters declared by the 

Secretary of Commerce, including those declared by the Secretary 

to be a direct result of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and 

Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut: Provided further, That such amount 

is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 

and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, $1,336,000: Provided, That such 

amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’ for 

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, $28,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

RELATED AGENCIES 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

Corporation’’ to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary expenses related to the 

consequences of Hurricanes Florence, Michael, and Lane, Typhoons 

Yutu and Mangkhut, calendar year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes, and calendar year 2019 tornadoes and 

floods, $15,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

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

funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation 

shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or 

contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 
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505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated 

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

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

that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 

shall be deemed to refer instead to 2018 and 2019, respectively, 

and except that sections 501 and 503 of Public Law 104–134 (referenced by Public Law 105–119) shall not apply to the amount 

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

the purposes of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be 

considered an agency of the United States Government. 

TITLE III 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, $381,000,000, for necessary expenses related to 

the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Air Force’’, $670,000,000, for necessary expenses related to the 

consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and floods occurring in calendar year 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

SEC. 301. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

made available under each heading in this title shall only be used 

for the purposes specifically described under that heading. 

TITLE IV 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

INVESTIGATIONS

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

expenses related to the completion, or initiation and completion, 

of flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, 

studies which are currently authorized or which are authorized 

after the date of enactment of this Act, to reduce risk from future 

floods and hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $35,000,000, to 

remain available until expended, for high priority studies of projects 

in States and insular areas that were impacted by Hurricanes 

Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, 

and Tropical Storm Gita: Provided, That such amount is designated 
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by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

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

Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly 

report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

funds, including new studies selected to be initiated using funds 

provided under this heading, beginning not later than 60 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act. 

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 

expenses, $740,000,000, to remain available until expended, to construct flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, 

projects which are currently authorized or which are authorized 

after the date of enactment of this Act, and flood and storm damage 

reduction, including shore protection, projects which have signed 

Chief’s Reports as of the date of enactment of this Act or which 

are studied using funds provided under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ 

if the Secretary determines such projects to be technically feasible, 

economically justified, and environmentally acceptable, in States 

and insular areas that were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and 

Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical 

Storm Gita: Provided, That projects receiving funds provided under 

the first proviso in ‘‘Title IV—Corps of Engineers—Civil—Department of the Army—Construction’’ in Public Law 115–123 shall 

not be eligible for funding provided under this heading: Provided 

further, That for projects receiving funds provided under this 

heading, the provisions of Section 902 of the Water Resources 

Development Act of 1986 shall not apply to these funds: Provided 

further, That the completion of ongoing construction projects 

receiving funds provided under this heading shall be at full Federal 

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

funds provided under this heading, the non-Federal cash contribution for projects other than ongoing construction projects shall be 

financed in accordance with the provisions of section 103(k) of 

Public Law 99–662 over a period of 30 years from the date of 

completion of the project or separable element: Provided further, 

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

heading shall be used for continuing authorities projects to reduce 

the risk of flooding and storm damage: Provided further, That 

any projects using funds appropriated under this heading shall 

be initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered into 

binding agreements with the Secretary requiring, where applicable, 

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

maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the 

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

due to the construction or operation and maintenance of the project, 

except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the United 

States or its contractors: Provided further, That such amount is 

designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

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

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide 

a monthly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations 
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of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 

days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency situations at 

Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate and repair damages 

to Corps of Engineers projects, caused by natural disasters, 

$575,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

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

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

the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later 

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

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

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

for necessary expenses to dredge Federal navigation projects in 

response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers Federal 

projects caused by, natural disasters, $908,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover 

the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for 

coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be 

derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: Provided, That 

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

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

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

the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later 

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

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 

(33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, 

repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters, as authorized by law, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That funding utilized for authorized shore protection 

projects shall restore such projects to the full project profile at 

full Federal expense: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

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

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide 

a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and 

obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act. 
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Central Utah Project Completion 

Account’’, $350,000, to be deposited into the Utah Reclamation 

Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, to remain available 

until expended, for expenses necessary in carrying out fire remediation activities related to wildfires in 2018: Provided, That such 

amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related Resources’’, 

$15,500,000, to remain available until expended, for fire remediation 

and suppression emergency assistance related to wildfires in 2017 

and 2018: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

TITLE V 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 

REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

For an additional amount, to be deposited in the Federal 

Buildings Fund, $91,200,000, to remain available until expended, 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Florence for repair and alteration of buildings under the custody 

and control of the Administrator of General Services, and real 

property management and related activities not otherwise provided 

for: Provided, That such amount may be used to reimburse the 

Fund for obligations incurred for this purpose prior to the date 

of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount 

is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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TITLE VI 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

