Disater supplemental

H. R. 2157

One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT T H E F I R S T S E S S I O N
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen

An Act
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019,
and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, The following
sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2019, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
PROCESSING, RESEARCH
OFFICE

OF THE

AND

MARKETING

SECRETARY

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’,
$3,005,442,000, which shall remain available until December 31,
2020, for necessary expenses related to losses of crops (including
milk, on-farm stored commodities, crops prevented from planting
in 2019, and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, bushes,
and vines, as a consequence of Hurricanes Michael and Florence,
other hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity,
snowstorms, and wildfires occurring in calendar years 2018 and
2019 under such terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary: Provided, That the Secretary may provide assistance for
such losses in the form of block grants to eligible states and territories and such assistance may include compensation to producers,
as determined by the Secretary, for forest restoration and poultry
and livestock losses: Provided further, That of the amounts provided
under this heading, tree assistance payments may be made under
section 1501(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e))
to eligible orchardists or nursery tree growers (as defined in such
section) of pecan trees with a tree mortality rate that exceeds
7.5 percent (adjusted for normal mortality) and is less than 15
percent (adjusted for normal mortality), to be available until
expended, for losses incurred during the period beginning January
1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018: Provided further, That
in the case of producers impacted by volcanic activity that resulted
in the loss of crop land, or access to crop land, the Secretary
shall consider all measures available, as appropriate, to bring
replacement land into production: Provided further, That of the

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amounts provided under this heading, not more than $7,000,000
shall be available to make payments to agricultural producers whose
Whole Farm Revenue Protection indemnity payments were reduced
following 2018 crop year losses due to assistance received through
state-legislated agriculture disaster assistance programs: Provided
further, That the total amount of payments received under this
heading and applicable policies of crop insurance under the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured
Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 196 of the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
7333) shall not exceed 90 percent of the loss as determined by
the Secretary: Provided further, That the total amount of payments
received under this heading for producers who did not obtain a
policy or plan of insurance for an insurable commodity for the
applicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses or did not file
the required paperwork and pay the service fee by the applicable
State filing deadline for a noninsurable commodity for the applicable
crop year under NAP for the crop incurring the losses shall not
exceed 70 percent of the loss as determined by the Secretary:
Provided further, That in the case of a crop under this heading
for which the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation offers a revenue
insurance policy under section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508), the Secretary shall use the greater of the
projected price or the harvest price for such crop to determine
the expected value of such crop: Provided further, That producers
receiving payments under this heading, as determined by the Secretary, shall be required to purchase crop insurance where crop
insurance is available for the next two available crop years,
excluding tree insurance policies, and producers receiving payments
under this heading shall be required to purchase coverage under
NAP where crop insurance is not available in the next two available
crop years, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That,
not later than 120 days after the end of fiscal year 2019, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress specifying the
type, amount, and method of such assistance by state and territory:
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.
FARM SERVICE AGENCY
EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Forest Restoration Program’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year
2019, and other natural disasters, $480,000,000, 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.

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EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Conservation
Program’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year
2019, and other natural disasters, $558,000,000, 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.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the Emergency Watershed
Protection Program related to the consequences of Hurricanes
Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018,
tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019, and other
natural disasters, $435,000,000, 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.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For an additional amount for the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described
in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year
2019, and other natural disasters, $150,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable
to the funds made available under this heading: Provided further,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE
SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made available,
out of the funds made available under section 18 of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008, $25,200,000 shall be available for the
Secretary to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands for disaster nutrition assistance in response to
the Presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies: Provided, That funds made available to the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands under this section shall remain available
for obligation by the Commonwealth until September 30, 2020:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section

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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 102. For purposes of administering title I of subdivision
1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law
115–123), losses to agricultural producers resulting from hurricanes
shall also include losses incurred from Tropical Storm Cindy, losses
of peach and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due to extreme
cold, and blueberry productivity losses in calendar year 2018 due
to extreme cold and hurricane damage in calendar year 2017: Provided, That the amounts provided by this section are designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That amounts
repurposed under this section that were previously designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 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.
SEC. 103. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person
or legal entity is not eligible to receive a payment under the Market
Facilitation Program established pursuant to the Commodity Credit
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average
adjusted gross income of such person or legal entity is greater
than $900,000.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person or legal entity
if at least 75 percent of the adjusted gross income of such person
or legal entity is derived from farming, ranching, or forestry related
activities.
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘average adjusted gross income’’
has the meaning given the term defined in section 760.1502 of
title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect July 18, 2018).
(c) The amount provided by this section is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 104. In addition to other amounts made available by
section 309 of division A of the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–
72; 131 Stat. 1229), there is appropriated to the Secretary, out
of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, $600,000,000 to provide
a grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for disaster nutrition
assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency designated
by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That
the funds made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
under this section shall remain available for obligation by the
Commonwealth until September 30, 2020, and shall be in addition
to funds otherwise made available: Provided further, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
SEC. 105. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2020, for the Secretary of Agriculture
to conduct an independent study, including a survey of participants,

