In the Senate of the United States, 

May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2157) entitled ‘‘An Act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, 

and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any 

2 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

3 fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other pur4 poses, namely: 
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1 TITLE I 

2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

3 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

4 PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING

5 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

6 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Sec7 retary’’, $3,005,442,000, which shall remain available until 

8 December 31, 2020, for necessary expenses related to losses 

9 of crops (including milk, on-farm stored commodities, crops 

10 prevented from planting in 2019, and harvested adulterated 

11 wine grapes), trees, bushes, and vines, as a consequence of 

12 Hurricanes Michael and Florence, other hurricanes, floods, 

13 tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, snowstorms, and 

14 wildfires occurring in calendar years 2018 and 2019 under 

15 such terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary: 

16 Provided, That the Secretary may provide assistance for 

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

18 territories and such assistance may include compensation 

19 to producers, as determined by the Secretary, for forest res20 toration and poultry and livestock losses: Provided further, 

21 That of the amounts provided under this heading, tree as22 sistance payments may be made under section 1501(e) of 

23 the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to eligible 

24 orchardists or nursery tree growers (as defined in such sec25 tion) of pecan trees with a tree mortality rate that exceeds 
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1 7.5 percent (adjusted for normal mortality) and is less than 

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

3 until expended, for losses incurred during the period begin4 ning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018: Pro5 vided further, That in the case of producers impacted by 

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

7 access to crop land, the Secretary shall consider all meas8 ures available, as appropriate, to bring replacement land 

9 into production: Provided further, That of the amounts pro10 vided under this heading, not more than $7,000,000 shall 

11 be available to make payments to agricultural producers 

12 whose Whole Farm Revenue Protection indemnity pay13 ments were reduced following 2018 crop year losses due to 

14 assistance received through state-legislated agriculture dis15 aster assistance programs: Provided further, That the total 

16 amount of payments received under this heading and appli17 cable policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop In18 surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured Crop 

19 Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 196 of 

20 the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

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

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

23 total amount of payments received under this heading for 

24 producers who did not obtain a policy or plan of insurance 

25 for an insurable commodity for the applicable crop year 
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1 under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 

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

3 required paperwork and pay the service fee by the applica4 ble State filing deadline for a noninsurable commodity for 

5 the applicable crop year under NAP for the crop incurring 

6 the losses shall not exceed 70 percent of the loss as deter7 mined by the Secretary: Provided further, That in the case 

8 of a crop under this heading for which the Federal Crop 

9 Insurance Corporation offers a revenue insurance policy 

10 under section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

11 U.S.C. 1508), the Secretary shall use the greater of the pro12 jected price or the harvest price for such crop to determine 

13 the expected value of such crop: Provided further, That pro14 ducers receiving payments under this heading, as deter15 mined by the Secretary, shall be required to purchase crop 

16 insurance where crop insurance is available for the next 

17 two available crop years, excluding tree insurance policies, 

18 and producers receiving payments under this heading shall 

19 be required to purchase coverage under NAP where crop in20 surance is not available in the next two available crop 

21 years, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 

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

23 2019, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress 

24 specifying the type, amount, and method of such assistance 

25 by state and territory: Provided further, That such amount 
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1 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

2 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal3 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

5 EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM

6 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Forest 

7 Restoration Program’’, for necessary expenses related to the 

8 consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

9 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes and 

10 floods occurring in calendar year 2019, and other natural 

11 disasters, $480,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

12 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

13 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

17 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Con18 servation Program’’, for necessary expenses related to the 

19 consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

20 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes and 

21 floods occurring in calendar year 2019, and other natural 

22 disasters, $558,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

23 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

4 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood 

6 Prevention Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the 

7 Emergency Watershed Protection Program related to the 

8 consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

9 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes and 

10 floods occurring in calendar year 2019, and other natural 

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

12 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

13 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 RURAL DEVELOPMENT

17 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

18 For an additional amount for the cost of grants for 

19 rural community facilities programs as authorized by sec20 tion 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consoli21 dated Farm and Rural Development Act, for necessary ex22 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

23 and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar year 

24 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019, 

25 and other natural disasters, $150,000,000, to remain avail-
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1 able until expended: Provided, That sections 381E–H and 

2 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 

3 are not applicable to the funds made available under this 

4 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

5 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur6 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

7 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

9 SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

10 available, out of the funds made available under section 18 

11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $25,200,000 shall 

12 be available for the Secretary to provide a grant to the Com13 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for disaster nu14 trition assistance in response to the Presidentially declared 

15 major disasters and emergencies: Provided, That funds 

16 made available to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar17 iana Islands under this section shall remain available for 

18 obligation by the Commonwealth until September 30, 2020: 

19 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

20 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

22 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 SEC. 102. For purposes of administering title I of sub24 division 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 

25 2018 (Public Law 115–123), losses to agricultural pro-
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1 ducers resulting from hurricanes shall also include losses 

2 incurred from Tropical Storm Cindy, losses of peach and 

3 blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due to extreme cold, 

4 and blueberry productivity losses in calendar year 2018 due 

5 to extreme cold and hurricane damage in calendar year 

6 2017: Provided, That the amounts provided by this section 

7 are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

8 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

10 Provided further, That amounts repurposed under this sec11 tion that were previously designated by the Congress as an 

12 emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 

13 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated 

14 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

15 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer16 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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

18 a person or legal entity is not eligible to receive a payment 

19 under the Market Facilitation Program established pursu20 ant to the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 

21 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average adjusted gross income of 

22 such person or legal entity is greater than $900,000. 

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

24 entity if at least 75 percent of the adjusted gross income 
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1 of such person or legal entity is derived from farming, 

2 ranching, or forestry related activities. 

