I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4782 
To provide additional disaster recovery assistance for the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2018 
Ms. PLASKETT (for herself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. CROWLEY, and Mr. SOTO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Ways and Means, 
Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, and 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide additional disaster recovery assistance for the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States 
Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act 
of 2018’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Energy 
Sec. 101. Assistance for rebuilding of electric grid. 
Sec. 102. Clean energy grants. 
Subtitle B—Energy Infrastructure Incentives 
Sec. 111. Grant program to promote access to renewable energy and energy ef-
ficiency for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 112. Incentives for energy efficient commercial buildings. 
Sec. 113. Incentives for new energy efficient homes. 
Sec. 114. Incentives for alternative motor vehicles and qualified plug-in electric 
drive motor vehicles. 
Subtitle C—Transportation, Housing, and Agriculture Incentives 
Sec. 121. General provisions. 
Sec. 122. Highway program. 
Sec. 123. Federal-aid highway emergency relief program. 
Sec. 124. Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program. 
Sec. 125. TIGER discretionary grants. 
Sec. 126. Passenger and freight rail improvements. 
Sec. 127. Airport improvement program. 
Sec. 128. Airport Facilities and Equipment. 
Sec. 129. Clean and safe water revolving funds. 
Sec. 130. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities. 
Sec. 131. Corps of Engineers funds. 
Sec. 132. Predisaster hazard mitigation and resiliency. 
Sec. 133. Broadband programs. 
Sec. 134. Housing and community development. 
Sec. 135. Oversight. 
TITLE II—MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PARITY 
Subtitle A—Medicaid 
Sec. 201. Elimination of general Medicaid funding limitations (‘‘cap’’) for terri-
tories. 
Sec. 202. Elimination of specific Federal medical assistance percentage 
(FMAP) limitation for territories; temporarily increasing the 
FMAP for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to 100 percent. 
Sec. 203. Application of Medicaid waiver authority to all of the territories. 
Sec. 204. Permitting Medicaid DSH allotments for territories. 
Subtitle B—Medicare 
PART I—PART A 
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Sec. 211. Calculation of Medicare DSH payments for IPPS hospitals in Puerto 
Rico. 
Sec. 212. Rebasing target amount for hospitals in territories. 
Sec. 213. Medicare DSH target adjustment for hospitals in territories. 
PART II—PART B 
Sec. 221. Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents of 
Puerto Rico; special enrollment period and limit on late enroll-
ment penalties. 
PART III—MEDICARE ADVANTAGE (PART C) 
Sec. 231. Adjustment in benchmark for low-base payment counties in Puerto 
Rico. 
PART IV—PART D 
Sec. 241. Improved use of allocated prescription drug funds by territories. 
Sec. 242. Report on treatment of territories under Medicare part D. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
Sec. 251. Modified treatment of territories with respect to application of ACA 
annual health insurance provider fees. 
Sec. 252. Medicaid and CHIP territory transparency and information. 
Sec. 253. Report on exclusion of territories from Exchanges. 
Sec. 254. Access to coverage for individuals in certain areas without any avail-
able Exchange plans. 
Sec. 255. Extension of family-to-family health information centers program to 
territories. 
Sec. 256. Temporary increase in Social Services Block Grant allotments for 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
TITLE III—AGRICULTURE 
Sec. 301. Rural Utilities Service programs. 
Sec. 302. Rural Energy for America Program. 
Sec. 303. Rural community facilities program. 
Sec. 304. Rural housing. 
Sec. 305. Watershed and flood prevention operations. 
Sec. 306. Community facilities grants. 
Sec. 307. Waiver of noninsured crop disaster assistance program service fee. 
Sec. 308. Assistance for Community Food Projects. 
Sec. 309. Participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern 
Mariana Islands in supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
Sec. 310. Payment limitations for certain producers in disaster areas. 
Sec. 311. Treatment of certain producers as socially disadvantaged farmers and 
ranchers. 
Sec. 312. Emergency watershed protection program. 
Sec. 313. Emergency forest restoration program. 
Sec. 314. Treatment of certain producers as limited resource producers. 
Sec. 315. Retroactive availability of catastrophic level of protection under non-
insured crop assistance program. 
Sec. 316. Distribution of funds made available for equipment assistance grants 
under the National School Lunch Act to Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands. 
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Sec. 317. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and chil-
dren. 
Sec. 318. Deadline for application submission. 
TITLE IV—VETERANS AFFAIRS 
Sec. 401. Appropriation of amounts for Department of Veterans Affairs to ad-
dress consequences of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria in 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
TITLE V—EDUCATION RECOVERY 
Subtitle A—Educational Assistance Funds 
Sec. 501. Education and Head Start funding. 
Subtitle B—Elementary and Secondary Education Disaster Relief 
Sec. 511. Definitions. 
Sec. 512. Immediate aid to restart school operations. 
Sec. 513. Allocations to local educational agencies for the long-term improve-
ment of public school facilities. 
Sec. 514. Hold harmless for local educational agencies serving major disaster 
areas. 
Sec. 515. Paraprofessional reciprocity; delay. 
Sec. 516. Regulatory and financial relief. 
Sec. 517. Assistance for homeless children and youths. 
Sec. 518. Temporary emergency impact aid for displaced students. 
Sec. 519. Severability. 
Sec. 520. Authorization of funds. 
Sec. 521. Sunset provision. 
Subtitle C—Higher Education Disaster Relief 
Sec. 531. Definitions. 
Sec. 532. General waivers and modifications. 
Sec. 533. Modification of part A of title II grants authorized. 
Sec. 534. Authorized uses of Trio, Gear-Up, part A or B of title III, title V, 
and other grants. 
Sec. 535. Professional judgment. 
Sec. 536. Expanding information dissemination regarding eligibility for Federal 
Pell Grants. 
Sec. 537. Procedures. 
Sec. 538. Temporary deferral for affected Federal student loan borrowers. 
Sec. 539. Termination of authority. 
Sec. 540. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico college access. 
Subtitle D—Disaster Relief for Other Education and Related Programs 
Sec. 551. Definitions. 
Sec. 552. Agreements to extend certain deadlines of the individuals with dis-
abilities education act to facilitate the provision of educational 
services to children with disabilities. 
Sec. 553. Head Start and child care and development block grants. 
TITLE VI—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND WORKER 
PROTECTIONS 
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Sec. 601. Training and employment services. 
Sec. 602. Equitable treatment for possessions of the United States with respect 
to the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit. 
Sec. 603. Requirement to use local labor. 
Sec. 604. Minimum wage for young employees in Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 605. Overtime hours protections for workers in Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 606. Unemployment assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 607. Extension of the supplemental security income program to territories. 
Sec. 608. Economic Development Assistance Programs. 
Sec. 609. Appropriation to CDFI Fund for disaster relief in Puerto Rico and 
the Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 610. Community Development Fund. 
Sec. 611. Small Business Administration disaster loans. 
Sec. 612. Temporary increase in new markets tax credit for investments in 
community development entities serving covered disaster areas. 
Sec. 613. Full rum cover over. 
Sec. 614. Temporary modification to tax home and closer connection test. 
Sec. 615. Income allocable to fixed place of business. 
Sec. 616. Federal permitting. 
TITLE VII—ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION 
Sec. 701. National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund. 
Sec. 702. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Man-
agement. 
Sec. 703. Hazardous Substance Superfund. 
Sec. 704. Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund. 
Sec. 705. Department of the Interior grants. 
Sec. 706. Department of Defense environmental restoration. 
Sec. 707. Additional Recovery Assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Is-
lands Fund. 
Sec. 708. United States Fish and Wildlife Service construction. 
Sec. 709. Activities carried out by the Chief of Engineers in Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 710. Land and water conservation fund parity. 
TITLE VIII—LONG-TERM RESILIENT EMERGENCY DISASTER 
RELIEF PLAN 
Sec. 801. Long-term disaster relief plan for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
TITLE IX—FEMA PROVISIONS 
Sec. 901. Waiver of non-Federal share requirements. 
Sec. 902. Hazard mitigation. 
Sec. 903. Repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities. 
Sec. 904. Community disaster loans. 
Sec. 905. Waiver of limit on management costs. 
Sec. 906. Maximum amount of assistance for individuals and households pro-
gram. 
Sec. 907. Restoration of telecommunications infrastructure. 
Sec. 908. Availability of translators. 
TITLE X—EMERGENCY FUNDING 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 1001. Extension of claim filing deadline. 
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Sec. 1002. Emergency designation. 
Subtitle B—Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Hurricane Damage Restoration 
Account 
Sec. 1011. Definitions. 
Sec. 1012. Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands Hurricane Damage 
Restoration Account. 
Sec. 1013. Establishment and operation of the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands 
emergency credit facility. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are to— 
(1) provide for the desperate, immediate needs 
of the people of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; 
(2) ensure that the recovery efforts in Puerto 
Rico and the Virgin Islands carried out by the Fed-
eral Government are driven by the local communities 
who were impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria; 
(3) implement recovery efforts in a way that al-
lows participation in transparent processes to ensure 
public input and oversight in long-term development; 
(4) prevent the erosion of long-term develop-
ment, local and municipal governing power, the 
rights of the people impacted, and their ability to in-
fluence their recovery; 
(5) protect labor, public engagement, local and 
municipal governing power, the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
and other protections; 
(6) address the real and imminent threats to 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from extreme 
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weather events caused by anthropogenic climate 
change; and 
(7) during the recovery efforts, prioritize, where 
possible— 
(A) mitigation of the causes of climate 
change by decreasing or eliminating dependence 
on fossil fuel use; 
(B) adaptation to the increasing climate 
impacts of extreme weather and sea level rise 
by rebuilding infrastructure to higher standards 
and supporting innovative solutions that can 
better withstand extreme weather and other 
risks; and 
(C) resiliency to ensure the safety and 
health of the people of Puerto Rico and the Vir-
gin Islands to ensure they withstand future 
threats and are able to efficiently and quickly 
recover from the next hurricanes that strike 
these islands. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COVERED DISASTER.—The term ‘‘covered 
disaster’’ means a major disaster declared by the 
President under section 401 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
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(42 U.S.C. 5170) with respect to Hurricane Irma or 
Hurricane Maria. 
(2) COVERED DISASTER AREA.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered disaster area’’ means an area— 
(A) located in Puerto Rico or the Virgin 
Islands; and 
(B) for which the President declared a cov-
ered disaster. 
(3) PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE
GRANT
PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘public assistance grant program’’ means 
the public assistance grant program authorized 
under sections 403, 406, 407, 418, 419, 428, and 
502(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 
5173, 5185, 5186, 5189f, and 5192(a)). 
(4) PUERTO RICO.—The term ‘‘Puerto Rico’’ 
means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(5) VIRGIN
ISLANDS.—The term ‘‘Virgin Is-
lands’’ means the Virgin Islands of the United 
States. 
TITLE I—INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Energy 
SEC. 101. ASSISTANCE FOR REBUILDING OF ELECTRIC 
GRID. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) EFFICIENT.—The term ‘‘efficient’’ means, 
with respect to a technology, product, material, 
equipment, or practice, the use of the technology, 
product, material, equipment, or practice in a man-
ner that results in reduced energy consumption or 
energy costs for the same level of service or a higher 
level of service. 
