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quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 
Subtitle B—Puerto Rico and Virgin 
Islands Hurricane Damage Res-
toration Account 
SEC. 1011. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) CERTIFIED REQUISITION.—The term ‘‘cer-
tified requisition’’ means a requisition made under 
section 1013. 
(2) COVERED TERRITORY.—The term ‘‘covered 
territory’’ means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
and the Virgin Islands. 
(3) EMERGENCY AND RECOVERY PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘emergency and recovery period’’ means the 4- 
year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(4) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Puer-
to Rico and United States Virgin Islands Hurricane 
Damage Restoration Account established under sec-
tion 1012. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
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SEC. 1012. PUERTO RICO AND UNITED STATES VIRGIN IS-
LANDS HURRICANE DAMAGE RESTORATION 
ACCOUNT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established on the 
books of the Treasury of the United States an account 
to be known as the Puerto Rico and United States Virgin 
Islands Hurricane Damage Restoration Account. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall 
deposit funds granted under section 1013 to the Fund for 
distribution to the covered territories and instrumental-
ities of the covered territories pursuant to the terms of 
this Act. 
SEC. 1013. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE 
PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS EMER-
GENCY CREDIT FACILITY. 
(a) EMERGENCY GRANT FUNDING.—There are here-
by appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, to the Fund such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this subtitle, for the exclusive pur-
pose of assisting the covered territories and the instrumen-
talities of covered territories to meet any cash-flow short-
falls that result from damage to the covered territories 
caused by Hurricane Irma or Maria. 
(b) DISBURSEMENTS.—Disbursements made from 
the Fund are subject to the certified requisition under 
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subsection (d) and other conditions established by this 
Act. 
(c) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make a grant, not 
later than 10 days after the date on which the Secretary 
receives a certified requisition, of funds from time to time 
during the emergency and recovery period, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to 
meet any cash-flow shortfalls that result from damage to 
a covered territory or any instrumentality of a covered ter-
ritory caused by Hurricane Irma or Maria if— 
(1) the Governor of the covered territory deter-
mines that disbursements provided under subsection 
(b) and any supplemental amounts that may be 
made available under subsection (a) through future 
appropriations are inadequate to address any cash- 
flow shortfalls that result from the damage to the 
covered territory caused by Hurricane Irma or 
Maria; and 
(2) the conditions described in subsection (d) 
are satisfied. 
(d) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall make a grant 
under this section if— 
(1) the Governor of a covered territory, with re-
spect to Puerto Rico, or an authorized representative 
of an instrumentality of the covered territory, in 
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consultation with appropriate authorities according 
to the law of the covered territory, delivers to the 
Secretary a certified requisition for a grant under 
this section; and 
(2) the Governor and appropriate authorities as 
subject to the law of the covered territory certify 
that the grant is necessary— 
(A) to support the liquidity needs of the 
covered territory or an instrumentality of the 
territory, as applicable; and 
(B) to meet ongoing recovery needs from 
Hurricanes Maria and Irma. 
(e) PROCEDURES.—Certified requisitions shall be 
submitted on a quarterly basis. 
(f) LIMITATION.—The total amount of grants made 
under this subtitle shall not exceed— 
(1) $57,206,000,000 with respect to Puerto 
Rico; and 
(2) $5,000,000,000 with respect to the Virgin 
Islands. 
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