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

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

5 760.1502 of title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 

6 July 18, 2018). 

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

8 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur9 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

10 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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

12 by section 309 of division A of the Additional Supplemental 

13 Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 

14 (Public Law 115–72; 131 Stat. 1229), there is appropriated 

15 to the Secretary, out of any moneys in the Treasury not 

16 otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending Sep17 tember 30, 2019, $600,000,000 to provide a grant to the 

18 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for disaster nutrition assist19 ance in response to a major disaster or emergency des20 ignated by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Dis21 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 

22 et seq.): Provided, That the funds made available to the 

23 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this section shall re24 main available for obligation by the Commonwealth until 

25 September 30, 2020, and shall be in addition to funds other-
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1 wise made available: Provided further, That such amount 

2 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

3 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

5 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

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

7 remain available until September 30, 2020, for the Sec8 retary of Agriculture to conduct an independent study, in9 cluding a survey of participants, to compare the impact 

10 of the additional benefits provided by section 309 of Public 

11 Law 115–72 to the food insecurity, health status, and well12 being of low-income residents in Puerto Rico without such 

13 additional benefits: Provided, That such amount is des14 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require15 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

16 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 SEC. 106. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

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

19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $18,000,000 shall 

20 be available for the Secretary to provide a grant to Amer21 ican Samoa for disaster nutrition assistance in response 

22 to the presidentially declared major disasters and emer23 gencies: Provided, That funds made available to the terri24 tory under this section shall remain available for obligation 

25 by the territory until September 30, 2020: Provided further, 
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1 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

2 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 SEC. 107. Beginning not later than the 2020 reinsur6 ance year, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation shall 

7 offer coverage under the wholefarm revenue protection in8 surance policy (or a successor policy or plan of insurance) 

9 for hemp (as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural 

10 Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o)): Provided, That 

11 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

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

13 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

14 of 1985. 

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

16 any rural community impacted by major declared disaster 

17 DR–4407 may have the governor in the affected state, or 

18 the governor’s designee, certify the area’s population as a 

19 rural area with respect to eligibility for loans, grants, and 

20 technical assistance under rural development programs 

21 funded by the Department of Agriculture until data from 

22 the 2020 United States Census is available: Provided, That 

23 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

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

2 of 1985. 

3 TITLE II 

4 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

5 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

6 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Eco9 nomic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an additional 

10 amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance Programs’’ 

11 for necessary expenses related to flood mitigation, disaster 

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

13 in areas that received a major disaster designation as a 

14 result of Hurricanes Florence, Michael, and Lane, Ty15 phoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and of wildfires, volcanic 

16 eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural disasters occur17 ring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes and floods occur18 ring in calendar year 2019 under the Robert T. Stafford 

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

20 5121 et seq.), $600,000,000, to remain available until ex21 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

22 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

24 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

25 That within the amount appropriated, up to 2 percent of 
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1 funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 

2 account for administration and oversight activities: Pro3 vided further, That within the amount appropriated, 

4 $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 

5 General’’ account for carrying out investigations and audits 

6 related to the funding provided under this heading. 

7 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

8 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

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

10 and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the con11 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

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

13 until September 30, 2020, as follows: 

14 (1) $3,000,000 for repair and replacement of ob15 serving assets, real property, and equipment; 

16 (2) $11,000,000 for marine debris assessment 

17 and removal; 

18 (3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and ge19 odesy services; 

20 (4) $25,000,000 to improve: (a) hurricane inten21 sity forecasting, including through deployment of un22 manned ocean observing platforms and enhanced data 

23 assimilation; (b) flood prediction, forecasting, and 

24 mitigation capabilities; and (c) wildfire prediction, 

25 detection, and forecasting; and 
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1 (5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as au2 thorized under section 906(c) of division O of Public 

3 Law 114–113: 

4 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

5 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

7 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Na8 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall sub9 mit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations 

10 of the House of Representatives and the Senate for funding 

11 provided under subsection (4) of this heading within 45 

12 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

13 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi15 tion and Construction’’, $25,000,000, to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2021, for improvements to operational 

17 and research weather supercomputing infrastructure and 

18 satellite ground services used for hurricane intensity and 

19 track prediction; flood prediction, forecasting, and mitiga20 tion; and wildfire prediction, detection, and forecasting: 

21 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

22 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Na25 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall sub-
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1 mit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations 

2 of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 

3 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 FISHERY DISASTER ASSISTANCE

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Fishery Disaster As6 sistance’’ for necessary expenses associated with the mitiga7 tion of fishery disasters, $150,000,000, to remain available 

8 until expended: Provided, That funds shall be used for miti9 gating the effects of commercial fishery failures and fishery 

10 resource disasters declared by the Secretary of Commerce, 

11 including those declared by the Secretary to be a direct re12 sult of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoons 

13 Yutu and Mangkhut: Provided further, That such amount 

14 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

15 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

18 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex21 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

22 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, 

23 $1,336,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

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

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

4 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili6 ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

7 Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, 

8 $28,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

9 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

10 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 RELATED AGENCIES 

14 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

15 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

17 Services Corporation’’ to carry out the purposes of the Legal 

18 Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary ex19 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence, 

20 Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, cal21 endar year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and earth22 quakes, and calendar year 2019 tornadoes and floods, 

23 $15,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

24 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu25 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
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1 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

2 That none of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 

3 Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro4 hibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions 

5 of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 

6 105–119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the 

7 Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 

8 terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 

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

10 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2018 and 2019, respec11 tively, and except that sections 501 and 503 of Public Law 

12 104–134 (referenced by Public Law 105–119) shall not 

13 apply to the amount made available under this heading: 

14 Provided further, That, for the purposes of this Act, the 

15 Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency 

16 of the United States Government. 

17 TITLE III 

18 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

19 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte21 nance, Marine Corps’’, $381,000,000, for necessary expenses 

22 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Flor23 ence: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con24 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
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1 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte5 nance, Air Force’’, $670,000,000, for necessary expenses re6 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Flor7 ence and floods occurring in calendar year 2019: Provided, 

8 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

9 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

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

14 funds made available under each heading in this title shall 

15 only be used for the purposes specifically described under 

16 that heading. 

