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covery needs, including worker protection activities: Pro-
vided 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Social Services Block 
Grant’’, $500,000,000, for necessary expenses resulting from 
Hurricane Sandy in States for which the President declared 
a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, notwith-
standing section 2003 and paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 
2005(a) of the Social Security Act: Provided, That, notwith-
standing section 2002 of the Social Security Act, the dis-
tribution of such amount shall be limited to States directly 
affected by these events: Provided further, That section 
2002(c) of the Social Security Act shall be applied to funds 
appropriated in this paragraph by substituting succeeding 
2 fiscal years for succeeding fiscal year: 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
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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 may be used for 
health services (including mental health services), and for 
costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding health care fa-
cilities (including mental health facilities), child care facili-
ties, or other social services facilities: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (8) of section 2005(a) 
of the Social Security Act, a State may use up to 10 percent 
of its allotment of funds appropriated in this paragraph 
to supplement any other funds available for the following 
costs, subject to guidelines established by the Secretary, for 
health care providers (as defined by the Secretary): (a) pay-
ments to compensate employees of health care providers for 
wages lost as a direct result of Hurricane Sandy, and (b) 
payments to support the viability of health care providers 
with facilities that were substantially damaged as a direct 
result of Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated in this paragraph are also available for costs 
incurred up to 3 days prior to Hurricane Sandy’s October 
29, 2012, landfall, subject to Federal review of documenta-
tion of the cost of services provided: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency or insurance: Provided further,
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That, with respect to the Federal interest in real property 
acquired or on which construction or major renovation of 
facilities (as such terms are defined in 45 CFR 1309.3) is 
undertaken with these funds, procedures equivalent to those 
specified in Subpart C of 45 CFR Part 1309 shall apply: 
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. 
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 
Services Programs’’, $100,000,000, for making payments 
under the Head Start Act in States for which the President 
declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as 
a result of Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That funds appro-
priated in this paragraph are not subject to the allocation 
requirements of section 640(a) or the matching require-
ments of section 640(b) of the Head Start Act: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall 
be available through September 30, 2014 for activities to 
assist affected Head Start agencies, including technical as-
sistance, costs of Head Start services (including supportive 
services for children and families, and provision of mental 
health services for children affected by Hurricane Sandy),
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and costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding those Head 
Start facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy: 
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 used 
in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph 
shall be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency or by insurance: Pro-
vided 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. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So-
cial Services Emergency Fund’’ for disaster response and 
recovery, and other expenses related to Hurricane Sandy, 
and for other disaster-response activities, $200,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That these 
funds may be transferred by the Secretary to accounts with-
in the Department of Health and Human Services, and 
shall be available only for the purposes provided in this 
paragraph: Provided further, That the transfer authority
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provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other 
transfer authority available in this or any other Act: Pro-
vided further, That obligations incurred for the purposes 
provided herein prior to the enactment of this Act may be 
charged to this appropriation: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated in this paragraph may be used to make 
grants for renovating, repairing, or rebuilding non-Federal 
research facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this para-
graph shall not be available for costs that are eligible for 
reimbursement by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency or are covered by insurance: 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. 
RELATED AGENCY 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Limitation on Admin-
istrative Expenses’’, $2,000,000, for necessary expenses re-
sulting from Hurricane Sandy: 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
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the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
TITLE IX 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army National Guard’’, $24,200,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2014, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That such 
funds may be obligated or expended for planning and de-
sign and military construction projects not otherwise au-
thorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated 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 VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
$21,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
cane Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
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ant 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’’, 
$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
cane Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ant 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 Ad-
ministration’’, $1,100,000, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Sandy: 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 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’, $500,000, 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)
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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 expended, 
for renovations and repairs to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Center in Manhattan, New York, as a con-
sequence of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 
funds may be obligated and expended to carry out planning 
and design and major medical facility construction not oth-
erwise authorized by law: Provided further, 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 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
TITLE X 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and equip-
ment’’, $30,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund and to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
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cane Sandy: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ant 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, $921,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: 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 RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for the Secretary to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
costs and losses incurred as a result of Hurricane Sandy 
and to advance capital projects that address Northeast Cor-
ridor infrastructure recovery, mitigation and resiliency in 
the affected areas, $336,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration may retain up to one-half of 1
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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 such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Pro-
gram as authorized under section 5324 of title 49, United 
States Code, $10,783,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for recovery and relief efforts in the areas most af-
fected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That, of the funds 
provided under this heading, the Secretary may transfer up 
to $5,383,000,000 to the appropriate agencies to fund pro-
