II 
Calendar No. 15 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 268 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 17, 2019 
Received 
JANUARY 19, 2019 
Read the first time 
JANUARY 22, 2019 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of Government for 
fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes, namely: 
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary’’, $1,105,442,000 (increased by $1,900,000,000), 
which shall remain available until December 31, 2020, for 
necessary expenses related to losses of crops (including 
milk and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, 
bushes, and vines, as a consequence of Hurricanes Michael 
or Florence, other hurricanes, typhoons, volcanic activity, 
or wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018 under such 
terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may provide assistance for such 
losses in the form of block grants to eligible states and 
territories and such assistance may include compensation 
to producers, as determined by the Secretary, for past or 
future crop insurance premiums, forest restoration, and 
poultry and livestock losses: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided under this heading, tree assistance pay-
ments may be made under section 1501(e) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to eligible orchard-
ists or nursery tree growers (as defined in such section) 
of pecan trees with a tree mortality rate that exceeds 7.5 
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percent (adjusted for normal mortality) and is less than 
15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality), to be available 
until expended, for losses incurred during the period be-
ginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018: 
Provided further, That in the case of producers impacted 
by volcanic activity that resulted in the loss of crop land, 
or access to crop land, the Secretary shall consider all 
measures available, as appropriate, to bring replacement 
land into production: Provided further, That the total 
amount of payments received under this heading and ap-
plicable policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured 
Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 
196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) shall not exceed 90 percent 
of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount of payments received under 
this heading for producers who did not obtain a policy or 
plan of insurance for an insurable commodity for the ap-
plicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses 
or did not file the required paperwork and pay the service 
fee by the applicable State filing deadline for a noninsur-
able commodity for the applicable crop year under NAP 
for the crop incurring the losses shall not exceed 70 per-
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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. 
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 Michael and Florence and 
wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat-
ural disasters, $125,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for the cost of grants for 
rural community facilities programs as authorized by sec-
tion 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Mi-
chael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar 
year 2018, and other natural disasters, $150,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That sections 
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381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act are not applicable to the funds made 
available 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 101. In addition to other amounts made avail-
able by section 309 of Public Law 115–72, there is hereby 
appropriated $600,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (in-
creased by $5,000,000) for the Secretary of Agriculture 
to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
for disaster nutrition assistance in response to Presi-
dentially declared major disasters and emergencies: Pro-
vided, That the funds made available to the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico under this section shall remain 
available for obligation by the Commonwealth until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, and shall be in addition to funds other-
wise made available: 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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SEC. 102. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available, out of the funds made available under section 
18 of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $10,200,000 (in-
creased by $15,000,000) shall be available for the Sec-
retary to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands for disaster nutrition assistance 
in response to the Presidentially declared major disasters 
and emergencies: Provided, That funds made available to 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
under this section shall remain available for obligation by 
the Commonwealth until September 30, 2020: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 103. For purposes of administering title I of 
subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), losses to agricultural pro-
ducers resulting from hurricanes shall also include losses 
of peach and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due 
to extreme cold: Provided, That the amounts provided by 
this section are designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
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amounts repurposed under this heading that were pre-
viously designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 104. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), a person or legal entity is not eligible to receive a 
payment under the Market Facilitation Program estab-
lished pursuant to the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average ad-
justed gross income of such person or legal entity is great-
er than $900,000. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person or legal 
entity if at least 75 percent of the adjusted gross income 
of such person or legal entity is derived from farming, 
ranching, or forestry related activities. 
(b) A person or legal entity may not receive a pay-
ment under the Market Facilitation Program described in 
subsection (a)(1), directly or indirectly, of more than 
$125,000. 
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘average adjusted gross 
income’’ has the meaning given the term defined in section 
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760.1502 of title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
effect July 18, 2018). 
