112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H.R. 1
In the Senate of the United
States,
December 28, 2012.
Amendments:
That the bill from the House of Representatives
(H.R. 1) entitled An Act making appropriations for the Department of
Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.
, do pass with
the following
Strike all after
the enacting clause, and insert in lieu
thereof:
That the following
sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes, namely:SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR
DISASTER ASSISTANCE
<enum>I</enum>
<appropriations-major id="id314FEE4F0AFC4767895CD1BEB80356CE"><header>Department of
Agriculture</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major id="idE538C040563C44E9B26C731F5CBC9808"><header>Agricultural
programs</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id7C22BAB30A244A65B912DD9CA62ED79F"><header>Farm service
agency</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="idF601DAB250EE4F18840DFC91C60CDEE2"><header>EMERGENCY
CONSERVATION PROGRAM</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses for the <quote>Emergency Conservation Program</quote>,
$25,090,000, to remain available until expended, of which $15,000,000 is for
expenses resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et.
seq.):
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="idF6E15322A3EA44CF8C95E6B6310DA217"><header>EMERGENCY
FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM </header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses for the
<quote>Emergency Forest Restoration Program</quote>, $58,855,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $49,010,000 is for expenses resulting from a
major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et. seq.):
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="idC86F757F0E7A4DE2B32D82CE91887444"><header>Conservation
programs</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id0D537B148D754E7AB9081889670EA266"><header>Natural resources conservation
service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id07F942DC07264D3FB67AE53061B479D0"><header>EMERGENCY
WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses for the
<quote>Emergency Watershed Protection Program</quote>, $125,055,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $77,085,000 is for expenses resulting from a
major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et. seq.):
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> That unobligated balances for
the <quote>Emergency Watershed Protection Program</quote> provided in Public
Law 108–199, Public Law 109–234, and Public Law 110–28 shall be available for
the purposes of such program for disasters, and shall remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="id17AED09F6BFA44C19A7EA6281478ECD9"><header>Domestic
food programs</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idF3698D9427A4498DB7197ECCE3F1C4AB"><header>Food and nutrition
service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id4F221C0734E444A0A8AA725CC3C89D23"><header>
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for the emergency
food assistance program as authorized by section 27(a) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency
Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)), $15,000,000, to remain
available through September 30, 2014:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> That notwithstanding any
other provisions of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (the
<quote>Act</quote>), the Secretary may allocate additional foods and funds for
administrative expenses from resources specifically appropriated, transferred,
or reprogrammed to restore to states resources used to assist families and
individuals displaced by Hurricane Sandy among the states without regard to
sections 204 and 214 of the Act:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> 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 (Public Law 99–177), as amended.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>II</enum>
<appropriations-major id="id378C9F0C063049069D39709053ECE9D7"><header>Department of
Commerce</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id26E565A314C6497FAE881BAA510D924C"><header>National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="idE16082C9CF044E098515318EEF069B36"><header>Operations, research, and
facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Operations, Research, and Facilities</quote>, $373,000,000 to
remain available until September 30, 2014, as
follows—</text>
<paragraph id="idfac430e92eaa400e9c3b36c095cbff3a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$6,200,000 to
repair and replace ocean observing and coastal monitoring assets damaged by
Hurricane Sandy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id80e5b11f3a4046d5b45809da772bf501"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$10,000,000 to
repair and improve weather forecasting capabilities and infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id08d04d823d3e4c4bb8bc2f1fbcbe33e4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$150,000,000 to
evaluate, stabilize and restore coastal ecosystems affected by Hurricane
Sandy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id040c5ae4fa0a43b7bbddf2bef5041e2f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$56,800,000 for
mapping, charting, damage assessment, and marine debris coordination and
remediation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6f33c81275ae41e2b0c4e0ca1794604e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$150,000,000, for
necessary expenses related to fishery disasters as declared by the Secretary of
Commerce in calendar year 2012:</text>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection"><proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>,
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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</continuation-text></paragraph></appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id63339BB080F2497CB38A2B4EAD6D7F55"><header>Procurement, acquisition and
construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Procurement, Acquisition and Construction</quote>,
$109,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015, as
follows—</text>
<paragraph id="id5a4470e1eeac4d20a4358e5c0640b920"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$47,000,000 for
the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program to support State and local
restoration in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb0b2331d9aef4845babaebea612cae0e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$9,000,000 to
repair National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) facilities
damaged by Hurricane Sandy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id88205c38750a4778beea412b58b4d62f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$44,500,000 for
repairs and upgrades to NOAA hurricane reconnaissance aircraft; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idab2fe02a811444ab8bb6ae7bb2702569"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$8,500,000 for
improvements to weather forecasting equipment and supercomputer
infrastructure:</text>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection"><proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>,
That NOAA shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</continuation-text></paragraph></appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="id2E7798D3DADA427195B78CEAF91D9353"><header>DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idD0108F7A738D43DCA8EEFF7E890A4077"><header>General
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id16B8DCA7618E46F8B9BE20002A8D1C52"><header>Office of
inspector general</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>General Administration, Office of Inspector
General</quote> for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane
Sandy, $20,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="id2F6DB1B854B64A4E93A17266778706F8"><header>Federal Bureau of
Investigation</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id0C776FA86E4D47278BADA4C03FE7FD9D"><header>Salaries
and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and
Expenses</quote> for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricane Sandy, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="id7F24A0B7856B4A19AF341452FE405396"><header>Drug Enforcement
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id3A27C37A63FB452DBF4D60BA6AC098DD"><header>Salaries
and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and
Expenses</quote> for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricane Sandy, $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="id5780AD7832D340879A90FC1B57DD1467"><header>Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id0A5F23879330433E9D6D318C2A9B600D"><header>Salaries
and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Salaries
