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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2667

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 4, 1993

Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered

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 Ω1æEXTENSION SERVICE

6 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re7 sulting from the Midwest floods and other natural disasters

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

9 1994: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by

10 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

11 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That notwith13 standing any other provision of this Act, the amount pro14 vided herein for Economic Development Assistance pro15 grams under the heading ‘‘Economic Development Adminis16 tration’’ shall be $200,000,000, of which $100,000,000 shall

17 only be available to the extent an official budget request

18 for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of

19 the entire amount of the request as an emergency require20 ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by

22 the President to Congress: Provided further, That notwith23 standing any other provision of this Act, the amount pro24 vided herein for the Disaster Loan Program account under

25 the heading ‘‘Small Business Administration’’ shall be
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1 $80,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be available only

2 to the extent an official budget request for a specific dollar

3 amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of

4 the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the

5 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of

6 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to Con7 gress: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other

8 provision of law, the $500,000 limitation on the amounts

9 outstanding and committed to a borrower provided in para10 graph 7(c)(6) of the Small Business Act shall be increased

11 to $1,500,000 for Presidentially-declared major disasters for

12 recent Midwest flooding: Provided further, That notwith13 standing any other provision of this Act, the amount pro14 vided herein under the heading ‘‘Employment and Training

15 Administration’’ for part B of title III of the Job Training

16 Partnership Act shall be $54,600,000, of which $11,100,000

17 shall be available only to the extent an official budget re18 quest for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation

19 of the entire amount of the request as an emergency require20 ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by

22 the President to Congress: Provided further, That notwith23 standing any other provision of this Act, the amount pro24 vided herein for programs and activities of the Commission

25 on National and Community Service shall be $4,000,000,
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1 of which $2,000,000 shall be available only to the extent

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

3 includes designation of the entire amount of the request as

4 an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced

5 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

6 amended, is transmitted by the President to Congress: Pro7 vided further, That all of the above amounts are designated

8 by Congress as emergency requirements pursuant to section

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

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

11 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the

12 following shall be the law with respect to the Commodity

13 Credit Corporation.

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 from

18 damaging weather or related floods associated with the con19 ditions (as defined in section 2251 of Public Law 101–624),

20 in 1993, $1,050,000,000, and in addition $300,000,000,

21 which shall be available only to the extent an official budget

22 request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designa23 tion of the entire amount of the request as an emergency

24 requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer25 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmit-
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1 ted by the President to Congress, the total to remain avail2 able until June 30, 1994: Provided, That from funds pre3 viously made available in Public Law 102–368 by Presi4 dential declaration, $100,000,000 to remain available until

5 June 30, 1994, shall be for 1993 crop losses only: Provided

6 further, That if prior to April 1, 1994, the President deter7 mines that extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant

8 further assistance, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use

9 such funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation as are nec10 essary to make payments in an amount equal to 100 per11 cent of each eligible claim as determined under title XXII

12 of Public Law 101–624: Provided further, That all addi13 tional amounts made available herein are subject to the

14 terms and conditions in Public Law 101–624: Provided fur15 ther, That Congress hereby designates the entire amount

16 provided herein as an emergency requirement pursuant to

17 section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer18 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided

19 further, That notwithstanding any provision of Public Law

20 103–50, funds provided by such Act shall not be expended

21 for 1993 crop losses resulting from 1993 natural disasters,

22 and claims for assistance from funds provided by that Act

23 by producers with 1990, 1991, and 1992 crop losses shall

24 be paid only to the extent such claims are filed by Septem25 ber 17, 1993.
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1 (a) The Senate finds that:

2 (1) Numerous atrocities have been reported on

3 the conflict in the former Yugoslavia;

4 (2) Such atrocities against innocent civilians

5 and prisoners would violate universally accepted law

6 as embodied in the Geneva Conventions of August 12,

7 1949 for the Protection of War Victims; the Hague

8 Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of

9 War on Land and the Regulations annexed thereto of

10 October 18, 1907; the Convention on the Prevention

11 and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of Decem12 ber 9, 1948; and the Charter of the International