17 TITLE IV 

18 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

19 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

20 INVESTIGATIONS

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

22 necessary expenses related to the completion, or initiation 

23 and completion, of flood and storm damage reduction, in24 cluding shore protection, studies which are currently au25 thorized or which are authorized after the date of enactment 
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1 of this Act, to reduce risk from future floods and hurricanes, 

2 at full Federal expense, $35,000,000, to remain available 

3 until expended, for high priority studies of projects in 

4 States and insular areas that were impacted by Hurricanes 

5 Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon 

6 Yutu, and Tropical Storm Gita: Provided, That such 

7 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer8 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

9 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

10 of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of 

11 the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report 

12 directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

13 and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 

14 these funds, including new studies selected to be initiated 

15 using funds provided under this heading, beginning not 

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

17 CONSTRUCTION

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec19 essary expenses, $740,000,000, to remain available until ex20 pended, to construct flood and storm damage reduction, in21 cluding shore protection, projects which are currently au22 thorized or which are authorized after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act, and flood and storm damage reduction, includ24 ing shore protection, projects which have signed Chief’s Re25 ports as of the date of enactment of this Act or which are 
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1 studied using funds provided under the heading ‘‘Investiga2 tions’’ if the Secretary determines such projects to be tech3 nically feasible, economically justified, and environmentally 

4 acceptable, in States and insular areas that were impacted 

5 by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, 

6 Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical Storm Gita: Provided, 

7 That projects receiving funds provided under the first pro8 viso in ‘‘Title IV—Corps of Engineers—Civil—Department 

9 of the Army—Construction’’ in Public Law 115–123 shall 

10 not be eligible for funding provided under this heading: Pro11 vided further, That for projects receiving funds provided 

12 under this heading, the provisions of Section 902 of the 

13 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 shall not apply 

14 to these funds: Provided further, That the completion of on15 going construction projects receiving funds provided under 

16 this heading shall be at full Federal expense with respect 

17 to such funds: Provided further, That using funds provided 

18 under this heading, the non-Federal cash contribution for 

19 projects other than ongoing construction projects shall be 

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

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

22 date of completion of the project or separable element: Pro23 vided further, That up to $25,000,000 of the funds made 

24 available under this heading shall be used for continuing 

25 authorities projects to reduce the risk of flooding and storm 
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1 damage: Provided further, That any projects using funds 

2 appropriated under this heading shall be initiated only 

3 after non-Federal interests have entered into binding agree4 ments with the Secretary requiring, where applicable, the 

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

6 maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs 

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

8 from damages due to the construction or operation and 

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

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

11 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

12 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

15 That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 

16 shall provide a monthly report directly to the Committees 

17 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

18 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

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

20 enactment of this Act. 

21 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 

23 Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency 

24 situations at Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate 

25 and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, caused 
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1 by natural disasters, $575,000,000, to remain available 

2 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

3 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur4 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

5 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

6 That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 

7 shall provide a monthly report directly to the Committees 

8 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

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

11 enactment of this Act. 

12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte14 nance’’ for necessary expenses to dredge Federal navigation 

15 projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of En16 gineers Federal projects caused by, natural disasters, 

17 $908,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

18 such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of 

19 eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors 

20 and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from 

21 the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: Provided, That such 

22 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer23 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

24 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

25 of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of 
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1 the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report 

2 directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

3 of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation 

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

5 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

6 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 

8 Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act 

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

10 to prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural disasters 

11 and support emergency operations, repairs, and other ac12 tivities in response to such disasters, as authorized by law, 

13 $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That funding utilized for authorized shore protection 

15 projects shall restore such projects to the full project profile 

16 at full Federal expense: Provided further, That such amount 

17 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

18 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal19 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

20 Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

21 for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the Com22 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

23 and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 

24 these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the date 

25 of enactment of this Act. 
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1 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

2 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

3 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Central Utah Project 

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

6 Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account 

7 for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conserva8 tion Commission, to remain available until expended, for 

9 expenses necessary in carrying out fire remediation activi10 ties related to wildfires in 2018: Provided, That such 

11 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer12 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

13 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

14 of 1985. 

15 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

16 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related Re18 sources’’, $15,500,000, to remain available until expended, 

19 for fire remediation and suppression emergency assistance 

20 related to wildfires in 2017 and 2018: Provided, That such 

21 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer22 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

23 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

24 of 1985. 
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1 TITLE V 

2 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 

3 REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

4 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

5 For an additional amount, to be deposited in the Fed6 eral Buildings Fund, $91,200,000, to remain available 

7 until expended, for necessary expenses related to the con8 sequences of Hurricane Florence for repair and alteration 

9 of buildings under the custody and control of the Adminis10 trator of General Services, and real property management 

11 and related activities not otherwise provided for: Provided, 

12 That such amount may be used to reimburse the Fund for 

13 obligations incurred for this purpose prior to the date of 

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

15 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer16 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

17 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

18 of 1985. 

19 TITLE VI 

20 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

21 SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

22 COAST GUARD

23 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup25 port’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
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1 Hurricanes Michael, Florence, and Lane, Tropical Storm 

2 Gordon, and Typhoon Mangkhut, $48,977,000; of which 

3 $46,977,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

4 2020, and of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until 

5 September 30, 2023, for environmental compliance and res6 toration: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

7 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

9 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con12 struction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses re13 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael, Florence, 

14 and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, and Typhoon 

15 Mangkhut, $476,755,000, to remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is designated 

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

19 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

21 SEC. 601. In implementing section 20601 of Public 

22 Law 115–123, the Administrator shall include the costs as23 sociated with addressing pre-disaster condition, undamaged 

24 components, codes and standards, and industry standards 

25 in the cost of repair when calculating the percentage in sec-
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1 tion 206.226(f) of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations: 

2 Provided, That amounts repurposed under this section that 

3 were previously designated by the Congress, respectively, as 

4 an emergency requirement or as being for disaster relief 

5 pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

6 Control Act are designated by the Congress as being for an 

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

8 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

9 of 1985 or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def11 icit Control Act of 1985. 

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

13 funds made available under each heading in this title shall 

14 only be used for the purposes specifically described under 

15 that heading. 

16 TITLE VII 

17 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

18 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

19 CONSTRUCTION

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec21 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

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

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

24 earthquakes, $82,400,000, to remain available until ex25 pended: Provided, That of this amount $50,000,000 shall 
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1 be used to restore and rebuild national wildlife refuges and 

2 increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat and 

3 infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount 

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

5 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

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

7 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

8 of 1985. 