and Expenses</quote> for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricane Sandy, $230,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="id2174A95D89C74C1DACCC960280FD33D5"><header>Federal Prison
System</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id595A0F171E7C45B884F873934BC911B9"><header>Buildings
and facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>Federal Prison System, Buildings and
Facilities</quote> for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricane Sandy, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="idDCA68EFC85DA4E66AC0AAD59721BFEE1"><header>SCIENCE</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id6F12D6D28C08479CB7CC86DD87F16E2A"><header>National Aeronautics and Space
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id4C8E82A172CC4B4B83B7A9D9F478E42C"><header>Construction and environmental
compliance and restoration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
an additional amount for <quote>Construction and Environmental Compliance and
Restoration</quote> for repair at National Aeronautics and Space Administration
facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy, $15,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2018:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="id5C9A1950E7E447F2A2F44D8D26EADDE1"><header>RELATED
AGENCIES</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id627B57C8B2F245F2831430A105FF34F8"><header>Legal Services
Corporation</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id48EB566EA9AB41B4A07BADF9EC753787"><header>Payment
to the legal services corporation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for <quote>Legal
Services Corporation, Payment to the Legal Services Corporation</quote> to
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act by providing for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $1,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2013:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the amount made
available under this heading shall be used only to provide the mobile
resources, technology, and disaster coordinators necessary to provide
storm-related services to the Legal Services Corporation client population and
only in the areas significantly affected by Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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 2012 and 2013, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>III</enum>
<appropriations-major id="idAC7263D05C4F4FF1B1481AD1E6FD04F4"><header>Department of
defense</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major id="idB290CC04FD024A6EAA2C348323E8B0C9"><header>Department of
defense—military</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major id="id04445FD284D546678F765B8BAA865FC6"><header>OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id7B9829FBF2804764897E7251BC38C7A7"><header>Operation and Maintenance,
Army</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount
for <quote>Operation and Maintenance, Army</quote>, $5,370,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="idBC54BFAF4C0F405DB1256F11FDEF1A4C"><header>Operation and Maintenance,
Navy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount
for <quote>Operation and Maintenance, Navy</quote>, $40,015,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="id62F3696AA7E94B269121F0D15839488D"><header>Operation and Maintenance, Air
Force</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount
for <quote>Operation and Maintenance, Air Force</quote>, $8,500,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="idA860F4C270BD4784A1B9D9B3C59F0134"><header>Operation and Maintenance, Army
National Guard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>Operation and Maintenance, Army National
Guard</quote>, $3,165,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="id57908D03CC7841B282D9166967A6E71F"><header>Operation and Maintenance, Air
National Guard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>Operation and Maintenance, Air National
Guard</quote>, $5,775,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major id="id3099E40263B74EF79D9602995B27E4C0"><header>PROCUREMENT</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id28BBA97B16E24F22A37361FA9357D1CE"><header>Procurement of Ammunition,
Army</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount
for <quote>Procurement of Ammunition, Army</quote>, $1,310,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2015, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major id="idBC2141BFFB9F42F59BE451AA6D241182"><header>REVOLVING
AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id33CBB80AB1C549D9A3A4DB9E5F1B108A"><header>Defense Working Capital
Funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount
for <quote>Defense Working Capital Funds</quote>, $24,200,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><enum>IV</enum>
<appropriations-major id="id596318A69AC543999DE84DFF5759FBD9"><header>DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE—CIVIL</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major id="id9CF4746173D24F4CAE095BAA1388ABFB"><header>DEPARTMENT OF THE
ARMY</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idA5E3FF45AC3244EBA9DA26BE52123CB8"><header>Corps of
Engineers—Civil</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id2C0E548C9C694EA39D21AA6121AB8FD3"><header>Investigations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for
<quote>Investigations</quote> to expedite studies of flood and storm damage
reduction related natural disasters, $50,000,000 at full Federal expense, to
remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That using $34,500,000 of the
funds provided herein, the Secretary shall expedite and complete ongoing flood
and storm damage reduction studies in areas that were impacted by Hurricanes
Sandy and Isaac in the North Atlantic and Mississippi Valley Divisions of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That using up to
$15,000,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall support an
interagency planning process in conjunction with State, local and Tribal
officials to develop plans to address the flood risks of vulnerable coastal
populations, including innovative approaches to promote the long-term
sustainability of the coastal ecosystems and communities to reduce the economic
costs and risks associated with large-scale flood and storm events:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That using $500,000
of the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the
performance of existing projects constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and impacted by Hurricane Sandy for the purposes of determining their
effectiveness and making recommendations for improvements thereto:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That as a part of the
study, the Secretary shall identify institutional and other barriers to
providing comprehensive protection to affected coastal areas and shall provide
this report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate within 120 days of enactment of this Act:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the amounts in
this paragraph are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later
than 60 days after enactment of this Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id14A2310733CB4469A9904C4E22C960EC"><header>Construction</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="idC7F0D5B1BED44A988B2E291225C4D923"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for ‘‘Construction’’ to rehabilitate, repair and construct U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers projects related to the consequences of natural disasters,
$3,461,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> That $2,902,000,000 of the
funds provided under this heading shall be used to reduce future flood risk in
ways that will support the long-term sustainability of the coastal ecosystem
and communities and reduce the economic costs and risks associated with
large-scale flood and storm events that occurred in 2012 along the Gulf Coast
and Atlantic Coast within the boundaries of the North Atlantic and Mississippi
Valley Divisions of the Corps that were affected by Hurricanes Sandy and Isaac:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That efforts using
these funds shall incorporate current science and engineering standards in
constructing previously authorized Corps projects designed to reduce flood and
storm damage risks and modifying existing Corps projects that do not meet these
standards, with such modifications as the Secretary determines are necessary to
incorporate these standards or to meet the goal of providing sustainable
reduction to flooding and storm damage risks:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That these funds may
be used to construct any project that is currently under study by the Corps for
reducing flooding and storm damage risks in areas along the Atlantic coast
