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ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’, $350,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, for assistance and related programs for Ukraine 
and other countries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support 
Act (22 U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of the Support for East 
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5402(c)). 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’, $1,535,048,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not less than $620,000,000 shall be made available to address 
humanitarian needs in, and to assist refugees from, Ukraine, and 
for additional support for other vulnerable populations and commu-
nities. 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, $374,996,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024, of which not less than $300,000,000 shall 
be for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situa-
tion in Ukraine. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, $105,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine and countries 
impacted by the situation in Ukraine. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: 
Provided, That such funds may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
of direct loans and loan guarantees, if otherwise authorized by 
any provision of law: Provided further, That such costs may include 
the costs of selling, reducing, or cancelling any amounts owed 
to the United States or any agency of the United States: Provided 
further, That the gross principal balance of such direct loans shall 
not exceed $2,000,000,000, and the gross principal balance of 
guaranteed loans shall not exceed $2,000,000,000: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State may use amounts charged to the bor-
rower as origination fees to pay for the cost of such loans.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1701. During fiscal year 2023, section 506(a)(1) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘$14,500,000,000’’ for ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1702. During fiscal year 2023, section 506(a)(2)(B) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)(B)) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘$400,000,000’’ for ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and by 
substituting ‘‘$150,000,000’’ for ‘‘$75,000,000’’ in clause (i). 
SEC. 1703. During fiscal year 2023, section 552(c)(2) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)(2)) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘$50,000,000’’ for ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1704. (a) Funds appropriated by this title under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds available under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ 
to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted 
by the situation in Ukraine. 
(b) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
by this title under such headings to respond to humanitarian needs 
in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine 
and for assistance for other vulnerable populations and commu-
nities. 
(c) Funds appropriated by this title under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds available under the headings ‘‘United States International 
Development Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Account’’, 
‘‘United States International Development Finance Corporation— 
Program Account’’, ‘‘Export-Import Bank of the United States— 
Program Account’’, and ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’ to respond 
to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situa-
tion in Ukraine. 
(d) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonprolifera-
tion, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’ may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings 
to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted 
by the situation in Ukraine. 
(e) The transfer authorities provided by this section are in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. 
(f) The exercise of the transfer authorities provided by this 
section shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred pursuant to the authorities provided by this section are 
not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred 
back to such appropriations. 
SEC. 1705. (a) Funds appropriated by this title may be made 
available for direct financial support for the Government of Ukraine, 
including for Ukrainian first responders, and may be made available 
as a cash transfer subject to the requirements of subsection (b): 
Provided, That such funds shall be provided on a reimbursable
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basis and matched by sources other than the United States Govern-
ment, to the maximum extent practicable: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall ensure 
third-party monitoring of such funds: Provided further, That at 
least 15 days prior to the initial obligation of such funds, the 
Secretary of State, following consultation with the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, shall 
certify and report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
mechanisms for monitoring and oversight of such funds are in 
place and functioning and that the Government of Ukraine has 
in place substantial safeguards to prevent corruption and ensure 
accountability of such funds: Provided further, That not less than 
45 days after the initial obligation of such funds, the Inspectors 
General of the Department of State and the United States Agency 
for International Development shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees detailing and assessing the mecha-
nisms for monitoring and safeguards described in the previous 
proviso. 
(b) Funds made available to the Government of Ukraine as 
a cash transfer under subsection (a) shall be subject to a memo-
randum of understanding between the governments of the United 
States and Ukraine that describes how the funds proposed to be 
made available will be used and the appropriate safeguards to 
ensure transparency and accountability: Provided, That such assist-
ance shall be maintained in a separate, auditable account and 
may not be commingled with any other funds. 
(c) The Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on the uses 
of funds provided for direct financial support to the Government 
of Ukraine pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 45 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act and every 45 days thereafter 
until all such funds have been expended: Provided, That such 
reports shall include a detailed description of the use of such 
funds, including categories and amounts, the intended results and 
the results achieved, a summary of other donor contributions, and 
a description of the efforts undertaken by the Secretary and 
Administrator to increase other donor contributions for direct finan-
cial support: Provided further, That such reports shall also include 
the metrics established to measure such results. 
SEC. 1706. Funds appropriated by this title under the headings 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That notifications submitted pursuant to this 
section shall include for each program notified—(1) total funding 
made available for such program, by account and fiscal year; (2) 
funding that remains unobligated for such program; (3) funding 
that is obligated but unexpended for such program; and (4) funding 
committed, but not yet notified for such program. 