13 Military Tribunal of August 8, 1945;

14 (3) In October 1992 the United Nations Security

15 Council adopted Resolution 780 establishing a Com16 mission of Experts to gather and evaluate evidence of

17 such war crimes;

18 (4) The Commission of Experts submitted an in19 terim report dated January 26, 1993 which concluded

20 that grave breaches and other violations of inter21 national humanitarian law had been committed in

22 the territory of the former Yugoslavia, including wil23 ful killing, ‘‘ethnic cleansing,’’ mass killings, torture,

24 rape, pillage, and destruction of civilian property, de-
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1 struction of cultural and religious property and arbi2 trary arrests;

3 (5) The Commission of Experts has been hin4 dered in carrying out fully its legal charge because of

5 insufficient resources;

6 (6) On February 22, 1993, the United Nations

7 Security Council adopted Resolution 808 establishing

8 an international tribunal to try individuals accused

9 of the commission of war crimes in the former Yugo10 slavia;

11 (7) On May 3, 1993, the Secretary General of the

12 United Nations issued his report which established the

13 procedures for an international war crimes tribunal;

14 (8) The United Nations is presently in the proc15 ess of selecting judges and prosecutors for the inter16 national war crimes tribunal;

17 (9) According to reports, the atrocities in the

18 former Yugoslavia continue unabated; and

19 (10) There is a dire need to establish promptly

20 the tribunal and commence prosecution of alleged war

21 criminals: Now, therefore.

22 (b) The Senate hereby commends the United Nations

23 for its recognition of the importance and necessity of the

24 rule of law as evidenced by its establishment of an inter-
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1 national tribunal for the prosecution of war crimes in the

2 former Yugoslavia.

3 (c) It is the sense of the Senate that the United Nations

4 should—

5 (1) expedite the selection of judges and prosecu6 tors for the tribunal in order to begin prosecutions of

7 alleged war criminals; and

8 (2) provide all assistance necessary to continue

9 gathering evidence for such prosecutions.

10 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION

11 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

12 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Commodity Credit

13 Corporation Fund’’ to cover 1993 crop losses resulting

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

15 Midwest floods of 1993, other 1993 natural disasters oc16 curring prior to August 1, 1993, and natural disasters as

17 declared by the President occurring in calendar year 1993,

18 Ω2æ$850,000,000 $1,050,000,000, and in addition

19 $300,000,000, which shall be available only to the extent

20 an official budget request for a specific dollar amount,

21 that includes designation of the entire amount of the re22 quest as an emergency requirement as defined in the Bal23 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

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

25 the total to remain available until June 30, 1994: Pro-
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1 vided, That from funds previously made available in Public

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

3 to remain available until Ω3æMarch 31 June 30, 1994,

4 shall be for 1993 crop losses only: Provided further, That

5 if prior to April 1, 1994, the President determines that

6 extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant further as7 sistance, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use such funds

8 of the Commodity Credit Corporation as are necessary to

9 make payments in an amount equal to 50.04 percent of

10 each eligible claim as determined under title XXII of Pub11 lic Law 101–624 and to make payments for catastrophic

12 losses where the deficiency in production of the crop ex13 ceeds 75 percent: Provided further, That all additional

14 amounts made available herein are subject to the terms

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

16 That no payments to producers under this Act shall be

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

18 except that for the deficiency in production of the crop

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

20 percent: Provided further, That Congress hereby des21 ignates the entire amount provided herein as an emer22 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of

23 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

24 of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That notwith25 standing any provision of Public Law 103–50, funds pro-
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1 vided by such Act shall not be expended for 1993 crop

2 losses resulting from 1993 natural disasters, and claims

3 for assistance from funds provided by that Act by produc4 ers with 1990, 1991, and 1992 crop losses shall be paid

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

6 1993.

