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suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, $349,400,000 to remain available until 
expended, of which $53,300,000 shall be for capitalization 
grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under 
title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and 
of which $296,100,000 shall be for capitalization grants 
under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(a)(1)(D) of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated herein 
shall be provided to States or Territories in EPA Regions 
4, 9, and 10 in amounts determined by the Administrator 
for wastewater treatment works and drinking water facili-
ties impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Ty-
phoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires and earth-
quakes: Provided further, That notwithstanding the require-
ments of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act, for the funds appropriated herein, each State shall use 
not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent of 
the amount of its capitalization grants to provide addi-
tional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of for-
giveness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or
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any combination of these: Provided further, That the Ad-
ministrator shall retain $10,400,000 of the funds appro-
priated herein for grants for drinking water facilities and 
waste water treatment plants impacted by Typhoon Yutu: 
Provided further, That the funds appropriated herein shall 
be used for eligible projects whose purpose is to reduce flood 
or fire damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance resil-
iency to rapid hydrologic change or natural disaster at 
treatment works as defined by section 212 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act or any eligible facilities under 
section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other 
eligible tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary 
to further such purposes: Provided further, That the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may re-
tain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for 
management and oversight: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985.
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RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 
Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 
2018 wildfires, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended for the forest inventory and analysis program: Pro-
vided, 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. 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private For-
estry’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 
2018 wildfires, $12,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: 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. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys-
tem’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
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Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 
2018 wildfires, $84,960,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of this amount $21,000,000 shall 
be used for hazardous fuels management activities: 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. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 
and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the cal-
endar year 2018 wildfires, $36,040,000, to remain available 
until expended: 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. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’, $720,271,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2022, for urgent wildland fire suppression oper-
ations: 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
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wildland fire suppression in fiscal year 2018 to fully repay 
those amounts: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences’’ for necessary expenses in 
carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 
126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act of 1986 related to the consequences of major disasters 
declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 
2018, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 701. Not later than 45 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appro-
priated by this title shall provide a detailed operating plan 
of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title by 
State and Territory, and by program, project, and activity, 
to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no 
such funds shall be obligated before the operating plans are 
provided to the Committees: Provided further, That such 
plans shall be updated, including obligations to date, and 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 60 
days until all such funds are expended. 
TITLE VIII 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ-
ment Services’’, $50,000,000, for the dislocated workers as-
sistance national reserve for necessary expenses directly re-
lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Mi-
chael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires 
and earthquakes occurring in calendar year 2018, and tor-
nadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 (referred 
to under this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’),
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to remain available through September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Labor may transfer up to $1,000,000 
of such funds to any other Department of Labor account 
for reconstruction and recovery needs, including worker 
protection activities: Provided further, That these sums may 
be used to replace grant funds previously obligated to the 
impacted areas: Provided further, That of the amount pro-
vided, up to $500,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for 
oversight of activities responding to such covered disaster 
or emergency: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND 
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to States for 
the 
Child 
Care 
and 
Development 
Block 
Grant’’, 
$30,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2021, for necessary expenses directly related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 
Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires and earth-
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quakes occurring in calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and 
floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in those areas for 
which a major disaster or emergency has been declared 
under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 
5191): Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate such 
funds based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 658J 
and 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 1990: Provided further, That such funds may be used 
for costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding child care 
facilities without regard to section 658F(b) or 658G of such 
Act and with amounts allocated for such purposes excluded 
from the calculation of percentages under subsection 
658E(c)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 658J(c) of such Act, funds allotted to a 
State and used for renovating, repairing, or rebuilding 
child care facilities may be obligated by the State in that 
fiscal year or the succeeding three fiscal years: Provided fur-
ther, That Federal interest provisions will not apply to the 
renovation or rebuilding of privately-owned family child 
care homes, and the Secretary shall develop parameters on 
the use of funds for family child care homes: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall not retain Federal interest 
after a period of 10 years in any facility renovated, re-
paired, or rebuilt with funds appropriated under this para-
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graph: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
paragraph shall not be available for costs that are reim-
bursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
under a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance: Pro-
vided further, That obligations incurred for the purposes 
provided herein prior to the date of enactment of this Act 
may be charged to funds appropriated under this heading: 
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. 