SEC. 1707. Funds appropriated by this title for the Inspectors 
General of the Department of State and United States Agency 
for International Development are in addition to funds otherwise 
provided for such Inspectors General for fiscal year 2023 and are
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made available to provide oversight of funds appropriated by this 
title and funds appropriated in title VI of division N of Public 
Law 117–103, title V of Public Law 117–128, and title III of division 
B of Public Law 117–180: Provided, That the Inspectors General 
shall coordinate with the Inspectors General of the Department 
of Defense and Inspectors General of other relevant Federal agen-
cies in conducting such oversight: Provided further, That not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspectors 
General shall provide a report on oversight plans and initial findings 
to the appropriate congressional committees. 
SEC. 1708. (a) The Attorney General may transfer to the Sec-
retary of State the proceeds of any covered forfeited property for 
use by the Secretary of State to provide assistance to Ukraine 
to remediate the harms of Russian aggression towards Ukraine. 
Any such transfer shall be considered foreign assistance under 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), 
including for purposes of making available the administrative 
authorities and implementing the reporting requirements contained 
in that Act. 
(b) Not later than 15 days after any transfers made pursuant 
to subsection (a), the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State, shall submit 
a report describing such transfers to the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
(c) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives; 
(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; 
(G) the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered forfeited property’’ means property 
forfeited under chapter 46 or section 1963 of title 18, United 
States Code, which property belonged to, was possessed by, 
or was controlled by a person subject to sanctions and des-
ignated by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary 
of State, or which property was involved in an act in violation 
of sanctions enacted pursuant to Executive Order 14024, and 
as expanded by Executive Order 14066 of March 8, 2022, and 
relied on for additional steps taken in Executive Order 14039 
of August 20, 2021, and Executive Order 14068 of March 11, 
2022. 
(d) The authority under this section shall apply to any covered 
forfeited property forfeited on or before May 1, 2025.
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TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 1801. Funds appropriated by this Act for intelligence 
or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically author-
ized by the Congress for purposes of section 504(a)(1) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 
SEC. 1802. Each amount appropriated or made available by 
this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the 
fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 1803. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 1804. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the addi-
tional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts 
shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable 
to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2023. 
SEC. 1805. Each amount provided by this division is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 
1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House 
of Representatives on June 8, 2022. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Additional Ukraine Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2023’’. 
DIVISION N—DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’, 
$3,741,715,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses related to losses of revenue, quality or production losses 
of crops (including milk, on-farm stored commodities, crops pre-
vented from planting in 2022, and harvested adulterated wine 
grapes), trees, bushes, and vines, as a consequence of droughts, 
wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, 
winter storms, freeze, including a polar vortex, smoke exposure, 
and excessive moisture occurring in calendar year 2022 under such 
terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary: Provided, 
That of the amounts provided under this heading in this Act, 
the Secretary shall use up to $494,500,000 to provide assistance 
to producers of livestock, as determined by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, for losses incurred during calendar year 2022 due to 
drought or wildfires: Provided further, That the amount provided 
under this heading in this Act shall be subject to the terms and 
conditions set forth in the first, second, and fourth through twelfth
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declared disasters in calendar year 2022: Provided further, That 
the percentage of the cost of the facility that may be covered 
by a grant pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be 75 percent. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural Water and Waste Disposal 
Program Account’’, $325,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
heading in this Act, $265,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses 
related to water systems damaged by Presidentially declared disas-
ters in calendar year 2022: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
section 343(a)(13)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, a grant using funds made available pursuant to the 
preceding proviso may not be awarded to a community with a 
population of more than 35,000 people: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $8,000,000 of the amount made available pursuant to 
the first proviso shall be for technical assistance grants for rural 
water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(22) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 2101. In addition to other funds available for such pur-
poses, not more than three percent of the amounts provided in 
each account under the ‘‘Rural Development Programs’’ heading 
in this title shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment, Salaries and Expenses’’ for administrative costs to carry 
out the emergency rural development programs in this title. 
SEC. 2102. For necessary expenses for salary and related costs 
associated with Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Services 
activities pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 136a(6), and in addition to any 
other funds made available for this purpose, there is appropriated, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to 
offset the loss of quarantine and inspection fees collected pursuant 
to sections 2508 and 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. 136, 136a): Provided, That 
amounts made available in this section shall be treated as funds 
collected by fees authorized under sections 2508 and 2509 of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. 