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to compare the impact of the additional benefits provided by section
309 of Public Law 115–72 to the food insecurity, health status,
and well-being of low-income residents in Puerto Rico without such
additional benefits: 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.
SEC. 106. In addition to amounts otherwise made available,
out of the funds made available under section 18 of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008, $18,000,000 shall be available for the
Secretary to provide a grant to American Samoa for disaster nutrition assistance in response to the presidentially declared major
disasters and emergencies: Provided, That funds made available
to the territory under this section shall remain available for obligation by the territory until September 30, 2020: 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.
SEC. 107. Beginning not later than the 2020 reinsurance year,
the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation shall offer coverage under
the wholefarm revenue protection insurance policy (or a successor
policy or plan of insurance) for hemp (as defined in section 297A
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o)): 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.
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
rural community impacted by major declared disaster DR–4407
may have the governor in the affected state, or the governor’s
designee, certify the area’s population as a rural area with respect
to eligibility for loans, grants, and technical assistance under rural
development programs funded by the Department of Agriculture
until data from the 2020 United States Census is available: 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 II
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an additional amount for
‘‘Economic Development Assistance Programs’’ for necessary
expenses related to flood mitigation, disaster relief, long-term
recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in areas that received
a major disaster designation as a result of Hurricanes Florence,
Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and of wildfires,
volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes and floods occurring
in calendar year 2019 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.),

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$600,000,000, 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: Provided
further, That within the amount appropriated, up to 2 percent
of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account
for administration and oversight activities: Provided further, That
within the amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred
to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for carrying out investigations and audits related to the funding provided under this
heading.
NATIONAL OCEANIC

AND

ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and of wildfires,
$120,570,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, as
follows:
(1) $3,000,000 for repair and replacement of observing
assets, real property, and equipment;
(2) $11,000,000 for marine debris assessment and removal;
(3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and geodesy services;
(4) $25,000,000 to improve: (a) hurricane intensity forecasting, including through deployment of unmanned ocean
observing platforms and enhanced data assimilation; (b) flood
prediction, forecasting, and mitigation capabilities; and (c) wildfire prediction, detection, and forecasting; and
(5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as authorized
under section 906(c) of division O of Public Law 114–113:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall submit a spending plan to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate for funding provided under subsection (4) of this heading
within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and
Construction’’, $25,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2021, for improvements to operational and research weather
supercomputing infrastructure and satellite ground services used
for hurricane intensity and track prediction; flood prediction, forecasting, and mitigation; and wildfire prediction, detection, and forecasting: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric 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.

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FISHERY DISASTER ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Fishery Disaster Assistance’’
for necessary expenses associated with the mitigation of fishery
disasters, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds shall be used for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures and fishery resource disasters declared by the
Secretary of Commerce, including those declared by the Secretary
to be a direct result of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and
Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut: Provided further, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence
and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, $1,336,000: 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 Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, $28,400,000, 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.
RELATED AGENCIES
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Payment to the Legal Services
Corporation’’ to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Florence, Michael, and Lane, Typhoons
Yutu and Mangkhut, calendar year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes, and calendar year 2019 tornadoes and
floods, $15,000,000: 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 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,

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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 2018 and 2019, 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
OPERATION

AND

MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance,
Marine Corps’’, $381,000,000, for necessary expenses related to
the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
OPERATION

AND

MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance,
Air Force’’, $670,000,000, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and floods occurring in calendar year 2019: 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.
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE
SEC. 301. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
made available under each heading in this title shall only be used
for the purposes specifically described under that heading.
TITLE IV
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
INVESTIGATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’ for necessary
expenses related to the completion, or initiation and completion,
of flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection,
studies which are currently authorized or which are authorized
after the date of enactment of this Act, to reduce risk from future
floods and hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $35,000,000, to
remain available until expended, for high priority studies of projects
in States and insular areas that were impacted by Hurricanes
Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu,
and Tropical Storm Gita: Provided, That such amount is designated