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 
Services Programs’’, $90,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses directly 
related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Mi-
chael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and 
wildfires and earthquakes occurring in calendar year 2018 
and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 
in those areas for which a major disaster or emergency has 
been declared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, That $55,000,000 shall 
be for Head Start programs, including making payments 
under the Head Start Act: Provided further, That none of
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funds provided in the previous proviso shall be included in 
the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal 
years, as such term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 
641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Pro-
vided further, That funds provided in the second previous 
proviso are not subject to the allocation requirements of sec-
tion 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That 
$5,000,000 shall be for payments to States, territories, and 
tribes for activities authorized under subpart 1 of part B 
of title IV of the Social Security Act, with such funds allo-
cated based on assessed need notwithstanding section 423 
of such Act and paid without regard to percentage limita-
tions in subsections (a) or (e) in section 424 of such Act: 
Provided further, That $25,000,000 shall be for payments 
to States, territories, and tribes authorized under the Com-
munity Services Block Grant Act, with such funds allocated 
based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 674(b), 
675A, and 675B of such Act: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 676(b)(8) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act, each State, territory, or tribe may allocate 
funds to eligible entities based on assessed need: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall 
not be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, under a contract for in-
surance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, That up to
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$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
available for Federal administrative expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That obligations incurred for the purposes provided 
herein prior to the date of enactment of this Act may be 
charged to funds appropriated under this heading: 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. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Health and 
Social Services Emergency Fund’’, $201,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2020, for necessary ex-
penses directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon 
Yutu, and wildfires and earthquakes occurring in calendar 
year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar 
year 2019 in those areas for which a major disaster or 
emergency has been declared under section 401 or 501 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) (referred to under 
this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), including 
activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public
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Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS 
Act’’): Provided, That of the amount provided, $80,000,000 
shall be transferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration—Primary Health Care’’ for expenses directly 
related to a covered disaster or emergency for disaster re-
sponse and recovery, for the Health Centers Program under 
section 330 of the PHS Act, including alteration, renova-
tion, construction, equipment, and other capital improve-
ment costs as necessary to meet the needs of areas affected 
by a covered disaster or emergency: Provided further, That 
the time limitation in section 330(e)(3) of the PHS Act 
shall not apply to funds made available under the preceding 
proviso: Provided further, That of the amount provided, not 
less than $20,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention—CDC-Wide Activities and 
Program Support’’ for response, recovery, mitigation, and 
other expenses directly related to a covered disaster or emer-
gency: Provided further, That of the amount provided, not 
less than $100,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration—Health 
Surveillance and Program Support’’ for grants, contracts, 
and cooperative agreements for behavioral health treatment, 
treatment of substance use disorders, crisis counseling, and 
other related helplines, and for other similar programs to 
provide support to individuals impacted by a covered dis-
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aster or emergency: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided, up to $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary— 
Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight of activities re-
sponding to such covered disasters or emergencies: 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 EDUCATION 
HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hurricane Education 
Recovery’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, 
Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires, earthquakes, and vol-
canic eruptions occurring in calendar year 2018 and torna-
does and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in those 
areas for which a major disaster or emergency has been de-
clared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170 and 5191) (referred to under this heading as ‘‘covered 
disaster or emergency’’), $165,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2020, for assisting in meeting the 
educational needs of individuals affected by a covered dis-
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aster or emergency: Provided, That such assistance may be 
provided through any of the programs authorized under this 
heading in title VIII of subdivision 1 of division B of Public 
Law 115–123 (as amended by Public Law 115–141), as de-
termined by the Secretary of Education, and subject to the 
terms and conditions that applied to those programs, except 
that references to dates and school years in Public Law 
115–123 shall be deemed to be the corresponding dates and 
school years for the covered disaster or emergency: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Education may determine the 
amounts to be used for each such program and shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate of these amounts not later than 
7 days prior to obligation: Provided further, That 
$2,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading, 
to remain available until expended, shall be transferred to 
the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Education for oversight of activities supported with funds 
appropriated under this heading, and up to $1,000,000 of 
the funds made available under this heading shall be for 
program administration: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 801. Not later than 30 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Education shall provide a detailed spend plan of 
anticipated uses of funds made available in this title, in-
cluding estimated personnel and administrative costs, to the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such plans 
shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Ap-
propriations every 60 days until all funds are expended or 
expire. 
