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sums may be used to replace grant funds previously obli-
gated to the impacted areas: 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. 
JOB CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Job Corps’’ for con-
struction, rehabilitation and acquisition for Job Corps 
Centers in Puerto Rico, $30,900,000, which shall be avail-
able through June 30, 2021: 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘CDC-Wide Activities 
and Program Support’’, $200,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, for response, recovery, preparation, 
mitigation, and other expenses directly related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria: Pro-
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vided, That obligations incurred for the purposes provided 
herein prior to the date of enactment of this Act may be 
charged to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided, not less than 
$6,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Buildings and Fa-
cilities’’ account for the purposes provided herein: 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. 
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’’, $177,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, for response, recovery, 
preparation, mitigation and other expenses directly related 
to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or 
Maria, including activities authorized under section 319(a) 
of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in this title 
as the ‘‘PHS Act’’): Provided, That $60,000,000 shall be 
transferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Adminis-
tration—Primary Health Care’’, for expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria 
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for disaster response and recovery, for the Health Centers 
Program under section 330 of the PHS Act: Provided fur-
ther, That not less than $50,000,000, of amounts trans-
ferred under the preceding proviso, shall be available for 
alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and other 
capital improvement costs as necessary to meet the needs 
of areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria: 
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 not less than $20,000,000 shall be transferred to 
‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis-
tration—Health Surveillance and Program Support’’ for 
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for behav-
ioral health treatment, crisis counseling, and other related 
helplines, and for other similar programs to provide sup-
port to individuals impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 
or Maria: Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 shall 
be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Office of In-
spector General’’ for oversight of activities responding to 
such hurricanes: Provided further, That obligations in-
curred for the purposes provided herein prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds appro-
priated under this heading: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated in this paragraph, $15,000,000 shall 
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be transferred to the ‘‘National Institutes of Health—Of-
fice of the Director’’ for the purposes provided in this 
paragraph: Provided further, That funds transferred to the 
National Institutes of Health for the purpose of sup-
porting the repair or rebuilding of non-Federal biomedical 
or behavioral research facilities damaged as a result of 
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria shall be used to award 
grants or contracts for such purpose under section 404I 
of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That 
section 404I(c)(2) of such Act does not apply to the use 
of funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided fur-
ther, 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 such 
additional 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. 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 
Services Programs’’, $650,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, for Head Start programs, for 
necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of 
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Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria, including making 
payments under the Head Start Act: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be in-
cluded 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: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 
this paragraph are not subject to the allocation require-
ments of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall 
not be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency, under a contract for 
insurance, or by self-insurance: Provided further, That up 
to $10,000,000 shall be available for Federal administra-
tive expenses: Provided further, That obligations incurred 
for the purposes provided herein prior to the date of enact-
ment of this Act may be charged to funds appropriated 
under this heading: Provided further, That such additional 
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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hurricane Education 
Recovery’’ for assisting in meeting the educational needs 
of individuals affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or 
Maria, or calendar year 2017 wildfires for which the Presi-
dent declared a major disaster or emergency under section 
401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 U.S.C. 
5191) (referred to herein as a ‘‘covered disaster or emer-
gency’’), $2,900,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That such additional 
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— 
(1) such funds shall be used— 
(A) to make awards, which shall be avail-
able until expended, to eligible entities for im-
mediate aid to restart school operations, in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2); 
(B) for temporary emergency impact aid 
for displaced students, in accordance with para-
graph (2); 
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(C) for emergency assistance to institu-
tions of higher education and students attend-
ing institutions of higher education in an area 
directly affected by a covered disaster or emer-
gency in accordance with paragraph (3); 
(D) for payments to institutions of higher 
education to help defray the unexpected ex-
penses associated with enrolling displaced stu-
dents from institutions of higher education di-
rectly affected by a covered disaster or emer-
gency, in accordance with paragraph (4); and 
(E) to provide assistance to local edu-
cational agencies serving homeless children and 
youth in accordance with paragraph (5); 
(2) immediate aid to restart school operations 
and temporary emergency impact aid for displaced 
students described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (1) shall be provided under the statutory 
terms and conditions that applied to assistance 
under sections 102 and 107 of title IV of division B 
of Public Law 109–148, respectively, including the 
nondiscrimination provisions under section 107(m), 
except that such sections shall be applied so that— 
(A) each reference to a major disaster de-
clared in accordance with section 401 of the 
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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) shall be 
to a major disaster or emergency declared by 
the President in accordance with section 401 or 
501, respectively, of such Act; 
(B) each reference to Hurricane Katrina 
or Hurricane Rita shall be a reference to a cov-
ered disaster or emergency; 
(C) each reference to August 22, 2005, 
when used in relation to a covered disaster or 
emergency, shall be to the date that is one week 
prior to the date on which the major disaster or 
emergency was declared for the area; 
(D) each reference to the States of Lou-
isiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas shall be 
to the States or territories affected by a covered 
disaster or emergency, and each reference to 
the State educational agencies of Louisiana, 
Mississippi, Alabama, or Texas shall be a ref-
erence to the State educational agencies that 
serve the states or territories affected by a cov-
ered disaster or emergency; 
(E) each reference to the 2005–2006 
school year shall be to the 2017–2018 school 
year; 
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(F) the references in section 102(h)(1) of 
title IV of division B of Public Law 109–148 to 
the number of non-public elementary schools 
and secondary schools in the State shall be to 
the number of students in non-public elemen-
tary schools and secondary schools in the State, 
and the reference in such section to the 2003– 
2004 school year shall be to the most recent 
data set for the 2016–2017 school year; 
(G) in determining the amount of imme-
diate aid provided to restart school operations 
as described in section 102(b) of title IV of di-
vision B of Public Law 109–148, the Secretary 
shall consider the number of students enrolled, 
during the 2016–2017 school year, in elemen-
tary schools and secondary schools that were 
closed as a result of a covered disaster or emer-
gency; 
(H) in determining the amount of emer-
gency impact aid that a State educational agen-
cy is eligible to receive under paragraph (1)(B), 
the 
Secretary 
shall, 
subject 
to 
section 
107(d)(1)(B) of such title, provide— 
(i) $9,000 for each displaced student 
who is an English learner, as that term is 
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defined in section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801); 
(ii) $10,000 for each displaced stu-
dent who is a child with disability (regard-
less of whether the child is an English 
learner); and 
(iii) $8,500 for each displaced student 
who is not a child with a disability or an 
English learner; and 
(I) with respect to the emergency impact 
aid provided under paragraph (1)(B), the Sec-
retary may modify the State educational agency 
and 
local 
educational 
agency 
application 
timelines in section 107(c) of such title; 
(3) up to $200,000,000 of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be for programs 
authorized under subpart 3 of part A and part C of 
title IV and part B of title VII of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq., 
1138 et seq.) for institutions located in an area af-
fected by a covered disaster or emergency, and stu-
dents enrolled in such institutions, except that— 
(A) any requirements relating to matching, 
Federal share, reservation of funds, or mainte-
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nance of effort under such parts that would 
otherwise be applicable to that assistance shall 
not apply; 
(B) such assistance may be used for stu-
dent financial assistance; 
(C) such assistance may also be used for 
faculty and staff salaries, equipment, student 
supplies and instruments, or any purpose au-
thorized under the Higher Education Act of 
1965, by institutions of higher education that 
are located in areas affected by a covered dis-
aster or emergency; and 
(D) the Secretary shall prioritize, to the 
extent possible, students who are homeless or at 
risk of becoming homeless as a result of dis-
placement, and institutions that have sustained 
extensive damage, by a covered disaster or 
emergency; 
(4) up to $120,000,000 of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be for payments to 
institutions of higher education to help defray the 
unexpected expenses associated with enrolling dis-
placed students from institutions of higher education 
at which operations have been disrupted by a cov-
ered disaster or emergency, in accordance with cri-
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teria established by the Secretary and made publicly 
available; 
(5) $25,000,000 of the funds made available 
under this heading shall be available to provide as-
sistance to local educational agencies serving home-
less children and youths displaced by a covered dis-
aster or emergency, consistent with section 723 of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11431–11435) and with section 106 of title 
IV of division B of Public Law 109–148, except that 
funds shall be disbursed based on demonstrated need 
and the number of homeless children and youth en-
rolled as a result of displacement by a covered dis-
aster or emergency; 
(6) section 437 of the General Education Provi-
sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232) and section 553 of title 
5, United States Code, shall not apply to activities 
under this heading; 
(7) $4,000,000 of the funds made available 
under this heading, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2021, shall be transferred to the Office 
of the Inspector General of the Department of Edu-
cation for oversight of activities supported with 
funds appropriated under this heading, and up to 
$3,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
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heading, to remain available through September 30, 
2019, shall be for program administration; 
(8) up to $35,000,000 of the funds made avail-
able under this heading shall be to carry out activi-
ties authorized under section 4631(b) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7281(b)); and 
(9) the Secretary may waive, modify, or provide 
extensions for certain requirements of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for 
affected individuals, affected students, and affected 
institutions in covered disaster or emergency areas 
in the same manner as the Secretary was authorized 
to waive, modify, or provide extensions for certain 
requirements of such Act under provisions of subtitle 
B of title IV of division B of Public Law 109–148 
for affected individuals, affected students, and af-
fected institutions in areas affected by Hurricane 
Katrina and Hurricane Rita, except that the cost as-
sociated with any action taken by the Secretary 
under this paragraph 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 PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 801. (a) Notwithstanding section 133(b)(4) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, in States, 
as defined by section 3(56) of such Act, affected by Hurri-
canes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, a local board, as defined 
by section 3(33) of such Act, in a local area, as defined 
by section 3(32) of such Act, affected by such Hurricanes 
may transfer, if such transfer is approved by the Gov-
ernor, up to 100 percent of the funds allocated to the local 
area for Program Years 2016 and 2017 for Youth Work-
force Investment activities under paragraphs (2) or (3) of 
section 128(b) of such Act, for Adult employment and 
training activities under paragraphs (2)(A) or (3) of sec-
tion 133(b) of such Act, or for Dislocated Worker employ-
ment and training activities under paragraph (2)(B) of 
section 133(b) of such Act among— 
(1) adult employment and training activities; 
(2) dislocated worker employment and training 
activities; and 
(3) youth workforce investment activities. 