COAST GUARD

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

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

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

Michael, Florence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, and Typhoon 

Mangkhut, $48,977,000; of which $46,977,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020, and of which $2,000,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2023, for environmental compliance 

and restoration: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Construction, and 

Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricanes Michael, Florence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, 

and Typhoon Mangkhut, $476,755,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

SEC. 601. In implementing section 20601 of Public Law 115– 

123, the Administrator shall include the costs associated with 

addressing pre-disaster condition, undamaged components, codes 

and standards, and industry standards in the cost of repair when 

calculating the percentage in section 206.226(f) of title 44, Code 

of Federal Regulations: Provided, That amounts repurposed under 

this section that were previously designated by the Congress, 

respectively, as an emergency requirement or as being for disaster 

relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

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

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

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SEC. 602. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

made available under each heading in this title shall only be used 

for the purposes specifically described under that heading. 
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TITLE VII 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence, Lane, 

and Michael, and flooding associated with major declared disaster 

DR–4365, and calendar year 2018 earthquakes, $82,400,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That of this amount 

$50,000,000 shall be used to restore and rebuild national wildlife 

refuges and increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat 

and infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount 

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

amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

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

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

Florence and Michael, and Typhoon Yutu, $50,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2022, including costs to States and 

territories necessary to complete compliance activities required by 

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

106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) and costs needed 

to administer the program: Provided, That grants shall only be 

available for areas that have received a major disaster declaration 

pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

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

individual grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching 

requirement: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and calendar year 2018 

wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, $78,000,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investigations, and 

Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and calendar year 2018 wildfires, 

earthquake damage associated with emergency declaration EM– 

3410, and in those areas impacted by a major disaster declared 

pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to calendar 

year 2018 wildfires or volcanic eruptions, $98,500,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That of this amount, 

$72,310,000 is for costs related to the repair and replacement of 

equipment and facilities damaged by disasters in 2018: Provided 

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

the Survey shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations that describes the potential options to replace the facility 

damaged by the 2018 volcano disaster along with cost estimates 

and a description of how the Survey will provide direct access 

for monitoring volcanic activity and the potential threat to atrisk communities: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

INSULAR AFFAIRS

ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Technical Assistance’’ for financial management expenses related to the consequences of Typhoon 

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

That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of major disasters 

declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018, 

$1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and Technology’’ for 

necessary expenses related to improving preparedness of the water 
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sector, $600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage 

Tank Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, calendar year 2018 earthquakes, and Typhoon Yutu, $1,500,000, to remain available until 

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

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

STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

For additional amounts for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance 

Grants’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and calendar year 2018 earthquakes 

for the hazardous waste financial assistance grants program, 

$1,500,000, to remain available until expended; for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Typhoon Yutu for the 

hazardous waste financial assistance grants program and for other 

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

until expended, provided that none of these funds shall be subject 

to section 3011(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and for grants 

under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 

$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address impacts 

of Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires, notwithstanding subsections (b), (e), and 

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

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance 

Grants’’, $349,400,000 to remain available until expended, of which 

$53,300,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the Clean Water 

State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 

Control Act, and of which $296,100,000 shall be for capitalization 

grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution 

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

Act, funds appropriated herein shall be provided to States or Territories in EPA Regions 4, 9, and 10 in amounts determined by 

the Administrator for wastewater treatment works and drinking 

water facilities impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, 

Typhoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires and earthquakes: 

Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements of section 

603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 

1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the funds appropriated 

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

more than 30 percent of the amount of its capitalization grants 

to provide additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form 

of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or 

any combination of these: Provided further, That the Administrator 

shall retain $10,400,000 of the funds appropriated herein for grants 
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for drinking water facilities and waste water treatment plants 

impacted by Typhoon Yutu: Provided further, That the funds appropriated herein shall be used for eligible projects whose purpose 

is to reduce flood or fire damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance 

resiliency to rapid hydrologic change or natural disaster at treatment works as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution 

Control Act or any eligible facilities under section 1452 of the 

Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other eligible tasks at such 

treatment works or facilities necessary to further such purposes: 

Provided further, That the Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency may retain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for management and oversight: Provided further, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

