H. R. 152 

One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 

An Act 

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, 

to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other 

purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 

following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 

not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2013, and for other purposes, namely: 

DIVISION A—DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

2013 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 

FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Commodity Assistance Program’’ 

for the emergency food assistance program as authorized by section 

27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) 

and section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 

1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)), $6,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provisions of the Emergency Food Assistance 

Act of 1983, the Secretary of Agriculture may allocate additional 

foods and funds for administrative expenses from resources specifically appropriated, transferred, or reprogrammed to restore to 

States resources used to assist families and individuals displaced 

by Hurricane Sandy among the States without regard to sections 

204 and 214 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 7508, 7515): Provided further, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

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

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

INVESTIGATIONS

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

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$20,000,000, to remain available until expended to conduct studies 

of flood and storm damage reduction related to natural disasters: 

Provided, That using $19,500,000 of the funds provided herein, 

the Secretary of the Army shall conduct, at full Federal expense, 

a comprehensive study to address the flood risks of vulnerable 

coastal populations in areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy within 

the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division of the United States 

Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That an interim report 

with an assessment of authorized Corps projects for reducing 

flooding and storm risks in the affected area that have been constructed or are under construction, including construction cost estimates, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 

March 1, 2013: Provided further, That an interim report identifying 

any previously authorized but unconstructed Corps project and 

any project under study by the Corps for reducing flooding and 

storm damage risks in the affected area, including updated construction cost estimates, that are, or would be, consistent with the 

comprehensive study shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees not later than May 1, 2013: Provided further, 

That a final report shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this division: Provided further, That as a part of the 

study, the Secretary shall identify those activities that warrant 

additional analysis by the Corps, as well as institutional and other 

barriers to providing protection to the affected coastal areas: Provided further, That the Secretary shall conduct the study in 

coordination with other Federal agencies, and State, local, and 

Tribal officials to ensure consistency with other plans to be developed, as appropriate: Provided further, That using $500,000 of 

the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall conduct, at full 

Federal expense, an evaluation of the performance of existing 

projects constructed by the Corps and damaged as a consequence 

of Hurricane Sandy for the purposes of determining their effectiveness and making recommendations for improvements to such 

projects: Provided further, That the amounts in this paragraph 

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

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

the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide 

a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and 

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

the date of enactment of this division. 
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CONSTRUCTION

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

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$9,000,000, to remain available until expended for repairs to 

projects that were under construction and damaged as a consequence of Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

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

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide 

a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and 

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

enactment of this division. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

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

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy, $742,000,000, to remain available until expended to dredge 

Federal navigation channels, and repair damage to Corps projects: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this 

division. 

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Sandy, $582,000,000, to remain available until expended 

to support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities, as 

authorized by law: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

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

Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly 

report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation 

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

of this division. 

TITLE III 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

$10,000,000 for grants to or cooperative agreements with organizations to provide technical assistance related to disaster recovery, 

response, and long term resiliency to small businesses that are 
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recovering from Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That the Small Business Administration shall expedite the delivery of assistance in 

disaster-affected areas: Provided further, That the Administrator 

of the Small Business Administration may waive the matching 

requirements under section 21(a)(4)(A) and 29(c) of the Small Business Act for any grant made using funds made available under 

this heading: Provided further, That no later than 30 days after 

the date of enactment of this division, or no less than 7 days 

prior to obligation of funds, whichever occurs earlier, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under 

this heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy, $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Program Account’’ 

for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 

Business Act, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Sandy, $100,000,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 

such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That in addition, for direct 

administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry 

out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 

Business Act in response to Hurricane Sandy, an additional 

$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, which may be 

transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries 

and Expenses: Provided further, That such amounts are designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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TITLE IV 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

COAST GUARD

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Sandy, $143,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

the transfer limitation contained in section 503 of division D of 

Public Law 112–74, such funding may be transferred to other 

Coast Guard appropriations after notification as required in accordance with such section: Provided further, That a description of 

all facilities and property to be reconstructed and restored, with 

associated costs and time lines, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

division. 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’ for 

major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

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

$5,379,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

$3,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland 

Security Office of Inspector General for audits and investigations 

related to disasters: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency shall publish on the Agency’s 

website not later than 24 hours after an award of a public assistance 

grant under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) that is in excess 

of $1,000,000, the specifics of each such grant award: Provided 

further, That for any mission assignment or mission assignment 

task order to another Federal department or agency regarding 

a major disaster, not later than 24 hours after the issuance of 

a mission assignment or task order in excess of $1,000,000, the 

Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website the following: 

the name of the impacted State and the disaster declaration for 

such State, the assigned agency, the assistance requested, a description of the disaster, the total cost estimate, and the amount obligated: Provided further, That not later than 10 days after the 

last day of each month until the mission assignment or task order 
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is completed and closed out, the Administrator shall update any 

changes to the total cost estimate and the amount obligated: Provided further, That for a disaster declaration related to Hurricane 

Sandy, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, not 

later than 5 days after the first day of each month beginning 

after the date of enactment of this division, and shall publish 

on the Agency’s website not later than 10 days after the first 

day of each such month, an estimate or actual amount, if available, 

for the current fiscal year of the cost of the following categories 

of spending: public assistance, individual assistance, operations, 

mitigation, administrative, and any other relevant category 

(including emergency measures and disaster resources): Provided 

further, That not later than 10 days after the first day of each 

month beginning after the date of enactment of this division, the 

Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website the report 

(referred to as the Disaster Relief Monthly Report) as required 

by Public Law 112–74. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $585,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2013: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE

SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Systems Acquisition’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$3,869,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE

SEC. 401. Funds made available by Public Law 109–88 for 

carrying out activities authorized under section 417 of the Robert 

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

5184) may be used until expended to provide assistance under 

section 417 of that Act to local governments in areas eligible to 

receive such assistance pursuant to a major disaster declaration 

by the President for Hurricane Sandy. 
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TITLE V 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

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

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$49,875,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

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

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$234,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

OIL SPILL RESEARCH

For an additional amount for ‘‘Oil Spill Research’’ for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$3,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

TITLE VI 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

Emergency Fund’’ for disaster response and recovery, and other 

expenses directly related to Hurricane Sandy, including making 

payments under the Head Start Act and additional payments for 

distribution as provided for under the ‘‘Social Services Block Grant 

Program’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2014: Provided, That not less than $25,000,000 shall be transferred 

to ‘‘Children and Families Services Programs’’ for the Head Start 

program for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That 

not less than $25,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Social Services 

Block Grant’’ for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, 
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That not less than $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services (‘‘HHS’’) ‘‘Office of Inspector 

General’’ to perform oversight, accountability, and evaluation of 

programs, projects, or activities supported with the funds provided 

for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the distribution of any amount 

shall be limited to the States of New York and New Jersey, except 

that funds provided to ‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’’ may be distributed to other States, but only 

if such funds are for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 

for behavioral health treatment, crisis counseling, and other related 

helplines, and for other similar programs to provide support to 

dislocated residents of New York and New Jersey: Provided further, 

That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 

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

years, as such term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), 

or 644(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That funds 

appropriated in this paragraph are not subject to the allocation 

requirements of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided 

further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph are in addition 

to the entitlement grants authorized by section 2002(a)(1) of the 

Social Security Act and shall not be available for such entitlement 

grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 

may be transferred by the Secretary of HHS (‘‘Secretary’’) to 

accounts within HHS, and shall be available only for the purposes 

provided in this paragraph: Provided further, That the transfer 

authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other 

transfer authority available in this or any other Act for fiscal 

year 2013: Provided further, That 15 days prior to the transfer 

of funds appropriated in this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate of any such transfer and the planned uses of 

the funds: Provided further, That obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to the date of enactment of this division 

may be charged to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided 

further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph and transferred 

to the National Institutes of Health for the purpose of supporting 

the repair or rebuilding of non-Federal biomedical or behavioral 

research facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy shall 

be used to award grants or contracts for such purpose under section 

404I of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That section 

481A(c)(2) of such Act does not apply to the use of funds described 

in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

in this paragraph shall not be available for costs that are 

reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under 

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

That such amounts are designated by the Congress as being for 

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

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

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Limitation on Administrative 

