Title: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017
This bill provides emergency supplemental FY2017 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey.
The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.
The bill provides FY2017 appropriations to:
The bill also specifies several requirements and restrictions for the use of funds provided by this bill.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3686 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3686

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
 30, 2017, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane 
                    Harvey, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2017

Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Al Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
   Butterfield, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Johnson of 
Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
 Lee, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Rush, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, 
   Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
 Vargas, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. 
 Vela, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. Langevin, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Engel, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Moore, 
 Mrs. Demings, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
 Lawson of Florida, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney 
 of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 
  and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
 30, 2017, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane 
                    Harvey, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for 
other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                        Office of the Secretary

                   emergency conservation activities

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For an additional amount, to remain available until expended, for 
the Emergency Conservation Program under title IV of the Agriculture 
Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey and resulting from a 
major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
$650,000,000, of which $45,000,000 shall be available for payments 
under sections 401 and 402 of the Agriculture Credit Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2201, 2202), $540,000,000 shall be available for activities 
under section 403 of such Act (Emergency Watershed Protection Program; 
16 U.S.C. 2203), and $69,000,000 shall be available for activities 
under section 407 of such Act (Emergency Forest Restoration Program; 16 
U.S.C. 2206): Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
transfer these funds to the Farm Service Agency and the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service:  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. 1011.  The Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
Agriculture shall use unobligated disaster assistance oversight funds 
provided to such office in division B of Public Law 110-329 (122 Stat. 
3585) for continued oversight of Department of Agriculture disaster- 
and emergency-related activities.

                                TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities

    For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and 
Facilities'', $321,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, as follows:
            (1) $50,000,000 for mapping, charting, geodesy services and 
        marine debris surveys for coastal States impacted by Hurricane 
        Harvey;
            (2) $20,000,000 to repair and replace ocean observing and 
        coastal monitoring assets damaged by Hurricane Harvey;
            (3) $6,000,000 to provide technical assistance to support 
        State assessments of coastal impacts of Hurricane Harvey;
            (4) $75,000,000 to improve weather forecasting and 
        hurricane intensity forecasting capabilities, to include data 
        assimilation from ocean observing platforms and satellites;
            (5) $150,000,000 for laboratories and cooperative 
        institutes research activities associated with sustained 
        observations weather research programs, and ocean and coastal 
        research; and
            (6) $20,000,000 for necessary expenses related to fishery 
        disasters during calendar year 2017 that were declared by the 
        Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from 
        Hurricane Harvey:
 Provided, That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
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: 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.

               procurement, acquisition and construction

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Acquisition and 
Construction'', $480,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019, as follows:
            (1) $20,000,000 to repair National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration (NOAA) facilities damaged by Hurricane Harvey;
            (2) $90,000,000 for repairs and upgrades to NOAA hurricane 
        reconnaissance aircraft;
            (3) $30,000,000 for improvements to weather forecasting 
        equipment and supercomputer infrastructure;
            (4) $40,000,000 to accelerate the National Weather Service 
        ground readiness project; and
            (5) $300,000,000 for a weather satellite data mitigation 
        gap reserve fund:
 Provided, That NOAA 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: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$30,000,000: 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.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$1,000,000: 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.

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$230,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         Federal Prison System

                        buildings and facilities

    For an additional amount for ``Buildings and Facilities'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$20,000,000, 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.

                                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 at National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration facilities damaged by Hurricane Harvey, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 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.

                            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 Hurricane Harvey, $10,000,000: Provided, That the 
amount made available under this heading shall be used only to provide 
the mobile resources, technology, and disaster coordinators necessary 
to provide storm-related services to the Legal Services Corporation 
client population and only in the areas significantly affected by 
Hurricane Harvey: 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 Act to the Legal Services Corporation 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 2017 and 2018, 
respectively, and except that sections 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 Government.

                               TITLE III

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', 
$12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey:  
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.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey:  
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.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air 
Force'', $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey:  
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.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army 
National Guard'', $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Harvey:  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.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air 
National Guard'', $12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Harvey:  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

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'', 
$4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey:  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.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

    For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital Funds'', 
$60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey:  
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.

