H. R. 152 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 
An Act 
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, 
to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2013, and for other purposes, namely: 
DIVISION A—DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2013 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Commodity Assistance Program’’ 
for the emergency food assistance program as authorized by section 
27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) 
and section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 
1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)), $6,000,000: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provisions of the Emergency Food Assistance 
Act of 1983, the Secretary of Agriculture may allocate additional 
foods and funds for administrative expenses from resources specifi-
cally appropriated, transferred, or reprogrammed to restore to 
States resources used to assist families and individuals displaced 
by Hurricane Sandy among the States without regard to sections 
204 and 214 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 7508, 7515): Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended to conduct studies 
of flood and storm damage reduction related to natural disasters: 
Provided, That using $19,500,000 of the funds provided herein, 
the Secretary of the Army shall conduct, at full Federal expense, 
a comprehensive study to address the flood risks of vulnerable 
coastal populations in areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy within 
the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division of the United States 
Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That an interim report 
with an assessment of authorized Corps projects for reducing 
flooding and storm risks in the affected area that have been con-
structed or are under construction, including construction cost esti-
mates, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 
March 1, 2013: Provided further, That an interim report identifying 
any previously authorized but unconstructed Corps project and 
any project under study by the Corps for reducing flooding and 
storm damage risks in the affected area, including updated construc-
tion cost estimates, that are, or would be, consistent with the 
comprehensive study shall be submitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than May 1, 2013: Provided further, 
That a final report shall be submitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than 24 months after the date of enact-
ment of this division: Provided further, That as a part of the 
study, the Secretary shall identify those activities that warrant 
additional analysis by the Corps, as well as institutional and other 
barriers to providing protection to the affected coastal areas: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall conduct the study in 
coordination with other Federal agencies, and State, local, and 
Tribal officials to ensure consistency with other plans to be devel-
oped, as appropriate: Provided further, That using $500,000 of 
the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall conduct, at full 
Federal expense, an evaluation of the performance of existing 
projects constructed by the Corps and damaged as a consequence 
of Hurricane Sandy for the purposes of determining their effective-
ness and making recommendations for improvements to such 
projects: Provided further, That the amounts in this paragraph 
are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide 
a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and 
obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this division.
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CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$9,000,000, to remain available until expended for repairs to 
projects that were under construction and damaged as a con-
sequence of Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide 
a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and 
obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this division. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Sandy, $742,000,000, to remain available until expended to dredge 
Federal navigation channels, and repair damage to Corps projects: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary 
of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 
funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
division. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emer-
gencies’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Sandy, $582,000,000, to remain available until expended 
to support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities, as 
authorized by law: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation 
of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment 
of this division. 
TITLE III 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$10,000,000 for grants to or cooperative agreements with organiza-
tions to provide technical assistance related to disaster recovery, 
response, and long term resiliency to small businesses that are
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recovering from Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That the Small Busi-
ness Administration shall expedite the delivery of assistance in 
disaster-affected areas: Provided further, That the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration may waive the matching 
requirements under section 21(a)(4)(A) and 29(c) of the Small Busi-
ness Act for any grant made using funds made available under 
this heading: Provided further, That no later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this division, or no less than 7 days 
prior to obligation of funds, whichever occurs earlier, the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under 
this heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Sandy, $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Program Account’’ 
for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Sandy, $100,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That in addition, for direct 
administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry 
out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act in response to Hurricane Sandy, an additional 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries 
and Expenses: Provided further, That such amounts are designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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TITLE IV 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
COAST GUARD 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and 
Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Sandy, $143,899,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the transfer limitation contained in section 503 of division D of 
Public Law 112–74, such funding may be transferred to other 
Coast Guard appropriations after notification as required in accord-
ance with such section: Provided further, That a description of 
all facilities and property to be reconstructed and restored, with 
associated costs and time lines, shall be submitted to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
division. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’ for 
major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
$5,379,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$3,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland 
Security Office of Inspector General for audits and investigations 
related to disasters: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall publish on the Agency’s 
website not later than 24 hours after an award of a public assistance 
grant under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) that is in excess 
of $1,000,000, the specifics of each such grant award: Provided 
further, That for any mission assignment or mission assignment 
task order to another Federal department or agency regarding 
a major disaster, not later than 24 hours after the issuance of 
a mission assignment or task order in excess of $1,000,000, the 
Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website the following: 
the name of the impacted State and the disaster declaration for 
such State, the assigned agency, the assistance requested, a descrip-
tion of the disaster, the total cost estimate, and the amount obli-
gated: Provided further, That not later than 10 days after the 
last day of each month until the mission assignment or task order
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is completed and closed out, the Administrator shall update any 
changes to the total cost estimate and the amount obligated: Pro-
vided further, That for a disaster declaration related to Hurricane 
Sandy, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, not 
later than 5 days after the first day of each month beginning 
after the date of enactment of this division, and shall publish 
on the Agency’s website not later than 10 days after the first 
day of each such month, an estimate or actual amount, if available, 
for the current fiscal year of the cost of the following categories 
of spending: public assistance, individual assistance, operations, 
mitigation, administrative, and any other relevant category 
(including emergency measures and disaster resources): Provided 
further, That not later than 10 days after the first day of each 
month beginning after the date of enactment of this division, the 
Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website the report 
(referred to as the Disaster Relief Monthly Report) as required 
by Public Law 112–74. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisi-
tion, and Operations’’, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Sandy, $585,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2013: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Systems Acquisition’’, for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$3,869,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 401. Funds made available by Public Law 109–88 for 
carrying out activities authorized under section 417 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5184) may be used until expended to provide assistance under 
section 417 of that Act to local governments in areas eligible to 
receive such assistance pursuant to a major disaster declaration 
by the President for Hurricane Sandy.