Expenses’’, $2,000,000, for expenses directly related to Hurricane 

Sandy, which shall be derived from the unobligated balances that 

remain available under such heading for the Social Security 

Administration for information technology and telecommunications 

hardware and software infrastructure: Provided, That such amounts 

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

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

TITLE VII 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army 

National Guard’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Sandy, $24,235,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That none of the funds made available 

to the Army National Guard for recovery efforts related to Hurricane Sandy in this division shall be available for obligation until 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate receive form 1391 for each specific request: Provided 

further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 

funds may be obligated to carry out military construction projects 

not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such 

amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

MEDICAL SERVICES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’ for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$21,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

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

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

MEDICAL FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
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$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $1,100,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy, $531,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, 

$207,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for 

renovations and repairs as a consequence of damage caused by 

Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That none of these funds shall be 

available for obligation until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds 

provided under this heading: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated 

and expended to carry out planning and design and major medical 

facility construction not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

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

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

TITLE VIII 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equipment’’, $14,600,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 

Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

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

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

OPERATING SUBSIDY GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER

CORPORATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Subsidy Grants to 

the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ for the Secretary 

of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $32,000,000, to remain available 

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

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the ‘‘Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program’’ as 

authorized under section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, 

$5,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, for transit systems affected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That not more than 

$2,000,000,000 shall be made available not later than 60 days 

after the date of enactment of this division: Provided further, That 

the remainder of the funds shall be made available only after 

the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency sign the memorandum of agreement required 

by section 20017(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 

Century Act (Public Law 112–141) and the Federal Transit Administration publishes interim regulations for the Public Transportation 

Emergency Relief Program: Provided further, That not more than 

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

emergency relief shall be available for administrative expenses and 

ongoing program management oversight as authorized under 49 

U.S.C. 5334 and 5338(i)(2) and shall be in addition to any other 

appropriations for such purpose: Provided further, That of the funds 

made available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be transferred 

to the Office of Inspector General to support the oversight of activities under this heading: Provided further, That such amounts are 

designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

$3,850,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for 

necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, 

restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from 

a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

seq.) due to Hurricane Sandy, for activities authorized under title 

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

U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be allocated directly 

to States and units of general local government at the discretion 

of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Provided 

further, That within 60 days after the enactment of this division, 

the Secretary shall allocate to grantees all funds provided under 

this heading based on the best available data: Provided further, 

That as a condition of eligibility for receipt of such funds, a grantee 

shall submit a plan to the Secretary detailing the proposed use 

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

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

and distressed areas: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 

by notice issued within 45 days of enactment of this division, 

specify criteria for approval of plans, and, if the Secretary determines that a plan does not meet such criteria, the Secretary shall 

disapprove the plan: Provided further, That as a condition of making 

any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance that such grantee 

has in place proficient financial controls and procurement processes 

and has established adequate procedures to prevent any duplication 

of benefits as defined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford 

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

to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive 

websites regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with 

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

of funds: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 

may not be used for activities reimbursable by or for which funds 

are made available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That funds 

allocated under this heading shall not be considered relevant to 

the non-disaster formula allocations made pursuant to section 106 

of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 

5306): Provided further, That a grantee may use up to 5 percent 

of its overall allocation for administrative costs: Provided further, 

That a grantee shall administer grant funds provided under this 

heading in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations 

and may not delegate, by contract or otherwise, the responsibility 

for administering such grant funds: Provided further, That the 

Secretary shall provide grantees with technical assistance on contracting and procurement processes and shall require grantees, 

in contracting or procuring these funds, to incorporate performance 
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requirements and penalties into any such contracts or agreements: 

Provided further, That the Secretary shall require grantees to maintain on a public website information accounting for how all grant 

funds are used, including details of all contracts and ongoing 

procurement processes: Provided further, That, in administering 

the funds under this heading, the Secretary may waive, or specify 

alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation 

by the Secretary or the use of these funds by a grantee (except 

for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 

standards, and the environment) upon a request by a grantee 

explaining why such waiver is required to facilitate the use of 

such funds and pursuant to a determination by the Secretary that 

good cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and 

that such action is not inconsistent with the overall purposes of 

title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 

(42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or this heading: Provided further, That, 

notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided 

under this heading that use such funds to supplement Federal 

assistance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 

of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

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

comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit performed 

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

approval or permit under section 104(g)(1) of the Housing and 

Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(1)): Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of such Act 

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

for release of funds and certification, immediately approve the 

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

if the recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval 

or permit under the preceding proviso or the activity or project 

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

That a waiver granted by the Secretary may not reduce the percentage of funds that must be used for activities that benefit persons 

of low and moderate income to less than 50 percent, unless the 

Secretary specifically finds that there is compelling need to further 

reduce the percentage requirement: Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register any waiver or alternative requirement made by the Secretary with respect to any 

statute or regulation no later than 5 days before the effective 

date of such waiver or alternative requirement: Provided further, 

That, of the funds made available under this heading, up to 

$4,000,000 may be transferred to Program Office Salaries and 

Expenses, Community Planning and Development for necessary 

costs, including information technology costs, of administering and 

overseeing funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That, of the funds made available under this heading, 

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

for necessary costs of overseeing and auditing funds made available 

under this heading: Provided further, That funds provided under 

this heading are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
H. R. 152—14 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 801. For fiscal year 2013, upon request by a public housing 

agency and supported by documentation as required by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that demonstrates that 

the need for the adjustment is due to the disaster, the Secretary 

may make temporary adjustments to the Section 8 housing choice 

voucher annual renewal funding allocations and administrative fee 

eligibility determinations for public housing agencies in an area 

for which the President declared a disaster under title IV of the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

(42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), to avoid significant adverse funding impacts 

that would otherwise result from the disaster. 

TITLE IX 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION 

SEC. 901. Each amount appropriated or made available in this 

division is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the 

fiscal year involved. 

SEC. 902. Each amount designated in this division by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently 

so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations 

to the Congress. 

SEC. 903. No part of any appropriation contained in this division 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 904. (a)(1) Not later than March 31, 2013, in accordance 

with criteria to be established by the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget (referred to in this section as ‘‘OMB’’), 

each Federal agency shall submit to OMB, the Government Accountability Office, the respective Inspector General of each agency, 

and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate internal control plans for funds provided 

by this division. 

(2) Not later than June 30, 2013, the Government Accountability Office shall review for the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate the design of 

the internal control plans required by paragraph (1). 

(b) All programs and activities receiving funds under this division shall be deemed to be ‘‘susceptible to significant improper 

payments’’ for purposes of the Improper Payments Information Act 

of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note), notwithstanding section 2(a) of such 

Act. 

(c) Funds for grants provided by this division shall be expended 

by the grantees within the 24-month period following the agency’s 

obligation of funds for the grant, unless, in accordance with guidance to be issued by the Director of OMB, the Director waives 

this requirement for a particular grant program and submits a 

written justification for such waiver to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the 

case of such grants, the agency shall include a term in the grant 

that requires the grantee to return to the agency any funds not 

expended within the 24-month period. 
H. R. 152—15 

(d) Through September 30, 2015, the Recovery Accountability 

and Transparency Board shall develop and use information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to detect and remediate 

waste, fraud, and abuse in the obligation and expenditure of funds 

appropriated in this or any other Act for any fiscal year of such 

period for purposes related to the impact of Hurricane Sandy: 

Provided, That the Board shall coordinate its oversight efforts with 

the Director of OMB, the head of each Federal agency receiving 

appropriations related to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, and the 

respective Inspector General of each such agency: Provided further, 

That the Board shall submit quarterly reports to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

on its activities related to funds appropriated for the impact of 

Hurricane Sandy. 

