Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Relief From the Major, Widespread Flooding in the Midwest Act of 1993
PL 103-75 (H.R.2667), enacted 08/12/1993

PUBLIC LAW 103-75—AUG. 12, 1993 
107 STAT. 739 
Public Law 103-75 
103d Congress 
An Act 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief from the m^or, vddespread 
flooding in the Midwest for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, 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, to provide emergency supplemental 
appropriations for relief from the major, widespread flooding in 
the Midwest for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
CHAPTER I 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
EXTENSION SERVICE 
For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting 
from the Midwest floods and other natural disasters of 1993, 
$3,500,000, to remain available through June 30, 1994: Provided, 
That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting 
from the Midwest floods of 1993 and other disasters, $200,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30,1995, for disaster assistance 
grsmts pursuant to the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965, as amended, of which $100,000,000 shall only be 
available to the extent an ofiicial budget request for a specific 
dollar amoimt, that includes designation of the entire amount of 
the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, 
is transmitted by the President to Congress. 
Aug. 12, 1993 
[H.R. 2667] 
Emergency 
Supplemental 
Appropriations 
for Relief From 
the Major, 
Widespread 
Flooding in the 
Midwest Act of 
1993. 
President. 
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for "Disaster loans program account" 
for the cost of direct loans for the Midwest floods and other disas-
ters, $90,000,000, to remain available until Sei)tember 30, 1995, 
of which $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, may 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for ''Salaries 
and Expenses", and of which $20,000,000 shall be available only 
to the extent an ofElcial budget request for a specific dollar amoimt, 
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted 
15 use 636 note, by the President to the Congress: Provided further. That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the $500,000 limitation on 
the amoimts outstanding and committed to a borrower provided 
in paragraph 7(cX6) of the Small Business Act shall be increased 
to $1,500,000 for disasters commencing on or after April 1, 1993. 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For an additional amount for disaster relief for the Midwest 
floods for activities authorized by part B of title III of the Job 
Training Partnership Act, $54,600,000, to be available for obligation 
for the period July 1, 1993, through June 30, 1994, of which 
$11,100,000 shall be available only to the extent an official budget 
request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of 
the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
Congress. 
COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for "Programs and activities" of the 
Commission on National and Community Service, $4,000,000, for 
use in carrjdng out Federal disaster relief programs, activities, 
and initiatives under subtitles C, E, F, and G of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610), as 
the Board determines necessary to carry out programs related to 
the floods in the Midwest, to remain available until September 
30, 1994, of which $2,000,000 shall be available only to the extent 
an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes 
designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency 
requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
President to Congress: Provided, That all of the above amoimts 
in this and the preceding three paragraphs are designated by Con-
gress as emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2XDXi) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended. 
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107 STAT. 741 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
For an additional amount for the "Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion Fund" to cover 1993 crop losses resulting from damaging 
weather or related floods associated with the conditions (as defined 
in section 2251 of Public Law 101-624), in 1993, $1,050,000,000, 
and in addition $300,000,000, which shall be available only to 
the extent an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, 
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted 
by the President to Congress, the total to remain available until 
Jime 30, 1994: Provided, That from funds previously made available 
in PubUc Law 102-368 by Presidential declaration, $100,000,000 
to remain available imtil June 30, 1994, shall be for 1993 crop 
losses only: Provided further, That if prior to April 1, 1994, the 
President determines that extraordinao^ circumstances exist that 
warrant further assistance, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
such funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation as are necessanr 
to make pa3anents in an amount equal to 100 percent of each 
eligible claim as determined under title XXII of Public Law 101-
624: Provided further. That all additional amounts made available 
herein are subject to the terms and conditions in Public Law 101-
624: Provided further. That Congress hereby designates the entire 
amount provided herein as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further. That 
notwithstanding any provision of Public Law 103-50, funds provided 
by such Act shall not be expended for 1993 crop losses resulting 
from 1993 natural disasters, and claims for assistance from funds 
provided by that Act by producers with 1990, 1991, and 1992 
crop losses shall be paid only to the extent such claims are filed 
by September 17,1993. 