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by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly
report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these
funds, including new studies selected to be initiated using funds
provided under this heading, beginning not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary
expenses, $740,000,000, to remain available until expended, to construct flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection,
projects which are currently authorized or which are authorized
after the date of enactment of this Act, and flood and storm damage
reduction, including shore protection, projects which have signed
Chief’s Reports as of the date of enactment of this Act or which
are studied using funds provided under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’
if the Secretary determines such projects to be technically feasible,
economically justified, and environmentally acceptable, in States
and insular areas that were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and
Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical
Storm Gita: Provided, That projects receiving funds provided under
the first proviso in ‘‘Title IV—Corps of Engineers—Civil—Department of the Army—Construction’’ in Public Law 115–123 shall
not be eligible for funding provided under this heading: Provided
further, That for projects receiving funds provided under this
heading, the provisions of Section 902 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 shall not apply to these funds: Provided
further, That the completion of ongoing construction projects
receiving funds provided under this heading shall be at full Federal
expense with respect to such funds: Provided further, That using
funds provided under this heading, the non-Federal cash contribution for projects other than ongoing construction projects shall be
financed in accordance with the provisions of section 103(k) of
Public Law 99–662 over a period of 30 years from the date of
completion of the project or separable element: Provided further,
That up to $25,000,000 of the funds made available under this
heading shall be used for continuing authorities projects to reduce
the risk of flooding and storm damage: Provided further, That
any projects using funds appropriated under this heading shall
be initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered into
binding agreements with the Secretary requiring, where applicable,
the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation,
maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the
project and to hold and save the United States free from damages
due to the construction or operation and maintenance of the project,
except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the United
States or its contractors: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide
a monthly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations

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of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency situations at
Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate and repair damages
to Corps of Engineers projects, caused by natural disasters,
$575,000,000, 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: Provided
further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
shall provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing
the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’
for necessary expenses to dredge Federal navigation projects in
response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers Federal
projects caused by, natural disasters, $908,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover
the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for
coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: Provided, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided
further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
shall provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing
the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941
(33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses to prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural disasters and support emergency operations,
repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters, as authorized by law, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That funding utilized for authorized shore protection
projects shall restore such projects to the full project profile at
full Federal expense: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide
a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and
obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Central Utah Project Completion
Account’’, $350,000, to be deposited into the Utah Reclamation
Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, to remain available
until expended, for expenses necessary in carrying out fire remediation activities related to wildfires in 2018: Provided, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
BUREAU

OF

RECLAMATION

WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related Resources’’,
$15,500,000, to remain available until expended, for fire remediation
and suppression emergency assistance related to wildfires in 2017
and 2018: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
TITLE V
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

For an additional amount, to be deposited in the Federal
Buildings Fund, $91,200,000, to remain available until expended,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane
Florence for 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 may be used to reimburse the
Fund for obligations incurred for this purpose prior to the date
of the 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.

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TITLE VI
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS
COAST GUARD
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes
Michael, Florence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, and Typhoon
Mangkhut, $48,977,000; of which $46,977,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020, and of which $2,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2023, for environmental compliance
and restoration: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Construction, and
Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Michael, Florence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon,
and Typhoon Mangkhut, $476,755,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE
SEC. 601. In implementing section 20601 of Public Law 115–
123, the Administrator shall include the costs associated with
addressing pre-disaster condition, undamaged components, codes
and standards, and industry standards in the cost of repair when
calculating the percentage in section 206.226(f) of title 44, Code
of Federal Regulations: Provided, That amounts repurposed under
this section that were previously designated by the Congress,
respectively, as an emergency requirement or as being for disaster
relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act 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 or as
being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 602. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
made available under each heading in this title shall only be used
for the purposes specifically described under that heading.

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TITLE VII
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
UNITED STATES FISH

AND

WILDLIFE SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence, Lane,
and Michael, and flooding associated with major declared disaster
DR–4365, and calendar year 2018 earthquakes, $82,400,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That of this amount
$50,000,000 shall be used to restore and rebuild national wildlife
refuges and increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat
and infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount
of damage caused by such storms: Provided further, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic Preservation Fund’’
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes
Florence and Michael, and Typhoon Yutu, $50,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022, including costs to States and
territories necessary to complete compliance activities required by
section 306108 of title 54, United States Code (formerly section
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) and costs needed
to administer the program: Provided, That grants shall only be
available for areas that have received a major disaster declaration
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That
individual grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching
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 Hurricanes Florence and
Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and calendar year 2018
wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, $78,000,000, 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.