7 SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE

8 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

9 For an additional amount to repair damages to the

10 waterways and watersheds resulting from the Midwest

11 floods and other natural disasters of 1993,

12 Ω4æ$25,000,000 $60,000,000, to remain available until

13 Ω5æJune September 30, 1994 to carry out the Emergency

14 Watershed Protection Program of the Soil Conservation

15 ServiceΩ6æ, of which $25,000,000, shall be available only

16 to the extent an official budget request for a specific dollar

17 amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of

18 the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the

19 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of

20 1985, is transmitted by the President to Congress: Provided,

21 That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an

22 emergency requirement pursuant to section

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

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amendedΩ7æ: Provided fur25 ther, That if the Secretary determines that the cost of land
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1 and levee restoration exceeds the fair market value of an

2 affected cropland, the Secretary may use sufficient amounts

3 from funds provided under this head to accept bids from

4 willing sellers to enroll such cropland inundated by the

5 Midwest floods of 1993 in any of the affected States in the

6 Wetlands Reserve Program as authorized by subchapter C

7 of Chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security

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

9 AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION

10 SERVICE

11 Ω8æSALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For an additional amount for salaries and expenses

13 of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service,

14 $12,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1994, to

15 meet the needs arising from the Midwest floods and other

16 natural disasters: Provided, That the entire amount is des17 ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu18 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

19 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

20 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

21 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re22 sulting from the Midwest floods and other natural disas23 ters of 1993, Ω9æ$20,000,000 $30,000,000, to remain

24 available until June 30, 1994: Provided, That the entire

25 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re26 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 Ω10æFARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION

4 Ω11æRURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

5 ACCOUNT

6 For an additional amount to assist in the recovery

7 from the Midwest floods and other natural disasters of

8 1993 for the cost of direct section 504 housing repair loans,

9 including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section

10 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $5,985,000

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

12 these funds are available to subsidize additional gross obli13 gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex14 ceed $15,000,000: Provided further, That the entire

15 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re16 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal17 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

18 Ω12æAGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

19 ACCOUNT

20 For an additional amount to assist in the recovery

21 from the Midwest floods and other natural disasters of

22 1993 for the cost of direct loans, including the cost of

23 modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congres24 sional Budget Act of 1974, $21,788,000 to remain avail25 able until June 30, 1994, of which $20,504,000 shall be for
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1 emergency insured loans and $1,284,000 shall be for water

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

3 these funds are available to subsidize additional gross obli4 gation for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex5 ceed $87,000,000, of which $80,000,000 shall be for emer6 gency insured loans: Provided further, That the entire

7 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re8 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

10 Ω13æRURAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

11 ACCOUNT

12 For an additional amount for the cost of guaranteed

13 industrial development loans, including the cost of modify14 ing loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional

15 Budget Act of 1974, to assist in the recovery from the Mid16 west floods and other natural disasters of 1993, $5,410,000

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

18 $2,705,000 shall be available only to the extent an official

19 budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes

20 designation of the entire amount of the request as an emer21 gency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and

22 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by

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

24 available to subsidize additional gross obligations for the

25 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 pursu3 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

4 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

5 Ω14æVERY 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 Ω15æEMERGENCY COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE

14 GRANTS

15 For an additional amount for emergency community

16 water assistance grants to assist in the recovery from the

17 Midwest floods and other natural disasters of 1993,

18 $50,000,000 to remain available until June 30, 1994, of

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

20 official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that

21 includes designation of the entire amount of the request as

22 an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced

23 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is

24 transmitted by the President to Congress: Provided, That

25 the entire amount is designated by Congress 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.