within the North Atlantic or the Gulf Coast within the Mississippi Valley
Divisions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that suffered direct surge
inundation impacts and significant monetary damages from Hurricanes Isaac or
Sandy if the study demonstrates that the project will cost-effectively reduce
those risks and is environmentally acceptable and technically feasible:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That local interests
shall provide all lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations and disposal
areas (LERRDs) necessary for projects using these funds at no cost to the
Government:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That cost sharing for
implementation of any projects using these funds shall be 90 percent Federal
and 10 percent non-Federal exclusive of LERRDs:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That the non-Federal
cash contribution for projects using these funds shall be financed in
accordance with the provisions of section 103(k) of Public Law 99–662 over a
period of 30 years from the date of completion of the project or separable
element:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That for these
projects, the provisions of section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 shall not apply to these funds:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That the Secretary
may transfer up to $499,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to
other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Accounts to address damages from previous
natural disasters following normal policies and cost sharing:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be
notified at least 15 days in advance of any such transfer:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That up to
$51,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be used to expedite
continuing authorities projects along the coastal areas in States impacted by
Hurricane Sandy within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That $9,000,000 of
the funds provided under this heading shall be used for repairs to projects
that were under construction and damaged by the impacts of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That any projects
using funds appropriated under this heading shall be initiated only after
non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary
requiring the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation,
maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the project and
to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction or
operation and maintenance of the project, except for damages due to the fault
or negligence of the United States or its contractors:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a monthly report
detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id996CF1CA48ED43C98C3EBDFC3E961F72"><header>Operation
and maintenance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>Operation and Maintenance</quote>, $821,000,000,
to remain available until expended to dredge Federal navigation channels and
repair damage to Corps projects nationwide related to natural disasters:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later
than 60 days after enactment of this Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="idE204CD181B2744BAB8E6FAF01FC10A89"><header>Flood
control and coastal emergencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for <quote>Flood
Control and Coastal Emergencies</quote>, $1,008,000,000, to remain available
until expended to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and
support emergency operations, repairs and other activities in response to
flood, hurricanes or other natural disasters as authorized by law:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That $430,000,000 of the
funds provided herein shall be utilized by the Corps to restore projects
impacted by Hurricane Sandy in the North Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers to design profiles of the authorized projects:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the provisions
of section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 shall not apply
to funds provided under this heading:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the amounts in
this paragraph are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later
than 60 days after enactment of this Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id2F7592DADF744DD68781D57895C8264E"><header>Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for
<quote>Expenses</quote> for increased efforts to oversee emergency response and
recovery activities related to natural disasters, $10,000,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later
than 60 days after enactment of this Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>V</enum>
<appropriations-major id="id0EA56E6F229A4689BFDAE5203251E1C7"><header>INDEPENDENT
AGENCIES</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idCA3BEAF9B51442BFA1BBE1E9DC7181F9"><header>General services
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id21986D0476C84FFC9DA328E2C2489761"><header>Real
property activities</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id60EE70BA10DD4A15BC4373838B297705"><header>Federal
buildings fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount to be deposited in the <quote>Federal Buildings Fund</quote>,
$7,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 3307,
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy,
including repair and alteration of buildings under the custody and control of
the Administrator of General Services, and real property management and related
activities not otherwise provided for:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="id4AEFE2E868B24B78A68079703E2BBB73"><header>Small business
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="idDC0084E895F146779602B43805C152D1"><header>Salaries
and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Salaries and Expenses</quote>, $40,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2014, of which $20,000,000 is for grants to or
cooperative agreements with organizations to provide technical assistance
related to disaster recovery, response, and long-term resiliency to small
businesses that are recovering from Hurricane Sandy; and of which $20,000,000
is for grants or cooperative agreements for public-private partnerships to
provide long-term economic development assistance to industries and/or regions
affected by Hurricane Sandy through economic development initiatives, including
innovation clusters, industry accelerators, supply-chain support,
commercialization, and workforce development:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> That the Small Business
Administration (SBA) shall expedite the delivery of assistance in
disaster-affected areas by awarding grants or cooperative agreements for
technical assistance only to current recipients of SBA grants or cooperative
agreements using a streamlined application process that relies, to the maximum
extent practicable, upon previously submitted documentation:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall waive the matching
requirements under section 21(a)(4)(A) and 29(c) of the Small Business Act for
any grant made using funds made available under this heading:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That in designing
appropriate economic development initiatives and identifying those regions and
industries most affected by Hurricane Sandy, the SBA shall work with other
Federal agencies, State and local economic development entities, institutions
of higher learning, and private sector partners:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That grants or
cooperative agreements for public-private partnerships may be awarded to public
or private nonprofit organizations, or any combination thereof:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That no later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this Act, or no less than 7 days prior to
obligation of funds, whichever occurs earlier, the SBA 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id6985B7CEF02E4A87A275740E9791194E"><header>OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>Office of Inspector General</quote> for necessary
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy and other disasters,
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="idE379582EE7B34F16B26961AD2FCDCF69"><header>Disaster
loans program account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="idAEBD96FBC9484E3A9E7D5B724A2F8994"><header>(Including transfer of
funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Disaster Loans Program Account</quote> for the cost of direct
loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, for necessary
expenses related to Hurricane Sandy and other disasters, $500,000,000, to
remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That in addition, for
administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by