9 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

10 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

11 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preserva12 tion Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con13 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and Ty14 phoon Yutu, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep15 tember 30, 2022, including costs to States and territories 

16 necessary to complete compliance activities required by sec17 tion 306108 of title 54, United States Code (formerly sec18 tion 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) and 

19 costs needed to administer the program: Provided, That 

20 grants shall only be available for areas that have received 

21 a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Staf22 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

23 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That individual 

24 grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching re25 quirement: Provided further, That such amount is des-
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1 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require2 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

3 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 CONSTRUCTION

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

7 Florence and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and 

8 calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic 

9 eruptions, $78,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

10 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

11 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

13 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

15 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga17 tions, and Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

18 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and cal19 endar year 2018 wildfires, earthquake damage associated 

20 with emergency declaration EM–3410, and in those areas 

21 impacted by a major disaster declared pursuant to the Rob22 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

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

24 2018 wildfires or volcanic eruptions, $98,500,000, to re25 main available until expended: Provided, That of this 
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1 amount, $72,310,000 is for costs related to the repair and 

2 replacement of equipment and facilities damaged by disas3 ters in 2018: Provided further, That, not later than 90 days 

4 after enactment of this Act, the Survey shall submit a report 

5 to the Committees on Appropriations that describes the po6 tential options to replace the facility damaged by the 2018 

7 volcano disaster along with cost estimates and a description 

8 of how the Survey will provide direct access for monitoring 

9 volcanic activity and the potential threat to at-risk commu10 nities: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

11 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur12 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

13 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

15 INSULAR AFFAIRS

16 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

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

18 for financial management expenses related to the con19 sequences of Typhoon Yutu, $2,000,000, to remain available 

20 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

21 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur22 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex4 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

5 of major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Staf6 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

7 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, to remain avail8 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des9 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require10 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

11 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

13 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and Tech15 nology’’ for necessary expenses related to improving pre16 paredness of the water sector, $600,000, to remain available 

17 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

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

20 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

22 PROGRAM

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 

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

25 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, calendar 
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1 year 2018 earthquakes, and Typhoon Yutu, $1,500,000, to 

2 remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

3 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer4 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

5 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

6 of 1985. 

7 STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

8 For additional amounts for ‘‘State and Tribal Assist9 ance Grants’’ for necessary expenses related to the con10 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and calendar 

11 year 2018 earthquakes for the hazardous waste financial as12 sistance grants program, $1,500,000, to remain available 

13 until expended; for necessary expenses related to the con14 sequences of Typhoon Yutu for the hazardous waste finan15 cial assistance grants program and for other solid waste 

16 management activities, $56,000,000, to remain available 

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

18 subject to section 3011(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; 

19 and for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pol20 lution Control Act, $5,000,000, to remain available until 

21 expended, to address impacts of Hurricane Florence, Hurri22 cane Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 

23 wildfires, notwithstanding subsections (b), (e), and (f), of 

24 such section: Provided, That such amounts are designated 

25 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
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1 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As4 sistance Grants’’, $349,400,000 to remain available until 

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

6 grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under 

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

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

9 under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Pro10 vided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal 

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

12 the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated herein 

13 shall be provided to States or Territories in EPA Regions 

14 4, 9, and 10 in amounts determined by the Administrator 

15 for wastewater treatment works and drinking water facili16 ties impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Ty17 phoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires and earth18 quakes: Provided further, That notwithstanding the require19 ments of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Con20 trol Act and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water 

21 Act, for the funds appropriated herein, each State shall use 

22 not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent of 

23 the amount of its capitalization grants to provide addi24 tional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of for25 giveness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or 
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1 any combination of these: Provided further, That the Ad2 ministrator shall retain $10,400,000 of the funds appro3 priated herein for grants for drinking water facilities and 

4 waste water treatment plants impacted by Typhoon Yutu: 

5 Provided further, That the funds appropriated herein shall 

6 be used for eligible projects whose purpose is to reduce flood 

7 or fire damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance resil8 iency to rapid hydrologic change or natural disaster at 

9 treatment works as defined by section 212 of the Federal 

10 Water Pollution Control Act or any eligible facilities under 

11 section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other 

12 eligible tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary 

13 to further such purposes: Provided further, That the Admin14 istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may re15 tain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for 

16 management and oversight: Provided further, That such 

17 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer18 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

19 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

20 of 1985. 
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1 RELATED AGENCIES 

2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

3 FOREST SERVICE

4 FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 

6 Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

7 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 

8 2018 wildfires, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex9 pended for the forest inventory and analysis program: Pro10 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

11 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

13 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private For16 estry’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

17 Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 

18 2018 wildfires, $12,000,000, to remain available until ex19 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

20 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

22 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys25 tem’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
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1 Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 

2 2018 wildfires, $84,960,000, to remain available until ex3 pended: Provided, That of this amount $21,000,000 shall 

4 be used for hazardous fuels management activities: Provided 

5 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

6 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 

11 and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the con12 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the cal13 endar year 2018 wildfires, $36,040,000, to remain available 

14 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

15 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur16 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

17 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man21 agement’’, $720,271,000, to remain available through Sep22 tember 30, 2022, for urgent wildland fire suppression oper23 ations: Provided, That such funds shall be solely available 

24 to be transferred to and merged with other appropriations 

25 accounts from which funds were previously transferred for 
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1 wildland fire suppression in fiscal year 2018 to fully repay 

2 those amounts: Provided further, That such amount is des3 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur4 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

5 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

7 SERVICES 

8 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

9 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

10 SCIENCES

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 

12 Environmental Health Sciences’’ for necessary expenses in 

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

14 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

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

16 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 

17 Act of 1986 related to the consequences of major disasters 

18 declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

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

20 2018, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro21 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

22 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

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

2 SEC. 701. Not later than 45 days after the date of en3 actment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appro4 priated by this title shall provide a detailed operating plan 

5 of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title by 

6 State and Territory, and by program, project, and activity, 

7 to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no 

8 such funds shall be obligated before the operating plans are 

9 provided to the Committees: Provided further, That such 

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

11 submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 60 

12 days until all such funds are expended. 