SEC. 802. (a) Section 1108(g)(5) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(5)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(E), and (F)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
(F)’’; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (F); 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) Subject to subparagraph (F), for the 
period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending 
September 30, 2019, the amount of the increase 
otherwise provided under subparagraph (A) for
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the Northern Mariana Islands shall be further 
increased by $36,000,000.’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (3) of this section)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘title XIX, during’’ and in-
serting ‘‘title XIX— 
‘‘(i) during’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
(D), and (E)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘and the Virgin Islands’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, the Virgin 
Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands’’; 
(D) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) for the period beginning January 
1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2019, 
with respect to payments to Guam and 
American Samoa from the additional funds 
provided under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall increase the Federal medical as-
sistance percentage or other rate that would 
otherwise apply to such payments to 100 
percent.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(G) Not later than September 30, 2019, 
Guam and American Samoa shall each submit a 
plan to the Secretary outlining the steps each 
such territory shall take to collect and report re-
liable data to the Transformed Medicaid Statis-
tical Information System (T–MSIS) (or a suc-
cessor system).’’. 
(b) The amounts provided by the amendments made 
by subsection (a) are 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. 
TITLE IX 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for audits and investigations related to Hurricanes Flor-
ence, Lane, and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 
the calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcano 
eruptions, and other disasters declared pursuant to the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That, not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Govern-
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ment Accountability Office shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a spend plan specifying funding estimates for audits 
and investigations of any such declared disasters occurring 
in 2018 and identifying funding estimates or carryover bal-
ances, if any, that may be available for audits and inves-
tigations of any other such declared disasters: Provided fur-
ther, 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. 
TITLE X 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $600,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2023, for planning and design, 
and construction expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Florence and Michael on Navy and Marine 
Corps installations: Provided, That none of the funds shall 
be available for obligation until the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
receive a master plan for the installations: Provided further, 
That, not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, shall submit to
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the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for 
funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That 
such funds may be obligated or expended for planning and 
design and military construction projects not otherwise au-
thorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, for planning and design, and construction 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Michael 
and floods occurring in calendar year 2019: Provided, That 
none of the funds shall be available for obligation until the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate receive a basing plan and future mis-
sion requirements for installations significantly damaged 
by Hurricane Michael: Provided further, That, not later 
than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Air Force, or his designee, shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided 
under this heading: Provided further, That such funds may
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be obligated or expended for planning and design and mili-
tary construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: 
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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army National Guard’’, $42,400,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds shall be available for obliga-
tion until the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate receive form 1391 for 
each specific request: Provided further, That, not later than 
60 days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Army National Guard, or his designee, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds 
provided under this heading: Provided further, That such 
funds may be obligated or expended for planning and de-
sign and military construction projects not otherwise au-
thorized by law: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
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ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, 
$3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
canes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and 
Yutu: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
upon determination that such action is necessary to address 
needs as a result of the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 
and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and Yutu, may 
transfer such funds to any discretionary account of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That before 
a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit notice thereof to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro-
vided further, That none of these funds shall be available 
for obligation until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs sub-
mits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan 
for funds provided under this heading: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being
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for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 1001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available under each heading within the 
‘‘Department of Defense’’ in this title shall only be used for 
the purposes specifically described under that heading. 