(b) Except for the funds reserved to carry out re-
quired statewide activities under sections 127(b) and 
134(a)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act, the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands may 
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authorize the transfer of up to 100 percent of the remain-
ing funds provided to the United States Virgin Islands for 
Program Years 2016 and 2017 for Youth Workforce In-
vestment activities under section 127(b)(1)(B) of such 
Act, for Adult employment and training activities under 
section 132(b)(1)(A) of such Act, or for Dislocated Work-
er employment and training activities under section 
133(b)(2)(A)) of such Act among— 
(1) adult employment and training activities; 
(2) dislocated worker employment and training activi-
ties; and 
(3) youth workforce investment activities. 
SEC. 802. Funds appropriated by this title may be 
transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation ac-
counts under the headings ‘‘Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention’’ and ‘‘Public Health and Social Services 
Emergency Fund’’ for the purposes specified in this title 
following consultation with the Office of Management and 
Budget: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations 
in the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be 
notified 10 days in advance of any such transfer: Provided 
further, That, upon a determination that all or part of the 
funds transferred from an appropriation are not nec-
essary, such amounts may be transferred back to that ap-
propriation: Provided further, That none of the funds 
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made available by this title may be transferred pursuant 
to the authority in section 205 of division H of Public Law 
115–31 or section 241(a) of the PHS Act. 
SEC. 803. (a) As the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services determines necessary to respond to a critical hir-
ing need for emergency response positions, after providing 
public notice and without regard to the provisions of sec-
tions 3309 through 3319 of title 5, United States Code, 
the Secretary may appoint candidates directly to the fol-
lowing positions to perform critical work directly relating 
to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or 
Maria: 
(1) Intermittent disaster-response personnel in 
the National Disaster Medical System, under section 
2812 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11). 
(2) Term or temporary appointments at the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness 
and Response. 
(b) The authority under subsection (a) shall expire 
270 days after the date of enactment of this section. 
SEC. 804. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the interest payment of the United States Virgin Is-
lands that was due under section 1202(b)(1) of the Social 
Security Act on September 29, 2017, shall not be due until 
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September 28, 2018, and no interest shall accrue on such 
amount through September 28, 2018. 
SEC. 805. Agencies receiving funds appropriated by 
this title shall each provide a monthly report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 
these funds by account, beginning not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act. 
TITLE IX 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for the Government Ac-
countability 
Office 
for 
‘‘Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’, 
$14,000,000, to remain available until expended, for au-
dits and investigations relating to Hurricanes Harvey, 
Irma, and Maria and the calendar year 2017 wildfires: 
Provided, That not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, GAO shall submit to Congress a 
report describing the United States Virgin Island’s eco-
nomic and disaster recovery plan that defines the prior-
ities, goals, and expected outcomes of the recovery effort 
based on damage assessments prepared pursuant to Fed-
eral law: Provided further, That GAO shall report on the 
internal control plans that are in place to provide oversight 
of Federal disaster funds to be used in recovery activities 
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in the United States Virgin Islands, identify any defi-
ciencies in such plans, and provide recommendations to 
address noted deficiencies: 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. 
TITLE X 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $201,636,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses re-
lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 
and Maria: Provided, That none of the funds made avail-
able to the Navy and Marine Corps for recovery efforts 
related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in this di-
vision shall be available for obligation until the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate receive form 1391 for each specific re-
quest: Provided further, That, not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or his 
designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of House of Representatives and the Senate a de-
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tailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 
heading: Provided further, That such funds may be obli-
gated or expended for planning and design and military 
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’’, $519,345,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and 
Maria: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
to the Army National Guard for recovery efforts related 
to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in this division 
shall be available for obligation until the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate receive form 1391 for each specific request: Pro-
vided further, That, not later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Army National 
Guard, or his designee, shall submit 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 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
$11,075,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: 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. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Support and 
Compliance’’, $3,209,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: 
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. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, 
$75,108,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided, That 
none of these funds shall be available for obligation until 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds pro-
vided 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. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’, $4,088,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: 
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. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 1001. Notwithstanding section 18236(b) of title 
10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall 
contribute to Puerto Rico 100 percent of the total cost 
of construction (including the cost of architectural, engi-
neering and design services) for the acquisition, construc-
tion, expansion, rehabilitation, or conversion of the Arroyo 
readiness center under paragraph (5) of section 18233(a) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
TITLE XI 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Operations’’, 
$35,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurri-
canes occurring in calendar year 2017: 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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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equip-
ment’’, $79,589,000, to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of hurricanes occurring in calendar year 2017: 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. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 
Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, 
United States Code, $1,374,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 
125(d)(4) of title 23, United States Code, no limitation 
on the total obligations for projects under section 125 of 
such title shall apply to the United States Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands for fiscal year 2018 and fiscal 
year 2019: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
120(i)(1) of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 
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2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, Puerto Rico may use 
toll credits toward the non-Federal share requirement for 
emergency relief funds made available under section 125 
of such title to respond to damage caused by Hurricanes 
Irma and Maria: Provided further, That such amounts are 
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. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For the ‘‘Public Transportation Emergency Relief 
Program’’ as authorized under section 5324 of title 49, 
United States Code, $269,000,000 to remain available 
until expended, for transit systems affected by Hurricanes 
Harvey, Irma, and Maria with major disaster declarations 
in 2017: Provided, That not more than three-quarters of 
one percent of the funds for public transportation emer-
gency relief shall be available for administrative expenses 
and ongoing 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 pur-
pose: Provided further, That such amounts are 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. 
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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Train-
ing’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses, including for dredging, related to 
damage to Maritime Administration facilities resulting 
from Hurricane Harvey: 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. 
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’’, $26,060,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, 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 
relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure 
and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 
most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a 
major disaster declared in 2017 (except as otherwise pro-
vided under this heading) pursuant to the Robert T. Staf-
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ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be award-
ed 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, up to 
$13,560,000,000 shall be allocated to meet unmet needs 
for grantees that have received or will receive allocations 
for major disasters declared in 2017, and that such alloca-
tions shall include the States and units of local govern-
ment affected by Hurricane Maria: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading, no less 
than $12,500,000,000 shall be allocated for mitigation ac-
tivities to all grantees of funding provided under this head-
ing, the same heading in chapter 9 of title X of division 
A of Public Law 113–2, 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 the same heading in division B of Public Law 
115–56, and that such mitigation activities shall be sub-
ject to the same terms and conditions of this heading, as 
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That all 
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such grantees shall receive an allocation of funds under 
the preceding proviso in the same proportion that the 
amount of funds each grantee received or will receive 
under the second proviso of this heading or the headings 
and sections specified in the previous proviso bears to the 
amount of all funds provided to all grantees specified in 
the previous proviso: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under the second and third pro-
visos of this heading, the Secretary shall allocate to all 
such grantees an aggregate amount of not less than 33 
percent of each such amount of funds provided under this 
heading within 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act based on the best available data: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall not prohibit the use of funds 
made available under this heading and the same heading 
in division B of Public Law 115–56 for non-federal share 
as authorized by section 105(a)(9) of the Housing and 
Community 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 to recover from eco-
nomic losses: 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 
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procedures to prevent any duplication of benefits as de-
fined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), 
to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain com-
prehensive websites regarding all disaster recovery activi-
ties assisted with these funds, and to detect and prevent 
waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall require grantees to maintain on a pub-
lic website information containing common reporting cri-
teria established by the Department that permits individ-
uals and entities awaiting assistance and the general pub-
lic to see how all grant funds are used, including copies 
of all relevant procurement documents, grantee adminis-
trative contracts and details of ongoing procurement proc-
esses, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall sub-
mit a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing the pro-
posed use of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and 
how the use of these funds will address long-term recovery, 
restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revi-
talization, and mitigation in the most impacted and dis-
tressed areas: Provided further, That such funds may not 
be used for activities reimbursable by, or for which funds 
are made available by, the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided 
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further, That funds allocated under this heading shall not 
be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula alloca-
tions made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): 
Provided further, That a State, unit of general local gov-
ernment, or Indian tribe may use up to 5 percent of its 
allocation for administrative costs: Provided further, That 
the sixth proviso under this heading in the Supplemental 
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 
(division B of Public Law 115–56) is amended by striking 
‘‘State or subdivision thereof’’ 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 in administering the funds under this head-
ing, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any 
provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
administers in connection with the obligation by the Sec-
retary or the use by the recipient of these funds (except 
for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
tion, labor standards, and the environment), if the Sec-
retary finds that good cause exists for the waiver or alter-
native requirement and such waiver or alternative require-
ment would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose 
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of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the pre-
ceding 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 Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) may adopt, without review or public comment, any 
environmental review, approval, or permit performed by 
a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the re-
sponsibilities of the recipient with respect to such environ-
mental review, approval or permit: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5304(g)(2)), the Secretary 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 environ-
mental review, approval or permit under the preceding 
proviso or the activity or project is categorically excluded 
from review under the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall publish via notice in the Federal Reg-
ister any waiver, or alternative requirement, to any statute 
or regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant to 
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title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 no later than 5 days before the effective date of 
such waiver or alternative requirement: Provided further, 
That the eighth proviso under this heading in the Supple-
mental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 
2017 (division B of Public Law 115–56) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘408(c)(4),’’ after ‘‘407,’’: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
up to $10,000,000 shall be made available for capacity 
building and technical assistance, including assistance on 
contracting and procurement processes, to support States, 
units of general local government, or Indian tribes (and 
their subrecipients) that receive allocations pursuant to 
this heading, received disaster recovery allocations under 
the same heading in Public Law 115–56, or may receive 
similar allocations for disaster recovery in future appro-
priations Acts: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, up to $10,000,000 
shall be transferred, in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of 
Housing and Urban Development—Program Office Sala-
ries and Expenses—Community Planning and Develop-
ment’’ for necessary costs, including information tech-
nology costs, of administering and overseeing the obliga-
tion and expenditure of amounts under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That the amount specified in the preceding 
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proviso shall be combined with funds appropriated under 
the same heading and for the same purpose in Public Law 
115–56 and the aggregate of such amounts shall be avail-
able for any of the purposes specified under this heading 
or the same heading in Public Law 115–56 without limita-
tion: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the Office of the Inspector General for necessary costs of 
overseeing and auditing funds made available under this 
heading: Provided further, That any funds made available 
under this heading that remain available, after the other 
funds under such heading have been allocated for nec-
essary expenses for activities authorized under such head-
ing, shall be used for additional activities, including miti-
gation, in the most impacted and distressed areas result-
ing from major disasters declared in 2011 and subsequent 
years: Provided further, That such remaining funds shall 
be awarded to grantees of funding provided for disaster 
relief under this heading, the same heading in chapter 9 
of title X of division A of Public Law 113–2, section 420 
of division L of Public Law 114–113, section 145 of divi-
sion 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 the same heading in division 
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B of Public Law 115–56, subject to the same terms and 
conditions under this heading and such headings and sec-
tions respectively: Provided further, That each such grant-
ee shall receive an allocation from such remaining funds 
in the same proportion that the amount of funds such 
grantee received under the second proviso under this head-
ing and under the Acts specified in the previous proviso 
bears to the amount of all funds provided to all grantees 
specified in the previous proviso: 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. 