grams authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, in order to carry out mitigation projects related to 
reducing risk of damage from future disasters in areas im-
pacted by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives shall be notified at least 15 days in ad-
vance of any such transfer: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Federal share for 
all projects funded under this heading for repairs, recon-
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struction or mitigation of transportation infrastructure in 
areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy shall be 90 percent: 
Provided further, That up to three-quarters of 1 percent of 
the funds retained for public transportation emergency re-
lief shall be available for the purposes of administrative ex-
penses and ongoing program management oversight as au-
thorized under 49 U.S.C. 5334 and 5338(i)(2) and shall 
be in addition to any other appropriations for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 
under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
Office of Inspector General to support the oversight of ac-
tivities funded 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Community Devel-
opment Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to disaster re-
lief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and 
housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 
most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major
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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.), $17,000,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which at least 
$2,000,000,000 shall be used for mitigation projects to re-
duce future risk and vulnerabilities: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall establish a minimum allocation for each eligi-
ble State declared a major disaster due to Hurricane 
Sandy: Provided further, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, $500,000,000 shall be used to address 
the unmet needs of impacted areas resulting from a major 
disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) or for small, eco-
nomically distressed areas with a disaster declared in 2011 
or 2012: Provided further, That funds shall be awarded di-
rectly to the State or unit of general local government as 
a grantee at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, 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 Act 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
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funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of 
these funds will address long-term recovery and restoration 
of infrastructure and housing and economic revitalization 
in the most impacted and distressed areas: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall by notice specify the criteria 
for approval of such plans within 45 days of enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That such funds 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 the 
final paragraph under the heading Community Develop-
ment Block Grants in title II of Public Law 105–276 (42 
U.S.C. 5305 note) shall not apply to funds provided under 
this heading: Provided further, That funds allocated under 
this heading shall not be considered relevant to the non- 
disaster formula allocations made pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
5306: Provided further, That a grantee may use up to 5 
percent of its allocation for administrative costs: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall require that grantees have 
established procedures to ensure timely expenditure of funds 
and prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by 42 
U.S.C. 5155 and prevent fraud and abuse of funds: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall provide grantees 
with technical assistance on contracting and procurement 
processes and shall require grantees, in contracting or pro-
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curing for management and administration of these funds, 
to incorporate performance requirements and penalties into 
any such contracts or agreements and to maintain informa-
tion with respect to performance on the use of any funds 
for management and administrative purposes: Provided 
further, That in administering the funds under this head-
ing, the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative re-
quirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation 
that the Secretary administers in connection with the obli-
gation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these 
funds (except for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environment), 
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 pur-
poses of title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further, That 
notwithstanding the previous proviso, recipients of funds 
provided under this heading that use such funds to match 
or supplement Federal assistance provided under sections 
402, 403, 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 respon-
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sibilities of the recipient with respect to such environmental 
review, approval, or permit: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding 42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2), the Secretary may, 
upon receipt of a request for release of funds and certifi-
cation, immediately approve the release of funds for an ac-
tivity or project assisted under this heading if the recipient 
has adopted an environmental review prepared under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) or the project is categorically excluded from 
further review under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, That 
a waiver granted by the Secretary may not reduce the per-
centage of funds which must be used for activities that ben-
efit persons of low and moderate income to less than 50 
percent, unless the Secretary specifically finds that there is 
a compelling need to further reduce or eliminate the per-
centage requirement: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any 
statute or regulation that the Secretary administers pursu-
ant to title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before the effective date 
of such waiver: Provided further, That funds provided 
under this heading to for-profit enterprises may only assist 
such enterprises that meet the definition of small business 
as defined by the Small Business Administration under 13
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CFR part 121: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
previous proviso, funds may be provided to a for-profit en-
terprise, that does not meet such definition of small busi-
ness, but which provides a public benefit, is publicly regu-
lated, and is otherwise eligible for assistance under 42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq., and the implementing regulations at 
24 CFR Part 570.201(l): Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, up to $10,000,000 
may be transferred to ‘‘Program Office Salaries and Ex-
penses, Community Planning and Development’’ for tech-
nical assistance and administrative costs (including infor-
mation technology costs), related solely to administering 
funds available under this heading or funds made available 
under prior appropriations to the ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’ for disaster relief, long-term recovery, or emer-
gency expenses: Provided further, That, of the funds made 
available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’: Provided further, 
That the amounts provided under this heading are des-
ignated 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 1001. For fiscal year 2013, upon request by a 
public housing agency and supported by documentation as
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required by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment 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 eligi-
bility 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. 
SEC. 1002. The Departments of Transportation and 
Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate within 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act a plan for implementing the provisions 
in this title, and updates to such plan on a biannual basis 
thereafter. 
SEC. 1003. 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 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and posts 
the notification on the public website of that agency not 
less than 3 full business days before either Department (or
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a modal administration of either Department) announces 
the selection of any project, State or locality to receive a 
grant award totaling $500,000 or more. 