TITLE XI 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Transpor-
tation Emergency Relief Program’’ as authorized under sec-
tion 5324 of title 49, United States Code, $10,542,000 to 
remain available until expended, for transit systems af-
fected by major declared disasters occurring in calendar 
year 2018: Provided, That not more than three-quarters of 
1 percent of the funds for public transportation emergency 
relief shall be available for administrative expenses and on-
going program management oversight as authorized under 
sections 5334 and 5338(f)(2) of such title and shall be in 
addition to any other appropriations for such purpose: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
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section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
Of the amounts made available for ‘‘Federal Aviation 
Administration—Operations’’ in division B of the Bipar-
tisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), up to 
$18,000,000 shall also be available for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of major declared disasters oc-
curring in calendar year 2018: Provided, That amounts 
repurposed under this heading that were previously des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 
Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United 
States Code, $1,650,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
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to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’, $2,431,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses for activities authorized 
under title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster re-
lief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and 
housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 
most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major 
disaster that occurred in 2018 or 2019 (except as otherwise 
provided under this heading) pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be awarded 
directly to the State, unit of general local government, or 
Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974) at the 
discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading $431,000,000 
shall be allocated to meet unmet infrastructure needs for
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grantees that received allocations for disasters that occurred 
in 2017 under this heading of division B of Public Law 
115–56 and title XI of subdivision 1 of division B of Public 
Law 115–123, of which $331,442,114 shall be allocated to 
those grantees affected by Hurricane Maria: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts provided in the previous proviso, 
the Secretary’s determination of unmet needs for infrastruc-
ture shall not take into account mitigation-specific alloca-
tions: Provided further, That any amounts allocated pursu-
ant to the previous two provisos to any such grantee shall 
not be available for draw down and expenditure by a grant-
ee that has entered into alternative procedures under section 
428 of the Stafford Act as of the date of enactment of this 
Act until such grantee has reached a final agreement on 
all fixed cost estimates within the timeline provided by the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Provided further, 
That prior to making any grant of funds provided in the 
previous three provisos, the Secretary must receive from the 
grantee information that allows the Secretary to certify that 
such grantee has in place proficient financial controls and 
procurement processes and has established adequate proce-
dures to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by 
section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure time-
ly expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites
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regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with these 
funds, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse 
of funds: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading in Public Law 115–123 and trans-
ferred to the Office of Inspector General, no less than 
$6,000,000 shall be for necessary costs of overseeing and au-
diting funds made available to grantees affected by Hurri-
cane Maria, including a review of grant expenditure rates: 
Provided further, That any funds made available under this 
heading and under the same heading in Public Law 115– 
254 that remain available, after the funds under such head-
ings have been allocated for necessary expenses for activities 
authorized under such headings, shall be allocated to grant-
ees, for mitigation activities in the most impacted and dis-
tressed areas resulting from a major disaster that occurred 
in 2018: Provided further, That such allocations shall be 
made in the same proportion that the amount of funds each 
grantee received under this Act and the same heading in 
division I of Public Law 115–254 bears to the amount of 
all funds provided to all grantees that received allocations 
for disasters that occurred in 2018: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under the text preceding the 
first proviso under this heading and under the same head-
ing in Public Law 115–254, the Secretary shall allocate to 
all such grantees an aggregate amount not less than 33 per-
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cent of the sum of such amounts of funds within 120 days 
after the enactment of this Act based on the best available 
data, and shall allocate no less than 100 percent of such 
funds by no later than 180 days after the enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not prohibit 
the use of funds made available under this heading and the 
same heading in Public Law 115–254 for non-Federal share 
as authorized by section 105(a)(9) of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(9)): 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, grantees may establish grant programs 
to assist small businesses for working capital purposes to 
aid in recovery: Provided further, That as a condition of 
making any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance 
that such grantee has in place proficient financial controls 
and procurement processes and has established adequate 
procedures to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined 
by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure time-
ly expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites 
regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with these 
funds, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse 
of funds: Provided further, That with respect to any such 
duplication of benefits, the Secretary shall act in accordance 
with section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 3442)
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and section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155): Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall require grantees to main-
tain on a public website information containing common 
reporting criteria established by the Department that per-
mits individuals and entities awaiting assistance and the 
general public to see how all grant funds are used, including 
copies of all relevant procurement documents, grantee ad-
ministrative contracts and details of ongoing procurement 
processes, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall submit 