13 TITLE VIII 

14 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

15 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

16 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ19 ment Services’’, $50,000,000, for the dislocated workers as20 sistance national reserve for necessary expenses directly re21 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Mi22 chael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires 

23 and earthquakes occurring in calendar year 2018, and tor24 nadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 (referred 

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

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

3 of such funds to any other Department of Labor account 

4 for reconstruction and recovery needs, including worker 

5 protection activities: Provided further, That these sums may 

6 be used to replace grant funds previously obligated to the 

7 impacted areas: Provided further, That of the amount pro8 vided, up to $500,000, to remain available until expended, 

9 shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for 

10 oversight of activities responding to such covered disaster 

11 or emergency: Provided further, That such amount is des12 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require13 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

14 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

16 SERVICES 

17 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

18 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND

19 DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

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

21 the Child Care and Development Block Grant’’, 

22 $30,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 

23 2021, for necessary expenses directly related to the con24 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

25 Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires and earth-
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1 quakes occurring in calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and 

2 floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in those areas for 

3 which a major disaster or emergency has been declared 

4 under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

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

6 5191): Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate such 

7 funds based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 658J 

8 and 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 

9 Act of 1990: Provided further, That such funds may be used 

10 for costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding child care 

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

12 Act and with amounts allocated for such purposes excluded 

13 from the calculation of percentages under subsection 

14 658E(c)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That notwith15 standing section 658J(c) of such Act, funds allotted to a 

16 State and used for renovating, repairing, or rebuilding 

17 child care facilities may be obligated by the State in that 

18 fiscal year or the succeeding three fiscal years: Provided fur19 ther, That Federal interest provisions will not apply to the 

20 renovation or rebuilding of privately-owned family child 

21 care homes, and the Secretary shall develop parameters on 

22 the use of funds for family child care homes: Provided fur23 ther, That the Secretary shall not retain Federal interest 

24 after a period of 10 years in any facility renovated, re25 paired, or rebuilt with funds appropriated under this para-
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1 graph: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 

2 paragraph shall not be available for costs that are reim3 bursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

4 under a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance: Pro5 vided further, That obligations incurred for the purposes 

6 provided herein prior to the date of enactment of this Act 

7 may be charged to funds appropriated under this heading: 

8 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

9 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

11 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 

14 Services Programs’’, $90,000,000, to remain available 

15 through September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses directly 

16 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Mi17 chael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and 

18 wildfires and earthquakes occurring in calendar year 2018 

19 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 

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

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

22 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

23 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, That $55,000,000 shall 

24 be for Head Start programs, including making payments 

25 under the Head Start Act: Provided further, That none of 
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1 funds provided in the previous proviso shall be included in 

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

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

4 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Pro5 vided further, That funds provided in the second previous 

6 proviso are not subject to the allocation requirements of sec7 tion 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That 

8 $5,000,000 shall be for payments to States, territories, and 

9 tribes for activities authorized under subpart 1 of part B 

10 of title IV of the Social Security Act, with such funds allo11 cated based on assessed need notwithstanding section 423 

12 of such Act and paid without regard to percentage limita13 tions in subsections (a) or (e) in section 424 of such Act: 

14 Provided further, That $25,000,000 shall be for payments 

15 to States, territories, and tribes authorized under the Com16 munity Services Block Grant Act, with such funds allocated 

17 based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 674(b), 

18 675A, and 675B of such Act: Provided further, That not19 withstanding section 676(b)(8) of the Community Services 

20 Block Grant Act, each State, territory, or tribe may allocate 

21 funds to eligible entities based on assessed need: Provided 

22 further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall 

23 not be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal 

24 Emergency Management Agency, under a contract for in25 surance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, That up to 
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1 $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

2 available for Federal administrative expenses: Provided fur3 ther, That obligations incurred for the purposes provided 

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

5 charged to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided 

6 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

7 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

11 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

14 Social Services Emergency Fund’’, $201,000,000, to remain 

15 available through September 30, 2020, for necessary ex16 penses directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

17 Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon 

18 Yutu, and wildfires and earthquakes occurring in calendar 

19 year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar 

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

21 emergency has been declared under section 401 or 501 of 

22 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As23 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) (referred to under 

24 this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), including 

25 activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public 
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1 Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS 

2 Act’’): Provided, That of the amount provided, $80,000,000 

3 shall be transferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Ad4 ministration—Primary Health Care’’ for expenses directly 

5 related to a covered disaster or emergency for disaster re6 sponse and recovery, for the Health Centers Program under 

7 section 330 of the PHS Act, including alteration, renova8 tion, construction, equipment, and other capital improve9 ment costs as necessary to meet the needs of areas affected 

10 by a covered disaster or emergency: Provided further, That 

11 the time limitation in section 330(e)(3) of the PHS Act 

12 shall not apply to funds made available under the preceding 

13 proviso: Provided further, That of the amount provided, not 

14 less than $20,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Centers for 

15 Disease Control and Prevention—CDC-Wide Activities and 

16 Program Support’’ for response, recovery, mitigation, and 

17 other expenses directly related to a covered disaster or emer18 gency: Provided further, That of the amount provided, not 

19 less than $100,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Substance 

20 Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration—Health 

21 Surveillance and Program Support’’ for grants, contracts, 

22 and cooperative agreements for behavioral health treatment, 

23 treatment of substance use disorders, crisis counseling, and 

24 other related helplines, and for other similar programs to 

25 provide support to individuals impacted by a covered dis-
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1 aster or emergency: Provided further, That of the amount 

2 provided, up to $1,000,000, to remain available until ex3 pended, shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary— 

4 Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight of activities re5 sponding to such covered disasters or emergencies: Provided 

6 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

7 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

11 HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Hurricane Education 

14 Recovery’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

15 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, 

16 Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires, earthquakes, and vol17 canic eruptions occurring in calendar year 2018 and torna18 does and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in those 

19 areas for which a major disaster or emergency has been de20 clared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford 

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

22 5170 and 5191) (referred to under this heading as ‘‘covered 

23 disaster or emergency’’), $165,000,000, to remain available 

24 through September 30, 2020, for assisting in meeting the 

25 educational needs of individuals affected by a covered dis-
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1 aster or emergency: Provided, That such assistance may be 

2 provided through any of the programs authorized under this 

3 heading in title VIII of subdivision 1 of division B of Public 

4 Law 115–123 (as amended by Public Law 115–141), as de5 termined by the Secretary of Education, and subject to the 

6 terms and conditions that applied to those programs, except 

7 that references to dates and school years in Public Law 

8 115–123 shall be deemed to be the corresponding dates and 

9 school years for the covered disaster or emergency: Provided 

10 further, That the Secretary of Education may determine the 

11 amounts to be used for each such program and shall notify 

12 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep13 resentatives and the Senate of these amounts not later than 

14 7 days prior to obligation: Provided further, That 

15 $2,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading, 

16 to remain available until expended, shall be transferred to 

17 the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 

18 Education for oversight of activities supported with funds 

19 appropriated under this heading, and up to $1,000,000 of 

20 the funds made available under this heading shall be for 

21 program administration: Provided further, That such 

22 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer23 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

24 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

25 of 1985. 
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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

2 SEC. 801. Not later than 30 days after enactment of 

3 this Act, the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Serv4 ices, and Education shall provide a detailed spend plan of 

5 anticipated uses of funds made available in this title, in6 cluding estimated personnel and administrative costs, to the 

7 Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such plans 

8 shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Ap9 propriations every 60 days until all funds are expended or 

10 expire. 