SENSE OF THE SENATE ON BOSNIA 
(a) The Senate finds that: 
(1) Numerous atrocities have been reported on the conflict 
in the former Yugoslavia; 
(2) Such atrocities against innocent civilians and prisoners 
would violate universally accepted law as embodied in the 
Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949 for the Protection 
of War Victims; the Hague Convention (IV) Respecting the 
Laws and Customs of War on Land and the Regulations 
annexed thereto of October 18, 1907; the Convention on the 
Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of Decem-
ber 9, 1948; and the Charter of the International Military 
Tribunal of August 8,1945; 
(3) In October 1992 the United Nations Security Council 
adopted Resolution 780 establishing a Commission of Experts 
to gather and evaluate evidence of such war crimes; 
(4) The Commission of Experts submitted an interim report 
dated January 26, 1993 which concluded that grave breaches 
and other violations of international humanitarian law had 
been committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, 
including willful killing, "ethnic cleansing", mass killings, tor-
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ture, rape, pillage, and destruction of civilian property, destruc-
tion of cultural and religious property and arbitrary arrests; 
(5) The Commission of Experts has been hindered in carry-
ing out fully its legal charge because of insufilcient resources; 
(6) On February 22, 1993, the United Nations Security 
Council adopted Resolution 808 establishing an international 
tribimal to try individuals accused of the commission of war 
crimes in the former Yugoslavia; 
(7) On May 3, 1993, the Secretary General of the United 
Nations issued his report which established the procediires 
for an international war crimes tribunal; 
(8) The United Nations is presently in the process of select-
ing judges and prosecutors for the international war crimes 
tribunal; 
(9) According to reports, the atrocities in the former Yugo-
slavia continue imabated; and 
(10) There is a dire need to establish promptly the tribunal 
and commence prosecution of alleged war criminals: Now, there-
fore. 
(b) The Senate hereby commends the United Nations for its 
recognition of the importance and necessity of the rule of law 
as evidenced by its establishment of an international tribunal for 
the prosecution of war crimes in the former Yugoslavia. 
(c) It is the sense of the Senate that the United Nations 
should— 
(1) expedite the selection of judges and prosecutors for 
the tribunal in order to begin prosecutions of alleged war crimi-
nals; and 
(2) provide all assistance necessary to continue gathering 
evidence for such prosecutions. 
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE 
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount to repair damages to the waterways 
and watersheds resulting from the Midwest floods and other natural 
disasters of 1993, $60,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 1994 to carry out the Emergency Watershed Protection Program 
of the Soil Conservation Service, of which $25,000,000, shall be 
available only to the extent an ofQcial budget request for a specific 
dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of 
the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted 
by the President to Congress: Provided, That the entire amount 
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further. That 
if the Secretary determines that the cost of land and levee restora-
tion exceeds the fair market value of an affected cropland, the 
Secretary may use sviflicient amounts from funds provided under 
this head to accept bids from willing sellers to enroll such cropland 
inundated by the Midwest floods of 1993 in any of the affected 
States in the Wetlands Reserve Program as authorized by sub-
chapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837). 
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107 STAT. 743 
AGRICULTURAL STABIUZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the 
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, $12,000,000, 
to remain available until June 30, 1994, to meet the needs arising 
from the Midwest floods and other natural disasters: Provided, 
That the entire amount is designated by Confess as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For an additional amoimt for emergency expenses resulting 
from the Midwest floods and other natural disasters of 1993, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1994: Provided, 
That the entire amoimt is designated by Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amovmt to assist in the recovery from the 
Midwest floods and other natural disasters of 1993 for the cost 
of direct section 504 housing repair loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, $5,985,000, to remain available through June 
30, 1994: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize 
additional gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
not to exceed $15,000,000: Provided further. That the entire amount 
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
AGRICULTURAL 
CREDIT 
INSURANCE 
FUND 
PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount to assist in the recovery from the 
Midwest floods and other natural disasters of 1993 for the cost 
of direct loans, including the cost of modif3dng loans as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $21,788,000, 
to remain available imtil Jime 30, 1994, of which $20,504,000 
shall be for emergency insured loans and $1,284,000 shall be for 
water development, use, and conservation loans: Provided, That 
these funds are available to subsidize additional gross obligation 
for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $87,000,000, 
of which $80,000,000 shall be for emergency insured loans: Provided 
further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2)(DXi) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for the cost of guaranteed industrial 
development loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to assist 
in the recovery from the Midwest floods and other natural disasters 
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of 1993, $5,410,000, to remain available until June 30, 1994, of 
which $2,705,000 shall be available only to the extent an official 
budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designa-
tion of the entire amount of the request as an emergency require-
ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by the President to Confess: 
Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize additional 
gross obligations for the principal amount of guaranteed loans not 
to exceed $100,000,000: Provided further, That the entire amoimt 
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSING REPAIR GRANTS 
For an additional amoimt to make housing repairs needed 
as a result of the Midwest floods and other natural disasters of 
1993, $15,000,000, to remam available until June 30, 1994: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2)(DXi) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
EMERGENCY COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for emergency community water 
assistance grants to assist in the recovery from the Midwest floods 
and other natural disasters of 1993, $50,000,000, to remain avail-
able until Jime 30, 1994, of which $30,000,000 shall be available 
only to the extent an official budget request for a specific dollar 
amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the 
request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted 
by the President to Congress: Provided, That the entire amount 
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CHAPTER II 
DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE 
JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting 
from the Midwest floods of 1993 and other disasters, $1,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 1995: Provided, That the 
entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
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107 STAT. 745 
RELATED AGENCY 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for "Payment to the Legal Services 
Corporation" for emergency assistance to Legal Services Corporation 
basic field programs in areas affected by the Midwest floods of 
1993 and other disasters, $300,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 1995: Provided, That the entire amount is designated 
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(bX2)(DXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended, contingent upon the President des-
ignating the entire amount as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, as amended. 