(2) RESILIENT.—The term ‘‘resilient’’ means, 
with respect to a system or a component of a sys-
tem, the ability of the system or component to adapt 
to a changing condition and withstand and rapidly 
recover from a disruption. 
(b) USE OF RESILIENT ENERGY SYSTEMS TO RE-
BUILD FOLLOWING DISASTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, assistance provided under sections 
403, 404, 406, 408, and 428 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5170c, 5172, 5174, 5189f) may 
be used to build, repair, restore, reconstruct, or re-
place an energy system or building in a covered dis-
aster area as a result of a covered disaster in a man-
ner that— 
(A) is more resilient; 
(B) is more efficient; 
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(C) provides continuous flow of power to 
facilities critical to public health, safety, and 
welfare; 
(D) maximizes the use of clean energy re-
sources and energy storage technologies; and 
(E) promotes lower energy bills to the ex-
tent feasible. 
(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1) creates eligibility for assistance for 
any energy provider that is not otherwise eligible for 
assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.). 
(3) COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall designate a representative of the Agency 
to coordinate with one or more private entities 
that are interested in donating energy system 
technologies and services to rebuild in accord-
ance with paragraph (1). 
(B) COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES.—In 
carrying out subparagraph (A), the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency is encouraged to coordinate with the 
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Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
National Laboratory (as defined in section 2 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15801)), in coordination with the programs of 
the Department of Energy that provide assist-
ance to States and industry, shall make tech-
nical assistance available to Federal, State, and 
local agencies and private entities that are in-
terested in— 
(i) developing plans or providing guid-
ance on the design of a resilient and effi-
cient energy system or building; and 
(ii) building, repairing, restoring, re-
constructing, or replacing an energy sys-
tem or building in accordance with para-
graph (1). 
(B) CONSULTATION
AMONG
AGENCIES.— 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency is encouraged to consult 
with the Secretary of Defense regarding the ex-
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perience of the Department of Defense in build-
ing resilient power systems. 
(c) APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.—Out of funds of the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appro-
priated to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency $13,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
2018, to remain available until expended, for carrying out 
the activities authorized under this section (including tech-
nical assistance and related activities), and other related 
activities, including conservation and renewable resources 
programs as authorized. Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit any authority to provide emergency as-
sistance otherwise provided by law. 
SEC. 102. CLEAN ENERGY GRANTS. 
(a) ENERGY EFFICIENCY
AND RENEWABLE EN-
ERGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of funds of the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, there is appro-
priated to the Energy Efficiency and Renewable En-
ergy Account of the Department of Energy 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain avail-
able until expended and subject to paragraph (2), to 
provide to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, on a 
competitive basis and in accordance with the applica-
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ble allocation formula, to provide grants under the 
programs described in that paragraph. 
(2) MINIMUM
ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts 
made available under paragraph (1)— 
(A) not less than $19,200,000 shall be 
made available to each of Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands, to remain available until ex-
pended, for grants under the Energy Efficiency 
and Conservation Block Grant Program estab-
lished under section 542(a) of the Energy Inde-
pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17152(a)), to be allocated in accordance with 
section 543 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 17153), 
after taking into account, for purposes of calcu-
lating distributions under subsection (b) of that 
section, the most recent and accurate popu-
lation data available as of the date of the cal-
culation; 
(B) not less than $1,700,000 shall be 
made available to Puerto Rico and not less than 
$390,000 shall be made available to the Virgin 
Islands, to remain available until expended, for 
grants under the Weatherization Assistance 
Program for Low-Income Persons established 
under part A of title IV of the Energy Con-
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servation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 
et seq.); and 
(C) not less $950,000 shall be made avail-
able to Puerto Rico and not less than $430,000 
shall be made available to the Virgin Islands, to 
remain available until expended, for grants to 
carry out State energy conservation programs 
under part D of title III of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.). 
(b) LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services $31,600,000 for fiscal year 2018, to 
remain available until expended, to provide, on a competi-
tive basis, grants authorized under section 2602(a) of the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 
U.S.C. 8621(a)), to be allocated in accordance with any 
applicable formulas under that Act, of which— 
(1) $30,400,000 shall be made available to 
Puerto Rico; and 
(2) $1,200,000 shall be made available to the 
Virgin Islands. 
(c) ELECTRICITY DELIVERY
AND ENERGY RELI-
ABILITY.—Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, there is appropriated to the Electricity Deliv-
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ery and Energy Reliability Account of the Department of 
Energy $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain avail-
able until expended— 
(1) to conduct electricity delivery and energy re-
liability activities to modernize the electric grid in 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, including— 
(A) the use of demand responsive equip-
ment; 
(B) enhancing the security and reliability 
of energy infrastructure; 
(C) providing for the conduct of research 
relating to, and the development, demonstra-
tion, and deployment of, energy storage; and 
(D) facilitating recovery from disruptions 
to the energy supply; and 
(2) to implement programs authorized under 
title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17381 et seq.) in Puerto 
Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
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Subtitle B—Energy Infrastructure 
Incentives 
SEC. 111. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO RE-
NEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN IS-
LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon application, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall, subject to the requirements of this 
section, provide a grant to each eligible person who places 
in service specified energy property in Puerto Rico or the 
Virgin Islands to reimburse such person for a portion of 
the expense of such property as provided in subsection (b). 
No grant shall be made under this section with respect 
to any property unless— 
(1) in the case of specified energy property 
which is described in paragraph (1) of section 45(d) 
or clause (i) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (determined without regard 
to any date by which construction must begin), the 
construction of such property begins after Sep-
tember 6, 2017, and 
(2) in the case of any other specified energy 
property, such property is placed in service after 
September 6, 2017. 
(b) GRANT AMOUNT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the grant 
under subsection (a) with respect to any specified 
energy property shall be 30 percent of the basis of 
such property. 
(2) DOLLAR
LIMITATIONS.—In the case of 
property described in paragraph (1), (2), (6), or (7) 
of subsection (d), the amount of any grant under 
this section with respect to such property shall not 
exceed 
the 
limitation 
described 
in 
section 
48(a)(5)(E), 
48(c)(1)(B), 
48(c)(2)(B), 
or 
48(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
respectively, with respect to such property. 
(c) TIME FOR PAYMENT OF GRANT.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall make payment of any grant under 
subsection (a) during the 60-day period subsequent to the 
date of the application for such grant. 
(d) SPECIFIED ENERGY PROPERTY.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘‘specified energy property’’ 
means any of the following: 
(1) QUALIFIED
FACILITIES.—Any qualified 
property (as defined in section 48(a)(5)(D) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) which is part of a 
qualified facility (within the meaning of section 45 
of such Code) described in paragraph (1), (4), (9), 
or (11) of section 45(d) of such Code (determined 
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without regard to any date by which construction 
must begin). 
(2) QUALIFIED
FUEL
CELL
PROPERTY.—Any 
qualified fuel cell property (as defined in section 
48(c)(1) of such Code, determined without regard to 
any termination date). 
(3) SOLAR PROPERTY.—Any property described 
in clause (i) or (ii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such 
Code (determined without regard to any termination 
date). 
(4) QUALIFIED
SMALL
WIND
ENERGY
PROP-
ERTY.—Any qualified small wind energy property 
(as defined in section 48(c)(4) of such Code, deter-
mined without regard to any termination date). 
(5) GEOTHERMAL
PROPERTY.—Any property 
described in clause (iii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of 
such Code. 
(6) QUALIFIED
MICROTURBINE
PROPERTY.— 
Any qualified microturbine property (as defined in 
section 48(c)(2) of such Code, determined without 
regard to any termination date). 
(7) COMBINED
HEAT
AND
POWER
SYSTEM 
PROPERTY.—Any combined heat and power system 
property (as defined in section 48(c)(3) of such 
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Code, determined without regard to subparagraph 
(A)(iv) thereof). 
(8) GEOTHERMAL
HEAT
PUMP
PROPERTY.— 
Any property described in clause (vii) of section 
48(a)(3)(A) of such Code (determined without re-
gard to any termination date). 
(9) RESIDENTIAL
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
PROP-
ERTY.—Any property or equipment described in sub-
section (c) of section 25D of such Code (determined 
without regard to subsection (h) of such section). 
Such term shall not include any property unless deprecia-
tion (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable 
(or would be allowable if section 933 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 were not taken into account) with re-
spect to such property. 
(e) ELIGIBLE PERSON.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘eligible person’’ means— 
(1) any individual that is a bona fide resident 
(as defined under section 937 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986) of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Is-
lands, and 
(2) any corporation which is organized under 
the laws of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. 
(f) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—Terms used in this sec-
tion which are also used in section 45 or 48 of the Internal 
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Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the same meaning for 
purposes of this section as when used in such section 45 
or 48. Any reference in this section to the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall be treated as including the Secretary’s 
delegate. 
(g) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES.—In making 
grants under this section, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall apply rules similar to the rules of section 50 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that in applying 
subsection (b)(1) thereof ‘‘Puerto Rico or the Virgin Is-
lands’’ shall be substituted for ‘‘the United States’’. In 
applying such rules, if the property is disposed of, or oth-
erwise ceases to be specified energy property, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall provide for the recapture of 
the appropriate percentage of the grant amount in such 
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury determines ap-
propriate. 
(h) APPROPRIATIONS.—For fiscal year 2018, there is 
hereby appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury— 
(1) for providing grants for specified energy 
property 
placed 
in 
service 
in 
Puerto 
Rico, 
$270,000,000, and 
(2) for providing grants for specified energy 
property placed in service in the Virgin Islands, 
$20,000,000, 
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to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 112. INCENTIVES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMER-
CIAL BUILDINGS. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE 
VIRGIN ISLANDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon application, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall, subject to the require-
ments of this subsection, provide a grant to each eli-
gible person who places in service energy efficient 
commercial building property to reimburse such per-
son for a portion of the expense of such property as 
provided in paragraph (2). No grant shall be made 
under this subsection with respect to any property 
unless such property is placed in service after Sep-
tember 6, 2017. 
(2) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of the grant 
under paragraph (1) with respect to any energy effi-
cient commercial building property shall be equal to 
the product of— 
(A) 35 percent, and 
(B) the excess of— 
(i) the product of— 
(I) $1.80, and 
(II) the square footage of the 
building, over 
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(ii) the aggregate amount of all prior 
grants under paragraph (1) with respect to 
the building. 
(3) TIME FOR PAYMENT OF GRANT.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall make payment of any 
grant under paragraph (1) during the 60-day period 
beginning on the later of— 
(A) the date of the application for such 
grant, or 
(B) the date the energy efficient commer-
cial building property for which the grant is 
being made is placed in service. 
(4) ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDING 
PROPERTY.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘‘energy efficient commercial building prop-
erty’’ has the meaning given such term under sec-
tion 179D(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
except that— 
(A) the determination of whether deprecia-
tion (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is 
allowable under such section 179D(c)(1)(A) 
shall be made without regard to section 933 of 
such Code, 
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(B) such section 179D(c)(1)(B)(i) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘Puerto Rico or the Vir-
gin Islands’’ for ‘‘the United States’’, and 
(C) subsection (h) of section 179D of such 
Code shall not apply. 
