April 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 63 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages S2446-S2454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 248. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, 
Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Durbin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 268, making 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as 
follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any 
     money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of 
     applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, 
     for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and 
     other organizational units of Government for fiscal year 
     2019, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                   Processing, Research and Marketing

                        Office of the 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, 
     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 past or future crop insurance premiums, forest 
     restoration, and poultry and livestock losses:  Provided 
     further, That of the amounts provided under this heading, 
     tree assistance 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 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 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, 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.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

               watershed and flood prevention operations

       For an additional amount for ``Watershed and Flood 
     Prevention Operations'', for necessary expenses for the 
     Emergency Watershed Protection Program related to the 
     consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires 
     occurring in calendar year 2018, and other natural disasters, 
     $125,000,000, 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, 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 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 hereby 
     appropriated $600,000,000 for the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     provide a grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for 
     disaster nutrition assistance in response to Presidentially 
     declared major disasters and emergencies:  Provided, That the 
     funds made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under 
     this section shall remain available for obligation by the 
     Commonwealth

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     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.
       Sec. 102.  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 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.
       Sec. 103.  For purposes of administering title I of 
     subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 
     2018 (Public Law 115-123), losses to agricultural producers 
     resulting from hurricanes shall also include losses of peach 
     and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due to extreme 
     cold:  Provided, That the amounts provided by this section 
     are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  
     Provided further, That 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.
       Sec. 104. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     person or legal entity is not eligible to receive a payment 
     under the Market Facilitation Program 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) A person or legal entity may not receive a payment 
     under the Market Facilitation Program described in subsection 
     (a)(1), directly or indirectly, of more than $125,000.
       (c) In this section, the term ``average adjusted gross 
     income'' has the meaning given the term defined in section 
     760.1502 of title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 
     July 18, 2018).
       (d) The amount provided by this section is designated by 
     the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       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, 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, $5,000,000 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.  For an additional amount for the ``Emergency 
     Conservation Program'', for necessary expenses related to the 
     consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and of 
     wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other natural 
     disasters, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                                TITLE 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.), 
     $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.

                      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.

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                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       Legal Services Corporation

               payment to the legal services corporation

       For an additional amount for ``Payment to the Legal 
     Services Corporation'' to carry out the purposes of the Legal 
     Services Corporation Act by providing for necessary expenses 
     related to the consequences of Hurricanes 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, 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'', $200,000,000, 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:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 284 of title 10, United States Code, or any other 
     provision of law, funds made available under this heading may 
     only be used for the purposes specifically described under 
     this heading.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $400,000,000, 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:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 284 of title 10, United States Code, or any other 
     provision of law, funds made available under this heading may 
     only be used for the purposes specifically described under 
     this 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, in States and insular areas that 
     were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 
     Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical Storm Gita:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     being for an emergency requirement 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 
     ``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 funding 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 of this amount, 
     $45,000,000 shall be used to initiate, at full Federal 
     expense, construction of authorized Corps of Engineers 
     ecosystem restoration projects that have incidental flood 
     risk management benefits in areas impacted by Hurricanes Irma 
     and Maria:  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 of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and 
     obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                   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, including disasters in 2019, $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, including 
     disasters in 2019, $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, including disasters in 2019, 
     as authorized by law, $510,000,000, 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 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.

                       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

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     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'', $17,000,000, 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.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                            ENERGY PROGRAMS

                          electricity delivery

       For an additional amount for ``Electricity Delivery'', 
     $15,500,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
     Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and Super Typhoon Yutu, including 
     technical assistance related to electric grids:  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 
     Electricity Delivery 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.

                                TITLE V

                    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. 501. (a) In General.--The Federal share of assistance 
     provided for DR-4336-PR, DR-4339-PR, DR-4340-USVI and DR-
     4335-USVI under sections 403, 406 and 407 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5170b and 5173) shall be 100 percent of the eligible 
     costs under such sections.
       (b) Applicability.--The Federal share provided by 
     subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied for 
     before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 502.  The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency shall provide assistance, pursuant to 
     section 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), for 
     critical services as defined in section 406 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the 
     duration of the recovery for incidents DR-4404, DR-4396, and 
     DR-4398 to--
       (1) replace or restore the function of a facility or system 
     to industry standards without regard to the pre-disaster 
     condition of the facility or system; and
       (2) replace or restore components of the facility or system 
     not damaged by the disaster where necessary to fully 
     effectuate the replacement or restoration of disaster-damaged 
     components to restore the function of the facility or system 
     to industry standards.
       Sec. 503.  Section 20601 of Public Law 115-123 (132 Stat. 
     85) is amended by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall'':  
     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 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 VI

                       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.