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TITLE V 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$49,875,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$234,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
OIL SPILL RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Oil Spill Research’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE VI 
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’’ for disaster response and recovery, and other 
expenses directly related to Hurricane Sandy, including making 
payments under the Head Start Act and additional payments for 
distribution as provided for under the ‘‘Social Services Block Grant 
Program’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014: Provided, That not less than $25,000,000 shall be transferred 
to ‘‘Children and Families Services Programs’’ for the Head Start 
program for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That 
not less than $25,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Social Services 
Block Grant’’ for the purposes provided herein: Provided further,
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That not less than $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services (‘‘HHS’’) ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ to perform oversight, accountability, and evaluation of 
programs, projects, or activities supported with the funds provided 
for the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the distribution of any amount 
shall be limited to the States of New York and New Jersey, except 
that funds provided to ‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv-
ices Administration’’ may be distributed to other States, but only 
if such funds are for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 
for behavioral health treatment, crisis counseling, and other related 
helplines, and for other similar programs to provide support to 
dislocated residents of New York and New Jersey: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
included in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal 
years, as such term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), 
or 644(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated in this paragraph are not subject to the allocation 
requirements of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph are in addition 
to the entitlement grants authorized by section 2002(a)(1) of the 
Social Security Act and shall not be available for such entitlement 
grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 
may be transferred by the Secretary of HHS (‘‘Secretary’’) to 
accounts within HHS, and shall be available only for the purposes 
provided in this paragraph: Provided further, That the transfer 
authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other 
transfer authority available in this or any other Act for fiscal 
year 2013: Provided further, That 15 days prior to the transfer 
of funds appropriated in this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate of any such transfer and the planned uses of 
the funds: Provided further, That obligations incurred for the pur-
poses provided herein prior to the date of enactment of this division 
may be charged to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph and transferred 
to the National Institutes of Health for the purpose of supporting 
the repair or rebuilding of non-Federal biomedical or behavioral 
research facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy shall 
be used to award grants or contracts for such purpose under section 
404I of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That section 
481A(c)(2) of such Act does not apply to the use of funds described 
in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
in this paragraph shall not be available for costs that are 
reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under 
a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, 
That such amounts are designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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RELATED AGENCIES 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Limitation on Administrative 
Expenses’’, $2,000,000, for expenses directly related to Hurricane 
Sandy, which shall be derived from the unobligated balances that 
remain available under such heading for the Social Security 
Administration for information technology and telecommunications 
hardware and software infrastructure: Provided, That such amounts 
are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE VII 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army 
National Guard’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Sandy, $24,235,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
to the Army National Guard for recovery efforts related to Hurri-
cane Sandy in this division shall be available for obligation until 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate receive form 1391 for each specific request: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 
funds may be obligated to carry out military construction projects 
not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$21,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy,
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$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Cemetery Administra-
tion’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
cane Sandy, $1,100,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Sandy, $531,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’, 
$207,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for 
renovations and repairs as a consequence of damage caused by 
Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That none of these funds shall be 
available for obligation until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs sub-
mits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds 
provided under this heading: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated 
and expended to carry out planning and design and major medical 
facility construction not otherwise authorized by law: Provided fur-
ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE VIII 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equipment’’, 
$14,600,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2013, for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATING SUBSIDY GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Subsidy Grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ for the Secretary 
of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Sandy, $32,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the ‘‘Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program’’ as 
authorized under section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, 
$5,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, for transit sys-
tems affected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That not more than 
$2,000,000,000 shall be made available not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this division: Provided further, That 
the remainder of the funds shall be made available only after 
the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency sign the memorandum of agreement required 
by section 20017(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 
Century Act (Public Law 112–141) and the Federal Transit Adminis-
tration publishes interim regulations for the Public Transportation 
Emergency Relief Program: Provided further, That not more than 