4 CHAPTER II

5 DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND

6 STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED

7 AGENCIES

8 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

10 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

11 For an additional amount for emergency expenses

12 resulting from the Midwest floods of 1993 and other

13 disasters, $100,000,000, to remain available until

14 Ω16æexpended September 30, 1995, for disaster assistance

15 grants pursuant to the Public Works and Economic Devel16 opment Act of 1965, as amended: Provided, Ω17æThat the

17 entire amount shall be available only to the extent an offi18 cial budget request for a specific dollar amount, that in19 cludes designation of the entire amount of the request as

20 an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced

21 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

22 amended, is transmitted by the President to Congress:

23 Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by

24 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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1 tion 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

3 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

6 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re7 sulting from the Midwest floods of 1993 and other disas8 ters, $1,000,000, to remain available until Ω18æexpended

9 September 30, 1995: Provided, 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 Ω19æRELATED AGENCIES AGENCY

14 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

15 Ω20æPAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

17 Services Corporation’’ for emergency assistance to Legal

18 Services Corporation basic field programs in areas af19 fected by the Midwest floods of 1993 and other disasters,

20 $300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,

21 That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an

22 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, contingent upon

25 the President designating the entire amount as an emer-
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1 gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

3 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

4 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Pro6 gram Account’’ for the cost of direct loans for the Midwest

7 floods and other disasters, $60,000,000, to remain avail8 able until Ω21æexpended September 30, 1995; and in addi9 tion, for associated administrative expenses to carry out

10 the disaster loan program, an additional $10,000,000, to

11 remain available until expended, which may be transferred

12 to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Salaries and

13 expenses’’: Provided, That the entire amount is designated

14 by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to

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

16 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

17 CHAPTER III

18 ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

19 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

20 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

21 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

22 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and

24 Coastal Emergencies’’, Ω22æ$100,000,000 $120,000,000,

25 for the Midwest floods and other disasters, and in addition
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1 Ω23æ$20,000,000 $60,000,000, which shall be available

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

3 dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire

4 amount of the request as an emergency requirement as

5 defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

6 Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the

7 President to Congress, to remain available until

8 Ω24æexpended September 30, 1997: Provided, That the en9 tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency

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

11 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of

12 1985, as amended.

13 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main15 tenance, General’’, Ω25æ$30,000,000 $55,000,000, to re16 main available until Ω26æexpended September 30, 1997:

17 Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Con18 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

19 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

20 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, 1994Ω27æ,–which shall be available only

13 to 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 Ω28æPUBLIC 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 Ω29æDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

8 Ω30æIMPACT 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 Ω31æSTUDENT 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
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1 Education Act of 1965, $30,000,000: Provided, That not2 withstanding sections 442(e) and 462(j) of such Act, the

3 Secretary of Education may reallocate, for use in award

4 year 1993–1994 only, any excess funds returned to the Sec5 retary of Education under the Federal Work-Study or Fed6 eral Perkins Loan programs from award year 1992–1993

7 to assist individuals who suffered financial harm as a re8 sult of the Midwest floods of 1993: Provided further, That

9 the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emer10 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of

11 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

12 of 1985, as amended.

13 CHAPTER V

14 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND

15 RELATED AGENCIES

16 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

17 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

18 OPERATING EXPENSES

19 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re20 sulting from the Midwest floods of 1993, $10,000,000, to

21 remain available until Ω32æMarch 31, 1994, which shall

22 be available only to the extent an official budget request

23 for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of

24 the entire request as an emergency requirement as defined

25 in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
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1 Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President

2 to the Congress March 31, 1994: Provided, That the entire

3 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re4 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal5 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

6 as amended.