(5) ELIGIBLE PERSON.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘‘eligible person’’ means— 
(A) any individual that is a bona fide resi-
dent (as defined under section 937 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986) of Puerto Rico or 
the Virgin Islands, and 
(B) any corporation which is organized 
under the laws of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Is-
lands. 
(6) SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—Any ref-
erence in this subsection to the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall be treated as including the Sec-
retary’s delegate. 
(7) APPLICATION OF SPECIAL RULES.—Rules 
similar to the rules of subsections (d), (f), and (g) 
of section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 shall apply with respect to grants under this 
subsection. 
(b) APPROPRIATIONS.—For fiscal year 2018, there is 
hereby appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury 
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$11,500,000, to remain available until expended, to carry 
out the purposes of this section. 
SEC. 113. INCENTIVES FOR NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT 
HOMES. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE 
VIRGIN ISLANDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon application, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall, subject to the require-
ments of this subsection, provide a grant to each eli-
gible contractor with respect to each qualified new 
energy efficient home which is— 
(A) constructed by an eligible contractor, 
and 
(B) acquired by a person from such eligible 
contractor for use as a residence. 
No grant shall be made under this subsection with 
respect to any qualified new energy efficient home 
unless such home is acquired by another person for 
use as a residence after September 6, 2017. 
(2) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The amount of the 
grant under paragraph (1) with respect to any quali-
fied new energy efficient home is an amount equal 
to— 
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(A) in the case of a dwelling unit described 
in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 45L(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, $2,000, and 
(B) in the case of a dwelling unit described 
in paragraph (3) of section 45L(c) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, $1,000. 
(3) TIME FOR PAYMENT OF GRANT.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall make payment of any 
grant under paragraph (1) during the 60-day period 
beginning on the later of— 
(A) the date of the application for such 
grant, or 
(B) the date the qualified new energy effi-
cient home for which the grant is acquired by 
another person for use as a residence. 
(4) 
QUALIFIED
NEW
ENERGY
EFFICIENT 
HOME.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘‘qualified new energy efficient home’’ has the mean-
ing given such term under section 45L(b)(2) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that— 
(A) subparagraph (A) thereof shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘Puerto Rico or the Virgin 
Islands’’ for ‘‘the United States’’, and 
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(B) subparagraph (B) thereof shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘September 6, 2017’’ for 
‘‘the date of the enactment of this section’’. 
(5) ELIGIBLE CONTRACTOR.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible contractor’’ 
means— 
(A) a person who constructed the qualified 
new energy efficient home, or 
(B) in the case of a qualified new energy 
efficient home which is a manufactured home, 
the manufactured home producer of such home. 
(6) OTHER TERMS.—Terms used in this sub-
section which are also used in section 45L of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the same 
meaning for purposes of this subsection as when 
used in section 45L. Any reference in this subsection 
to the Secretary of the Treasury shall be treated as 
including the Secretary’s delegate. 
(b) APPROPRIATIONS.—For fiscal year 2018, there is 
hereby appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury 
$30,800,000, to remain available until expended, to carry 
out the purposes of this section. 
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SEC. 114. INCENTIVES FOR ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VEHI-
CLES AND QUALIFIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC 
DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE 
VIRGIN ISLANDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon application, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall, subject to the require-
ments of this subsection, provide a grant to each eli-
gible person who places in service a qualified vehicle 
to reimburse such person for a portion of the ex-
pense of such vehicle as provided in paragraph (2). 
No grant shall be made under this subsection with 
respect to any vehicle unless such vehicle is placed 
in service after September 6, 2017. 
(2) GRANT AMOUNT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of the 
grant under paragraph (1) with respect to any 
qualified vehicle shall be an amount equal to— 
(i) in the case of a vehicle described in 
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4), the 
amount of the credit for such vehicle as de-
termined under subsection (b) of section 
30B of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, 
(ii) in the case of a vehicle described 
in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph, 
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the amount of the credit for such vehicle 
as determined under subsection (d)(2)(A) 
of such section, 
(iii) in the case of a vehicle described 
in subparagraph (C) of such paragraph, 
the amount of the credit for such vehicle 
as determined under subsection (i)(1) of 
such section, 
(iv) in the case of a vehicle described 
in subparagraph (D) of such paragraph, 
the amount of the credit for such vehicle 
as determined under subsection (b) of sec-
tion 30D of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, except that in applying paragraph 
(3) of such subsection, ‘‘$7,500’’ shall be 
substituted for ‘‘$5,000’’, and 
(v) in the case of a vehicle described 
in subparagraph (E) of such paragraph, 
the applicable amount for such vehicle as 
determined under subsection (g)(2) of such 
section. 
(B) INAPPLICABILITY OF CREDIT TERMI-
NATION DATE.—For purposes of subparagraph 
(A), in determining the amount of the credit 
under section 30B or 30D of the Internal Rev-
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enue Code of 1986, as applicable, such deter-
mination shall be made without regard to any 
termination date under such section. 
(3) TIME FOR PAYMENT OF GRANT.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall make payment of any 
grant under paragraph (1) during the 60-day period 
beginning on the later of— 
(A) the date of the application for such 
grant, or 
(B) the date the qualified vehicle for which 
the grant is being made is placed in service. 
(4) QUALIFIED VEHICLE.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘‘qualified vehicle’’ means— 
(A) any new qualified fuel cell motor vehi-
cle, as defined in subsection (b)(3) of section 
30B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
(B) any new qualified hybrid motor vehicle, 
as defined in subsection (d)(3) of such section, 
which is a passenger automobile or light truck 
and which has a gross vehicle weight rating of 
not more than 8,500 pounds, 
(C) any motor vehicle which is converted to 
a qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle, 
as described in subsection (i)(1) of such section, 
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(D) any new qualified plug-in electric drive 
motor vehicle, as defined in subsection (d)(1) of 
section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, and 
(E) any qualified 2- or 3-wheeled plug-in 
electric vehicle, as defined in subsection (g)(3) 
of such section. 
(5) ELIGIBLE PERSON.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘‘eligible person’’ means— 
(A) any individual that is a bona fide resi-
dent (as defined under section 937 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986) of Puerto Rico or 
the Virgin Islands, and 
(B) any corporation which is organized 
under the laws of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Is-
lands. 
(6) SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—Any ref-
erence in this subsection to the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall be treated as including the Sec-
retary’s delegate. 
(b) APPROPRIATIONS.—For fiscal year 2018, there is 
hereby appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury 
$16,800,000, to remain available until expended, to carry 
out the purposes of this section. 
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Subtitle C—Transportation, Hous-
ing, and Agriculture Incentives 
SEC. 121. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) WAIVER OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the non-Federal share 
of the cost of any program or activity carried out using 
funds provided under this subtitle shall be zero. 
(b) MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING; ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES.— 
(1) MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING.—The funding 
provided to any program or account under this sub-
title shall supplement (and not supplant) any fund-
ing provided for that program or account under any 
other provision of law. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law (including regu-
lations), of any funds provided for a program or ac-
count under this subtitle, the applicable Federal de-
partment or agency head may use such percentage 
for administrative expenses as is established by the 
limitation for administrative expenses in applicable 
laws (including regulations) relating to the program 
or activity. 
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SEC. 122. HIGHWAY PROGRAM. 
(a) FUNDING.—Out of funds of the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
of Transportation $4,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to 
remain available until expended, of which— 
(1) $3,000,000,000 shall be made available to 
carry out the Puerto Rico Highway Program under 
section 165(b) of title 23, United States Code; and 
(2) $1,500,000,000 shall be made available to 
carry out the territorial highway program in the Vir-
gin Islands under section 165(c) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 165(a) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$158,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,158,000,000’’; 
and 
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$42,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,542,000,000’’. 
SEC. 123. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY EMERGENCY RELIEF 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 125(d) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4). 
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(b) FUNDING.—Out of funds of the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the emer-
gency fund established under section 125 of title 23, 
United States Code, $2,122,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, 
to remain available until expended, for the repair or recon-
struction of highways, roads, and trails in Puerto Rico and 
the Virgin Islands. 
SEC. 124. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF 
PROGRAM. 
Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there is appropriated $424,000,000 for fiscal year 
2018, to remain available until expended, to the Secretary 
of Transportation for the ‘‘Public Transportation Emer-
gency Relief Program’’ as authorized under section 5324 
of title 49, United States Code, for recovery and relief ef-
forts in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Provided, 
That not more than three-quarters of 1 percent of the 
funds retained for public transportation emergency relief 
shall be available for the purposes of administrative ex-
penses and ongoing program management oversight as au-
thorized under sections 5334 and 5338(f)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, and shall be in addition to any other 
appropriations for such purposes. 
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SEC. 125. TIGER DISCRETIONARY GRANTS. 
(a) 
DEFINITION
OF
TIGER 
DISCRETIONARY 
GRANT.—In this section, the term ‘‘TIGER discretionary 
grant’’ means a grant awarded and administered by the 
Secretary of Transportation using funds made available 
for national infrastructure investments under title I of di-
vision L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 
(Public Law 114–113; 129 Stat. 2835). 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—Out of funds of the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the 
Secretary of Transportation $250,000,000 for fiscal year 
2018, to remain available until expended, to award 
TIGER discretionary grants for eligible programs and ac-
tivities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
SEC. 126. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RAIL IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) FUNDING.—Out of funds of the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
of Transportation $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to 
remain available until expended, for planning and capital 
costs to build, improve, or expand passenger and freight 
rail projects in Puerto Rico under titles 23 and 49, United 
States Code. 
(b) ELIGIBLE USES.—Of the amounts made available 
for each fiscal year under subsection (a)— 
(1) not more than 15 percent may be used for 
temporary operating assistance for such rail and 
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transit projects as the Secretary of Transportation 
determines to be eligible; and 
(2) not more than 50 percent may be allocated 
to another transportation capital investment account 
funded under this Act, on approval of the Secretary 
of Transportation. 
SEC. 127. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Trans-
portation $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, to make grants under the Airport 
Improvement Program under subchapter I of chapter 471 
of title 49, United States Code, for eligible programs and 
activities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
SEC. 128. AIRPORT FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there is appropriated to the Facilities and Equip-
ment Account of the Federal Aviation Administration 
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available 
until expended, for expenses in Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
Islands, including expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Maria and Irma in Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
Islands. 
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SEC. 129. CLEAN AND SAFE WATER REVOLVING FUNDS. 
Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2018— 
(1) $125,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to make capitalization grants to Puerto Rico 
and the Virgin Islands for the purpose of estab-
lishing and maintaining water pollution control re-
volving funds under title VI of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); and 
(2) $125,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to make capitalization grants to Puerto Rico 
and the Virgin Islands for the purpose of estab-
lishing and maintaining drinking water treatment 
revolving loan funds under section 1452(a) of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)). 
SEC. 130. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY 
TERMINAL FACILITIES. 
Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Trans-
portation $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, for the construction of ferry 
boats and ferry terminal facilities in Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands under section 147 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
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SEC. 131. CORPS OF ENGINEERS FUNDS. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.—Out of funds of the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appro-
priated to the Construction Account of the Corps of Engi-
neers $3,255,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, for authorized navigation, coastal 
storm and riverine flood damage reduction, ecosystem res-
toration, and environmental infrastructure assistance ac-
tivities, of which— 
(1) $1,830,000,000 is for such activities in 
Puerto Rico, with priority given to dredging the 
Can˜o Martı´n Pen˜a; and 
(2) $1,425,000,000 is for such activities in the 
Virgin Islands. 
(b) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.— 
Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
there is appropriated to the Operations and Maintenance 
Account of the Corps of Engineers $375,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, to remain available until expended, for eligible 
operations and maintenance costs of coastal harbors and 
channels, and for inland harbors, to improve the move-
ment of goods through marine ports in Puerto Rico and 
the Virgin Islands. 
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SEC. 132. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION AND RESIL-
IENCY. 
Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there is appropriated to the Director of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency $250,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, to 
carry out in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands minor lo-
calized flood reduction projects and major flood risk re-
duction projects under the predisaster hazard mitigation 
program under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5133). 
SEC. 133. BROADBAND PROGRAMS. 
(a) BROADBAND INITIATIVES PROGRAM.—Out of 
funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there 
is appropriated $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to re-
main available until expended, for the broadband initia-
tives program established under title VI of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.) to expand 
access to, and the quality of, broadband service across 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with preference given 
to— 
(1) public or cooperatively owned telecommuni-
cations systems; or 
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(2) telecommunications systems that provide 
telehealth, distance learning, and public safety bene-
fits. 
(b) BROADBANDUSA PROGRAM.—Out of funds of 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appro-
priated $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, to the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration to carry out the 
BroadbandUSA program in Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
Islands, with preference given to— 
(1) public or cooperatively owned telecommuni-
cations systems; or 
(2) telecommunications systems that provide 
telehealth, distance learning, and public safety bene-
fits. 
SEC. 134. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) HOME INVESTMENT
PARTNERSHIPS
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) ALL PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS.—Out 
of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
there is appropriated $85,000,000 for fiscal year 
2018, to remain available until expended, for the 
HOME Investment Partnerships program authorized 
under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.)— 
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(A) to be allocated between Puerto Rico 
and the Virgin Islands in the same proportion 
as for the most recent fiscal year; and 
(B) of which the amount allocated to Puer-
to Rico under subparagraph (A) shall be allo-
cated proportionately among participating juris-
dictions in Puerto Rico in accordance with the 
allocation among such jurisdictions for the most 
recent fiscal year. 
(2) CAN˜O MARTI´N PEN˜A COMMUNITIES.—Out of 
funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in 
addition to the amount appropriated under para-
graph (1), there is appropriated $15,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2018, to remain available until expended, 
for the HOME Investment Partnerships program 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 
et seq.) to be allocated to the HOME Investment 
Partnership Program of the Municipality of San 
Juan for use by the Can˜o Martı´n Pen˜a Community 
Land Trust (also known as ‘‘El Fedeicomiso de la 
Tierra del Can˜o Martı´n Pen˜a’’) to create, improve, 
and rehabilitate affordable housing in the 8 Can˜o 
Martı´n Pen˜a communities, including for the costs of 
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relocating homes from the banks of the channel to 
other locations in the community. 
(b) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) ALL JURISDICTIONS.—Out of funds of the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appro-
priated $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, for the community develop-
ment block grant program under title I of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)— 
(A) to be allocated between Puerto Rico 
and the Virgin Islands in the same proportion 
as for the most recent fiscal year; and 
(B) of which the amount allocated to Puer-
to Rico under subparagraph (A) shall be allo-
cated proportionately among entitlement com-
munities and nonentitlement communities in 
Puerto Rico in accordance with the allocation 
among such communities for the most recent 
fiscal year. 
(2) CAN˜O MARTI´N PEN˜A COMMUNITIES.—Out of 
funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in 
addition to the amount appropriated under para-
graph (1), there is appropriated $25,000,000 for fis-
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cal year 2018, to remain available until expended, 
for the community development block grant program 
under title I of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) to be 
allocated to the Municipality of San Juan for use by 
the Martı´n Pen˜a Canal ENLACE Project Corpora-
tion (also known as ‘‘La Corporacio´n del Proyecto 
ENLACE del Can˜o Martı´n Pen˜a’’) for housing, 
community, and economic development in the 8 
Can˜o Martı´n Pen˜a communities. 
(c) LOW-INCOME HOUSING OPERATING SUBSIDY.— 
Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
there is appropriated $41,200,000 for fiscal year 2018, 
to remain available until expended, for payments to public 
housing agencies for the operation and management of 
public housing, as authorized under section 9(e) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), 
of which— 
(1) $40,000,000 is for such payments to public 
housing agencies in Puerto Rico; and 
(2) $1,200,000 is for such payments to public 
housing agencies in the Virgin Islands. 
(d) CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM.—Out of 
funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there 
is appropriated $172,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to re-
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main available until expended, for competitive grants 
under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development for trans-
formation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs 
of both public housing and Department of Housing and 
Urban Development-assisted housing and to transform 
neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable 
mixed income neighborhoods with appropriate services, 
schools, public assets, transportation, and access to jobs, 
of which— 
(1) $167,000,000 is for grants for such pur-
poses in Puerto Rico; and 
(2) $5,000,000 is for grants for such purposes 
in the Virgin Islands. 
(e) SECTION 8 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.—Out of 
funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there 
is appropriated $47,600,000 for fiscal year 2018, to re-
main available until expended, for administrative and 
other expenses of public housing agencies in administering 
the tenant-based rental assistance program under section 
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1947 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f) in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, of which— 
(1) $46,200,000 is for such expenses in Puerto 
Rico; and 
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(2) $1,400,000 is for such expenses in the Vir-
gin Islands. 
(f) PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND.—Out of funds 
of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is ap-
propriated $687,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, for the Public Housing Capital 
Fund Program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development to carry out capital and management activi-
ties for public housing agencies, as authorized under sec-
tion 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437g), of which— 
(1) $667,000,000 is for such activities in Puer-
to Rico; and 
(2) $20,000,000 is for such activities in the 
Virgin Islands. 
(g) EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS.—Out of funds 
of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is ap-
propriated $102,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, for assistance to Puerto Rico and 
the Virgin Islands under the Emergency Solutions Grant 
Program under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.), 
of which— 
(1) $99,000,000 is for assistance to Puerto 
Rico; and 
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(2) $3,000,000 is for assistance to the Virgin 
Islands. 
SEC. 135. OVERSIGHT. 
(a) PLANNING PROCESS.—Puerto Rico and the Vir-
gin Islands may not receive any funds under this subtitle, 
unless Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands undertake a 
planning process, administered by the respective regu-
latory drinking and waste water and service commissions, 
for the water system of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Is-
lands, respectively. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The planning process required 
under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) contain an assessment of the current water 
needs of the customer classes and future, moderniza-
tion and resiliency needs of a rebuilt drinking and 
waste water system; 
(2) describe a transparent and participatory 
process to evaluate and determine the potential op-
tions for meeting the above needs; and 
(3) include recommendations for where funds 
should be directed for accomplishing the goals de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
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TITLE II—MEDICAID AND 
MEDICARE PARITY 
Subtitle A—Medicaid 
SEC. 201. ELIMINATION OF GENERAL MEDICAID FUNDING 
LIMITATIONS (‘‘CAP’’) FOR TERRITORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1108 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (g) and (h)’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘subsection 
(h)’’ after ‘‘subject to’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) SUNSET OF MEDICAID FUNDING LIMITATIONS 
FOR PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
OF
THE 
UNITED STATES, GUAM, THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS-
LANDS, AND AMERICAN SAMOA.—Subsections (f) and (g) 
shall not apply to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the 
United States, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
American Samoa beginning with fiscal year 2019.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Section 1902(j) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘, the 
limitation in section 1108(f),’’. 
(2) Section 1903(u) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(u)) is amended by striking para-
graph (4). 
(3) Section 1323(c)(1) of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18043(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply beginning with fiscal year 2019. 
SEC. 202. ELIMINATION OF SPECIFIC FEDERAL MEDICAL 
ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE (FMAP) LIMITA-
TION FOR TERRITORIES; TEMPORARILY IN-
CREASING THE FMAP FOR PUERTO RICO AND 
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO 100 PERCENT. 
Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(b)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (2), by inserting ‘‘for fiscal years 
before fiscal year 2019’’ after ‘‘American Samoa’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Notwithstanding the first sentence of this 
subsection, for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, 
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the Federal medical assistance percentage for Puerto 
Rico and the Virgin Islands shall be 100 percent.’’. 
SEC. 203. APPLICATION OF MEDICAID WAIVER AUTHORITY 
TO ALL OF THE TERRITORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(j) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘American Samoa and the 
Northern Mariana Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘American Samoa or the North-
ern Mariana Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘Puerto Rico, 
the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘except as otherwise provided 
in this subsection,’’ after ‘‘Notwithstanding any 
other requirement of this title’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not waive under this sub-
section with respect to the medical assistance program of 
any territory— 
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‘‘(A) 
the 
requirement 
of 
subsection 
(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) (relating to coverage of adults for-
merly under foster care); 
‘‘(B) the requirement to provide medical assist-
ance for early and periodic screening, diagnostic, 
and treatment services (as defined in section 
1905(r)) for individuals who are eligible for assist-
ance under the program and who under the age of 
21; or 
‘‘(C) the requirement to provide for payment 
for services described in section 1905(a)(2)(C) fur-
nished by a Federally-qualified health center and 
services described in section 1905(a)(2)(B) furnished 
by a rural health clinic in accordance with the provi-
sions of subsection (bb).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply beginning October 1, 2018. 
SEC. 204. PERMITTING MEDICAID DSH ALLOTMENTS FOR 
TERRITORIES. 
Section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TERRITORIES.— 
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‘‘(i) FISCAL
YEAR
2019.—For fiscal 
year 2019, the DSH allotment for Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United 
States, Guam, the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, and American Samoa shall bear the 
same ratio to $150,000,000 as the ratio of 
the number of individuals who are low-in-
come or uninsured and residing in such re-
spective territory (as estimated from time 
to time by the Secretary) bears to the 
sums of the number of such individuals re-
siding in all of the territories. 
‘‘(ii) SUBSEQUENT
FISCAL
YEAR.— 
For each subsequent fiscal year, the DSH 
allotment for each such territory is subject 
to an increase in accordance with para-
graph (2).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (9), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, and includes, begin-
ning with fiscal year 2019, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands of the United States, Guam, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and American Samoa’’. 
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Subtitle B—Medicare 
PART I—PART A 
SEC. 211. CALCULATION OF MEDICARE DSH PAYMENTS FOR 
IPPS HOSPITALS IN PUERTO RICO. 