                    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 the date of 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 at-risk communities:  Provided 
     further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                          Departmental Offices

                            Insular Affairs

                       assistance to territories

       For an additional amount for ``Technical Assistance'' for 
     financial management expenses related to the 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 sector, $600,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     being for an

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     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 shall retain 
     $10,400,000 of the funds appropriated herein for grants 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.
       In addition, for an additional amount for ``State and 
     Tribal Assistance Grants'', $500,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $261,000,000 shall be for 
     capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 
     Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act, and of which $239,000,000 shall be for capitalization 
     grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(a)(1)(D) of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act, funds appropriated herein shall be 
     provided to States or Territories in EPA Regions 2, 4 and 6 
     in amounts determined by the Administrator for wastewater and 
     drinking water treatment works and facilities impacted by 
     Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria:  Provided further, That, 
     for Region 2, such funds allocated from funds appropriated 
     herein shall not be subject to the matching or cost share 
     requirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act nor the matching requirements of 
     section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act:  Provided 
     further, That, for Region 2, notwithstanding the requirements 
     of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, each 
     State and Territory shall use the full amount of its 
     capitalization grants allocated from funds appropriated 
     herein to provide additional subsidization to eligible 
     recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative 
     interest loans or grants or any combination of these:  
     Provided further, That, for Regions 4 and 6, 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 allocated, each State shall 
     use not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent 
     amount of its capitalization grants allocated from funds 
     appropriated herein to provide additional subsidization to 
     eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, 
     negative interest loans or grants or any combination of 
     these:  Provided further, That the Administrator shall retain 
     $74,600,000 of the funds appropriated herein for grants to 
     any state or territory that has not established a water 
     pollution control revolving fund pursuant to title VI of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act or section 1452 of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act for drinking water facilities and 
     waste water treatment plants impacted by Hurricanes Irma and 
     Maria:  Provided further, That the funds appropriated herein 
     shall only be used for eligible projects whose purpose is to 
     reduce flood damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance 
     resiliency to rapid hydrologic change or a natural disaster 
     at treatment works as defined by section 212 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act or any eligible facilities under 
     section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other 
     eligible tasks at such treatment works or facilities 
     necessary to further such purposes:  Provided further, That, 
     for Region 2, notwithstanding section 603(d)(2) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(f)(2) of 
     the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds allocated from funds 
     appropriated herein may be used to make loans or to buy, 
     refinance or restructure the debt obligations of eligible 
     recipients only where such debt was incurred on or after 
     September 20, 2017:  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.

                  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.

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                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                     National Institutes of Health

          national institute of environmental health sciences

       For an additional amount for ``National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences'' for necessary expenses in 
     carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) 
     of the Superfund Amendments and 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. 601.  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.

                               TITLE VII

                          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 
     occurring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes and floods 
     occurring in calendar year 2019, 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 consequences:  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

       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

                health surveillance and program support

       For an additional amount for ``Health Surveillance and 
     Program Support'', $30,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019, for grants, contracts and cooperative 
     agreements for behavioral health treatment, crisis 
     counseling, and other related helplines, and for other 
     similar programs to provide support to individuals impacted 
     by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super 
     Typhoon Yutu, wildfires occurring in 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 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.

                Administration for Children and Families

                      social services block grant

       For an additional amount for ``Social Services Block 
     Grant'', $250,000,000, which shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2020, for necessary expenses directly related 
     to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, 
     Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires occurring in 
     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 notwithstanding 
     section 2002 of the Social Security Act, the distribution of 
     such amount shall be limited to States directly affected by 
     these events:  Provided further, That the time limits in 
     section 2002(c) of the Social Security Act shall not apply to 
     funds appropriated in this paragraph that are used for 
     renovation, repair or construction:  Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated in this paragraph are in addition to the 
     entitlement grants authorized by section 2002(a)(1) of the 
     Social Security Act and shall not be available for such 
     entitlement grants:  Provided further, That in addition to 
     other uses permitted by title XX of the Social Security Act, 
     funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for health 
     services (including mental health services), and for costs of 
     renovating, repairing, and construction of health care 
     facilities (including mental health facilities), child care 
     centers, and other social services facilities:  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 hurricanes, 
     typhoons, wildfires, tornadoes, and floods:  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 up to $3,000,000 
     may be used to supplement amounts available for the necessary 
     expenses of administering subtitle A of title XX of the 
     Social Security 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.