section 7(b) of the Small Business Act in response to Hurricane Sandy and other
disasters, $260,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$250,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing
to carry out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $10,000,000 is
for indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="id3241EE8781F44201A6CBA1019E991C4F"><header>GENERAL
PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</header>
</appropriations-major><section id="idEFF1AD84C5BF44AA89FE6CDF53BE2D52"><enum>501.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7(d)(6) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 636(d)(6)) is amended by inserting after <quote>which are made under
paragraph (1) of subsection (b)</quote> the following: <quote>:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That the
Administrator, in obtaining the best available collateral for a loan of not
more than $200,000 under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) relating to
damage to or destruction of the property of, or economic injury to, a small
business concern, shall not require the owner of the small business concern to
use the primary residence of the owner as collateral if the Administrator
determines that the owner has other assets with a value equal to or greater
than the amount of the loan that could be used as collateral for the loan:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That nothing in the
preceding proviso may be construed to reduce the amount of collateral required
by the Administrator in connection with a loan described in the preceding
proviso or to modify the standards used to evaluate the quality (rather than
the type) of such collateral</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>VI</enum>
<appropriations-major id="id87E7BBF954B848C6BEB2A60C28A0E41D"><header>Department of Homeland
Security</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idB5AB705E56674D5A9665575400C5F444"><header>U.S. Customs and Border
Protection</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id3AD87FF5A5EC4B749B5EDCBAFDBC5D03"><header>salaries
and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Salaries and Expenses</quote> for necessary expenses related
to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $1,667,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That a
description of all property to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="idFEF0D36625824815B33B718B4C0B2891"><header>U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id04E32FDB19714996B3FDDA843DA05B57"><header>salaries
and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Salaries and Expenses</quote> for necessary expenses related
to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $855,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That a
description of all property to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text><text></text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="id656A9C6FDAD14504BAED61A5C70BC6F8"><header>Coast
Guard</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id0E6BF0AFD5F64182A154871249F34A3B"><header>Acquisition, Construction, and
Improvements</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id5A9C834F4BC8422F9B549DC075DD7992"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements</quote> for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy,
$274,233,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That
notwithstanding the transfer limitation contained in section 503 of division D
of Public Law 112–74, such funding may be transferred to other Coast Guard
appropriations after notification as required in accordance with such
section:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That a
description all facilities and property to be reconstructed and restored, with
associated costs and time lines, shall be submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives no later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text><text></text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="idC94E83CD8A3D4568BF0412D703159050"><header>United States Secret
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id0601EF9AF6584A79B67C9BFFF78FAD85"><header>salaries
and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Salaries and Expenses</quote> for necessary expenses related
to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $300,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That a
description of all property to be replaced, with associated costs, shall be
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text><text></text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="idFE6B1ECAED674451A0432809C5C7F142"><header>Federal Emergency Management
Agency</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id9198B36942D349B8A37DF4F81E15362D"><header>Disaster
Relief Fund</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id85BFB4292DCE4631843C2E74161A4CA2"><header>(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for the <quote>Disaster Relief Fund</quote> in carrying out the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.), $11,487,735,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of the total amount
provided, $5,379,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121
et seq.):<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That the amount
in the previous proviso is designated by the Congress as being for disaster
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That of the total amount provided, $6,108,735,000
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 which shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.):<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That of the total
amount provided, $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland
Security <quote>Office of Inspector General</quote> for audits and
investigations related to disasters.</text><text></text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="idDAF2C71B8C7B4C59BEF74F0F41282005"><header>Disaster Assistance Direct Loan
Program Account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for the cost of direct loans, $300,000,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by section 417 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), of
which up to $4,000,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That these funds are
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $400,000,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That these amounts
are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="idE54FE7A513604D248009F55ED13A3EAB"><header>Science and
Technology</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id6B484CFB0D5249219A32ED65A9C9CEDC"><header>RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for
<quote>Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations</quote> for necessary
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $3,249,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="id42B51265C1354DAC8F5D7B435720D4D7"><header>Domestic Nuclear Detection
Office</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id645E07750A8F482EB4A5687AFFBA35EA"><header>SYSTEMS
ACQUISITION</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Systems Acquisition</quote> for necessary expenses related to
the consequences of Hurricane Sandy for replacing or repairing U.S. Customs and
Border Protection equipment, $3,869,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="idE035B106D35E43F7A6EB6759A50A61D8"><header>GENERAL
PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE</header>
</appropriations-major><section id="id427150C101024532A5BD2377FE490CC9"><enum>601.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1A73409FBE854656A33045068A530BFA"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1309(a) of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking
<quote>$20,725,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$30,425,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id992453736670405A941878635F08952B"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount provided by this section 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 and as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7F33D362FC0943D8ABCB1BA4C4B47FFD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be considered to
have taken effect on December 12, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id534C01385A744AFB89245B0D4AB0ECBC"><enum>602.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, in cooperation with representatives of State, tribal, and
local governments may give greater weight to the factors considered under
section 206.48(b)(3) of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, to accurately
measure the acute needs of a population following a disaster in order to
expedite a declaration of Individual Assistance under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).</text>