TITLE XI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 1101. Each amount appropriated or made avail-
able in this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro-
priated for the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 1102. Each amount designated in this Act by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the 
President subsequently so designates all such amounts and 
transmits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 1103. (a) Not later than March 31, 2013, in ac-
cordance with criteria to be established by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Federal agencies shall 
submit to OMB and to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and of the Senate internal 
control plans for funds provided by this Act. 
(b) All programs and activities receiving funds under 
this Act shall be deemed to be ‘‘susceptible to significant 
improper payments’’ for purposes of the Improper Pay-
ments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) 
(IPIA), notwithstanding section 2(a) of IPIA.
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(c) In accordance with guidance to be issued by the 
Director of OMB, agencies shall identify those grants for 
which the funds provided by this Act should be expended 
by the grantees within the 24-month period following the 
agency’s obligation of funds for the grant. In the case of 
such grants, the agency shall include a term in the grant 
that: 
(1) requires the grantee to return to the agency 
any funds not expended within the 24-month period; 
and 
(2) provides that the head of the agency may, 
after consultation with the Director of OMB, subse-
quently issue a waiver of this requirement based on 
a determination by the head of the agency that excep-
tional circumstances exist that justify an extension of 
the period in which the funds must be expended. 
SEC. 1104. (a) In carrying out activities funded by 
this Act, Federal agencies, in partnership with States, local 
communities and tribes, shall inform plans for response, re-
covery, and rebuilding to reduce vulnerabilities from and 
build long-term resiliency to future extreme weather events, 
sea level rise, and coastal flooding. In carrying out activi-
ties funded by this title that involve repairing, rebuilding, 
or restoring infrastructure and restoring land, project spon-
sors shall consider, where appropriate, the increased risks
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and vulnerabilities associated with future extreme weather 
events, sea level rise and coastal flooding. 
(b) Funds made available in this Act shall be available 
to develop, in partnership with State, local and tribal offi-
cials, regional projections and assessments of future risks 
and vulnerabilities to extreme weather events, sea level rise 
and coastal flooding that may be used for the planning re-
ferred to in subsection (a), and to encourage coordination 
and facilitate long-term community resiliency. 
SEC. 1105. Recipients of Federal funds dedicated to 
reconstruction efforts under this Act shall, to the greatest 
extent practicable, ensure that such reconstruction efforts 
maximize the utilization of technologies designed to miti-
gate future power outages, continue delivery of vital services 
and maintain the flow of power to facilities critical to pub-
lic health, safety and welfare. The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development as chair of the Hurricane Sandy Re-
building Task Force shall issue appropriate guidelines to 
implement this requirement. 
VEHICLES USE IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE SANDY 
SEC. 1106. (a) REPORT.—Not later than 7 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice 
and Department of Homeland Security shall identify and 
relocate any vehicles currently based at the Washington, 
D.C., headquarters of such agencies used for non-oper-
ational purposes to replace vehicles of those agencies dam-
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aged by Hurricane Sandy. The Department of Justice and 
Department of Homeland Security shall provide copies of 
a report summarizing the actions taken to carry out this 
subsection to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations and Judiciary. 
(b) FUNDING LIMITATION.—No funds provided by this 
Act shall be used to purchase, repair, or replace any De-
partment of Justice or Department of Homeland security 
vehicle until after the report required by subsection (a) has 
been provided to Congress. 
INCREASED EMBASSY SECURITY 
SEC. 1107. Funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’’ under Title VIII of Di-
vision I of Public Law 112–74 and as carried forward 
under Public Law 112–175, may be transferred to, and 
merged with, any such other funds appropriated under such 
title and heading: Provided, That such transfers shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
PROHIBITION ON EMERGENCY SPENDING FOR PERSONS 
HAVING SERIOUS DELINQUENT TAX DEBTS 
SEC. 1108. (a) DEFINITION OF SERIOUSLY DELIN-
QUENT TAX DEBT.—In this section: 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘seriously delin-
quent tax debt’’ means an outstanding debt under the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for which a notice of
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lien has been filed in public records pursuant to sec-
tion 6323 of that Code. 
(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘seriously delin-
quent tax debt’’ does not include— 
(A) a debt that is being paid in a timely 
manner pursuant to an agreement under section 
6159 or 7122 of Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
and 
(B) a debt with respect to which a collection 
due process hearing under section 6330 of that 
Code, or relief under subsection (a), (b), or (f) of 
section 6015 of that Code, is requested or pend-
ing. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act or an amendment made by this Act, none 
of the amounts appropriated by or otherwise made available 
under this Act may be used to make payments to an indi-
vidual or entity who has a seriously delinquent tax debt 
during the pendency of such seriously delinquent tax debt. 
PROHIBITION ON EMERGENCY SPENDING FOR DECEASED 
INDIVIDUALS 
SEC. 1109. None of the amounts appropriated by or 
otherwise made available under this Act may be used for 
any person who is not alive when the amounts are made 
available. This does not apply to funeral costs.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Relief Appro-
priations Act, 2013’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act making ap-
propriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.