(d) The amount provided by this section is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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 Florence, Michael, and 
Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and of wildfires, vol-
canic eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural disasters 
occurring in calendar year 2018 under the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $600,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
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pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 
further, That within the amount appropriated, up to 2 per-
cent of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ account for administration and oversight activi-
ties: Provided further, That within the amount appro-
priated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’ account for carrying out investigations 
and audits related to the funding provided under this 
heading. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 
Yutu, and of wildfires, $120,570,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020, as follows: 
(1) $3,000,000 for repair and replacement of 
observing assets, real property, and equipment; 
(2) $11,000,000 for marine debris assessment 
and removal; 
(3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and ge-
odesy services; 
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(4) $25,000,000 to improve: (a) hurricane in-
tensity forecasting, including through deployment of 
unmanned ocean observing platforms and enhanced 
data assimilation; (b) flood prediction, forecasting, 
and mitigation capabilities; and (c) wildfire pre-
diction, detection, and forecasting; and 
(5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as 
authorized under section 906(c) of division O of 
Public Law 114–113: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
for funding provided under subsection (4) of this heading 
within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion and Construction’’, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, for improvements to oper-
ational and research weather supercomputing infrastruc-
ture and satellite ground services used for hurricane inten-
sity and track prediction; flood prediction, forecasting, and 
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mitigation; and wildfire prediction, detection, and fore-
casting: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Fisheries Disaster As-
sistance’’ for necessary expenses associated with the miti-
gation of fishery disasters, $150,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That funds shall be used 
for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures 
and fishery resource disasters declared by the Secretary 
of Commerce, including those declared by the Secretary 
to be a direct result of Hurricanes Florence and Michael 
and Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Ty-
phoon Yutu, $1,336,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, 
$28,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payment to the Legal 
Services Corporation’’ to carry out the purposes of the 
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Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Flor-
ence, Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, 
and calendar year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and 
earthquakes, $15,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 
this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be ex-
pended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or con-
trary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 
504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds 
appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation 
shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth 
in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 
and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer in-
stead to 2018 and 2019, respectively, and except that sec-
tions 501 and 503 of Public Law 104–134 (referenced by 
Public Law 105–119) shall not apply to the amount made 
available under this heading: Provided further, That, for 
the purposes of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation 
shall be considered an agency of the United States Gov-
ernment. 
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TITLE III 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Marine Corps’’, $200,000,000, for necessary ex-
penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 
and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air Force’’, $400,000,000, for necessary ex-
penses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 
and Florence: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE IV 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’ for 
necessary expenses related to the completion, or initiation 
and completion, of flood and storm damage reduction, in-
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cluding shore protection, studies which are currently au-
thorized or which are authorized after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, to reduce risk from future floods and 
hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $35,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, in States and insular areas 
that were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, 
Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical 
Storm Gita: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided fur-
ther, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
Works shall provide a monthly report directly to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate 
detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, in-
cluding new studies selected to be initiated using funds 
provided under this heading, beginning not later than 60 
days after the enactment of this Act. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary 
expenses, 
$715,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$25,000,000), to remain available until expended, to con-
struct flood and storm damage reduction, including shore 
protection, projects which are currently authorized or 
which are authorized after the date of enactment of this 
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Act, and flood and storm damage reduction, including 
shore protection, projects which have signed Chief’s Re-
ports as of the date of enactment of this Act or which 
are studied using funds provided under the heading ‘‘In-
vestigations’’ if the Secretary determines such projects to 
be technically feasible, economically justified, and environ-
mentally acceptable, in States and insular areas that were 
impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 
Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical Storm 
Gita: Provided, That projects receiving funds provided in 
Public Law 115–123 shall not be eligible for funding pro-
vided under this heading: Provided further, That for 
projects receiving funding under this heading, the provi-
sions of Section 902 of the Water Resources Act of 1986 
shall not apply to these funds: Provided further, That the 
completion of ongoing construction projects receiving 
funds provided under this heading shall be at full Federal 
expense with respect to such funds: Provided further, That 
using funds provided under this heading, the non-Federal 
cash contribution for projects not eligible as ongoing con-
struction projects shall be financed in accordance with the 
provisions of section 103(k) of Public Law 99–662 over 
a period of 30 years from the date of completion of the 
project or separable element: Provided further, That of 
this amount $25,000,000 shall be used for Corps of Engi-
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neers ecosystem restoration projects: Provided further, 
That up to $25,000,000 of the funds made available under 
this heading shall be used for continuing authorities 
projects to reduce the risk of flooding and storm damage: 
Provided further, That any projects using funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be initiated only after 
non-Federal interests have entered into binding agree-
ments with the Secretary requiring, where applicable, the 
non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation, 
maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs 
of the project and to hold and save the United States free 
from damages due to the construction or operation and 
maintenance of the project, except for damages due to the 
fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, 
That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 
shall provide a monthly report directly to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 
funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 
Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency 
situations at Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate 
and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, 
caused by natural disasters, $225,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: 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: 
Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report di-
rectly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation 
and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 
days after the enactment of this Act. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance’’ for necessary expenses to dredge Federal naviga-
tion projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps 
of Engineers Federal projects caused by, natural disasters, 
$245,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which 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 
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be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 
provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 
funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the enact-
ment of this Act. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Central Utah Project 
Completion Account’’, $350,000, to be deposited into the 
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account 
for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conserva-
tion Commission, to remain available until expended, for 
expenses necessary in carrying out fire remediation activi-
ties related to wildfires in 2018: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related 
Resources’’, $15,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for fire remediation and suppression emergency 
assistance related to wildfires in 2017 and 2018: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY PROGRAMS 
ELECTRICITY DELIVERY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Electricity Delivery’’, 
$15,500,000, to remain available until expended, for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and Super Typhoon Yutu, in-
cluding technical assistance related to electric grids: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
the Assistant Secretary of Electricity Delivery shall pro-
vide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de-
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tailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, begin-
ning not later than 60 days after the enactment of this 
Act. 