136, 136a) for purposes of section 421(f) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231(f)). 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an additional amount for
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‘‘Economic Development Assistance Programs’’ for necessary 
expenses related to flood mitigation, disaster relief, long-term 
recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in areas that received 
a major disaster designation as a result of Hurricanes Ian and 
Fiona, and of wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occur-
ring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.), $500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That within the amount appropriated under this heading in this 
Act, up to 3 percent of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’ account for administration and oversight activities: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized 
to appoint and fix the compensation of such temporary personnel 
as may be necessary to implement the requirements under this 
heading in this Act, without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing appointments in competitive service: 
Provided further, That within the amount appropriated under this 
heading in this Act, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office 
of Inspector General’’ account for carrying out investigations and 
audits related to the funding provided under this heading in this 
Act. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assist-
ance Programs’’ for grants authorized by sections 28 and 29 of 
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3722a and 3722b), $618,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $459,000,000 shall be for grants under section 28 and 
$159,000,000 shall be for grants under section 29 in amounts deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Scientific and Technical Research 
and Services’’ to investigate the impacts of hurricanes, typhoons, 
and wildfires in calendar year 2022 to support the development 
of resilience standards with regard to weather and climate disasters, 
in addition to the underlying research to support those standards, 
and for necessary expenses to carry out investigations of building 
failures pursuant to the National Construction Safety Team Act 
of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7301), $40,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Industrial Technology Services’’, 
$27,000,000, to remain available until expended, to implement the 
Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (divi-
sion B of Public Law 117–167), of which $13,000,000 shall be 
for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which 
$14,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing USA Program.
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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facili-
ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurri-
canes, typhoons, flooding, and wildfires in calendar year 2022, 
$29,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for 
repair and replacement of observing assets, real property, and 
equipment; for marine debris assessment and removal; and for 
mapping, charting, and geodesy services. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facili-
ties’’, $62,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
of which $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be to carry out activities described in title II of division JJ of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to support the adoption 
of innovative fishing gear deployment and fishing techniques to 
reduce entanglement risk to North Atlantic right whales, including 
through cooperative agreements pursuant to the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701). 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and 
Construction’’ for the acquisition of hurricane hunter aircraft and 
related expenses as authorized under section 413(a) of the Weather 
Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115– 
25), $327,701,000, to remain available until expended. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and 
Construction’’, $108,838,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025. 
FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Fisheries Disaster Assistance’’ 
for necessary expenses associated with the mitigation of fishery 
disasters, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be used for mitigating the effects 
of commercial fishery failures and fishery resource disasters 
declared by the Secretary of Commerce. 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’, 
$182,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SCIENCE 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and Environmental 
Compliance and Restoration’’ for repair and replacement of National
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Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities damaged by Hurri-
canes Ian and Nicole or scheduled for derating due to deterioration, 
$189,400,000, to remain available until expended. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and Environmental 
Compliance and Restoration’’, $367,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2028. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and Related Activities’’ 
for necessary expenses related to damage to research facilities and 
scientific equipment in calendar year 2022, including related to 
the consequences of wildfires, $2,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and Related Activities’’, 
$818,162,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of 
which $210,000,000 shall be to implement the Research and 
Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public 
Law 117–167). 
STEM EDUCATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘STEM Education’’, $217,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $125,000,000 
shall be to implement the Research and Development, Competition, 
and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117–167). 
RELATED AGENCIES 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payment to the Legal Services 
Corporation’’ to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Cor-
poration Act by providing for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme 
weather that occurred during calendar year 2022, $20,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corpora-
tion shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, 
or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 
504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated 
in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to 
the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except 
that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 
shall be deemed to refer instead to 2022 and 2023, respectively, 
and except that sections 501 and 503 of Public Law 104–134 (ref-
erenced by Public Law 105–119) shall not apply to the amount 
made available under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 
That, for the purposes of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation 
shall be considered an agency of the United States.
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GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 2201. Unobligated balances from amounts made available 
in paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and 
Construction’’ in the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–43) may be used for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes and 
of wildfires in calendar year 2022: Provided, That amounts 
repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, are 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 4001(a)(1) of such concurrent resolution and section 1(e) 
of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of 
Representatives on June 8, 2022. 