Section 1886(d)(9)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(9)(D)(iii)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(iii) Subparagraph (F) (relating to dispropor-
tionate share payments), including application of 
subsection (r), except that for this purpose— 
‘‘(I) the sum described in clause (ii) of this 
subparagraph shall be substituted for the sum 
referred to in paragraph (5)(F)(ii)(I); and 
‘‘(II) for discharges occurring on or after 
October 1, 2017, subclause (I) of paragraph 
(5)(F)(vi) shall be applied by substituting for 
the numerator described in such subclause the 
number of subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital’s 
patient days for the cost reporting period in-
volved which were made up of patients who (for 
such days) were entitled to benefits under part 
A of this title and were— 
‘‘(aa) entitled to supplementary secu-
rity income benefits (excluding any State 
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supplementation) under title XVI of this 
Act; 
‘‘(bb) eligible for medical assistance 
under a State plan under title XIX; or 
‘‘(cc) receiving aid or assistance under 
any plan of the State approved under title 
I, X, XIV, or XVI.’’. 
SEC. 212. REBASING TARGET AMOUNT FOR HOSPITALS IN 
TERRITORIES. 
Section 1886(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(M)(i) For each cost reporting period be-
ginning on or after October 1, 2017, in the case 
of a hospital located in a territory of the United 
States, there shall be substituted for the target 
amount otherwise determined under subpara-
graph (A) the rebased target amount (as de-
fined in clause (ii)), if such substitution results 
in an amount of payment under this section to 
the hospital for such period that is greater than 
the amount of payment that would be made 
under this section to the hospital for such pe-
riod if this subparagraph were not to apply. 
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‘‘(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, 
the term ‘rebased target amount’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘target amount’ in subpara-
graph (A), except that— 
‘‘(I) there shall be substituted for the 
base cost reporting period the 12-month 
cost reporting period beginning during fis-
cal year 2015; 
‘‘(II) any reference in subparagraph 
(A)(i) to the ‘first such cost reporting pe-
riod’ is deemed a reference to the first cost 
reporting period beginning on or after Oc-
tober 1, 2017; and 
‘‘(III) the applicable percentage in-
crease shall only be applied under subpara-
graph (B)(ii) for cost reporting periods be-
ginning on or after October 1, 2017. 
‘‘(iii) Nothing in this subparagraph shall 
affect any rebasing request by a hospital for 
any cost reporting period beginning during a 
fiscal year before fiscal year 2015.’’. 
SEC. 213. MEDICARE DSH TARGET ADJUSTMENT FOR HOS-
PITALS IN TERRITORIES. 
Section 1886(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)), as amended by section 212, is 
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amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(N)(i) For each cost reporting period be-
ginning on or after October 1, 2017, in the case 
of a hospital that is located in a territory of the 
United States other than Puerto Rico and that 
would be a subsection (d) hospital if it were lo-
cated in one of the 50 States, the target 
amount shall be increased by— 
‘‘(I) in the case that such hospital has 
a disproportionate patient percentage of 
not less than 15 percent and not greater 
than 40 percent, 10 percent; and 
‘‘(II) in the case that such hospital 
has a disproportionate patient percentage 
of greater than 40 percent, 10 percent plus 
60 percent of the number of percentage 
points by which such hospital’s dispropor-
tionate patient percentage exceeds 40 per-
cent. 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, 
the term ‘disproportionate patient percentage’ 
has the meaning given such term in subsection 
(d)(5)(F)(vi), except that in applying such 
meaning any reference under such subsection to 
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individuals entitled to supplementary security 
income under title XVI shall be deemed for pur-
poses of this subparagraph to include individ-
uals— 
‘‘(I) eligible for medical assistance 
under a State plan under title XIX; or 
‘‘(II) receiving aid or assistance under 
any plan of the territory approved under 
title I, X, XIV, or XVI.’’. 
PART II—PART B 
SEC. 221. APPLICATION OF PART B DEEMED ENROLLMENT 
PROCESS TO RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO; 
SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD AND LIMIT 
ON LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTIES. 
(a) APPLICATION OF PART B DEEMED ENROLLMENT 
PROCESS
TO RESIDENTS
OF PUERTO RICO.—Section 
1837(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395p(f)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘, exclusive of Puerto 
Rico’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to individuals whose initial en-
rollment period under section 1837(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act begins on or after the first day of the effective 
month, specified by the Secretary of Health and Human 
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Services under section 1839(j)(1)(C) of such Act, as added 
by subsection (c)(2). 
(c) TRANSITION PROVIDING SPECIAL ENROLLMENT 
PERIOD AND LIMIT ON LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTIES 
FOR CERTAIN MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.—Section 1839 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by in-
serting ‘‘subject to section 1839(j)(2),’’ after ‘‘sub-
section (i)(4) or (l) of section 1837,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF 
PUERTO RICO.— 
‘‘(1) SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD, COVERAGE 
PERIOD FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE BUT 
NOT ENROLLED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a tran-
sition individual (as defined in paragraph (3)) 
who is not enrolled under this part as of the 
day before the first day of the effective month 
(as defined in subparagraph (C)), the Secretary 
shall provide for a special enrollment period 
under section 1837 of 7 months beginning with 
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such effective month during which the indi-
vidual may be enrolled under this part. 
‘‘(B) COVERAGE PERIOD.—In the case of 
such an individual who enrolls during such spe-
cial enrollment period, the coverage period 
under section 1838 shall begin on the first day 
of the second month after the month in which 
the individual enrolls. 
‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE
MONTH
DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘effective month’ means a 
month, not earlier than October 2018 and not 
later than January 2019, specified by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) REDUCTION IN LATE ENROLLMENT PEN-
ALTIES
FOR
CURRENT
ENROLLEES
AND
INDIVID-
UALS ENROLLING DURING TRANSITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a tran-
sition individual who is enrolled under this part 
as of the day before the first day of the effec-
tive month or who enrolls under this part on or 
after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section but before the end of the special enroll-
ment period under paragraph (1)(A), the 
amount of the late enrollment penalty imposed 
under section 1839(b) shall be recalculated by 
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reducing the penalty to 15 percent of the pen-
alty otherwise established. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall be applied in the case of a transition indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(i) is enrolled under this part as of 
the month before the effective month, for 
premiums for months beginning with such 
effective month; or 
‘‘(ii) enrolls under this part on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and before the end of the special enroll-
ment period under paragraph (1)(A), for 
premiums for months during the coverage 
period under this part which occur during 
or after the effective month. 
‘‘(C) LOSS OF REDUCTION IF INDIVIDUAL 
TERMINATES
ENROLLMENT.—Subparagraph 
(A) shall not apply to a transition individual if 
the individual terminates enrollment under this 
part after the end of the special enrollment pe-
riod under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) TRANSITION
INDIVIDUAL
DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘transition individual’ means 
an individual who resides in Puerto Rico and who 
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would have been deemed enrolled under this part 
pursuant to section 1837(f) before the first day of 
the effective month but for the fact that the indi-
vidual was a resident of Puerto Rico, regardless of 
whether the individual is enrolled under this part as 
of such first day.’’. 
PART III—MEDICARE ADVANTAGE (PART C) 
SEC. 231. ADJUSTMENT IN BENCHMARK FOR LOW-BASE 
PAYMENT COUNTIES IN PUERTO RICO. 
Section 1853(n) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–103(n)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and (5)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, (5), and (6)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘In no case’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (6), in no 
case’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
BLENDED
BENCH-
MARK AMOUNT FOR TERRITORIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 
(2), the blended benchmark amount for an area 
in a territory for a year (beginning with 2018) 
shall not be less than 80 percent of the national 
average of the base payment amounts specified 
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in paragraph (2)(E) for such year for areas 
within the 50 States and the District of Colum-
bia. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In no case shall the 
blended benchmark amount for an area in a 
territory for a year under subparagraph (A) ex-
ceed the lowest blended benchmark amount for 
any area within the 50 States and the District 
of Columbia for such year.’’. 
PART IV—PART D 
SEC. 241. IMPROVED USE OF ALLOCATED PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG FUNDS BY TERRITORIES. 
Section 1935(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396u–5(e)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) IMPROVED USE OF FUNDS FOR LOW-IN-
COME PART D ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—This sub-
section shall be applied beginning with fiscal year 
2018 as follows, notwithstanding any other provision 
of this title: 
‘‘(A) CLARIFYING STATE FLEXIBILITY TO 
COVER
NON-DUAL-ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS.—In 
this title, the term ‘medical assistance’ includes 
financial assistance furnished by a State under 
this subsection to part D eligible individuals 
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who, if they were residing in one of the 50 
States or the District of Columbia, would qual-
ify as subsidy eligible individuals under section 
1860D–14(a)(3), and without regard to wheth-
er such individuals otherwise qualify for medical 
assistance under this title. 
‘‘(B) 100 PERCENT FMAP TO REFLECT NO 
STATE MATCHING REQUIRED FOR PART D LOW- 
INCOME SUBSIDIES.—The Federal medical as-
sistance percentage applicable to the assistance 
furnished under this subsection is 100 percent. 
‘‘(C) LIMITED
FUNDING
FOR
SPECIAL 
RULES.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B), and the 
provision of medical assistance for covered part 
D drugs to low-income part D eligible individ-
uals for a State and period under this sub-
section, is limited to the amount specified in 
paragraph (3) for such State and period, with-
out regard to the application of subsection (f) 
or (g) of section 1108.’’. 
SEC. 242. REPORT ON TREATMENT OF TERRITORIES 
UNDER MEDICARE PART D. 
Paragraph (4) of section 1935(e) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–5(e)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(4) REPORT
ON
APPLICATION
OF
SUB-
SECTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on the application of this 
subsection during the period beginning with fis-
cal year 2006 and ending fiscal year 2019. 
‘‘(B) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 
REPORT.—Such report shall include— 
‘‘(i) program guidance issued by the 
Secretary to implement this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) for each territory, information on 
the increased amount under paragraph (3) 
and how the territory has applied such 
amount, including the territory’s program 
design, expenditures, and number of indi-
viduals (and dual-eligible individuals) as-
sisted; and 
‘‘(iii) a description of differences be-
tween how such territories are treated 
under part D of title XVIII and under this 
title compared with the treatment of the 
50 States and the District of Columbia 
under such part and this title for different 
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fiscal years within the period covered 
under the report. 
‘‘(C) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Such report 
shall include recommendations for improving 
prescription drug coverage for low-income indi-
viduals 
in 
each 
territory, 
including 
rec-
ommendations regarding each of the following 
alternative approaches: 
‘‘(i) Adjusting the aggregate amount 
specified in paragraph (3)(B). 
‘‘(ii) Allowing residents of the terri-
tories to be subsidy eligible individuals 
under section 1860D–14, notwithstanding 
subsection (a)(3)(F) of such section, or 
providing substantially equivalent low-in-
come prescription drug subsidies to such 
residents.’’. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 251. MODIFIED TREATMENT OF TERRITORIES WITH 
RESPECT TO APPLICATION OF ACA ANNUAL 
HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDER FEES. 