TITLE V 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup-
port’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Michael, Florence, and Lane, Tropical 
Storm Gordon, and Typhoon Mangkhut, $46,977,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: 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. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con-
struction, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses re-
lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael, Flor-
ence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, and Typhoon 
Mangkhut, $476,755,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des-
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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. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Com-
pliance and Restoration’’ for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence, 
$2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 501. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
assistance provided for DR–4336–PR, DR–4339–PR, 
DR–4340–USVI and DR–4335–USVI under sections 
403, 406 and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b and 
5173) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such 
sections. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal share provided by 
subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied 
for before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 502. The Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency may provide assistance, pursu-
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ant to section 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.), for critical services as defined in section 406 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act for the duration of the recovery for incidents 
DR–4404, DR–4396, and DR–4398 to— 
(1) replace or restore the function of a facility 
or system to industry standards without regard to 
the pre-disaster condition of the facility or system; 
and 
(2) replace or restore components of the facility 
or system not damaged by the disaster where nec-
essary to fully effectuate the replacement or restora-
tion of disaster-damaged components to restore the 
function of the facility or system to industry stand-
ards. 
TITLE VI 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Florence, Lane, and Michael, and flooding associated with 
major declared disaster DR–4365, and calendar year 2018 
earthquakes, $82,400,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended: Provided, That of this amount $50,000,000 shall 
be used to restore and rebuild national wildlife refuges and 
increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat and 
infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount 
of damage caused by such storms: 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. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preserva-
tion Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and Ty-
phoon Yutu, $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, including costs to States and territories 
necessary to complete compliance activities required by 
section 306108 of title 54, United States Code (formerly 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) and 
costs needed to administer the program: Provided, That 
grants shall only be available for areas that have received 
a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That individual 
grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching re-
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quirement: Provided further, 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. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Florence and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and 
calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic 
eruptions, $78,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga-
tions, and Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and 
calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquake damage associ-
ated with emergency declaration EM–3410, and in those 
areas impacted by a major disaster declared pursuant to 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to cal-
endar year 2018 wildfires or volcanic eruptions, 
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$98,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of this amount, $72,310,000 is for costs re-
lated to the repair and replacement of equipment and fa-
cilities damaged by disasters in 2018: Provided further, 
That, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Survey shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations that describes the potential options to re-
place the facility damaged by the 2018 volcano disaster 
along with cost estimates and a description of how the 
Survey will provide direct access for monitoring volcanic 
activity and the potential threat to at-risk communities: 
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 OFFICES 
INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Technical Assistance’’ 
for financial management expenses related to the con-
sequences of Typhoon Yutu, $2,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: 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. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of major disasters declared pursuant to the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and Tech-
nology’’ for necessary expenses related to improving pre-
paredness of the water sector, $600,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: 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. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
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consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, cal-
endar year 2018 earthquakes, and Typhoon Yutu, 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For additional amounts for ‘‘State and Tribal Assist-
ance Grants’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and cal-
endar year 2018 earthquakes for the hazardous waste fi-
nancial assistance grants program, $1,500,000, to remain 
available until expended; for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Typhoon Yutu for the hazardous 
waste financial assistance grants program and for other 
solid waste management activities, $56,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, provided that none of these funds 
shall be subject to section 3011(b) of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act; and for grants under section 106 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to address impacts of Hurricane Flor-
ence, Hurricane Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar 
year 2018 wildfires, notwithstanding subsections (b), (e), 
and (f), of such section: Provided, That such amounts are 
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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. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, $349,400,000 to remain available until 
expended, of which $53,300,000 shall be for capitalization 
grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under 
title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and 
of which $296,100,000 shall be for capitalization grants 
under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(a)(1)(D) of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated herein 
shall be provided to States in EPA Regions 4, 9, and 10 
in amounts determined by the Administrator for waste-
water treatment works and drinking water facilities im-
pacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 
Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires and earthquakes: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements 
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 herein, each State shall use not 
less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent amount 
of its capitalization grants to provide additional subsidiza-
tion to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of prin-
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cipal, negative interest loans or grants or any combination 
of these: Provided further, That the Administrator shall 
retain $10,400,000 of the funds appropriated herein for 
grants for drinking water facilities and waste water treat-
ment plants impacted by Typhoon Yutu: Provided further, 
That the funds appropriated herein shall be used for eligi-
ble projects whose purpose is to reduce flood or fire dam-
age 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 Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may re-
tain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein 
for management and oversight: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
In addition, for an additional amount for ‘‘State and 
Tribal Assistance Grants’’, $500,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $261,000,000 shall be for 
capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 
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Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act, and of which $239,000,000 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 ap-
propriated herein shall be provided to States or Territories 
in EPA Regions 2, 4 and 6 in amounts determined by 
the Administrator for wastewater and drinking water 
treatment works and facilities impacted by Hurricanes 
Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided further, That, for Re-
gion 2, such funds allocated from funds appropriated here-
in shall not be subject to the matching or cost share re-
quirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act nor the matching require-
ments of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: 
Provided further, That, for Region 2, notwithstanding the 
requirements of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, each State and Territory shall use the full 
amount of its capitalization grants allocated from funds 
appropriated herein 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, for Regions 4 and 6, not-
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withstanding the requirements of section 603(i) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(d) 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the funds allocated, 
each State shall use not less than 20 percent but not more 
than 30 percent amount of its capitalization grants allo-
cated from funds appropriated herein to provide additional 
subsidization to eligible recipients in the form of forgive-
ness of principal, negative interest loans or grants or any 
combination of these: Provided further, That the Adminis-
trator shall retain $74,600,000 of the funds appropriated 
herein for grants to any state or territory that has not 
established a water pollution control revolving fund pursu-
ant to title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
or section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act for drink-
ing water facilities and waste water treatment plants im-
pacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Provided further, 
That the funds appropriated herein shall only be used for 
eligible projects whose purpose is to reduce flood damage 
risk and vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to rapid hy-
drologic change or a 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, for Region 
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2, notwithstanding section 603(d)(2) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act and section 1452(f)(2) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, funds allocated from funds appro-
priated herein may be used to make loans or to buy, refi-
nance or restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipi-
ents only where such debt was incurred on or after Sep-
tember 20, 2017: Provided further, That the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain 
up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for 
management and oversight: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 
Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 
calendar year 2018 wildfires, $1,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended for the forest inventory and analysis 
program: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
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to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private 
Forestry’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 
calendar year 2018 wildfires, $2,000,000 (increased by 
$10,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys-
tem’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar 
year 2018 wildfires, $84,960,000, to remain available 
until 
expended: 
Provided, 
That 
of 
this 
amount 
$21,000,000 shall be used for hazardous fuels manage-
ment activities: Provided further, 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. 
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 
and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 
calendar year 2018 wildfires, $36,040,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’, $720,271,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2022, for urgent wildland fire suppression 
operations: Provided, That such funds shall be solely avail-
able to be transferred to and merged with other appropria-
tions accounts from which funds were previously trans-
ferred for wildland fire suppression in fiscal year 2018 to 
fully repay those amounts: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as 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 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences’’ for necessary expenses in 
carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 
126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1986 related to the consequences of major dis-
asters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 601. Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appro-
priated by this title shall provide a detailed operating plan 
of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title 
by State and Territory, and by program, project, and ac-
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