H. Res. 569 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 12, 2017. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 
House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker’s 
table the bill, H.R. 2266, with the Senate amendment there-
to, and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with the 
following amendment: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Sen-
ate amendment, insert the following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Additional Supplemental 
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017’’. 
DIVISION 
A—ADDITIONAL 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF 
REQUIREMENTS ACT OF 2017 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out 
of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, 
for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other
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organizational units of Government for fiscal year 2018, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’ 
for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $18,670,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector 
General for audits and investigations related to disasters: 
Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall publish on the Agency’s website 
not later than 5 days after an award of a public assistance 
grant under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) that 
is in excess of $1,000,000, the specifics of each such grant 
award: Provided further, That for any mission assignment or 
mission assignment task order to another Federal department 
or agency regarding a major disaster in excess of $1,000,000, 
not later than 5 days after the issuance of such mission as-
signment or mission assignment task order, the Adminis-
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trator shall publish on the Agency’s website the following: the 
name of the impacted State, the disaster declaration for such 
State, the assigned agency, the assistance requested, a de-
scription of the disaster, the total cost estimate, and the 
amount obligated: Provided further, That not later than 10 
days after the last day of each month until a mission assign-
ment or mission assignment task order described in the pre-
ceding proviso is completed and closed out, the Administrator 
shall update any changes to the total cost estimate and the 
amount obligated: Provided further, That for a disaster dec-
laration related to Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, or 
Hurricane Maria, the Administrator shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, not later than 5 days after the first day of 
each month beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and shall publish on the Agency’s website, not later than 10 
days after the first day of each such month, an estimate or 
actual amount, if available, for the current fiscal year of the 
cost of the following categories of spending: public assistance, 
individual assistance, operations, mitigation, administrative, 
and any other relevant category (including emergency meas-
ures and disaster resources): Provided further, That not later 
than 10 days after the first day of each month, the Adminis-
trator shall publish on the Agency’s website the report (re-
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ferred to as the Disaster Relief Monthly Report) as required 
by Public Law 114–4. 
Of the amounts provided in this division for the Disaster 
Relief Fund, up to $4,900,000,000 may be transferred to the 
Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account for the 
cost of direct loans as authorized under section 417 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5184) to be used to assist local governments 
in providing essential services as a result of Hurricanes Har-
vey, Irma, or Maria: Provided further, That such amounts 
may subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
direct loans not to exceed $4,900,000,000 under section 417 
of the Stafford Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 417 of the Stafford Act, a territory or possession, and 
instrumentalities and local governments thereof, of the 
United States shall be deemed to be a local government for 
purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 417(b) of the Stafford Act, the amount of 
any such loan issued to a territory or possession, and instru-
mentalities and local governments thereof, may be based on 
the projected loss of tax and other revenues and on projected 
cash outlays not previously budgeted for a period not to ex-
ceed 180 days from the date of the major disaster, and may 
exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law or the constitution of a territory
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or possession that limits the issuance of debt, a territory or 
possession, and instrumentalities and local governments 
thereof, may each receive more than one loan with repayment 
provisions and other terms specific to the type of lost tax and 
other revenues and on projected unbudgeted cash outlays for 
which the loan is provided: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act, loans to a ter-
ritory or possession, and instrumentalities and local govern-
ments thereof, may be cancelled in whole or in part only at 
the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security in con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, shall determine the terms, conditions, 
eligible uses, and timing and amount of Federal disburse-
ments of loans issued to a territory or possession, and instru-
mentalities and local governments thereof: Provided further, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided further, That 
FEMA may transfer up to 1.5 percent of the amount under 
this paragraph to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Pro-
gram Account for administrative expenses to carry out under 
this paragraph the direct loan program, as authorized by sec-
tion 417 of the Stafford Act: Provided further, That of the
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amount provided under this paragraph for transfer, up to 
$150,000,000 may be transferred to the Disaster Assistance 
Direct Loan Program Account for the cost to lend a territory 
or possession of the United States that portion of assistance 
for which the territory or possession is responsible under the 
cost-sharing provisions of the major disaster declaration for 
Hurricanes Irma or Maria, as authorized under section 319 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5162): Provided further, That of the 
amount provided under this paragraph for transfer, up to 
$1,000,000 may be transferred to the Disaster Assistance Di-
rect Loan Program Account for administrative expenses to 
carry out the Advance of Non-Federal Share program, as au-
thorized by section 319 of the Stafford Act. 
The amount provided under this heading is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Manage-
ment’’, $184,500,000, to remain available through September
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30, 2021, for urgent wildland fire suppression operations: 
Provided, That such funds shall be solely available to be 
transferred to and merged with other appropriations accounts 
from which funds were previously transferred for wildland 
fire suppression in fiscal year 2017 to fully repay those 
amounts: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘FLAME Wildfire Sup-
pression Reserve Fund’’, $342,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses for large 
wildland fire suppression operations of the Department of 
Agriculture and as a reserve fund for suppression and Fed-
eral emergency response activities: Provided, That notwith-
standing the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a(e)), 
such funds shall be solely available to be transferred to and 
merged with other appropriations accounts from which funds 
were previously transferred for wildland fire suppression in 
fiscal year 2017 to fully repay those amounts: Provided fur-
ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Manage-
ment’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
urgent wildland fire suppression activities and funds nec-
essary to repay any transfers needed for these costs: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be available to be transferred to 
and merged with other appropriations accounts to fully repay 
amounts previously transferred for wildland fire suppression: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE III 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. Each amount appropriated or made available 
by this division is in addition to amounts otherwise appro-
priated for the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
division shall remain available for obligation beyond the cur-
rent fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 303. The terms and conditions applicable to the 
funds provided in this division, including those provided by 
this title, shall also apply to the funds made available in divi-
sion B of Public Law 115–56. 
SEC. 304. Each amount designated in this division by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only 
if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts 
and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 305. (a)(1) Not later than December 31, 2017, in 
accordance with criteria to be established by the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget (referred to in this 
section as ‘‘OMB’’), each Federal agency shall submit to 
OMB, the Government Accountability Office, the respective 
Inspector General of each agency, and the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
internal control plans for funds provided by this division and 
division B of Public Law 115–56. 
(2) Not later than March 31, 2018, the Government Ac-
countability Office shall review for the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate the 
design of the internal control plans required by paragraph 
(1).
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(b) All programs and activities receiving funds under 
this division shall be deemed to be ‘‘susceptible to significant 
improper payments’’ for purposes of the Improper Payments 
Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note), notwith-
standing section 2(a) of such Act. 
(c) Funds for grants provided by this division or division 
B of Public Law 115–56 shall be expended by the grantees 
within the 24-month period following the agency’s obligation 
of funds for the grant, unless, in accordance with guidance 
to be issued by the Director of OMB, the Director waives this 
requirement for a particular grant program and submits a 
written justification for such waiver to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate. In the case of such grants, the agency shall include a 
term in the grant that requires the grantee to return to the 
agency any funds not expended within the 24-month period. 
SEC. 306. (a) The first proviso under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development—Community 
Planning and Development—Community Development Fund’’ 
in division B of Public Law 115–56 is amended by striking 
‘‘State or unit of general local government’’ and inserting 
‘‘State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe (as 
such term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’.