TITLE III 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy’’, $82,875,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Ian and Fiona. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army Reserve’’, $6,786,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2023, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army National Guard’’, $16,572,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. 
TITLE IV 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the completion, or initiation and completion, 
of flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, 
studies that are currently authorized or that are authorized after
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the date of enactment of this Act, to reduce risks from future 
floods and hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading in this Act shall be for high-priority studies 
of projects in States and insular areas that were impacted by 
Hurricanes Ian, Fiona, and Nicole: Provided further, That within 
60 days of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall 
submit directly to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions a detailed work plan for the funds provided under this heading 
in this Act, including a list of study locations, new studies selected 
to be initiated, the total cost for all studies, the remaining cost 
for all ongoing studies, and a schedule by fiscal year of proposed 
use of such funds: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not 
deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: 
Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 days after the 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report directly to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of the funds provided 
under this heading in this Act. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 
expenses to address emergency situations at Corps of Engineers 
projects, construct Corps of Engineers projects, and rehabilitate 
and repair damages caused by natural disasters to Corps of Engi-
neers projects, $261,300,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds made available in this paragraph in this 
Act are available to construct flood and storm damage reduction, 
including shore protection, projects which are currently authorized 
or which are authorized after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, 
projects which have signed Chief’s Reports as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act or which are studied using funds provided under 
the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ of this Act if the Secretary determines 
such projects to be technically feasible, economically justified, and 
environmentally acceptable, in States and insular areas that were 
impacted by Hurricanes Ian, Fiona, and Nicole: Provided further, 
That to the extent that ongoing construction projects are constructed 
using funding pursuant to the first proviso in this paragraph in 
this Act, such construction shall be at full Federal expense: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may initiate additional new construction 
starts with funds provided pursuant to the first proviso in this 
paragraph in this Act: Provided further, That using funds provided 
in this paragraph in this Act, the non-Federal cash contribution 
for projects eligible for funding pursuant to the first proviso in 
this paragraph in this Act shall be financed in accordance with 
the provisions of section 103(k) of Public Law 99–662 over a period 
of 30 years from the date of completion of the project or separable 
element: Provided further, That funds made available in this para-
graph in this Act may be for ongoing projects that have previously 
received funds under this heading in the Disaster Relief Appropria-
tions Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–2) and for which non-Federal 
interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary 
at the time of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That projects
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receiving funds pursuant to the preceding proviso, shall be subject 
to the terms and conditions of Disaster Relief Appropriations Act 
of 2013 (Public Law 113–2): Provided further, That funds made 
available in this paragraph in this Act may be for projects that 
have previously received funds under this heading in the Bipartisan 
Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123) and for which non- 
Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the 
Secretary at the time of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That projects receiving funds pursuant to the preceding proviso, 
shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Bipartisan Budget 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123): Provided further, That funds 
made available in this paragraph in this Act may be used for 
projects that have previously received funds under this heading 
in the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 
(Public Law 117–43) and for which non-Federal interests have 
entered into binding agreements with the Secretary at the time 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That projects receiving 
funds pursuant to the preceding proviso, shall be subject to the 
terms and conditions of Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–43): Provided further, That 
construction of ongoing projects that have previously received funds 
under this heading from the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appro-
priations Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–43) to complete certain 
features, useful increments of work, or components of the project 
shall be at full Federal expense with respect to funds provided 
to the project under this heading in such Act or in this paragraph 
in this Act: Provided further, That of the sums appropriated in 
this paragraph in this Act, any sums as are necessary to cover 
the Federal share of eligible construction costs for coastal harbors 
and channels, and for inland harbors eligible to be derived from 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund under section 101 or section 
104 of the Water Resources and Development Act of 2020 shall 
be derived from the general fund of the Treasury: Provided further, 
That for projects receiving funding in this paragraph in this Act, 
the limitation concerning total project costs in section 902 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662), 
as amended, shall not apply to funds provided in this paragraph 
in this Act: Provided further, That any projects using funds appro-
priated in this paragraph in this Act shall be initiated only after 
non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with 
the Secretary requiring, where applicable, the non-Federal interests 
to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, repair, replace-
ment, and rehabilitation costs of the project and to hold and save 
the United States free from damages due to the construction or 
operation and maintenance of the project, except for damages due 
to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors: 
Provided further, That within 60 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed work plan for 
the funds provided in this paragraph in this Act, including a list 
of project locations, new construction projects selected to be initi-
ated, the total cost for all projects, and a schedule by fiscal year 
of proposed use of such funds: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress: Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 
days after the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of
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the Army for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report directly 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 