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

12 Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(5)) is amended— 

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

14 and inserting ‘‘(E), and (F)’’; 

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

16 clause (i), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

17 (F)’’; 

18 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub19 paragraph (F); 

20 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the fol21 lowing: 

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

23 period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending 

24 September 30, 2019, the amount of the increase 

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1 the Northern Mariana Islands shall be further 

2 increased by $36,000,000.’’; and 

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

4 paragraph (3) of this section)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘title XIX, during’’ and in6 serting ‘‘title XIX— 

7 ‘‘(i) during’’; 

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

9 (D), and (E)’’; 

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

11 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, the Virgin 

12 Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands’’; 

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

14 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(ii) for the period beginning January 

17 1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2019, 

18 with respect to payments to Guam and 

19 American Samoa from the additional funds 

20 provided under subparagraph (A), the Sec21 retary shall increase the Federal medical as22 sistance percentage or other rate that would 

23 otherwise apply to such payments to 100 

24 percent.’’; and 

25 (6) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(G) Not later than September 30, 2019, 

2 Guam and American Samoa shall each submit a 

3 plan to the Secretary outlining the steps each 

4 such territory shall take to collect and report re5 liable data to the Transformed Medicaid Statis6 tical Information System (T–MSIS) (or a suc7 cessor system).’’. 

8 (b) The amounts provided by the amendments made 

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

10 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 TITLE IX 

14 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

15 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex18 penses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

19 for audits and investigations related to Hurricanes Flor20 ence, Lane, and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 

21 the calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcano 

22 eruptions, and other disasters declared pursuant to the Rob23 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

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

25 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Govern-
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1 ment Accountability Office shall submit to the Committees 

2 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

3 Senate a spend plan specifying funding estimates for audits 

4 and investigations of any such declared disasters occurring 

5 in 2018 and identifying funding estimates or carryover bal6 ances, if any, that may be available for audits and inves7 tigations of any other such declared disasters: Provided fur8 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

9 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 TITLE X 

13 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

14 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

16 Navy and Marine Corps’’, $600,000,000, to remain avail17 able until September 30, 2023, for planning and design, 

18 and construction expenses related to the consequences of 

19 Hurricanes Florence and Michael on Navy and Marine 

20 Corps installations: Provided, That none of the funds shall 

21 be available for obligation until the Committees on Appro22 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

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

24 That, not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 

25 the Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, shall submit to 
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1 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep2 resentatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for 

3 funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That 

4 such funds may be obligated or expended for planning and 

5 design and military construction projects not otherwise au6 thorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is des7 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require8 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

9 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

12 Air Force’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep13 tember 30, 2023, for planning and design, and construction 

14 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Michael 

15 and floods occurring in calendar year 2019: Provided, That 

16 none of the funds shall be available for obligation until the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa18 tives and the Senate receive a basing plan and future mis19 sion requirements for installations significantly damaged 

20 by Hurricane Michael: Provided further, That, not later 

21 than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

22 the Air Force, or his designee, shall submit to the Commit23 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

24 the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided 

25 under this heading: Provided further, That such funds may 
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1 be obligated or expended for planning and design and mili2 tary construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: 

3 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

4 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

6 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

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

10 until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related to 

11 the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael: Pro12 vided, That none of the funds shall be available for obliga13 tion until the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

14 of Representatives and the Senate receive form 1391 for 

15 each specific request: Provided further, That, not later than 

16 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

17 Army National Guard, or his designee, shall submit to the 

18 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa19 tives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds 

20 provided under this heading: Provided further, That such 

21 funds may be obligated or expended for planning and de22 sign and military construction projects not otherwise au23 thorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is des24 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
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1 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 

2 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

4 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

5 MEDICAL FACILITIES

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

8 $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 

9 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri10 canes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and 

11 Yutu: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

12 upon determination that such action is necessary to address 

13 needs as a result of the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 

14 and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and Yutu, may 

15 transfer such funds to any discretionary account of the De16 partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That before 

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

18 shall submit notice thereof to the Committees on Appropria19 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro20 vided further, That none of these funds shall be available 

21 for obligation until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs sub22 mits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

23 Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan 

24 for funds provided under this heading: Provided further, 

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

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

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

5 SEC. 1001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

6 law, funds made available under each heading within the 

7 ‘‘Department of Defense’’ in this title shall only be used for 

8 the purposes specifically described under that heading. 

9 TITLE XI 

10 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

11 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

12 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

13 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Transpor14 tation Emergency Relief Program’’ as authorized under sec15 tion 5324 of title 49, United States Code, $10,542,000 to 

16 remain available until expended, for transit systems af17 fected by major declared disasters occurring in calendar 

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

19 1 percent of the funds for public transportation emergency 

20 relief shall be available for administrative expenses and on21 going program management oversight as authorized under 

22 sections 5334 and 5338(f)(2) of such title and shall be in 

23 addition to any other appropriations for such purpose: Pro24 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con25 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
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1 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

4 OPERATIONS

5 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

6 Of the amounts made available for ‘‘Federal Aviation 

7 Administration—Operations’’ in division B of the Bipar8 tisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), up to 

9 $18,000,000 shall also be available for necessary expenses 

10 related to the consequences of major declared disasters oc11 curring in calendar year 2018: Provided, That amounts 

12 repurposed under this heading that were previously des13 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur14 suant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con15 trol Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emer16 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

17 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

18 of 1985. 

19 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

20 EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

21 For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 

22 Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United 

23 States Code, $1,650,000,000, to remain available until ex24 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

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

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

4 DEVELOPMENT 

5 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop9 ment Fund’’, $2,431,000,000, to remain available until ex10 pended, for necessary expenses for activities authorized 

11 under title I of the Housing and Community Development 

12 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster re13 lief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and 

14 housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 

15 most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major 

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

17 provided under this heading) pursuant to the Robert T. 