                                TITLE IV

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

                             investigations

    For an additional amount for ``Investigations'' for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, $150,000,000, 
to remain available until expended to expedite at full Federal expense 
studies of flood and storm damage reduction: Provided, That using 
$120,000,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of the Army 
shall expedite and complete ongoing flood and storm damage reduction 
studies in areas that were impacted by Hurricane Harvey in the 
Southwestern and Mississippi Valley Divisions of the United States Army 
Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That using up to $20,000,000 of 
the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive 
study to address the flood risks of vulnerable coastal populations in 
areas that were affected by Hurricane Harvey within the boundaries of 
the Southwestern and Mississippi Valley Divisions of the Corps: 
Provided further, That an interim report with an assessment of 
authorized Corps projects for reducing flooding and storm risks in the 
affected area that have been constructed or are under construction, 
including construction cost estimates, shall be submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate not later than March 1, 2018: Provided further, That an interim 
report identifying any previously authorized but unconstructed Corps 
project and any project under study by the Corps for reducing flooding 
and storm damage risks in the affected area, including updated 
construction cost estimates, that are, or would be, consistent with the 
comprehensive study shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional 
committees by May 1, 2018: Provided further, That a final report shall 
be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees within 24 
months of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That as 
a part of the study, the Secretary shall identify those activities 
warranting additional analysis by the Corps, as well as institutional 
and other barriers to providing protection to the affected coastal 
areas: Provided further, That the Secretary shall conduct the study in 
coordination with other Federal agencies, and State, local and Tribal 
officials to ensure consistency with other plans to be developed, as 
appropriate: Provided further, That using $500,000 of the funds 
provided herein, the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the 
performance of existing projects constructed by the Corps and impacted 
by Hurricane Harvey for the purposes of determining their effectiveness 
and making recommendations for improvements thereto: Provided further, 
That as a part of the study, the Secretary shall identify institutional 
and other barriers to providing comprehensive protection to affected 
coastal areas and shall provide this report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 
120 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the amounts 
in this paragraph 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 the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 
provide a monthly report 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 
enactment of this Act.

                              construction

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$15,000,000,000, to remain available until expended to rehabilitate, 
repair and construct United States Army Corps of Engineers projects: 
Provided, That $10,000,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading 
shall be used to reduce future flood risk in ways that will support the 
long-term sustainability of the coastal ecosystem and communities and 
reduce the economic costs and risks associated with large-scale flood 
and storm events in areas along the Gulf Coast within the boundaries of 
the Southwestern and Mississippi Valley Divisions of the Corps that 
were affected by Hurricane Harvey: Provided further, That 
$2,700,000,000 of such funds shall be made available not earlier than 
14 days after the Secretary of the Army submits the report required 
under the heading ``Investigations'' to be submitted not later than 
March 1, 2018, and $6,000,000,000 shall be made available not earlier 
than 14 days after the Secretary submits the report required under the 
heading ``Investigations'' to be submitted not later than May 1, 2018: 
Provided further, That efforts using these funds shall incorporate 
current science and engineering standards in constructing previously 
authorized Corps projects designed to reduce flood and storm damage 
risks and modifying existing Corps projects that do not meet these 
standards, with such modifications as the Secretary determines are 
necessary to incorporate these standards or to meet the goal of 
providing sustainable reduction to flooding and storm damage risks: 
Provided further, That upon approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate these 
funds may be used to construct any project under study by the Corps for 
reducing flooding and storm damage risks in areas along the Gulf Coast 
within the Southwestern and Mississippi Valley Divisions of the Corps 
that were affected by Hurricane Harvey that the Secretary determines is 
technically feasible, economically justified, and environmentally 
acceptable: Provided further, That the completion of ongoing 
construction projects receiving funds provided by this Act shall be at 
full Federal expense with respect to such funds: Provided further, That 
the non-Federal cash contribution for projects using these funds 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 for these 
projects, the provisions of section 902 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 shall not apply to these funds: Provided 
further, That up to $150,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading shall be used to expedite continuing authorities projects to 
reduce the risk of flooding along the coastal areas in States impacted 
by Hurricane Harvey within the boundaries of the Southwestern and 
Mississippi Valley Divisions of the Corps: Provided further, That 
$9,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for 
repairs to projects that were under construction and damaged by the 
impacts of Hurricane Harvey: Provided further, That any projects using 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be initiated only after 
non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the 
Secretary requiring 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 the Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Civil Works shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a monthly 
report detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, 
beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

                       operation and maintenance

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$2,500,000,000, to remain available until expended to dredge Federal 
navigation channels and repair damage to United States Army Corps of 
Engineers projects: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 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 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 enactment of this Act.

