II 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4667 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 21, 2017 
Received 
AN ACT 
Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance 
for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar 
year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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DIVISION A—DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary’’, $2,600,000,000, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019, for necessary expenses related 
to crops, trees, bushes, vines, and livestock losses resulting 
from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and other hurri-
canes and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2017 under 
such terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary: 
Provided, That the Secretary may provide assistance for 
such losses in the form of block grants to eligible states 
and territories: Provided further, That the total amount 
of payments received under this heading and applicable 
policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured Crop 
Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 196 of 
the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) shall not exceed 85 percent of the 
loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
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That the total amount of payments received under this 
heading for producers who did not obtain a policy or plan 
of insurance for an insurable commodity for the 2017 crop 
year, or 2018 crop year in the case of citrus, under the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for 
the crop incurring the losses or did not file the required 
paperwork and pay the service fee by the applicable State 
filing deadline for a noninsurable commodity for the 2017 
crop year under NAP for the crop incurring the losses 
shall not exceed 65 percent of the loss as determined by 
the Secretary: Provided further, That producers receiving 
payments under this heading, as determined by the Sec-
retary, shall be required to purchase crop insurance where 
crop insurance is available for the next two available crop 
years, and producers receiving payments under this head-
ing shall be required to purchase coverage under NAP 
where crop insurance is not available in the next two avail-
able crop years, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That, not later than 90 days after the end of fiscal 
year 2018, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Con-
gress specifying the type, amount, and method of such as-
sistance by state and territory and the status of the 
amounts obligated and plans for further expenditure and 
include improvements that can be made to Federal Crop 
Insurance policies, either administratively or legislatively, 
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to increase participation, particularly among underserved 
producers, in higher levels of coverage in future years for 
crops qualifying for assistance under this heading: 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 INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
for oversight and audit of programs, grants, and activities 
funded by this division and administered by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $22,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
canes Harvey, Irma and Maria: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Con-
servation Program’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and 
of wildfires occurring in calendar year 2017, and other 
natural disasters, $400,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That not less than $300,000,000 of 
the amount made available in the previous proviso shall 
be for necessary expenses resulting from a major disaster 
declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.): 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 Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount, for ‘‘Watershed and Flood 
Prevention Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the 
Emergency Watershed Protection Program related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and 
of wildfires occurring in calendar year 2017, and other 
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natural disasters, $541,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That not less than $400,000,000 of 
the amount made available in the previous proviso shall 
be for necessary expenses resulting from a major disaster 
declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.): 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 Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for costs of direct loans, 
including costs relating to modification of such loans, as 
those terms are defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), $18,672,000 
shall be for direct loans for the rehabilitation of section 
515 rental housing (42 U.S.C. 1485) in locations where 
owners were not required to carry national flood insur-
ance, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be for areas impacted by 
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Rural Water and 
Waste Disposal Program Account’’, $165,475,000, to re-
main available until expended, for grants to repair drink-
ing water systems and sewer and solid waste disposal sys-
tems impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: 
Provided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be for technical as-
sistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursu-
ant to section 306(a)(14) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act: 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. 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Commodity Assistance 
Program’’ for the emergency food assistance program as 
authorized by section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and section 204(a)(1) of the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
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7508(a)(1)), $24,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provisions of the Emergency Food Assistance Act 
of 1983, the Secretary of Agriculture may allocate addi-
tional foods and funds for administrative expenses from 
resources specifically appropriated, transferred, or repro-
grammed to provide resources to Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, and States affected by wildfires oc-
curring in calendar year 2017 or Hurricanes Harvey, 
Irma, and Maria, as determined by the Secretary, without 
regard to sections 204 and 214 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
7508, 7515): Provided further, That such funds will be 
designated for States impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, 
Irma, and Maria, or wildfire and subject to a federal major 
disaster or emergency declaration: 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. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $7,600,000, to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurri-
canes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided, That such 
amount may be transferred to ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services—Food and Drug Administration Salaries 
and Expenses’’ for costs related to repair of facilities, for 
replacement of equipment, and for other increases in facil-
ity-related costs: 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 by this paragraph: 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. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 101. (a) Section 1501(d)(1) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(d)(1)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘not more than $20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not more 
than $40,000,000’’. 
(b) The amount provided by subsection (a) for fiscal 
year 2018 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 II 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an addi-
tional amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance 
Programs’’ for necessary expenses related to flood mitiga-
tion, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of 
infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster des-
ignation as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and 
Maria, and the calendar year 2017 wildfires, under the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $600,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
within the amount appropriated, up to 2 percent of funds 
may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ ac-
count for administration and oversight activities: Provided 
further, That within the amount appropriated, $1,000,000 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ 
account for carrying out investigations and audits related 
to the funding provided under this heading. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 
$120,904,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019, as follows: (1) $12,904,000 for repair and replace-
ment of observing assets, Federal real property, and 
equipment; (2) $18,000,000 for marine debris assessment 
and removal; (3) $40,000,000 for mapping, charting, and 
geodesy services; and (4) $50,000,000 to improve weather 
forecasting, hurricane intensity forecasting and flood fore-
casting and mitigation capabilities, including data assimi-
lation from ocean observing platforms and satellites: Pro-
vided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
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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. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion and Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 
$79,232,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, as follows: (1) $29,232,000 for repair and replace-
ment of Federal real property and observing assets; and 
(2) $50,000,000 for improvements to operational and re-
search weather supercomputing infrastructure and for im-
provement of satellite ground services used in hurricane 
intensity and track prediction: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 
$2,500,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 
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this heading 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 BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 
$21,200,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading 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. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 
$11,500,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading 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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FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 
$16,000,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 
this heading 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. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, $34,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
amount provided under this heading 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. 
SCIENCE 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND 
RESTORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and En-
vironmental Compliance and Restoration’’ for repairs at 
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities 
damaged by hurricanes during 2017, $81,300,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the amount 
provided under this heading is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and Related 
Activities’’ for necessary expenses to repair National 
Science Foundation radio observatory facilities damaged 
by hurricanes that occurred during 2017, $16,300,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
amount provided under this heading is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
That the National Science Foundation shall submit a 
spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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RELATED AGENCIES 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payment to the Legal 
Services Corporation’’ to carry out the purposes of the 
Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Har-
vey, Irma, and Maria, $1,000,000: Provided, That the 
amount made available under this heading shall be used 
only to provide the mobile resources, technology, and dis-
aster coordinators necessary to provide storm-related serv-
ices to the Legal Services Corporation client population 
and only in the areas significantly affected by Hurricanes 
Harvey, Irma, and Maria: 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: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated in this division to the Legal 
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose 
prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provi-
sions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of 
Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated in this 
division to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject 
to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sec-
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