Calendar No. 171

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H.R. 2667

AN ACT

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for

1993, and for other purposes.Midwest for the fiscal year ending September 30,relief from the major, widespread flooding in the

JULY 28 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on

Appropriations

JULY 30 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993

Reported with amendments
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Calendar No. 171

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H.R. 2667

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 28 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations

JULY 30 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993

Reported by Mr. BYRD, with amendments

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

AN ACT

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief

from the major, widespread flooding in the Midwest for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other

purposes.

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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any

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

6 from the major, widespread flooding in the Midwest for

7 the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other

8 purposes, namely:
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1 CHAPTER I

2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE3 VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS4 TRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

5 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

6 EXTENSION SERVICE

7 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re8 sulting from the Midwest floods and other natural disasters

9 of 1993, $3,500,000, to remain available through June 30,

10 1994: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by

11 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

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

13 Deficit Control Act of 1985.

14 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION

15 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

16 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Commodity Credit

17 Corporation Fund’’ to cover 1993 crop losses resulting

18 from excessive rainfall, hail, and floods associated with the

19 Midwest floods of 1993, other 1993 natural disasters oc20 curring prior to August 1, 1993, and natural disasters as

21 declared by the President occurring in calendar year 1993,

22 $850,000,000 $1,050,000,000, and in addition

23 $300,000,000, which shall be available only to the extent

24 an official budget request for a specific dollar amount,

25 that includes designation of the entire amount of the re-
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1 quest as an emergency requirement as defined in the Bal2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

3 as amended, is transmitted by the President to Congress,

4 the total to remain available until June 30, 1994: Pro5 vided, That from funds previously made available in Public

6 Law 102–368 by Presidential declaration, $100,000,000

7 to remain available until March 31 June 30, 1994, shall

8 be for 1993 crop losses only: Provided further, That if

9 prior to April 1, 1994, the President determines that ex10 traordinary circumstances exist that warrant further as11 sistance, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use such funds

12 of the Commodity Credit Corporation as are necessary to

13 make payments in an amount equal to 50.04 percent of

14 each eligible claim as determined under title XXII of Pub15 lic Law 101–624 and to make payments for catastrophic

16 losses where the deficiency in production of the crop ex17 ceeds 75 percent: Provided further, That all additional

18 amounts made available herein are subject to the terms

19 and conditions in Public Law 101–624: Provided further,

20 That no payments to producers under this Act shall be

21 at a rate greater than 50.04 percent of each eligible claim,

22 except that for the deficiency in production of the crop

23 in excess of 75 percent, the rate of payment shall be 90

24 percent: Provided further, That Congress hereby des25 ignates the entire amount provided herein as an emer-
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1 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of

2 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

3 of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That notwith4 standing any provision of Public Law 103–50, funds pro5 vided by such Act shall not be expended for 1993 crop

6 losses resulting from 1993 natural disasters, and claims

7 for assistance from funds provided by that Act by produc8 ers with 1990, 1991, and 1992 crop losses shall be paid

9 only to the extent such claims are filed by September 17,

10 1993.

11 SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE

12 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

13 For an additional amount to repair damages to the

14 waterways and watersheds resulting from the Midwest

15 floods and other natural disasters of 1993, $25,000,000

16 $60,000,000, to remain available until June September 30,

17 1994 to carry out the Emergency Watershed Protection

18 Program of the Soil Conservation Service, of which

19 $25,000,000, shall be available only to the extent an official

20 budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes

21 designation of the entire amount of the request as an emer22 gency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and

23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by

24 the President to Congress: Provided, That the entire

25 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re-
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1 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

3 as amended: Provided further, That if the Secretary deter4 mines that the cost of land and levee restoration exceeds

5 the fair market value of an affected cropland, the Secretary

6 may use sufficient amounts from funds provided under this

7 head to accept bids from willing sellers to enroll such crop8 land inundated by the Midwest floods of 1993 in any of

9 the affected States in the Wetlands Reserve Program as au10 thorized by subchapter C of Chapter 1 of subtitle D of title

11 XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837).

12 AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION

13 SERVICE

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For an additional amount for salaries and expenses

16 of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service,

17 $12,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1994, to

18 meet the needs arising from the Midwest floods and other

19 natural disasters: Provided, That the entire amount is des20 ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu21 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

22 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

23 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

24 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re25 sulting from the Midwest floods and other natural disas26 ters of 1993, $20,000,000 $30,000,000, to remain avail-
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1 able until June 30, 1994: Provided, That the entire

2 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

5 as amended.