TITLE X 

ADDITIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 

CHAPTER 1 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

EMERGENCY CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount, to remain available until expended, 

for the Emergency Conservation Program under title IV of the 

Agriculture Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy and 

resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert 

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

5121 et seq.), $218,000,000, of which $15,000,000 shall be available 

for payments under sections 401 and 402 of the Agriculture Credit 

Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201, 2202), $180,000,000 shall be available 

for activities under section 403 of such Act (Emergency Watershed 

Protection Program; 16 U.S.C. 2203), and $23,000,000 shall be 

available for activities under section 407 of such Act (Emergency 

Forest Restoration Program; 16 U.S.C. 2206): Provided, That the 

Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer these funds to the Farm 

Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service: 

Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 1011. The Office of Inspector General of the Department 

of Agriculture shall use unobligated disaster assistance oversight 

funds provided to such office in division B of Public Law 110– 

329 (122 Stat. 3585) for continued oversight of Department of 

Agriculture disaster- and emergency-related activities. 
H. R. 152—16 

CHAPTER 2 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’, $290,000,000 (reduced by $150,000,000) to remain available 

until September 30, 2014, as follows: 

(1) $50,000,000 for mapping, charting, geodesy services 

and marine debris surveys for coastal States impacted by Hurricane Sandy; 

(2) $7,000,000 to repair and replace ocean observing and 

coastal monitoring assets damaged by Hurricane Sandy; 

(3) $3,000,000 to provide technical assistance to support 

State assessments of coastal impacts of Hurricane Sandy; 

(4) $25,000,000 to improve weather forecasting and hurricane intensity forecasting capabilities, to include data assimilation from ocean observing platforms and satellites; 

(5) $50,000,000 for laboratories and cooperative institutes 

research activities associated with sustained observations 

weather research programs, and ocean and coastal research; 

and 

(6) $5,000,000 for necessary expenses related to fishery 

disasters during calendar year 2012 that were declared by 

the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from 

Hurricane Sandy: 

Provided, That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 

days after the date of enactment of this division: Provided further, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and Construction’’, $186,000,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2015, as follows: 

(1) $9,000,000 to repair National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy; (2) $44,500,000 for repairs and upgrades to NOAA hurricane reconnaissance aircraft; 

(3) $8,500,000 for improvements to weather forecasting 

equipment and supercomputer infrastructure; (4) $13,000,000 to accelerate the National Weather Service 

ground readiness project; and 

(5) $111,000,000 for a weather satellite data mitigation 

gap reserve fund: 

Provided, That NOAA shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

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

Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
H. R. 152—17 

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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$10,020,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$1,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$230,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

SCIENCE 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and Environmental 

Compliance and Restoration’’ for repair at National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy, 
H. R. 152—18 

$15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

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

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

RELATED AGENCIES 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

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

consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $1,000,000: Provided, That the 

amount made available under this heading shall be used only 

to provide the mobile resources, technology, and disaster coordinators necessary to provide storm-related services to the Legal Services Corporation client population and only in the areas significantly 

affected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That such amount 

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

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

none of the funds appropriated in this division to the Legal Services 

Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited 

by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 

503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds 

appropriated in this division to the Legal Services Corporation 

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

such sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 

to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2012 and 

2013, respectively, and except that sections 501 and 503 of Public 

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

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

That, for the purposes of this division, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United States Government. 

CHAPTER 3 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Army’’, $5,370,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
H. R. 152—19 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $40,015,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, $8,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard’’, $3,165,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard’’, $5,775,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

PROCUREMENT 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 

Army’’, $1,310,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015, 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Capital Funds’’, 

$24,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, for 

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy: 
H. R. 152—20 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

CHAPTER 4 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

INVESTIGATIONS

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

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$50,000,000, to remain available until expended to expedite at 

full Federal expense studies of flood and storm damage reduction: 

Provided, That using $29,500,000 of the funds provided herein, 

the Secretary of the Army shall expedite and complete ongoing 

flood and storm damage reduction studies in areas that were 

impacted by Hurricane Sandy in the North Atlantic Division of 

the United States Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That 

using up to $20,000,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary 

shall conduct a comprehensive study to address the flood risks 

of vulnerable coastal populations in areas that were affected by 

Hurricane Sandy within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division of the Corps: Provided further, That an interim report with 

an assessment of authorized Corps projects for reducing flooding 

and storm risks in the affected area that have been constructed 

or are under construction, including construction cost estimates, 

shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate not later than March 

1, 2013: Provided further, That an interim report identifying any 

previously authorized but unconstructed Corps project and any 

project under study by the Corps for reducing flooding and storm 

damage risks in the affected area, including updated construction 

cost estimates, that are, or would be, consistent with the comprehensive study shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional 

committees by May 1, 2013: Provided further, That a final report 

shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees 

within 24 months of the date of enactment of this division: Provided 

further, That as a part of the study, the Secretary shall identify 

those activities warranting additional analysis by the Corps, as 

well as institutional and other barriers to providing protection 

to the affected coastal areas: Provided further, That the Secretary 

shall conduct the study in coordination with other Federal agencies, 

and State, local and Tribal officials to ensure consistency with 

other plans to be developed, as appropriate: Provided further, That 

using $500,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall 

conduct an evaluation of the performance of existing projects constructed by the Corps and impacted by Hurricane Sandy for the 

purposes of determining their effectiveness and making recommendations for improvements thereto: Provided further, That 

as a part of the study, the Secretary shall identify institutional 

and other barriers to providing comprehensive protection to affected 

coastal areas and shall provide this report to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

within 120 days of enactment of this division: Provided further, 
H. R. 152—21 

That the amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this 

division. 

CONSTRUCTION

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

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$3,461,000,000, to remain available until expended to rehabilitate, 

repair and construct United States Army Corps of Engineers 

projects: Provided, That $2,902,000,000 of the funds provided under 

this heading shall be used to reduce future flood risk in ways 

that will support the long-term sustainability of the coastal ecosystem and communities and reduce the economic costs and risks 

associated with large-scale flood and storm events in areas along 

the Atlantic Coast within the boundaries of the North Atlantic 

Division of the Corps that were affected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That $858,000,000 of such funds shall be made available not earlier than 14 days after the Secretary of the Army 

submits the report required under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ 

to be submitted not later than March 1, 2013, and $2,044,000,000 

shall be made available not earlier than 14 days after the Secretary 

submits the report required under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ 

to be submitted not later than May 1, 2013: Provided further, 

That efforts using these funds shall incorporate current science 

and engineering standards in constructing previously authorized 

Corps projects designed to reduce flood and storm damage risks 

and modifying existing Corps projects that do not meet these standards, with such modifications as the Secretary determines are necessary to incorporate these standards or to meet the goal of providing sustainable reduction to flooding and storm damage risks: 

Provided further, That upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate these 

funds may be used to construct any project under study by the 

Corps for reducing flooding and storm damage risks in areas along 

the Atlantic Coast within the North Atlantic Division of the Corps 

that were affected by Hurricane Sandy that the Secretary determines is technically feasible, economically justified, and environmentally acceptable: Provided further, That the completion of 

ongoing construction projects receiving funds provided by this division shall be at full Federal expense with respect to such funds: 

Provided further, That the non-Federal cash contribution for 

projects using these funds shall be financed in accordance with 

the provisions of section 103(k) of Public Law 99–662 over a period 

of 30 years from the date of completion of the project or separable 

element: Provided further, That for these projects, the provisions 

of section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

shall not apply to these funds: Provided further, That up to $51,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be 

used to expedite continuing authorities projects to reduce the risk 

of flooding along the coastal areas in States impacted by Hurricane 
H. R. 152—22 

Sandy within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division of 

the Corps: Provided further, That $9,000,000 of the funds provided 

under this heading shall be used for repairs to projects that were 

under construction and damaged by the impacts of Hurricane 

Sandy: Provided further, That any projects using funds appropriated 

under this heading shall be initiated only after non-Federal 

interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary 

requiring the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs 

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

damages due to the construction or operation and maintenance 

of the project, except for damages due to the fault or negligence 

of the United States or its contractors: Provided further, That 

the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall submit 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a monthly report detailing the allocation 

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

after the date of the enactment of this division. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

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

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy, $821,000,000, to remain available until expended to dredge 

Federal navigation channels and repair damage to United States 

Army Corps of Engineers projects: Provided, That such amount 

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

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

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide 

a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and 

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

enactment of this division. 

