113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 152 
AN ACT 
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline dis-
aster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other pur-
poses. 
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: 
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 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. 
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 
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 division: 
Provided further, That as a part of the study, the Sec-
retary shall identify those activities that warrant addi-
tional 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 appro-
priate: Provided further, That using $500,000 of the funds 
provided herein, the Secretary shall conduct, at full Fed-
eral expense, an evaluation of the performance of existing 
projects constructed by the Corps and damaged as a con-
sequence of Hurricane Sandy for the purposes of deter-
mining their effectiveness and making recommendations
for improvements to such projects: Provided further, That 
the amounts in this paragraph are 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 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 Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, 
beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this division. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary 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 dam-
aged as a consequence 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: Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall pro-
vide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de-
tailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, begin-
ning not later than 60 days after enactment of this divi-
sion. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences 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 Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall pro-
vide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de-
tailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, begin-
ning not later than 60 days after enactment of this divi-
sion. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies’’ for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $582,000,000, to 
remain available until expended to support emergency op-
erations, 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 Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate 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 Ex-
penses’’, $10,000,000 for grants to or cooperative agree-
ments with organizations to provide technical assistance 
related to disaster recovery, response, and long term resil-
iency to small businesses that are recovering from Hurri-
cane Sandy: Provided, That the Small Business Adminis-
tration 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 Business 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 Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives 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 con-
sequences 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 Control Act of 1985. 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Pro-
gram Account’’ for the cost of direct loans authorized by 
section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, for necessary ex-
penses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy,
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional 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 author-
ized 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. 
TITLE IV 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
COAST GUARD 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construc-
tion, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $143,899,000, 
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: Provided further, That not-
withstanding 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 accordance with such sec-
tion: Provided further, That a description of all facilities 
and property to be reconstructed and restored, with asso-
ciated costs and time lines, shall be submitted to the Com-
mittees 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 Rob-
ert 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 Of-
fice of Inspector General for audits and investigations re-
lated to disasters: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursu-
ant 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 Man-
agement 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 Dis-
aster 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 Ad-
ministrator shall publish on the Agency’s website the fol-
lowing: the name of the impacted State and the disaster 
declaration for such State, the assigned agency, the assist-
ance requested, a description of the disaster, the total cost 
estimate, and the amount obligated: Provided further, 
That not later than 10 days after the last day of each 
month until the mission assignment or task order is com-
pleted and closed out, the Administrator shall update any 
changes to the total cost estimate and the amount obli-
gated: Provided further, That for a disaster declaration re-
lated to Hurricane Sandy, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives 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 Agen-
cy’s website not later than 10 days after the first day of 
each such month, an estimate or actual amount, if avail-
able, for the current fiscal year of the cost of the following 
categories of spending: public assistance, individual assist-
ance, operations, mitigation, administrative, and any other 
relevant category (including emergency measures and dis-
aster 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, Develop-
ment, Acquisition, and Operations’’, for necessary ex-
penses related to the consequences 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 sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Systems Acquisition’’, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hur-
ricane Sandy, $3,869,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced 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 ex-
pended to provide assistance under section 417 of that Act 
to local governments in areas eligible to receive such as-
sistance pursuant to a major disaster declaration by the 
President for Hurricane Sandy. 
TITLE V 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary 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 emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary 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 emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency 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 Hur-
ricane Sandy, $3,000,000, 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.
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 So-
cial 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, 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 sup-
ported with the funds provided for the purposes provided
herein: Provided further, That notwithstanding 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 Services Administration’’ may be distributed to 
other States, but only if such funds are for grants, con-
tracts, and cooperative agreements for behavioral health 
treatment, crisis counseling, and other related helplines, 
and for other similar programs to provide support to dis-
located residents of New York and New Jersey: Provided 
further, That none of the funds appropriated in this para-
graph 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 appro-
priated 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 para-
graph 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 fur-
ther, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be 
transferred by the Secretary of HHS (‘‘Secretary’’) to ac-
counts 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 Commit-
tees 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 enact-
ment of this division may be charged to funds appro-
priated by this paragraph: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated in this paragraph and transferred to the Na-
tional Institutes of Health for the purpose of supporting 
the repair or rebuilding of non-Federal biomedical or be-
havioral research facilities damaged as a result of Hurri-
cane 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 appro-
priated in this paragraph shall not be available for costs 
that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self- 
insurance: Provided further, That such amounts are des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Limitation on Admin-
istrative Expenses’’, $2,000,000, for expenses directly re-
lated to Hurricane Sandy, which shall be derived from the 
unobligated balances that remain available under such 
heading for the Social Security Administration for infor-
mation technology and telecommunications hardware and 
software infrastructure: Provided, That such amounts are 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced 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 re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
none of the funds made available to the Army National
Guard for recovery efforts related to Hurricane Sandy in 
this division shall be available for obligation until the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate receive form 1391 for each specific re-
quest: 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 pur-
suant 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 Hurri-
cane Sandy, $21,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced 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 Hurri-
cane Sandy, $6,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Cemetery 
Administration’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane 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 Tech-
nology Systems’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences 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 Sep-
tember 30, 2017, for renovations and repairs as a con-
sequence of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy: Provided, 
That none of these funds shall be available for obligation 
until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for 
funds provided under this heading: Provided further, 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 other-
wise 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. 