RELATED AGENCIES 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE

FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’ 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 2018 wildfires, 

$1,000,000, to remain available until expended for the forest inventory and analysis program: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 2018 wildfires, 

$12,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest System’’ for 

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 2018 wildfires, 

$84,960,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

of this amount $21,000,000 shall be used for hazardous fuels 

management activities: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement and 

Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 2018 

wildfires, $36,040,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, 

$720,271,000, to remain available through September 30, 2022, 

for urgent wildland fire suppression operations: Provided, That 

such funds shall be solely available to be transferred to and merged 

with other appropriations accounts from which funds were previously transferred for wildland fire suppression in fiscal year 2018 

to fully repay those amounts: Provided further, That such amount 

is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’’ for necessary expenses in carrying out 

activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments 

and Reauthorization Act of 1986 related to the consequences of 

major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 

2018, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

SEC. 701. Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appropriated by this title 

shall provide a detailed operating plan of anticipated uses of funds 

made available in this title by State and Territory, and by program, 

project, and activity, to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no such funds shall be obligated before the operating 

plans are provided to the Committees: Provided further, That such 

plans shall be updated, including obligations to date, and submitted 

to the Committees on Appropriations every 60 days until all such 

funds are expended. 
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TITLE VIII 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employment Serv- ices’’, $50,000,000, for the dislocated workers assistance national 

reserve for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences 

of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super 

Typhoon Yutu, wildfires and earthquakes occurring in calendar 

year 2018, and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 

2019 (referred to under this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), to remain available through September 30, 2020: Provided, 

That the Secretary of Labor may transfer up to $1,000,000 of 

such funds to any other Department of Labor account for reconstruction and recovery needs, including worker protection activities: Provided further, That these sums may be used to replace grant funds 

previously obligated to the impacted areas: Provided further, That 

of the amount provided, up to $500,000, to remain available until 

expended, shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for 

oversight of activities responding to such covered disaster or emergency: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT

BLOCK GRANT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to States for the 

Child Care and Development Block Grant’’, $30,000,000, to remain 

available through September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses 

directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires 

and earthquakes occurring in calendar year 2018 and tornadoes 

and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in those areas for which 

a major disaster or emergency has been declared under section 

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

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate such funds based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 658J and 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990: Provided further, That such funds 

may be used for costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding child 

care facilities without regard to section 658F(b) or 658G of such 

Act and with amounts allocated for such purposes excluded from 

the calculation of percentages under subsection 658E(c)(3) of such 

Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 658J(c) of such 

Act, funds allotted to a State and used for renovating, repairing, 

or rebuilding child care facilities may be obligated by the State 
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in that fiscal year or the succeeding three fiscal years: Provided 

further, That Federal interest provisions will not apply to the renovation or rebuilding of privately-owned family child care homes, 

and the Secretary shall develop parameters on the use of funds 

for family child care homes: Provided further, That the Secretary 

shall not retain Federal interest after a period of 10 years in 

any facility renovated, repaired, or rebuilt with funds appropriated 

under this paragraph: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

in this paragraph shall not be available for costs that are 

reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under 

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

That obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior 

to the date of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds 

appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That such 

amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families Services 

Programs’’, $90,000,000, to remain available through September 

30, 2021, for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences 

of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super 

Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires and earthquakes occurring in calendar 

year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 

2019 in those areas for which a major disaster or emergency has 

been declared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 

and 5191): Provided, That $55,000,000 shall be for Head Start 

programs, including making payments under the Head Start Act: 

Provided further, That none of funds provided in the previous 

proviso shall be included in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ 

in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is defined in sections 

640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That funds provided in the second previous proviso 

are not subject to the allocation requirements of section 640(a) 

of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall 

be for payments to States, territories, and tribes for activities 

authorized under subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social 

Security Act, with such funds allocated based on assessed need 

notwithstanding section 423 of such Act and paid without regard 

to percentage limitations in subsections (a) or (e) in section 424 

of such Act: Provided further, That $25,000,000 shall be for payments to States, territories, and tribes authorized under the 

Community Services Block Grant Act, with such funds allocated 

based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 674(b), 675A, and 

675B of such Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

676(b)(8) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, each State, 

territory, or tribe may allocate funds to eligible entities based 

on assessed need: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 

this paragraph shall not be available for costs that are reimbursed 

by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under a contract 

for insurance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, That up to 

$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available 

for Federal administrative expenses: Provided further, That obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to the date 
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of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds appropriated 