18 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be awarded 

20 directly to the State, unit of general local government, or 

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

22 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974) at the 

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

24 amounts made available under this heading $431,000,000 

25 shall be allocated to meet unmet infrastructure needs for 
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1 grantees that received allocations for disasters that occurred 

2 in 2017 under this heading of division B of Public Law 

3 115–56 and title XI of subdivision 1 of division B of Public 

4 Law 115–123, of which $331,442,114 shall be allocated to 

5 those grantees affected by Hurricane Maria: Provided fur6 ther, That of the amounts provided in the previous proviso, 

7 the Secretary’s determination of unmet needs for infrastruc8 ture shall not take into account mitigation-specific alloca9 tions: Provided further, That any amounts allocated pursu10 ant to the previous two provisos to any such grantee shall 

11 not be available for draw down and expenditure by a grant12 ee that has entered into alternative procedures under section 

13 428 of the Stafford Act as of the date of enactment of this 

14 Act until such grantee has reached a final agreement on 

15 all fixed cost estimates within the timeline provided by the 

16 Federal Emergency Management Agency: Provided further, 

17 That prior to making any grant of funds provided in the 

18 previous three provisos, the Secretary must receive from the 

19 grantee information that allows the Secretary to certify that 

20 such grantee has in place proficient financial controls and 

21 procurement processes and has established adequate proce22 dures to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by 

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

24 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure time25 ly expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites 
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1 regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with these 

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

3 of funds: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail4 able under this heading in Public Law 115–123 and trans5 ferred to the Office of Inspector General, no less than 

6 $6,000,000 shall be for necessary costs of overseeing and au7 diting funds made available to grantees affected by Hurri8 cane Maria, including a review of grant expenditure rates: 

9 Provided further, That any funds made available under this 

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

11 254 that remain available, after the funds under such head12 ings have been allocated for necessary expenses for activities 

13 authorized under such headings, shall be allocated to grant14 ees, for mitigation activities in the most impacted and dis15 tressed areas resulting from a major disaster that occurred 

16 in 2018: Provided further, That such allocations shall be 

17 made in the same proportion that the amount of funds each 

18 grantee received under this Act and the same heading in 

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

20 all funds provided to all grantees that received allocations 

21 for disasters that occurred in 2018: Provided further, That 

22 of the amounts made available under the text preceding the 

23 first proviso under this heading and under the same head24 ing in Public Law 115–254, the Secretary shall allocate to 

25 all such grantees an aggregate amount not less than 33 per-
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1 cent of the sum of such amounts of funds within 120 days 

2 after the enactment of this Act based on the best available 

3 data, and shall allocate no less than 100 percent of such 

4 funds by no later than 180 days after the enactment of this 

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

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

7 same heading in Public Law 115–254 for non-Federal share 

8 as authorized by section 105(a)(9) of the Housing and Com9 munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(9)): 

10 Provided further, That of the amounts made available 

11 under this heading, grantees may establish grant programs 

12 to assist small businesses for working capital purposes to 

13 aid in recovery: Provided further, That as a condition of 

14 making any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance 

15 that such grantee has in place proficient financial controls 

16 and procurement processes and has established adequate 

17 procedures to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined 

18 by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

19 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure time20 ly expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites 

21 regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with these 

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

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

24 duplication of benefits, the Secretary shall act in accordance 

25 with section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 3442) 
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1 and section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

2 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155): Provided 

3 further, That the Secretary shall require grantees to main4 tain on a public website information containing common 

5 reporting criteria established by the Department that per6 mits individuals and entities awaiting assistance and the 

7 general public to see how all grant funds are used, including 

8 copies of all relevant procurement documents, grantee ad9 ministrative contracts and details of ongoing procurement 

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

11 That prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall submit 

12 a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing the proposed 

13 use of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and how 

14 the use of these funds will address long-term recovery and 

15 restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revital16 ization, and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed 

17 areas: Provided further, That such funds may not be used 

18 for activities reimbursed by, or for which funds have been 

19 made available by, the Federal Emergency Management 

20 Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers, in excess of the 

21 authorized amount of the project or its components: Pro22 vided further, That funds allocated under this heading shall 

23 not be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula allo24 cations made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and 

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1 Provided further, That a State, unit of general local govern2 ment, or Indian tribe may use up to 5 percent of its alloca3 tion for administrative costs: Provided further, That the 

4 first proviso under this heading in the Supplemental Ap5 propriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 

6 (division I of Public Law 115–254) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘State or unit of general local government’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe 

9 (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and 

10 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: 

11 Provided further, That the sixth proviso under this heading 

12 in the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Re13 quirements Act, 2018 (division I of Public Law 115–254) 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘State or subdivision thereof’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘State, unit of general local government, or In16 dian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 of the 

17 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 

18 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, That in administering 

19 the funds under this heading, the Secretary of Housing and 

20 Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative re21 quirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation 

22 that the Secretary administers in connection with the obli23 gation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these 

24 funds (except for requirements related to fair housing, non25 discrimination, labor standards, and the environment), if 
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1 the Secretary finds that good cause exists for the waiver 

2 or alternative requirement and such waiver or alternative 

3 requirement would not be inconsistent with the overall pur4 pose of title I of the Housing and Community Development 

5 Act of 1974: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the 

6 preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided under this 

7 heading that use such funds to supplement Federal assist8 ance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 

9 408(c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

10 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may 

11 adopt, without review or public comment, any environ12 mental review, approval, or permit performed by a Federal 

13 agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities 

14 of the recipient with respect to such environmental review, 

15 approval or permit: Provided further, That, notwith16 standing section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and Community 

17 Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Sec18 retary may, upon receipt of a request for release of funds 

19 and certification, immediately approve the release of funds 

20 for an activity or project assisted under this heading if the 

21 recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval 

22 or permit under the preceding proviso or the activity or 

23 project is categorically excluded from review under the Na24 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

25 et seq.): Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish 
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1 via notice in the Federal Register any waiver, or alternative 

2 requirement, to any statute or regulation that the Secretary 

3 administers pursuant to title I of the Housing and Commu4 nity Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before 

5 the effective date of such waiver or alternative requirement: 

6 Provided further, That of the amounts made available 

7 under this heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be made avail8 able for capacity building and technical assistance, includ9 ing assistance on contracting and procurement processes, 

10 to support States, units of general local government, or In11 dian tribes (and their subrecipients) that receive allocations 

12 pursuant to this heading, received disaster recovery alloca13 tions under the same heading in Public Law 115–254, or 

14 may receive similar allocations for disaster recovery in fu15 ture appropriations Acts: Provided further, That of the 

16 amounts made available under this heading and under the 

17 same heading in Public Law 115–254, up to $2,500,000 

18 shall be transferred, in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of Hous19 ing and Urban Development—Program Office Salaries and 

20 Expenses—Community Planning and Development’’ for 

21 necessary costs, including information technology costs, of 

22 administering and overseeing the obligation and expendi23 ture of amounts under this heading: Provided further, That 

24 the amount specified in the preceding proviso shall be com25 bined with funds appropriated under the same heading and 
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1 for the same purpose in Public Law 115–254 and the aggre2 gate of such amounts shall be available for any of the same 

3 such purposes specified under this heading or the same 

4 heading in Public Law 115–254 without limitation: Pro5 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con6 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

7 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer8 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

9 amounts repurposed under this heading that were pre10 viously designated by the Congress as an emergency require11 ment pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def12 icit Control Act are designated by the Congress as an emer13 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

14 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

15 of 1985. 