TITLE VIII 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equip-
ment’’, $14,600,000, to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until Sep-
tember 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 Control 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 Passenger Corporation for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
$32,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is 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-
gency Deficit Control 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 systems 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 Administration pub-
lishes 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 manage-
ment oversight as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5334 and 
5338(i)(2) and shall be in addition to any other appropria-
tions 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 activities under this heading: Provided 
further, That such amounts are 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 Control Act of 1985.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’, $3,850,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, for necessary expenses related to dis-
aster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastruc-
ture and housing, and economic revitalization in the most 
impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major dis-
aster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
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 gen-
eral 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: Pro-
vided further, That as a condition of eligibility for receipt 
of such funds, a grantee shall submit a plan to the Sec-
retary 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 infrastructure 
and housing, and economic revitalization in the most im-
pacted and distressed areas: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall, by notice issued within 45 days of enact-
ment of this division, specify criteria for approval of plans, 
and, if the Secretary determines that a plan does not meet 
such criteria, the Secretary shall disapprove the plan: Pro-
vided 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 pre-
vent 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 expend-
iture of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites regard-
ing 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 Emer-
gency Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engi-
neers: Provided further, That funds allocated under this 
heading shall not be considered relevant to the non-dis-
aster 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 administra-
tive costs: Provided further, That a grantee shall admin-
ister grant funds provided under this heading in accord-
ance 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 assist-
ance on contracting and procurement processes and shall 
require grantees, in contracting or procuring these funds, 
to incorporate performance requirements and penalties 
into any such contracts or agreements: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall require grantees to maintain on 
a public website information accounting for how all grant 
funds are used, including details of all contracts and ongo-
ing procurement processes: Provided further, That, in ad-
ministering the funds under this heading, the Secretary 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any 
provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
administers in connection with the obligation by the Sec-
retary 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 facili-
tate the use of such funds and pursuant to a determina-
tion by the Secretary that good cause exists for the waiver 
or alternative requirement and that such action is not in-
consistent with the overall purposes of title I of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.) or this heading: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds 
provided under this heading that use such funds to supple-
ment 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 re-
sponsibilities of the recipient with respect to such environ-
mental 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)): Provided further, That, notwith-
standing 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 environ-
mental review, approval or permit under the preceding 
proviso or the activity or project is categorically excluded
from 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 that 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 compelling need to further reduce the percentage re-
quirement: Provided further, That the Secretary shall pub-
lish in the Federal Register any waiver or alternative re-
quirement made by the Secretary with respect to any stat-
ute 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 head-
ing, up to $4,000,000 may be transferred to Program Of-
fice Salaries and Expenses, Community Planning and De-
velopment for necessary costs, including information tech-
nology costs, of administering and overseeing funds made 
available under this heading: Provided further, That, of the 
funds made available under this heading, $4,000,000 shall 
be transferred to Office of the Inspector General for nec-
essary costs of overseeing and auditing funds made avail-
able under this heading: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided under this heading 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-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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 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 an-
nual 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 oth-
erwise result from the disaster. 
TITLE IX 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION 
SEC. 901. Each amount appropriated or made avail-
able 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 Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et 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. 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 Accountability Office, the re-
spective Inspector General of each agency, and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate internal control plans for funds provided 
by this division. 
(2) Not later than June 30, 2013, the Government 
Accountability 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 division shall be deemed to be ‘‘susceptible to signifi-
cant 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 guidance to be issued by the 
Director of OMB, the Director waives this requirement for 
a particular grant program and submits a written jus-
tification for such waiver to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 pe-
riod. 
(d) Through September 30, 2015, the Recovery Ac-
countability and Transparency Board shall develop and 
use information technology resources and oversight mech-
anisms 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 ef-
forts 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 Appropria-
tions 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. Staf-
ford 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 Control 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 divi-
sion B of Public Law 110–329 (122 Stat. 3585) for con-
tinued oversight of Department of Agriculture disaster- 
and emergency-related activities. 
CHAPTER 2 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and Facilities’’, $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 Hurricane Sandy; 
(2) $7,000,000 to repair and replace ocean ob-
serving 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 hurricane intensity forecasting capabilities, to 
include data assimilation from ocean observing plat-
forms and satellites; 
(5) $50,000,000 for laboratories and coopera-
tive institutes research activities associated with sus-
tained 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 di-
rect result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy: 
Provided, That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration 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 des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion 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 dam-
aged by Hurricane Sandy; 
(2) $44,500,000 for repairs and upgrades to 
NOAA hurricane reconnaissance aircraft; 
(3) $8,500,000 for improvements to weather 
forecasting equipment and supercomputer infra-
structure; 
(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 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences 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 Control Act of 1985. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Sandy, $1,000,000: 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.
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Sandy, $230,000: 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. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’ 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 emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et 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 En-
vironmental Compliance and Restoration’’ for repair at
National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities 
damaged by Hurricane Sandy, $15,000,000, 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. 
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 Corporation 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 coordinators necessary 
to provide storm-related services to the Legal Services 
Corporation client population and only in the areas signifi-
cantly affected by Hurricane Sandy: 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: 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 provi-
sions 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 sec-
tions, 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 pur-
poses of this division, the Legal Services Corporation 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 Main-
tenance, 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 Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Navy’’, $40,015,000, 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 Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air Force’’, $8,500,000, 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 Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army National Guard’’, $3,165,000, 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 Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air National Guard’’, $5,775,000, 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 Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $1,310,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2015, 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.