Section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act (26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘subject 
to subsection (j)(1),’’ after ‘‘With respect to each 
covered entity,’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(j) SPECIAL RULES FOR TREATMENT OF TERRI-
TORIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In applying this section 
with respect to United States health risks located 
outside of the 50 States or the District of Columbia 
for years beginning with 2018— 
‘‘(A) the amount of the fee under sub-
section (b) shall be 50 percent of the amount 
of the fee otherwise determined; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall deposit the 
amount of such fees collected for each territory 
into a separate account; and 
‘‘(C) amounts in such an account for a ter-
ritory for a year are appropriated and shall be 
available to the territory in accordance with 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 
available to a territory under paragraph (1)(C) with 
respect to a territory for a year shall be made avail-
able to the territory, upon application of the terri-
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tory to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, only for the following purposes, as elected by 
the territory in such application: 
‘‘(A) INCREASED PRESCRIPTION DRUG AS-
SISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PART D ELIGIBLE 
INDIVIDUALS.—For increasing the amount of 
funds made available to the territory under sec-
tion 1935(e)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396u–5(e)(3)) for assistance for low-in-
come part D eligible individuals in obtaining 
part D covered drugs. 
‘‘(B) 
SATISFYING
STATE
MEDICAID 
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of 
the territory meeting non-Federal matching re-
quirements imposed with respect to obtaining 
Federal financial participation under title XIX 
of the Social Security Act.’’. 
SEC. 252. MEDICAID AND CHIP TERRITORY TRANSPARENCY 
AND INFORMATION. 
(a) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ON FEDERAL 
EXPENDITURES UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP IN THE 
TERRITORIES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall publish, and periodically update, on 
the Internet site of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
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Services information on Medicaid and CHIP carried out 
in the territories of the United States. Such information 
shall include, with respect to each such territory— 
(1) the income levels established by the terri-
tory for purposes of eligibility of an individual to re-
ceive medical assistance under Medicaid or child 
health assistance under CHIP; 
(2) the number of individuals enrolled in Med-
icaid and CHIP in such territory; 
(3) any State plan amendments in effect to 
carry out Medicaid or CHIP in such territory; 
(4) any waiver of the requirements of title XIX 
or title XXI issued by the Secretary to carry out 
Medicaid or CHIP in the territory, including a waiv-
er under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1315), any application for such a waiver, and 
any documentation related to such application (in-
cluding correspondence); 
(5) the amount of the Federal and non-Federal 
share of expenditures under Medicaid and CHIP in 
such territory; 
(6) the systems in place for the furnishing of 
health care items and services under Medicaid and 
CHIP in such territory; 
(7) the design of CHIP in such territory; and 
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(8) other information regarding the carrying 
out of Medicaid and CHIP in the territory that is 
published on such Internet site with respect to car-
rying out Medicaid and CHIP in each State and the 
District of Columbia. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CHIP.—The term ‘‘CHIP’’ means the 
State Children’s Health Insurance Program under 
title XXI of the Social Security Act. 
(2) MEDICAID.—The term ‘‘Medicaid’’ means 
the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
Security Act. 
(3) TERRITORY.—The term ‘‘territory of the 
United States’’ includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
American Samoa. 
SEC. 253. REPORT ON EXCLUSION OF TERRITORIES FROM 
EXCHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2020, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit 
to Congress a report that details the adverse impacts in 
each territory from the practical exclusion of the terri-
tories from the provisions of part II of subtitle D of title 
I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act inso-
far as such provisions provide for the establishment of an 
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American Health Benefit Exchange or the administration 
of a federally facilitated Exchange in each State and in 
the District of Columbia for the purpose of making health 
insurance more affordable and accessible for individuals 
and small businesses. 
(b) INFORMATION IN REPORT.—The report shall in-
clude information on the following: 
(1) An estimate of the total number of unin-
sured and underinsured individuals residing in each 
territory with respect to health insurance coverage. 
(2) A description of the number of health insur-
ance issuers in each territory and the health insur-
ance plans these issuers offer. 
(3) An estimate of the number of individuals re-
siding in each territory who are denied premium and 
cost-sharing assistance that would otherwise be 
available to them for obtaining health insurance cov-
erage through an Exchange if they resided in one of 
the 50 States or in the District of Columbia. 
(4) An estimate of the amount of Federal as-
sistance described in paragraph (3) that is not being 
made available to residents of each territory. 
(5) An estimate of the number of small employ-
ers in each territory that would be eligible to pur-
chase health insurance coverage through a Small 
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Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Market-
place that would operate as part of an Exchange if 
the employers were in one of the 50 States or in the 
District of Columbia. 
SEC. 254. ACCESS TO COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN CER-
TAIN AREAS WITHOUT ANY AVAILABLE EX-
CHANGE PLANS. 
Part 2 of subtitle D of title I of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1314. ACCESS TO COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN 
CERTAIN AREAS WITHOUT ANY AVAILABLE 
EXCHANGE PLANS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) COVERAGE
THROUGH
DC
SHOP
EX-
CHANGE.—Not later than 3 months after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Di-
rector of the Office of Personnel Management, shall 
establish a mechanism to ensure that, for any plan 
year beginning on or after the date described in sub-
section (d), any individual described in paragraph 
(2) may enroll in health insurance coverage in the 
small group market through the Exchange operating 
in the District of Columbia, including the health in-
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surance coverage that is available to Members of 
Congress and congressional staff (as defined in sec-
tion 1312(d)(3)(D)). 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUAL
DESCRIBED.—An individual 
described in this paragraph is any individual who— 
‘‘(A) is not eligible to enroll in an em-
ployer-sponsored health plan; and 
‘‘(B) resides in a possession of the United 
States in which the Secretary certifies that no 
qualified health plan is offered through an Ex-
change established under this title. 
‘‘(3) POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘possession of 
the United States’ shall include such possessions as 
are specified in section 937(a)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(b) PREMIUM
ASSISTANCE
TAX
CREDITS
AND 
COST-SHARING.—Any individual described in paragraph 
(a)(2) who enrolls in health insurance coverage through 
the Exchange operating in the District of Columbia pursu-
ant to subsection (a)(1) shall be eligible for any premium 
tax credit under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, or reduced cost-sharing under section 1402, that 
the individual would otherwise be eligible for if enrolling 
as a resident of the District of Columbia in health insur-
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ance coverage in the individual market through the Ex-
change operating in the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF POSSESSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS TO POSSESSIONS.— 
‘‘(A) MIRROR
CODE
POSSESSION.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall periodically (but 
not less frequently than annually) pay to each 
possession of the United States with a mirror 
code tax system amounts equal to the loss to 
that possession by reason of the application of 
this section (determined without regard to para-
graph (2)) with respect to taxable years begin-
ning after the date described in subsection (d). 
Such amounts shall be determined by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury based on information 
provided by the government of the respective 
possession. 
‘‘(B) OTHER
POSSESSIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall periodically (but 
not less frequently than annually) pay to each 
possession of the United States which does not 
have a mirror code tax system amounts esti-
mated by the Secretary of the Treasury as 
being equal to the aggregate benefits that would 
have been provided to residents of such posses-
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sion by reason of the application of this section 
for any taxable years beginning after the date 
described in subsection (d) if a mirror code tax 
system had been in effect in such possession. 
The preceding sentence shall not apply with re-
spect to any possession of the United States un-
less such possession has a plan, which has been 
approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
under which such possession will promptly dis-
tribute such payments to the residents of such 
possession. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION
WITH
CREDIT
ALLOWED 
AGAINST UNITED STATES INCOME TAXES.—No cred-
it shall be allowed against United States income 
taxes for any taxable year under section 36B of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to any person— 
‘‘(A) to whom a credit is allowed against 
taxes imposed by the possession by reason of 
this section (determined without regard to this 
paragraph) for such taxable year, or 
‘‘(B) who is eligible for a payment under 
a plan described in paragraph (1)(B) with re-
spect to such taxable year. 
‘‘(3) MIRROR
CODE
TAX
SYSTEM.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘mirror code tax 
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system’ means, with respect to any possession of the 
United States, the income tax system of such posses-
sion if the income tax liability of the residents of 
such possession under such system is determined by 
reference to the income tax laws of the United 
States as if such possession were the United States. 
‘‘(4) TREATMENT
OF
PAYMENTS.—For pur-
poses of section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, or any similar rule of law, the pay-
ments under this subsection shall be treated in the 
same manner as a refund due from the credit al-
lowed under section 36B of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
‘‘(d) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in this 
subsection is the date on which the Secretary establishes 
the mechanism described in subsection (a)(1).’’. 
SEC. 255. EXTENSION OF FAMILY-TO-FAMILY HEALTH IN-
FORMATION CENTERS PROGRAM TO TERRI-
TORIES. 
Section 501(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
701(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and 
each fiscal year thereafter, such centers shall be 
developed in all States’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
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each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 
2017, such centers shall be developed in each of 
the 50 States and the District of Columbia’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) With respect to fiscal year 2018 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, such centers shall be 
developed in each State (as defined for purposes 
of this title).’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (5). 
SEC. 256. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN SOCIAL SERVICES 
BLOCK GRANT ALLOTMENTS FOR PUERTO 
RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of increasing the 
allotments for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for fis-
cal year 2018 under section 2003 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397b) in accordance with subsection (b), 
there is appropriated $138,600,000 for fiscal year 2018. 
(b) ALLOTMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall increase the 
amount of the allotments for Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands for fiscal year 2018 under section 
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2003 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397b)— 
(A) in the case of Puerto Rico, by 
$126,000,000; and 
(B) in the case of the Virgin Islands, by 
$12,600,000. 
(2) NO EFFECT ON ALLOTMENTS TO OTHER 
STATES.—The increase to the allotments for fiscal 
year 2018 for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be made after the determination 
of the allotments for Puerto Rico and the Vir-
gin Islands for fiscal year 2018 under section 
2003 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397b); and 
(B) shall not affect the amount of the al-
lotment determined for fiscal year 2018 for any 
other State under such section. 
(c) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(1) Notwithstanding section 2002(c) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a(c)), the increase 
in the allotments for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Is-
lands for fiscal year 2018 shall remain available 
until expended, without fiscal year limitation. 
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(2) Paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 2005(a) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397d(a)) 
shall not apply to the increase in the allotments for 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for fiscal year 
2018 under subsection (b). 
TITLE III—AGRICULTURE 
SEC. 301. RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE PROGRAMS. 
(a) WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS.—Out 
of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there 
is appropriated to the Administrator of the Rural Utilities 
Service $284,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, to provide for eligible programs 
and activities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands— 
(1) water or waste disposal grants under sec-
tion 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)); 
(2) rural water or wastewater technical assist-
ance and training grants under section 306(a)(14) 
of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(14)); 
(3) emergency community water assistance 
grants under section 306A of that Act (7 U.S.C. 
1926a); and 
(4) solid waste management grants under sec-
tion 310B(b) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(b)). 
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(b) ELECTRIC PROGRAM.—Out of funds of the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to 
the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service 
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available 
until expended, to provide electric infrastructure grants 
for eligible programs and activities in Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.). 
SEC. 302. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 
Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agri-
culture $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain 
available until expended, to provide financial assistance 
and grants for eligible programs and activities in Puerto 
Rico and the Virgin Islands under section 9007 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8107). 