three-quarters of 1 percent of the funds for public transportation 
emergency relief shall be available for administrative expenses and 
ongoing program management oversight as authorized under 49 
U.S.C. 5334 and 5338(i)(2) and shall be in addition to any other 
appropriations for such purpose: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be transferred 
to the Office of Inspector General to support the oversight of activi-
ties under this heading: Provided further, That such amounts are 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Development Fund’’, 
$3,850,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for 
necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, 
restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitaliza-
tion in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from 
a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) due to Hurricane Sandy, for activities authorized under title 
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be allocated directly 
to States and units of general local government at the discretion 
of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Provided 
further, That within 60 days after the enactment of this division, 
the Secretary shall allocate to grantees all funds provided under 
this heading based on the best available data: Provided further, 
That as a condition of eligibility for receipt of such funds, a grantee 
shall submit a plan to the Secretary detailing the proposed use 
of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of 
such funds will address long-term recovery, restoration of infrastruc-
ture and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted 
and distressed areas: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
by notice issued within 45 days of enactment of this division, 
specify criteria for approval of plans, and, if the Secretary deter-
mines that a plan does not meet such criteria, the Secretary shall 
disapprove the plan: Provided further, That as a condition of making 
any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance that such grantee 
has in place proficient financial controls and procurement processes 
and has established adequate procedures to prevent any duplication 
of benefits as defined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), 
to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive 
websites regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with 
these funds, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse 
of funds: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 
may not be used for activities reimbursable by or for which funds 
are made available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That funds 
allocated under this heading shall not be considered relevant to 
the non-disaster formula allocations made pursuant to section 106 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5306): Provided further, That a grantee may use up to 5 percent 
of its overall allocation for administrative costs: Provided further, 
That a grantee shall administer grant funds provided under this 
heading in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations 
and may not delegate, by contract or otherwise, the responsibility 
for administering such grant funds: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall provide grantees with technical assistance on con-
tracting and procurement processes and shall require grantees, 
in contracting or procuring these funds, to incorporate performance
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requirements and penalties into any such contracts or agreements: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall require grantees to main-
tain on a public website information accounting for how all grant 
funds are used, including details of all contracts and ongoing 
procurement processes: Provided further, That, in administering 
the funds under this heading, the Secretary may waive, or specify 
alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or regula-
tion that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation 
by the Secretary or the use of these funds by a grantee (except 
for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 
standards, and the environment) upon a request by a grantee 
explaining why such waiver is required to facilitate the use of 
such funds and pursuant to a determination by the Secretary that 
good cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and 
that such action is not inconsistent with the overall purposes of 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or this heading: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided 
under this heading that use such funds to supplement Federal 
assistance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or public 
comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit performed 
by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the responsibil-
ities of the recipient with respect to such environmental review, 
approval or permit under section 104(g)(1) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(1)): Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon receipt of a request 
for release of funds and certification, immediately approve the 
release of funds for an activity or project assisted under this heading 
if the recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval 
or permit under the preceding proviso or the activity or project 
is categorically excluded from review under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, 
That a waiver granted by the Secretary may not reduce the percent-
age of funds that must be used for activities that benefit persons 
of low and moderate income to less than 50 percent, unless the 
Secretary specifically finds that there is compelling need to further 
reduce the percentage requirement: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register any waiver or alter-
native requirement made by the Secretary with respect to any 
statute or regulation no later than 5 days before the effective 
date of such waiver or alternative requirement: Provided further, 
That, of the funds made available under this heading, up to 
$4,000,000 may be transferred to Program Office Salaries and 
Expenses, Community Planning and Development for necessary 
costs, including information technology costs, of administering and 
overseeing funds made available under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That, of the funds made available under this heading, 
$4,000,000 shall be transferred to Office of the Inspector General 
for necessary costs of overseeing and auditing funds made available 
under this heading: Provided further, That funds provided under 
this heading are designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 801. For fiscal year 2013, upon request by a public housing 
agency and supported by documentation as required by the Sec-
retary 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 under title IV of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), to avoid significant adverse funding impacts 
that would otherwise result from the disaster. 
TITLE IX 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION 
SEC. 901. Each amount appropriated or made available in this 
division is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the 
fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 902. Each amount designated in this division by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently 
so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations 
to the Congress. 