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working 
Capital Funds’’, $24,200,000, 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 Control 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 Hurri-
cane Sandy, $50,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended 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 im-
pacted 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 pro-
vided herein, the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive 
study to address the flood risks of vulnerable coastal popu-
lations in areas that were affected by Hurricane Sandy 
within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division 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 con-
struction cost estimates, shall be submitted to the Com-
mittees 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 up-
dated construction cost estimates, that are, or would be, 
consistent with the comprehensive study shall be sub-
mitted 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 Sec-
retary 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 fur-
ther, That using $500,000 of the funds provided herein, 
the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the perform-
ance of existing projects constructed by the Corps and im-
pacted by Hurricane Sandy for the purposes of deter-
mining their effectiveness and making recommendations 
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 af-
fected coastal areas and shall provide this report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate within 120 days of enactment of 
this division: Provided further, 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 Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall pro-
vide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de-
tailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, begin-
ning not later than 60 days after enactment of this divi-
sion. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Sandy, $3,461,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended 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 bound-
aries of the North Atlantic Division of the Corps that were 
affected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That 
$858,000,000 of such funds shall be made available not 
earlier than 14 days after the Secretary of the Army sub-
mits the report required under the heading ‘‘Investiga-
tions’’ 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 en-
gineering 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 standards, with such modifications as the Sec-
retary determines are necessary to incorporate these 
standards or to meet the goal of providing sustainable re-
duction to flooding and storm damage risks: Provided fur-
ther, That upon approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 dam-
age risks in areas along the Atlantic Coast within the 
North Atlantic Division of the Corps that were affected 
by Hurricane Sandy that the Secretary determines is tech-
nically feasible, economically justified, and environ-
mentally acceptable: Provided further, That the completion 
of ongoing construction projects receiving funds provided 
by this division shall be at full Federal expense with re-
spect to such funds: Provided further, That the non-Fed-
eral 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 pro-
visions of section 902 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment 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 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 operation, 
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 Representatives and the 
Senate a monthly report detailing the allocation and obli-
gation 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 Main-
tenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences 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 des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced 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. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies’’ for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $1,008,000,000, to 
remain available until expended to prepare for flood, hurri-
cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 
operations, repairs and other activities as authorized by 
law: Provided, That $430,000,000 of the funds provided 
herein shall be made available not earlier than 14 days
after the Secretary of the Army submits the report re-
quired 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 Atlan-
tic Division of the Corps to design profiles of the author-
ized projects: Provided further, That the provisions of sec-
tion 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
shall not apply to funds provided under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts in this paragraph are des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced 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. 
EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Expenses’’ for nec-
essary 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 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall pro-
vide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de-
tailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, begin-
ning not later than 60 days after enactment of this divi-
sion. 
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 avail-
able until September 30, 2015, for necessary expenses re-
lated 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 Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control 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 emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
this paragraph shall apply in place of the previous provi-
sions 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 Pro-
gram 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 adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the direct loan program au-
thorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, an ad-
ditional $260,000,000 to remain available until expended, 
of which $250,000,000 is for direct administrative ex-
penses 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 ex-
penses for the direct loan program, which may to be trans-
ferred to and merged with appropriations for Salaries and 
Expenses: Provided further, That such amounts are des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement 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 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 Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Sandy, $1,667,000: 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: Provided further, That a de-
scription of all property to be replaced, with associated 
costs, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate no 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this divi-
sion. 
UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS 
ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Sandy, $855,000: 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: Provided further, That a de-
scription of all property to be replaced, with associated 
costs, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate no 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this divi-
sion. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Sandy, $300,000: 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: Provided further, That a de-
scription of all property to be replaced, with associated 
costs, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate no 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this divi-
sion.
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 ex-
pended: Provided, That of the total amount provided, 
$5,379,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pur-
suant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided 
further, That the amount in the preceding proviso is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
That of the total amount provided, $6,108,735,000 is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced 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 As-
sistance 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 ‘‘Of-
fice of Inspector General’’ for audits and investigations re-
lated to disasters; Provided further, That the Adminis-
trator 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) 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 obligated: 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: Provided 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 fur-
ther, 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: Pro-
vided 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 ex-
penses 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 Congres-
sional 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 Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control 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.
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 (re-
duced 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 is-
lands in the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Ref-
uge. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preserva-
tion Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Sandy, $50,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2015, including costs to 
States necessary to complete compliance activities re-
quired by section 106 of the National Historic Preserva-
tion Act and costs needed to administer the program: Pro-
vided, 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 Assist-
ance 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 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 
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 Oper-
ations’’ and any Department of the Interior component 
bureau or office for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricane Sandy, $360,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds appro-
priated 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 habi-
tat and infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the 
amount of damage caused by such storms: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of the Interior may transfer these 
funds to any other account in the Department and may 
expend such funds by direct expenditure, grants, or coop-
erative agreements, including grants to or cooperative 
agreements with States, Tribes, and municipalities, to 
carry out the purposes provided herein: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate a detailed spending plan for the amounts provided 
herein within 60 days of enactment of this division: Pro-
vided further, 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 Control Act of 1985. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’ for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $725,000, to re-
main 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. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance 
Superfund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences 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 re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced 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 re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, $600,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $500,000,000 shall be for capitaliza-
tion 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 ap-
propriated herein shall be provided to States in EPA Re-
gion 2 for wastewater and drinking water treatment works
and facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding 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 additional 
subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgive-
ness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or any 
combination of these: Provided further, That the funds ap-
propriated herein shall only be used for eligible projects 
whose purpose is to reduce flood damage risk and vulner-
ability 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 manage-
ment and oversight: 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.
