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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2157 

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2019, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 9, 2019 

Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

A BILL 

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 

4 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

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

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

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


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1 TITLE I 

2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

3 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

4 PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING

5 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

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

8 until December 31, 2020, for necessary expenses related 

9 to losses of crops (including milk, on-farm stored commod10 ities, and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, 

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

12 and Florence, other hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, ty13 phoons, volcanic activity, snowstorms, and wildfires occur14 ring in calendar years 2018 and 2019 under such terms 

15 and conditions as determined by the Secretary: Provided, 

16 That the Secretary may provide assistance for such losses 

17 in the form of block grants to eligible States and terri18 tories and such assistance may include compensation to 

19 producers, as determined by the Secretary, for past or fu20 ture crop insurance premiums, forest restoration, and 

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

22 amounts provided under this heading, tree assistance pay23 ments may be made under section 1501(e) of the Agricul24 tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to eligible orchard25 ists or nursery tree growers (as defined in such section) 


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

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

3 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality), to be available 

4 until expended, for losses incurred during the period be5 ginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018: 

6 Provided further, That in the case of producers impacted 

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

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

9 measures available, as appropriate, to bring replacement 

10 land into production: Provided further, That the total 

11 amount of payments received under this heading and ap12 plicable policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop 

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

14 Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 

15 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 

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

17 of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur18 ther, That the total amount of payments received under 

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

20 plan of insurance for an insurable commodity for the ap21 plicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

22 (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses 

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

24 fee by the applicable State filing deadline for a noninsur25 able commodity for the applicable crop year under NAP 


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1 for the crop incurring the losses shall not exceed 70 per2 cent of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided 

3 further, That producers receiving payments under this 

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

5 to purchase crop insurance where crop insurance is avail6 able for the next two available crop years, excluding tree 

7 insurance policies, and producers receiving payments 

8 under this heading shall be required to purchase coverage 

9 under NAP where crop insurance is not available in the 

10 next two available crop years, as determined by the Sec11 retary: Provided further, That, not later than 120 days 

12 after the end of fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall sub13 mit a report to the Congress specifying the type, amount, 

14 and method of such assistance by State and territory: Pro15 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con16 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

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

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

20 EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM

21 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Forest 

22 Restoration Program’’, for necessary expenses related to 

23 the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

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1 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

2 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

4 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

6 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood 

8 Prevention Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the 

9 Emergency Watershed Protection Program related to the 

10 consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 

11 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat12 ural disasters, $125,000,000, to remain available until ex13 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

14 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

16 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 RURAL DEVELOPMENT

18 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

19 For an additional amount for the cost of grants for 

20 rural community facilities programs as authorized by sec21 tion 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Con22 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, for necessary 

23 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Mi24 chael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar 

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


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1 remain available until expended: Provided, That sections 

2 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

3 Development Act are not applicable to the funds made 

4 available under this heading: Provided further, That such 

5 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

6 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

10 SEC. 101. In addition to other amounts made avail11 able by section 309 of division A of the Additional Supple12 mental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements 

13 Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–72; 131 Stat. 1229), there 

14 is hereby appropriated $600,000,000 for the Secretary of 

15 Agriculture to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of 

16 Puerto Rico for disaster nutrition assistance in response 

17 to Presidentially declared major disasters and emer18 gencies: Provided, That the funds made available to the 

19 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this section shall re20 main available for obligation by the Commonwealth until 

21 September 30, 2020, and shall be in addition to funds oth22 erwise made available: Provided further, That such amount 

23 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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


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1 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

2 1985. 

3 SEC. 102. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

4 available, out of the funds made available under section 

5 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $25,200,000 

6 shall be available for the Secretary to provide a grant to 

7 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for 

8 disaster nutrition assistance in response to the Presi9 dentially declared major disasters and emergencies: Pro10 vided, That funds made available to the Commonwealth 

11 of the Northern Mariana Islands under this section shall 

12 remain available for obligation by the Commonwealth until 

13 September 30, 2020: 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 

16 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

17 1985. 

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

19 subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act 

20 of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), losses to agricultural pro21 ducers resulting from hurricanes shall also include losses 

22 of peach and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due 

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

24 this section are designated by the Congress as being for 

25 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 


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

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

3 amounts repurposed under this heading that were pre4 viously designated by the Congress as an emergency re5 quirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer6 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 

7 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec8 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer9 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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

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

12 payment under the Market Facilitation Program estab13 lished pursuant to the Commodity Credit Corporation 

14 Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average ad15 justed gross income of such person or legal entity is great16 er than $900,000. 

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

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

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

20 ranching, or forestry related activities. 

21 (b) A person or legal entity may not receive a pay22 ment under the Market Facilitation Program described in 

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

24 $125,000. 


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

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

3 760.1502 of title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in 

4 effect July 18, 2018). 

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

6 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

9 SEC. 105. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, 

10 to remain available until September 30, 2020, for the Sec11 retary of Agriculture to conduct an independent study, in12 cluding a survey of participants, to compare the impact 

13 of the additional benefits provided by section 309 of Public 

14 Law 115–72 to the food insecurity, health status, and 

15 well-being of low-income residents in Puerto Rico without 

16 such additional benefits: Provided, That such amount is 

17 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re18 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal19 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 SEC. 106. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

21 available, out of the funds made available under section 

22 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $5,000,000 

23 shall be available for the Secretary to provide a grant to 

24 American Samoa for disaster nutrition assistance in re25 sponse to the Presidentially declared major disasters and 


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1 emergencies: Provided, That funds made available to the 

2 territory under this section shall remain available for obli3 gation by the territory until September 30, 2020: Provided 

4 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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

8 SEC. 107. For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emer9 gency Conservation Program’’, for necessary expenses re10 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Flor11 ence and of wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and 

12 other natural disasters, $500,000,000, to remain available 

13 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

14 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

17 TITLE II 

18 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

19 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

20 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and 

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

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1 tion, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of 

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

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

6 occurring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes and floods 

7 occurring in calendar year 2019 under the Robert T. Staf8 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

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

10 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

11 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

14 further, That within the amount appropriated, up to 2 per15 cent of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Ex16 penses’’ account for administration and oversight activi17 ties: Provided further, That within the amount appro18 priated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of 

19 Inspector General’’ account for carrying out investigations 

20 and audits related to the funding provided under this 

21 heading. 