the funds provided in this paragraph in this Act: Provided further, 
That amounts repurposed pursuant to this paragraph that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 
14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2022, are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of such concurrent reso-
lution and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as 
engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, $297,200,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made 
available in this paragraph in this Act, $45,000,000 shall be for 
flood and storm damage reduction: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available in this paragraph in this Act, $36,575,000 
shall be for flood control: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available in this paragraph in this Act, for flood and storm damage 
reduction and flood control, $43,650,000 shall be to continue 
construction of projects that principally address drainage in urban 
areas: Provided further, That of the funds made available in this 
paragraph in this Act, $36,575,000 shall be for shore protection: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available in this para-
graph in this Act, $113,550,000 shall be for major rehabilitation, 
construction, and related activities for rivers and harbors navigation 
projects, of which $10,000,000 shall be for authorized reimburse-
ments: Provided further, That of the sums appropriated in this 
paragraph in this Act, any sums as are necessary to cover the 
Federal share of eligible construction costs for coastal harbors and 
channels, and for inland harbors eligible to be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund under section 101 or section 104 
of the Water Resources and Development Act of 2020 shall be 
derived from the general fund of the Treasury: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available in this paragraph in this Act, 
$19,000,000 shall be for other authorized project purposes, of which 
up to $11,900,000 shall be for the execution of comprehensive res-
toration plans developed by the Corps for major bodies of water: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available in this para-
graph in this Act, $28,500,000 shall be for environmental restoration 
or compliance: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
in this paragraph in this Act, $18,000,000 shall be for water- 
related environmental infrastructure assistance to make environ-
mentally sound repairs and upgrades to water infrastructure: Pro-
vided further, That within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the 
Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations a detailed work plan for the funds 
provided in this paragraph in this Act, including a list of project 
locations, the total cost for all projects, and a schedule by fiscal 
year of proposed use of such funds: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan 
has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress.
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and Tribu-
taries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency situations at 
Corps of Engineers projects in response to, and rehabilitate and 
repair damages caused by natural disasters to Corps of Engineers 
projects, $15,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, such 
sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible oper-
ation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, 
and for inland harbors shall be derived from the general fund 
of the Treasury: Provided further, That within 60 days of enactment 
of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed work 
plan for the funds provided under this heading in this Act: Provided 
further, That beginning not later than 60 days after the enactment 
of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 
shall provide a quarterly report directly to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
detailing the allocation and obligation of the funds provided under 
this heading in this Act. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ 
for necessary expenses to dredge Federal navigation projects in 
response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers Federal 
projects caused by natural disasters, $324,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the amount provided in 
this paragraph in this Act, such sums as are necessary to cover 
the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for 
coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be 
derived from the general fund of the Treasury: Provided further, 
That within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers 
shall submit directly to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations a detailed work plan for the funds provided in 
this paragraph in this Act: Provided further, That beginning not 
later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly 
report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and 
obligation of the funds provided in this paragraph in this Act. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’, 
$52,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the amount provided in this paragraph in this Act, $36,000,000 
shall be for necessary expenses at inland waterways projects: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided in this paragraph in 
this Act, $16,800,000 shall be for other authorized project purposes: 
Provided further, That within 60 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed work plan for 
the funds provided in this paragraph in this Act, including a list 
of project locations, the total cost for all projects, and a schedule 
by fiscal year of proposed use of such funds: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once 
the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress.
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FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emer-
gencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 
(33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses to prepare for flood, hurri-
cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, 
repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters, as author-
ized by law, $519,200,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funding provided under this heading in this Act 
and utilized for authorized shore protection projects shall restore 
such projects to the full project profile at full Federal expense: 
Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 days after the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall provide a quar-
terly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation 
and obligation of these fund provided under this heading in this 
Act. 
EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Expenses’’ for necessary expenses 
to administer and oversee the obligation and expenditure of 
amounts provided in this Act for the Corps of Engineers, $5,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That beginning not 
later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Chief 
of Engineers shall provide a quarterly report directly to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these fund provided 
under this heading in this Act. 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY PROGRAMS 
ELECTRICITY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Electricity’’, $1,000,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to carry out activities to improve 
the resilience of the Puerto Rican electric grid, including grants 
for low and moderate income households and households that 
include individuals with disabilities for the purchase and installa-
tion of renewable energy, energy storage, and other grid tech-
nologies: Provided, That the Department of Energy shall coordinate 
with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development on these activities. 