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 re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER RELATED AGENCY 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences 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 re-
quirement 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 Employ-
ment Services’’, $25,000,000, for the dislocated workers 
assistance national 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 De-
partment of Labor account for other Hurricane Sandy re-
construction and recovery needs, including worker protec-
tion activities: Provided further, That such amounts are 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 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 So-
cial 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 purposes pro-
vided 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 fis-
cal 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, ac-
countability, and evaluation of programs, projects, or ac-
tivities supported with the funds provided for the purposes 
provided herein: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the distribution of any amount 
shall be limited to the States directly affected by Hurri-
cane Sandy and which have been declared by the President 
as a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for 
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 defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 
641A(h)(1)(B), or 644(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Pro-
vided 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 Serv-
ices Block Grant 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 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 serv-
ices), and for costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding
health care facilities, child care facilities, or other social 
services facilities: Provided further, That the remaining 
$195,000,000 appropriated in this paragraph may be 
transferred by the Secretary of HHS (‘‘Secretary’’) to ac-
counts 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 appropriated in this paragraph, 
the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate of 
any such transfer and the planned uses of the funds: Pro-
vided further, That obligations incurred for the purposes 
provided herein prior to the date of enactment of this divi-
sion may be charged to funds appropriated by this para-
graph: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
paragraph and transferred to the National Institutes of 
Health for the purpose of supporting the repair or rebuild-
ing of non-Federal biomedical or behavioral research facili-
ties damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy shall be used 
to award grants or contracts for such purpose under sec-
tion 404I of the Public Health Service Act: Provided fur-
ther, That section 481A(c)(2) of such Act does not apply 
to the use of funds described in the preceding proviso: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 
shall not be available for costs that are reimbursed by the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, under a con-
tract 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 Equip-
ment’’, $30,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced 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 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 notwithstanding the preceding proviso, the 
Secretary of Transportation may obligate more than 
$100,000,000, but not more than $500,000,000, for a sin-
gle 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 sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ for the Secretary 
of Transportation to make capital and debt service grants 
to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to ad-
vance capital projects that address Northeast Corridor in-
frastructure recovery and resiliency in the affected areas, 
$86,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, 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 enactment 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: Pro-
vided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Rail-
road Administration may retain up to one-half of 1 per-
cent 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 addi-
tional 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 Control 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: Provided, That not 
more than $2,000,000,000 shall be made available 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 Adminis-
tration 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 Tran-
sit Administration publishes interim regulations for the 
Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided under this head-
ing, the Secretary of Transportation 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 projects related to reducing 
risk of damage from future disasters in areas impacted 
by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate shall be notified at least 15 days in ad-
vance 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 available 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 re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced 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 Develop-
ment Fund’’, $16,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, for necessary expenses related to dis-
aster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastruc-
ture and housing, and economic revitalization in the most 
impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major dis-
aster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
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 au-
thorized under title I of the Housing and Community De-
velopment 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 Development: Pro-
vided 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 eligibility and how 
the use of these funds will address long-term recovery and 
restoration of infrastructure and housing and economic re-
vitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall by notice specify 
the criteria for approval of such plans within 45 days of 
enactment of this division: Provided further, That if the 
Secretary determines that a plan does not meet such cri-
teria, the Secretary shall disapprove the plan: 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 Manage-
ment 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 alloca-
tions 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 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 oth-
erwise, the responsibility for administering such grant 
funds: 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 pro-
curement processes and has established adequate proce-
dures 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 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 incor-
porate performance requirements and penalties into any 
such contracts or agreements: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall require grantees to maintain on a public 
website information accounting for how all grant funds are 
used, including details of all contracts and ongoing pro-
curement processes: Provided further, That, in admin-
istering the funds under this heading, the Secretary may 
waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provi-
sion of any statute or regulation that the Secretary admin-
isters in connection with the obligation by the Secretary 
or the use by the recipient of these funds (except for re-
quirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination,
labor standards, and the environment) pursuant to a de-
termination 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.): Provided further, That, notwith-
standing the preceding proviso, recipients of funds pro-
vided under this heading that use such funds to supple-
ment 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 re-
sponsibilities of the recipient with respect to such environ-
mental review, approval or permit: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (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 environ-
mental review, approval or permit under the preceding 
proviso or the activity or project is categorically excluded 
from 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 that 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 
percentage requirement: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register any waiver of 
any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers 
pursuant to title I of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before the effec-
tive date of such waiver: Provided further, That, of the 
funds made available under this heading, up to 
$10,000,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Program Office Sala-
ries and Expenses, Community Planning and Develop-
ment’’ for necessary costs, including information tech-
nology costs, of administering and overseeing funds made 
available under this heading: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000 
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 the 
amounts provided under this heading are designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 1091. For fiscal year 2013, upon request by a 
public housing agency and supported by documentation as 
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 an-
nual renewal funding allocations and administrative fee 
eligibility determinations for public housing agencies in an 
area for which the President declared a disaster during 
such fiscal year under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170 et seq.), to avoid significant adverse funding impacts 
that would otherwise result from the disaster. 
SEC. 1092. The Departments of Transportation and 
Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of 
the enactment of this division a plan for implementing the 
provisions in this chapter, and updates to such plan on 
a biannual basis thereafter. 
SEC. 1093. None of the funds provided in this chap-
ter to the Department of Transportation or the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development may be used 
to make a grant unless the Secretary of such Department 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate not less than 3 full 
business days before any project, State or locality is se-
lected to receive a grant award totaling $1,000,000 or 
more is announced by either Department or a modal ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 1094. This chapter shall apply in place of title 
VIII of this division, and such title shall have no force 
or effect. 
SEC. 1095. The amounts otherwise provided by this 
division are revised by reducing the amount made available 
for ‘‘Small Business Administration—Disaster Loans Pro-
gram Account’’ for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the 
Small Business Act (and within such amount, the amount 
made available for direct administrative expenses of loan 
making and servicing to carry out such program), and in-
creasing the amount made available for ‘‘Department of 
Veterans Affairs—National Cemetery Administration’’, by 
$1,000,000. 