SEC. 303. RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM. 
Of the amounts made available for each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2027 for the ‘‘Rural Housing Service, 
Rural Community Facilities Program Account’’, the 
‘‘Rural Business—Cooperative Service, Rural Business 
Program Account’’, and the ‘‘Rural Utilities Service, 
Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account’’, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall allocate not less than 1 per-
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cent for assistance in one or more county-equivalent sub-
divisions in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands the aver-
age percentage of the population of which living in poverty 
during the 30-year period ending on the date of enactment 
of this Act is not less than 20 percent, as measured by 
the 1990, 2000, and 2010 decennial censuses. 
SEC. 304. RURAL HOUSING. 
(a) OTHER SPECIAL LOANS AND GRANTS FOR MINOR 
IMPROVEMENTS TO FARM HOUSING AND BUILDINGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary of Agriculture $20,600,000, 
to remain available until expended, for the cost of 
grants for very low-income housing repair and rural 
housing preservation under section 504 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474) in a covered dis-
aster area. 
(2) LIMITATION ON GRANTS.—Notwithstanding 
any limitation established by the Secretary of Agri-
culture under the third sentence of section 504(a) of 
the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474(a)), the 
maximum amount of a grant under paragraph (1) 
shall be $20,000. 
(b) MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING.—Out of 
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
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there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
$5,150,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
cost of grants and contracts under section 523(b)(1)(A) 
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c(b)(1)(A)), 
which shall be used to support grants made under sub-
section (a)(1). 
SEC. 305. WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the 
Secretary of Agriculture $18,044,000 for ‘‘Watershed and 
Flood Prevention Operations’’ in Puerto Rico and the Vir-
gin Islands, of which $9,022,000 shall be for necessary 
expenses to purchase and restore floodplain easements as 
authorized by section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203). 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated under sub-
section (a) shall be allocated to projects that can be fully 
funded and completed with the funds appropriated by this 
Act and to activities that can commence promptly after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 306. COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANTS. 
Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘(27) PRIORITY FOR GRANTS FOR ESSENTIAL 
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DAMAGED DUE TO HURRI-
CANE OR SEVERE WIND.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, in providing community facility grants 
under paragraphs (19), (20), and (21), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to applicants that would 
use the grant— 
‘‘(A) to rebuild essential community facili-
ties in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the 
United States Virgin Islands that were dam-
aged or destroyed due to a hurricane or severe 
wind; or 
‘‘(B) to construct essential community fa-
cilities in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or 
the United States Virgin Islands to improve 
food security and food independence in an area 
that was damaged by a hurricane or severe 
wind.’’. 
SEC. 307. WAIVER OF NONINSURED CROP DISASTER AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM SERVICE FEE. 
Section 196(k)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Im-
provement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(k)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) in the case of’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(A) to the maximum extent practicable, in 
the case of a county located in— 
‘‘(i) the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico; or 
‘‘(ii) the United States Virgin Islands; 
and 
‘‘(B) in the case of’’. 
SEC. 308. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS. 
Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2034) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) 
CERTAIN
HURRICANE
RECOVERY 
PROJECTS.—For each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2027, not less than 10 percent of the amount of 
grants under this section shall be made available for 
grants for community food projects described in sub-
section (d)(6).’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(6) for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2027, assist communities affected by hurricanes and 
severe wind.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 
Federal’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
paragraph (4), the Federal’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) 
CERTAIN
HURRICANE
RECOVERY 
PROJECTS.—For each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2027, in the case of a community food project de-
scribed in subsection (d)(6), the Federal share de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be 100 percent.’’. 
SEC. 309. PARTICIPATION OF PUERTO RICO, AMERICAN 
SAMOA, AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS-
LANDS IN SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (r), by inserting ‘‘the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (u)(3), by inserting ‘‘the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 
(2) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.—Section 5 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘and 
Guam,’’ and inserting ‘‘Guam, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands,’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting 
‘‘the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after ‘‘Ha-
waii,’’ each place it appears; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting 
‘‘the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
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Northern 
Mariana 
Islands,’’ 
after 
‘‘Guam,’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall be effective with respect 
to Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as 
applicable, on the date described in subpara-
graph (B) if the Secretary of Agriculture sub-
mits to Congress a certification under sub-
section (f)(3) of section 19 of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028). 
(B) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date referred 
to in subparagraph (A) is, with respect to Puer-
to Rico, American Samoa, or the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
date established by Puerto Rico, American 
Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, respectively, in the applicable 
plan of operation submitted to the Secretary of 
Agriculture under subsection (f)(1)(A) of sec-
tion 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2028). 
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(b) TRANSITION.—Section 19 of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) TRANSITION
OF
PUERTO
RICO, AMERICAN 
SAMOA, AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS TO SUP-
PLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF PLAN BY PUERTO RICO, 
AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA 
ISLANDS.— 
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION AND REVIEW OF PLAN 
OF
OPERATION.—If a State agency is des-
ignated by a governmental entity and submits 
to the Secretary a request to participate in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program and 
a plan of operation under section 11 (including 
a date on which the governmental entity will 
begin to participate in the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program), the Secretary shall 
determine whether that governmental entity 
and State agency satisfy the requirements that 
would apply under this Act for approval of that 
plan if the governmental entity were one of the 
several States. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.— 
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‘‘(i) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall 
approve a plan of operation under subpara-
graph (A) if the governmental entity and 
State agency satisfy the requirements de-
scribed in that subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary 
does not approve a plan of operation under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall pro-
vide to the governmental entity a state-
ment that describes each requirement that 
is not satisfied by the plan. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL OF RETAIL FOOD STORES.—If 
the Secretary approves a plan of operation under 
paragraph (1)(B)(i), the Secretary shall accept from 
retail food stores located in the applicable govern-
mental entity applications under section 9 for ap-
proval to participate in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATION TO CON-
GRESS.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
certification that a governmental entity qualifies to 
participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program as if the governmental entity were a State 
if the Secretary— 
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‘‘(A) approves the plan of operation under 
paragraph (1)(B)(i); and 
‘‘(B) approves the applications under para-
graph (2) of a number of retail food stores lo-
cated in the governmental entity requesting to 
participate in the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program that would be sufficient to satisfy 
the requirements of this Act if the govern-
mental entity were one of the several States. 
‘‘(4) CASH
BENEFITS
PROVIDED
IN
PUERTO 
RICO.—As part of a plan of operation submitted 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall allow 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to provide a per-
centage of benefits under the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program in the form of cash. 
‘‘(5) FAMILY
MARKET
PROGRAM
IN
PUERTO 
RICO.—As part of a plan of operation submitted 
under paragraph (1)(A), notwithstanding subsection 
(g), the Secretary shall allow the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico to continue to carry out, under the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program, the Family 
Market Program established under this section. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this subsection and the amend-
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ments made by section 308(a) of the Puerto Rico 
and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018 
such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2018, to 
remain available until expended. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsections (a) through (e) 
shall cease to be effective with respect to the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as 
applicable, on the date described in paragraph (2) if 
the Secretary submits to Congress a certification 
under subsection (f)(3). 
‘‘(2) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date referred to 
in paragraph (1) is, with respect to the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
date established by the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, respectively, in the appli-
cable plan of operation submitted to the Secretary 
under subsection (f)(1)(A).’’. 
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SEC. 310. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PRO-
DUCERS IN DISASTER AREAS. 
(a) SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 1501 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(7 U.S.C. 9081) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), and (4) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and 
(6), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(1) DISASTER
COUNTY.—The term ‘disaster 
county’ means a county included in the geographical 
area covered by a qualifying natural disaster dec-
laration for calendar year 2017 for which the re-
quest for that declaration was submitted during the 
period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on 
the date of enactment of the Puerto Rico and Virgin 
Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018.’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(5) QUALIFYING
NATURAL
DISASTER
DEC-
LARATION.—The term ‘qualifying natural disaster 
declaration’ means— 
‘‘(A) a natural disaster declared by the 
Secretary under section 321(a) of the Consoli-
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dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1961(a)); or 
‘‘(B) a major disaster or emergency des-
ignated by the President under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(4)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The total’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the total’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) CERTAIN
PRODUCERS
IN
DIS-
ASTER
COUNTIES.—The total amount of 
payments received, directly or indirectly, 
by a person or legal entity (excluding a 
joint venture or general partnership) in a 
disaster county under this subsection may 
not exceed $625,000 for the period of the 
2017 through 2022 crop years.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The total’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the total’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CERTAIN
PRODUCERS
IN
DISASTER 
COUNTIES.— 
‘‘(i) 
LIVESTOCK
INDEMNITY
PAY-
MENTS AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR 
LIVESTOCK, 
HONEY
BEES, 
AND
FARM- 
RAISED FISH.—The total amount of pay-
ments received, directly or indirectly, by a 
person or legal entity (excluding a joint 
venture or general partnership) in a dis-
aster county under subsections (b) and (d) 
may not exceed $625,000 for the period of 
the 2017 through 2022 crop years. 
‘‘(ii) LIVESTOCK
FORAGE
DISASTER 
PROGRAM.—Payments to a person or legal 
entity (excluding a joint venture or general 
partnership) in a disaster county under 
subsection (c) shall be subject to subpara-
graph (A).’’. 
(b) NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
Section 196(i) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection, the’’ and in-
serting the following ‘‘subsection: 
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‘‘(A) DISASTER COUNTY.—The term ‘dis-
aster county’ means a county included in the 
geographical area covered by a qualifying nat-
ural disaster declaration for calendar year 2017 
for which the request for that declaration was 
submitted during the period beginning on Janu-
ary 1, 2017, and ending on the date of enact-
ment of the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Eq-
uitable Rebuild Act of 2018. 
‘‘(B) LEGAL ENTITY; PERSON.—The’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) QUALIFYING
NATURAL
DISASTER 
DECLARATION.—The term ‘qualifying natural 
disaster declaration’ means— 
‘‘(i) a natural disaster declared by the 
Secretary under section 321(a) of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)); or 
‘‘(ii) a major disaster or emergency 
designated by the President under the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘The total’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the total’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CERTAIN
PRODUCERS
IN
DISASTER 
COUNTIES.—The total amount of payments re-
ceived, directly or indirectly, by a person or 
legal entity (excluding a joint venture or gen-
eral partnership) in a disaster county under 
this subsection may not exceed $625,000 for 
the period of the 2017 through 2022 crop 
years.’’. 
SEC. 311. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PRODUCERS AS SO-
CIALLY 
DISADVANTAGED 
FARMERS 
AND 
RANCHERS. 
Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN PRODUCERS.—For 
purposes of administering any grant program and con-
servation program of the Department of Agriculture, the 
Secretary shall consider an agricultural producer oper-
ating in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
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States Virgin Islands, or both, to be a socially disadvan-
taged farmer or rancher.’’. 
SEC. 312. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2203) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—For each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022, the Federal share of the cost of any 
emergency measure under this section or section 7 of the 
Act of June 28, 1938 (33 U.S.C. 701b–1), in the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico or the United States Virgin Is-
lands shall be 100 percent.’’. 