TITLE XII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION 
SEC. 1201. Each amount appropriated or made avail-
able by this division is in addition to amounts otherwise 
appropriated for the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 1202. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this division shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 1203. Unless otherwise provided for by this divi-
sion, the additional amounts appropriated by this division 
to appropriations accounts shall be available under the au-
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thorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations 
accounts for fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 1204. The terms and conditions applicable to 
the funds provided in this division, including those pro-
vided by this title, shall also apply to the funds made avail-
able in division B of Public Law 115–56 and in division 
A of Public Law 115–72. 
SEC. 1205. Each amount designated in this division 
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 shall be 
available only if the President subsequently so designates 
all such amounts and transmits such designations to the 
Congress. 
SEC. 1206. (a) Section 305 of division A of the Addi-
tional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 
Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–72) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2017,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 
March 31, 2018,’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘receiving 
funds under this division’’ and inserting ‘‘expending 
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more than $10,000,000 of funds provided by this di-
vision and division B of Public Law 115–56 in any 
one fiscal year’’. 
(b) Section 305 of division A of the Additional Sup-
plemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Require-
ments Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–72), as amended by 
this section, shall apply to funds appropriated by this divi-
sion as if they had been appropriated by that division. 
(c) In order to proactively prepare for oversight of 
future disaster relief funding, not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall issue standard guid-
ance for Federal agencies to use in designing internal con-
trol plans for disaster relief funding. This guidance shall 
leverage existing internal control review processes and 
shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: 
(1) Robust criteria for identifying and documenting 
incremental risks and mitigating controls related to the 
funding. 
(2) Guidance for documenting the linkage between 
the incremental risks related to disaster funding and ef-
forts to address known internal control risks. 
SEC. 1207. Any agency or department provided fund-
ing in excess of $3,000,000,000 by this division, including 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Depart-
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ment of Housing and Urban Development, and the Corps 
of Engineers, is directed to provide a report to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
regarding its efforts to provide adequate resources and 
technical assistance for small, low-income communities af-
fected by natural disasters. 
SEC. 1208. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act and in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy, with support and contributions from the Secretary of 
the Treasury, the Secretary of Energy, and other Federal 
agencies having responsibilities defined under the National 
Disaster Recovery Framework, the Governor of the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico shall submit to Congress a re-
port describing the Commonwealth’s 12- and 24-month 
economic and disaster recovery plan that— 
(1) defines the priorities, goals, and expected 
outcomes of the recovery effort for the Common-
wealth, based on damage assessments prepared pur-
suant to Federal law, if applicable, including— 
(A) housing; 
(B) economic issues, including workforce 
development and industry expansion and cul-
tivation; 
(C) health and social services; 
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(D) natural and cultural resources; 
(E) governance and civic institutions; 
(F) electric power systems and grid res-
toration; 
(G) environmental issues, including solid 
waste facilities; and 
(H) other infrastructure systems, including 
repair, restoration, replacement, and improve-
ment of public infrastructure such water and 
wastewater treatment facilities, communications 
networks, and transportation infrastructure; 
(2) is consistent with— 
(A) the Commonwealth’s fiscal capacity to 
provide long-term operation and maintenance of 
rebuilt or replaced assets; 
(B) alternative procedures and associated 
programmatic guidance adopted by the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Administration pursuant to section 428 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189f); and 
(C) actions as may be necessary to miti-
gate vulnerabilities to future extreme weather 
events and natural disasters and increase com-
munity resilience, including encouraging the 
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adoption and enforcement of the latest pub-
lished editions of relevant consensus-based 
codes, specifications, and standards that incor-
porate the latest hazard-resistant designs and 
establish minimum acceptable criteria for the 
design, construction, and maintenance of resi-
dential structures and facilities for the purpose 
of protecting the health, safety, and general 
welfare of the buildings’ users against disasters; 
(3) promotes transparency and accountability 
through appropriate public notification, outreach, 
and hearings; 
(4) identifies performance metrics for assessing 
and reporting on the progress toward achieving the 
Commonwealth’s recovery goals, as identified under 
paragraph (1); 
(5) is developed in coordination with the Over-
sight Board established under PROMESA; and 
(6) is certified by that Oversight Board to be 
consistent with the purpose set forth in section 
101(a) of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2121(a)). 
(b) At the end of every 30-day period before the sub-
mission of the report described in subsection (a), the Gov-
ernor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
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Management Agency, shall provide to Congress interim 
status updates on progress developing such report. 
(c) At the end of every 180-day period after the sub-
mission of the report described in subsection (a), the Gov-
ernor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, shall make public a report on 
progress achieving the goals set forth in such report. 
(d) During the development, and after the submis-
sion, of the report require by in subsection (a), the Over-
sight Board may provide to Congress reports on the status 
of coordination with the Governor of Puerto Rico. 
(e) Amounts made available by this division to a cov-
ered territory for response to or recovery from Hurricane 
Irma or Hurricane Maria in an aggregate amount greater 
than $10,000,000 may be reviewed by the Oversight 
Board under the Oversight Board’s authority under 
204(b)(2) of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2144(b)(2)). 
(f) When developing a Fiscal Plan while the recovery 
plan required under subsection (a) is in development and 
in effect, the Oversight Board shall use and incorporate, 
to the greatest extent feasible, damage assessments pre-
pared pursuant to Federal law. 
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(g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘covered 
territory’’ and ‘‘Oversight Board’’ have the meaning given 
those term in section 5 of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2104). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Further Additional 
Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Require-
ments, 2017’’. 
DIVISION B—DISASTER 
RECOVERY REFORM ACT 
Sec. 2001. Applicability. 
Sec. 2002. State defined. 
Sec. 2003. Wildfire prevention. 
Sec. 2004. Additional activities. 
Sec. 2005. Eligibility for code implementation and enforcement. 
Sec. 2006. Program improvements. 
Sec. 2007. Prioritization of facilities. 
Sec. 2008. Guidance on evacuation routes. 
Sec. 2009. Duplication of benefits. 
Sec. 2010. State administration of assistance for direct temporary housing and 
permanent housing construction. 
Sec. 2011. Assistance to individuals and households. 
Sec. 2012. Multifamily lease and repair assistance. 
Sec. 2013. Federal disaster assistance nonprofit fairness. 
Sec. 2014. Management costs. 
Sec. 2015. Flexibility. 
Sec. 2016. Additional disaster assistance. 
Sec. 2017. National veterinary emergency teams. 
Sec. 2018. Dispute resolution pilot program. 
Sec. 2019. Emergency relief. 
Sec. 2020. Unified Federal environmental and historic preservation review. 
Sec. 2021. Closeout incentives. 
Sec. 2022. Performance of services. 
Sec. 2023. Study to streamline and consolidate information collection. 
Sec. 2024. Agency accountability. 
Sec. 2025. Audit of contracts. 
Sec. 2026. Inspector general audit of FEMA contracts for tarps and plastic 
sheeting. 
Sec. 2027. Relief organizations. 
Sec. 2028. Guidance on inundated and submerged roads. 
Sec. 2029. Authorities. 
Sec. 2030. Recoupment of certain assistance prohibited. 
Sec. 2031. Statute of limitations. 
Sec. 2032. Technical assistance and recommendations. 
Sec. 2033. Guidance on hazard mitigation assistance. 
Sec. 2034. Local impact. 
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Sec. 2035. Additional hazard mitigation activities. 
Sec. 2036. National public infrastructure predisaster hazard mitigation. 
Sec. 2037. Additional mitigation activities. 
Sec. 2038. Federal cost-share adjustments for repair, restoration, and replace-
ment of damaged facilities. 
SEC. 2001. APPLICABILITY. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, the amend-
ments in this division to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) apply to each major disaster and emergency declared 
by the President on or after August 1, 2017, under such 
Act. 