                 flood control and coastal emergencies

    For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal 
Emergencies'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Harvey, $13,000,000,000, to remain available until expended 
to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and 
support emergency operations, repairs and other activities as 
authorized by law: Provided, That $1,400,000,000 of the funds provided 
herein shall be made available not earlier than 14 days after the 
Secretary of the Army submits the report required under the heading 
``Investigations'' to be submitted not later than March 1, 2018, and 
shall be utilized by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to 
restore projects impacted by Hurricane Harvey in the Southwestern and 
Mississippi Valley Divisions of the Corps to design profiles of the 
authorized projects: Provided further, That the provisions of section 
902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 shall not apply to 
funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That the amounts 
in this paragraph are designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant 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 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 enactment of 
this Act.

                                expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Expenses'' for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, $30,000,000, to remain 
available until expended to oversee emergency response and recovery 
activities: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant 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 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 
enactment of this Act.

                                TITLE V

                    General Services Administration

                        real property activities

                         federal buildings fund

    For an additional amount to be deposited in the ``Federal Buildings 
Fund'', $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, for 
basic repair and alteration of buildings under the custody and control 
of the Administrator of General Services, and real property management 
and related activities not otherwise provided for: 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.

                     Small Business Administration

                         salaries and expenses

    The provisions under this heading in title III of this Act shall be 
applied by substituting ``$20,000,000'' for ``$10,000,000''.

                      office of inspector general

    For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector General'', 
$5,000,000, 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.

                     disaster loans program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For an additional amount for ``Disaster Loans Program Account'' for 
the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That in addition, for administrative expenses 
to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the 
Small Business Act, an additional $700,000,000 to remain available 
until expended, of which $690,000,000 is for direct administrative 
expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan 
program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations 
for Salaries and Expenses, and of which $10,000,000 is for indirect 
administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may to be 
transferred to and merged with appropriations for Salaries and 
Expenses: Provided further, That such amounts are designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                                TITLE VI

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

              United States Customs and Border Protection

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$5,000,000: 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 a description of all property to be replaced, 
with associated costs, shall be submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

           United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$855,000: 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 a description of all property to be replaced, 
with associated costs, shall be submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

                      United States Secret Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$2,000,000: 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 a description of all property to be replaced, 
with associated costs, shall be submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

                              Coast Guard

              acquisition, construction, and improvements

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For an additional amount for ``Acquisition, Construction, and 
Improvements'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Harvey, $450,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding the transfer limitation contained in 
section 503 of division D of Public Law 112-74, such funding may be 
transferred to other Coast Guard appropriations after notification as 
required in accordance with such section: Provided further, That a 
description of all facilities and property to be reconstructed and 
restored, with associated costs and time lines, shall be submitted to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                          disaster relief fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For an additional amount for the ``Disaster Relief Fund'' in 
carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $35,000,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided, 
$25,000,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That the amount in the 
preceding proviso is designated by the Congress as being for disaster 
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided, $13,000,000,000 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 which 
shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 
$6,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security 
``Office of Inspector General'' for audits and investigations related 
to disasters; Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall publish on the Agency's website not 
later than 24 hours after an award of a public assistance grant under 
section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) the specifics of the grant award: 
Provided further, That for any mission assignment or mission assignment 
task order to another Federal department or agency regarding a major 
disaster, not later than 24 hours after the issuance of the mission 
assignment or task order, the Administrator shall publish on the 
Agency's website the following: the name of the impacted state and the 
disaster declaration for such State, the assigned agency, the 
assistance requested, a description of the disaster, the total cost 
estimate, and the amount obligated: Provided further, That not later 
than 10 days after the last day of each month until the mission 
assignment or task order is completed and closed out, the Administrator 
shall update any changes to the total cost estimate and the amount 
obligated: Provided further, That for a disaster declaration related to 
Hurricane Harvey, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, not 
later than 5 days after the first day of each month beginning after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and shall publish on the Agency's 
website not later than 10 days after the first day of each such month, 
an estimate or actual amount, if available, for the current fiscal year 
of the cost of the following categories of spending: public assistance, 
individual assistance, operations, mitigation, administrative, and any 
other relevant category (including emergency measures and disaster 
resources): Provided further, That not later than 10 days after the 
first day of each month beginning after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall publish on the Agency's website the report 
(referred to as the Disaster Relief Monthly Report) as required by 
Public Law 112-74.