SEC. 1096. None of the funds provided in this divi-
sion shall be used for land acquisition by the Secretary 
of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Relief Ap-
propriations Act, 2013’’. 
DIVISION B—SANDY RECOVERY 
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2013 
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 
‘‘Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this division is as follows: 
Sec. 1101. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 1102. Public assistance program alternative procedures. 
Sec. 1103. Federal assistance to individuals and households. 
Sec. 1104. Hazard mitigation. 
Sec. 1105. Dispute resolution pilot program. 
Sec. 1106. Unified Federal review. 
Sec. 1107. Simplified procedures. 
Sec. 1108. Essential assistance. 
Sec. 1109. Individual assistance factors. 
Sec. 1110. Tribal requests for a major disaster or emergency declaration under 
the Stafford Act. 
Sec. 1111. Recommendations for reducing costs of future disasters. 
SEC. 1102. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ALTERNATIVE 
PROCEDURES. 
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second section 425 (re-
lating to essential service providers) as section 427; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 428. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ALTERNATIVE 
PROCEDURES. 
‘‘(a) APPROVAL OF PROJECTS.—The President, act-
ing through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, may approve projects under the al-
ternative procedures adopted under this section for any 
major disaster or emergency declared on or after the date 
of enactment of this section. The Administrator may also 
apply the alternate procedures adopted under this section 
to a major disaster or emergency declared before enact-
ment of this Act for which construction has not begun as 
of the date of enactment of this Act. 
‘‘(b) ADOPTION.—The Administrator, in coordination 
with States, tribal and local governments, and owners or 
operators of private nonprofit facilities, may adopt alter-
native procedures to administer assistance provided under 
sections 403(a)(3)(A), 406, 407, and 502(a)(5). 
‘‘(c) GOALS OF PROCEDURES.—The alternative pro-
cedures adopted under subsection (a) shall further the 
goals of— 
‘‘(1) reducing the costs to the Federal Govern-
ment of providing such assistance; 
‘‘(2) increasing flexibility in the administration 
of such assistance;
‘‘(3) expediting the provision of such assistance 
to a State, tribal or local government, or owner or 
operator of a private nonprofit facility; and 
‘‘(4) providing financial incentives and disincen-
tives for a State, tribal or local government, or 
owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility for 
the timely and cost-effective completion of projects 
with such assistance. 
‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION.—Participation in the alter-
native procedures adopted under this section shall be at 
the election of a State, tribal or local government, or 
owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility consistent 
with procedures determined by the Administrator. 
‘‘(e) MINIMUM PROCEDURES.—The alternative pro-
cedures adopted under this section shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) For repair, restoration, and replacement of 
damaged facilities under section 406— 
‘‘(A) making grants on the basis of fixed 
estimates, if the State, tribal or local govern-
ment, or owner or operator of the private non-
profit facility agrees to be responsible for any 
actual costs that exceed the estimate; 
‘‘(B) providing an option for a State, tribal 
or local government, or owner or operator of a
private nonprofit facility to elect to receive an 
in-lieu contribution, without reduction, on the 
basis of estimates of— 
‘‘(i) the cost of repair, restoration, re-
construction, or replacement of a public fa-
cility owned or controlled by the State, 
tribal or local government or owner or op-
erator of a private nonprofit facility; and 
‘‘(ii) management expenses; 
‘‘(C) consolidating, to the extent deter-
mined appropriate by the Administrator, the fa-
cilities of a State, tribal or local government, or 
owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility 
as a single project based upon the estimates 
adopted under the procedures; 
‘‘(D) if the actual costs of a project com-
pleted under the procedures are less than the 
estimated costs thereof, the Administrator may 
permit a grantee or subgrantee to use all or 
part of the excess funds for— 
‘‘(i) cost-effective activities that re-
duce the risk of future damage, hardship, 
or suffering from a major disaster; and 
‘‘(ii) other activities to improve future 
Public Assistance operations or planning;
‘‘(E) in determining eligible costs under 
section 406, the Administrator shall make avail-
able, at an applicant’s request and where the 
Administrator or the certified cost estimate pre-
pared by the applicant’s professionally licensed 
engineers has estimated an eligible Federal 
share for a project of at least $5,000,000, an 
independent expert panel to validate the esti-
mated eligible cost consistent with applicable 
regulations and policies implementing this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(F) in determining eligible costs under 
section 406, the Administrator shall, at the ap-
plicant’s request, consider properly conducted 
and certified cost estimates prepared by profes-
sionally licensed engineers (mutually agreed 
upon by the Administrator and the applicant), 
to the extent that such estimates comply with 
applicable regulations, policy, and guidance. 