CHAPTER III 
ENERGY 
AND 
WATER DEVELOPMENT 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
THE 
ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for "Flood Control and Coastal Emer-
gencies", $120,000,000, for the Midwest floods and other disasters, 
and in addition $60,000,000, which shall be available only to the 
extent an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that 
includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted 
by the President to Congress, to remain available until September 
30, 1997: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Con-
gress as 
an emergency requirement 
pursuant 
to section 
251(bX2)(DXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL 
For an additional amount for "Operation and Maintenance, 
General", $55,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
1997: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2XDXi) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended. 
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CHAPTER IV 
DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBUC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
For an additional amount for Public Health and Social Services 
Emergency Fund for the Midwest floods of 1993, $75,000,000, to 
remain available imtil September 30, 1994, which shall be available 
only to the extent £ui official budget request for a specific dollar 
amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the 
request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, 
is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided, That 
the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2)(DXi) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
IMPACT AID 
For canying out disaster assistance activities related to the Mid-
west floods of 1993, authorized under section 7(a) of Public Law 
81-874, $70,000,000, to remain available imtil September 30, 1994, 
which shall be available only to the extent an official budget request 
for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire 
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined 
in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2XDXi) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended. 
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for "Student Financial Assistance" for 
payment of awards for award year 1993-1994 made under title 
IV, part A, subpart 1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
$30,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sections 442(e) and 
462(j) of such Act, the Secretary of Education may reallocate, for 
use in award year 1993-1994 only, any excess funds returned 
to the Secretary of Education under the Federal Work-Study or 
Federal Perkins Loan programs from award year 1992-1993 to 
assist individuals who suffered financial harm as a result of the 
Midwest floods of 1993: Provided further. That the entire amount 
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
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107 STAT. 747 
CHAPTER V 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED 
AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting 
from the Midwest floods of 1993, $10,000,000, to remain available 
until March 31, 1994: Provided, That the entire amount is des-
ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(bX2)(DXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Defi-
cit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting 
from the Midwest floods of 1993 and other disasters, as authorized 
bv 23 U.S.C. 125, $100,000,000, and in addition $75,000,000, which 
shall be available only to the extent an official budget request 
for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire 
amoimt of the request as an emergency requirement as defined 
in the Balanced Budget and Emergen^ Deficit Control Act of 
1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress, 
all to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain 
available imtil September 30, 1996: Provided, That the entire 
amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(bX2XD)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE 
For additional expenses pursuant to section 5 of the Depart-
ment of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. app. 1654), to repair and 
rebuild rail lines of other than class I railroads as defined by 
the Interstate Commerce Commission or railroads owned or con-
trolled by a class I railroad, having carried 5 million gross ton 
miles or less per mile during the prior year, and damaged as 
a result of the Midwest floods of 1993, $11,000,000, and in addition, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $10,000,000 to repair 
and rebuild rail lines of any railroad subject to the discretion 
of the Secretary of Transportation on a case-by-case basis: Provided, 
That for the purposes of administering this emergency relief, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall have authority to make fluids 
available notwithstanding subsections (a), (b) (1) and (3), (c), (e)-
(h) and (o) of 49 U.S.C. app. 1654 as the Secretary deems appro-
priate and shall consider the extent to which the State has available 
unexpended local rail freight assistance funds or available repaid 
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loan funds: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. app. 
1654(0, the Secretary may prescribe the form and time for applica-
tions for assistance made available herein: Provided further. That 
these funds shall be available only to the extent an of&cial budget 
request, for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation 
of the entire amount of the reauest as an emergency requirement 
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
Congress: Provided further. That the entire amount is designated 
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(bX2)(DXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further. That all funds 
made available imder this head are to remain available until 
September 30,1994. 