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1 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

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

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

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

8 until September 30, 2020, as follows: 

9 (1) $3,000,000 for repair and replacement of 

10 observing assets, real property, and equipment; 

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

12 and removal; 

13 (3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and ge14 odesy services; 

15 (4) $25,000,000 to improve: (a) hurricane in16 tensity forecasting, including through deployment of 

17 unmanned ocean observing platforms and enhanced 

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

19 and mitigation capabilities; and (c) wildfire pre20 diction, detection, and forecasting; and 

21 (5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as 

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

23 Public Law 114–113: 

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1 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

3 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

4 shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appro5 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

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

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

8 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi10 tion and Construction’’, $25,000,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2021, for improvements to oper12 ational and research weather supercomputing infrastruc13 ture and satellite ground services used for hurricane inten14 sity and track prediction; flood prediction, forecasting, and 

15 mitigation; and wildfire prediction, detection, and fore16 casting: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

17 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

19 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 

20 That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra21 tion shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on 

22 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

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

24 Act. 


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1 FISHERY DISASTER ASSISTANCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Fishery Disaster As3 sistance’’ for necessary expenses associated with the miti4 gation of fishery disasters, $150,000,000, to remain avail5 able until expended: Provided, That funds shall be used 

6 for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures 

7 and fishery resource disasters declared by the Secretary 

8 of Commerce, including those declared by the Secretary 

9 to be a direct result of Hurricanes Florence and Michael 

10 and Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut: Provided further, 

11 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

12 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

16 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex19 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con20 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Ty21 phoon Yutu, $1,336,000: Provided, That such amount is 

22 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re23 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal24 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

2 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili4 ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

5 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, 

6 $28,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro7 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

8 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec9 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer10 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 RELATED AGENCIES 

12 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

13 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

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

16 Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary 

17 expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Flor18 ence, Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 

19 calendar year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and 

20 earthquakes, and calendar year 2019 tornadoes and 

21 floods, $15,000,000: Provided, That such amount is des22 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re23 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal24 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

25 Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 


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1 this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be ex2 pended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or con3 trary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 

4 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds 

5 appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation 

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

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

8 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer in9 stead to 2018 and 2019, respectively, and except that sec10 tions 501 and 503 of Public Law 104–134 (referenced by 

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

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

13 the purposes of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation 

14 shall be considered an agency of the United States Gov15 ernment. 

16 TITLE III 

17 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

18 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main20 tenance, Marine Corps’’, $200,000,000, for necessary ex21 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

22 and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 

23 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

24 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg25 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 


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1 further, That notwithstanding section 284 of title 10, 

2 United States Code, or any other provision of law, funds 

3 made available under this heading may only be used for 

4 the purposes specifically described under this heading. 

5 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main7 tenance, Air Force’’, $400,000,000, for necessary ex8 penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 

9 and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 

10 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

13 further, That notwithstanding section 284 of title 10, 

14 United States Code, or any other provision of law, funds 

15 made available under this heading may only be used for 

16 the purposes specifically described under this 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 

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1 ment of this Act, to reduce risk from future floods and 

2 hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $35,000,000, to re3 main available until expended, in States and insular areas 

4 that were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, 

5 Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical 

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

7 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur8 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

9 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided fur10 ther, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 

11 Works shall provide a monthly report directly to the Com12 mittees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate 

13 detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, in14 cluding new studies selected to be initiated using funds 

15 provided under this heading, beginning not later than 60 

16 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 

20 expended, to construct flood and storm damage reduction, 

21 including shore protection, projects which are currently 

22 authorized or which are authorized after the date of enact23 ment of this Act, and flood and storm damage reduction, 

24 including shore protection, projects which have signed 

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1 or which are studied using funds provided under the head2 ing ‘‘Investigations’’ if the Secretary determines such 

3 projects to be technically feasible, economically justified, 

4 and environmentally acceptable, in States and insular 

5 areas that were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Mi6 chael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and 

7 Tropical Storm Gita: Provided, That projects receiving 

8 funds provided under the first proviso in ‘‘Corps of Engi9 neers–Civil—Department of the Army—Construction’’ in 

10 Public Law 115–123 shall not be eligible for funding pro11 vided under this heading: Provided further, That for 

12 projects receiving funding under this heading, the provi13 sions of section 902 of the Water Resources Development 

14 Act of 1986 shall not apply to these funds: Provided fur15 ther, That the completion of ongoing construction projects 

16 receiving funds provided under this heading shall be at 

17 full Federal expense with respect to such funds: Provided 

18 further, That using funds provided under this heading, the 

19 non-Federal cash contribution for projects other than on20 going construction projects shall be financed in accordance 

21 with the provisions of section 103(k) of Public Law 99– 

22 662 over a period of 30 years from the date of completion 

23 of the project or separable element: Provided further, That 

24 of this amount, $45,000,000 shall be used to initiate, at 

25 full Federal expense, construction of authorized Corps of 


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1 Engineers ecosystem restoration projects that have inci2 dental flood risk management benefits in areas impacted 

3 by Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Provided further, That up 

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

5 heading shall be used for continuing authorities projects 

6 to reduce the risk of flooding and storm damage: Provided 

7 further, That any projects using funds appropriated under 

8 this heading shall be initiated only after non-Federal inter9 ests have entered into binding agreements with the Sec10 retary requiring, where applicable, the non-Federal inter11 ests to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, re12 pair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the project 

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

14 due to the construction or operation and maintenance of 

15 the project, except for damages due to the fault or neg16 ligence of the United States or its contractors: Provided 

17 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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

21 the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 

22 provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on 

23 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

24 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 


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

2 the enactment of this Act. 