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

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

Services Emergency Fund’’, $201,000,000, to remain available 

through September 30, 2020, for necessary expenses directly related 

to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires and earthquakes 

occurring in calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring 

in calendar year 2019 in those areas for which a major disaster 

or emergency has been declared under section 401 or 501 of the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

(42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) (referred to under this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), including activities authorized under 

section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in 

this Act as the ‘‘PHS Act’’): Provided, That of the amount provided, 

$80,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services 

Administration—Primary Health Care’’ for expenses directly related 

to a covered disaster or emergency for disaster response and 

recovery, for the Health Centers Program under section 330 of 

the PHS Act, including alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and other capital improvement costs as necessary to meet 

the needs of areas affected by a covered disaster or emergency: 

Provided further, That the time limitation in section 330(e)(3) of 

the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under the 

preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the amount provided, 

not less than $20,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—CDC-Wide Activities and Program 

Support’’ for response, recovery, mitigation, and other expenses 

directly related to a covered disaster or emergency: Provided further, 

That of the amount provided, not less than $100,000,000 shall 

be transferred to ‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration—Health Surveillance and Program Support’’ for 

grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for behavioral health 

treatment, treatment of substance use disorders, crisis counseling, 

and other related helplines, and for other similar programs to 

provide support to individuals impacted by a covered disaster or 

emergency: Provided further, That of the amount provided, up to 

$1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be transferred 

to ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight 

of activities responding to such covered disasters or emergencies: 

Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, 

and wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions occurring in 

calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar 

year 2019 in those areas for which a major disaster or emergency 

has been declared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 

and 5191) (referred to under this heading as ‘‘covered disaster 

or emergency’’), $165,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2020, for assisting in meeting the educational needs 

of individuals affected by a covered disaster or emergency: Provided, That such assistance may be provided through any of the programs 

authorized under this heading in title VIII of subdivision 1 of 

division B of Public Law 115–123 (as amended by Public Law 

115–141), as determined by the Secretary of Education, and subject 

to the terms and conditions that applied to those programs, except 

that references to dates and school years in Public Law 115–123 

shall be deemed to be the corresponding dates and school years 

for the covered disaster or emergency: Provided further, That the 

Secretary of Education may determine the amounts to be used 

for each such program and shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of these 

amounts not later than 7 days prior to obligation: Provided further, That $2,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading, 

to remain available until expended, shall be transferred to the 

Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Education 

for oversight of activities supported with funds appropriated under 

this heading, and up to $1,000,000 of the funds made available 

under this heading shall be for program administration: Provided 

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

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

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

SEC. 801. Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 

the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall provide a detailed spend plan of anticipated uses of 

funds made available in this title, including estimated personnel 

and administrative costs, to the Committees on Appropriations: 

Provided, That such plans shall be updated and submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations every 60 days until all funds are 

expended or expire. 

SEC. 802. (a) Section 1108(g)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 

U.S.C. 1308(g)(5)) is amended— 

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

‘‘(E), and (F)’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause 

(i), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (F)’’; 

(3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph 

(F); 
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(4) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the following: 

‘‘(E) Subject to subparagraph (F), for the period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2019, 

the amount of the increase otherwise provided under 

subparagraph (A) for the Northern Mariana Islands shall 

be further increased by $36,000,000.’’; and 

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

(3) of this section)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘title XIX, during’’ and inserting ‘‘title 

XIX— 

‘‘(i) during’’; 

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

(E)’’; 

(C) by striking ‘‘and the Virgin Islands’’ each place 

it appears and inserting ‘‘, the Virgin Islands, and the 

Northern Mariana Islands’’; 

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

‘‘; and’’; and 

(E) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(ii) for the period beginning January 1, 2019, 

and ending September 30, 2019, with respect to payments to Guam and American Samoa from the additional funds provided under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall increase the Federal medical assistance 

percentage or other rate that would otherwise apply 

to such payments to 100 percent.’’; and 

(6) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(G) Not later than September 30, 2019, Guam and 

American Samoa shall each submit a plan to the Secretary 

outlining the steps each such territory shall take to collect 

and report reliable data to the Transformed Medicaid 

Statistical Information System (T–MSIS) (or a successor 

system).’’. 

