I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 152 
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2013, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2013 
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 
the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 pur-
poses, namely: 
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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 notwithstanding 
any other provisions of the Emergency Food Assistance 
Act of 1983, the Secretary of Agriculture may allocate ad-
ditional foods and funds for administrative expenses from 
resources specifically appropriated, transferred, or repro-
grammed to restore to States resources used to assist fam-
ilies 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 Hurri-
cane Sandy, $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended to conduct studies of flood and storm damage re-
duction 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 com-
prehensive 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 fur-
ther, That an interim report with an assessment of author-
ized 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 
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risks in the affected area, including updated construction 
cost estimates, that are, or would be, consistent with the 
comprehensive study shall be submitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees not later than May 1, 2013: Pro-
vided further, That a final report shall be submitted to 
the appropriate congressional committees not later than 
24 months after the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That as a part of the study, the Secretary 
shall identify those activities that warrant additional anal-
ysis by the Corps, as well as institutional and other bar-
riers 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 fur-
ther, 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 con-
structed by the Corps and damaged as a consequence of 
Hurricane Sandy for the purposes of determining their ef-
fectiveness and making recommendations for improve-
ments to such projects: Provided further, That the 
amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
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