7 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

8 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

9 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

10 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re11 sulting from the Midwest floods of 1993 and other disas12 ters, as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 125, Ω33æ$75,000,000

13 $100,000,000, and in addition Ω34æ$50,000,000

14 $75,000,000, which shall be available only to the extent

15 an official budget request for a specific dollar amount,

16 that includes designation of the entire amount of the re17 quest as an emergency requirement as defined in the Bal18 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

19 as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Con20 gress, all to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and

21 to remain available until September 30, 1996: Provided,

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 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: Provided, That for the purposes of administering

15 this emergency relief, the Secretary of Transportation

16 shall have authority to make funds available notwithstand17 ing subsections (a), (b)(1) and (3), (c), (e)–(h) and (o)

18 of 49 U.S.C. app. 1654 as the Secretary deems appro19 priate and shall consider the extent to which the State

20 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 these funds shall be available only to the extent an
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1 official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that

2 includes designation of the entire amount of the request

3 as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced

4 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

5 amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:

6 Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by

7 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec8 tion 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer9 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided

10 further, That all funds made available under this head are

11 to remain available until Ω35æexpended September 30,

12 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 Ω36æFor an additional amount for the ‘‘HOME in22 vestment partnerships program’’, as authorized under title

23 II 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, high winds, hail and other re18 lated weather damages of 1993, $50,000,000, to remain

19 available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That in ad20 ministering these funds, the Secretary may waive any pro21 vision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary ad22 ministers in connection with the obligation by the Sec23 retary or any use by the recipient of these funds, except

24 for requirements relating to fair housing and non25 discrimination, the environment, and labor standards,
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1 upon finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the

2 obligation and use of such funds, and would not be incon3 sistent with the overall purpose of the statute or regulation:

4 Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by

5 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

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

7 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

8 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

9 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

10 Ω37æFor an additional amount for ‘‘Community de11 velopment grants’’, as authorized under title I of the

12 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, for

13 authorized community development activities only in areas

14 affected by flooding in the Midwest, $53,000,000, to re15 main available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That

16 in administering these funds, the Secretary may waive en17 tirely, or in any part, any requirement set forth in title

18 I of such Act, except for requirements relating to fair

19 housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and

20 labor standards, if the Secretary finds that such waiver

21 will further the purposes for which these funds are appro22 priated: Provided further, That the entire amount is des23 ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu24 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

25 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Pro-
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1 vided further, That all of the funds provided under this

2 head in this Act shall be used only to repair, replace, or

3 restore facilities damaged or to continue services inter4 rupted by flooding that are essential to public health or

5 safety as defined by the Secretary.

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community develop7 ment grants,’’ as authorized under title I of the Housing

8 and Community Development Act of 1974, only in areas

9 affected by the Midwest floods, high winds, hail and other

10 related weather damages of 1993 and other disasters,

11 $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30,

12 1994, of which $25,000,000 is for those community devel13 opment planning activities related to recovery efforts and

14 for immediate recovery needs not reimbursable by the Fed15 eral Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Provided,

16 That in administering these funds, the Secretary may

17 waive any provision of any statute or regulation that the

18 Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by

19 the Secretary or any use by the recipient of these funds,

20 except for requirements relating to fair housing and non21 discrimination, the environment, and labor standards,

22 upon a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate

23 the obligation and use of such funds, and would not be in24 consistent with the overall purpose of the statute or regula25 tion: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-
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1 ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu2 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

3 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

4 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

5 Ω38æENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

6 Ω39æABATEMENT, CONTROL, AND COMPLIANCE

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

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

9 $24,250,000, to remain available until September 30,

10 1994: Provided, That the Administrator may make these

11 funds available notwithstanding any applicable formula

12 allocating funds to States for programs authorized: Pro13 vided further, That the entire amount is designated by

14 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

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

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

17 Ω40æPROGRAM AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Program and Re19 search Operations,’’ for the Midwest floods of 1993,

20 $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994:

21 Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Con22 gress 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.
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1 Ω41æLEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground

3 Storage Tank Trust Fund’’ to make cooperative agreements

4 under section 9003(h)(7) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act,

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

6 remain available until September 30, 1994: Provided,

7 That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an

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

9 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control

10 Act of 1985, as amended.

11 Ω42æOIL SPILL RESPONSE

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

13 for the Midwest floods of 1993, $700,000, to remain avail14 able until September 30, 1994: Provided, That the entire

15 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re16 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(d)(i) of the Bal17 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

18 as amended.