            disaster assistance direct loan program account

    For an additional amount for ``Disaster Assistance Direct Loan 
Program Account'' for the cost of direct loans, $300,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, as authorized by section 417 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), 
of which up to $4,000,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan program: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds 
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount 
of direct loans not to exceed $400,000,000: Provided further, That 
these amounts are 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.

                         Science and Technology

           research, development, acquisition, and operations

    For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Acquisition, 
and Operations'', for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Harvey, $1,800,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 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.

                               TITLE VII

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Fish and Wildlife Service

                              construction

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, $65,000,000, 
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.

                         National Park Service

                       historic preservation fund

    For an additional amount for the ``Historic Preservation Fund'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, including 
costs to States necessary to complete compliance activities required by 
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 
requirement: 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.

                              construction

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, $700,000,000, 
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.

                        Departmental Operations

                        office of the secretary

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For an additional amount for ``Departmental Operations'' and any 
Department of the Interior component bureau or office for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
funds appropriated herein shall be used to restore and rebuild national 
parks, national wildlife refuges, and other Federal public assets; 
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 the Secretary of the 
Interior may transfer these funds to any other account in the 
Department and may expend such funds by direct expenditure, grants, or 
cooperative agreements, including grants to or cooperative agreements 
with States, Tribes, and municipalities, to carry out the purposes 
provided herein: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a detailed spending plan for the amounts provided herein 
within 60 days of enactment of this 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.

                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                 Environmental Programs and Management

    For an additional amount for ``Environmental Programs and 
Management'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Harvey, $2,500,000, 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.

                     Hazardous Substance Superfund

    For an additional amount for ``Hazardous Substance Superfund'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$7,000,000, 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.

                 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund

    For an additional amount for ``Leaking Underground Storage Tank 
Fund'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Harvey, $15,000,000, 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.

                   State and Tribal Assistance Grants

    For an additional amount for ``State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants'', $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$500,000,000 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 $100,000,000 shall be for capitalization 
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 herein shall be provided to States in EPA Region 6 
for wastewater and drinking water treatment works and facilities 
impacted by Hurricane Harvey: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the requirements of section 603(d) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, for the funds appropriated herein, each State shall use 
not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent of the amount of 
its capitalization grants to provide 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 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 hydrologic 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 the Administrator 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 
amounts 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.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service

                  capital improvement and maintenance

    For an additional amount for ``Capital Improvement and 
Maintenance'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricane Harvey, $4,400,000, 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.

                          OTHER RELATED AGENCY

                        Smithsonian Institution

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Harvey, 
$6,000,000, 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.