(b) The amounts provided by the amendments made by subsection (a) are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TITLE IX 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for audits and 

investigations related to Hurricanes Florence, Lane, and Michael, 

Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, the calendar year 2018 wildfires, 

earthquakes, and volcano eruptions, and other disasters declared 

pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That, not later 

than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall submit to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
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a spend plan specifying funding estimates for audits and investigations of any such declared disasters occurring in 2018 and identifying funding estimates or carryover balances, if any, that may 

be available for audits and investigations of any other such declared 

disasters: Provided further, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TITLE X 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy 

and Marine Corps’’, $600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for planning and design, and construction expenses 

related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael 

on Navy and Marine Corps installations: Provided, That none of 

the funds shall be available for obligation until the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

receive a master plan for the installations: Provided further, That, 

not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of the Navy, or his designee, shall submit to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading: 

Provided further, That such funds may be obligated or expended 

for planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is 

designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for 

planning and design, and construction expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Michael and floods occurring in calendar 

year 2019: Provided, That none of the funds shall be available 

for obligation until the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate receive a basing plan and future 

mission requirements for installations significantly damaged by 

Hurricane Michael: Provided further, That, not later than 60 days 

after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or 

his designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading: Provided further, 

That such funds may be obligated or expended for planning and 

design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized 

by law: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army 

National Guard’’, $42,400,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2023, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricanes Florence and Michael: Provided, That none of the funds 

shall be available for obligation until the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate receive form 

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

than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

Army National Guard, or his designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 

heading: Provided further, That such funds may be obligated or 

expended for planning and design and military construction projects 

not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such 

amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

MEDICAL FACILITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, $3,000,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2023, for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and Yutu: Provided, That the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination that such action 

is necessary to address needs as a result of the consequences 

of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and 

Yutu, may transfer such funds to any discretionary account of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That before 

a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

submit notice thereof to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 

none of these funds shall be available for obligation until the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed 

expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading: Provided 

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

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

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

SEC. 1001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

made available under each heading within the ‘‘Department of 

Defense’’ in this title shall only be used for the purposes specifically 

described under that heading. 
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TITLE XI 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program’’ as authorized under section 5324 of title 

49, United States Code, $10,542,000 to remain available until 

expended, for transit systems affected by major declared disasters 

occurring in calendar year 2018: Provided, That not more than 

three-quarters of 1 percent of the funds for public transportation 

emergency relief shall be available for administrative expenses and 

ongoing program management oversight as authorized under sections 5334 and 5338(f)(2) of such title and shall be in addition 

to any other appropriations for such purpose: Provided further, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

Of the amounts made available for ‘‘Federal Aviation Administration—Operations’’ in division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act 

of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), up to $18,000,000 shall also be 

available for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

major declared disasters occurring in calendar year 2018: Provided, 

That amounts repurposed under this heading that were previously 

designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program 

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

$1,650,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

$2,431,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 

expenses for activities authorized under title I of the Housing 

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

related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in 

the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major 

disaster that occurred in 2018 or 2019 (except as otherwise provided 

under this heading) pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

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

Provided, That funds shall be awarded directly to the State, unit 

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

in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act 

of 1974) at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That 

of the amounts made available under this heading $431,000,000 

shall be allocated to meet unmet infrastructure needs for grantees 

that received allocations for disasters that occurred in 2017 under 

this heading of division B of Public Law 115–56 and title XI of 

subdivision 1 of division B of Public Law 115–123, of which 

$331,442,114 shall be allocated to those grantees affected by Hurricane Maria: Provided further, That of the amounts provided in 

the previous proviso, the Secretary’s determination of unmet needs 

for infrastructure shall not take into account mitigation-specific 

allocations: Provided further, That any amounts allocated pursuant 

to the previous two provisos to any such grantee shall not be 

available for draw down and expenditure by a grantee that has 

entered into alternative procedures under section 428 of the Stafford 

Act as of the date of enactment of this Act until such grantee 

has reached a final agreement on all fixed cost estimates within 

the timeline provided by the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency: Provided further, That prior to making any grant of funds 

provided in the previous three provisos, the Secretary must receive 

from the grantee information that allows the Secretary to certify 

that such grantee has in place proficient financial controls and 

procurement processes and has established adequate procedures 

to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 

of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to 

maintain comprehensive websites regarding all disaster recovery 

activities assisted with these funds, and to detect and prevent 

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

amounts made available under this heading in Public Law 115– 

123 and transferred to the Office of Inspector General, no less 

than $6,000,000 shall be for necessary costs of overseeing and 

auditing funds made available to grantees affected by Hurricane 

Maria, including a review of grant expenditure rates: Provided 

further, That any funds made available under this heading and 

under the same heading in Public Law 115–254 that remain available, after the funds under such headings have been allocated 
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for necessary expenses for activities authorized under such 

