I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2157 
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budg-
et, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are 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, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of Government for 
fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes, namely: 
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary’’, $3,005,442,000, which shall remain available 
until December 31, 2020, for necessary expenses related 
to losses of crops (including milk, on-farm stored commod-
ities, and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, 
bushes, and vines, as a consequence of Hurricanes Michael 
and Florence, other hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, ty-
phoons, volcanic activity, snowstorms, and wildfires occur-
ring in calendar years 2018 and 2019 under such terms 
and conditions as determined by the Secretary: Provided, 
That the Secretary may provide assistance for such losses 
in the form of block grants to eligible States and terri-
tories and such assistance may include compensation to 
producers, as determined by the Secretary, for past or fu-
ture crop insurance premiums, forest restoration, and 
poultry and livestock losses: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided under this heading, tree assistance pay-
ments may be made under section 1501(e) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to eligible orchard-
ists or nursery tree growers (as defined in such section) 
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of pecan trees with a tree mortality rate that exceeds 7.5 
percent (adjusted for normal mortality) and is less than 
15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality), to be available 
until expended, for losses incurred during the period be-
ginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018: 
Provided further, That in the case of producers impacted 
by volcanic activity that resulted in the loss of crop land, 
or access to crop land, the Secretary shall consider all 
measures available, as appropriate, to bring replacement 
land into production: Provided further, That the total 
amount of payments received under this heading and ap-
plicable policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured 
Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 
196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) shall not exceed 90 percent 
of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount of payments received under 
this heading for producers who did not obtain a policy or 
plan of insurance for an insurable commodity for the ap-
plicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses 
or did not file the required paperwork and pay the service 
fee by the applicable State filing deadline for a noninsur-
able commodity for the applicable crop year under NAP 
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for the crop incurring the losses shall not exceed 70 per-
cent of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That producers receiving payments under this 
heading, as determined by the Secretary, shall be required 
to purchase crop insurance where crop insurance is avail-
able for the next two available crop years, excluding tree 
insurance policies, and producers receiving payments 
under this heading shall be required to purchase coverage 
under NAP where crop insurance is not available in the 
next two available crop years, as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That, not later than 120 days 
after the end of fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall sub-
mit a report to the Congress specifying the type, amount, 
and method of such assistance by State and territory: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Forest 
Restoration Program’’, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 
wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat-
ural disasters, $480,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
SEC. 102. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available, out of the funds made available under section 
18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $25,200,000 
shall be available for the Secretary to provide a grant to 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for 
disaster nutrition assistance in response to the Presi-
dentially declared major disasters and emergencies: Pro-
vided, That funds made available to the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands under this section shall 
remain available for obligation by the Commonwealth until 
September 30, 2020: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
SEC. 103. For purposes of administering title I of 
subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), losses to agricultural pro-
ducers resulting from hurricanes shall also include losses 
of peach and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due 
to extreme cold: Provided, That the amounts provided by 
this section are 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 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
amounts repurposed under this heading that were pre-
viously designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 104. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), a person or legal entity is not eligible to receive a 
payment under the Market Facilitation Program estab-
lished pursuant to the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average ad-
justed gross income of such person or legal entity is great-
er than $900,000. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person or legal 
entity if at least 75 percent of the adjusted gross income 
of such person or legal entity is derived from farming, 
ranching, or forestry related activities. 
(b) A person or legal entity may not receive a pay-
ment under the Market Facilitation Program described in 
subsection (a)(1), directly or indirectly, of more than 
$125,000. 
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(c) In this section, the term ‘‘average adjusted gross 
income’’ has the meaning given the term defined in section 
760.1502 of title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
effect July 18, 2018). 
(d) The amount provided by this section is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 105. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2020, for the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to conduct an independent study, in-
cluding a survey of participants, to compare the impact 
of the additional benefits provided by section 309 of Public 
Law 115–72 to the food insecurity, health status, and 
well-being of low-income residents in Puerto Rico without 
such additional benefits: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 106. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available, out of the funds made available under section 
18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $5,000,000 
shall be available for the Secretary to provide a grant to 
American Samoa for disaster nutrition assistance in re-
sponse to the Presidentially declared major disasters and 
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emergencies: Provided, That funds made available to the 
territory under this section shall remain available for obli-
gation by the territory until September 30, 2020: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 107. For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emer-
gency Conservation Program’’, for necessary expenses re-
lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Flor-
ence and of wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and 
other natural disasters, $500,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an addi-
tional amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance 
Programs’’ for necessary expenses related to flood mitiga-
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tion, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of 
infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster des-
ignation as a result of Hurricanes Florence, Michael, and 
Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and of wildfires, vol-
canic eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural disasters 
occurring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes and floods 
occurring in calendar year 2019 under the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $600,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 
further, That within the amount appropriated, up to 2 per-
cent of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ account for administration and oversight activi-
ties: Provided further, That within the amount appro-
priated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’ account for carrying out investigations 
and audits related to the funding provided under this 
heading. 