CHAPTER VI 
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the HOME investment partner-
ships program, as authorized imder title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act, as amended (Public Law 101-
625), for use only in areas affected by the Midwest floods, high 
winds, hail and other related weather damages of 1993, $50,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That in 
administering these funds, the Secretary may waive any provision 
of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in 
connection with the obligation by the Secretary or any use by 
the recipient of these funds, except for requirements relating to 
fair housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor 
standards, upon finding that such waiver is required to facilitate 
the obligation and use of such funds, and would not be inconsistent 
with the overall purpose of the statute or regulation: Provided 
further. That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For an additional amount for "Community development grants", 
as authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974, only in areas affected by the Midwest floods, 
high winds, hail and other related weather damages of 1993 and 
other disasters, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 1994, of which $25,000,000 is for those community development 
planning activities related to recovery efforts and for immediate 
recovery needs not reimbursable by the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency (FEMA): Provided, That in administering these funds, 
the Secretary may waive any provision of any statute or regulation 
that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation 
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107 STAT. 749 
by the Secretary or any use by the recipient of these funds, except 
for requirements relating to fair housing and nondiscrimination, 
the environment, and labor standards, upon a finding that such 
waiver is required to facilitate the obligation and use of such 
funds, and would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose 
of the statute or regulation: Provided further. That the entire 
amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(bX2XD)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided fur-
ther. That all of the funds provided imder this head in this Act 
shall be used only to repair, replace, or restore facilities damaged 
or to continue services interrupted by Midwest floods, high winds, 
hail and other related weather damages of 1993 and other disasters 
that are essential to public health or safety as defined by the 
Secretary. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
ABATEMENT, CONTROL, AND COMPLIANCE 
For an additional amount for "Abatement, Control, and Compli-
ance" for the Midwest floods of 1993, $24,250,000, to remain avail-
able imtil September 30, 1994: Provided, That the Administrator 
may make these funds available notwithstanding any applicable 
formula allocating funds to States for programs authorized: Pro-
vided further, That the entire amount is dfesignated by Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2)rDXi) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended. 
PROGRAM AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for "Program and Research Oper-
ations", for the Midwest floods of 1993, $1,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 1994: Provided, That the entire amount 
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
For an additional amount for "Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Trust Fund" to make cooperative agreements under section 
9003(hX7) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, for the 
Midwest floods of 1993, $8,000,000, to remain available imtil 
September 30,1994: Provided, That the entire amount is designated 
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended. 
OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
For an additional amount for "Oil Spill Response", for the 
Midwest floods of 1993, $700,000, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 1994: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended. 
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER R E U E F 
For an additional amount for ''Disaster relieP, $1,735,000,000, 
and in addition, $265,000,000, which shall be available only to 
the extent an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, 
that includes designation of the entire amoimt of the request as 
an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted 
by the President to Congress, to remain available until September 
30, 1997, for the Midwest floods and other disasters: Provided, 
That the entire amount is designated by Confess as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced 
Budget £uid Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, 
and title I, chapter II, of Public Law 102-229. 
CHAPTER VII 
DEPARTME>Pr OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION AND ANADROMOUS FISH 
For an additional amount for "Construction and Anadromous 
Fish", $30,000,000, for the Midwest floods, to remain available 
until September 30, 1995: Provided, That the entire amoimt is 
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For an additional amoimt for "Historic Preservation Fund", 
$5,000,000, for the Midwest floods of 1993, to remain available 
until September 30, 1994: Provided, That the entire amount is 
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amoimt for "Construction", $900,000, for the 
Midwest floods, to remain available until September 30, 1994: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(bX2XDXi) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for "Surveys, investigations and 
research", $1,439,000, for the Midwest floods, to remain available 
PUBLIC LAW 103-75—AUG. 12, 1993 
107 STAT. 751 
until June 30, 1994: Provided, That the entire amount is designated 
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(bX2)(DXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for "Operation of Indian Programs", 
$3,878,000, to remain available imtil September 30, 1995 for the 
Midwest floods: Provided, That the entire amoimt is designated 
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(bX2)(DXi) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended. 
CHAPTER VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 801. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 802. In any case in which the Secretary of Agriculture Farms and 
finds that the farming, ranching, or aquaculture operations of ranches. 
producers on a farm have been substantially affected by a natural 
disaster in the United States or by a major disaster or emergency 
designated by the President imder the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) during 
the 1993 crop year, the Secretary of Agriculture shall not require 
any repayment imder subparagraph (G) or (H) of section 114(aX2) 
of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445j(aX2)) for the 1993 
crop of a commodity prior to Janua^ 1,1994. 
This Act may be cited as the "Emergency Supplemental Appro-
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nations for Relief From the Major, Widespread Flooding in the 
lidwest Act of 1993". 
Approved August 12, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2667: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-184 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
July 27, considered and passed House. 
Aug. 3, 4, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Aug. 6, House concurred in certain Senate amendments, in others with 
amendments, and disagreed to others. Senate receded and concurred in 
House amendments. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 29 (1993): 
Aug. 12, Presidential statement.