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Sandy, $1,008,000,000, to remain available until 

expended to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters 

and support emergency operations, repairs and other activities as 

authorized by law: Provided, That $430,000,000 of the funds provided herein shall be made available not earlier than 14 days 

after the Secretary of the Army submits the report required under 

the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ to be submitted not later than March 

1, 2013, and shall be utilized by the United States Army Corps 

of Engineers to restore projects impacted by Hurricane Sandy in 

the North Atlantic Division of the Corps to design profiles of the 

authorized projects: Provided further, That the provisions of section 

902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 shall not 

apply to funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That 

the amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant section 

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

of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
H. R. 152—23 

and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 

funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this 

division. 

EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Expenses’’ for necessary expenses 

related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $10,000,000, to 

remain available until expended to oversee emergency response 

and recovery activities: Provided, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 

these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment 

of this division. 

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 1041. This chapter shall apply in place of title II of 

this division, and such title shall have no force or effect. 

CHAPTER 5 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

For an additional amount to be deposited in the ‘‘Federal 

Buildings Fund’’, $7,000,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2015, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 

Hurricane Sandy, for basic repair and alteration of buildings under 

the custody and control of the Administrator of General Services, 

and real property management and related activities not otherwise 

provided for: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The provisions under this heading in title III of this division 

shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$20,000,000’’ for ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 

$5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

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

further, That this paragraph shall apply in place of the previous 
H. R. 152—24 

provisions under this heading in title III of this division, and 

such previous provisions shall have no force or effect. 

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Program Account’’ 

for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 

Business Act, $520,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974: Provided further, That in addition, for administrative 

expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 

7(b) of the Small Business Act, an additional $260,000,000 to remain 

available until expended, of which $250,000,000 is for direct 

administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry 

out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and 

merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses, and 

of which $10,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for 

the direct loan program, which may to be transferred to and merged 

with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses: Provided further, 

That such amounts are designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

Provided further, That this paragraph shall apply in place of the 

previous provisions under this heading in title III of this division, 

and such previous provisions shall have no force or effect. 

CHAPTER 6 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$1,667,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That a description of all property 

to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this division. 

UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$855,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That a description of all property 
H. R. 152—25 

to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this division. 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$300,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That a description of all property 

to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this division. 

COAST GUARD

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The provisions under this heading in title IV of this division 

shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$274,233,000’’ for ‘‘$143,899,000’’. 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’ in 

carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $11,487,735,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided, $5,379,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant 

to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

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

in the preceding proviso is designated by the Congress as being 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the total amount provided, $6,108,735,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 which shall be for major 

disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

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

further, That of the total amount provided, $3,000,000 shall be 

transferred to the Department of Homeland Security ‘‘Office of 

Inspector General’’ for audits and investigations related to disasters: 

Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency shall publish on the Agency’s website not 

later than 24 hours after an award of a public assistance grant 

under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
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Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) the specifics of the 

grant award: Provided further, That for any mission assignment 

or mission assignment task order to another Federal department 

or agency regarding a major disaster, not later than 24 hours 

after the issuance of the mission assignment or task order, the 

Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website the following: 

the name of the impacted state and the disaster declaration for 

such State, the assigned agency, the assistance requested, a description of the disaster, the total cost estimate, and the amount obligated: Provided further, That not later than 10 days after the 

last day of each month until the mission assignment or task order 

is completed and closed out, the Administrator shall update any 

changes to the total cost estimate and the amount obligated: Provided further, That for a disaster declaration related to Hurricane 

Sandy, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, not 

later than 5 days after the first day of each month beginning 

after the date of enactment of this division, and shall publish 

on the Agency’s website not later than 10 days after the first 

day of each such month, an estimate or actual amount, if available, 

for the current fiscal year of the cost of the following categories 

of spending: public assistance, individual assistance, operations, 

mitigation, administrative, and any other relevant category 

(including emergency measures and disaster resources): Provided 

further, That not later than 10 days after the first day of each 

month beginning after the date of enactment of this division, the 

Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website the report 

(referred to as the Disaster Relief Monthly Report) as required 

by Public Law 112–74: Provided further, That this paragraph shall 

apply in place of the previous provisions under this heading in 

title IV of this division, and such previous provisions shall have 

no force or effect. 

DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Assistance Direct Loan 

Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans, $300,000,000, to 

remain available until expended, as authorized by section 417 of 

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), of which up to $4,000,000 is for administrative 

expenses to carry out the direct loan program: Provided, That 

such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 

as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 

Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross 

obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 

$400,000,000: Provided further, That these amounts are designated 

by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

The provisions under this heading in title IV of this division 

shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$3,249,000’’ and ‘‘September 30, 

2014’’ for ‘‘$585,000’’ and ‘‘September 30, 2013’’, respectively. 
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CHAPTER 7 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

The provisions under this heading in title V of this division shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$78,000,000 (reduced by 

$9,800,000)’’ for ‘‘$49,875,000’’: Provided, That none of the funds 

made available under such heading in title V may be used to 

repair seawalls or buildings on islands in the Stewart B. McKinney 

National Wildlife Refuge. 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

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

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

Sandy, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015, 

including costs to States necessary to complete compliance activities 

required by section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act 

and costs needed to administer the program: Provided, That grants 

shall only be available for areas that have received a major disaster 

declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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

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

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

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

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

CONSTRUCTION

The provisions under this heading in title V of this division shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$348,000,000’’ for ‘‘$234,000,000’’. 

DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

any Department of the Interior component bureau or office for 

necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$360,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

funds appropriated herein shall be used to restore and rebuild 

national parks, national wildlife refuges, and other Federal public 

assets; increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat and 

infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount of damage caused by such storms: Provided further, That the Secretary 

of the Interior may transfer these funds to any other account 

in the Department and may expend such funds by direct expenditure, grants, or cooperative agreements, including grants to or 

cooperative agreements with States, Tribes, and municipalities, to 
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carry out the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That 

the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending 

plan for the amounts provided herein within 60 days of enactment 

of this division: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

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

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Programs and 

Management’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Sandy, $725,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance Superfund’’ 

for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 

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

That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage 

Tank Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Sandy, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance 

Grants’’, $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

$500,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the Clean Water 

State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 

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

grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, 

That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution 

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

Act, funds appropriated herein shall be provided to States in EPA 

Region 2 for wastewater and drinking water treatment works and 

facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements of section 603(d) of the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act, for the funds appropriated herein, 

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

30 percent of the amount of its capitalization grants to provide 
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additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or any combination of these: Provided further, That the funds appropriated herein 

shall only be used for eligible projects whose purpose is to reduce 

flood damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to 

rapid hydrologic change or a natural disaster at treatment works 

as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

Act or any eligible facilities under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 