</section><section id="idD1214A66F34843D6A014D7280E971FE4"><enum>603.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For determinations regarding compliance
with codes and standards under the Federal Emergency Management Agency Public
Assistance program (42 U.S.C. 5172), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, for major disasters declared on or after August 27, 2011,
shall consider eligible the costs required to comply with a State’s Stream
Alteration General Permit process, including any design standards required to
be met as a condition of permit issuance.</text>
</section><section id="idEC4A8B14A98949888619116A837F7973"><enum>604.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management may recommend to the
President an increase in the Federal cost share of the eligible cost of
permanent work under section 406 and of emergency work under section 403 and
section 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) for damages resulting from Hurricane Sandy without
delay.</text>
</section><section id="idD43AB41E1BCB474394EBF78117DE1478"><enum>605.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In administering the funds made available
to address any major disaster declared during the period beginning on August
27, 2011 and ending on December 5, 2012, the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall establish a pilot program for the relocation
of State facilities under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172), under which the Administrator
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any regulation the
Administrator administers to provide assistance, consistent with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), for the permanent
relocation of State facilities, including administrative office buildings,
medical facilities, laboratories, and related operating infrastructure
(including heat, sewage, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing), that were
significantly damaged as a result of the major disaster, are subject to flood
risk, and are otherwise eligible for repair, restoration, reconstruction, or
replacement under section 406 of that Act, if the Administrator determines that
such relocation is practicable, and will be cost effective or more appropriate
than repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facility in its
pre-disaster location, and if such relocation will effectively mitigate the
flood risk to the facility.</text>
<appropriations-small id="id13AADD578F4A4F1083932961149FFEF4"><header>levees</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section id="idE6615A9BD0EF46EB9A893EFCBB8E80D4"><enum>606.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id17D50B20E81C43EE8A1374182EDF5512"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3F3EF9416C14806A4ABAB0299666E9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Administrator</term> means
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F8BB20AB568456586E134FB02B422CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>covered hazard mitigation
land</term> means land—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB7C54701C2944B785AA22CCD71FA8FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquired and deed restricted under section
404(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5170c(b)) before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5156127B9D2E4E1DB8FACD3D777EED5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is located—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5533D648C28743D091CF760C4704440F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a West North Central State; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DB74D4DB7D94D57B152CD9A492C2480"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a community that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B85BA894D794725839CDC310B3B4316"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is participating in the National Flood
Insurance Program on the date on which a State, local, or tribal government
submits an application requesting to construct a permanent flood risk reduction
levee under subsection (b); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id869D2920B18F4A7CB23485D453377F02"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certifies to the Administrator and the
Chief of Engineers that the community will continue to participate in the
National Flood Insurance Program.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE9BB022CD71424BB9AC636C6EE18C87"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding clause (i) or (ii) of
section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(b)(2)(B)), the Administrator shall approve the
construction of a permanent flood risk reduction levee by a State, local, or
tribal government on covered hazard mitigation land if the Administrator and
the Chief of Engineers determine, through a process established by the
Administrator and Chief of Engineers and funded entirely by the State, local,
or tribal government seeking to construct the proposed levee, that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFE33EB733994B669D6D1F4AE7CCD3F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction of the proposed permanent
flood risk reduction levee would more effectively mitigate against flooding
risk than an open floodplain or other flood risk reduction measures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc10a206f82fe4d0eace317fdc700221c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed permanent flood risk reduction
levee complies with Federal, State, and local requirements, including
mitigation of adverse impacts and implementation of floodplain management
requirements, which shall include an evaluation of whether the construction,
operation, and maintenance of the proposed levee would continue to meet best
available industry standards and practices and would be the most cost-effective
measure to protect against the assessed flood risk and minimizes future costs
to the Federal Government;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa3ce571dc6a749aa898b305193eb6cac"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State, local, or tribal government
seeking to construct the proposed levee has provided an adequate maintenance
plan that documents the procedures the State, local, or tribal government will
use to ensure that the stability, height, and overall integrity of the proposed
levee and the structure and systems of the proposed levee are maintained,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf1e8b77a8e4c4b289304400b79429cf2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifying the maintenance activities to be
performed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb38723cfc5f44131ad0d20590bce603a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifying the frequency with which
maintenance activities will be performed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaea24ebc1c04453bacc022373d238ad2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifying the person responsible for
performing each maintenance activity (by name or title);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb61326a8ae13486ab9f78aab42f70bf8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">detailing the plan for financing the
maintenance of the levee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6388D4F8C7CD4084B1EBB423C30D9D13"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">documenting the ability of the State,
local, or tribal government to finance the maintenance of the levee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id261DB8F70BE94C9AAFCE27E3FF5A1253"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance certification</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C40636039E04BBBB0857A20A00DAF40"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, local, or tribal government that
constructs a permanent flood risk reduction levee under subsection (b) shall
submit to the Administrator and the Chief of Engineers an annual certification
indicating whether the State, local, or tribal government is in compliance with
the maintenance plan provided under subsection (b)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa93c041c816144ad9ac2c647f492ffcc"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief of Engineers shall review a
certification submitted under paragraph (1) and determine whether the State,
local, or tribal government has complied with the maintenance plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB04097B9248E497BB577EAF56BFBB377" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>607.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall cancel the liquidated balances of all remaining
uncancelled or partially cancelled loans disbursed under the Community Disaster
Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–88) and the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane
Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234), as amended by section 4502 of the U.S.
Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability
Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110–28) to the extent that revenues of the
local government during the period following the major disaster are
insufficient to meet the budget of the local government, including additional
disaster-related expenses of a municipal character. In calculating a
community’s revenues while determining cancellation, the Administrator shall
exclude revenues for special districts and any other revenues that are required
by law to be disbursed to other units of local government or used for specific
purposes more limited than the scope allowed by the General Fund. In
calculating a community’s expenses, the Administrator shall include
disaster-related capital expenses for which the community has not been
reimbursed by Federal or insurance proceeds, debt service expenses, and accrued
but unpaid uncompensated absences (vacation and sick pay). In calculating the
operating deficit of the local government, the Administrator shall also
consider all interfund transfers. When considering the period following the
disaster, the Administrator may consider a period of 3, 5, or 7 full fiscal
years after the disaster, beginning on the date of the declaration, in
determining eligibility for cancellation. The criteria for cancellation do not
apply to those loans already cancelled in full. Applicants shall submit
supplemental documentation in support of their applications for cancellation on
or before April 30, 2014, and the Administrator shall issue determinations and
resolve any appeals on or before April 30, 2015. Loans not cancelled in full
shall be repaid not later than September 30, 2035. The Administrator may use
funds provided under Public Law 109–88 to reimburse those communities that have
repaid all or a portion of loans, including interest, provided as Special
Community Disaster Loans under Public Law 109–88 or Public Law 109–234, as
amended by section 4502 of Public Law 110–28. Further, the Administrator may
use funds provided under Public Law 109–88 for necessary expenses to carry out
this provision:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> That the entire 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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFC0EA3AAF6D4D649941691684183A7D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>608.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General shall review the
applications for public assistance provided through the Disaster Relief Fund
with a project cost that exceeds $10,000,000 and the resulting decisions issued
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for category A debris removal for
DR–1786 upon receipt of a request from an applicant made no earlier than 90
days after filing an appeal with the Federal Emergency Management Agency
without regard to whether the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency has issued a final agency determination on the application for
assistance:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> That not later than 180
days after the date of such request, the Inspector General shall determine
whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency correctly applied its rules and
regulations to determine eligibility of the applicant’s claim:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That if the
Inspector General finds that the Federal Emergency Management Agency
determinations related to eligibility and cost involved a misapplication of its
rules and regulations, the applicant may submit the dispute to the arbitration
process established under the authority granted under section 601 of Public Law
111–5 not later than 15 days after the date of issuance of the Inspector
General’s finding in the previous proviso:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That if the
Inspector General finds that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provided
unauthorized funding, that the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall take
corrective action.</text>
<appropriations-small id="idA68CF9239D4F4062A2C084279B3DA5AB"><header>Disaster
recovery</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section id="ide657355fe6f84d62b2d0f0ec625af390"><enum>609.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8A76577830F5487B952A8A4B221145C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Disaster Recovery Act of
2012</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8443767a487843cda24993bee0f67cf2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hazard
mitigation</header>
<paragraph id="id3c085496f4d445aea78e85f79c500ecd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d9ffc8b6f53487a9ee042798f6078ac" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id207294E372264A5EBFBDD70A8F4FABBC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expedited
procedures</header>
<paragraph id="idAC7012F51AFE4553972ACF4AC994047F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of
providing assistance under this section, the President shall ensure
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2E7CC2DBCAB947BA89CF7B25238D5346"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adequate resources are devoted to ensuring
that applicable environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy
Act and historic preservation reviews under the National Historic Preservation
Act are completed on an expeditious basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF793E1DBF80943CC9A4B46D5F21D7ED9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the shortest existing applicable process
under the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic
Preservation Act shall be utilized.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id97B038584EE14CEF8503DE9C8119C227"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority for
other expedited procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may utilize expedited
procedures in addition to those required under paragraph (1) for the purpose of
providing assistance under this section, such as those under the Prototype
Programmatic Agreement of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for the
consideration of multiple structures as a group and for an analysis of the
cost-effectiveness and fulfillment of cost-share requirements for proposed
hazard mitigation measures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id064901d89ac64e22a0c01e3245038ecc"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Advance
assistance</header><text>The President may provide not more than 25 percent of
the amount of the estimated cost of hazard mitigation measures to a State
grantee eligible for a grant under this section before eligible costs are
incurred.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id36c682145b9d47bc93f6e84fc66a03cb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment
of criteria relating to administration of hazard mitigation assistance by
states</header><text>Section 404(c)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(c)(2)) is amended by
inserting <quote>Until such time as the Administrator promulgates regulations
to implement this paragraph, the Administrator may waive notice and comment
rulemaking if the Administrator determines doing so is necessary to
expeditiously implement this section and may carry out the alternative
procedures under this section as a pilot program</quote> after
<quote>applications submitted under paragraph (1).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide7d44e8717ba4bcdab95e5cd57d46196"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
authority under the amendments made by this subsection shall apply for—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc8bca0f024b3408483a1453ac2bb9d96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any major
disaster or emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) on or after the date of
enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id05F233E1C4564B45AA3C65160DA34BD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
major disaster or emergency declared before the date of enactment of this Act
for which the period for processing requests for assistance has not ended on
the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id748ad90749b24dbbabc87552648ccd5f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
assistance program alternative procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idecd5d3d8c6e44119b79a2865fee6048f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