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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investigations, and
Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and calendar year 2018 wildfires,
earthquake damage associated with emergency declaration EM–
3410, and in those areas impacted by a major disaster declared
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to calendar
year 2018 wildfires or volcanic eruptions, $98,500,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of this amount,
$72,310,000 is for costs related to the repair and replacement of
equipment and facilities damaged by disasters in 2018: Provided
further, That, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act,
the Survey shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations that describes the potential options to replace the facility
damaged by the 2018 volcano disaster along with cost estimates
and a description of how the Survey will provide direct access
for monitoring volcanic activity and the potential threat to atrisk communities: Provided further, That such amount is designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
INSULAR AFFAIRS
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Technical Assistance’’ for financial management expenses related to the consequences of Typhoon
Yutu, $2,000,000, 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.
OFFICE

OF INSPECTOR

GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of major disasters
declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018,
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE

AND

TECHNOLOGY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and Technology’’ for
necessary expenses related to improving preparedness of the water

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sector, $600,000, 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 TRUST FUND PROGRAM
For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage
Tank Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, calendar year 2018 earthquakes, and Typhoon Yutu, $1,500,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
STATE

AND

TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

For additional amounts for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance
Grants’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and calendar year 2018 earthquakes
for the hazardous waste financial assistance grants program,
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended; for necessary
expenses related to the consequences of Typhoon Yutu for the
hazardous waste financial assistance grants program and for other
solid waste management activities, $56,000,000, to remain available
until expended, provided that none of these funds shall be subject
to section 3011(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and for grants
under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address impacts
of Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires, notwithstanding subsections (b), (e), and
(f), of such section: Provided, 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.
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance
Grants’’, $349,400,000 to remain available until expended, of which
$53,300,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the Clean Water
State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, and of which $296,100,000 shall be for capitalization
grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: 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 or Territories in EPA Regions 4, 9, and 10 in amounts determined by
the Administrator for wastewater treatment works and drinking
water facilities impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael,
Typhoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires and earthquakes:
Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements of section
603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section
1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the funds appropriated
herein, each State shall use not less than 20 percent but not
more than 30 percent 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 Administrator
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for drinking water facilities and waste water treatment plants
impacted by Typhoon Yutu: Provided further, That the funds appropriated herein shall be used for eligible projects whose purpose
is to reduce flood or fire damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance
resiliency to rapid hydrologic change or natural disaster at treatment works as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act or any eligible facilities under section 1452 of the
Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other eligible tasks at such
treatment works or facilities necessary to further such purposes:
Provided further, That the 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 amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes
Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 2018 wildfires,
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended for the forest inventory and analysis program: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes
Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 2018 wildfires,
$12,000,000, 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 FOREST SYSTEM

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest System’’ for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 2018 wildfires,
$84,960,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
of this amount $21,000,000 shall be used for hazardous fuels
management activities: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement and
Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the calendar year 2018
wildfires, $36,040,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’,
$720,271,000, to remain available through September 30, 2022,
for urgent wildland fire suppression operations: Provided, That
such funds shall be solely available to be transferred to and merged
with other appropriations accounts from which funds were previously transferred for wildland fire suppression in fiscal year 2018
to fully repay those amounts: Provided further, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES

OF

HEALTH

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’’ for necessary expenses in carrying out
activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 related to the consequences of
major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in
2018, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE
SEC. 701. Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appropriated by this title
shall provide a detailed operating plan of anticipated uses of funds
made available in this title by State and Territory, and by program,
project, and activity, to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no such funds shall be obligated before the operating
plans are provided to the Committees: Provided further, That such
plans shall be updated, including obligations to date, and submitted
to the Committees on Appropriations every 60 days until all such
funds are expended.