16 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

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

18 activities authorized under title I of the Housing and Com19 munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) 

20 related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of 

21 infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and 

22 mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas re23 sulting from a major disaster, including funds provided 

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

25 section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as added 
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1 by section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254), 

2 section 421 of division K of Public Law 115–31, and any 

3 mitigation funding provided under the heading ‘‘Depart4 ment of Housing and Urban Development—Community 

5 Planning and Development—Community Development 

6 Fund’’ of Public Law 115–123, that were allocated in re7 sponse to Hurricane Matthew, may be used interchangeably 

8 and without limitation for the same activities in the most 

9 impacted and distressed areas related to Hurricane Flor10 ence. In addition, any funds provided under the heading 

11 ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Com12 munity Planning and Development—Community Develop13 ment Fund’’ in this Act or in division I of Public Law 

14 115–254 that are allocated in response to Hurricane Flor15 ence may be used interchangeably and without limitation 

16 for the same activities in the most impacted and distressed 

17 areas related to Hurricane Matthew. Until HUD publishes 

18 the Federal Register Notice implementing this provision, 

19 grantees may submit for HUD approval revised plans for 

20 the use of funds related to Hurricane Matthew that expand 

21 the eligible beneficiaries of existing programs contained in 

22 such previously approved plans to include those impacted 

23 by Hurricane Florence. Approval of any such revised plans 

24 shall include the execution of revised grant terms and condi25 tions as necessary. Once the implementing Notice is pub-
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1 lished, any additional action plan revisions shall follow the 

2 requirements contained therein. 

3 (b) Amounts made available for administrative costs 

4 for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 

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

6 seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restora7 tion of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, 

8 and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 

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

10 provided under section 420 of division L of Public Law 

11 114–113, section 145 of division C of Public Law 114–223, 

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

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

14 section 421 of division K of Public Law 115–31, and under 

15 the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop16 ment—Community Planning and Development—Commu17 nity Development Fund’’ of division B of Public Law 115– 

18 56, Public Law 115–123, and Public Law 115–254, shall 

19 be available for eligible administrative costs of the grantee 

20 related to any disaster relief funding identified in this sub21 section without regard to the particular disaster appropria22 tion from which such funds originated. 

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

24 amounts that were previously designated by the Congress, 

25 respectively, as an emergency requirement or as being for 
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1 disaster relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act are designated by the Congress 

3 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

5 Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being for disaster relief 

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

7 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 SEC. 1102. Of all amounts made available for mitiga9 tion activities under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing 

10 and Urban Development—Community Development Fund’’ 

11 in Public Law 115–123, the Secretary shall publish in the 

12 Federal Register the allocations to all eligible grantees, and 

13 the necessary administrative requirements applicable to 

14 such allocations within 90 days after enactment of this Act: 

15 (1) For any plans or amendments addressing the 

16 use of any funds provided under Public Law 115–123 

17 and received by the Secretary prior to December 22, 

18 2018, the Secretary shall review pending amendments 

19 within 15 days of enactment of this Act and pending 

20 plans within 30 days of enactment of this Act; 

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

22 Secretary may not apply the statutory waiver or al23 ternative requirement authority provided by Public 

24 Law 115–123 to extend or otherwise alter existing 
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1 statutory and regulatory provisions governing the 

2 timeline for review of required grantee plans: 

3 Provided, That any amounts allocated pursuant to this sec4 tion to any such grantee shall not be available for draw 

5 down and expenditure by a grantee that has entered into 

6 alternative procedures under section 428 of the Stafford Act 

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

8 has reached a final agreement on all fixed cost estimates 

9 within the timeline provided by the Federal Emergency 

10 Management Agency: Provided further, That prior to mak11 ing any grant of funds allocated pursuant to this section, 

12 the Secretary must receive from the grantee information 

13 that allows the Secretary to certify that such grantee has 

14 in place proficient financial controls and procurement 

15 processes and has established adequate procedures to prevent 

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

17 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist18 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expenditure 

19 of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites regarding all 

20 disaster recovery activities assisted with these funds, and 

21 to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Pro22 vided further, That amounts repurposed under this heading 

23 that were previously designated by the Congress as an emer24 gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

25 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by 
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1 the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec2 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 TITLE XII 

5 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

6 SEC. 1201. Each amount appropriated or made avail7 able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro8 priated for the fiscal year involved. 

9 SEC. 1202. No part of any appropriation contained 

10 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

11 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

12 SEC. 1203. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 

13 the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro14 priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 

15 and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 

16 for fiscal year 2019. 

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

18 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

20 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available 

21 (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the Presi22 dent subsequently so designates all such amounts and trans23 mits such designations to the Congress. 

24 SEC. 1205. For purposes of this Act, the consequences 

25 or impacts of any hurricane shall include damages caused 
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1 by the storm at any time during the entirety of its duration 

2 as a cyclone, as defined by the National Hurricane Center. 

3 SEC. 1206. Any amount appropriated by this Act, des4 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur5 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

6 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and subsequently 

7 so designated by the President, and transferred pursuant 

8 to transfer authorities provided by this Act shall retain such 

9 designation. 

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

11 Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by 

12 striking ‘‘May 31, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

13 2019’’. 

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

15 of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking ‘‘May 31, 

16 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

17 (c) If this Act is enacted after May 31, 2019, the 

18 amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take ef19 fect as if enacted on May 31, 2019. 

20 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Additional Supple21 mental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019’’. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H.R. 2157 

AMENDMENT