6 FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION

7 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

8 For an additional amount to assist in the recovery

9 from the Midwest floods and other natural disasters of

10 1993 for the cost of direct section 504 housing repair loans,

11 including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section

12 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $5,985,000

13 to remain available through June 30, 1994: Provided, That

14 these funds are available to subsidize additional gross obli15 gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex16 ceed $15,000,000: Provided further, That the entire

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

20 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

21 ACCOUNT

22 For an additional amount to assist in the recovery

23 from the Midwest floods and other natural disasters of

24 1993 for the cost of direct loans, including the cost of

25 modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congres26 sional Budget Act of 1974, $21,788,000 to remain avail-
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1 able until June 30, 1994, of which $20,504,000 shall be for

2 emergency insured loans and $1,284,000 shall be for water

3 development, use, and conservation loans: Provided, That

4 these funds are available to subsidize additional gross obli5 gation for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex6 ceed $87,000,000, of which $80,000,000 shall be for emer7 gency insured loans: Provided further, That the entire

8 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re9 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal10 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

11 RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

12 ACCOUNT

13 For an additional amount for the cost of guaranteed

14 industrial development loans, including the cost of modify15 ing loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional

16 Budget Act of 1974, to assist in the recovery from the Mid17 west floods and other natural disasters of 1993, $5,410,000

18 to remain available until June 30, 1994, of which

19 $2,705,000 shall be available only to the extent an official

20 budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes

21 designation of the entire amount of the request as an emer22 gency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and

23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by

24 the President to Congress: Provided, That these funds are

25 available to subsidize additional gross obligations for the

26 principal amount of guaranteed loans not to exceed
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1 $100,000,000: Provided further, That the entire amount is

2 designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pur3 suant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget

4 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

5 VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSING REPAIR GRANTS

6 For an additional amount to make housing repairs

7 needed as a result of the Midwest floods and other natural

8 disasters of 1993, $15,000,000, to remain available until

9 June 30, 1994: Provided, That the entire amount is des10 ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu11 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

12 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

13 EMERGENCY COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANTS

14 For an additional amount for emergency community

15 water assistance grants to assist in the recovery from the

16 Midwest floods and other natural disasters of 1993,

17 $50,000,000 to remain available until June 30, 1994, of

18 which $30,000,000 shall be available only to the extent an

19 official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that

20 includes designation of the entire amount of the request as

21 an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced

22 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is

23 transmitted by the President to Congress: Provided, That

24 the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emer25 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of
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1 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

2 of 1985.

3 CHAPTER II

4 DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND

5 STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED

6 AGENCIES

7 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

8 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

10 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re11 sulting from the Midwest floods of 1993 and other disas12 ters, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended

13 September 30, 1995, for disaster assistance grants pursu14 ant to the Public Works and Economic Development Act

15 of 1965, as amended: Provided, That the entire amount

16 shall be available only to the extent an official budget re17 quest for a specific dollar amount, that includes designa18 tion of the entire amount of the request as an emergency

19 requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer20 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans21 mitted by the President to Congress: Provided further,

22 That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an

23 emergency requirement pursuant to section

24 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

25 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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1 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

4 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re5 sulting from the Midwest floods of 1993 and other disas6 ters, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended Sep7 tember 30, 1995: Provided, That the entire amount is des8 ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu9 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

10 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

11 RELATED AGENCIES AGENCY

12 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

13 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

15 Services Corporation’’ for emergency assistance to Legal

16 Services Corporation basic field programs in areas af17 fected by the Midwest floods of 1993 and other disasters,

18 $300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,

19 That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an

20 emergency requirement pursuant to section

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

22 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, contingent upon

23 the President designating the entire amount as an emer24 gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and

25 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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1 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

2 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Pro4 gram Account’’ for the cost of direct loans for the Midwest

5 floods and other disasters, $60,000,000, to remain avail6 able until expended September 30, 1995; and in addition,

7 for associated administrative expenses to carry out the dis8 aster loan program, an additional $10,000,000, to remain

9 available until expended, which may be transferred to and

10 merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Salaries and ex11 penses’’: Provided, That the entire amount is designated

12 by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to

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

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

15 CHAPTER III

16 ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

17 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

18 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

19 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

20 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and

22 Coastal Emergencies’’, $100,000,000 $120,000,000, for

23 the Midwest floods and other disasters, and in addition

24 $20,000,000 $60,000,000, which shall be available only to

25 the extent an official budget request for a specific dollar
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1 amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of