SEC. 2002. STATE DEFINED. 
In this division, the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 102(4) of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(4)). 
SEC. 2003. WILDFIRE PREVENTION. 
(a) MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.—Section 420 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.—Whether 
or not a major disaster is declared, the President may pro-
vide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with sec-
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tion 404 in any area affected by a fire for which assistance 
was provided under this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) (as 
amended by section 37(a) of this Act)— 
(A) by inserting before the first period ‘‘, 
or any area affected by a fire for which assist-
ance was provided under section 420’’; and 
(B) in the third sentence by inserting ‘‘or 
event under section 420’’ after ‘‘major disaster’’ 
each place it appears; and 
(2) in section 322(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5165(e)(1)), 
by inserting ‘‘or event under section 420’’ after 
‘‘major disaster’’ each place it appears. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives, and the Appropriations 
Committees of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report containing a summary of any projects car-
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ried out, and any funding provided to those projects, 
under subsection (d) of section 420 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5187) (as amended by this section). 
SEC. 2004. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) USE
OF ASSISTANCE.—Recipients of hazard 
mitigation assistance provided under this section and sec-
tion 203 may use the assistance to conduct activities to 
help reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or 
suffering in any area affected by a wildfire or windstorm, 
including— 
‘‘(1) reseeding ground cover with quick-growing 
or native species; 
‘‘(2) mulching with straw or chipped wood; 
‘‘(3) constructing straw, rock, or log dams in 
small tributaries to prevent flooding; 
‘‘(4) placing logs and other erosion barriers to 
catch sediment on hill slopes; 
‘‘(5) installing debris traps to modify road and 
trail drainage mechanisms; 
‘‘(6) modifying or removing culverts to allow 
drainage to flow freely; 
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‘‘(7) adding drainage dips and constructing 
emergency spillways to keep roads and bridges from 
washing out during floods; 
‘‘(8) planting grass to prevent the spread of 
noxious weeds; 
‘‘(9) installing warning signs; 
‘‘(10) establishing defensible space measures; 
‘‘(11) reducing hazardous fuels; and 
‘‘(12) windstorm damage, including replacing or 
installing electrical transmission or distribution util-
ity pole structures with poles that are resilient to ex-
treme wind and combined ice and wind loadings for 
the basic wind speeds and ice conditions associated 
with the relevant location.’’. 
SEC. 2005. ELIGIBILITY FOR CODE IMPLEMENTATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT. 
Section 406(a)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5172(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(D) base and overtime wages for extra 
hires to facilitate the implementation and en-
forcement of adopted building codes for a pe-
riod of not more than 180 days after the major 
disaster is declared.’’. 
SEC. 2006. PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) HAZARD MITIGATION.—Section 406(c) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘90 per-
cent of’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘75 per-
cent of’’. 
(b) PARTICIPATION.—Section 428(d) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5189f) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘Participation in’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) NO CONDITIONS.—The President may not 
condition the provision of Federal assistance under 
this Act on the election by a State, Tribal, or local 
government, or owner or operator of a private non-
profit facility to participate in the alternative proce-
dures adopted under this section.’’. 
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(c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 428(e)(1) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5189f(e)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) once certified by a professionally li-
censed engineer and accepted by the Adminis-
trator, the estimates on which grants made pur-
suant to this section are based shall be pre-
sumed to be reasonable and eligible costs, as 
long as there is no evidence of fraud.’’. 
SEC. 2007. PRIORITIZATION OF FACILITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall provide guidance and training 
on an annual basis to State, Tribal, and local govern-
ments, first responders, and utility companies on— 
(1) the need to prioritize assistance to hospitals, 
nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities to 
ensure that such health care facilities remain func-
tioning or return to functioning as soon as prac-
ticable during power outages caused by natural haz-
ards, including severe weather events; and 
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(A) whether evacuation routes have re-
sisted impacts and recovered quickly from dis-
asters, regardless of cause; 
(B) the need to evacuate special needs pop-
ulations, including— 
(i) individuals with a physical or men-
tal disability; 
(ii) individuals in schools, daycare 
centers, mobile home parks, prisons, nurs-
ing homes and other long-term care facili-
ties, and detention centers; 
(iii) individuals with limited-English 
proficiency; 
(iv) the elderly; and 
(v) individuals who are tourists, sea-
sonal workers, or homeless; 
(C) the sharing of information and other 
public communications with evacuees during 
evacuations; 
(D) the sheltering of evacuees, including 
the care, protection, and sheltering of animals; 
(E) the return of evacuees to their homes; 
and 
(F) such other items the Administrator 
considers appropriate. 
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(2) DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, 
AND REPAIR.—In revising or issuing guidance under 
(a)(2), the Administrator of the Federal Highway 
Administration shall consider— 
(A) methods that assist evacuation routes 
to— 
(i) withstand likely risks to viability, 
including flammability and hydrostatic 
forces; 
(ii) improve durability, strength (in-
cluding the ability to withstand tensile 
stresses and compressive stresses), and 
sustainability; and 
(iii) provide for long-term cost sav-
ings; 
(B) the ability of evacuation routes to ef-
fectively manage contraflow operations; 
(C) for evacuation routes on public lands, 
the viewpoints of the applicable Federal land 
management agency regarding emergency oper-
ations, sustainability, and resource protection; 
and 
(D) such other items the Administrator 
considers appropriate. 
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SEC. 2009. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 312(b) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5155(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) WAIVER OF GENERAL PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President may 
waive the general prohibition provided in sub-
section (a) upon request of a Governor on be-
half of the State or on behalf of a person, busi-
ness concern, or any other entity suffering 
losses as a result of a major disaster or emer-
gency, if the President finds such waiver is in 
the public interest and will not result in waste, 
fraud, or abuse. In making this decision, the 
President may consider the following: 
‘‘(i) The recommendations of the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency made in consultation 
with the Federal agency or agencies ad-
ministering the duplicative program. 
‘‘(ii) If a waiver is granted, the assist-
ance to be funded is cost effective. 
‘‘(iii) Equity and good conscience. 
‘‘(iv) Other matters of public policy 
considered appropriate by the President. 
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‘‘(B) GRANT OR DENIAL OF WAIVER.—A 
request under subparagraph (A) shall be grant-
ed or denied not later than 45 days after sub-
mission of such request. 
‘‘(C) PROHIBITION
ON
DETERMINATION 
THAT
LOAN
IS
A
DUPLICATION.—Notwith-
standing subsection (c), in carrying out sub-
paragraph (A), the President may not deter-
mine that a loan is a duplication of assistance, 
provided that all Federal assistance is used to-
ward a loss suffered as a result of the major 
disaster or emergency.’’. 
(b) FUNDING OF A FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED WATER 
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—Notwithstanding 
section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155) 
and its implementing regulations, assistance pro-
vided pursuant to section 404 of such Act may be 
used to fund activities authorized for construction 
within the scope of a federally authorized water re-
sources development project of the Army Corps of 
Engineers if such activities are also eligible activities 
under such section. 
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(2) FEDERAL FUNDING.—All Federal funding 
provided under section 404 pursuant to this section 
shall be applied toward the Federal share of such 
project. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL
MATCH.—All non-Federal 
matching funds required under section 404 pursuant 
to this section shall be applied toward the non-Fed-
eral share of such project. 
(4) TOTAL
FEDERAL
SHARE.—Funding pro-
vided under section 404 pursuant to this section 
may not exceed the total Federal share for such 
project. 
(5) NO
EFFECT.—Nothing in this section 
shall— 
(A) affect the cost-share requirement of a 
hazard mitigation measure under section 404; 
(B) affect the eligibility criteria for a haz-
ard mitigation measure under section 404; 
(C) affect the cost share requirements of a 
federally authorized water resources develop-
ment project; and 
(D) affect the responsibilities of a non- 
Federal interest with respect to the project, in-
cluding those related to the provision of lands, 
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easements, rights-of-way, dredge material dis-
posal areas, and necessary relocations. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to each 
disaster and emergency declared pursuant to the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) after January 1, 2016. 
SEC. 2010. STATE ADMINISTRATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR 
DIRECT TEMPORARY HOUSING AND PERMA-
NENT HOUSING CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 408(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(f)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the paragraph 
heading and inserting ‘‘STATE- OR TRIBAL-ADMINIS-
TERED
ASSISTANCE
AND
OTHER
NEEDS
ASSIST-
ANCE.—’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘financial’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e) if 
the President and the State or Tribal govern-
ment comply, as determined by the Adminis-
trator, with paragraph (3)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘financial’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e)’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—A State or Tribal 
government desiring to provide assistance under 
subsection (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), or (e) shall submit 
to the President an application for a grant to 
provide financial assistance under the program. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—The President, in con-
sultation and coordination with State, Tribal, 
and local governments, shall establish criteria 
for the approval of applications submitted 
under subparagraph (A). The criteria shall in-
clude, at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) the demonstrated ability of the 
State or Tribal government to manage the 
program under this section; 
‘‘(ii) there being in effect a plan ap-
proved by the President as to how the 
State or Tribal government will comply 
with applicable Federal laws and regula-
tions and how the State or Tribal govern-
ment will provide assistance under its plan; 
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‘‘(iii) a requirement that the State, 
Tribal, or local government comply with 
rules and regulations established pursuant 
to subsection (j); and 
‘‘(iv) a requirement that the Presi-
dent, or the designee of the President, 
comply with subsection (i). 