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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 
Yutu, and of wildfires, $120,570,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020, as follows: 
(1) $3,000,000 for repair and replacement of 
observing assets, real property, and equipment; 
(2) $11,000,000 for marine debris assessment 
and removal; 
(3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and ge-
odesy services; 
(4) $25,000,000 to improve: (a) hurricane in-
tensity forecasting, including through deployment of 
unmanned ocean observing platforms and enhanced 
data assimilation; (b) flood prediction, forecasting, 
and mitigation capabilities; and (c) wildfire pre-
diction, detection, and forecasting; and 
(5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as 
authorized under section 906(c) of division O of 
Public Law 114–113: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
for funding provided under subsection (4) of this heading 
within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion and Construction’’, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, for improvements to oper-
ational and research weather supercomputing infrastruc-
ture and satellite ground services used for hurricane inten-
sity and track prediction; flood prediction, forecasting, and 
mitigation; and wildfire prediction, detection, and fore-
casting: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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FISHERY DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Fishery Disaster As-
sistance’’ for necessary expenses associated with the miti-
gation of fishery disasters, $150,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That funds shall be used 
for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures 
and fishery resource disasters declared by the Secretary 
of Commerce, including those declared by the Secretary 
to be a direct result of Hurricanes Florence and Michael 
and Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Ty-
phoon Yutu, $1,336,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, 
$28,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payment to the Legal 
Services Corporation’’ to carry out the purposes of the 
Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Flor-
ence, Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 
calendar year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and 
earthquakes, and calendar year 2019 tornadoes and 
floods, $15,000,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 
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this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be ex-
pended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or con-
trary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 
504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds 
appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation 
shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth 
in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 
and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer in-
stead to 2018 and 2019, respectively, and except that sec-
tions 501 and 503 of Public Law 104–134 (referenced by 
Public Law 105–119) shall not apply to the amount made 
available under this heading: Provided further, That, for 
the purposes of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation 
shall be considered an agency of the United States Gov-
ernment. 
TITLE III 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Marine Corps’’, $200,000,000, for necessary ex-
penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 
and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 
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further, That notwithstanding section 284 of title 10, 
United States Code, or any other provision of law, funds 
made available under this heading may only be used for 
the purposes specifically described under this heading. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air Force’’, $400,000,000, for necessary ex-
penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 
and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 284 of title 10, 
United States Code, or any other provision of law, funds 
made available under this heading may only be used for 
the purposes specifically described under this heading. 
TITLE IV 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’ for 
necessary expenses related to the completion, or initiation 
and completion, of flood and storm damage reduction, in-
cluding shore protection, studies which are currently au-
thorized or which are authorized after the date of enact-
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ment of this Act, to reduce risk from future floods and 
hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $35,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, in States and insular areas 
that were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, 
Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical 
Storm Gita: Provided, 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: Provided fur-
ther, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
Works shall provide a monthly report directly to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate 
detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, in-
cluding new studies selected to be initiated using funds 
provided under this heading, beginning not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary expenses, $740,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to construct flood and storm damage reduction, 
including shore protection, projects which are currently 
authorized or which are authorized after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and flood and storm damage reduction, 
including shore protection, projects which have signed 
Chief’s Reports as of the date of enactment of this Act 
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or which are studied using funds provided under the head-
ing ‘‘Investigations’’ if the Secretary determines such 
projects to be technically feasible, economically justified, 
and environmentally acceptable, in States and insular 
areas that were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Mi-
chael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and 
Tropical Storm Gita: Provided, That projects receiving 
funds provided under the first proviso in ‘‘Corps of Engi-
neers–Civil—Department of the Army—Construction’’ in 
Public Law 115–123 shall not be eligible for funding pro-
vided under this heading: Provided further, That for 
projects receiving funding under this heading, the provi-
sions of section 902 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 shall not apply to these funds: Provided fur-
ther, That the completion of ongoing construction projects 
receiving funds provided under this heading shall be at 
full Federal expense with respect to such funds: Provided 
further, That using funds provided under this heading, the 
non-Federal cash contribution for projects other than on-
going construction projects shall be financed in accordance 
with the provisions of section 103(k) of Public Law 99– 
662 over a period of 30 years from the date of completion 
of the project or separable element: Provided further, That 
of this amount, $45,000,000 shall be used to initiate, at 
full Federal expense, construction of authorized Corps of 
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Engineers ecosystem restoration projects that have inci-
dental flood risk management benefits in areas impacted 
by Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Provided further, That up 
to $25,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be used for continuing authorities projects 
to reduce the risk of flooding and storm damage: Provided 
further, That any projects using funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be initiated only after non-Federal inter-
ests have entered into binding agreements with the Sec-
retary requiring, where applicable, the non-Federal inter-
ests to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, re-
pair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the project 
and to hold and save the United States free from damages 
due to the construction or operation and maintenance of 
the project, except for damages due to the fault or neg-
ligence of the United States or its contractors: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 
provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 
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funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 
Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency 
situations at Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate 
and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, 
caused by natural disasters, including disasters in 2019, 
$575,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 
provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 
funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance’’ for necessary expenses to dredge Federal naviga-
tion projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps 
of Engineers Federal projects caused by, natural disasters, 
including disasters in 2019, $908,000,000, to remain 
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available until expended, of which such sums as are nec-
essary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and 
maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and 
for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Main-
tenance Trust Fund: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report di-
rectly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation 
and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the 
Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary 
expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural 
disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and 
other activities in response to such disasters, including dis-
asters in 2019, as authorized by law, $510,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, 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 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall pro-
vide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de-
tailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, begin-
ning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Central Utah Project 
Completion Account’’, $350,000, to be deposited into the 
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account 
for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conserva-
tion Commission, to remain available until expended, for 
expenses necessary in carrying out fire remediation activi-
ties related to wildfires in 2018: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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