redesignating section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5189e) relating to essential service
providers, as added by section 607 of the SAFE Port Act (Public Law 109–347;
120 Stat. 1941) as section 427; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ideda71bd0e4784e92a19c036de0a03dea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59697ee276494b09bf6385fa3a748880" style="OLC">
<section id="id6fb811d4dce14e18be3e3a1a3f7663ca"><enum>428.</enum><header>Public
assistance program alternative procedures</header>
<subsection id="idc9d14a3ad6024e328f96a5f3b50fa6d0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency may approve projects under the alternative procedures adopted under this
section for—</text>
<paragraph id="id3C29F6C28F3240A2892FA2FB7A632889"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any major
disaster or emergency declared on or after the date of enactment of this
section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id960D735D9F964C6AA2E510C06CAADADC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any project
relating to a major disaster or emergency declared before the date of enactment
of this section for which construction has not begun on the date of enactment
of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4562aecb6a764b5687e2ea5f28e753d4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adoption</header><text>The
Administrator, in coordination with States, tribal, and local governments, and
owners or operators of private nonprofit facilities, may adopt alternative
procedures to administer assistance provided under sections 403(a)(3)(A), 406,
407, and 502(a)(5).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idafd4d53a20904d4e891cb59ae8e7f25a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>Any
procedures adopted under subsection (b) shall further the goals of—</text>
<paragraph id="idc1e50e2c3f5e41deb5b1d22138b1f2ae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reducing the
costs to the Federal Government of providing such assistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf86c37f903ef4e429b0225caec22c5c0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increasing
flexibility in the administration of such assistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0e083a77a8fa44258559c9a49c0000df"><enum>(3)</enum><text>expediting the
provision of such assistance to States, tribal, and local governments and to
owners or operators of private nonprofit facilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2859cbe747364fe18ea1766d0f1d2dc5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>providing
financial incentives and disincentives for the State, tribal, or local
government, or owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility for the timely
and cost-effective completion of projects with such assistance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd672ca1636744b7ea6a179994c3a2a5d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Voluntary
participation</header><text>Participation in alternative procedures adopted
under this section shall be at the election of a State, tribal, or local
government, or owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility consistent
with procedures determined by the Administrator.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3eaa93e0c95d46a389a7f52df4300dce"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirements
for procedures</header><text>The alternative procedures adopted under
subsection (b) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="idd49a52cc867c4f4190fcf3798e27306c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for repair,
restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities under section 406—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide0895d95c78d4b13a18fc15a07991503"><enum>(A)</enum><text>making grants on
the basis of fixed estimates, if the State, tribal, or local government, or
owner or operator of the private nonprofit facility agrees to be responsible
for any actual costs that exceed the estimate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87b76c34f4e840cf805099684d8c4c0a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing an
option for a State, tribal, or local government, or owner or operator of a
private nonprofit facility to elect to receive an in-lieu contribution, without
reduction, on the basis of estimates of—</text>
<clause id="id3CD78C323ADD42CCAC1678D471C819EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
cost of repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of a public
facility owned or controlled by the State, tribal, or local government or the
owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA92A18944D454CFBA193F483BCBCCB43"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>management
expenses;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf863ec7e1214e758b82f13c598cadee"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consolidating, to
the extent determined appropriate by the Administrator, the facilities of a
State, tribal, or local government, or owner or operator of a private nonprofit
facility as a single project based upon the estimates adopted under the
procedures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2d720f0ada94261bbca3e26ad4cc2c9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if the actual
costs of a project completed under the procedures are less than the estimated
costs thereof, the Administrator may permit a grantee or subgrantee to use all
or part of the excess funds for purposes of—</text>
<clause id="idee3a7c811e584fd5856fdbf314850b44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>cost-effective
activities that reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, or suffering from a
major disaster; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8cd26ac5d4ab49a794b892b5a87696f1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other activities
to improve future Public Assistance operations or planning;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id019a9aab32b74ea0988bbe54ba67f93d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in determining
eligible cost under section 406, the Administrator shall make available, at an
applicant’s request and where the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the
certified cost estimate prepared by the applicant’s professionally licensed
engineers has estimated an eligible Federal share for a project of not less
than $5,000,000, an independent expert panel to validate the estimated eligible
cost consistent with applicable regulations and policies implementing this
section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b2fbccba3664c11b946d6dc5f48a549"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in determining
eligible cost under section 406, the Administrator shall, at the applicant’s
request, consider properly conducted and certified cost estimates prepared by
professionally licensed engineers (mutually agreed upon by the Administrator
and the applicant), to the extent that such estimates comply with applicable
regulation, policy, and guidance; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5d8f9eafcae24bc09a07878522a392b5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for debris
removal under sections 403(a)(3)(A), 407, and 502(a)(5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8bac68040a9449aa9b00a63859b818e4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>making grants on
the basis of fixed estimates to provide financial incentives and disincentives
for the timely or cost effective completion if the State, tribal, or local
government, or owner or operator of the private nonprofit facility agrees to be
responsible to pay for any actual costs that exceed the estimate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5ae3434a47f84fabb614df9a07490c0c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>using a sliding
scale for the Federal share for removal of debris and wreckage based on the
time it takes to complete debris and wreckage removal;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf6f1480af95b480e99536d0c59e6d696"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allowing use of
program income from recycled debris without offset to the grant amount;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69321b32f8094cccaab6efde90ac55c7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reimbursing base
and overtime wages for employees and extra hires of a State, tribal, or local