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 
CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Rehabilitation, 
Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration’’, 
$520,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the purchase 
of power and transmission services: Provided, That the amount 
made available under this heading in this Act shall be derived 
from the general fund of the Treasury and shall be reimbursable 
from amounts collected by the Western Area Power Administration
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necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona 
and Ian. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements’’, $115,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’, 
$5,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for major disas-
ters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), of which 
$13,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral—Operations and Support’’ for audits and investigations of 
activities funded under this heading. 
HERMIT’S PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire 
Assistance Account’’, $1,450,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to carry out the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assist-
ance Act, of which $1,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of 
the Inspector General—Operations and Support’’ for oversight of 
activities authorized by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assist-
ance Act: Provided, That the amounts provided under this heading 
in this Act shall be subject to the reporting requirement in the 
third proviso of section 136 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2023 (division A of Public Law 117–180). 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 2601. Notwithstanding sections 104(c) and (d) of the Her-
mit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act (division G of Public 
Law 117–180), the Federal Emergency Management Agency may 
compensate for the replacement of water treatment facilities, to 
the extent necessitated by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, 
in lieu of compensating for temporary injury, in an amount not 
to exceed $140,000,000 from funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Account’’ in 
this Act or in section 136 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2023 (division A of Public Law 117–180). 
SEC. 2602. For necessary expenses related to providing customs 
and immigration inspection and pre-inspection services at, or in 
support of ports of entry, pursuant to section 1356 of title 8, United 
States Code, and section 58c(f) of title 19, United States Code, 
and in addition to any other funds made available for this purpose,
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there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $309,000,000, to offset the loss of Immigration 
User Fee receipts collected pursuant to section 286(h) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(h)), and fees for 
certain customs services collected pursuant to paragraphs (1) 
through (8) and paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of section 13031 
of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 
(19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(1)–(8) and (a)(10)). 
TITLE VII 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, $247,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural 
disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2023, including 
winter storm damages at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, $1,500,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural 
disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2023. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investigations, and 
Research’’, $41,040,000, to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, hurri-
canes, and other natural disasters occurring in and prior to calendar 
year 2023. 
INDIAN AFFAIRS 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’, 
$44,500,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and 
other natural disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 
2023. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, $2,500,000, to 
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related
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to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural 
disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2023. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 
EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Education Construction’’, 
$90,465,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of flooding at the To’Hajiilee 
Community School. 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until expended, for wildland fire 
suppression activities. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, 
$429,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act, $383,657,000 
shall be available for wildfire suppression operations, and is pro-
vided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 
14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g)(2) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Con-
gress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 
2022: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this para-
graph in this Act, $45,343,000 shall be available for fire prepared-
ness. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Trust Fund Program’’, $1,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants’’, $1,067,210,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $665,210,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the Clean 
Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, and of which $402,000,000 shall be for capital-
ization grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act and section 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act 
shall be provided to States or Territories in EPA Regions 2 and 
4 in amounts determined by the Administrator for wastewater 
treatment works and drinking water facilities impacted by Hurri-
canes Fiona and Ian: Provided further, That States or Territories 
shall prioritize funds, as appropriate, to Tribes and disadvantaged
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communities: Provided further, That notwithstanding the require-
ments of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the 
funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, each State 
shall use 100 percent of the amount of its capitalization grants 
to provide additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form 
of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans or grants, or 
any combination of these: Provided further, That the funds appro-
priated under this paragraph in this Act shall be used for eligible 
projects whose purpose is to reduce flood or fire damage risk and 
vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to rapid hydrologic change 
or natural disaster at treatment works, as defined by section 212 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or any eligible facilities 
under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other 