2 the request as an emergency requirement as defined in

3 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

4 of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to

5 Congress, to remain available until expended September

6 30, 1997: Provided, That the entire amount is designated

7 by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to

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

9 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main12 tenance, General’’, $30,000,000 $55,000,000, to remain

13 available until expended September 30, 1997: Provided,

14 That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an

15 emergency requirement pursuant to section

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

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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1 CHAPTER IV

2 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND

3 HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RE4 LATED AGENCIES

5 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

6 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

7 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

8 For an additional amount for disaster relief for the

9 Midwest flood for activities authorized by part B of title

10 III of the Job Training Partnership Act, $43,500,000, to

11 be available for obligation for the period July 1, 1993

12 through June 30, 1994, which shall be available only to

13 the extent an official budget request for a specific dollar

14 amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of

15 the request as an emergency requirement as defined in

16 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

17 of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to

18 the Congress: Provided, That the entire amount is des19 ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement, pursu20 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

21 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

2 SERVICES

3 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH

4 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY FUND

5 For an additional amount for disaster relief for the

6 Midwest floods of 1993, $54,000,000, to remain available

7 until expended, which shall be available only to the extent

8 an official budget request for a specific dollar amount,

9 that includes designation of the entire amount of the re10 quest as an emergency requirement as defined in the Bal11 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

12 as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Con13 gress: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by

14 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec15 tion 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer16 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

17 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

18 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

19 For an additional amount for Public Health and So20 cial Services Emergency Fund for the Midwest floods of

21 1993, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30,

22 1994, which shall be available only to the extent an official

23 budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes

24 designation of the entire amount of the request as an emer25 gency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and
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1 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is

2 transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided,

3 That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an

4 emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i)

5 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

6 of 1985, as amended.

7 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

8 IMPACT AID

9 For carrying out disaster assistance activities related

10 to the Midwest floods of 1993, authorized under section

11 7(a) of Public Law 81–874, $70,000,000, to remain avail12 able until September 30, 1994, which shall be available

13 only to the extent an official budget request for a specific

14 dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire

15 amount of the request as an emergency requirement as de16 fined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con17 trol Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the Presi18 dent to the Congress: Provided, That the entire amount is

19 designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pur20 suant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget

21 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

22 STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Student Financial

24 Assistance’’ for payment of awards for award year 1993–

25 1994 made under title IV, part A, subpart 1 of the Higher

26 Education Act of 1965, $30,000,000: Provided, That not-
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1 withstanding sections 442(e) and 462(j) of such Act, the

2 Secretary of Education may reallocate, for use in award

3 year 1993–1994 only, any excess funds returned to the Sec4 retary of Education under the Federal Work-Study or Fed5 eral Perkins Loan programs from award year 1992–1993

6 to assist individuals who suffered financial harm as a re7 sult of the Midwest floods of 1993: Provided further, That

8 the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emer9 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of

10 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

11 of 1985, as amended.

12 CHAPTER V

13 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND

14 RELATED AGENCIES

15 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

16 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

17 OPERATING EXPENSES

18 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re19 sulting from the Midwest floods of 1993, $10,000,000, to

20 remain available until March 31, 1994, which shall be

21 available only to the extent an official budget request for

22 a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the

23 entire request as an emergency requirement as defined in

24 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

25 of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to
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1 the Congress March 31, 1994: Provided, That the entire

2 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal4 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

5 as amended.

6 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

7 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

8 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

9 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re10 sulting from the Midwest floods of 1993 and other disas11 ters, as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 125, $75,000,000

12 $100,000,000, and in addition $50,000,000 $75,000,000,

13 which shall be available only to the extent an official budg14 et request for a specific dollar amount, that includes des15 ignation of the entire amount of the request as an emer16 gency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and

17 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is

18 transmitted by the President to the Congress, all to be

19 derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain

20 available until September 30, 1996: Provided, That the en21 tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency

22 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the

23 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of

24 1985, as amended.
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1 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

2 LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE

3 For additional expenses pursuant to section 5 of the

4 Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. app. 1654),

5 to repair and rebuild rail lines of other than class I rail6 roads as defined by the Interstate Commerce Commission

7 or railroads owned or controlled by a class I railroad, hav8 ing carried 5 million gross ton miles or less per mile dur9 ing the prior year, and damaged as a result of the Midwest

10 floods of 1993, $11,000,000, and in addition, notwith11 standing any other provision of law, $10,000,000 to repair

12 and rebuild rail lines of any railroad subject to the discre13 tion of the Secretary of Transportation on a case by case

