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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3672 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 17, 2011 
Received 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for disaster relief requirements for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
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for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for 
other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—DISASTER RELIEF 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
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.), $6,400,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 
Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses for repair of damages 
to Federal projects resulting from a major disaster de-
clared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
$802,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
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as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a monthly report detail-
ing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning 
not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance’’ for necessary expenses to dredge navigation 
channels in response to, and repair damage to Corps 
projects resulting from, a major disaster declared pursu-
ant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
$534,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a monthly report detail-
ing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning 
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not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the 
Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary 
expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural 
disasters and support emergency operations, repair, and 
other activities as authorized by law, in response to a 
major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $388,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 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 detail-
ing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning 
not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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TITLE II—COMBATING WASTE, FRAUD, AND 
ABUSE 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for continuing disability re-
views under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act 
and for the cost associated with conducting redetermina-
tions of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security 
Act, not more than $483,484,000 may be expended, as 
authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 
from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: 
Provided, That such amount is additional new budget au-
thority specified for purposes of subsection 251(b)(2)(B) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, and shall be treated for such purposes as 
being included under this heading in the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, or any continuing 
appropriation Act, for fiscal year 2012. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISION 
SEC. 301. Each amount appropriated or made avail-
able in this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro-
priated for the fiscal year involved. 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Relief Appro-
priations Act, 2012’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2011. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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