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

or facilities necessary to further such purposes: Provided further, 

That the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 

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

management and oversight: Provided further, That such amounts 

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

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

RELATED AGENCIES 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement and 

Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 

of Hurricane Sandy, $4,400,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

OTHER RELATED AGENCY 

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

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

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

CHAPTER 8 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employment Services’’, $25,000,000, for the dislocated workers assistance national 
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reserve for necessary expenses directly related to Hurricane Sandy, 

which shall be available from the date of enactment of this division 

through September 30, 2013: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer up to $3,500,000 of such funds to any other Department of Labor account for other Hurricane Sandy reconstruction 

and recovery needs, including worker protection activities: Provided 

further, That such amounts are designated by the Congress as 

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

Emergency Fund’’ for disaster response and recovery, and other 

expenses directly related to Hurricane Sandy, including making 

payments under the Head Start Act and additional payments for 

distribution as provided for under the ‘‘Social Services Block Grant 

Program’’, $800,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2015: Provided, That $100,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Children 

and Families Services Programs’’ for the Head Start program for 

the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That $500,000,000 

shall be transferred to ‘‘Social Services Block Grant’’ for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That section 2002(c) of 

the Social Security Act shall be applied to funds appropriated 

in the preceding proviso by substituting ‘‘succeeding 2 fiscal years’’ 

for ‘‘succeeding fiscal year’’: Provided further, That not less than 

$5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Health and 

Human Services (‘‘HHS’’) ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ to perform 

oversight, accountability, and evaluation of programs, projects, or 

activities supported with the funds provided for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, the distribution of any amount shall be limited 

to the States directly affected by Hurricane Sandy and which have 

been declared by the President as a major disaster under title 

IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That none of the 

funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be included in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as such 

term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 644(d)(3) 

of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

in this paragraph are not subject to the allocation requirements 

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

funds appropriated in this paragraph for the Social Services Block 

Grant are in addition to the entitlement grants authorized by 

section 2002(a)(1) of the Social Security Act and shall not be available for such entitlement grants: Provided further, That in addition 

to other uses permitted by title XX of the Social Security Act, 

funds appropriated in this paragraph for the Social Services Block 

Grant may be used for health services (including mental health 

services), and for costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding health 

care facilities, child care facilities, or other social services facilities: 
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Provided further, That the remaining $195,000,000 appropriated 

in this paragraph may be transferred by the Secretary of HHS 

(‘‘Secretary’’) to accounts within HHS, and shall be available only 

for the purposes provided in this paragraph: Provided further, That 

the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition 

to any other transfer authority available in this or any other Act: 

Provided further, That 15 days prior to the transfer of funds appropriated in this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

of any such transfer and the planned uses of the funds: Provided 

further, That obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein 

prior to the date of enactment of this division may be charged 

to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided further, That 

funds appropriated in this paragraph and transferred to the 

National Institutes of Health for the purpose of supporting the 

repair or rebuilding of non-Federal biomedical or behavioral 

research facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy shall 

be used to award grants or contracts for such purpose under section 

404I of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That section 

481A(c)(2) of such Act does not apply to the use of funds described 

in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

in this paragraph shall not be available for costs that are 

reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under 

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

That such amounts are designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

Provided further, That this paragraph shall apply in place of the 

previous provisions under this heading in title VI of this division, 

and such previous provisions shall have no force or effect. 

CHAPTER 9 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equipment’’, 

$30,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 

Fund and to remain available until expended, for necessary 

expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy: Provided, 

That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

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

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Relief Program’’ 

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

$2,022,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
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the obligations for projects under this section resulting from a 

single natural disaster or a single catastrophic failure in a State 

shall not exceed $100,000,000, and the total obligations for projects 

under this section in any fiscal year in the Virgin Islands, Guam, 

American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands shall not exceed $20,000,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding the preceding proviso, the Secretary of Transportation 

may obligate more than $100,000,000, but not more than 

$500,000,000, for a single natural disaster event in a State for 

emergency relief projects arising from damage caused in calendar 

year 2012 by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That no funds 

provided in this division shall be used for section 125(g) of such 

title: Provided further, That the amount provided under this 

heading is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

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

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants to the National Railroad 

Passenger Corporation’’ for the Secretary of Transportation to make 

capital and debt service grants to the National Railroad Passenger 

Corporation to advance capital projects that address Northeast Corridor infrastructure recovery and resiliency in the affected areas, 

$86,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

none of the funds may be used to subsidize operating losses of 

the Corporation: Provided further, That as a condition of eligibility 

for receipt of such funds, the Corporation shall not, after the enactment of this division, use any funds provided for Capital and 

Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 

in this division or any other Act for operating expenses, which 

includes temporary transfers of such funds: Provided further, That 

the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration may 

retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided under 

this heading to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator 

of grants made under this heading: Provided further, That for 

an additional amount for the Secretary to make operating subsidy 

grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for necessary 

repairs related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 

$32,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided further, 

That each amount under this heading is designated by the Congress 

as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the ‘‘Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program’’ as 

authorized under section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, 

$10,900,000,000, to remain available until expended, for recovery 

and relief efforts in the areas most affected by Hurricane Sandy: 
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Provided, That not more than $2,000,000,000 shall be made available not later than 60 days after the enactment of this division: 

Provided further, That the remainder of the funds shall be made 

available only after the Federal Transit Administration and the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency sign the Memorandum 

of Agreement required by section 20017(b) of the Moving Ahead 

for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Public Law 112–141) and 

the Federal Transit Administration publishes interim regulations 

for the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program: Provided 

further, That of the funds provided under this heading, the Sec- retary of Transportation may transfer up to $5,383,000,000 to the 

appropriate agencies to fund programs authorized under titles 23 

and 49, United States Code, in order to carry out projects related 

to reducing risk of damage from future disasters in areas impacted 

by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

shall be notified at least 15 days in advance of any such transfer: 

Provided further, That up to three-quarters of 1 percent of the 

funds retained for public transportation emergency relief shall be 

available for the purposes of administrative expenses and ongoing 

program management oversight as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5334 

and 5338(i)(2) and shall be in addition to any other appropriations 

for such purposes: Provided further, That, of the funds made available under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be transferred to the 

Office of Inspector General to support the oversight of activities 

funded under this heading: Provided further, That such amounts 

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

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Development Fund’’, $16,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 

for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, 

restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from 

a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

seq.) due to Hurricane Sandy and other eligible events in calendar 

years 2011, 2012, and 2013, for activities authorized under title 

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

U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be awarded directly 

to the State or unit of general local government as a grantee 

at the discretion of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate to grantees 

not less than 33 percent of the funds provided under this heading 

within 60 days after the enactment of this division based on the 

best available data: Provided further, That prior to the obligation 

of funds, a grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval 

detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of these funds will address long-term recovery 
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and restoration of infrastructure and housing and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, 

That the Secretary shall by notice specify the criteria for approval 

of such plans within 45 days of enactment of this division: Provided 

further, That if the Secretary determines that a plan does not 

meet such criteria, the Secretary shall disapprove the plan: Provided 

further, That funds provided under this heading may not be used 

for activities reimbursable by or for which funds are made available 

by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army Corps 

of Engineers: Provided further, That funds allocated under this 

heading shall not be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula 

allocations made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and 

Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided 

further, That a grantee may use up to 5 percent of its allocation 

for administrative costs: Provided further, That a grantee shall 

administer grant funds provided under this heading in accordance 

with all applicable laws and regulations and may not delegate, 

by contract or otherwise, the responsibility for administering such 

grant funds: Provided further, That as a condition of making any 

grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance that such grantee 

has in place proficient financial controls and procurement processes 

and has established adequate procedures to prevent any duplication 

of benefits as defined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford 

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

to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive 

websites regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with 

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

of funds: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide grantees 

with technical assistance on contracting and procurement processes 

and shall require grantees, in contracting or procuring these funds, 

to incorporate performance requirements and penalties into any 

such contracts or agreements: Provided further, That the Secretary 

shall require grantees to maintain on a public website information 

accounting for how all grant funds are used, including details 

of all contracts and ongoing procurement processes: Provided further, That, in administering the funds under this heading, the 

Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any 

provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers 

in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by 

the recipient of these funds (except for requirements related to 

fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment) pursuant to a determination by the Secretary that good 

cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and that 

such action is not inconsistent with the overall purposes of title 

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

U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further, That, notwithstanding the 

preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided under this heading 

that use such funds to supplement Federal assistance provided 

under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 of the Robert T. 