3 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 

5 Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency 

6 situations at Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate 

7 and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, 

8 caused by natural disasters, including disasters in 2019, 

9 $575,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro10 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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

14 the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 

15 provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on 

16 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

17 Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

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

19 enactment of this Act. 

20 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main22 tenance’’ for necessary expenses to dredge Federal naviga23 tion projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps 

24 of Engineers Federal projects caused by, natural disasters, 

25 including disasters in 2019, $908,000,000, to remain 


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1 available until expended, of which such sums as are nec2 essary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and 

3 maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and 

4 for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Main5 tenance Trust Fund: Provided, That such amount is des6 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re7 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal8 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

9 Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the 

10 Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report di11 rectly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

12 of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation 

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

14 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 

17 Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the 

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

19 expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural 

20 disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and 

21 other activities in response to such disasters, including dis22 asters in 2019, as authorized by law, $510,000,000, to 

23 remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

24 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

25 emergency requirement pursuant to section 


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

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

3 Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall pro4 vide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropria5 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de6 tailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, begin7 ning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act. 

9 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

10 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

11 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Central Utah Project 

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

14 Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account 

15 for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conserva16 tion Commission, to remain available until expended, for 

17 expenses necessary in carrying out fire remediation activi18 ties related to wildfires in 2018: Provided, That such 

19 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

20 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

22 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

2 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related 

4 Resources’’, $17,000,000, to remain available until ex5 pended, for fire remediation and suppression emergency 

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

7 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

8 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

12 ENERGY PROGRAMS 

13 ELECTRICITY DELIVERY

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

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

17 Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and Super Typhoon Yutu, in18 cluding technical assistance related to electric grids: Pro19 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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

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

3 of this Act. 

4 TITLE V 

5 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

6 SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

7 INVESTIGATIONS 

8 COAST GUARD

9 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

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

12 of Hurricanes Michael, Florence, and Lane, Tropical 

13 Storm Gordon, and Typhoon Mangkhut, $48,977,000; of 

14 which $46,977,000 shall remain available until September 

15 30, 2020, and of which $2,000,000 shall remain available 

16 until September 30, 2023, for environmental compliance 

17 and restoration: Provided, That such amount is designated 

18 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

19 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg20 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con23 struction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses re24 lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael, Flor25 ence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, and Typhoon 


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1 Mangkhut, $476,755,000, to remain available until Sep2 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des3 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re4 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal5 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

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

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

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

10 403, 406, and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re11 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b and 

12 5173) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such 

13 sections. 

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

15 subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied 

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

17 SEC. 502. The Administrator of the Federal Emer18 gency Management Agency shall provide assistance, pur19 suant to section 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

20 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

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

22 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist23 ance Act for the duration of the recovery for incidents 

24 DR–4404, DR–4396, and DR–4398 to— 


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

2 or system to industry standards without regard to 

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

4 and 

5 (2) replace or restore components of the facility 

6 or system not damaged by the disaster where nec7 essary to fully effectuate the replacement or restora8 tion of disaster-damaged components to restore the 

9 function of the facility or system to industry stand10 ards. 

11 SEC. 503. Section 20601 of Public Law 115–123 

12 (132 Stat. 85) is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘shall’’. Provided, That the amounts provided by this 

14 section are designated by the Congress as being for an 

15 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

18 amounts repurposed under this heading that were pre19 viously designated by the Congress as an emergency re20 quirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer21 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 

22 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec23 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer24 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 SEC. 504. (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall 

2 make a contribution under section 406 of the Robert T. 

3 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

4 (42 U.S.C. 5172) for each eligible rural medical facility 

5 that was damaged or destroyed by a major disaster during 

6 calendar year 2015, regardless of whether the operations 

7 of such medical facility were subsequently carried out in 

8 a temporary replacement facility. Such contribution shall 

9 be sufficient to provide for a full permanent replacement 

10 of each such medical facility to the resiliency standards 

11 described in subsection (b). 

12 (b) RESILIENCY STANDARDS.—A permanent replace13 ment facility provided for under this section shall meet— 

14 (1) the definition of resilient developed pursu15 ant to section 406(e) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis16 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

17 U.S.C. 5172(e)); and 

18 (2) any relevant consensus-based codes, speci19 fications, and standards. 

20 (c) TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FACILITY.—In any 

21 case in which the President, acting through the Federal 

22 Emergency Management Agency, has provided funding to 

23 lease or purchase a temporary replacement facility to 

24 house the operations of an eligible rural medical facility 

25 for which a permanent replacement facility is required 


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1 under this section, the President shall continue such fund2 ing until a permanent replacement facility is operational, 

3 including for any period of time for which funding has 

4 not otherwise been provided. 

5 (d) HOSPITAL SUCCESSOR ENTITY.—A transfer in 

6 ownership of an eligible rural medical facility or of a per7 manent replacement facility, or the execution of a trans8 action by the owner of an eligible rural medical facility 

9 resulting in different ownership of a permanent replace10 ment facility, shall not affect the requirement in sub11 section (a) to provide for a full replacement of the facility 

12 for which funds are provided under this section, provided 

13 that such funds are provided to an entity otherwise eligible 

14 for assistance under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford 

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

16 5172). 

17 (e) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE RURAL MEDICAL FA18 CILITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible rural medical 

19 facility’’ means a private nonprofit hospital facility— 

20 (1) located in a county with a population below 

21 40,000, as determined by the most recent decennial 

22 census; 

23 (2) that sustained damage during calendar year 

24 2015 that was eligible for financial assistance under 

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1 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172); 

2 and 

3 (3) that was closed following damage sustained 

4 during a major disaster and remains closed as of the 

5 date of enactment of this Act. 

6 (f) The amounts provided by this section are des7 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re8 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 SEC. 505. (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall 

11 make a contribution under section 406 of the Robert T. 

12 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

13 (42 U.S.C. 5172) to the applicable State or local govern14 ment for each eligible hydroelectric facility that was dam15 aged or destroyed by a major disaster during calendar 

16 year 2015 to carry out the improvements for which such 

17 contribution was provided under this section. 