                               TITLE VIII

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration

                    training and employment services

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For an additional amount for ``Training and Employment Services'', 
$100,000,000, for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve 
for necessary expenses directly related to Hurricane Harvey, which 
shall be available from the date of enactment of this Act through 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer 
up to $12,000,000 of such funds to any other Department of Labor 
account for other Hurricane Harvey reconstruction and recovery needs, 
including worker protection activities: Provided further, That such 
amounts are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                        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'' for disaster response and recovery, and other expenses 
directly related to Hurricane Harvey, including making payments under 
the Head Start Act and additional payments for distribution as provided 
for under the ``Social Services Block Grant Program'', $2,500,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That 
$300,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Children and Families Services 
Programs'' for the Head Start program for the purposes provided herein: 
Provided further, That $1,500,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Social 
Services Block Grant'' for the purposes provided herein: Provided 
further, That section 2002(c) of the Social Security Act shall be 
applied to funds appropriated in the preceding proviso by substituting 
``succeeding 2 fiscal years'' for ``succeeding fiscal year'': Provided 
further, That not less than $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
Department of Health and Human Services (``HHS'') ``Office of Inspector 
General'' to perform oversight, accountability, and evaluation of 
programs, projects, or activities supported with the funds provided for 
the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the distribution of any amount shall be 
limited to the States directly affected by Hurricane Harvey and which 
have been declared by the President as a major disaster under title IV 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
for Hurricane Harvey: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this paragraph shall be included in the calculation of 
the ``base grant'' in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is defined 
in sections 640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 644(d)(3) of the Head Start 
Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph are 
not subject to the allocation requirements of section 640(a) of the 
Head Start Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
paragraph for the Social Services Block Grant are in addition to the 
entitlement grants authorized by section 2002(a)(1) of the Social 
Security Act and shall not be available for such entitlement grants: 
Provided further, That in addition to other uses permitted by title XX 
of the Social Security Act, funds appropriated in this paragraph for 
the Social Services Block Grant may be used for health services 
(including mental health services), and for costs of renovating, 
repairing, or rebuilding health care facilities, child care facilities, 
or other social services facilities: Provided further, That the 
remaining $695,000,000 appropriated in this paragraph may be 
transferred by the Secretary of HHS (``Secretary'') to accounts within 
HHS, and shall be available only for the purposes provided in this 
paragraph: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 
this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority available 
in this or any other Act: Provided further, That 15 days prior to the 
transfer of funds appropriated in this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate of any such transfer and the planned uses of the funds: 
Provided further, That obligations incurred for the purposes provided 
herein prior to the date of enactment of this Act may be charged to 
funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated in this paragraph and transferred to the National 
Institutes of Health for the purpose of supporting the repair or 
rebuilding of non-Federal biomedical or behavioral research facilities 
damaged as a result of Hurricane Harvey shall be used to award grants 
or contracts for such purpose under section 404I of the Public Health 
Service Act: Provided further, That section 481A(c)(2) of such Act does 
not apply to the use of funds described in the preceding proviso: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not 
be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self-
insurance: Provided further, That such amounts are designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                                TITLE IX

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    Federal Aviation Administration

                        facilities and equipment

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    For an additional amount for ``Facilities and Equipment'', 
$90,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and 
to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricane Harvey: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     Federal Highway Administration

                          federal-aid highways

                        emergency relief program

    For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Relief Program'' as 
authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, 
$6,500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
obligations for projects under this section resulting from a single 
natural disaster or a single catastrophic failure in a State shall not 
exceed $300,000,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
preceding proviso, the Secretary of Transportation may obligate more 
than $100,000,000, but not more than $500,000,000, for a single natural 
disaster event in a State for emergency relief projects arising from 
damage caused in calendar year 2017 by Hurricane Harvey: Provided 
further, That no funds provided in this Act shall be used for section 
125(g) of such title: Provided further, 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.

                     Federal Transit Administration

             public transportation emergency relief program

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the ``Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program'' as 
authorized under section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, 
$33,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for recovery and 
relief efforts in the areas most affected by Hurricane Harvey: 
Provided, That not more than $10,000,000,000 shall be made available 
not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That the remainder of the funds shall be made available only 
after the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency sign the Memorandum of Agreement required by section 
20017(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act 
(Public Law 112-141) and the Federal Transit Administration publishes 
interim regulations for the Public Transportation Emergency Relief 
Program: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, the Secretary of Transportation may transfer up to 
$15,000,000,000 to the appropriate agencies to fund programs authorized 
under titles 23 and 49, United States Code, in order to carry out 
projects related to reducing risk of damage from future disasters in 
areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey: Provided further, That the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate shall be notified at least 15 days in advance of any such 
transfer: Provided further, That up to three-quarters of 1 percent of 
the funds retained for public transportation emergency relief shall be 
available for the purposes of administrative expenses and ongoing 
program management oversight as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5334 and 
5338(i)(2) and shall be in addition to any other appropriations for 
such purposes: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 
under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office of 
Inspector General to support the oversight of activities funded under 
this heading: Provided further, That such amounts are designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development