SEC. 313. EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
Section 407(d) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2206(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Payments’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
payments’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS.—For 
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, payments 
made under subsection (b) shall be 100 percent of 
the total cost of the emergency measures carried out 
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by an owner of nonindustrial private forest land in 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the United 
States Virgin Islands.’’. 
SEC. 314. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PRODUCERS AS LIM-
ITED RESOURCE PRODUCERS. 
Title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 408. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PRODUCERS AS LIM-
ITED RESOURCE PRODUCERS. 
‘‘In carrying out sections 401 and 402, the Secretary 
shall consider an agricultural producer operating in the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
Islands, or both to be a limited resource producer, as de-
termined by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 315. RETROACTIVE AVAILABILITY OF CATASTROPHIC 
LEVEL OF PROTECTION UNDER NONINSURED 
CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) RETROACTIVE AVAILABILITY
FOR CERTAIN 
PRODUCERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
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retroactively make available to producers in disaster 
counties (as defined in subsection (i)(1)) in the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United 
States Virgin Islands the catastrophic level of pro-
tection under this section for the 2017 crop year. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—A producer desiring assist-
ance under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application for the assistance not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
subsection.’’. 
SEC. 316. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR 
EQUIPMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS 
UNDER 
THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT TO 
PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
The matter under the heading ‘‘CHILD NUTRITION 
PROGRAMS’’ of title IV of division A of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31), is amend-
ed by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘Provided further, That any amounts made available 
under this heading to provide competitive grants to State 
agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and 
schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve 
healthier meals, improve food safety, or to help support 
the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school 
breakfast program that remain unexpended on the date 
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of enactment of the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equi-
table Rebuild Act of 2018 shall be distributed to State 
agencies in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for those 
purposes’’. 
SEC. 317. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM 
FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the 
Secretary of Agriculture $14,000,000 to make grants to 
States (as defined in section 15 of the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1784)) for the purposes described in 
section 17(h)(10) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)) in 
response to covered disasters. 
(b) 
REQUIREMENT.—The 
amount 
appropriated 
under subsection (a)— 
(1) shall remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2019; 
(2) shall be in addition to amounts otherwise 
made available to carry out section 17(h)(10) of the 
Child 
Nutrition 
Act 
of 
1966 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1786(h)(10)); and 
(3) is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
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gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 
SEC. 318. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION. 
Any applicant desiring a grant or other assistance 
under this title or an amendment made by this title shall 
submit an application for the grant or other assistance by 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
TITLE IV—VETERANS AFFAIRS 
SEC. 401. APPROPRIATION OF AMOUNTS FOR DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ADDRESS CON-
SEQUENCES OF HURRICANE IRMA AND HUR-
RICANE MARIA IN PUERTO RICO AND THE 
VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
Out of the funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there is appropriated $200,000,000 for necessary 
expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating 
to— 
(1) the repair of medical facilities, including 
hospitals and clinics, of the Department located in 
Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands that were dam-
aged by Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria; 
(2) personnel requirements of the Department 
at such facilities; and 
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(3) the provision of emergency services by the 
Department in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
TITLE V—EDUCATION 
RECOVERY 
Subtitle A—Educational Assistance 
Funds 
SEC. 501. EDUCATION AND HEAD START FUNDING. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDING.—The 
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to address Hurri-
cane Irma and Hurricane Maria for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, namely for 
assisting in meeting the educational needs of individuals 
affected by a covered disaster in calendar year 2017: 
(1) 
$3,157,000,000, 
to 
remain 
available 
through September 30, 2018, of which— 
(A) $930,000,000 shall be available to 
State educational agencies until expended to 
carry out section 512; 
(B) $5,000,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 516; and 
(C) $1,100,000,000 shall be available to 
carry out section 517. 
(2) $2,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be available for the Project SERV pro-
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100 
gram under section 4631(a)(1)(A) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7281(a)(1)(A)) to provide education-related services, 
which may include student counseling, to eligible en-
tities in which the learning environment has been 
disrupted by a traumatic crisis due to the needs of 
students who have been affected by a covered dis-
aster, including eligible entities serving significant 
numbers of students who have been displaced from 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
(3) $310,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2018, shall be available— 
(A) to provide assistance under the pro-
grams authorized by subparts 3 and 4 of part 
A and part C of title IV, and part B of title VII 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, for stu-
dents attending institutions of higher education 
(as defined in section 102 of that Act) that are 
located in a covered disaster area and who qual-
ify for assistance under subparts 3 and 4 of 
part A and part C of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, of which— 
(i) funds shall be made available to 
provide assistance under such title IV pro-
grams notwithstanding any requirements 
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101 
relating to matching, Federal share, res-
ervation of funds, or maintenance of effort 
that would otherwise be applicable to that 
assistance; and 
(ii) funds shall be made available to 
provide emergency assistance based on 
demonstrated need under part B of title 
VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
which may be used for student financial 
assistance, faculty and staff salaries, 
equipment and instruments, or any pur-
pose authorized under the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965, to institutions of high-
er education that are located in an area af-
fected by Hurricane Irma or Hurricane 
Maria in calendar year 2017; 
(B) to provide emergency assistance based 
on demonstrated need to institutions of higher 
education that are located in an area affected 
by Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria in cal-
endar year 2017 and were forced to close, relo-
cate or significantly curtail their activities as a 
result of damage directly sustained by such 
hurricanes; and 
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(C) to provide payments to institutions of 
higher education to help defray the unexpected 
expenses associated with enrolling displaced 
students from institutions of higher education 
directly affected or at which operations have 
been disrupted due to Hurricane Irma or Hur-
ricane Maria in calendar year 2017, in accord-
ance with criteria as are established by the Sec-
retary and made publicly available without re-
gard to section 437 of the General Education 
Provisions Act or section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(b) HEAD
START
FUNDING.—There are appro-
priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $810,000,000, for an additional amount for 
the appropriations account appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS’’, for 
Head Start to serve children displaced by Hurricane Irma 
or Hurricane Maria in calendar year 2017, notwith-
standing subsections (a)(1) and (g)(1) of section 640 of 
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835), and to cover the 
costs of renovating those Head Start facilities which were 
affected by these hurricanes, to the extent reimbursements 
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and in-
surance companies do not fully cover such costs: Provided, 
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That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$800,000,000 shall be available for Head Start programs 
in Puerto Rico and $10,000,000 shall be available for 
Head Start programs in the Virgin Islands. 
Subtitle B—Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Disaster Re-
lief 
SEC. 511. DEFINITIONS. 
Unless otherwise specified in this subtitle— 
(1) the terms used in this subtitle have the 
meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801); 
(2) the terms ‘‘child with a disability’’ and ‘‘in-
fant or toddler with a disability’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 602 of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401); 
and 
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Education. 
SEC. 512. IMMEDIATE AID TO RESTART SCHOOL OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section— 
(1) to provide immediate services or assistance 
to local educational agencies in Puerto Rico and the 
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Virgin Islands that serve a covered disaster area; 
and 
(2) to assist school administrators and per-
sonnel of such agencies with expenses related to the 
restart of operations in, the re-opening of, and the 
re-enrollment of students in, elementary schools and 
secondary schools in such areas. 
(b) PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 
to carry out this subtitle, the Secretary is authorized 
to make payments, in accordance with paragraph 
(2), to State educational agencies in Puerto Rico 
and the Virgin Islands to enable such agencies to 
provide services or assistance to local educational 
agencies serving a covered disaster area. 
(2) PAYMENT
BASIS.—The Secretary shall 
make payments under paragraph (1) on such basis 
as the Secretary determines appropriate, taking into 
consideration the number of students who were en-
rolled, during the 2015–2016 school year, in elemen-
tary schools and secondary schools that were 
closed— 
(A) on September 7, 2017, as a result of 
Hurricane Irma; or 
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(B) on September 20, 2017, as a result of 
Hurricane Maria. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY AND CONSIDERATION.—From the 
payment provided by the Secretary under subsection (b), 
the State educational agency shall provide services and as-
sistance to local educational agencies, consistent with the 
provisions of this section. In determining the amount to 
be provided for services or assistance under this section, 
the State educational agency shall consider the following: 
(1) The number of school-aged children served 
by the local educational agency in the academic year 
preceding the academic year for which the services 
or assistance are provided. 
(2) The severity of the impact of Hurricane 
Irma or Hurricane Maria on the local educational 
agency and the extent of the needs in each local edu-
cational agency in a covered disaster area. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—Each local educational agency 
desiring services or assistance under this section shall sub-
mit an application to the State educational agency at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such informa-
tion as the State educational agency may reasonably re-
quire to ensure expedited and timely provision of services 
or assistance to the local educational agency. 
(e) USES OF FUNDS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency 
receiving services or assistance from the State edu-
cational agency under this section shall use such 
services or assistance for— 
(A) recovery of student and personnel 
data, and other electronic information; 
(B) replacement of school district informa-
tion systems, including hardware and software; 
(C) financial operations; 
(D) reasonable transportation costs; 
(E) rental of mobile educational units and 
leasing of neutral sites or spaces; 
(F) initial replacement of instructional ma-
terials and equipment, including textbooks; 
(G) redeveloping instructional plans, in-
cluding curriculum development; 
(H) initiating and maintaining education 
and support services; and 
(I) such other activities related to the pur-
pose of this section that are approved by the 
Secretary. 
(2) USE WITH OTHER AVAILABLE FUNDS.—A 
local educational agency receiving services or assist-
ance under this section may use such services or as-
sistance in coordination with other Federal, State, or 
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local funds available for the activities described in 
paragraph (1). 
(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), services or assistance made available 
under this section shall be used to supplement, not 
supplant, any funds made available through the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency or through 
Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not pro-
hibit the provision of Federal assistance under this 
section to an eligible State educational agency or 
local educational agency that is or may be entitled 
to receive, from another source, benefits for the 
same purposes as under this section if— 
(A) such State educational agency or local 
educational agency has not received such other 
benefits by the time of application for Federal 
assistance under this section; and 
(B) such State educational agency or local 
educational agency agrees to repay all duplica-
tive Federal assistance received to carry out the 
purposes of this section. 
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(1) DISPLACED
STUDENT.—The term ‘‘dis-
placed student’’ means a student who— 
(A) enrolled in a public elementary school 
or secondary school (other than the school that 
the student was enrolled in, or was eligible to 
be enrolled in, on September 5, 2017) because 
such student resides or resided on September 5, 
2017, in a covered disaster area due to Hurri-
cane Irma; or 
(B) enrolled in a public elementary school 
or secondary school (other than the school that 
the student was enrolled in, or was eligible to 
be enrolled in, on September 16, 2017) because 
such student resides or resided on September 
16, 2017, in a covered disaster area due to 
Hurricane Maria. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGEN-
CIES.—The term ‘‘eligible local educational agency’’ 
means a local educational agency that serves a pub-
lic elementary school or secondary school in which 
there is enrolled a displaced student. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
BIA-FUNDED
SCHOOL.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘eligible BIA-funded school’’ 
means a school funded by the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs in which there is enrolled a displaced student. 
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