SEC. 903. No part of any appropriation contained in this division 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 904. (a)(1) Not later than March 31, 2013, in accordance 
with criteria to be established by the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget (referred to in this section as ‘‘OMB’’), 
each Federal agency shall submit to OMB, the Government Account-
ability Office, the respective Inspector General of each agency, 
and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate internal control plans for funds provided 
by this division. 
(2) Not later than June 30, 2013, the Government Account-
ability Office shall review for the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate the design of 
the internal control plans required by paragraph (1). 
(b) All programs and activities receiving funds under this divi-
sion shall be deemed to be ‘‘susceptible to significant improper 
payments’’ for purposes of the Improper Payments Information Act 
of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note), notwithstanding section 2(a) of such 
Act. 
(c) Funds for grants provided by this division shall be expended 
by the grantees within the 24-month period following the agency’s 
obligation of funds for the grant, unless, in accordance with guid-
ance to be issued by the Director of OMB, the Director waives 
this requirement for a particular grant program and submits a 
written justification for such waiver to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the 
case of such grants, the agency shall include a term in the grant 
that requires the grantee to return to the agency any funds not 
expended within the 24-month period.
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(d) Through September 30, 2015, the Recovery Accountability 
and Transparency Board shall develop and use information tech-
nology resources and oversight mechanisms to detect and remediate 
waste, fraud, and abuse in the obligation and expenditure of funds 
appropriated in this or any other Act for any fiscal year of such 
period for purposes related to the impact of Hurricane Sandy: 
Provided, That the Board shall coordinate its oversight efforts with 
the Director of OMB, the head of each Federal agency receiving 
appropriations related to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, and the 
respective Inspector General of each such agency: Provided further, 
That the Board shall submit quarterly reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
on its activities related to funds appropriated for the impact of 
Hurricane Sandy. 
TITLE X 
ADDITIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
CHAPTER 1 
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 et seq.) for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy and 
resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.), $218,000,000, of which $15,000,000 shall be available 
for payments under sections 401 and 402 of the Agriculture Credit 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201, 2202), $180,000,000 shall be available 
for activities under section 403 of such Act (Emergency Watershed 
Protection Program; 16 U.S.C. 2203), and $23,000,000 shall be 
available for activities under section 407 of such Act (Emergency 
Forest Restoration Program; 16 U.S.C. 2206): Provided, That the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer these funds to the Farm 
Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 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 (122 Stat. 3585) for continued oversight of Department of 
Agriculture disaster- and emergency-related activities.
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CHAPTER 2 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facili-
ties’’, $290,000,000 (reduced by $150,000,000) to remain available 
until September 30, 2014, as follows: 
(1) $50,000,000 for mapping, charting, geodesy services 
and marine debris surveys for coastal States impacted by Hurri-
cane Sandy; 
(2) $7,000,000 to repair and replace ocean observing and 
coastal monitoring assets damaged by Hurricane Sandy; 
(3) $3,000,000 to provide technical assistance to support 
State assessments of coastal impacts of Hurricane Sandy; 
(4) $25,000,000 to improve weather forecasting and hurri-
cane intensity forecasting capabilities, to include data assimila-
tion from ocean observing platforms and satellites; 
(5) $50,000,000 for laboratories and cooperative institutes 
research activities associated with sustained observations 
weather research programs, and ocean and coastal research; 
and 
(6) $5,000,000 for necessary expenses related to fishery 
disasters during calendar year 2012 that were declared by 
the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from 
Hurricane Sandy: 
Provided, That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 
days after the date of enactment of this division: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and 
Construction’’, $186,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2015, as follows: 
(1) $9,000,000 to repair National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy; 
(2) $44,500,000 for repairs and upgrades to NOAA hurri-
cane reconnaissance aircraft; 
(3) $8,500,000 for improvements to weather forecasting 
equipment and supercomputer infrastructure; 
(4) $13,000,000 to accelerate the National Weather Service 
ground readiness project; and 
(5) $111,000,000 for a weather satellite data mitigation 
gap reserve fund: 
Provided, That NOAA shall submit a spending plan to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this division: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$10,020,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$1,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$230,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’ for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SCIENCE 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and Environmental 
Compliance and Restoration’’ for repair at National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy,
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$15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payment to the Legal Services 
Corporation’’ to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Cor-
poration Act by providing for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $1,000,000: Provided, That the 
amount made available under this heading shall be used only 
to provide the mobile resources, technology, and disaster coordina-
tors necessary to provide storm-related services to the Legal Serv-
ices Corporation client population and only in the areas significantly 
affected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated in this division to the Legal Services 
Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited 
by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 
503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds 
appropriated in this division to the Legal Services Corporation 
shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in 
such sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 
to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2012 and 
2013, respectively, and except that sections 501 and 503 of Public 
Law 104–134 (referenced by Public Law 105–119) shall not apply 
to the amount made available under this heading: Provided further, 
That, for the purposes of this division, the Legal Services Corpora-
tion shall be considered an agency of the United States Government. 