eligible tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to 
further such purposes: Provided further, That the funds provided 
under this paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to the matching 
or cost share requirements of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act: Provided further, That funds provided under this para-
graph in this Act shall not be subject to the matching or cost 
share requirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3), or 202 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Provided further, That the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain 
up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this paragraph 
in this Act for management and oversight. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants’’, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, for tech-
nical assistance and grants under section 1442(b) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–1(b)) in areas where the Presi-
dent declared an emergency in August of fiscal year 2022 pursuant 
to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain up to three 
percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in 
this Act for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, 
That the agency shall submit an annual report to the Committees 
on Appropriations until all funds have been obligated, with a status 
on the use of funds for this effort. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants’’, $450,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
capitalization grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12): Provided, That notwithstanding section 
1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated 
under this paragraph in this Act shall be provided to States or 
Territories in EPA Region 4 in amounts determined by the Adminis-
trator in areas where there the President declared an emergency 
in August of fiscal year 2022 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.): Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements 
of section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the funds 
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, each State shall 
use 100 percent of the amount of its capitalization grants to provide 
additional subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgive-
ness of principal, grants, negative interest loans, other loan forgive-
ness, and through buying, refinancing, or restructuring debt or 
any combination thereof: Provided further, That the funds provided 
under this paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to the matching
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or cost share requirements of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may retain up to $1,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act for management 
and oversight. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’, 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of calendar year 2020, 2021, 
and 2022 wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’, 
$148,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of calendar year 2020, 2021, 
and 2022 wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this Act, up to $20,000,000 is for grants to states to support 
economic recovery activities in communities damaged by wildfire: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, no less than $100,000,000 is for cooperative 
lands forest management activities. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest System’’, 
$210,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of calendar year 2020, 2021, 
and 2022 wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, 
including for high priority post-wildfire restoration for watershed 
protection, public access and critical habitat, hazardous fuels mitiga-
tion for community protection, and burned area recovery. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement and 
Maintenance’’, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of calendar 
year 2020, 2021, and 2022 wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural 
disasters. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, 
$375,000,000, to remain available until expended, for wildland fire 
suppression activities. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, 
$1,171,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act,
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$1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression oper-
ations, and is provided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) 
of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g)(2) of H. Res. 
1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives 
on June 8, 2022: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
under this paragraph in this Act, $160,000,000 shall be available 
for forest fire presuppression. 
TITLE VIII 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘CDC-Wide Activities and Pro-
gram Support’’, $86,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: Provided, That funds appropriated 
under this heading in this Act may be made available to restore 
amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations 
incurred for such purposes, prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of Environ-
mental Health Sciences’’, $2,500,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary expenses in carrying out activities set forth 
in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and 
section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act of 1986 related to the consequences of major disasters declared 
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2022. 
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Director’’, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for 
necessary expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurri-
canes Fiona and Ian: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading in this Act may be made available to restore amounts, 
either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred 
for such purposes, prior to the date of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading in 
this Act may be transferred to the accounts of Institutes and Centers 
of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): Provided further, That 
this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the NIH.
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ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Low Income Home Energy Assist-
ance’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 
for making payments under subsection (b) of section 2602 of the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 
et seq.): Provided, That of the funds made available under this 
heading in this Act, $500,000,000 shall be allocated as though 
the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2023 
was less than $1,975,000,000. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Low Income Home Energy Assist-
ance’’, $2,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 
for making payments under subsection (b) of section 2602 of the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 
et seq.). 