‘‘(C) QUALITY
ASSURANCE.—Before ap-
proving an application submitted under this 
section, the President, or the designee of the 
President, shall institute adequate policies, pro-
cedures, and internal controls to prevent waste, 
fraud, abuse, and program mismanagement for 
this program and for programs under sub-
sections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e). The Presi-
dent shall monitor and conduct quality assur-
ance activities on a State or Tribal govern-
ment’s implementation of programs under sub-
sections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e). If, after ap-
proving an application of a State or Tribal gov-
ernment submitted under this section, the 
President determines that the State or Tribal 
government is not administering the program 
established by this section in a manner satisfac-
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tory to the President, the President shall with-
draw the approval. 
‘‘(D) AUDITS.—The Office of the inspector 
general shall provide for periodic audits of the 
programs administered by States and Tribal 
governments under this subsection. 
‘‘(E) APPLICABLE
LAWS.—All Federal 
laws applicable to the management, administra-
tion, or contracting of the programs by the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency under 
this section shall be applicable to the manage-
ment, administration, or contracting by a non- 
Federal entity under this section. 
‘‘(F) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the inspector general of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives on the State or Tribal 
government’s role to provide assistance under 
this section. The report shall contain an assess-
ment of the effectiveness of the State or Tribal 
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government’s role to provide assistance under 
this section, including— 
‘‘(i) whether the State or Tribal gov-
ernment’s role helped to improve the gen-
eral speed of disaster recovery; 
‘‘(ii) whether the State or Tribal gov-
ernment providing assistance under this 
section had the capacity to administer this 
section; and 
‘‘(iii) recommendations for changes to 
improve the program if the State or Tribal 
government’s role to administer the pro-
grams should be continued. 
‘‘(G) PROHIBITION.—The President may 
not condition the provision of Federal assist-
ance under this Act by a State or Tribal gov-
ernment requesting a grant under this section. 
‘‘(H) MISCELLANEOUS.— 
‘‘(i) NOTICE
AND
COMMENT.—The 
Administrator may waive notice and com-
ment rulemaking, if the Administrator de-
termines doing so is necessary to expedi-
tiously implement this section, and may 
carry out this section as a pilot program 
until such regulations are promulgated. 
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‘‘(ii) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Administrator shall issue 
final regulations to implement this sub-
section as amended by the Disaster Recov-
ery Reform Act. 
‘‘(iii) WAIVER AND EXPIRATION.—The 
authority under clause (i) and any pilot 
program implemented pursuant to such 
clause shall expire 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph or upon 
issuance of final regulations pursuant to 
clause (ii), whichever occurs sooner.’’. 
SEC. 2011. ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSE-
HOLDS. 
Section 408(h) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(h)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, excluding 
financial assistance to rent alternate housing accom-
modations under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) and finan-
cial assistance to address other needs under sub-
section (e)’’ after ‘‘disaster’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) OTHER
NEEDS
ASSISTANCE.—The max-
imum financial assistance any individual or house-
hold may receive under subsection (e) shall be equiv-
alent to the amount set forth in paragraph (1) with 
respect to a single major disaster.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 
(1) and (2)’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(4) EXCLUSION OF NECESSARY EXPENSES FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
‘‘(A) The maximum amount of assistance 
established under paragraph (1) shall exclude 
expenses to repair or replace damaged accessi-
bility-related improvements under paragraphs 
(2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c) for individ-
uals with disabilities. 
‘‘(B) The maximum amount of assistance 
established under paragraph (2) shall exclude 
expenses to repair or replace accessibility-re-
lated personal property under subsection (e)(2) 
for individuals with disabilities.’’. 
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SEC. 2012. MULTIFAMILY LEASE AND REPAIR ASSISTANCE. 
(a) LEASE
AND REPAIR
OF RENTAL UNITS
FOR 
TEMPORARY HOUSING.—Section 408(c)(1)(B)(ii)(II) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)(B)(ii)(II)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(II) IMPROVEMENTS
OR
RE-
PAIRS.—Under the terms of any lease 
agreement for property entered into 
under this subsection, the value of the 
improvements or repairs shall be de-
ducted from the value of the lease 
agreement.’’. 
(b) 
RENTAL
PROPERTIES
IMPACTED.—Section 
408(c)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(aa) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5174(c)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(aa)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(aa) enter into lease agree-
ments with owners of multifamily 
rental property impacted by a 
major disaster or located in areas 
covered by a major disaster dec-
laration to house individuals and 
households eligible for assistance 
under this section; and’’. 
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(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security 
shall assess the use of the authority provided under section 
408(c)(1)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and 
Emergency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5174(c)(1)(B)), including the adequacy of any benefit-cost 
analysis done to justify the use of this alternative, and 
submit a report on the results of that review to the appro-
priate committees of Congress. 
SEC. 2013. FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE NONPROFIT 
FAIRNESS. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF PRIVATE NONPROFIT FACIL-
ITY.—Section 102(11)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5122(11)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
FACILITIES.—In addi-
tion to the facilities described in subparagraph 
(A), the term ‘private nonprofit facility’ in-
cludes any private nonprofit facility that pro-
vides essential services of a governmental na-
ture to the general public (including museums, 
zoos, performing arts facilities, community arts 
centers, community centers, houses of worship 
exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of 
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the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, libraries, 
homeless shelters, senior citizen centers, reha-
bilitation facilities, shelter workshops, food 
banks, broadcasting facilities, and facilities that 
provide health and safety services of a govern-
mental nature), as defined by the President.’’. 
(b) REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF 
DAMAGED FACILITIES.—Section 406(a)(3) of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) HOUSES OF WORSHIP.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A church, syna-
gogue, mosque, temple, or other house of 
worship, and a private nonprofit facility 
operated by a religious organization, shall 
be eligible for contributions under para-
graph 
(1)(B) 
(subject 
to 
paragraph 
(3)(A)), without regard to the religious 
character of the facility or the primary re-
ligious use of the facility. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
clause (i), in spaces dedicated to or pri-
marily used for religious purposes, con-
tributions under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
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only be used to cover costs of purchasing 
or replacing, without limitation, the build-
ing structure, building enclosure compo-
nents, building envelope, vertical and hori-
zontal circulation, physical plant support 
spaces, electrical, plumbing, and mechan-
ical systems (including heating, ventilation, 
air-conditioning, and fire and life safety 
systems), and related site improvements.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply to the provision 
of assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency 
declared on or after October 28, 2012. 
SEC. 2014. MANAGEMENT COSTS. 
Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘any adminis-
trative expense, and any other expense not directly 
chargeable to’’ and inserting ‘‘direct administrative 
cost, and any other administrative expense associ-
ated with’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘establish’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘implement’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT COSTS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall provide the following percentage 
rates, in addition to the eligible project costs, to 
cover direct and indirect costs of administering the 
following programs: 
‘‘(A) HAZARD
MITIGATION.—A grantee 
under section 404 may be reimbursed not more 
than 15 percent of the total amount of the 
grant award under such section of which not 
more than 10 percent may be used by the 
grantee and 5 percent by the subgrantee for 
such costs. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE.—A grantee 
under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 may be 
reimbursed not more than 12 percent of the 
total award amount under such sections, of 
which not more than 7 percent may be used by 
the grantee and 5 percent by the subgrantee for 
such costs.’’. 
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SEC. 2015. FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
assistance’’ means assistance provided— 
(1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174); and 
(2) in relation to a major disaster or emergency 
declared by the President under section 401 or 501 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 U.S.C. 
5191) on or after October 28, 2012. 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 
3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency— 
(1) subject to paragraph (2), may waive a debt 
owed to the United States related to covered assist-
ance provided to an individual or household if— 
(A) the covered assistance was distributed 
based on an error by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency; 
(B) there was no fault on behalf of the 
debtor; and 
(C) the collection of the debt would be 
against equity and good conscience; and 
(2) may not waive a debt under paragraph (1) 
if the debt involves fraud, the presentation of a false 
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claim, or misrepresentation by the debtor or any 
party having an interest in the claim. 
(c) MONITORING OF COVERED ASSISTANCE DISTRIB-
UTED BASED ON ERROR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The inspector general of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall monitor the 
distribution of covered assistance to individuals and 
households to determine the percentage of such as-
sistance distributed based on an error. 
(2) REMOVAL OF WAIVER AUTHORITY BASED 
ON EXCESSIVE ERROR RATE.—If the inspector gen-
eral determines, with respect to any 12-month pe-
riod, that the amount of covered assistance distrib-
uted based on an error by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency exceeds 4 percent of the total 
amount of covered assistance distributed— 
(A) the inspector general shall notify the 
Administrator and publish the determination in 
the Federal Register; and 
(B) with respect to any major disaster or 
emergency declared by the President under sec-
tion 401 or section 501, respectively, of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 
U.S.C. 5191) after the date on which the deter-
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mination is published under subparagraph (A), 
the authority of the Administrator to waive 
debt under subsection (b) shall no longer be ef-
fective. 
SEC. 2016. ADDITIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DISASTER MITIGATION.—Section 209 of the Pub-
lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3149) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) DISASTER MITIGATION.—In providing assist-
ance pursuant to subsection (c)(2), if appropriate and as 
applicable, the Secretary may encourage hazard mitigation 
in assistance provided pursuant to such subsection.’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COM-
PACT
GRANTS.—Section 661(d) of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
761(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022’’. 
(c) 
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE 
GRANTS PROGRAM.—Section 662(f) of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
762(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘the program’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘the program, for 
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022’’. 
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(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 403(a)(3) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(a)(3)) is amended by strik-
ing the second subparagraph (J). 