18 (b) CONTRIBUTION.—Each contribution provided for 

19 improvements to an eligible hydroelectric facility under 

20 subsection (a) shall be sufficient to— 

21 (1) rebuild canal embankments to meet all ap22 plicable guidelines in the Engineering Guidelines for 

23 the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects prepared by 

24 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 


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1 (2) restore all other water-control and retaining 

2 structures to meet all applicable such Engineering 

3 Guidelines; and 

4 (3) provide for either— 

5 (A) the restoration of the eligible hydro6 electric facility to full operation of its function 

7 as a primary water source and hydroelectric 

8 power supply; or 

9 (B) the establishment of an alternative pri10 mary water source and the restoration of the 

11 full operation of the hydroelectric power supply 

12 function of the eligible hydroelectric facility 

13 pursuant to the requirements of subsection (c). 

14 (c) ALTERNATIVE CONTRIBUTION.—A contribution 

15 may cover the establishment of an alternative primary 

16 water source under subsection (b)(3)(B) only if— 

17 (1) the water source could provide redundancy 

18 to the water supply provided by an eligible hydro19 electric facility; 

20 (2) the water source is approved by any appli21 cable regulatory agencies; and 

22 (3) the cost of the establishment of such water 

23 source and the restoration of the full operation of 

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1 storing the eligible hydroelectric facility to full oper2 ation as described under subsection (b)(3)(A). 

3 (d) RESILIENCY STANDARDS.—An improvement car4 ried out under this section shall meet the definition of re5 silient developed pursuant to section 406(e) of the Robert 

6 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

7 (42 U.S.C. 5172(e)). 

8 (e) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE HYDROELECTRIC FA9 CILITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible hydroelectric 

10 facility’’ means a hydroelectric facility that— 

11 (1) is part of a system that provides the pri12 mary water source for more than 200,000 people; 

13 (2) sustained damage eligible for financial as14 sistance under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford 

15 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 5172); 

17 (3) is licensed by the Federal Energy Regu18 latory Commission under part I of the Federal 

19 Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.); and 

20 (4) has been assigned a significant hazard po21 tential classification in accordance with chapter 1 of 

22 the Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of 

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1 (f) The amounts provided by this section are des2 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 TITLE VI 

6 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

7 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

8 CONSTRUCTION

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec10 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

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

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

13 earthquakes, $82,400,000, to remain available until ex14 pended: Provided, That of this amount $50,000,000 shall 

15 be used to restore and rebuild national wildlife refuges and 

16 increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat and 

17 infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount 

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

19 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

20 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

22 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

3 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preserva4 tion Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con5 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and Ty6 phoon Yutu, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2022, including costs to States and territories 

8 necessary to complete compliance activities required by 

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

10 section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) and 

11 costs needed to administer the program: Provided, That 

12 grants shall only be available for areas that have received 

13 a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. 

14 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

15 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That individual 

16 grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching re17 quirement: Provided further, That such amount is des18 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re19 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal20 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 CONSTRUCTION

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec23 essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 

24 Florence and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and 

25 calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic 


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1 eruptions, $78,000,000, to remain available until ex2 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

3 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

5 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

7 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga9 tions, and Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

10 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and 

11 calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquake damage associ12 ated with emergency declaration EM–3410, and in those 

13 areas impacted by a major disaster declared pursuant to 

14 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As15 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to cal16 endar year 2018 wildfires or volcanic eruptions, 

17 $98,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro18 vided, That of this amount, $72,310,000 is for costs re19 lated to the repair and replacement of equipment and fa20 cilities damaged by disasters in 2018: Provided further, 

21 That, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

22 of this Act, the Survey shall submit a report to the Com23 mittees on Appropriations that describes the potential op24 tions to replace the facility damaged by the 2018 volcano 

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1 the Survey will provide direct access for monitoring vol2 canic activity and the potential threat to at-risk commu3 nities: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

4 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

7 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

8 INSULAR AFFAIRS

9 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

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

11 for financial management expenses related to the con12 sequences of Typhoon Yutu, $2,000,000, to remain avail13 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des14 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re15 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex20 penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con21 sequences of major disasters declared pursuant to the 

22 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist23 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, 

24 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

25 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 


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1 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and Tech7 nology’’ for necessary expenses related to improving pre8 paredness of the water sector, $600,000, to remain avail9 able until expended: Provided, That such amount is des10 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re11 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal12 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

14 PROGRAM

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 

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

17 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, cal18 endar year 2018 earthquakes, and Typhoon Yutu, 

19 $1,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

20 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

21 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

23 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

2 For additional amounts for ‘‘State and Tribal Assist3 ance Grants’’ for necessary expenses related to the con4 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and cal5 endar year 2018 earthquakes for the hazardous waste fi6 nancial assistance grants program, $1,500,000, to remain 

7 available until expended; for necessary expenses related to 

8 the consequences of Typhoon Yutu for the hazardous 

9 waste financial assistance grants program and for other 

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

11 available until expended, provided that none of these funds 

12 shall be subject to section 3011(b) of the Solid Waste Dis13 posal Act; and for grants under section 106 of the Federal 

14 Water Pollution Control Act, $5,000,000, to remain avail15 able until expended, to address impacts of Hurricane Flor16 ence, Hurricane Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar 

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

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

19 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re20 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal21 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As23 sistance Grants’’, $349,400,000 to remain available until 

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

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

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

3 under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Pro4 vided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal 

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

6 the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated herein 

7 shall be provided to States or Territories in EPA Regions 

8 4, 9, and 10 in amounts determined by the Administrator 

9 for wastewater treatment works and drinking water facili10 ties impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Ty11 phoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires and earth12 quakes: Provided further, That notwithstanding the re13 quirements of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollu14 tion Control Act and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking 

15 Water Act, for the funds appropriated herein, each State 

16 shall use not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 

17 percent of the amount of its capitalization grants to pro18 vide additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the 