headings, shall be allocated to grantees, for mitigation activities 

in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major 

disaster that occurred in 2018: Provided further, That such allocations shall be made in the same proportion that the amount of 

funds each grantee received under this Act and the same heading 

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

funds provided to all grantees that received allocations for disasters 

that occurred in 2018: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

available under the text preceding the first proviso under this 

heading and under the same heading in Public Law 115–254, the 

Secretary shall allocate to all such grantees an aggregate amount 

not less than 33 percent of the sum of such amounts of funds 

within 120 days after the enactment of this Act based on the 

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

of such funds by no later than 180 days after the enactment of 

this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not prohibit 

the use of funds made available under this heading and the same 

heading in Public Law 115–254 for non-Federal share as authorized 

by section 105(a)(9) of the Housing and Community Development 

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

amounts made available under this heading, grantees may establish 

grant programs to assist small businesses for working capital purposes to aid in recovery: Provided further, That as a condition 

of making any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance that 

such grantee has in place proficient financial controls and procurement processes and has established adequate procedures to prevent 

any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 of the Robert 

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

5155), to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites regarding all disaster recovery activities 

assisted with these funds, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, 

and abuse of funds: Provided further, That with respect to any 

such duplication of benefits, the Secretary shall act in accordance 

with section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 3442) and 

section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155): Provided further, That the Secretary shall require grantees to maintain on a public website 

information containing common reporting criteria established by 

the Department that permits individuals and entities awaiting 

assistance and the general public to see how all grant funds are 

used, including copies of all relevant procurement documents, 

grantee administrative contracts and details of ongoing procurement 

processes, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That 

prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall submit a plan 

to the Secretary for approval detailing the proposed use of all 

funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of these 

funds will address long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 

most impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, That such 

funds may not be used for activities reimbursed by, or for which 

funds have been made available by, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers, in excess of the 

authorized amount of the project or its components: Provided further, That funds allocated under this heading shall not be considered 

relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations made pursuant 

to section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
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of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided further, That a State, unit 

of general local government, or Indian tribe may use up to 5 

percent of its allocation for administrative costs: Provided further, 

That the first proviso under this heading in the Supplemental 

Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 (division 

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

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

local government, or Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 

102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 

U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, That the sixth proviso under this 

heading in the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 

Requirements Act, 2018 (division I of Public Law 115–254) is 

amended by striking ‘‘State or subdivision thereof’’ and inserting 

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

term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community 

Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, That 

in administering the funds under this heading, the Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative 

requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation that 

the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by 

the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds (except 

for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 

standards, and the environment), if the Secretary finds that good 

cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and such 

waiver or alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with 

the overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Community 

Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 

the preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided under this 

heading that use such funds to supplement Federal assistance 

provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408(c)(4), or 502 

of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or public 

comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit performed 

by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect to such environmental review, 

approval or permit: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 

104(g)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 

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

for release of funds and certification, immediately approve the 

release of funds for an activity or project assisted under this heading 

if the recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval 

or permit under the preceding proviso or the activity or project 

is categorically excluded from review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, 

That the Secretary shall publish via notice in the Federal Register 

any waiver, or alternative requirement, to any statute or regulation 

that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the Housing 

and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days 

before the effective date of such waiver or alternative requirement: 

Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 

heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity 

building and technical assistance, including assistance on contracting and procurement processes, to support States, units of 

general local government, or Indian tribes (and their subrecipients) 

that receive allocations pursuant to this heading, received disaster 

recovery allocations under the same heading in Public Law 115– 

254, or may receive similar allocations for disaster recovery in 
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future appropriations Acts: Provided further, That of the amounts 

made available under this heading and under the same heading 

in Public Law 115–254, up to $2,500,000 shall be transferred, 

in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development— 

Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Planning and 

Development’’ for necessary costs, including information technology 

costs, of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under this heading: Provided further, That the 

amount specified in the preceding proviso shall be combined with 

funds appropriated under the same heading and for the same 

purpose in Public Law 115–254 and the aggregate of such amounts 

shall be available for any of the same such purposes specified 

under this heading or the same heading in Public Law 115–254 

without limitation: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

amounts repurposed under this heading that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act are 

designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

SEC. 1101. (a) Amounts previously made available for activities 

authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster 

relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, 

economic revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted and 

distressed areas resulting from a major disaster, including funds 

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

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

section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254), section 421 

of division K of Public Law 115–31, and any mitigation funding 

provided under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban 

Development—Community Planning and Development—Community Development Fund’’ of Public Law 115–123, that were allocated 

in response to Hurricane Matthew, may be used interchangeably 

and without limitation for the same activities in the most impacted 

and distressed areas related to Hurricane Florence. In addition, 

any funds provided under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing 

and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development— 

Community Development Fund’’ in this Act or in division I of 

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

Florence may be used interchangeably and without limitation for 

the same activities in the most impacted and distressed areas 

related to Hurricane Matthew. Until HUD publishes the Federal 

Register Notice implementing this provision, grantees may submit 

for HUD approval revised plans for the use of funds related to 

Hurricane Matthew that expand the eligible beneficiaries of existing 

programs contained in such previously approved plans to include 

those impacted by Hurricane Florence. Approval of any such revised 

plans shall include the execution of revised grant terms and conditions as necessary. Once the implementing Notice is published, 
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any additional action plan revisions shall follow the requirements 

contained therein. 

(b) Amounts made available for administrative costs for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and Community 

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

relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, 

economic revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted and 

distressed areas under this Act or any future Act, and amounts 

previously provided under section 420 of division L of Public Law 

114–113, section 145 of division C of Public Law 114–223, section 

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

101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254), section 421 of division 

K of Public Law 115–31, and under the heading ‘‘Department of 

Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and 

Development—Community Development Fund’’ of division B of 

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

254, shall be available for eligible administrative costs of the 

grantee related to any disaster relief funding identified in this 

subsection without regard to the particular disaster appropriation 

from which such funds originated. 

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

that were previously designated by the Congress, respectively, as 

an emergency requirement or as being for disaster relief pursuant 

to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act are 

designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being for disaster 

relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SEC. 1102. Of all amounts made available for mitigation activities under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Development Fund’’ in Public Law 115–123, the 

Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the allocations to 

all eligible grantees, and the necessary administrative requirements 

applicable to such allocations within 90 days after enactment of 

this Act: 

(1) For any plans or amendments addressing the use of 

any funds provided under Public Law 115–123 and received 

by the Secretary prior to December 22, 2018, the Secretary 

shall review pending amendments within 15 days of enactment 

of this Act and pending plans within 30 days of enactment 

of this Act; 

(2) After the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

may not apply the statutory waiver or alternative requirement 

authority provided by Public Law 115–123 to extend or otherwise alter existing statutory and regulatory provisions governing the timeline for review of required grantee plans: 

Provided, That any amounts allocated pursuant to this section 

to any such grantee shall not be available for draw down and 

expenditure by a grantee that has entered into alternative procedures under section 428 of the Stafford Act as of the date of 

enactment of this Act until such grantee has reached a final agreement on all fixed cost estimates within the timeline provided by 

the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Provided further, That 

prior to making any grant of funds allocated pursuant to this 

section, the Secretary must receive from the grantee information 

that allows the Secretary to certify that such grantee has in place 
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proficient financial controls and procurement processes and has 

established adequate procedures to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

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

timely expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites 

regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with these funds, 

and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided 

further, That amounts repurposed under this heading that were 

previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TITLE XII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

SEC. 1201. Each amount appropriated or made available by 

this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the 

fiscal year involved. 

SEC. 1202. No part of any appropriation contained in this 

Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 

year unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 1203. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts 

shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable 

to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2019. 

SEC. 1204. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded or transferred, 

if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all 

such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

SEC. 1205. For purposes of this Act, the consequences or impacts 

of any hurricane shall include damages caused by the storm at 

any time during the entirety of its duration as a cyclone, as defined 

by the National Hurricane Center. 

SEC. 1206. Any amount appropriated by this Act, designated 

by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and subsequently so designated by the President, 

and transferred pursuant to transfer authorities provided by this 

Act shall retain such designation. 

SEC. 1207. (a) Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance 

Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘June 

14, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

(b) Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 

(42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking ‘‘June 14, 2019’’ and 

inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

(c) If this Act is enacted after June 14, 2019, the amendments 

made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted 

on June 14, 2019. 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.