SEC. 2017. NATIONAL VETERINARY EMERGENCY TEAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency may establish one or 
more national veterinary emergency teams at accredited 
colleges of veterinary medicine. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—A national veterinary emer-
gency team shall— 
(1) deploy with a team of the National Urban 
Search and Rescue Response System to assist 
with— 
(A) veterinary care of canine search teams; 
(B) locating and treating companion ani-
mals, service animals, livestock, and other ani-
mals; and 
(C) surveillance and treatment of zoonotic 
diseases; 
(2) recruit, train, and certify veterinary profes-
sionals, including veterinary students, in accordance 
with an established set of plans and standard oper-
ating guidelines to carry out the duties associated 
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with planning for and responding to emergencies as 
described in paragraph (1); 
(3) assist State, Tribal, and local governments 
and nonprofit organizations in developing emergency 
management and evacuation plans that account for 
the care and rescue of animals and in improving 
local readiness for providing veterinary medical re-
sponse during a disaster; and 
(4) coordinate with the Department of Home-
land Security, the Department of Health and 
Human Services, the Department of Agriculture, 
State, Tribal, and local governments (including de-
partments of animal and human health), veterinary 
and health care professionals, and volunteers. 
SEC. 2018. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 1105(c) of the Sandy Recovery Improvement 
Act of 2013 (42 U.S.C. 5189a note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
SEC. 2019. EMERGENCY RELIEF. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for each 
of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, obligations for projects un-
dertaken to respond to damages caused by Hurricanes 
Irma and Maria shall be excluded from any calculation 
of total obligations for purposes of section 125(d)(4) of 
title 23, United States Code. 
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SEC. 2020. UNIFIED FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HIS-
TORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW. 
(a) REVIEW AND ANALYSIS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall review the Unified Federal Environmental and His-
toric Preservation review process established pursuant to 
section 429 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189g), and submit 
a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate that includes the following: 
(1) An analysis of whether and how the unified 
process has expedited the interagency review process 
to ensure compliance with the environmental and 
historic requirements under Federal law relating to 
disaster recovery projects. 
(2) A survey and analysis of categorical exclu-
sions used by other Federal agencies that may be 
applicable to any activity related to a Presidentially 
declared major disaster or emergency under such 
Act. 
(3) Recommendations on any further actions, 
including any legislative proposals, needed to expe-
dite and streamline the review process. 
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(b) REGULATIONS.—After completing the review, 
survey, and analyses under subsection (a), but not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
after providing notice and opportunity for public comment, 
the Administrator shall issue regulations to implement any 
regulatory recommendations, including any categorical ex-
clusions identified under subsection (a), to the extent that 
the categorical exclusions meet the criteria for a categor-
ical exclusion under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations, and section II of DHS Instruction 
Manual 023–01–001–01. 
SEC. 2021. CLOSEOUT INCENTIVES. 
(a) FACILITATING CLOSEOUT.—Section 705 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5205) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) FACILITATING CLOSEOUT.— 
‘‘(1) INCENTIVES.—The Administrator may de-
velop incentives and penalties that encourage State, 
Tribal, or local governments to close out expendi-
tures and activities on a timely basis related to dis-
aster or emergency assistance. 
‘‘(2) AGENCY
REQUIREMENTS.—The Agency 
shall, consistent with applicable regulations and re-
quired procedures, meet its responsibilities to im-
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prove closeout practices and reduce the time to close 
disaster program awards.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator shall issue 
regulations to implement this section. 
SEC. 2022. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES. 
Section 306 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency is authorized to appoint temporary 
personnel, after serving continuously for 3 years, to posi-
tions in the Agency in the same manner that competitive 
service employees with competitive status are considered 
for transfer, reassignment, or promotion to such positions. 
An individual appointed under this subsection shall be-
come a career-conditional employee, unless the employee 
has already completed the service requirements for career 
tenure.’’. 
SEC. 2023. STUDY TO STREAMLINE AND CONSOLIDATE IN-
FORMATION COLLECTION. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall— 
(1) in coordination with the Small Business Ad-
ministration, the Department of Housing and Urban 
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Development, and other appropriate agencies, con-
duct a study and develop a plan, consistent with law, 
under which the collection of information from dis-
aster assistance applicants and grantees will be 
modified, streamlined, expedited, efficient, flexible, 
consolidated, and simplified to be less burdensome, 
duplicative, and time consuming for applicants and 
grantees; 
(2) in coordination with the Small Business Ad-
ministration, the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, and other appropriate agencies, de-
velop a plan for the regular collection and reporting 
of information on Federal disaster assistance award-
ed, including the establishment and maintenance of 
a website for presenting the information to the pub-
lic; and 
(3) submit the plans to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 2024. AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 430. AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY. 
‘‘(a) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 5 days 
after an award of a public assistance grant is made under 
section 406 that is in excess of $1,000,000, the Adminis-
trator shall publish on the Agency’s website the specifics 
of each such grant award, including— 
‘‘(1) identifying the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency Region; 
‘‘(2) the disaster or emergency declaration 
number; 
‘‘(3) the State, county, and applicant name; 
‘‘(4) if the applicant is a private nonprofit orga-
nization; 
‘‘(5) the damage category code; 
‘‘(6) the amount of the Federal share obligated; 
and 
‘‘(7) the date of the award. 
‘‘(b) MISSION ASSIGNMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 days after 
the issuance of a mission assignment or mission as-
signment task order, the Administrator shall publish 
on the Agency’s website any mission assignment or 
mission assignment task order to another Federal 
department or agency regarding a major disaster in 
excess of $1,000,000, including— 
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‘‘(A) the name of the impacted State or 
Tribe; 
‘‘(B) the disaster declaration for such 
State or Tribe; 
‘‘(C) the assigned agency; 
‘‘(D) the assistance requested; 
‘‘(E) a description of the disaster; 
‘‘(F) the total cost estimate; 
‘‘(G) the amount obligated; 
‘‘(H) the State or Tribal cost share, if ap-
plicable; 
‘‘(I) the authority under which the mission 
assignment or mission assignment task order 
was directed; and 
‘‘(J) if applicable, the date a State or 
Tribe requested the mission assignment. 
‘‘(2) RECORDING CHANGES.—Not later than 10 
days after the last day of each month until a mission 
assignment or mission assignment task order de-
scribed in paragraph (1) is completed and closed 
out, the Administrator shall update any changes to 
the total cost estimate and the amount obligated. 
‘‘(c) DISASTER RELIEF MONTHLY REPORT.—Not 
later than 10 days after the first day of each month, the 
Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website re-
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ports, including a specific description of the methodology 
and the source data used in developing such reports, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) an estimate of the amounts for the fiscal 
year covered by the President’s most recent budget 
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, including— 
‘‘(A) the unobligated balance of funds to 
be carried over from the prior fiscal year to the 
budget year; 
‘‘(B) the unobligated balance of funds to 
be carried over from the budget year to the 
budget year plus 1; 
‘‘(C) the amount of obligations for non-
catastrophic events for the budget year; 
‘‘(D) the amount of obligations for the 
budget year for catastrophic events delineated 
by event and by State; 
‘‘(E) the total amount that has been pre-
viously obligated or will be required for cata-
strophic events delineated by event and by State 
for all prior years, the current fiscal year, the 
budget year, and each fiscal year thereafter; 
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‘‘(F) the amount of previously obligated 
funds that will be recovered for the budget 
year; 
‘‘(G) the amount that will be required for 
obligations for emergencies, as described in sec-
tion 102(1), major disasters, as described in 
section 102(2), fire management assistance 
grants, as described in section 420, surge ac-
tivities, and disaster readiness and support ac-
tivities; and 
‘‘(H) the amount required for activities not 
covered under section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(iii)); 
and 
‘‘(2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, 
of the following for the current fiscal year shall be 
submitted not later than the fifth day of each 
month, published by the Administrator on the Agen-
cy’s website not later than the fifth day of each 
month: 
‘‘(A) A summary of the amount of appro-
priations made available by source, the trans-
fers executed, the previously allocated funds re-
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covered, and the commitments, allocations, and 
obligations made. 
‘‘(B) A table of disaster relief activity de-
lineated by month, including— 
‘‘(i) the beginning and ending bal-
ances; 
‘‘(ii) the total obligations to include 
amounts obligated for fire assistance, 
emergencies, surge, and disaster support 
activities; 
‘‘(iii) the obligations for catastrophic 
events delineated by event and by State; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the amount of previously obli-
gated funds that are recovered. 
‘‘(C) A summary of allocations, obligations, 
and expenditures for catastrophic events delin-
eated by event. 
‘‘(D) The cost of the following categories 
of spending: 
‘‘(i) Public assistance. 
‘‘(ii) Individual assistance. 
‘‘(iii) Mitigation. 
‘‘(iv) Administrative. 
‘‘(v) Operations. 
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‘‘(vi) Any other relevant category (in-
cluding emergency measures and disaster 
resources) delineated by disaster. 
‘‘(E) The date on which funds appro-
priated will be exhausted. 
‘‘(d) CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION.—Not later than 10 days 
after the first day of each month, the Administrator 
shall publish on the Agency’s website the specifics of 
each contract in excess of $1,000,000 that the Agen-
cy enters into, including— 
‘‘(A) the name of the party; 
‘‘(B) the date the contract was awarded; 
‘‘(C) the amount and scope of the contract; 
‘‘(D) if the contract was awarded through 
competitive bidding process; 
‘‘(E) if no competitive bidding process was 
used, the reason why competitive bidding was 
not used; and 
‘‘(F) the authority used to bypass the com-
petitive bidding process. 
The information shall be delineated by disaster, if 
applicable, and specify the damage category code, if 
applicable. 
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‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 10 days after 
the last day of the fiscal year, the Administrator 
shall provide a report to the appropriate committees 
of Congress summarizing the following information 
for the preceding fiscal year: 
‘‘(A) The number of contracts awarded 
without competitive bidding. 
‘‘(B) The reasons why a competitive bid-
ding process was not used. 
‘‘(C) The total amount of contracts award-
ed with no competitive bidding. 
‘‘(D) The damage category codes, if appli-
cable, for contracts awarded without competi-
tive bidding.’’. 