19 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

20 DISASTER RELIEF

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

22 Ω43æ$815,000,000 $1,735,000,000, Ω44æand in addition,

23 $265,000,000, which shall be available only to the extent

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

25 includes designation of the entire amount of the request as
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1 an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced

2 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

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

4 remain available until Ω45æexpended September 30, 1995,

5 for the Midwest floods and other disasters: Provided, That

6 the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emer7 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of

8 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

9 of 1985, as amendedΩ46æ, and title I, chapter II, of Public

10 Law 102–229.

11 COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

12 PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

13 For use in carrying out Federal disaster relief pro14 grams, activities, and initiatives under subtitles C, E, F,

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

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

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

18 $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994:

19 Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Con20 gress as an 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.
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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’’, Ω47æ$26,354,000 $30,000,000, for

9 the Midwest floods, to remain available until

10 Ω48æexpended September 30, 1995: Provided, That the en11 tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency

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

13 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of

14 1985, as amended.

15 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

16 Ω49æHISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Historic Preservation

18 Fund’’, $5,000,000, for the Midwest floods of 1993, to re19 main available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That

20 the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emer21 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of

22 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

23 of 1985, as amended.

24 CONSTRUCTION

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

26 Ω50æ$850,000 $900,000, for the Midwest floods, to remain
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1 available until Ω51æexpended September 30, 1994: Pro2 vided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress

3 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

4 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

5 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

6 UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

7 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, investiga9 tions and research’’, Ω52æ$851,000 $1,439,000, for the

10 Midwest floods, to remain available until Ω53æexpended

11 June 30, 1994: Provided, That the entire amount is des12 ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu13 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

15 Ω54æBUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

16 OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of Indian

18 Programs’’, $3,878,000, to remain available until Septem19 ber 30, 1995 for the Midwest floods: Provided, That the en20 tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re21 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal22 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

23 as amended.
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1 CHAPTER VIII

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

4 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the

5 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

6 Ω55æYOUTH FAIR CHANCE PROGRAM

7 SEC. 802. Section 494(b) of the Job Training Part8 nership Act (29 U.S.C. 1782c(b)) is amended—

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

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

11 will be used—

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

13 adults ages 14 through 30 at the time of enroll14 ment, including case management, life skills

15 management, and crisis intervention services;

16 and

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

18 young adults ages 17 to 30 at the time of en19 rollment for participant support in paid work

20 experience and classroom programs (if such

21 programs are combined with other education

22 and training activities);’’;

23 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through

24 (9) as paragraphs (5) through (10); and
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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow2 ing new paragraph:

3 ‘‘(4) contain assurances that—

4 ‘‘(A) in providing services under paragraph

5 (3), the participating community will maintain

6 a ratio of approximately 1 case worker for every

7 25 participants;

8 ‘‘(B) employment provided under such

9 paragraph to any youth or young adult will be

10 approximately 20 hours per week; and

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

12 under such paragraph to any youth or young

13 adult will be approximately $100 per week and

14 will reflect the cost of living in the participating

15 community;’’.

16 Ω56æSEC. 802. In any case in which the Secretary of

17 Agriculture finds that the farming, ranching, or aqua18 culture operations of producers on a farm have been sub19 stantially affected by a natural disaster in the United

20 States or by a major disaster or emergency designated by

21 the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief

22 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) dur23 ing the 1993 crop year, the Secretary of Agriculture shall

24 not require any repayment under subparagraph (G) or (H)

25 of section 114(a)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
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1 U.S.C. 1445j(a)(2)) for the 1993 crop of a commodity prior

2 to January 1, 1994.

3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Supple4 mental Appropriations for Relief From the Major, Wide5 spread Flooding in the Midwest Act of 1993’’.

Passed the Senate August 4 (legislative day, June

30), 1993.

Attest: WALTER J. STEWART,

Secretary,

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