CHAPTER 3 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army’’, $5,370,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985.
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Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
CHAPTER 4 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended to expedite at 
full Federal expense studies of flood and storm damage reduction: 
Provided, That using $29,500,000 of the funds provided herein, 
the Secretary of the Army shall expedite and complete ongoing 
flood and storm damage reduction studies in areas that were 
impacted by Hurricane Sandy in the North Atlantic Division of 
the United States Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That 
using up to $20,000,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary 
shall conduct a comprehensive study to address the flood risks 
of vulnerable coastal populations in areas that were affected by 
Hurricane Sandy within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Divi-
sion of the Corps: Provided further, That an interim report with 
an assessment of authorized Corps projects for reducing flooding 
and storm risks in the affected area that have been constructed 
or are under construction, including construction cost estimates, 
shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate not later than March 
1, 2013: Provided further, That an interim report identifying any 
previously authorized but unconstructed Corps project and any 
project under study by the Corps for reducing flooding and storm 
damage risks in the affected area, including updated construction 
cost estimates, that are, or would be, consistent with the comprehen-
sive study shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional 
committees by May 1, 2013: Provided further, That a final report 
shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees 
within 24 months of the date of enactment of this division: Provided 
further, That as a part of the study, the Secretary shall identify 
those activities warranting additional analysis by the Corps, as 
well as institutional and other barriers to providing protection 
to the affected coastal areas: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall conduct the study in coordination with other Federal agencies, 
and State, local and Tribal officials to ensure consistency with 
other plans to be developed, as appropriate: Provided further, That 
using $500,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall 
conduct an evaluation of the performance of existing projects con-
structed by the Corps and impacted by Hurricane Sandy for the 
purposes of determining their effectiveness and making rec-
ommendations for improvements thereto: Provided further, That 
as a part of the study, the Secretary shall identify institutional 
and other barriers to providing comprehensive protection to affected 
coastal areas and shall provide this report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
within 120 days of enactment of this division: Provided further,
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That the amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary 
of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 
funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
division. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$3,461,000,000, to remain available until expended to rehabilitate, 
repair and construct United States Army Corps of Engineers 
projects: Provided, That $2,902,000,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading shall be used to reduce future flood risk in ways 
that will support the long-term sustainability of the coastal eco-
system and communities and reduce the economic costs and risks 
associated with large-scale flood and storm events in areas along 
the Atlantic Coast within the boundaries of the North Atlantic 
Division of the Corps that were affected by Hurricane Sandy: Pro-
vided further, That $858,000,000 of such funds shall be made avail-
able not earlier than 14 days after the Secretary of the Army 
submits the report required under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ 
to be submitted not later than March 1, 2013, and $2,044,000,000 
shall be made available not earlier than 14 days after the Secretary 
submits the report required under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ 
to be submitted not later than May 1, 2013: Provided further, 
That efforts using these funds shall incorporate current science 
and engineering standards in constructing previously authorized 
Corps projects designed to reduce flood and storm damage risks 
and modifying existing Corps projects that do not meet these stand-
ards, with such modifications as the Secretary determines are nec-
essary to incorporate these standards or to meet the goal of pro-
viding sustainable reduction to flooding and storm damage risks: 
Provided further, That upon approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate these 
funds may be used to construct any project under study by the 
Corps for reducing flooding and storm damage risks in areas along 
the Atlantic Coast within the North Atlantic Division of the Corps 
that were affected by Hurricane Sandy that the Secretary deter-
mines is technically feasible, economically justified, and environ-
mentally acceptable: Provided further, That the completion of 
ongoing construction projects receiving funds provided by this divi-
sion shall be at full Federal expense with respect to such funds: 
Provided further, That the non-Federal cash contribution for 
projects using these funds shall be financed in accordance with 
the provisions of section 103(k) of Public Law 99–662 over a period 
of 30 years from the date of completion of the project or separable 
element: Provided further, That for these projects, the provisions 
of section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
shall not apply to these funds: Provided further, That up to 
$51,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be 
used to expedite continuing authorities projects to reduce the risk 
of flooding along the coastal areas in States impacted by Hurricane
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Sandy within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division of 
the Corps: Provided further, That $9,000,000 of the funds provided 
under this heading shall be used for repairs to projects that were 
under construction and damaged by the impacts of Hurricane 
Sandy: Provided further, That any projects using funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be initiated only after non-Federal 
interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary 
requiring the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the oper-
ation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs 
of the project and to hold and save the United States free from 
damages due to the construction or operation and maintenance 
of the project, except for damages due to the fault or negligence 
of the United States or its contractors: Provided further, That 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a monthly report detailing the allocation 
and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this division. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Sandy, $821,000,000, to remain available until expended to dredge 
Federal navigation channels and repair damage to United States 
Army Corps of Engineers projects: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide 
a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and 
obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this division. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emer-
gencies’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Sandy, $1,008,000,000, to remain available until 
expended to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters 
and support emergency operations, repairs and other activities as 
authorized by law: Provided, That $430,000,000 of the funds pro-
vided herein shall be made available not earlier than 14 days 
after the Secretary of the Army submits the report required under 
the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ to be submitted not later than March 
1, 2013, and shall be utilized by the United States Army Corps 
of Engineers to restore projects impacted by Hurricane Sandy in 
the North Atlantic Division of the Corps to design profiles of the 
authorized projects: Provided further, That the provisions of section 
902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 shall not 
apply to funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That 
the amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress 
as 
being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary 
of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
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and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 
funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
division. 
EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Expenses’’ for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $10,000,000, to 
remain available until expended to oversee emergency response 
and recovery activities: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 
these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment 
of this division. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 1041. This chapter shall apply in place of title II of 
this division, and such title shall have no force or effect. 
CHAPTER 5 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
For an additional amount to be deposited in the ‘‘Federal 
Buildings Fund’’, $7,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2015, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Sandy, for basic repair and alteration of buildings under 
the custody and control of the Administrator of General Services, 
and real property management and related activities not otherwise 
provided for: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
The provisions under this heading in title III of this division 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$20,000,000’’ for ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 
further, That this paragraph shall apply in place of the previous
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provisions under this heading in title III of this division, and 
such previous provisions shall have no force or effect. 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Program Account’’ 
for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act, $520,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That in addition, for administrative 
expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 
7(b) of the Small Business Act, an additional $260,000,000 to remain 
available until expended, of which $250,000,000 is for direct 
administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry 
out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses, and 
of which $10,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for 
the direct loan program, which may to be transferred to and merged 
with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses: Provided further, 
That such amounts are designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That this paragraph shall apply in place of the 
previous provisions under this heading in title III of this division, 
and such previous provisions shall have no force or effect. 
CHAPTER 6 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$1,667,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985: Provided further, That a description of all property 
to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this division. 
UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$855,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985: Provided further, That a description of all property
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to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this division. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$300,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985: Provided further, That a description of all property 
to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this division. 
COAST GUARD 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The provisions under this heading in title IV of this division 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$274,233,000’’ for ‘‘$143,899,000’’. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’ in 
carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $11,487,735,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount pro-
vided, $5,379,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant 
to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That the amount 
in the preceding proviso is designated by the Congress as being 
for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount provided, $6,108,735,000 is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 which shall be for major 
disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided, $3,000,000 shall be 
transferred to the Department of Homeland Security ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’ for audits and investigations related to disasters: 
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall publish on the Agency’s website not 
later than 24 hours after an award of a public assistance grant 
under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
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Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) the specifics of the 
grant award: Provided further, That for any mission assignment 
or mission assignment task order to another Federal department 
or agency regarding a major disaster, not later than 24 hours 
after the issuance of the mission assignment or task order, the 
Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website the following: 
the name of the impacted state and the disaster declaration for 
such State, the assigned agency, the assistance requested, a descrip-
tion of the disaster, the total cost estimate, and the amount obli-
gated: Provided further, That not later than 10 days after the 
last day of each month until the mission assignment or task order 
is completed and closed out, the Administrator shall update any 
changes to the total cost estimate and the amount obligated: Pro-
vided further, That for a disaster declaration related to Hurricane 
Sandy, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, not 
later than 5 days after the first day of each month beginning 
after the date of enactment of this division, and shall publish 
on the Agency’s website not later than 10 days after the first 
day of each such month, an estimate or actual amount, if available, 
for the current fiscal year of the cost of the following categories 
of spending: public assistance, individual assistance, operations, 
mitigation, administrative, and any other relevant category 
(including emergency measures and disaster resources): Provided 
further, That not later than 10 days after the first day of each 
month beginning after the date of enactment of this division, the 
Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website the report 
(referred to as the Disaster Relief Monthly Report) as required 
by Public Law 112–74: Provided further, That this paragraph shall 
apply in place of the previous provisions under this heading in 
title IV of this division, and such previous provisions shall have 
no force or effect. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Assistance Direct Loan 
Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans, $300,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, as authorized by section 417 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), of which up to $4,000,000 is for administrative 
expenses to carry out the direct loan program: Provided, That 
such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$400,000,000: Provided further, That these amounts are designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS 
The provisions under this heading in title IV of this division 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$3,249,000’’ and ‘‘September 30, 
2014’’ for ‘‘$585,000’’ and ‘‘September 30, 2013’’, respectively.
