Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Harvey, and for other purposes. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes, namely: I Department of Agriculture Office of the Secretary Emergency conservation activities (Including transfer of funds) For an additional amount, to remain available until expended, for the Emergency Conservation Program under title IV of the Agriculture Credit Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 5121 16 U.S.C. 2201 16 U.S.C. 2203 16 U.S.C. 2206 Provided Provided further General provision—this title 1011. The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall use unobligated disaster assistance oversight funds provided to such office in division B of Public Law 110–329 II Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Operations, research, and facilities For an additional amount for Operations, Research, and Facilities (1) $50,000,000 for mapping, charting, geodesy services and marine debris surveys for coastal States impacted by Hurricane Harvey; (2) $20,000,000 to repair and replace ocean observing and coastal monitoring assets damaged by Hurricane Harvey; (3) $6,000,000 to provide technical assistance to support State assessments of coastal impacts of Hurricane Harvey; (4) $75,000,000 to improve weather forecasting and hurricane intensity forecasting capabilities, to include data assimilation from ocean observing platforms and satellites; (5) $150,000,000 for laboratories and cooperative institutes research activities associated with sustained observations weather research programs, and ocean and coastal research; and (6) $20,000,000 for necessary expenses related to fishery disasters during calendar year 2017 that were declared by the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Harvey: Provided Provided further Procurement, acquisition and construction For an additional amount for Procurement, Acquisition and Construction (1) $20,000,000 to repair National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) facilities damaged by Hurricane Harvey; (2) $90,000,000 for repairs and upgrades to NOAA hurricane reconnaissance aircraft; (3) $30,000,000 for improvements to weather forecasting equipment and supercomputer infrastructure; (4) $40,000,000 to accelerate the National Weather Service ground readiness project; and (5) $300,000,000 for a weather satellite data mitigation gap reserve fund: Provided Provided further Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Salaries and expenses For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses Provided Drug Enforcement Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses Provided Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Salaries and expenses For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses Provided Federal Prison System Buildings and facilities For an additional amount for Buildings and Facilities Provided Science National Aeronautics and Space Administration Construction and environmental compliance and restoration For an additional amount for Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration Provided Related Agencies Legal Services Corporation Payment to the legal services corporation For an additional amount for Payment to the Legal Services Corporation Provided Provided further Provided further Public Law 105–119 Public Law 104–134 Public Law 105–119 Provided further III Department of defense Department of defense—military OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Operation and Maintenance, Army For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army Provided Operation and Maintenance, Navy For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Navy Provided Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Provided Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard Provided Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard Provided PROCUREMENT Procurement of Ammunition, Army For an additional amount for Procurement of Ammunition, Army Provided REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS Defense Working Capital Funds For an additional amount for Defense Working Capital Funds Provided IV Department of the Army Corps of Engineers—Civil Investigations For an additional amount for Investigations Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Construction For an additional amount for Construction Provided, Provided further, Investigations Investigations Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Public Law 99–662 Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Operation and Maintenance For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance Provided, Provided further, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies For an additional amount for Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Provided, Investigations Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Expenses For an additional amount for Expenses Provided, Provided further, V General Services Administration Real property Activities Federal buildings fund For an additional amount to be deposited in the Federal Buildings Fund Provided, Small Business Administration Salaries and expenses The provisions under this heading in title III of this Act shall be applied by substituting $20,000,000 $10,000,000 Office of inspector general For an additional amount for Office of Inspector General Provided, Disaster loans program account (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for Disaster Loans Program Account Provided, Provided further, Provided further, VI Department of Homeland Security United States Customs and Border Protection Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses Provided Provided further United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses Provided Provided further United States Secret Service Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses Provided Provided further Coast Guard Acquisition, construction, and improvements (Including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements Provided Provided further Public Law 112–74 Provided further Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Fund (Including Transfer of Funds) For an additional amount for the Disaster Relief Fund 42 U.S.C. 5121 Provided 42 U.S.C. 5121 Provided further Provided further 42 U.S.C. 5121 Provided further Office of Inspector General Provided further 42 U.S.C. 5172 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Law 112–74 Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account For an additional amount for Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account 42 U.S.C. 5184 Provided, Provided further Provided further Science and Technology Research, development, acquisition, and operations For an additional amount for Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations Provided VII Department of the Interior Fish and wildlife service Construction For an additional amount for Construction Provided National park service historic preservation fund For an additional amount for the Historic Preservation Fund Provided 42 U.S.C. 5121 Provided further Provided further Construction For an additional amount for Construction Provided Departmental Operations office of the secretary (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for Departmental Operations Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Environmental Programs and Management For an additional amount for Environmental Programs and Management Provided Hazardous Substance Superfund For an additional amount for Hazardous Substance Superfund Provided Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund For an additional amount for Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund Provided State and Tribal Assistance Grants For an additional amount for State and Tribal Assistance Grants Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service capital improvement and maintenance For an additional amount for Capital Improvement and Maintenance Provided OTHER RELATED AGENCY Smithsonian Institution salaries and expenses For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses Provided VIII Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration training and employment services (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for Training and Employment Services Provided, Provided further, department of health and human services Office of the Secretary public health and social services emergency fund (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Provided, Provided further, Provided further, succeeding 2 fiscal years succeeding fiscal year Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, IX Department of Transportation Federal aviation administration Facilities and equipment (airport and airway trust fund) For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equipment’’, $90,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey: Provided, Federal highway administration Federal-aid highways Emergency relief program For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program Provided Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Federal transit administration Public transportation emergency relief program (including transfer of funds) For the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program Provided, Provided further, Public Law 112–141 Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, 49 U.S.C. 5334 Provided further, Provided further, Department of Housing and Urban Development Community planning and development Community development fund (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for Community Development Fund 42 U.S.C. 5121 42 U.S.C. 5301 Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, 42 U.S.C. 5306 Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, 42 U.S.C. 5155 Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, 42 U.S.C. 5301 Provided further, 42 U.S.C. 5121 Provided further, 42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2) 42 U.S.C. 4321 Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, General provisions—This title 1091. For fiscal year 2017, upon request by a public housing agency and supported by documentation as required by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that demonstrates that the need for the adjustment is due to the disaster, the Secretary may make temporary adjustments to the section 8 housing choice voucher annual renewal funding allocations and administrative fee eligibility determinations for public housing agencies in an area for which the President declared a disaster during such fiscal year under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 1092. The Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act a plan for implementing the provisions in this title, and updates to such plan on a biannual basis thereafter. 1093. None of the funds provided in this title to the Department of Transportation or the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a grant unless the Secretary of such Department notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not less than 3 full business days before any project, State or locality is selected to receive a grant award totaling $5,000,000 or more is announced by either Department or a modal administration. 1094. The amounts otherwise provided by this title are revised by reducing the amount made available for Small Business Administration—Disaster Loans Program Account Department of Veterans Affairs—National Cemetery Administration 1095. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be used for land acquisition by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture. This Act may be cited as the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017

Summary: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 This bill provides emergency supplemental FY2017 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. The bill provides FY2017 appropriations to: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Legal Services Corporation, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the General Services Administration, the Small Business Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Smithsonian Institution, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The bill also specifies several requirements and restrictions for the use of funds provided by this bill.