SEC. 2025. AUDIT OF CONTRACTS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy shall not reimburse a State, Tribe, or local government 
or the owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility for 
any activities made pursuant to a contract entered into 
after August 1, 2017, that prohibits the Administrator or 
the Comptroller General of the United States from audit-
ing or otherwise reviewing all aspects relating to the con-
tract. 
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SEC. 2026. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF FEMA CON-
TRACTS FOR TARPS AND PLASTIC SHEETING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall initiate an audit 
of the contracts awarded by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency (in this section referred to as ‘‘FEMA’’) 
for tarps and plastic sheeting for the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands in re-
sponse to Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the audit 
under subsection (a), the inspector general shall review— 
(1) the contracting process used by FEMA to 
evaluate offerors and award the relevant contracts to 
contractors; 
(2) FEMA’s assessment of the past perform-
ance of the contractors, including any historical in-
formation showing that the contractors had sup-
ported large-scale delivery quantities in the past; 
(3) FEMA’s assessment of the capacity of the 
contractors to carry out the relevant contracts, in-
cluding with respect to inventory, production, and fi-
nancial capabilities; 
(4) how FEMA ensured that the contractors 
met the terms of the relevant contracts; and 
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(5) whether the failure of the contractors to 
meet the terms of the relevant contracts and 
FEMA’s subsequent cancellation of the relevant con-
tracts affected the provision of tarps and plastic 
sheeting to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 
the United States Virgin Islands. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of initiation of the audit under subsection (a), the inspec-
tor general shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of 
the audit, including findings and recommendations. 
SEC. 2027. RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 309 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5152) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and other re-
lief or’’ and inserting ‘‘long-term recovery groups, 
domestic hunger relief, and other relief, or’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and other re-
lief or’’ and inserting ‘‘long-term recovery groups, 
domestic hunger relief, and other relief, or’’. 
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SEC. 2028. GUIDANCE ON INUNDATED AND SUBMERGED 
ROADS. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, in coordination with the Administrator 
of the Federal Highway Administration, shall develop and 
issue guidance for State, local, and Tribal governments 
regarding repair, restoration, and replacement of inun-
dated and submerged roads damaged or destroyed by a 
major disaster, and for associated expenses incurred by 
the Government, with respect to roads eligible for assist-
ance under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172). 
SEC. 2029. AUTHORITIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the non- 
federally funded actions of private parties and State, local, 
or Tribal governments, on State, local, Tribal, and private 
land, and the effects of those actions, shall not be attrib-
uted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s ac-
tions under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4002 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters 
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (subtitle A of title 
II of division F of Public Law 112–141; 126 Stat. 916), 
and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 
2014 (Public Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020) for the pur-
poses of section 7 (16 U.S.C. 1536) and section 9 (16 
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U.S.C. 1538) of the Endangered Species Act. Actions 
taken under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, the Biggert- 
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and the 
Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014, 
that may influence private actions do not create a Federal 
nexus for the purpose of applying the requirements of sec-
tion 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1536). 
SEC. 2030. RECOUPMENT OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE PRO-
HIBITED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3716(e) 
of title 31, United States Code, and unless there is evi-
dence of civil or criminal fraud, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency may not take any action to recoup 
covered assistance from the recipient of such assistance 
if the receipt of such assistance occurred on a date that 
is more than 3 years before the date on which the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency first provides to the re-
cipient written notification of an intent to recoup. 
(b) COVERED ASSISTANCE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered assistance’’ means assistance pro-
vided— 
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(1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174); and 
(2) in relation to a major disaster or emergency 
declared by the President under section 401 or 501 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 U.S.C. 5191) on 
or after January 1, 2012. 
SEC. 2031. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 705 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5205) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Except’’ and inserting 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 3716(e) of title 31, 
United States Code, and except’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘report for the disaster or 
emergency’’ and inserting ‘‘report for project 
completion as certified by the grantee’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘report 
for the disaster or emergency’’ and inserting 
‘‘report for project completion as certified by 
the grantee’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘for 
project completion as certified by the grantee’’ 
after ‘‘final expenditure report’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to disaster or 
emergency assistance provided to a State or local 
government on or after January 1, 2004— 
(A) no administrative action may be taken 
to recover a payment of such assistance after 
the date of enactment of this Act if the action 
is prohibited under section 705(a)(1) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5205(a)(1)), 
as amended by subsection (a); and 
(B) any administrative action to recover a 
payment of such assistance that is pending on 
such date of enactment shall be terminated if 
the action is prohibited under section 705(a)(1) 
of that Act, as amended by subsection (a). 
(2) LIMITATION.—This section, including the 
amendments made by this section, may not be con-
strued to invalidate or otherwise affect any adminis-
tration action completed before the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2032. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall provide 
technical assistance to a common interest community that 
provides essential services of a governmental nature on ac-
tions that a common interest community may take in 
order to be eligible to receive reimbursement from a grant-
ee that receives funds from the Agency for certain activi-
ties performed after an event that results in a disaster 
declaration. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate a legislative proposal on how to provide eligi-
bility for disaster assistance with respect to common areas 
of condominiums and housing cooperatives. 
SEC. 2033. GUIDANCE ON HAZARD MITIGATION ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall issue guid-
ance regarding the acquisition of property for open space 
as a mitigation measure under section 404 of the Robert 
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T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170c) that includes— 
(1) a process by which the State hazard mitiga-
tion officer appointed for such an acquisition shall, 
not later than 60 days after the applicant for assist-
ance enters into an agreement with the Adminis-
trator regarding the acquisition, provide written no-
tification to each affected unit of local government 
for such acquisition that includes— 
(A) the location of the acquisition; 
(B) the State-local assistance agreement 
for the hazard mitigation grant program; 
(C) a description of the acquisition; and 
(D) a copy of the deed restriction; and 
(2) recommendations for entering into and im-
plementing a memorandum of understanding be-
tween units of local government and covered entities 
that includes provisions to allow an affected unit of 
local government notified under paragraph (1) to— 
(A) use and maintain the open space cre-
ated by such a project, consistent with section 
404 (including related regulations, standards, 
and guidance) and consistent with all adjoining 
property, subject to the notification of the ad-
joining property, so long as the cost of the 
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maintenance is borne by the local government; 
and 
(B) maintain the open space pursuant to 
standards exceeding any local government 
standards defined in the agreement with the 
Administrator described under paragraph (1). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) AFFECTED
UNIT
OF
LOCAL
GOVERN-
MENT.—The term ‘‘affected unit of local govern-
ment’’ means any entity covered by the definition of 
local government in section 102 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), that has jurisdiction over the 
property subject to the acquisition described in sub-
section (a). 
(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means— 
(A) the grantee or subgrantee receiving as-
sistance for an open space project described in 
subsection (a); 
(B) the State in which such project is lo-
cated; and 
(C) the applicable Regional Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
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SEC. 2034. LOCAL IMPACT. 
In making recommendations to the President regard-
ing a major disaster declaration, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall give great-
er weight and consideration to severe local impact or re-
cent multiple disasters. Further, the Administrator shall 
make corresponding adjustments to the Agency’s policies 
and regulations regarding such consideration. Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate on the changes made to 
regulations and policies and the number of declarations 
that have been declared based on the new criteria. 
SEC. 2035. ADDITIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. 
Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) USE
OF ASSISTANCE.—Recipients of hazard 
mitigation assistance provided under this section and sec-
tion 203 may use the assistance to conduct activities to 
help reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or 
suffering in any area affected by earthquake hazards, in-
cluding— 
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‘‘(1) improvements to regional seismic networks 
in support of building a capability for earthquake 
early warning; 
‘‘(2) improvements to geodetic networks in sup-
port of building a capability for earthquake early 
warning; and 
‘‘(3) improvements to seismometers, Global Po-
sitioning System receivers, and associated infrastruc-
ture in support of building a capability for earth-
quake early warning.’’. 
SEC. 
2036. 
NATIONAL 
PUBLIC 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION. 
(a) PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.—Section 
203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘Public Infra-
structure’’ after ‘‘the National’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(ii); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) to establish and carry out en-
forcement activities to implement the latest 
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published editions of relevant consensus- 
based codes, specifications, and standards 
that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant 
designs and establish minimum acceptable 
criteria for the design, construction, and 
maintenance of residential structures and 
facilities that may be eligible for assistance 
under this Act for the purpose of pro-
tecting the health, safety, and general wel-
fare of the buildings’ users against disas-
ters.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘for 
mitigation activities that are cost effective’’ 
after ‘‘competitive basis’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) 
REDISTRIBUTION
OF
UNOBLIGATED 
AMOUNTS.—The President may— 
‘‘(A) withdraw amounts of financial assist-
ance made available to a State (including 
amounts made available to local governments of 
a State) under this subsection that remain un-
obligated by the end of the third fiscal year 
after the fiscal year for which the amounts were 
allocated; and 
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‘‘(B) in the fiscal year following a fiscal 
year in which amounts were withdrawn under 
subparagraph (A), add the amounts to any 
other amounts available to be awarded on a 
competitive basis pursuant to paragraph (1).’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as 
paragraph (12); and 
(C) by adding after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) the extent to which the State or local 
government has facilitated the adoption and enforce-
ment of the latest published editions of relevant con-
sensus-based codes, specifications, and standards 
that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs 
and establish criteria for the design, construction, 
and maintenance of residential structures and facili-
ties that may be eligible for assistance under this 
Act for the purpose of protecting the health, safety, 
and general welfare of the buildings’ users against 
disasters; 
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‘‘(11) the extent to which the assistance will 
fund activities that increase the level of resiliency; 
and’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) 
NATIONAL
PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PREDISASTER MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President may set 
aside from the Disaster Relief Fund, with respect to 
each major disaster, an amount equal to 6 percent 
of the estimated aggregate amount of the grants to 
be made pursuant to sections 403, 406, 407, 408, 
410, and 416 for the major disaster in order to pro-
vide technical and financial assistance under this 
section. 