                       community development fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For an additional amount for ``Community Development Fund'', 
$50,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for 
necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, 
restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization 
in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major 
disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) due to Hurricane 
Harvey and other eligible events in calendar years 2017, 2018, and 
2019, for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided, 
That funds shall be awarded directly to the State or unit of general 
local government as a grantee at the discretion of the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall allocate to grantees not less than 50 percent of the funds 
provided under this heading within 60 days after the enactment of this 
Act based on the best available data: Provided further, That prior to 
the obligation of funds, a grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary 
for approval detailing the proposed use of all funds, including 
criteria for eligibility and how the use of these funds will address 
long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and housing and 
economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall by notice specify the 
criteria for approval of such plans within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that a plan 
does not meet such criteria, the Secretary shall disapprove the plan: 
Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may not be 
used for activities reimbursable by or for which funds are made 
available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army Corps 
of Engineers: Provided further, That funds allocated under this heading 
shall not be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula 
allocations made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided further, That a 
grantee may use up to 5 percent of its allocation for administrative 
costs: Provided further, That a grantee shall administer grant funds 
provided under this heading in accordance with all applicable laws and 
regulations and may not delegate, by contract or otherwise, the 
responsibility for administering such grant funds: Provided further, 
That as a condition of making any grant, the Secretary shall certify in 
advance that such grantee has in place proficient financial controls 
and procurement processes and has established adequate procedures to 
prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain 
comprehensive websites regarding all disaster recovery activities 
assisted with these funds, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and 
abuse of funds: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
grantees with technical assistance on contracting and procurement 
processes and shall require grantees, in contracting or procuring these 
funds, to incorporate performance requirements and penalties into any 
such contracts or agreements: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall require grantees to maintain on a public website information 
accounting for how all grant funds are used, including details of all 
contracts and ongoing procurement processes: Provided further, That, in 
administering the funds under this heading, the Secretary may waive, or 
specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or 
regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the 
obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds 
(except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment) pursuant to a determination by 
the Secretary that good cause exists for the waiver or alternative 
requirement and that such action is not inconsistent with the overall 
purposes of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
the preceding proviso, recipients of funds provided under this heading 
that use such funds to supplement Federal assistance provided under 
section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) 
may adopt, without review or public comment, any environmental review, 
approval, or permit performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption 
shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect to 
such environmental review, approval or permit: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon 
receipt of a request for release of funds and certification, 
immediately approve the release of funds for an activity or project 
assisted under this heading if the recipient has adopted an 
environmental review, approval or permit under the preceding proviso or 
the activity or project is categorically excluded from review under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): 
Provided further, That a waiver granted by the Secretary may not reduce 
the percentage of funds that must be used for activities that benefit 
persons of low and moderate income to less than 50 percent, unless the 
Secretary specifically finds that there is a compelling need to further 
reduce or eliminate the percentage requirement: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any 
statute or regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant to title 
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 
days before the effective date of such waiver: Provided further, That, 
of the funds made available under this heading, up to $10,000,000 may 
be transferred to ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses, Community 
Planning and Development'' for necessary costs, including information 
technology costs, of administering and overseeing funds made available 
under this heading: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Office of the 
Inspector General'' for necessary costs of overseeing and auditing 
funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That the 
amounts provided under this heading 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.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

    Sec. 1091.  For fiscal year 2017, upon request by a public housing 
agency and supported by documentation as required by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development that demonstrates that the need for the 
adjustment is due to the disaster, the Secretary may make temporary 
adjustments to the section 8 housing choice voucher annual renewal 
funding allocations and administrative fee eligibility determinations 
for public housing agencies in an area for which the President declared 
a disaster during such fiscal year under title IV of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 
et seq.), to avoid significant adverse funding impacts that would 
otherwise result from the disaster.
    Sec. 1092.  The Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act a plan for implementing the provisions in 
this title, and updates to such plan on a biannual basis thereafter.
    Sec. 1093.  None of the funds provided in this title to the 
Department of Transportation or the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development may be used to make a grant unless the Secretary of such 
Department notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate not less than 3 full business days 
before any project, State or locality is selected to receive a grant 
award totaling $5,000,000 or more is announced by either Department or 
a modal administration.
    Sec. 1094.  The amounts otherwise provided by this title are 
revised by reducing the amount made available for ``Small Business 
Administration--Disaster Loans Program Account'' for administrative 
expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 
7(b) of the Small Business Act (and within such amount, the amount made 
available for direct administrative expenses of loan making and 
servicing to carry out such program), and increasing the amount made 
available for ``Department of Veterans Affairs--National Cemetery 
Administration'', by $1,000,000.
    Sec. 1095.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be used 
for land acquisition by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 
of Agriculture.
     This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 
2017''.
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