a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing the proposed 
use of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and how 
the use of these funds will address long-term recovery and 
restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revital-
ization, and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed 
areas: Provided further, That such funds may not be used 
for activities reimbursed by, or for which funds have been 
made available by, the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers, in excess of the 
authorized amount of the project or its components: Pro-
vided further, That funds allocated under this heading shall 
not be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula allo-
cations made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306):
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Provided further, That a State, unit of general local govern-
ment, or Indian tribe may use up to 5 percent of its alloca-
tion for administrative costs: Provided further, That the 
first proviso under this heading in the Supplemental Ap-
propriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 
(division I of Public Law 115–254) 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 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: 
Provided further, That the sixth proviso under this heading 
in the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Re-
quirements Act, 2018 (division I of Public Law 115–254) 
is amended by striking ‘‘State or subdivision thereof’’ and 
inserting ‘‘State, unit of general local government, or In-
dian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, That in administering 
the funds under this heading, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative re-
quirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation 
that the Secretary administers in connection with the obli-
gation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these 
funds (except for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environment), if
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the Secretary finds that good cause exists for the waiver 
or alternative requirement and such waiver or alternative 
requirement would not be inconsistent with the overall pur-
pose of title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the 
preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided under this 
heading that use such funds to supplement Federal assist-
ance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 
408(c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may 
adopt, without review or public comment, any environ-
mental review, approval, or permit performed by a Federal 
agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities 
of the recipient with respect to such environmental review, 
approval or permit: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Sec-
retary may, upon receipt of a request for release of funds 
and certification, immediately approve the release of funds 
for an activity or project assisted under this heading if the 
recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval 
or permit under the preceding proviso or the activity or 
project is categorically excluded from review under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.): Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish
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via notice in the Federal Register any waiver, or alternative 
requirement, to any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
administers pursuant to title I of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before 
the effective date of such waiver or alternative requirement: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for capacity building and technical assistance, includ-
ing assistance on contracting and procurement processes, 
to support States, units of general local government, or In-
dian tribes (and their subrecipients) that receive allocations 
pursuant to this heading, received disaster recovery alloca-
tions under the same heading in Public Law 115–254, or 
may receive similar allocations for disaster recovery in fu-
ture appropriations Acts: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading and under the 
same heading in Public Law 115–254, up to $2,500,000 
shall be transferred, in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development—Program Office Salaries and 
Expenses—Community Planning and Development’’ for 
necessary costs, including information technology costs, of 
administering and overseeing the obligation and expendi-
ture of amounts under this heading: Provided further, That 
the amount specified in the preceding proviso shall be com-
bined with funds appropriated under the same heading and
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for the same purpose in Public Law 115–254 and the aggre-
gate of such amounts shall be available for any of the same 
such purposes specified under this heading or the same 
heading in Public Law 115–254 without limitation: 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 Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
amounts repurposed under this heading that were pre-
viously designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act are designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 1101. (a) Amounts previously made available for 
activities authorized under title I of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) 
related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of 
infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and 
mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas re-
sulting from a major disaster, including funds provided 
under section 145 of division C of Public Law 114–223, 
section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as added
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by section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254), 
section 421 of division K of Public Law 115–31, and any 
mitigation funding provided under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development—Community 
Planning and Development—Community Development 
Fund’’ of Public Law 115–123, that were allocated in re-
sponse to Hurricane Matthew, may be used interchangeably 
and without limitation for the same activities in the most 
impacted and distressed areas related to Hurricane Flor-
ence. In addition, any funds provided under the heading 
‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Com-
munity Planning and Development—Community Develop-
ment Fund’’ in this Act or in division I of Public Law 
115–254 that are allocated in response to Hurricane Flor-
ence may be used interchangeably and without limitation 
for the same activities in the most impacted and distressed 
areas related to Hurricane Matthew. Until HUD publishes 
the Federal Register Notice implementing this provision, 
grantees may submit for HUD approval revised plans for 
the use of funds related to Hurricane Matthew that expand 
the eligible beneficiaries of existing programs contained in 
such previously approved plans to include those impacted 
by Hurricane Florence. Approval of any such revised plans 
shall include the execution of revised grant terms and condi-
tions as necessary. Once the implementing Notice is pub-
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lished, any additional action plan revisions shall follow the 
requirements contained therein. 