14 basis $16,000,000: Provided, That for the purposes of ad15 ministering this emergency relief, the Secretary of Trans16 portation shall have authority to make funds available not17 withstanding subsections (a), (b)(1) and (3), (c), (e)–(h)

18 and (o) of 49 U.S.C. app. 1654 as the Secretary deems

19 appropriate and shall consider the extent to which the

20 State has available unexpended local rail freight assistance

21 funds or available repaid loan funds: Provided further,

22 That, notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. app. 1654(f), the Sec23 retary may prescribe the form and time for applications

24 for assistance made available herein: Provided further,

25 That $6,000,000 of these funds shall be available only to
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1 the extent an official budget request, for a specific dollar

2 amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of

3 the request as an emergency requirement as defined in

4 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

5 of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to

6 the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount

7 is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement

8 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced

9 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

10 amended: Provided further, That all funds made available

11 under this head are to remain available until expended

12 September 30, 1994.

13 CHAPTER VI

14 DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND

15 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND

16 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

17 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

18 DEVELOPMENT

19 HOUSING PROGRAMS

20 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

21 For an additional amount for the ‘‘HOME invest22 ment partnerships program’’, as authorized under title II

23 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing

24 Act, for use only in areas affected by flooding in the Mid25 west, $100,000,000, to remain available until September
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1 30, 1994: Provided, That in administering these funds, the

2 Secretary may waive any provision of any statute or regu3 lation that the Secretary administers, except for provisions

4 requiring nondiscrimination, in connection with the obliga5 tion by the Secretary or any use by the recipient of these

6 funds upon finding that such waiver is required to facili7 tate the obligation and use of such funds and would not

8 be in conflict with the overall purpose of the statute or

9 regulation: Provided further, That the entire amount is

10 designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pur11 suant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget

12 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

13 For an additional amount for the HOME investment

14 partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the

15 Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as

16 amended (Public Law 101–625), for use only in areas af17 fected by the Midwest floods of 1993, $50,000,000, to re18 main available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That

19 in administering these funds, the Secretary may waive

20 any provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec21 retary administers in connection with the obligation by the

22 Secretary or any use by the recipient of these funds, except

23 for requirements relating to fair housing and non24 discrimination, the environment, and labor standards,

25 upon finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the
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1 obligation and use of such funds, and would not be incon2 sistent with the overall purpose of the statute or regulation:

3 Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by

4 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

5 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

7 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

8 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community develop10 ment grants’’, as authorized under title I of the Housing

11 and Community Development Act of 1974, for authorized

12 community development activities only in areas affected

13 by flooding in the Midwest, $53,000,000, to remain avail14 able until September 30, 1994: Provided, That in admin15 istering these funds, the Secretary may waive entirely, or

16 in any part, any requirement set forth in title I of such

17 Act, except for requirements relating to fair housing and

18 nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards,

19 if the Secretary finds that such waiver will further the

20 purposes for which these funds are appropriated: Provided

21 further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress

22 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

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

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,

25 That all of the funds provided under this head in this Act
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1 shall be used only to repair, replace, or restore facilities

2 damaged or to continue services interrupted by flooding

3 that are essential to public health or safety as defined by

4 the Secretary.

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community develop6 ment grants,’’ as authorized under title I of the Housing

7 and Community Development Act of 1974, only in areas

8 affected by the Midwest floods of 1993, $200,000,000, to re9 main available until September 30, 1994, of which

10 $25,000,000 is for those community development planning

11 activities related to recovery efforts and for immediate re12 covery needs not reimbursable by the Federal Emergency

13 Management Agency (FEMA): Provided, That in admin14 istering these funds, the Secretary may waive any provi15 sion of any statute or regulation that the Secretary admin16 isters in connection with the obligation by the Secretary

17 or any use by the recipient of these funds, except for re18 quirements relating to fair housing and nondiscrimina19 tion, the environment, and labor standards, upon a find20 ing that such waiver is required to facilitate the obligation

21 and use of such funds, and would not be inconsistent with

22 the overall purpose of the statute or regulation: Provided

23 further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress

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

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

3 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

5 ABATEMENT, CONTROL, AND COMPLIANCE

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Abatement, Control,

7 and Compliance’’ for the Midwest floods of 1993,

8 $24,250,000, to remain available until September 30,

9 1994: Provided, That the Administrator may make these

10 funds available notwithstanding any applicable formula

11 allocating funds to States for programs authorized: Pro12 vided further, That the entire amount is designated by

13 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

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

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

16 PROGRAM AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Program and Re18 search Operations,’’ for the Midwest floods of 1993,