19 form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans or 

20 grants or any combination of these: Provided further, That 

21 the Administrator shall retain $10,400,000 of the funds 

22 appropriated herein for grants for drinking water facilities 

23 and waste water treatment plants impacted by Typhoon 

24 Yutu: Provided further, That the funds appropriated here25 in shall be used for eligible projects whose purpose is to 


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1 reduce flood or fire damage risk and vulnerability or to 

2 enhance resiliency to rapid hydrologic change or natural 

3 disaster at treatment works as defined by section 212 of 

4 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or any eligible 

5 facilities under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 

6 Act, and for other eligible tasks at such treatment works 

7 or facilities necessary to further such purposes: Provided 

8 further, That the Administrator of the Environmental Pro9 tection Agency may retain up to $1,000,000 of the funds 

10 appropriated herein for management and oversight: Pro11 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con12 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

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

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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

16 Tribal Assistance Grants’’, $500,000,000, to remain avail17 able until expended, of which $261,000,000 shall be for 

18 capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 

19 Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Con20 trol Act, and of which $239,000,000 shall be for capital21 ization grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 

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

23 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 

24 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds ap25 propriated herein shall be provided to States or Territories 


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

2 the Administrator for wastewater and drinking water 

3 treatment works and facilities impacted by Hurricanes 

4 Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided further, That, for Re5 gion 2, such funds allocated from funds appropriated here6 in shall not be subject to the matching or cost share re7 quirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3) of the Federal 

8 Water Pollution Control Act nor the matching require9 ments of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: 

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

11 requirements of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollu12 tion Control Act and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking 

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

14 amount of its capitalization grants allocated from funds 

15 appropriated herein to provide additional subsidization to 

16 eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, 

17 negative interest loans or grants or any combination of 

18 these: Provided further, That, for Regions 4 and 6, not19 withstanding the requirements of section 603(i) of the 

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

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

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

23 than 30 percent amount of its capitalization grants allo24 cated from funds appropriated herein to provide additional 

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1 ness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or any 

2 combination of these: Provided further, That the Adminis3 trator shall retain $74,600,000 of the funds appropriated 

4 herein for grants to any State or territory that has not 

5 established a water pollution control revolving fund pursu6 ant to title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

7 or section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act for drink8 ing water facilities and waste water treatment plants im9 pacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Provided further, 

10 That the funds appropriated herein shall only be used for 

11 eligible projects whose purpose is to reduce flood damage 

12 risk and vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to rapid hy13 drologic change or a natural disaster at treatment works 

14 as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution 

15 Control Act or any eligible facilities under section 1452 

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

17 tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to 

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

19 2, notwithstanding section 603(d)(2) of the Federal Water 

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

21 Drinking Water Act, funds allocated from funds appro22 priated herein may be used to make loans or to buy, refi23 nance or restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipi24 ents only where such debt was incurred on or after Sep25 tember 20, 2017: Provided further, That the AdminisVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:15 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2157.IH H2157

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1 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain 

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

3 management and oversight: Provided further, That such 

4 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

5 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

7 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 RELATED AGENCIES 

9 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

10 FOREST SERVICE

11 FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 

13 Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the con14 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 

15 calendar year 2018 wildfires, $1,000,000, to remain avail16 able until expended for the forest inventory and analysis 

17 program: Provided, That such amount is designated 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. 

21 STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private 

23 Forestry’’ for necessary expenses related to the con24 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 

25 calendar year 2018 wildfires, $12,000,000, to remain 


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1 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

2 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys7 tem’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

8 of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar 

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

10 until expended: Provided, That of this amount 

11 $21,000,000 shall be used for hazardous fuels manage12 ment activities: Provided further, That such amount is des13 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re14 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal15 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 

18 and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the 

19 consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 

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

21 available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 

22 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re23 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal24 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man4 agement’’, $720,271,000, to remain available through 

5 September 30, 2022, for urgent wildland fire suppression 

6 operations: Provided, That such funds shall be solely avail7 able to be transferred to and merged with other appropria8 tions accounts from which funds were previously trans9 ferred for wildland fire suppression in fiscal year 2018 to 

10 fully repay those amounts: Provided further, That such 

11 amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 

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

13 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

14 1985. 

15 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

16 SERVICES 

17 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

18 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

19 SCIENCES

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 

21 Environmental Health Sciences’’ for necessary expenses in 

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

23 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

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1 tion Act of 1986 related to the consequences of major dis2 asters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis3 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

4 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, to remain available 

5 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

6 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

9 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

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

11 enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appro12 priated by this title shall provide a detailed operating plan 

13 of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title 

14 by State and Territory, and by program, project, and ac15 tivity, to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 

16 That no such funds shall be obligated before the operating 

17 plans are provided to the Committees: Provided further, 

18 That such plans shall be updated, including obligations to 

19 date, and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

20 every 60 days until all such funds are expended. 


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1 TITLE VII 

2 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

3 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

4 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ7 ment Services’’, $50,000,000, for the dislocated workers 

8 assistance national reserve for necessary expenses directly 

9 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

10 Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, 

11 wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes 

12 and floods occurring in calendar year 2019, to remain 

13 available through September 30, 2020: Provided, That the 

14 Secretary of Labor may transfer up to $1,000,000 of such 

15 funds to any other Department of Labor account for re16 construction and recovery needs, including worker protec17 tion activities: Provided further, That these sums may be 

18 used to replace grant funds previously obligated to the im19 pacted areas: Provided further, That of the amount pro20 vided, up to $500,000, to remain available until expended, 

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

22 oversight of activities responding to such consequences: 

23 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

24 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 


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

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

4 SERVICES 

5 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

6 ADMINISTRATION

7 HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Health Surveillance 

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

10 until September 30, 2019, for grants, contracts and coop11 erative agreements for behavioral health treatment, crisis 

12 counseling, and other related helplines, and for other simi13 lar programs to provide support to individuals impacted 

14 by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, 

15 Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires occurring in 2018, and tor16 nadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in 