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

5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or public comment, any 

environmental review, approval, or permit performed by a Federal 

agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of the 

recipient with respect to such environmental review, approval or 

permit: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) 

of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 

5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon receipt of a request for release 
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of funds and certification, immediately approve the release of funds 

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

has adopted an environmental review, approval or permit under 

the preceding proviso or the activity or project is categorically 

excluded from review under the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, That a 

waiver granted by the Secretary may not reduce the percentage 

of funds that must be used for activities that benefit persons of 

low and moderate income to less than 50 percent, unless the Secretary specifically finds that there is a compelling need to further 

reduce or eliminate the percentage requirement: Provided further, 

That the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register any waiver 

of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant 

to title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 

no later than 5 days before the effective date of such waiver: 

Provided further, That, of the funds made available under this 

heading, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Program Office 

Salaries and Expenses, Community Planning and Development’’ 

for necessary costs, including information technology costs, of 

administering and overseeing funds made available under this 

heading: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 

this heading, $10,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the 

Inspector General’’ for necessary costs of overseeing and auditing 

funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That 

the amounts provided under this heading are designated by the 

Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

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

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 1091. For fiscal year 2013, upon request by a public 

housing agency and supported by documentation as required by 

the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that demonstrates that the need for the adjustment is due to the disaster, 

the Secretary may make temporary adjustments to the section 

8 housing choice voucher annual renewal funding allocations and 

administrative fee eligibility determinations for public housing 

agencies in an area for which the President declared a disaster 

during such fiscal year under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 

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

et seq.), to avoid significant adverse funding impacts that would 

otherwise result from the disaster. 

SEC. 1092. The Departments of Transportation and Housing 

and Urban Development shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 

45 days after the date of the enactment of this division a plan 

for implementing the provisions in this chapter, and updates to 

such plan on a biannual basis thereafter. 

SEC. 1093. None of the funds provided in this chapter to the 

Department of Transportation or the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development may be used to make a grant unless the 

Secretary of such Department notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not less 

than 3 full business days before any project, State or locality is 

selected to receive a grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more is 

announced by either Department or a modal administration. 
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SEC. 1094. This chapter shall apply in place of title VIII of 

this division, and such title shall have no force or effect. 

SEC. 1095. The amounts otherwise provided by this division 

are revised by reducing the amount made available for ‘‘Small 

Business Administration—Disaster Loans Program Account’’ for 

administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program 

authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (and within 

such amount, the amount made available for direct administrative 

expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out such program), 

and increasing the amount made available for ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—National Cemetery Administration’’, by $1,000,000. 

SEC. 1096. None of the funds provided in this division shall 

be used for land acquisition by the Secretary of the Interior or 

the Secretary of Agriculture. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013’’. 

DIVISION B—SANDY RECOVERY 

IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2013 

SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the ‘‘Sandy 

Recovery Improvement Act of 2013’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this division 

is as follows: 

Sec. 1101. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 1102. Public assistance program alternative procedures. 

Sec. 1103. Federal assistance to individuals and households. 

Sec. 1104. Hazard mitigation. 

Sec. 1105. Dispute resolution pilot program. 

Sec. 1106. Unified Federal review. 

Sec. 1107. Simplified procedures. 

Sec. 1108. Essential assistance. 

Sec. 1109. Individual assistance factors. 

Sec. 1110. Tribal requests for a major disaster or emergency declaration under the 

Stafford Act. 

Sec. 1111. Recommendations for reducing costs of future disasters. 

SEC. 1102. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES. 

Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating the second section 425 (relating to 

essential service providers) as section 427; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 428. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES. 

‘‘(a) APPROVAL OF PROJECTS.—The President, acting through 

the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

may approve projects under the alternative procedures adopted 

under this section for any major disaster or emergency declared 

on or after the date of enactment of this section. The Administrator 

may also apply the alternate procedures adopted under this section 

to a major disaster or emergency declared before enactment of 

this Act for which construction has not begun as of the date of 

enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(b) ADOPTION.—The Administrator, in coordination with 

States, tribal and local governments, and owners or operators of 

private nonprofit facilities, may adopt alternative procedures to 

administer assistance provided under sections 403(a)(3)(A), 406, 

407, and 502(a)(5). 

‘‘(c) GOALS OF PROCEDURES.—The alternative procedures 

adopted under subsection (a) shall further the goals of— 

‘‘(1) reducing the costs to the Federal Government of providing such assistance; 

‘‘(2) increasing flexibility in the administration of such 

assistance; 

‘‘(3) expediting the provision of such assistance to a State, 

tribal or local government, or owner or operator of a private 

nonprofit facility; and 

‘‘(4) providing financial incentives and disincentives for a 

State, tribal or local government, or owner or operator of a 

private nonprofit facility for the timely and cost-effective 

completion of projects with such assistance. 

‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION.—Participation in the alternative procedures 

adopted under this section shall be at the election of a State, 

tribal or local government, or owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility consistent with procedures determined by the 

Administrator. 

‘‘(e) MINIMUM PROCEDURES.—The alternative procedures 

adopted under this section shall include the following: 

‘‘(1) For repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged 

facilities under section 406— 

‘‘(A) making grants on the basis of fixed estimates, 

if the State, tribal or local government, or owner or operator 

of the private nonprofit facility agrees to be responsible 

for any actual costs that exceed the estimate; 

‘‘(B) providing an option for a State, tribal or local 

government, or owner or operator of a private nonprofit 

facility to elect to receive an in-lieu contribution, without 

reduction, on the basis of estimates of— 

‘‘(i) the cost of repair, restoration, reconstruction, 

or replacement of a public facility owned or controlled 

by the State, tribal or local government or owner or 

operator of a private nonprofit facility; and 

‘‘(ii) management expenses; 

‘‘(C) consolidating, to the extent determined appropriate by the Administrator, the facilities of a State, tribal 

or local government, or owner or operator of a private 

nonprofit facility as a single project based upon the estimates adopted under the procedures; 

‘‘(D) if the actual costs of a project completed under 

the procedures are less than the estimated costs thereof, 

the Administrator may permit a grantee or subgrantee 

to use all or part of the excess funds for— 

‘‘(i) cost-effective activities that reduce the risk 

of future damage, hardship, or suffering from a major 

disaster; and 

‘‘(ii) other activities to improve future Public 

Assistance operations or planning; 

‘‘(E) in determining eligible costs under section 406, 

the Administrator shall make available, at an applicant’s 

request and where the Administrator or the certified cost 
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estimate prepared by the applicant’s professionally licensed 

engineers has estimated an eligible Federal share for a 

project of at least $5,000,000, an independent expert panel 

to validate the estimated eligible cost consistent with 

applicable regulations and policies implementing this section; and 

‘‘(F) in determining eligible costs under section 406, 

the Administrator shall, at the applicant’s request, consider 

properly conducted and certified cost estimates prepared 

by professionally licensed engineers (mutually agreed upon 

by the Administrator and the applicant), to the extent 

that such estimates comply with applicable regulations, 

policy, and guidance. 

‘‘(2) For debris removal under sections 403(a)(3)(A), 407, 

and 502(a)(5)— 

‘‘(A) making grants on the basis of fixed estimates 

to provide financial incentives and disincentives for the 

timely or cost-effective completion if the State, tribal or 

local government, or owner or operator of the private nonprofit facility agrees to be responsible to pay for any actual 

costs that exceed the estimate; 

‘‘(B) using a sliding scale for determining the Federal 

share for removal of debris and wreckage based on the 

time it takes to complete debris and wreckage removal; 

‘‘(C) allowing use of program income from recycled 

debris without offset to the grant amount; 

‘‘(D) reimbursing base and overtime wages for 

employees and extra hires of a State, tribal or local government, or owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility 

performing or administering debris and wreckage removal; 

‘‘(E) providing incentives to a State or tribal or local 

government to have a debris management plan approved 

by the Administrator and have pre-qualified 1 or more 

debris and wreckage removal contractors before the date 

of declaration of the major disaster; and 

‘‘(F) if the actual costs of projects under subparagraph 

(A) are less than the estimated costs of the project, the 

Administrator may permit a grantee or subgrantee to use 

all or part of the excess funds for— 

‘‘(i) debris management planning; 

‘‘(ii) acquisition of debris management equipment 

for current or future use; and 

‘‘(iii) other activities to improve future debris 

removal operations, as determined by the Administrator. 

‘‘(f) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Until such time as the Administrator 

promulgates regulations to implement this section, the Administrator may— 

‘‘(1) waive notice and comment rulemaking, if the Administrator determines the waiver is necessary to expeditiously 

implement this section; and 

‘‘(2) carry out the alternative procedures under this section 

as a pilot program. 