19 $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994:

20 Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Con21 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

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

23 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

24 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

25 For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground

26 Storage Tank Trust Fund’’ to make cooperative agreements
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1 under section 9003(h)(7) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act,

2 as amended, for the Midwest floods of 1993, $8,000,000, to

3 remain available until September 30, 1994: Provided,

4 That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an

5 emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(d)(i)

6 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control

7 Act of 1985, as amended.

8 OIL SPILL RESPONSE

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Oil Spill Response,’’

10 for the Midwest floods of 1993, $700,000, to remain avail11 able until September 30, 1994: Provided, That the entire

12 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re13 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(d)(i) of the Bal14 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

15 as amended.

16 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

17 DISASTER RELIEF

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster relief’’,

19 $815,000,000 $1,735,000,000, and in addition,

20 $265,000,000, which shall be available only to the extent

21 an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that

22 includes designation of the entire amount of the request as

23 an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced

24 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

25 amended, is transmitted by the President to Congress, to

26 remain available until expended September 30, 1995, for
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1 the Midwest floods and other disasters: Provided, That the

2 entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency

3 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the

4 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of

5 1985, as amended, and title I, chapter II, of Public Law

6 102–229.

7 COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

8 PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

9 For use in carrying out Federal disaster relief pro10 grams, activities, and initiatives under subtitles C, E, F,

11 and G of the National and Community Service Act of 1990

12 (Public Law 101–610), as the Board determines necessary

13 to carry out programs related to the floods in the Midwest,

14 $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994:

15 Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Con16 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

17 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

18 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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1 CHAPTER VII

2 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND

3 RELATED AGENCIES

4 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

5 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

6 CONSTRUCTION AND ANADROMOUS FISH

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and

8 Anadromous Fish’’, $26,354,000 $30,000,000, for the

9 Midwest floods, to remain available until expended Sep10 tember 30, 1995: Provided, That the entire amount is des11 ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu12 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

13 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

14 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

15 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Historic Preservation

17 Fund’’, $5,000,000, for the Midwest floods of 1993, to be

18 derived from the Historic Preservation Fund, established

19 by Section 108 of the Historic Preservation Act of 1966

20 (80 Stat. 915), as amended (16 U.S.C. 470), to remain

21 available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That the en22 tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re23 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal24 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

25 as amended.
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1 CONSTRUCTION

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’,

3 $850,000 $900,000, for the Midwest floods, to remain

4 available until expended September 30, 1994: Provided,

5 That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an

6 emergency requirement pursuant to section

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

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

9 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

10 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, investiga12 tions and research’’, $851,000 $1,439,000, for the Midwest

13 floods, to remain available until expended June 30, 1994:

14 Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Con15 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

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

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

18 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

19 OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of Indian

21 Programs’’, $3,878,000, to remain available until Septem22 ber 30, 1995 for the Midwest floods: Provided, That the en23 tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re24 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal-
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1 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

2 as amended.

3 CHAPTER VIII

4 GENERAL PROVISIONS

5 SEC. 801. No part of any appropriation contained in

6 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the

7 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

8 YOUTH FAIR CHANCE PROGRAM

9 SEC. 802. Section 494(b) of the Job Training Part10 nership Act (29 U.S.C. 1782c(b)) is amended—

11 (1) in paragraph (3) to read as follows:

12 ‘‘(3) provide that funds received under this part

13 will be used—

14 ‘‘(A) for services to youth and young

15 adults ages 14 through 30 at the time of enroll16 ment, including case management, life skills

17 management, and crisis intervention services;

18 and

19 ‘‘(B) to provide stipends to youth and

20 young adults ages 17 to 30 at the time of en21 rollment for participant support in paid work

22 experience and classroom programs (if such

23 programs are combined with other education

24 and training activities);’’;
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1 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through

2 (9) as paragraphs (5) through (10); and

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow4 ing new paragraph:

5 ‘‘(4) contain assurances that—

6 ‘‘(A) in providing services under paragraph

7 (3), the participating community will maintain

8 a ratio of approximately 1 case worker for every

9 25 participants;

10 ‘‘(B) employment provided under such

11 paragraph to any youth or young adult will be

12 approximately 20 hours per week; and

13 ‘‘(C) the amount of a stipend provided

14 under such paragraph to any youth or young

15 adult will be approximately $100 per week and

16 will reflect the cost of living in the participating

17 community;’’.

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Supple19 mental Appropriations for Relief From the Major, Wide20 spread Flooding in the Midwest Act of 1993’’.

Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 1993.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.

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