17 those areas for which a major disaster or emergency has 

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

19 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

20 (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, That obligations 

21 incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to the date 

22 of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds appro23 priated under this heading: Provided further, That such 

24 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

25 emergency requirement pursuant to section 


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

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

4 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Social Services Block 

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

7 through September 30, 2020, for necessary expenses di8 rectly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 

9 and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, 

10 wildfires occurring in 2018, and tornadoes and floods oc11 curring in calendar year 2019 in those areas for which 

12 a major disaster or emergency has been declared under 

13 section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re14 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 

15 5191): Provided, That notwithstanding section 2002 of 

16 the Social Security Act, the distribution of such amount 

17 shall be limited to States directly affected by these events: 

18 Provided further, That the time limits in section 2002(c) 

19 of the Social Security Act shall not apply to funds appro20 priated in this paragraph that are used for renovation, re21 pair or construction: Provided further, That funds appro22 priated in this paragraph are in addition to the entitle23 ment grants authorized by section 2002(a)(1) of the Social 

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

2 funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for 

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

4 costs of renovating, repairing, and construction of health 

5 care facilities (including mental health facilities), child 

6 care centers, and other social services facilities: Provided 

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

8 to remain available until expended, shall be transferred to 

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

10 oversight of activities responding to such hurricanes, ty11 phoons, wildfires, tornadoes, and floods: Provided further, 

12 That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not be 

13 available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal 

14 Emergency Management Agency, under a contract for in15 surance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, That obli16 gations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to 

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

18 appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That 

19 up to $3,000,000 may be used to supplement amounts 

20 available for the necessary expenses of administering sub21 title A of title XX of the Social Security Act: Provided 

22 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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


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1 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 

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

4 until September 30, 2021, for Head Start programs, in5 cluding making payments under the Head Start Act, for 

6 necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of 

7 Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, 

8 Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires occurring in 2018, and tor9 nadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in 

10 those areas for which a major disaster or emergency has 

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

12 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

13 (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, That none of the 

14 funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be included in 

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

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

17 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Pro18 vided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 

19 are not subject to the allocation requirements of section 

20 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That 

21 funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not be available 

22 for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency 

23 Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or 

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

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1 Provided further, That obligations incurred for the pur2 poses provided herein prior to the date of enactment of 

3 this Act may be charged to funds appropriated under this 

4 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

5 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

8 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

9 HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Hurricane Education 

12 Recovery’’ for necessary expenses related to the con13 sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 

14 Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, the wildfires, earth15 quakes, and volcanic eruptions occurring in calendar year 

16 2018, and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 

17 2019 in those areas for which a major disaster or emer18 gency has been declared under section 401 or 501 of the 

19 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist20 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) (referred to under 

21 this heading as a ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), 

22 $165,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 

23 2019: Provided, That such assistance may be provided 

24 through any of the programs authorized under this head25 ing in title VIII of subdivision 1 of division B of Public 


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1 Law 115–123 (as amended by Public Law 115–141), as 

2 determined by the Secretary of Education, and subject to 

3 the terms and conditions that applied to those programs, 

4 except that references to dates and school years in Public 

5 Law 115–123 shall be deemed to be the corresponding 

6 dates and school years for the covered disaster or emer7 gency: Provided further, That the Secretary of Education 

8 may determine the amounts to be used for each such pro9 gram and shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 

10 of the House of Representatives and the Senate of these 

11 amounts not later than 7 days prior to obligation: Pro12 vided further, That $2,000,000 of the funds made avail13 able under this heading, to remain available until ex14 pended, shall be transferred to the Office of the Inspector 

15 General of the Department of Education for oversight of 

16 activities supported with funds appropriated under this 

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

18 under this heading shall be for program administration: 

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 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

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


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

2 and inserting ‘‘(E), and (F)’’; 

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

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

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

9 following: 

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

11 period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending 

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

14 (A) for the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 

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

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

17 paragraph (3) of this section)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘title XIX, during’’ and in19 serting ‘‘title XIX— 

20 ‘‘(i) during’’; 

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

22 (D), and (E)’’; 

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

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

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

4 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(ii) for the period beginning January 

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

8 with respect to payments to Guam and 

9 American Samoa from the additional funds 

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

12 assistance percentage or other rate that 

13 would otherwise apply to such payments to 

14 100 percent.’’. 

15 (b) The amounts provided by the amendments made 

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

17 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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

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

22 and Human Services, and Education shall provide a de23 tailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made avail24 able in this title, including estimated personnel and admin25 istrative costs, to the Committees on Appropriations: ProVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:15 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2157.IH H2157

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1 vided, That such plans shall be updated and submitted 

2 to the Committees on Appropriations every 60 days until 

3 all funds are expended or expire. 

4 SEC. 703. The second proviso under the heading 

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

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

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

9 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

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

11 after the semicolon; and 

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

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

15 provided to an eligible entity before the date of 

16 enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations 

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

18 for a purpose described in section 406 of the 

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

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

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

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


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1 ‘‘(L) any duplicative Federal assistance 

2 provided under this heading to an eligible entity 

3 may be retained by the entity and used for 

4 other activities to restart school operations in 

5 accordance with this paragraph;’’; 

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

7 the semicolon; 

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

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

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

13 that exceed the amount required to meet the need 

14 for such funds as determined by the Secretary as of 

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

16 paragraph (3); and’’: 

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

19 an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced 

20 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act are designated 

21 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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


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1 TITLE VIII 

2 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

3 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

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

9 the calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcano 

10 eruptions, and other disasters declared pursuant to the 

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

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

14 the Government Accountability Office shall submit to the 

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

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

20 for audits and investigations of any other such declared 

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


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1 TITLE IX 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

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

7 related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 

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

11 of Representatives and the Senate receive a master plan 

12 for the installations and a form 1391 for each specific 

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

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

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

17 a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 

18 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

19 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

22 further, That notwithstanding section 2808 of title 10, 

23 United States Code, or any other provision of law, funds 

24 made available under this heading may only be used for 

25 the purposes specifically described under this heading. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

3 Air Force’’, $700,000,000, to remain available until Sep4 tember 30, 2023, for planning and design, and construc5 tion expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

6 Michael: Provided, That none of the funds shall be avail7 able for obligation until the Committees on Appropriations 

8 of the House of Representatives and the Senate receive 

9 a basing plan and future mission requirements for instal10 lations significantly damaged by Hurricane Michael: Pro11 vided further, That, not later than 60 days after enact12 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or his 

13 designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria14 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

15 detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 

16 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

17 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

20 further, That notwithstanding section 2808 of title 10, 

21 United States Code, or any other provision of law, funds 

22 made available under this heading may only be used for 

23 the purposes specifically described under this heading. 


