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 ACT 
SEC. 901. Each amount appropriated or made avail-
able in this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro-
priated for the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 902. Each amount designated in this Act by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
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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 Act 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 Act. 
(2) Not later than June 30, 2013, the Government 
Accountability Office shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on the effectiveness of the internal control plans 
required by paragraph (1). 
(b) All programs and activities receiving funds under 
this Act shall be deemed to be ‘‘susceptible to significant 
improper payments’’ for purposes of the Improper Pay-
ments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note), 
notwithstanding section 2(a) of such Act. 
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(c) Funds for grants provided by this Act shall be 
expended by the grantees within the 24-month period fol-
lowing the agency’s obligation of funds for the grant, un-
less, in accordance with guidance to be issued by the Di-
rector 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-
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tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 
its activities related to funds appropriated for the impact 
of Hurricane Sandy. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Relief Appro-
priations Act, 2013’’. 
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