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TITLE VIII
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT

AND

TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employment Services’’, $50,000,000, for the dislocated workers assistance national
reserve for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super
Typhoon Yutu, wildfires and earthquakes occurring in calendar
year 2018, and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year
2019 (referred to under this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), to remain available through September 30, 2020: Provided,
That the Secretary of Labor may transfer up to $1,000,000 of
such funds to any other Department of Labor account for reconstruction and recovery needs, including worker protection activities: Provided further, That these sums may be used to replace grant funds
previously obligated to the impacted areas: Provided further, That
of the amount provided, up to $500,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for
oversight of activities responding to such covered disaster or emergency: 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 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION

FOR

CHILDREN

AND

FAMILIES

PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to States for the
Child Care and Development Block Grant’’, $30,000,000, to remain
available through September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses
directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and
Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires
and earthquakes occurring in calendar year 2018 and tornadoes
and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in those areas for which
a major disaster or emergency has been declared under section
401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate such funds based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 658J and 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990: Provided further, That such funds
may be used for costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding child
care facilities without regard to section 658F(b) or 658G of such
Act and with amounts allocated for such purposes excluded from
the calculation of percentages under subsection 658E(c)(3) of such
Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 658J(c) of such
Act, funds allotted to a State and used for renovating, repairing,
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in that fiscal year or the succeeding three fiscal years: Provided
further, That Federal interest provisions will not apply to the renovation or rebuilding of privately-owned family child care homes,
and the Secretary shall develop parameters on the use of funds
for family child care homes: Provided further, That the Secretary
shall not retain Federal interest after a period of 10 years in
any facility renovated, repaired, or rebuilt with funds appropriated
under this paragraph: 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 obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior
to the date of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds
appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families Services
Programs’’, $90,000,000, to remain available through September
30, 2021, for necessary expenses directly related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super
Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires and earthquakes occurring in calendar
year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year
2019 in those areas for which a major disaster or emergency has
been declared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170
and 5191): Provided, That $55,000,000 shall be for Head Start
programs, including making payments under the Head Start Act:
Provided further, That none of funds provided in the previous
proviso shall be included in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’
in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is defined in sections
640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That funds provided in the second previous proviso
are not subject to the allocation requirements of section 640(a)
of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall
be for payments to States, territories, and tribes for activities
authorized under subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social
Security Act, with such funds allocated based on assessed need
notwithstanding section 423 of such Act and paid without regard
to percentage limitations in subsections (a) or (e) in section 424
of such Act: Provided further, That $25,000,000 shall be for payments to States, territories, and tribes authorized under the
Community Services Block Grant Act, with such funds allocated
based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 674(b), 675A, and
675B of such Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section
676(b)(8) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, each State,
territory, or tribe may allocate funds to eligible entities based
on assessed need: 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 up to
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available
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of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds appropriated
under this heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
OFFICE

OF THE

SECRETARY

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Health and Social
Services Emergency Fund’’, $201,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2020, for necessary expenses directly related
to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon
Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires and earthquakes
occurring in calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring
in calendar year 2019 in those areas for which a major disaster
or emergency has been declared under section 401 or 501 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) (referred to under this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), including activities authorized under
section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in
this Act as the ‘‘PHS Act’’): Provided, That of the amount provided,
$80,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services
Administration—Primary Health Care’’ for expenses directly related
to a covered disaster or emergency for disaster response and
recovery, for the Health Centers Program under section 330 of
the PHS Act, including alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and other capital improvement costs as necessary to meet
the needs of areas affected by a covered disaster or emergency:
Provided further, That the time limitation in section 330(e)(3) of
the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under the
preceding proviso: Provided further, That of the amount provided,
not less than $20,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—CDC-Wide Activities and Program
Support’’ for response, recovery, mitigation, and other expenses
directly related to a covered disaster or emergency: Provided further,
That of the amount provided, not less than $100,000,000 shall
be transferred to ‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration—Health Surveillance and Program Support’’ for
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for behavioral health
treatment, treatment of substance use disorders, crisis counseling,
and other related helplines, and for other similar programs to
provide support to individuals impacted by a covered disaster or
emergency: Provided further, That of the amount provided, up to
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be transferred
to ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight
of activities responding to such covered disasters or emergencies:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Hurricane Education Recovery’’
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes
Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu,
and wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions occurring in
calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar
year 2019 in those areas for which a major disaster or emergency
has been declared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170
and 5191) (referred to under this heading as ‘‘covered disaster
or emergency’’), $165,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2020, for assisting in meeting the educational needs
of individuals affected by a covered disaster or emergency: Provided,
That such assistance may be provided through any of the programs
authorized under this heading in title VIII of subdivision 1 of
division B of Public Law 115–123 (as amended by Public Law
115–141), as determined by the Secretary of Education, and subject
to the terms and conditions that applied to those programs, except
that references to dates and school years in Public Law 115–123
shall be deemed to be the corresponding dates and school years
for the covered disaster or emergency: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Education may determine the amounts to be used
for each such program and shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of these
amounts not later than 7 days prior to obligation: Provided further,
That $2,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading,
to remain available until expended, shall be transferred to the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Education
for oversight of activities supported with funds appropriated under
this heading, and up to $1,000,000 of the funds made available
under this heading shall be for program administration: Provided
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE
SEC. 801. Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act,
the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall provide a detailed spend plan of anticipated uses of
funds made available in this title, including estimated personnel
and administrative costs, to the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided, That such plans shall be updated and submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations every 60 days until all funds are
expended or expire.
SEC. 802. (a) Section 1108(g)(5) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1308(g)(5)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and inserting
‘‘(E), and (F)’’;
(2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (F)’’;
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph
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(4) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the following:
‘‘(E) Subject to subparagraph (F), for the period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2019,
the amount of the increase otherwise provided under
subparagraph (A) for the Northern Mariana Islands shall
be further increased by $36,000,000.’’; and
(5) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by paragraph
(3) of this section)—
(A) by striking ‘‘title XIX, during’’ and inserting ‘‘title
XIX—
‘‘(i) during’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (D), and
(E)’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘and the Virgin Islands’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘, the Virgin Islands, and the
Northern Mariana Islands’’;
(D) by striking the period at the end and inserting
‘‘; and’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) for the period beginning January 1, 2019,
and ending September 30, 2019, with respect to payments to Guam and American Samoa from the additional funds provided under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall increase the Federal medical assistance
percentage or other rate that would otherwise apply
to such payments to 100 percent.’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G) Not later than September 30, 2019, Guam and
American Samoa shall each submit a plan to the Secretary
outlining the steps each such territory shall take to collect
and report reliable data to the Transformed Medicaid
Statistical Information System (T–MSIS) (or a successor
system).’’.
(b) The amounts provided by the amendments made by subsection (a) 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
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’,
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for audits and
investigations related to Hurricanes Florence, Lane, and Michael,
Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, the calendar year 2018 wildfires,
earthquakes, and volcano eruptions, and other disasters declared
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That, not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate

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a spend plan specifying funding estimates for audits and investigations of any such declared disasters occurring in 2018 and identifying funding estimates or carryover balances, if any, that may
be available for audits and investigations of any other such declared
disasters: 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.
TITLE X
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY

AND

MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy
and Marine Corps’’, $600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for planning and design, and construction expenses
related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael
on Navy and Marine Corps installations: Provided, That none of
the funds shall be available for obligation until the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
receive a master plan for the installations: Provided further, That,
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Navy, or his designee, shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading:
Provided further, That such funds may be obligated or expended
for planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: 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.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’,
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for
planning and design, and construction expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Michael and floods occurring in calendar
year 2019: Provided, That none of the funds shall be available
for obligation until the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate receive a basing plan and future
mission requirements for installations significantly damaged by
Hurricane Michael: Provided further, That, not later than 60 days
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or
his designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading: Provided further,
That such funds may be obligated or expended for planning and
design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized
by law: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army
National Guard’’, $42,400,000, to remain available until September
30, 2023, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricanes Florence and Michael: Provided, That none of the funds
shall be available for obligation until the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate receive form
1391 for each specific request: Provided further, That, not later
than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Army National Guard, or his designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this
heading: Provided further, That such funds may be obligated or
expended for planning and design and military construction projects
not otherwise authorized by law: 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 VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL FACILITIES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, $3,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2023, for necessary
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and
Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and Yutu: Provided, That the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination that such action
is necessary to address needs as a result of the consequences
of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and
Yutu, may transfer such funds to any discretionary account of
the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That before
a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
submit notice thereof to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That
none of these funds shall be available for obligation until the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed
expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading: Provided
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE
SEC. 1001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
made available under each heading within the ‘‘Department of
Defense’’ in this title shall only be used for the purposes specifically
described under that heading.

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TITLE XI
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program’’ as authorized under section 5324 of title
49, United States Code, $10,542,000 to remain available until
expended, for transit systems affected by major declared disasters
occurring in calendar year 2018: Provided, That not more than
three-quarters of 1 percent of the funds for public transportation
emergency relief shall be available for administrative expenses and
ongoing program management oversight as authorized under sections 5334 and 5338(f)(2) of such title and shall be in addition
to any other appropriations for such purpose: 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.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

Of the amounts made available for ‘‘Federal Aviation Administration—Operations’’ in division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act
of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), up to $18,000,000 shall also be
available for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
major declared disasters occurring in calendar year 2018: Provided,
That amounts repurposed under this heading that were previously
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 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.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program
as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States Code,
$1,650,000,000, 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.