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CHAPTER 7 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
The provisions under this heading in title V of this division 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$78,000,000 (reduced by 
$9,800,000)’’ for ‘‘$49,875,000’’: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available under such heading in title V may be used to 
repair seawalls or buildings on islands in the Stewart B. McKinney 
National Wildlife Refuge. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preservation Fund’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Sandy, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015, 
including costs to States necessary to complete compliance activities 
required by section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act 
and costs needed to administer the program: Provided, That grants 
shall only be available for areas that have received a major disaster 
declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, 
That individual grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal 
matching requirement: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CONSTRUCTION 
The provisions under this heading in title V of this division 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$348,000,000’’ for ‘‘$234,000,000’’. 
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Departmental Operations’’ and 
any Department of the Interior component bureau or office for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$360,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
funds appropriated herein shall be used to restore and rebuild 
national parks, national wildlife refuges, and other Federal public 
assets; increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat and 
infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount of dam-
age caused by such storms: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of the Interior may transfer these funds to any other account 
in the Department and may expend such funds by direct expendi-
ture, grants, or cooperative agreements, including grants to or 
cooperative agreements with States, Tribes, and municipalities, to
H. R. 152—28 
carry out the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending 
plan for the amounts provided herein within 60 days of enactment 
of this division: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Programs and 
Management’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Sandy, $725,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance Superfund’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Sandy, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Sandy, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants’’, $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$500,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the Clean Water 
State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, and of which $100,000,000 shall be for capitalization 
grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, 
That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act and section 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act, funds appropriated herein shall be provided to States in EPA 
Region 2 for wastewater and drinking water treatment works and 
facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That not-
withstanding the requirements of section 603(d) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, for the funds appropriated herein, 
each State shall use not less than 20 percent but not more than 
30 percent of the amount of its capitalization grants to provide
H. R. 152—29 
additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgive-
ness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or any combina-
tion of these: Provided further, That the funds appropriated herein 
shall only be used for eligible projects whose purpose is to reduce 
flood damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to 
rapid hydrologic change or a natural disaster at treatment works 
as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act or any eligible facilities under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, and for other eligible tasks at such treatment works 
or facilities necessary to further such purposes: Provided further, 
That the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
may retain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for 
management and oversight: Provided further, That such amounts 
are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement and 
Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Sandy, $4,400,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
OTHER RELATED AGENCY 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CHAPTER 8 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employment Serv-
ices’’, $25,000,000, for the dislocated workers assistance national
H. R. 152—30 
reserve for necessary expenses directly related to Hurricane Sandy, 
which shall be available from the date of enactment of this division 
through September 30, 2013: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor 
may transfer up to $3,500,000 of such funds to any other Depart-
ment of Labor account for other Hurricane Sandy reconstruction 
and recovery needs, including worker protection activities: Provided 
further, That such amounts are designated by the Congress as 
being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
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’’ for disaster response and recovery, and other 
expenses directly related to Hurricane Sandy, including making 
payments under the Head Start Act and additional payments for 
distribution as provided for under the ‘‘Social Services Block Grant 
Program’’, $800,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2015: Provided, That $100,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Children 
and Families Services Programs’’ for the Head Start program for 
the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That $500,000,000 
shall be transferred to ‘‘Social Services Block Grant’’ for the pur-
poses provided herein: Provided further, That section 2002(c) of 
the Social Security Act shall be applied to funds appropriated 
in the preceding proviso by substituting ‘‘succeeding 2 fiscal years’’ 
for ‘‘succeeding fiscal year’’: Provided further, That not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Health and 
Human Services (‘‘HHS’’) ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ to perform 
oversight, accountability, and evaluation of programs, projects, or 
activities supported with the funds provided for the purposes pro-
vided herein: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the distribution of any amount shall be limited 
to the States directly affected by Hurricane Sandy and which have 
been declared by the President as a major disaster under title 
IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act for Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be included in the cal-
culation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as such 
term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 644(d)(3) 
of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
in this paragraph are not subject to the allocation requirements 
of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated in this paragraph for the Social Services Block 
Grant are in addition to the entitlement grants authorized by 
section 2002(a)(1) of the Social Security Act and shall not be avail-
able for such entitlement grants: Provided further, That in addition 
to other uses permitted by title XX of the Social Security Act, 
funds appropriated in this paragraph for the Social Services Block 
Grant may be used for health services (including mental health 
services), and for costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding health 
care facilities, child care facilities, or other social services facilities:
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Provided further, That the remaining $195,000,000 appropriated 
in this paragraph may be transferred by the Secretary of HHS 
(‘‘Secretary’’) to accounts within HHS, and shall be available only 
for the purposes provided in this paragraph: Provided further, That 
the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition 
to any other transfer authority available in this or any other Act: 
Provided further, That 15 days prior to the transfer of funds appro-
priated in this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
of any such transfer and the planned uses of the funds: Provided 
further, That obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein 
prior to the date of enactment of this division may be charged 
to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated in this paragraph and transferred to the 
National Institutes of Health for the purpose of supporting the 
repair or rebuilding of non-Federal biomedical or behavioral 
research facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy shall 
be used to award grants or contracts for such purpose under section 
404I of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That section 
481A(c)(2) of such Act does not apply to the use of funds described 
in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
in this paragraph shall not be available for costs that are 
reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, under 
a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, 
That such amounts are designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That this paragraph shall apply in place of the 
previous provisions under this heading in title VI of this division, 
and such previous provisions shall have no force or effect. 