‘‘(2) 
For 
debris 
removal 
under 
sections 
403(a)(3)(A), 407, and 502(a)(5)— 
‘‘(A) making grants on the basis of fixed 
estimates to provide financial incentives and 
disincentives for the timely or cost-effective 
completion if the State, tribal or local govern-
ment, or owner or operator of the private non-
profit facility agrees to be responsible to pay for 
any actual costs that exceed the estimate; 
‘‘(B) using a sliding scale for determining 
the Federal share for removal of debris and 
wreckage based on the time it takes to complete 
debris and wreckage removal; 
‘‘(C) allowing use of program income from 
recycled debris without offset to the grant 
amount; 
‘‘(D) reimbursing base and overtime wages 
for employees and extra hires of a State, tribal 
or local government, or owner or operator of a 
private nonprofit facility performing or admin-
istering debris and wreckage removal; 
‘‘(E) providing incentives to a State or 
tribal or local government to have a debris 
management plan approved by the Adminis-
trator and have pre-qualified 1 or more debris 
and wreckage removal contractors before the 
date of declaration of the major disaster; and 
‘‘(F) if the actual costs of projects under 
subparagraph (A) are less than the estimated 
costs of the project, the Administrator may per-
mit a grantee or subgrantee to use all or part 
of the excess funds for— 
‘‘(i) debris management planning; 
‘‘(ii) acquisition of debris management 
equipment for current or future use; and 
‘‘(iii) other activities to improve future 
debris removal operations, as determined 
by the Administrator. 
‘‘(f) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Until such time as the 
Administrator promulgates regulations to implement this 
section, the Administrator may— 
‘‘(1) waive notice and comment rulemaking, if 
the Administrator determines the waiver is necessary 
to expeditiously implement this section; and 
‘‘(2) carry out the alternative procedures under 
this section as a pilot program. 
‘‘(g) OVERTIME PAYMENTS.—The guidelines for re-
imbursement for costs under subsection (e)(2)(D) shall 
ensure that no State or local government is denied reim-
bursement for overtime payments that are required pursu-
ant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
201 et seq.). 
‘‘(h) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not earlier than 3 years, 
and not later than 5 years, after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report on the alternative proce-
dures for the repair, restoration, and replacement of 
damaged facilities under section 406 authorized 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall contain an 
assessment of the effectiveness of the alternative 
procedures, including— 
‘‘(A) whether the alternative procedures 
helped to improve the general speed of disaster 
recovery; 
‘‘(B) the accuracy of the estimates relied 
upon; 
‘‘(C) whether the financial incentives and 
disincentives were effective; 
‘‘(D) whether the alternative procedures 
were cost effective; 
‘‘(E) whether the independent expert panel 
described in subsection (e)(1)(E) was effective; 
and
‘‘(F) recommendations for whether the al-
ternative procedures should be continued and 
any recommendations for changes to the alter-
native procedures.’’. 
SEC. 1103. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND 
HOUSEHOLDS. 
Section 408(c)(1)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5174(c)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as 
clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
‘‘(ii) LEASE AND REPAIR OF RENTAL 
UNITS FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Presi-
dent, to the extent the President de-
termines it would be a cost-effective 
alternative to other temporary housing 
options, may— 
‘‘(aa) enter into lease agree-
ments with owners of multifamily 
rental property located in areas 
covered by a major disaster dec-
laration to house individuals and
households eligible for assistance 
under this section; and 
‘‘(bb) make repairs or im-
provements to properties under 
such lease agreements, to the ex-
tent necessary to serve as safe 
and adequate temporary housing. 
‘‘(II) IMPROVEMENTS
OR
RE-
PAIRS.—Under the terms of any lease 
agreement for property entered into 
under this subsection, the value of the 
improvements or repairs— 
‘‘(aa) shall be deducted from 
the value of the lease agreement; 
and 
‘‘(bb) may not exceed the 
value of the lease agreement.’’; 
and 
(3) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated) by strik-
ing ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (iii)’’. 
SEC. 1104. HAZARD MITIGATION. 
(a) STREAMLINED PROCEDURES; ADVANCE ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) STREAMLINED PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of pro-
viding assistance under this section, the President 
shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) adequate resources are devoted to en-
sure that applicable environmental reviews 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 and historic preservation reviews under 
the National Historic Preservation Act are com-
pleted on an expeditious basis; and 
‘‘(B) the shortest existing applicable proc-
ess under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preser-
vation Act is utilized. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY FOR OTHER EXPEDITED PRO-
CEDURES.—The President may utilize expedited pro-
cedures in addition to those required under para-
graph (1) for the purpose of providing assistance 
under this section, such as procedures under the 
Prototype Programmatic Agreement of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, for the consider-
ation of multiple structures as a group and for an 
analysis of the cost-effectiveness and fulfillment of 
cost-share requirements for proposed hazard mitiga-
tion measures.
‘‘(e) ADVANCE ASSISTANCE.—The President may 
provide not more than 25 percent of the amount of the 
estimated cost of hazard mitigation measures to a State 
grantee eligible for a grant under this section before eligi-
ble costs are incurred.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA RELATING TO AD-
MINISTRATION OF HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE BY 
STATES.—Section 404(c)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170c(c)(2)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘applications 
submitted under paragraph (1).’’ the following: ‘‘Until 
such time as the Administrator promulgates regulations 
to implement this paragraph, the Administrator may 
waive notice and comment rulemaking, if the Adminis-
trator determines doing so is necessary to expeditiously 
implement this section, and may carry out this section as 
a pilot program.’’. 
(c) 
APPLICABILITY.—The 
authority 
under 
the 
amendments made by this section shall apply to— 
(1) any major disaster or emergency declared 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) 
on or after the date of enactment of this division; 
and
(2) a major disaster or emergency declared 
under that Act before the date of enactment of this 
division for which the period for processing requests 
for assistance has not ended as of the date of enact-
ment of this division. 
SEC. 1105. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
emergency Management Agency. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
assistance’’ means assistance— 
(A) under section 403, 406, or 407 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 
5173); 
(B) for which the legitimate amount in dis-
pute is not less than $1,000,000, which sum the 
Administrator shall adjust annually to reflect 
changes in the Consumer Price Index for all 
Urban Consumers published by the Department 
of Labor; 
(C) for which the applicant has a non-Fed-
eral share; and
(D) for which the applicant has received a 
decision on a first appeal. 