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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’’,
$2,431,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary
expenses for activities authorized under title I of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)
related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in
the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major
disaster that occurred in 2018 or 2019 (except as otherwise provided
under this heading) pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.):
Provided, That funds shall be awarded directly to the State, unit
of general local government, or Indian tribe (as such term is defined
in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974) at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That
of the amounts made available under this heading $431,000,000
shall be allocated to meet unmet infrastructure needs for grantees
that received allocations for disasters that occurred in 2017 under
this heading of division B of Public Law 115–56 and title XI of
subdivision 1 of division B of Public Law 115–123, of which
$331,442,114 shall be allocated to those grantees affected by Hurricane Maria: Provided further, That of the amounts provided in
the previous proviso, the Secretary’s determination of unmet needs
for infrastructure shall not take into account mitigation-specific
allocations: Provided further, That any amounts allocated pursuant
to the previous two provisos to any such grantee shall not be
available for draw down and expenditure by a grantee that has
entered into alternative procedures under section 428 of the Stafford
Act as of the date of enactment of this Act until such grantee
has reached a final agreement on all fixed cost estimates within
the timeline provided by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency: Provided further, That prior to making any grant of funds
provided in the previous three provisos, the Secretary must receive
from the grantee information that allows the Secretary to certify
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 of the
amounts made available under this heading in Public Law 115–
123 and transferred to the Office of Inspector General, no less
than $6,000,000 shall be for necessary costs of overseeing and
auditing funds made available to grantees affected by Hurricane
Maria, including a review of grant expenditure rates: Provided
further, That any funds made available under this heading and
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for necessary expenses for activities authorized under such
headings, shall be allocated to grantees, for mitigation activities
in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major
disaster that occurred in 2018: Provided further, That such allocations shall be made in the same proportion that the amount of
funds each grantee received under this Act and the same heading
in division I of Public Law 115–254 bears to the amount of all
funds provided to all grantees that received allocations for disasters
that occurred in 2018: Provided further, That of the amounts made
available under the text preceding the first proviso under this
heading and under the same heading in Public Law 115–254, the
Secretary shall allocate to all such grantees an aggregate amount
not less than 33 percent of the sum of such amounts of funds
within 120 days after the enactment of this Act based on the
best available data, and shall allocate no less than 100 percent
of such funds by no later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not prohibit
the use of funds made available under this heading and the same
heading in Public Law 115–254 for non-Federal share as authorized
by section 105(a)(9) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(9)): Provided further, That of the
amounts made available under this heading, grantees may establish
grant programs to assist small businesses for working capital purposes to aid in recovery: 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 with respect to any
such duplication of benefits, the Secretary shall act in accordance
with section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 3442) and
section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155): Provided further, That the Secretary shall require grantees to maintain on a public website
information containing common reporting criteria established by
the Department that permits individuals and entities awaiting
assistance and the general public to see how all grant funds are
used, including copies of all relevant procurement documents,
grantee administrative contracts and details of ongoing procurement
processes, as determined by the Secretary: 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, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the
most impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, That such
funds may not be used for activities reimbursed by, or for which
funds have been made available by, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers, in excess of the
authorized amount of the project or its components: 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

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of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided further, That a State, unit
of general local government, or Indian tribe may use up to 5
percent of its allocation for administrative costs: Provided further,
That the first proviso under this heading in the Supplemental
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 (division
I of Public Law 115–254) is amended by striking ‘‘State or unit
of general local government’’ and inserting ‘‘State, unit of general
local government, or Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section
102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, That the sixth proviso under this
heading in the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief
Requirements Act, 2018 (division I of Public Law 115–254) is
amended by striking ‘‘State or subdivision thereof’’ and inserting
‘‘State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe (as such
term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, That
in administering the funds under this heading, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development 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), if the Secretary finds that good
cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and such
waiver or alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with
the overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974: 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, 408(c)(4), 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 the Secretary shall publish via notice in the Federal Register
any waiver, or alternative requirement, to 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 or alternative requirement:
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this
heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity
building and technical assistance, including assistance on contracting and procurement processes, to support States, units of
general local government, or Indian tribes (and their subrecipients)
that receive allocations pursuant to this heading, received disaster
recovery allocations under the same heading in Public Law 115–
254, or may receive similar allocations for disaster recovery in