CHAPTER 9 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equipment’’, 
$30,000,000, 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 Sandy: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Relief Program’’ 
as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, 
$2,022,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
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the obligations for projects under this section resulting from a 
single natural disaster or a single catastrophic failure in a State 
shall not exceed $100,000,000, and the total obligations for projects 
under this section in any fiscal year in the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands shall not exceed $20,000,000: Provided further, That not-
withstanding the preceding proviso, the Secretary of Transportation 
may obligate more than $100,000,000, but not more than 
$500,000,000, for a single natural disaster event in a State for 
emergency relief projects arising from damage caused in calendar 
year 2012 by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That no funds 
provided in this division shall be used for section 125(g) of such 
title: Provided further, That the amount provided under this 
heading is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation’’ for the Secretary of Transportation to make 
capital and debt service grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation to advance capital projects that address Northeast Cor-
ridor infrastructure recovery and resiliency in the affected areas, 
$86,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
none of the funds may be used to subsidize operating losses of 
the Corporation: Provided further, That as a condition of eligibility 
for receipt of such funds, the Corporation shall not, after the enact-
ment of this division, use any funds provided for Capital and 
Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
in this division or any other Act for operating expenses, which 
includes temporary transfers of such funds: Provided further, That 
the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration may 
retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided under 
this heading to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator 
of grants made under this heading: Provided further, That for 
an additional amount for the Secretary to make operating subsidy 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for necessary 
repairs 
related 
to 
the 
consequences 
of 
Hurricane 
Sandy, 
$32,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That each amount under this heading is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the ‘‘Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program’’ as 
authorized under section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, 
$10,900,000,000, to remain available until expended, for recovery 
and relief efforts in the areas most affected by Hurricane Sandy:
H. R. 152—33 
Provided, That not more than $2,000,000,000 shall be made avail-
able not later than 60 days after the enactment of this division: 
Provided further, That the remainder of the funds shall be made 
available only after the Federal Transit Administration and the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency sign the Memorandum 
of Agreement required by section 20017(b) of the Moving Ahead 
for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Public Law 112–141) and 
the Federal Transit Administration publishes interim regulations 
for the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided under this heading, the Sec-
retary of Transportation may transfer up to $5,383,000,000 to the 
appropriate agencies to fund programs authorized under titles 23 
and 49, United States Code, in order to carry out projects related 
to reducing risk of damage from future disasters in areas impacted 
by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
shall be notified at least 15 days in advance of any such transfer: 
Provided further, That up to three-quarters of 1 percent of the 
funds retained for public transportation emergency relief shall be 
available for the purposes of administrative expenses and ongoing 
program management oversight as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5334 
and 5338(i)(2) and shall be in addition to any other appropriations 
for such purposes: Provided further, That, of the funds made avail-
able under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
Office of Inspector General to support the oversight of activities 
funded under this heading: Provided further, That such amounts 
are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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’’, 
$16,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 
for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, 
restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitaliza-
tion in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from 
a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) due to Hurricane Sandy and other eligible events in calendar 
years 2011, 2012, and 2013, for activities authorized under title 
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be awarded directly 
to the State or unit of general local government as a grantee 
at the discretion of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate to grantees 
not less than 33 percent of the funds provided under this heading 
within 60 days after the enactment of this division based on the 
best available data: Provided further, That prior to the obligation 
of funds, a grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval 
detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria for eligi-
bility and how the use of these funds will address long-term recovery