(b) PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, and in 
order to facilitate an efficient recovery from major 
disasters, the Administrator shall establish proce-
dures under which an applicant may request the use 
of alternative dispute resolution, including arbitra-
tion by an independent review panel, to resolve dis-
putes relating to eligible assistance. 
(2) BINDING EFFECT.—A decision by an inde-
pendent review panel under this section shall be 
binding upon the parties to the dispute. 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—The procedures estab-
lished under this section shall— 
(A) allow a party of a dispute relating to 
eligible assistance to request an independent re-
view panel for the review; 
(B) require a party requesting an inde-
pendent review panel as described in subpara-
graph (A) to agree to forgo rights to any fur-
ther appeal of the dispute relating to any eligi-
ble assistance;
(C) require that the sponsor of an inde-
pendent review panel for any alternative dispute 
resolution under this section be— 
(i) an individual or entity unaffiliated 
with the dispute (which may include a 
Federal agency, an administrative law 
judge, or a reemployed annuitant who was 
an employee of the Federal Government) 
selected by the Administrator; and 
(ii) responsible for identifying and 
maintaining an adequate number of inde-
pendent experts qualified to review and re-
solve disputes under this section; 
(D) require an independent review panel 
to— 
(i) resolve any remaining disputed 
issue in accordance with all applicable 
laws, regulations, and Agency interpreta-
tions of those laws through its published 
policies and guidance; 
(ii) consider only evidence contained 
in the administrative record, as it existed 
at the time at which the Agency made its 
initial decision;
(iii) only set aside a decision of the 
Agency found to be arbitrary, capricious, 
an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in 
accordance with law; and 
(iv) in the case of a finding of mate-
rial fact adverse to the claimant made on 
first appeal, only set aside or reverse such 
finding if the finding is clearly erroneous; 
(E) require an independent review panel to 
expeditiously issue a written decision for any al-
ternative dispute resolution under this section; 
and 
(F) direct that if an independent review 
panel for any alternative dispute resolution 
under this section determines that the basis 
upon which a party submits a request for alter-
native dispute resolution is frivolous, the inde-
pendent review panel shall direct the party to 
pay the reasonable costs to the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency relating to the re-
view by the independent review panel. Any 
funds received by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency under the authority of this sec-
tion shall be deposited to the credit of the ap-
propriation or appropriations available for the
eligible assistance in dispute on the date on 
which the funds are received. 
(c) SUNSET.—A request for review by an independent 
review panel under this section may not be made after De-
cember 31, 2015. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the termination of authority under this section 
under subsection (c), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a re-
port analyzing the effectiveness of the program 
under this section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a determination of the availability of 
data required to complete the report; 
(B) an assessment of the effectiveness of 
the program under this section, including an as-
sessment of whether the program expedited or 
delayed the disaster recovery process; 
(C) an assessment of whether the program 
increased or decreased costs to administer sec-
tion 403, 406, or 407 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; 
(D) an assessment of the procedures and 
safeguards that the independent review panels 
established to ensure objectivity and accuracy, 
and the extent to which they followed those pro-
cedures and safeguards; 
(E) a recommendation as to whether any 
aspect of the program under this section should 
be made a permanent authority; and 
(F) recommendations for any modifications 
to the authority or the administration of the 
authority under this section in order to improve 
the disaster recovery process. 
SEC. 1106. UNIFIED FEDERAL REVIEW. 
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (as amended by this division) 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 429. UNIFIED FEDERAL REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, and in consultation 
with the Council on Environmental Quality and the Advi-
sory Council on Historic Preservation, the President shall 
establish an expedited and unified interagency review 
process to ensure compliance with environmental and his-
toric requirements under Federal law relating to disaster 
recovery projects, in order to expedite the recovery proc-
ess, consistent with applicable law. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The review process established 
under this section shall include mechanisms to expedi-
tiously address delays that may occur during the recovery 
from a major disaster and be updated, as appropriate, 
consistent with applicable law.’’. 
SEC. 1107. SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES. 
Section 422 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘If the Federal estimate’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal esti-
mate’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(or, if the Administrator has 
established a threshold under subsection (b), the 
amount established under subsection (b))’’ after 
‘‘$35,000’’ the first place it appears; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or, if applicable, the amount 
established under subsection (b),’’ after ‘‘$35,000 
amount’’ the second place it appears; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) THRESHOLD.—
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‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the President, 
acting through the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Administrator’), shall— 
‘‘(A) complete an analysis to determine 
whether an increase in the threshold for eligi-
bility under subsection (a) is appropriate, which 
shall include consideration of cost-effectiveness, 
speed of recovery, capacity of grantees, past 
performance, and accountability measures; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report regarding the analysis con-
ducted under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—After the Administrator sub-
mits the report required under paragraph (1), the 
President shall direct the Administrator to— 
‘‘(A) immediately establish a threshold for 
eligibility under this section in an appropriate 
amount, without regard to chapter 5 of title 5, 
United States Code; and
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‘‘(B) adjust the threshold annually to re-
flect changes in the Consumer Price Index for 
all Urban Consumers published by the Depart-
ment of Labor. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date on which the Administrator establishes a 
threshold under paragraph (2), and every 3 years 
thereafter, the President, acting through the Admin-
istrator, shall review the threshold for eligibility 
under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1108. ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) OTHER NEEDS ASSISTANCE.—Section 408(e)(1) 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading by inserting 
‘‘CHILD CARE,’’ after ‘‘DENTAL,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘child care,’’ after ‘‘dental,’’. 
