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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4046

To make emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to

provide relief from the damages caused by Hurricane Fran and other

natural disasters of 1996.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 11, 1996

Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. ROSE, Mr. JONES, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr.

FUNDERBURK, Mr. HEINEMAN, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. COBLE, Mr. BURR, Mr. HOYER, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. DAVIS, Mr.

PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. WOLF, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. SPRATT,

Mr. WISE, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. MORELLA, and Mr. WYNN) introduced

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

A BILL

To make emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal

year 1996 to provide relief from the damages caused

by Hurricane Fran and other natural disasters of 1996.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Disaster

5 Assistance Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal

6 Year 1996’’.
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1 TITLE I—EMERGENCY SUPPLE2 MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

3 The following sums are appropriated, out of any

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pro5 vide emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year

6 1996:

7 CHAPTER 1

8 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE9 VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS10 TRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

12 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

13 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

14 For necessary expenses to carry into effect the pro15 gram authorized in sections 401, 402, and 404 of title IV

16 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201–

17 2205) for expenses resulting from Hurricane Fran and

18 other natural disasters of 1996, $25,000,000, to remain

19 available until expended.

20 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

21 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood

23 Prevention Operations’’ to repair damages to waterways

24 and watersheds resulting from Hurricane Fran and other
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1 natural disasters of 1996, $25,000,000, to remain avail2 able until expended.

3 If the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the

4 cost of land and farm structures restoration exceeds the

5 fair market value of an affected cropland, the Secretary

6 may use sufficient amounts, not to exceed $25,000,000,

7 from funds provided under this heading to accept bids

8 from willing sellers to provide conservation easements for

9 such cropland inundated by floods as provided for by the

10 Wetlands Reserve Program, authorized by subchapter C

11 of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security

12 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837).

13 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE

14 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural Housing Insur16 ance Fund Program Account’’ for the additional cost of

17 direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans as de18 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of

19 1974, for emergency expenses resulting from Hurricane

20 Fran and other natural disasters of 1996, to be available

21 from funds in the rural housing insurance fund as follows:

22 $25,000,000 for section 502 direct loans and $25,000,000

23 for section 504 housing repair loans, to remain available

24 until expended.
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1 VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSING REPAIR GRANTS

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Very Low-Income

3 Housing Repair Grants’’ to make housing repairs under

4 section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 required by dam5 ages resulting from Hurricane Fran and other natural dis6 asters of 1996, $25,000,000, to remain available until ex7 pended.

8 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

9 RURAL UTILITIES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

10 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Rural Utilities As11 sistance Program’’ for the cost of direct loans and grants,

12 including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section

13 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to assist

14 in the recovery from Hurricane Fran and other natural

15 disasters of 1996, $25,000,000, to remain available until

16 expended. Such funds may be made available for emer17 gency community water assistance grants as authorized by

18 section 306B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel19 opment Act (7 U.S.C. 1926b).

20 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION

21 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Commodity Credit

22 Corporation’’ to cover 1996 crop losses resulting from

23 Hurricane Fran and other natural disasters of 1996,

24 $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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1 CHAPTER 2

2 DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND

3 STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED

4 AGENCIES

5 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

6 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Develop9 ment Assistance Programs’’ for emergency expenses re10 sulting from Hurricane Fran and other natural disasters

11 of 1996, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

12 RELATED AGENCY

13 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

14 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Pro16 gram Account’’ for emergency expenses resulting from

17 Hurricane Fran and other natural disasters of 1996,

18 $45,000,000 for the cost of direct loans and $5,000,000

19 for administrative expenses to carry out the disaster loan

20 program, to remain available until expended.
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1 CHAPTER 3

2 ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

4 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

5 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main8 tenance, General’’ for emergency expenses resulting from

9 Hurricane Fran and other natural disasters of 1996,

10 $37,500,000, to remain available until expended.

11 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and

13 Coastal Emergencies’’ for emergency expenses resulting

14 from Hurricane Fran and other natural disasters of 1996,

15 $37,500,000, to remain available until expended.

16 CHAPTER 4

17 DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND

18 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND

19 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

20 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

21 DEVELOPMENT

22 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

23 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop25 ment Grants’’ for emergency expenses resulting from Hur-
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1 ricane Fran and other natural disasters of 1996,

2 $125,000,000, to remain available until expended.

3 INDEPENDENT AGENCY

4 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES

5 DISASTER RELIEF

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ for

7 emergency expenses resulting from Hurricane Fran and

8 other natural disasters of 1996, $25,000,000, to remain

9 available until expended.

10 TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS

11 SEC. 201. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

12 The Congress hereby designates each amount pro13 vided for a program or activity in title I as an emergency

14 requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and

15 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Such amount

16 shall be available only to the extent of a specific dollar

17 amount for such program or activity that is included in

18 an official budget request submitted by the President to

19 the Congress and that is designated as an emergency re20 quirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and

21 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

22 SEC. 202. WAIVER OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—In administering funds provided

24 in title I, the head of the department or agency involved

25 may waive (or specify an alternative requirement for) any
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1 provision of any statute or regulation that the department

2 or agency administers in connection with the obligation

3 by the department or agency (or the use by any recipient)

4 of such funds, upon a finding that such waiver or alter5 native requirement is necessary to facilitate the obligation

6 and use of such funds and will not be inconsistent with

7 the overall purpose of the statute or regulation.

8 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to

9 any requirement relating to civil rights, fair housing and

10 nondiscrimination, the environment, or labor standards.

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