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future appropriations Acts: Provided further, That of the amounts
made available under this heading and under the same heading
in Public Law 115–254, up to $2,500,000 shall be transferred,
in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—
Program Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Planning and
Development’’ for necessary costs, including information technology
costs, of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under this heading: Provided further, That the
amount specified in the preceding proviso shall be combined with
funds appropriated under the same heading and for the same
purpose in Public Law 115–254 and the aggregate of such amounts
shall be available for any of the same such purposes specified
under this heading or the same heading in Public Law 115–254
without limitation: 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
amounts repurposed under this heading that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 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.
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE
SEC. 1101. (a) Amounts previously made available for activities
authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster
relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing,
economic revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted and
distressed areas resulting from a major disaster, including funds
provided under section 145 of division C of Public Law 114–223,
section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as added by
section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254), section 421
of division K of Public Law 115–31, and any mitigation funding
provided under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban
Development—Community Planning and Development—Community Development Fund’’ of Public Law 115–123, that were allocated
in response to Hurricane Matthew, may be used interchangeably
and without limitation for the same activities in the most impacted
and distressed areas related to Hurricane Florence. In addition,
any funds provided under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing
and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development—
Community Development Fund’’ in this Act or in division I of
Public Law 115–254 that are allocated in response to Hurricane
Florence may be used interchangeably and without limitation for
the same activities in the most impacted and distressed areas
related to Hurricane Matthew. Until HUD publishes the Federal
Register Notice implementing this provision, grantees may submit
for HUD approval revised plans for the use of funds related to
Hurricane Matthew that expand the eligible beneficiaries of existing
programs contained in such previously approved plans to include
those impacted by Hurricane Florence. Approval of any such revised
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any additional action plan revisions shall follow the requirements
contained therein.
(b) Amounts made available for administrative costs for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster
relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing,
economic revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted and
distressed areas under this Act or any future Act, and amounts
previously provided under section 420 of division L of Public Law
114–113, section 145 of division C of Public Law 114–223, section
192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as added by section
101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254), section 421 of division
K of Public Law 115–31, and under the heading ‘‘Department of
Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and
Development—Community Development Fund’’ of division B of
Public Law 115–56, Public Law 115–123, and Public Law 115–
254, shall be available for eligible administrative costs of the
grantee related to any disaster relief funding identified in this
subsection without regard to the particular disaster appropriation
from which such funds originated.
(c) The additional uses pursuant to this section for amounts
that were previously designated by the Congress, respectively, as
an emergency requirement or as being for disaster relief pursuant
to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 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 or as being for disaster
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 1102. Of all amounts made available for mitigation activities under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Development Fund’’ in Public Law 115–123, the
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the allocations to
all eligible grantees, and the necessary administrative requirements
applicable to such allocations within 90 days after enactment of
this Act:
(1) For any plans or amendments addressing the use of
any funds provided under Public Law 115–123 and received
by the Secretary prior to December 22, 2018, the Secretary
shall review pending amendments within 15 days of enactment
of this Act and pending plans within 30 days of enactment
of this Act;
(2) After the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
may not apply the statutory waiver or alternative requirement
authority provided by Public Law 115–123 to extend or otherwise alter existing statutory and regulatory provisions governing the timeline for review of required grantee plans:
Provided, That any amounts allocated pursuant to this section
to any such grantee shall not be available for draw down and
expenditure by a grantee that has entered into alternative procedures under section 428 of the Stafford Act as of the date of
enactment of this Act until such grantee has reached a final agreement on all fixed cost estimates within the timeline provided by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Provided further, That
prior to making any grant of funds allocated pursuant to this
section, the Secretary must receive from the grantee information
that allows the Secretary to certify that such grantee has in place

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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 amounts repurposed under this heading that were
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 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.
TITLE XII
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT
SEC. 1201. Each amount appropriated or made available by
this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the
fiscal year involved.
SEC. 1202. 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. 1203. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts
shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable
to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2019.
SEC. 1204. Each amount designated in this Act 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 shall be available (or rescinded or transferred,
if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all
such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.
SEC. 1205. For purposes of this Act, the consequences or impacts
of any hurricane shall include damages caused by the storm at
any time during the entirety of its duration as a cyclone, as defined
by the National Hurricane Center.
SEC. 1206. Any amount appropriated by this Act, 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 and subsequently so designated by the President,
and transferred pursuant to transfer authorities provided by this
Act shall retain such designation.
SEC. 1207. (a) Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘June
14, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’.
(b) Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking ‘‘June 14, 2019’’ and
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’.
(c) If this Act is enacted after June 14, 2019, the amendments
made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted
on June 14, 2019.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.