(b) SALARIES AND BENEFITS.—Section 403 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) SALARIES AND BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the President declares a 
major disaster or emergency for an area within the 
jurisdiction of a State, tribal, or local government,
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the President may reimburse the State, tribal, or 
local government for costs relating to— 
‘‘(A) basic pay and benefits for permanent 
employees of the State, tribal, or local govern-
ment conducting emergency protective measures 
under this section, if— 
‘‘(i) the work is not typically per-
formed by the employees; and 
‘‘(ii) the type of work may otherwise 
be carried out by contract or agreement 
with private organizations, firms, or indi-
viduals.; or 
‘‘(B) overtime and hazardous duty com-
pensation for permanent employees of the 
State, tribal, or local government conducting 
emergency protective measures under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) OVERTIME.—The guidelines for reimburse-
ment for costs under paragraph (1) shall ensure that 
no State, tribal, or local government is denied reim-
bursement for overtime payments that are required 
pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) NO
EFFECT
ON
MUTUAL
AID
PACTS.— 
Nothing in this subsection shall affect the ability of
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the President to reimburse labor force expenses pro-
vided pursuant to an authorized mutual aid pact.’’. 
SEC. 1109. INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FACTORS. 
In order to provide more objective criteria for evalu-
ating the need for assistance to individuals, to clarify the 
threshold for eligibility and to speed a declaration of a 
major disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.), not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this division, the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, in cooperation with rep-
resentatives of State, tribal, and local emergency manage-
ment agencies, shall review, update, and revise through 
rulemaking the factors considered under section 206.48 
of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations (including section 
206.48(b)(2) of such title relating to trauma and the spe-
cific conditions or losses that contribute to trauma), to 
measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster. 
SEC. 1110. TRIBAL REQUESTS FOR A MAJOR DISASTER OR 
EMERGENCY 
DECLARATION 
UNDER 
THE 
STAFFORD ACT. 
(a) MAJOR DISASTER REQUESTS.—Section 401 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘All requests for a declaration’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All requests for a 
declaration’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT REQUESTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive of an 
affected Indian tribal government may submit a re-
quest for a declaration by the President that a 
major disaster exists consistent with the require-
ments of subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) REFERENCES.—In implementing assist-
ance authorized by the President under this Act in 
response to a request of the Chief Executive of an 
affected Indian tribal government for a major dis-
aster declaration, any reference in this title or title 
III (except sections 310 and 326) to a State or the 
Governor of a State is deemed to refer to an affected 
Indian tribal government or the Chief Executive of 
an affected Indian tribal government, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(3) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall prohibit an Indian tribal government 
from receiving assistance under this title through a 
declaration made by the President at the request of 
a State under subsection (a) if the President does
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not make a declaration under this subsection for the 
same incident. 
‘‘(c) COST SHARE ADJUSTMENTS FOR INDIAN TRIB-
AL GOVERNMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing assistance to 
an Indian tribal government under this title, the 
President may waive or adjust any payment of a 
non-Federal contribution with respect to the assist-
ance if— 
‘‘(A) the President has the authority to 
waive or adjust the payment under another pro-
vision of this title; and 
‘‘(B) the President determines that the 
waiver or adjustment is necessary and appro-
priate. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA
FOR
MAKING
DETERMINA-
TIONS.—The President shall establish criteria for 
making determinations under paragraph (1)(B).’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY REQUESTS.—Section 501 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(c) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT REQUESTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive of an 
affected Indian tribal government may submit a re-
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quest for a declaration by the President that an 
emergency exists consistent with the requirements of 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) REFERENCES.—In implementing assist-
ance authorized by the President under this title in 
response to a request of the Chief Executive of an 
affected Indian tribal government for an emergency 
declaration, any reference in this title or title III 
(except sections 310 and 326) to a State or the Gov-
ernor of a State is deemed to refer to an affected 
Indian tribal government or the Chief Executive of 
an affected Indian tribal government, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(3) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall prohibit an Indian tribal government 
from receiving assistance under this title through a 
declaration made by the President at the request of 
a State under subsection (a) if the President does 
not make a declaration under this subsection for the 
same incident.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (7)(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, that is not an Indian tribal government 
as defined in paragraph (6); and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 
(10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘Indian tribal government’ means the governing body 
of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, 
pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of 
the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe 
under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List 
Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a et seq.).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) CHIEF EXECUTIVE.—The term ‘Chief Ex-
ecutive’ means the person who is the Chief, Chair-
man, Governor, President, or similar executive offi-
cial of an Indian tribal government.’’. 
(d) REFERENCES.—Title I of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 102 the 
following:
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‘‘SEC. 103. REFERENCES. 
‘‘Except as otherwise specifically provided, any ref-
erence in this Act to ‘State and local’, ‘State or local’, 
‘State, and local’, ‘State, or local’, or ‘State, local’ (includ-
ing plurals) with respect to governments or officials and 
any reference to a ‘local government’ in sections 406(d)(3) 
and 417 is deemed to refer also to Indian tribal govern-
ments and officials, as appropriate.’’. 
(e) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) ISSUANCE.—The President shall issue regu-
lations to carry out the amendments made by this 
section. 
(2) FACTORS.—In issuing the regulations, the 
President shall consider the unique conditions that 
affect the general welfare of Indian tribal govern-
ments. 
SEC. 1111. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING COSTS OF 
FUTURE DISASTERS. 
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this division, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall submit to Congress recommendations for the devel-
opment of a national strategy for reducing future costs, 
loss of life, and injuries associated with extreme disaster 
events in vulnerable areas of the United States.