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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2027

To make emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for fiscal year

1993 to provide disaster assistance for areas of Florida damaged by

Hurricane Andrew.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 6, 1993

Mrs. MEEK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Appropriations

A BILL

To make emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for fiscal year 1993 to provide disaster assistance

for areas of Florida damaged by Hurricane Andrew.

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 ‘‘Hurricane Andrew

5 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.

7 The following sums are appropriated, out of any

8 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pro-
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1 vide emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year

2 1993:

3 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

4 FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION

5 RURAL HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC FARM LABOR

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural housing for do7 mestic farm labor’’ for the cost of repair and replacement

8 of uninsured losses resulting from Hurricane Andrew in

9 the southern portion of Dade County, Florida,

10 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended.

11 The Congress hereby designates the entire such

12 amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of

13 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

14 of 1985.

15 Such amount shall be available only to the extent of

16 a specific dollar amount for such purpose that is included

17 in an official budget request submitted by the President

18 to the Congress and that is designated as an emergency

19 requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and

20 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

21 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

22 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

23 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic develop25 ment assistance programs’’ pursuant to the Public Works
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1 and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121

2 et seq.), to be used for grants to the State of Florida and

3 local communities in recovering from the consequences of

4 Hurricane Andrew, $20,000,000, to remain available until

5 expended.

6 The Congress hereby designates the entire such

7 amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of

8 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

9 of 1985.

10 Such amount shall be available only to the extent of

11 a specific dollar amount for such purpose that is included

12 in an official budget request submitted by the President

13 to the Congress and that is designated as an emergency

14 requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and

15 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

16 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

17 SERVICES

18 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

19 ADMINISTRATION

20 ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE, AND MENTAL HEALTH

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Alcohol, drug abuse,

22 and mental health’’, $20,300,000, to remain available

23 until expended, of which amount $16,200,000 shall be

24 available for the continuation of post-Hurricane Andrew

25 mental health and substance abuse treatment programs
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1 in Dade County, Florida, $2,500,000 shall be available for

2 a comprehensive multidisciplinary drug research, edu3 cation, and training center in the Homestead, Florida,

4 area to carry out a combined treatment and assessment

5 program during a 3-year period, and $1,600,000 shall be

6 available for residential psychiatric services for children in

7 the Homestead, Florida, area.

8 The Congress hereby designates the entire such

9 amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of

10 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

11 of 1985.

12 Such amount shall be available only to the extent of

13 a specific dollar amount for such purpose that is included

14 in an official budget request submitted by the President

15 to the Congress and that is designated as an emergency

16 requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and

17 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

18 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

19 IMPACT AID

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Impact Aid’’ for car21 rying out disaster assistance activities authorized by sec22 tion 7 of Public Law 81–874 (20 U.S.C. 241–1) with re23 spect to the Dade County, Florida, public schools,

24 $38,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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1 The Congress hereby designates the entire such

2 amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of

3 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

4 of 1985.

5 Such amount shall be available only to the extent of

6 a specific dollar amount for such purpose that is included

7 in an official budget request submitted by the President

8 to the Congress and that is designated as an emergency

9 requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and

10 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

11 The Secretary may waive or modify any requirement

12 of law or regulation (except requirements relating to civil

13 rights, discrimination, or safety) that the Secretary deter14 mines is necessary in order to provide such disaster assist15 ance as efficiently and expeditiously as possible. Any waiv16 er or modification under the preceding sentence with re17 spect to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall be limited

18 to requirements for the matching of Federal funds, main19 tenance of effort, and the time period for the obligation

20 of Federal funds, and may be made only if the recipient

21 demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary in its

22 written application that such requirements impose a de23 monstrable barrier to the progress of the recipient in over24 coming the effects of Hurricane Andrew.
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1 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

2 DEVELOPMENT

3 HOUSING PROGRAMS

4 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

5 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For an additional amount for the ‘‘HOME invest7 ment partnerships program’’ for use only in areas of Flor8 ida damaged by Hurricane Andrew, $82,200,000, to re9 main available until expended, and to be derived by trans10 fer of $62,000,000 from the amount made available by

11 the 1st paragraph under the heading ‘‘Annual contribu12 tions for assisted housing’’ in Public Law 102–368 (106

13 Stat. 1157) and by transfer of $20,200,000 from the

14 amount made available by the 2d paragraph under such

15 heading in such Public Law.

16 In administering such funds, the Secretary of Hous17 ing and Urban Development may waive any provision of

18 any statute or regulation administered by the Secretary

19 (except requirements relating to fair housing, non20 discrimination, the environment, or labor standards) if the

21 Secretary finds that the waiver is required to facilitate the

22 obligation or use of the funds and is consistent with the

23 general purposes of the HOME Investment Partnerships

24 Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.).
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1 The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

2 shall not, as a condition of assisting a participating juris3 diction with such funds, require any contribution by or

4 in behalf of such jurisdiction, notwithstanding section 220

5 of the HOME Investment Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C.

6 12750).

7 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

8 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

9 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community develop11 ment grants’’ for use only in Dade County, the City of

12 Homestead, and Florida City, Florida, $54,800,000, to re13 main available until expended, and to be derived by trans14 fer from the amount made available by the 2d paragraph

15 under the heading ‘‘Annual contributions for assisted

16 housing’’ in Public Law 102–368 (106 Stat. 1157).

17 In administering such funds, the Secretary of Hous18 ing and Urban Development may waive any provision of

19 any statute or regulation administered by the Secretary

20 (except requirements relating to fair housing, non21 discrimination, the environment, or labor standards) if the

22 Secretary finds that the waiver is required to facilitate the

23 obligation or use of the funds and is consistent with the

24 general purposes of title I of the Housing and Community

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