‘‘(g) OVERTIME PAYMENTS.—The guidelines for reimbursement 

for costs under subsection (e)(2)(D) shall ensure that no State 

or local government is denied reimbursement for overtime payments 
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that are required pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 

1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 

‘‘(h) REPORT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not earlier than 3 years, and not later 

than 5 years, after the date of enactment of this section, the 

Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security 

shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the alternative procedures for the repair, 

restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities under section 

406 authorized under this section. 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall contain an assessment 

of the effectiveness of the alternative procedures, including— 

‘‘(A) whether the alternative procedures helped to 

improve the general speed of disaster recovery; 

‘‘(B) the accuracy of the estimates relied upon; 

‘‘(C) whether the financial incentives and disincentives 

were effective; 

‘‘(D) whether the alternative procedures were cost effective; 

‘‘(E) whether the independent expert panel described 

in subsection (e)(1)(E) was effective; and 

‘‘(F) recommendations for whether the alternative 

procedures should be continued and any recommendations 

for changes to the alternative procedures.’’. 

SEC. 1103. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS. 

Section 408(c)(1)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)(B)) is 

amended— 

(1) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) 

and (iv), respectively; 

(2) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 

‘‘(ii) LEASE AND REPAIR OF RENTAL UNITS FOR TEM- PORARY HOUSING.— ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The President, to the extent 

the President determines it would be a cost-effective alternative to other temporary housing 

options, may— 

‘‘(aa) enter into lease agreements with 

owners of multifamily rental property located 

in areas covered by a major disaster declaration to house individuals and households 

eligible for assistance under this section; and 

‘‘(bb) make repairs or improvements to 

properties under such lease agreements, to the 

extent necessary to serve as safe and adequate 

temporary housing. 

‘‘(II) IMPROVEMENTS OR REPAIRS.—Under the 

terms of any lease agreement for property entered 

into under this subsection, the value of the 

improvements or repairs— 

‘‘(aa) shall be deducted from the value 

of the lease agreement; and 

‘‘(bb) may not exceed the value of the lease 

agreement.’’; and 
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(3) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated) by striking ‘‘clause 

(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (iii)’’. 

SEC. 1104. HAZARD MITIGATION. 

(a) STREAMLINED PROCEDURES; ADVANCE ASSISTANCE.—Section 

404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is amended by adding at the end the 

following: 

‘‘(d) STREAMLINED PROCEDURES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of providing assistance 

under this section, the President shall ensure that— 

‘‘(A) adequate resources are devoted to ensure that 

applicable environmental reviews under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and historic preservation 

reviews under the National Historic Preservation Act are 

completed on an expeditious basis; and 

‘‘(B) the shortest existing applicable process under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the 

National Historic Preservation Act is utilized. 

‘‘(2) AUTHORITY FOR OTHER EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.—The 

President may utilize expedited procedures in addition to those 

required under paragraph (1) for the purpose of providing 

assistance under this section, such as procedures under the 

Prototype Programmatic Agreement of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, for the consideration of multiple structures as a group and for an analysis of the cost-effectiveness 

and fulfillment of cost-share requirements for proposed hazard 

mitigation measures. 

‘‘(e) ADVANCE ASSISTANCE.—The President may provide not 

more than 25 percent of the amount of the estimated cost of hazard 

mitigation measures to a State grantee eligible for a grant under 

this section before eligible costs are incurred.’’. 

(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION

OF HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE BY STATES.—Section 404(c)(2) 

of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(c)(2)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘applications submitted under paragraph (1).’’ the following: ‘‘Until such 

time as the Administrator promulgates regulations to implement 

this paragraph, the Administrator may waive notice and comment 

rulemaking, if the Administrator determines doing so is necessary 

to expeditiously implement this section, and may carry out this 

section as a pilot program.’’. 

(c) APPLICABILITY.—The authority under the amendments made 

by this section shall apply to— 

(1) any major disaster or emergency declared under the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment 

of this division; and 

(2) a major disaster or emergency declared under that 

Act before the date of enactment of this division for which 

the period for processing requests for assistance has not ended 

as of the date of enactment of this division. 

SEC. 1105. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PILOT PROGRAM. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions 

apply: 

(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 

Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
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(2) ELIGIBLE ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘eligible assistance’’ 

means assistance— 

(A) under section 403, 406, or 407 of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173); 

(B) for which the legitimate amount in dispute is not 

less than $1,000,000, which sum the Administrator shall 

adjust annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price 

Index for all Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor; 

(C) for which the applicant has a non-Federal share; 

and 

(D) for which the applicant has received a decision 

on a first appeal. 

(b) PROCEDURES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of enactment of this section, and in order to facilitate an efficient recovery from major disasters, the Administrator shall 

establish procedures under which an applicant may request 

the use of alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration 

by an independent review panel, to resolve disputes relating 

to eligible assistance. 

(2) BINDING EFFECT.—A decision by an independent review 

panel under this section shall be binding upon the parties 

to the dispute. 

(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—The procedures established under 

this section shall— 

(A) allow a party of a dispute relating to eligible assistance to request an independent review panel for the review; 

(B) require a party requesting an independent review 

panel as described in subparagraph (A) to agree to forgo 

rights to any further appeal of the dispute relating to 

any eligible assistance; 

(C) require that the sponsor of an independent review 

panel for any alternative dispute resolution under this 

section be— 

(i) an individual or entity unaffiliated with the 

dispute (which may include a Federal agency, an 

administrative law judge, or a reemployed annuitant 

who was an employee of the Federal Government) 

selected by the Administrator; and 

(ii) responsible for identifying and maintaining an 

adequate number of independent experts qualified to 

review and resolve disputes under this section; 

(D) require an independent review panel to— 

(i) resolve any remaining disputed issue in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Agency 

interpretations of those laws through its published policies and guidance; 

(ii) consider only evidence contained in the 

administrative record, as it existed at the time at which 

the Agency made its initial decision; 

(iii) only set aside a decision of the Agency found 

to be arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or 

otherwise not in accordance with law; and 

(iv) in the case of a finding of material fact adverse 

to the claimant made on first appeal, only set aside 
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or reverse such finding if the finding is clearly erroneous; 

(E) require an independent review panel to expeditiously issue a written decision for any alternative dispute 

resolution under this section; and 

(F) direct that if an independent review panel for any 

alternative dispute resolution under this section determines 

that the basis upon which a party submits a request for 

alternative dispute resolution is frivolous, the independent 

review panel shall direct the party to pay the reasonable 

costs to the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

relating to the review by the independent review panel. 

Any funds received by the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency under the authority of this section shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation or appropriations 

available for the eligible assistance in dispute on the date 

on which the funds are received. 

(c) SUNSET.—A request for review by an independent review 

panel under this section may not be made after December 31, 

2015. 

(d) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the termination of authority under this section under subsection (c), 

the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 

analyzing the effectiveness of the program under this section. 

(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under paragraph (1) 

shall include— 

(A) a determination of the availability of data required 

to complete the report; 

(B) an assessment of the effectiveness of the program 

under this section, including an assessment of whether 

the program expedited or delayed the disaster recovery 

process; 

(C) an assessment of whether the program increased 

or decreased costs to administer section 403, 406, or 407 

of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act; 

(D) an assessment of the procedures and safeguards 

that the independent review panels established to ensure 

objectivity and accuracy, and the extent to which they 

followed those procedures and safeguards; 

(E) a recommendation as to whether any aspect of 

the program under this section should be made a permanent authority; and 

(F) recommendations for any modifications to the 

authority or the administration of the authority under this 

section in order to improve the disaster recovery process. 

SEC. 1106. UNIFIED FEDERAL REVIEW. 

Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (as amended by this division) is further amended 

by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 429. UNIFIED FEDERAL REVIEW. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 

of enactment of this section, and in consultation with the Council 

on Environmental Quality and the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation, the President shall establish an expedited and unified 

interagency review process to ensure compliance with environmental and historic requirements under Federal law relating to 

disaster recovery projects, in order to expedite the recovery process, 

consistent with applicable law. 

‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The review process established under this section shall include mechanisms to expeditiously address delays that 

may occur during the recovery from a major disaster and be 

updated, as appropriate, consistent with applicable law.’’. 

SEC. 1107. SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES. 

Section 422 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘If the Federal estimate’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 

IN GENERAL.—If the Federal estimate’’; 

(2) by inserting ‘‘(or, if the Administrator has established 

a threshold under subsection (b), the amount established under 

subsection (b))’’ after ‘‘$35,000’’ the first place it appears; 

(3) by inserting ‘‘or, if applicable, the amount established 

under subsection (b),’’ after ‘‘$35,000 amount’’ the second place 

it appears; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(b) THRESHOLD.— 

‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the President, acting through the 

Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(in this section referred to as the ‘Administrator’), shall— 

‘‘(A) complete an analysis to determine whether an 

increase in the threshold for eligibility under subsection 

(a) is appropriate, which shall include consideration of costeffectiveness, speed of recovery, capacity of grantees, past 

performance, and accountability measures; and 

‘‘(B) submit to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the analysis conducted under subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—After the Administrator submits the report 

required under paragraph (1), the President shall direct the 

Administrator to— 

‘‘(A) immediately establish a threshold for eligibility 

under this section in an appropriate amount, without 

regard to chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code; and 

‘‘(B) adjust the threshold annually to reflect changes 

in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers 

published by the Department of Labor. 

‘‘(3) REVIEW.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 

which the Administrator establishes a threshold under paragraph (2), and every 3 years thereafter, the President, acting 

through the Administrator, shall review the threshold for eligibility under this section.’’. 
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SEC. 1108. ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE. 

(a) OTHER NEEDS ASSISTANCE.—Section 408(e)(1) of the Robert 

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

5174(e)(1)) is amended— 

(1) in the paragraph heading by inserting ‘‘CHILD CARE,’’ 

after ‘‘DENTAL,’’; and 

(2) by inserting ‘‘child care,’’ after ‘‘dental,’’. 

(b) SALARIES AND BENEFITS.—Section 403 of the Robert T. 

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

5170b) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) SALARIES AND BENEFITS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the President declares a major disaster 

or emergency for an area within the jurisdiction of a State, 

tribal, or local government, the President may reimburse the 

State, tribal, or local government for costs relating to— 

‘‘(A) basic pay and benefits for permanent employees 

of the State, tribal, or local government conducting emergency protective measures under this section, if— 

‘‘(i) the work is not typically performed by the 

employees; and 

‘‘(ii) the type of work may otherwise be carried 

out by contract or agreement with private organizations, firms, or individuals.; or 

‘‘(B) overtime and hazardous duty compensation for 

permanent employees of the State, tribal, or local government conducting emergency protective measures under this 

section. 

‘‘(2) OVERTIME.—The guidelines for reimbursement for costs 

under paragraph (1) shall ensure that no State, tribal, or local 

government is denied reimbursement for overtime payments 

that are required pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act 

of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 

‘‘(3) NO EFFECT ON MUTUAL AID PACTS.—Nothing in this 

subsection shall affect the ability of the President to reimburse 

labor force expenses provided pursuant to an authorized mutual 

aid pact.’’. 

SEC. 1109. INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FACTORS. 

In order to provide more objective criteria for evaluating the 

need for assistance to individuals, to clarify the threshold for eligibility and to speed a declaration of a major disaster or emergency 

under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), not later than 1 year after 

the date of enactment of this division, the Administrator of the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency, in cooperation with representatives of State, tribal, and local emergency management agencies, shall review, update, and revise through rulemaking the factors 

considered under section 206.48 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations (including section 206.48(b)(2) of such title relating to trauma 

and the specific conditions or losses that contribute to trauma), 

to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster. 

SEC. 1110. TRIBAL REQUESTS FOR A MAJOR DISASTER OR EMERGENCY 

DECLARATION UNDER THE STAFFORD ACT. 

(a) MAJOR DISASTER REQUESTS.—Section 401 of the Robert 

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

5170) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘All requests for a declaration’’ and inserting 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All requests for a declaration’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(b) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT REQUESTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive of an affected Indian 

tribal government may submit a request for a declaration by 

the President that a major disaster exists consistent with the 

requirements of subsection (a). 

‘‘(2) REFERENCES.—In implementing assistance authorized 

by the President under this Act in response to a request of 

the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal government 

for a major disaster declaration, any reference in this title 

or title III (except sections 310 and 326) to a State or the 

Governor of a State is deemed to refer to an affected Indian 

tribal government or the Chief Executive of an affected Indian 

tribal government, as appropriate. 

‘‘(3) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this subsection shall 

prohibit an Indian tribal government from receiving assistance 

under this title through a declaration made by the President 

at the request of a State under subsection (a) if the President 

does not make a declaration under this subsection for the 

same incident. 

‘‘(c) COST SHARE ADJUSTMENTS FOR INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERN- MENTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing assistance to an Indian 

tribal government under this title, the President may waive 

or adjust any payment of a non-Federal contribution with 

respect to the assistance if— 

‘‘(A) the President has the authority to waive or adjust 

the payment under another provision of this title; and 

‘‘(B) the President determines that the waiver or 

adjustment is necessary and appropriate. 

‘‘(2) CRITERIA FOR MAKING DETERMINATIONS.—The President shall establish criteria for making determinations under 

paragraph (1)(B).’’. 

(b) EMERGENCY REQUESTS.—Section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191) 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(c) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT REQUESTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive of an affected Indian 

tribal government may submit a request for a declaration by 

the President that an emergency exists consistent with the 

requirements of subsection (a). 

‘‘(2) REFERENCES.—In implementing assistance authorized 

by the President under this title in response to a request 

of the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal government 

for an emergency declaration, any reference in this title or 

title III (except sections 310 and 326) to a State or the Governor 

of a State is deemed to refer to an affected Indian tribal 

government or the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal 

government, as appropriate. 

‘‘(3) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this subsection shall 

prohibit an Indian tribal government from receiving assistance 

under this title through a declaration made by the President 

at the request of a State under subsection (a) if the President 

does not make a declaration under this subsection for the 

same incident.’’. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (7)(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

‘‘, that is not an Indian tribal government as defined in paragraph (6); and’’; 

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: 

‘‘(6) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Indian tribal 

government’ means the governing body of any Indian or Alaska 

Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that 

the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian 

tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act 

of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a et seq.).’’; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(12) CHIEF EXECUTIVE.—The term ‘Chief Executive’ means 

the person who is the Chief, Chairman, Governor, President, 

or similar executive official of an Indian tribal government.’’. 

(d) REFERENCES.—Title I of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

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

amended by adding after section 102 the following: 

‘‘SEC. 103. REFERENCES. 

‘‘Except as otherwise specifically provided, any reference in 

this Act to ‘State and local’, ‘State or local’, ‘State, and local’, 

‘State, or local’, or ‘State, local’ (including plurals) with respect 

to governments or officials and any reference to a ‘local government’ 

in sections 406(d)(3) and 417 is deemed to refer also to Indian 

tribal governments and officials, as appropriate.’’. 

(e) REGULATIONS.— 

(1) ISSUANCE.—The President shall issue regulations to 

carry out the amendments made by this section. 

(2) FACTORS.—In issuing the regulations, the President 

shall consider the unique conditions that affect the general 

welfare of Indian tribal governments. 

SEC. 1111. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING COSTS OF FUTURE 

DISASTERS. 

(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of enactment of this division, the Administrator of the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency shall submit to Congress recommendations for the development of a national strategy for 

reducing future costs, loss of life, and injuries associated with 

extreme disaster events in vulnerable areas of the United States. 

(b) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—The national strategy should— 

(1) respect the constitutional role and responsibilities of 

Federal, State, and local governments and the private sector; 

(2) consider the vulnerability of the United States to damage from flooding, severe weather events, and other hazards; 

(3) analyze gaps and duplication of emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation measures provided by 

Federal, State, and local entities; and 
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(4) include recommendations on how to improve the resiliency of local communities and States for the purpose of lowering future costs of disaster response and recovery. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.