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1 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 

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

4 until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related 

5 to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael: 

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

7 obligation until the Committees on Appropriations of the 

8 House of Representatives and the Senate receive form 

9 1391 for each specific request: Provided further, That, not 

10 later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Direc11 tor of the Army National Guard, or his designee, shall 

12 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

13 of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure 

14 plan for funds provided under this heading: Provided fur15 ther, That such funds may be obligated or expended for 

16 planning and design and military construction projects not 

17 otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such 

18 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

19 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That not22 withstanding section 2808 of title 10, United States Code, 

23 or any other provision of law, funds made available under 

24 this heading may only be used for the purposes specifically 

25 described under this heading. 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

2 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

3 MEDICAL FACILITIES

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

6 $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 

7 for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hur8 ricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut 

9 and Yutu: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Af10 fairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to 

11 address needs as a result of the consequences of Hurri12 canes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and 

13 Yutu, may transfer such funds to any discretionary ac14 count of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided 

15 further, That before a transfer may take place, the Sec16 retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit notice thereof to 

17 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep18 resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That none 

19 of these funds shall be available for obligation until the 

20 Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees 

21 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

22 Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided 

23 under this heading: Provided further, That such amount 

24 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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1 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

2 1985. 

3 TITLE X 

4 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

5 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

6 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

7 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Transpor8 tation Emergency Relief Program’’ as authorized under 

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

10 to remain available until expended, for transit systems af11 fected by major declared disasters occurring in calendar 

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

13 of 1 percent of the funds for public transportation emer14 gency relief shall be available for administrative expenses 

15 and ongoing program management oversight as authorized 

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

17 be in addition to any other appropriations for such pur18 pose: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

19 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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


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1 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

2 OPERATIONS

3 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

4 Of the amounts made available for ‘‘Federal Aviation 

5 Administration—Operations’’ in division B of the Bipar6 tisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), up to 

7 $18,000,000 shall also be available for necessary expenses 

8 related to the consequences of major declared disasters oc9 curring in calendar year 2018: Provided, That amounts 

10 repurposed under this heading that were previously des11 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

12 pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

13 Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as 

14 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

18 EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

19 For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 

20 Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, 

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

22 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 

23 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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


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1 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

2 DEVELOPMENT 

3 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

4 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop7 ment Fund’’, $2,210,000,000, to remain available until 

8 expended, for necessary expenses for activities authorized 

9 under title I of the Housing and Community Development 

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

11 relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure 

12 and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 

13 most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a 

14 major disaster that occurred in 2018 or 2019 (except as 

15 otherwise provided under this heading) pursuant to the 

16 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist17 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That funds 

18 shall be awarded directly to the State, unit of general local 

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

20 section 102 of the Housing and Community Development 

21 Act of 1974) at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided 

22 further, That of the amounts made available under this 

23 heading $150,000,000 shall be allocated to meet unmet 

24 needs for restoration of infrastructure for grantees that 

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1 (excluding grantees that received allocations related to dis2 asters specified in section 501(a) of title V of this Act) 

3 under this heading of division B of Public Law 115–56 

4 and title XI of subdivision 1 of division B of Public Law 

5 115–123: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 

6 in the previous proviso, the Secretary’s determination of 

7 unmet needs for restoration of infrastructure shall not 

8 take into account mitigation-specific allocations: Provided 

9 further, That any funds made available under this heading 

10 and under the same heading in Public Law 115–254 that 

11 remain available, after the funds under such headings 

12 have been allocated for necessary expenses for activities 

13 authorized under such headings, shall be allocated to 

14 grantees receiving awards for disasters that occurred in 

15 2018 or 2019, for mitigation activities in the most im16 pacted and distressed areas resulting from a major dis17 aster that occurred in 2018 or 2019: Provided further, 

18 That allocations under the previous proviso shall be made 

19 in the same proportion that the amount of funds each 

20 grantee received or will receive under this heading for 

21 unmet needs related to disasters that occurred in 2018 

22 or 2019 and the same heading in division I of Public Law 

23 115–254 bears to the amount of all funds provided to all 

24 grantees that received allocations for disasters that oc25 curred in 2018 or 2019: Provided further, That of the 


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1 amounts made available under the text preceding the first 

2 proviso under this heading and under the same heading 

3 in Public Law 115–254, the Secretary shall allocate to all 

4 such grantees an aggregate amount not less than 33 per5 cent of the sum of such amounts of funds within 120 days 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act based on the best 

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

8 of such funds by no later than 180 days after the date 

9 of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec10 retary shall not prohibit the use of funds made available 

11 under this heading and the same heading in Public Law 

12 115–254 for non-Federal share as authorized by section 

13 105(a)(9) of the Housing and Community Development 

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

15 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

16 grantees may establish grant programs to assist small 

17 businesses for working capital purposes to aid in recovery: 

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

19 the Secretary shall certify in advance that such grantee 

20 has in place proficient financial controls and procurement 

21 processes and has established adequate procedures to pre22 vent any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 

23 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

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1 ing all disaster recovery activities assisted with these 

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

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

4 duplication of benefits, the Secretary shall act in accord5 ance with section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 

6 3442) and section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

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

8 Provided further, That the Secretary shall require grantees 

9 to maintain on a public website information containing 

10 common reporting criteria established by the Department 

11 that permits individuals and entities awaiting assistance 

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

13 including copies of all relevant procurement documents, 

14 grantee administrative contracts and details of ongoing 

15 procurement processes, as determined by the Secretary: 