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT 
BLOCK GRANT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to States for the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant’’, $100,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2024, for necessary expenses 
directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, 
including activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act: Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate 
such funds to States, Territories, and tribes based on assessed 
need notwithstanding sections 658J and 658O of the Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990: Provided further, That 
not to exceed 2 percent of funds appropriated under this heading 
in this Act may be reserved, to remain available until expended, 
for Federal administration costs: Provided further, That such funds 
may be used for alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, 
and other capital improvement costs, including for child care facili-
ties without regard to section 658F(b) of such Act, and for other 
expenditures related to child care, as necessary to meet the needs 
of areas affected by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading in this Act may 
be used without regard to section 658G of such Act and with 
amounts allocated for such purposes excluded from the calculation 
of percentages under subsection 658E(c)(3) of such Act: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 658J(c) of such Act, funds 
allotted to a State may be obligated by the State in that fiscal 
year or the succeeding three fiscal years: Provided further, That 
Federal interest provisions will not apply to the renovation or 
construction of privately-owned family child care homes, and the 
Secretary shall develop parameters on the use of funds for family 
child care homes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not 
retain Federal interest after a period of 10 years (from the date 
on which the funds are made available to purchase or improve 
the property) in any facility renovated or constructed with funds 
made available under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 
That funds made available under this heading in this Act shall 
not be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by 
self-insurance: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading in this Act may be made available to restore amounts,
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either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred 
for such purposes, prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families Services 
Programs’’, $408,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, including activities authorized under 
section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act: Provided, That 
$345,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading in this 
Act shall be for Head Start programs, including making payments 
under the Head Start Act: Provided further, That none of funds 
made available in the preceding proviso shall be included in the 
calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as such 
term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act: 
Provided further, That funds made available in first proviso are 
not subject to the allocation requirements of section 640(a) of the 
Head Start Act or the matching requirements of section 640(b) 
of such Act: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount 
provided under this heading in this Act shall be for payments 
to States, Territories, and tribes for activities authorized under 
subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act, with 
such funds allocated based on assessed need notwithstanding sec-
tion 423 of such Act and paid without regard to percentage limita-
tions in subsections (a), (c), or (e) in section 424 of such Act: 
Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount provided under 
this heading in this Act shall be for payments to States, Territories, 
tribes, and coalitions for carrying out sections 303(a) and 303(b) 
of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, notwith-
standing the matching requirements in section 306(c)(4) of such 
Act and allocated based on assessed need, notwithstanding section 
303(a)(2) of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
make funds made available under the preceding proviso available 
for providing temporary housing and assistance to victims of family, 
domestic, and dating violence: Provided further, That funds made 
available by the fifth proviso shall be available for expenditure, 
by a State, Territory, tribe, coalition, or any recipient of funds 
from a grant, through the end of fiscal year 2027: Provided further, 
That $25,000,000 of the amount made available under this heading 
in this Act shall be for payments to States, territories, and tribes 
authorized under the Community Services Block Grant Act, with 
such funds allocated based on assessed need, notwithstanding sec-
tions 674(b), 675A, and 675B of such Act: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 676(b)(8) of the Community Services Block 
Grant Act, each State, Territory, or tribe receiving funds made 
available under the preceding proviso may allocate funds to eligible 
entities based on assessed need: Provided further, That for services 
furnished under the CSBG Act with funds appropriated under 
this heading in this Act, a State, territory or tribe that receives 
a supplemental grant award may apply the last sentence of section 
673(2) of the CSBG Act by substituting ‘‘200 percent’’ for ‘‘125 
percent’’: Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading in this Act may be used for alteration, renovation, construc-
tion, equipment, and other capital improvement costs as necessary 
to meet the needs of areas affected by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall not retain Federal
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interest after a period of 10 years (from the date on which the 
funds are made available to purchase or improve the property) 
in any facility renovated, repaired, or rebuilt with funds appro-
priated under this heading in this Act, with the exception of funds 
appropriated for Head Start programs: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading in this Act shall not be available 
for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance: 
Provided further, That up to $18,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be available for Federal administrative expenses: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading in 
this Act may be made available to restore amounts, either directly 
or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such pur-
poses, prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and Social Services 
Emergency Fund’’, $128,792,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, for necessary expenses directly related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, including activities 
authorized under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act 
(referred to under this heading as the ‘‘PHS Act’’): Provided, That 
funds made available under this heading in this Act may be used 
for alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and other cap-
ital improvement costs as necessary to meet the needs of areas 
affected by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading in this Act may be used for 
the purchase or hire of vehicles: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available under this heading in this Act, $65,000,000 
shall be transferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion—Primary Health Care’’ for expenses directly related to a dis-
aster or emergency for disaster response and recovery, for the 
Health Centers Program under section 330 of the PHS Act, 
including alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and other 
capital improvement costs as necessary to meet the needs of areas 
affected by a disaster or emergency: Provided further, That the 
time limitation in section 330(e)(3) of the PHS Act shall not apply 
to funds made available under the preceding proviso: Provided 
further, That of the amount made available under this heading 
in this Act, not less than $22,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Sub-
stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration—Health 
Surveillance and Program Support’’ for grants, contracts, and 
cooperative agreements for behavioral health treatment (including 
screening and diagnosis), treatment of substance use disorders 
(including screening and diagnosis), crisis counseling, and other 
related helplines, and for other similar programs to provide support 
to individuals impacted by a disaster or emergency: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amount made available under this heading in 
this Act, not less than $15,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Adminis-
tration for Community Living—Aging and Disability Services Pro-
grams’’ for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian: Provided further, That funds made