(b) Amounts made available for administrative costs 
for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restora-
tion of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, 
and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas 
under this Act or any future Act, and amounts previously 
provided under section 420 of division L of Public Law 
114–113, section 145 of division C of Public Law 114–223, 
section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as added 
by section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254), 
section 421 of division K of Public Law 115–31, and under 
the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment—Community Planning and Development—Commu-
nity Development Fund’’ of division B of Public Law 115– 
56, Public Law 115–123, and Public Law 115–254, shall 
be available for eligible administrative costs of the grantee 
related to any disaster relief funding identified in this sub-
section without regard to the particular disaster appropria-
tion from which such funds originated. 
(c) The additional uses pursuant to this section for 
amounts that were previously designated by the Congress, 
respectively, as an emergency requirement or as being for
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disaster relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act are 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 or as being for disaster relief 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 1102. Of all amounts made available for mitiga-
tion activities under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing 
and Urban Development—Community Development Fund’’ 
in Public Law 115–123, the Secretary shall publish in the 
Federal Register the allocations to all eligible grantees, and 
the necessary administrative requirements applicable to 
such allocations within 90 days after enactment of this Act: 
(1) For any plans or amendments addressing the 
use of any funds provided under Public Law 115–123 
and received by the Secretary prior to December 22, 
2018, the Secretary shall review pending amendments 
within 15 days of enactment of this Act and pending 
plans within 30 days of enactment of this Act; 
(2) After the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary may not apply the statutory waiver or al-
ternative requirement authority provided by Public 
Law 115–123 to extend or otherwise alter existing
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statutory and regulatory provisions governing the 
timeline for review of required grantee plans: 
Provided, That any amounts allocated pursuant to this sec-
tion to any such grantee shall not be available for draw 
down and expenditure by a grantee that has entered into 
alternative procedures under section 428 of the Stafford Act 
as of the date of enactment of this Act until such grantee 
has reached a final agreement on all fixed cost estimates 
within the timeline provided by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency: Provided further, That prior to mak-
ing any grant of funds allocated pursuant to this section, 
the Secretary must receive from the grantee information 
that allows the Secretary to certify that such grantee has 
in place proficient financial controls and procurement 
processes and has established adequate procedures to prevent 
any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expenditure 
of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites regarding all 
disaster recovery activities assisted with these funds, and 
to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Pro-
vided further, That amounts repurposed under this heading 
that were previously designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by
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the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE XII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 1201. Each amount appropriated or made avail-
able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro-
priated for the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 1202. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 1203. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro-
priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 
and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 
for fiscal year 2019. 
SEC. 1204. Each amount designated in this Act by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available 
(or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the Presi-
dent subsequently so designates all such amounts and trans-
mits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 1205. For purposes of this Act, the consequences 
or impacts of any hurricane shall include damages caused