                children and families services programs

       For an additional amount for ``Children and Families 
     Services Programs'', $60,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2021, for Head Start programs, including making 
     payments under the Head Start Act, for necessary expenses 
     directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 
     and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires 
     occurring in 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 
     none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
     included in the calculation of the ``base grant'' in 
     subsequent fiscal years, as such term is defined in sections 
     640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start 
     Act:  Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph are not subject to the allocation requirements of 
     section 640(a) of the Head Start Act:  Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated in this paragraph 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 $2,000,000 
     shall be available for Federal administrative expenses:  
     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.

                        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, the 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 a ``covered disaster or 
     emergency''), $165,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2019:  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.

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                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 701. (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 (F);
       (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.''.
       (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.
       Sec. 702.  Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     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. 703.  The second proviso under the heading ``Hurricane 
     Education Recovery'' under the heading ``Department of 
     Education'' under title VIII of subdivision 1 of division B 
     of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123; 132 
     Stat. 95) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(K) assistance provided to an eligible entity under this 
     heading, including assistance provided to an eligible entity 
     before the date of enactment of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2019, may be used by the eligible entity 
     for a purpose described in section 406 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster and Relief Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5172), 
     notwithstanding section 102(e)(3) of title IV of division B 
     of Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 2794), if the eligible 
     entity will receive funds for that purpose under such section 
     406; and
       ``(L) any duplicative Federal assistance provided under 
     this heading to an eligible entity may be retained by the 
     entity and used for other activities to restart school 
     operations in accordance with this paragraph;'';
       (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) amounts available under paragraph (4) that exceed 
     the amount required to meet the need for such funds as 
     determined by the Secretary as of December 31, 2018, shall be 
     available to carry out paragraph (3); and'':

       Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section 
     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 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                               TITLE VIII

                           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 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 IX

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Navy 
     and Marine Corps'', $115,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2023, for planning and design 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 and a form 1391 
     for each specific project:  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 amount is designated by 
     the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding section 2808 of title 10, United States 
     Code, or any other provision of law, funds made available 
     under this heading may only be used for the purposes 
     specifically described under this heading.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
     Force'', $700,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2023, for planning and design, and construction expenses 
     related to the consequences of Hurricane 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 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 amount is 
     designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 2808 of title 
     10, United States Code, or any other provision of law, funds 
     made available under this heading may only be used for the 
     purposes specifically described under this heading.

               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:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 2808 of title 10, United States Code, 
     or any other provision of law, funds made available under 
     this heading may only be used for the purposes specifically 
     described under this heading.

                     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 Committee 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

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     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.

                                TITLE X

                      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.

              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'', $2,210,000,000, 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 $150,000,000 shall be allocated to meet unmet 
     needs for restoration of infrastructure for grantees that 
     received allocations for disasters that occurred in 2017 
     (excluding grantees that received allocations related to 
     disasters specified in section 501(a) of title V of this Act) 
     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:  Provided further, That of the amounts provided in the 
     previous proviso, the Secretary's determination of unmet 
     needs for restoration of infrastructure shall not take into 
     account mitigation-specific allocations:  Provided further, 
     That any funds made available under this heading and under 
     the same heading in Public Law 115-254 that remain available, 
     after the funds under such headings have been allocated for 
     necessary expenses for activities authorized under such 
     headings, shall be allocated to grantees receiving awards for 
     disasters that occurred in 2018 or 2019, for mitigation 
     activities in the most impacted and distressed areas 
     resulting from a major disaster that occurred in 2018 or 
     2019:  Provided further, That allocations under the previous 
     proviso shall be made in the same proportion that the amount 
     of funds each grantee received or will receive under this 
     heading for unmet needs related to disasters that occurred in 
     2018 or 2019 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 or 2019:  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 date 
     of 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 date of 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 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

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     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 
     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. 1001. (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 plans shall 
     include the execution of revised grant terms and conditions 
     as necessary. Once the implementing Notice is published, 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.

                                TITLE XI

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       Sec. 1101.  Each amount appropriated or made available by 
     this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for 
     the fiscal year involved.
       Sec. 1102.  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. 1103.  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. 1104.  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. 1105.  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. 1106.  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 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 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 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.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act, 2019''.

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