‘‘(2) ESTIMATED
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT.—Not 
later than 180 days after each major disaster dec-
laration pursuant to this Act, the estimated aggre-
gate amount of grants for purposes of paragraph (1) 
shall be determined by the President and such esti-
mated amount need not be reduced, increased, or 
changed due to variations in estimates. 
‘‘(3) 
NO
REDUCTION
IN
AMOUNTS.—The 
amount set aside pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
not reduce the amounts otherwise made available for 
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sections 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 410, and 416 
under this Act.’’; and 
(6) by striking subsections (j) and (m) and re-
designating subsections (k), (l), and (n) as sub-
sections (j), (k), and (l), respectively. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made to sec-
tion 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) by para-
graphs (3) and (5) of subsection (a) shall apply to funds 
appropriated after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2037. ADDITIONAL MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) HAZARD MITIGATION CLARIFICATION.—Section 
404(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is 
amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
following: ‘‘The President may contribute up to 75 percent 
of the cost of hazard mitigation measures which the Presi-
dent has determined are cost effective and which substan-
tially reduce the risk of, or increase resilience to, future 
damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected 
by a major disaster.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE COST.—Section 406(e)(1)(A) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(e)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by insert-
ing after ‘‘section,’’ the following: ‘‘for disasters de-
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clared on or after August 1, 2017, or a disaster in 
which a cost estimate has not yet been finalized for 
a project,’’; 
(2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(3) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘codes, specifications, and 
standards’’ and inserting ‘‘the latest published 
editions of relevant consensus-based codes, 
specifications, and standards that incorporate 
the latest hazard-resistant designs and establish 
minimum acceptable criteria for the design, 
construction, and maintenance of residential 
structures and facilities that may be eligible for 
assistance under this Act for the purposes of 
protecting the health, safety, and general wel-
fare of a facility’s users against disasters’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘applicable at the time at 
which the disaster occurred’’; and 
(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) in a manner that allows the fa-
cility to meet the definition of resilient de-
veloped pursuant to this subsection.’’. 
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(c) OTHER ELIGIBLE COST.—Section 406(e)(1) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(e)(1)) is further amended by 
inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) CONTRIBUTIONS.—Contributions for 
the eligible cost made under this section may be 
provided on an actual cost basis or on cost-esti-
mation procedures.’’. 
(d) NEW RULES.—Section 406(e) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5172(e)) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(5) NEW RULES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the President, acting through the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, shall issue a final rulemaking 
that defines the terms ‘resilient’ and ‘resiliency’ 
for purposes of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) INTERIM GUIDANCE.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Administrator shall issue in-
terim guidance to implement this subsection. 
Such interim guidance shall expire 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph 
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or upon issuance of final regulations pursuant 
to subparagraph (A), whichever occurs first. 
‘‘(C) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the Administrator 
issues the final rulemaking under this para-
graph, the Administrator shall issue any nec-
essary guidance related to the rulemaking. 
‘‘(D) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
report summarizing the regulations and guid-
ance issued pursuant to this paragraph.’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 205(d)(2) 
of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 
390) is amended by inserting ‘‘(B)’’ after ‘‘except that 
paragraph (1)’’. 
SEC. 2038. FEDERAL COST-SHARE ADJUSTMENTS FOR RE-
PAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF 
DAMAGED FACILITIES. 
Section 406(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(b)) 
is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) INCENTIVE
MEASURES.—The Presi-
dent may provide incentives to a State or Tribal 
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government to invest in measures that increase 
readiness for, and resilience from, a major dis-
aster by recognizing such investments through 
a sliding scale that increases the minimum Fed-
eral share to 85 percent. Such measures may 
include— 
‘‘(i) the adoption of a mitigation plan 
approved under section 322; 
‘‘(ii) investments in disaster relief, in-
surance, and emergency management pro-
grams; 
‘‘(iii) encouraging the adoption and 
enforcement of the latest published edi-
tions of relevant consensus-based codes, 
specifications, and standards that incor-
porate the latest hazard-resistant designs 
and establish minimum acceptable criteria 
for the design, construction, and mainte-
nance of residential structures and facili-
ties that may be eligible for assistance 
under this Act for the purpose of pro-
tecting the health, safety, and general wel-
fare of the buildings’ users against disas-
ters; 
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‘‘(iv) facilitating participation in the 
community rating system; and 
‘‘(v) funding mitigation projects or 
granting tax incentives for projects that re-
duce risk. 
‘‘(B) COMPREHENSIVE
GUIDANCE.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph, the President, acting through 
the Administrator, shall issue comprehensive 
guidance to State and Tribal governments re-
garding the measures and investments, weight-
ed appropriately based on actuarial assessments 
of eligible actions, that will be recognized for 
the purpose of increasing the Federal share 
under this section. Guidance shall ensure that 
the agency’s review of eligible measures and in-
vestments does not unduly delay determining 
the appropriate Federal cost share. 
‘‘(C) 
REPORT.—One 
year 
after 
the 
issuance of the guidance required by subpara-
graph (B), the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report re-
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garding the analysis of the Federal cost shares 
paid under this section. 
‘‘(D) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this 
paragraph prevents the President from increas-
ing the Federal cost share above 85 percent.’’. 
DIVISION C—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 3001. TREATMENT OF SEED COTTON. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 1111 of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(25) SEED COTTON.—The term ‘seed cotton’ 
means unginned upland cotton that includes both 
lint and seed.’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION AS COVERED COMMODITY.—Sec-
tion 1111(6) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9011(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘Effective beginning with the 2018 crop 
year, the term includes seed cotton.’’. 
(c) REFERENCE PRICE.—Section 1111(18) of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011(18)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(O) For seed cotton, $0.367 per pound.’’. 
(d) PAYMENT YIELD.—Section 1113(d) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9013(d)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) PAYMENT YIELD FOR SEED COTTON.— 
‘‘(A) PAYMENT
YIELD.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (B), the payment yield for seed cot-
ton for a farm shall be equal to 2.4 times the 
payment yield for upland cotton for the farm 
established for purposes of subsection (e)(3) of 
section 1104 of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 
Stat. 1672), as in effect immediately before the 
repeal of such section by section 1102(a) of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79; 
128 Stat. 658). 
‘‘(B) UPDATE.—At the sole discretion of 
the owner of a farm with a yield described in 
subparagraph (A), the owner of the farm shall 
have a 1-time opportunity to update the pay-
ment yield for upland cotton for the farm, as 
provided in subsection (d), for the purpose of 
calculating the payment yield for seed cotton 
under such subparagraph.’’. 
(e) PAYMENT ACRES.—Section 1114(b) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9014(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) SEED COTTON RULE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall require the 
owner of a farm to allocate all generic base 
acres on the farm under subparagraph (B) or 
(C), or both. 
‘‘(B) NO RECENT HISTORY OF COVERED 
COMMODITIES.—In the case of a farm where no 
covered commodities (including seed cotton) 
were planted or were prevented from being 
planted at any time during the 2009 through 
2016 crop years, the owner of such farm shall 
allocate generic base acres on the farm to unas-
signed crop base for which no payments may be 
made under section 1116 or 1117. 
‘‘(C) RECENT HISTORY OF COVERED COM-
MODITIES.—In the case of a farm not described 
in subparagraph (B), the owner of such farm 
shall allocate generic base acres on the farm— 
‘‘(i) subject to subparagraph (D), to 
seed cotton base acres in an amount equal 
to the greater of— 
‘‘(I) 80 percent of the generic 
base acres on the farm; or 
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‘‘(II) the average seed cotton 
acres planted or prevented from being 
planted on the farm during the 2009 
through 2012 crop years (not to ex-
ceed the total generic base acres on 
the farm); or 
‘‘(ii) to covered commodities (includ-
ing seed cotton), by applying subpara-
graphs (B), (D), (E), and (F) of section 
1112(a)(3). 
‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF RESIDUAL GENERIC 
BASE ACRES.—In the case of a farm where ge-
neric base acres are allocated under subpara-
graph (C)(i), the residual generic base acres 
shall be allocated to unassigned crop base for 
which no payments may be made under section 
1116 or 1117. 
‘‘(E) EFFECT
OF
FAILURE
TO
ALLO-
CATE.—If the owner of a farm fails to allocate 
generic base acres on the farm, the owner of 
the farm shall be deemed to have allocated all 
generic base acres in accordance with subpara-
graph (C)(i).’’. 
(f) RECORDKEEPING REGARDING UNASSIGNED CROP 
BASE.—Section 1114 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
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over 
distribution 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
402(c)(4) of such Code) and as having trans-
ferred the amount to the eligible retirement 
plan in a direct trustee to trustee transfer with-
in 60 days of the distribution. 
(C) TREATMENT
OF
REPAYMENTS
FOR 
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM IRAS.—For purposes of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a con-
tribution is made pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
with respect to a qualified wildfire distribution 
from an individual retirement plan (as defined 
by section 7701(a)(37) of such Code), then, to 
the extent of the amount of the contribution, 
the qualified wildfire distribution shall be treat-
ed as a distribution described in section 
408(d)(3) of such Code and as having been 
transferred to the eligible retirement plan in a 
direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days 
of the distribution. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
(A) 
QUALIFIED
WILDFIRE
DISTRIBU-
TION.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
the term ‘‘qualified wildfire distribution’’ means 
any distribution from an eligible retirement 
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way Extension Act of 2017 to which such amendments 
relate. 
TITLE III—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 5201. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 
This division is designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As- 
You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 
SEC. 5202. DESIGNATION IN SENATE. 
In the Senate, this division is designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. 
Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2010. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 21, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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