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

17 grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval 

18 detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria 

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

20 long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and 

21 housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 

22 most impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, 

23 That such funds may not be used for activities reimbursed 

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

25 Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army 


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1 Corps of Engineers, in excess of the authorized amount 

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

3 funds allocated under this heading shall not be considered 

4 relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations made pur5 suant to section 106 of the Housing and Community De6 velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided fur7 ther, That a State, unit of general local government, or 

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

9 administrative costs: Provided further, That the first pro10 viso under this heading in the Supplemental Appropria11 tions for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 (division 

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

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

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

15 term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Commu16 nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Pro17 vided further, That the sixth proviso under this heading 

18 in the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 

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

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

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

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

23 the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 

24 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, That in admin25 istering the funds under this heading, the Secretary of 


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1 Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify 

2 alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute 

3 or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 

4 with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the re5 cipient of these funds (except for requirements related to 

6 fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 

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

8 for the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver 

9 or alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with 

10 the overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Commu11 nity Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That, 

12 notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds 

13 provided under this heading that use such funds to supple14 ment Federal assistance provided under section 402, 403, 

15 404, 406, 407, 408(c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford 

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

17 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or public com18 ment, any environmental review, approval, or permit per19 formed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall sat20 isfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect to 

21 such environmental review, approval or permit: Provided 

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

23 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 

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

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1 diately approve the release of funds for an activity or 

2 project assisted under this heading if the recipient has 

3 adopted an environmental review, approval or permit 

4 under the preceding proviso or the activity or project is 

5 categorically excluded from review under the National En6 vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): 

7 Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish via no8 tice in the Federal Register any waiver, or alternative re9 quirement, to any statute or regulation that the Secretary 

10 administers pursuant to title I of the Housing and Com11 munity Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days be12 fore the effective date of such waiver or alternative re13 quirement: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

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

15 made available for capacity building and technical assist16 ance, including assistance on contracting and procurement 

17 processes, to support States, units of general local govern18 ment, or Indian tribes (and their subrecipients) that re19 ceive allocations pursuant to this heading, received dis20 aster recovery allocations under the same heading in Pub21 lic Law 115–254, or may receive similar allocations for 

22 disaster recovery in future appropriations Acts: Provided 

23 further, That of the amounts made available under this 

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

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1 to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development— 

2 Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Plan3 ning and Development’’ for necessary costs, including in4 formation technology costs, of administering and over5 seeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under 

6 this heading: Provided further, That the amount specified 

7 in the preceding proviso shall be combined with funds ap8 propriated under the same heading and for the same pur9 pose in Public Law 115–254 and the aggregate of such 

10 amounts shall be available for any of the same such pur11 poses specified under this heading or the same heading 

12 in Public Law 115–254 without limitation: Provided fur13 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

14 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 

17 amounts repurposed under this heading that were pre18 viously designated by the Congress as an emergency re19 quirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer20 gency Deficit Control Act are designated by the Congress 

21 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

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1 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

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

3 for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 

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

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

7 and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 

8 resulting from a major disaster, including funds provided 

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

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

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

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

13 and any mitigation funding provided under the heading 

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

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

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

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

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

25 Hurricane Florence may be used interchangeably and 


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1 without limitation for the same activities in the most im2 pacted and distressed areas related to Hurricane Matthew. 

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

8 plans to include those impacted by Hurricane Florence. 

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

11 Once the implementing Notice is published, any additional 

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

14 (b) Amounts made available for administrative costs 

15 for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 

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

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

19 and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 

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

21 provided under section 420 of division L of Public Law 

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

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

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

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1 and under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and 

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

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

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

6 costs of the grantee related to any disaster relief funding 

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

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

11 amounts that were previously designated by the Congress, 

12 respectively, as an emergency requirement or as being for 

13 disaster relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

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

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

17 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being for 

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

19 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

20 1985. 

21 TITLE XI 

22 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

23 SEC. 1101. Each amount appropriated or made avail24 able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro25 priated for the fiscal year involved. 


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1 SEC. 1102. No part of any appropriation contained 

2 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 

3 the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

4 SEC. 1103. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 

5 the additional amounts appropriated by this division to ap6 propriations accounts shall be available under the authori7 ties and conditions applicable to such appropriations ac8 counts for fiscal year 2019. 

9 SEC. 1104. Each amount designated in this Act by 

10 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur11 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

12 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be avail13 able (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the 

14 President subsequently so designates all such amounts 

15 and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

16 SEC. 1105. Any amount appropriated by this Act des17 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

18 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg19 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and subse20 quently so designated by the President, and transferred 

21 pursuant to transfer authorities provided by this division 

22 shall retain such designation. 

23 SEC. 1106. Of all amounts made available for mitiga24 tion activities under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing 

25 and Urban Development—Community Development 


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1 Fund’’ in Public Law 115–123, the Secretary shall publish 

2 in the Federal Register the allocations to all eligible grant3 ees, and the necessary administrative requirements appli4 cable to such allocations within 90 days after enactment 

5 of this Act: 

6 (1) For any plans or amendments addressing 

7 the use of any funds provided under Public Law 

8 115–123 and received by the Secretary prior to De9 cember 22, 2018, the Secretary shall review pending 

10 amendments within 15 days of enactment of this Act 

11 and pending plans within 30 days of enactment of 

12 this Act. 

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

14 may not apply the statutory waiver or alternative re15 quirement authority provided by Public Law 115– 

16 123 to extend or otherwise alter existing statutory 

17 and regulatory provisions governing the timeline for 

18 review of required grantee plans. 

19 Provided, That the amounts provided by this section are 

20 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re21 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal22 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

23 Provided further, That amounts repurposed under this 

24 heading that were previously designated by the Congress 

25 as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced 


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1 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are 

2 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

3 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg4 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5

6 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Appro7 priations Act, 2019’’. 

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