government, or owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility performing or
administering debris and wreckage removal;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id181bfb2291874c3d98fcc9e1e009ba96"><enum>(E)</enum><text>providing
incentives to State, tribal, and local governments to have a debris management
plan approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and have pre-qualified
one or more debris and wreckage removal contractors before the date of
declaration of the major disaster; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida24ce63f5d0c451f8dc98b046ffa2438"><enum>(F)</enum><text>if the actual
costs of projects under subparagraph (A) are less than the estimated costs of
the project, the Administrator may permit a grantee or subgrantee to use all or
part of the excess funds for—</text>
<clause id="idb08a347d9b25434e83396fe3911cb95d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>debris management
planning;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0e515a79809c4ca5b97d037f6e20ad78"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>acquisition of
debris management equipment for current or future use; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9951977d7ef64f8abe008c5777396bdc"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other
activities to improve future debris removal operations, as determined by the
Administrator.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id84ff096905654eb5a277ad74299f278f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Waiver
authority</header><text>Until such time as the Administrator promulgates
regulations to implement this section, the Administrator may waive notice and
comment rulemaking, if the Administrator determines the waiver is necessary to
expeditiously implement this section, and may carry out the alternative
procedures under this section as a pilot program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id757a23e1fba54cafa3bc8dd1106956e5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
guidelines for reimbursement for costs under subsection (e)(2)(D) shall assure
that no State, tribal, or local government is denied reimbursement for overtime
payments that are required pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 201 et
seq.).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9843115c78c54f848e3f9fd91016e654"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Simplified
procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 422 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5189) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id04012b3451e6453e8b693c5258b207b5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>If the Federal estimate</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00391735540b4f66ba5ce4a8aca52d8e" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id20083a703185412b82b994f458203d58"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Federal
estimate</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64bc069f465b4168b9274193f0236dcc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or, if the Administrator has established a threshold under
subsection (b), the amount established under subsection (b)</quote> after
<quote>$35,000</quote> the first place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc60a5124239146699c3654e8178557f0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or, if applicable, the amount established under subsection
(b),</quote> after <quote>$35,000 amount</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id72b08bf6d82349e48d9472d34c88a493"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddad508337b9742c7aa33454fb3ef33c9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id5911fd0bad384a5ab62f2a5ff075d9e4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Threshold</header>
<paragraph id="id3366fb9c9f0146e5adfd10f5148d6ab5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Disaster Recovery Act of 2012</short-title>,
the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Administrator</quote>), shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id493fdbf975d1423d86f1adcf9f83b3de"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete an
analysis to determine whether an increase in the threshold for eligibility
under subsection (a) is appropriate, which shall include consideration of
cost-effectiveness, speed of recovery, capacity of grantees, past performance,
and accountability measures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30e19303c3974b8698b1d3437aefb07d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the
appropriate committees of the Congress (as defined in section 602 of the
Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 701)) a report
regarding the analysis conducted under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8f81393c595c4890b96e7f4d077fea79"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>After
the Administrator submits the report required under paragraph (1), the
President shall direct the Administrator to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc751948f106846b29a5d3a958e350184"><enum>(A)</enum><text>immediately
establish a threshold for eligibility under this section in an appropriate
amount, without regard to chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbb9fff862ed04d78948911dada90c33b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adjust the
threshold annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban
Consumers published by the Department of Labor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9178fe5227134b4ca23603494ef1365c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date on which the Administrator establishes a
threshold under paragraph (2), and every 3 years thereafter, the President,
acting through the Administrator, shall review the threshold for eligibility
under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id059e40246ea747769bab8427ef477a7c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Essential
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 403 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5170b) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1aac56ce1dfe4c3fb8b2408c658a6edb" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id85e607a4e70a4324ae019d95922f56dd"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Salaries and
benefits</header>
<paragraph id="id8734e09382c14d05bbe8c7d87654c68e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the President declares a major disaster or emergency
for an area within the jurisdiction of a State, tribal, or local government,
the President may reimburse the State, tribal, or local government for costs
relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide8d8b1e69e05430b813e1eba426821e8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>basic pay and
benefits for permanent employees of the State, tribal, or local government
conducting emergency protective measures under this section, if—</text>
<clause id="idCD86FF6708004A0A893AFB82B50C8406"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
work is not typically performed by the employees; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1DC3AD5B2B9C43D0A4D5513760144085"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
type of work may otherwise be carried out by contract or agreement with private
organizations, firms, or individuals; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0fbf204cab6c46dfa42cd6bad7751149"><enum>(B)</enum><text>overtime and
hazardous duty compensation for permanent employees of the State, tribal, or
local government conducting emergency protective measures under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida6062d27267e447cb3576269e55343c1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Overtime</header><text>The
guidelines for reimbursement for costs under paragraph (1) shall ensure that no
State, tribal, or local government is denied reimbursement for overtime
payments that are required pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 201 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6541619838fe4d32ba017ed69528b5ac"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No effect on
mutual aid pacts</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall effect the
ability of the President to reimburse labor force expenses provided pursuant to
an authorized mutual aid
pact.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id952500f685434626b9ae0fe977182884"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Unified federal
review</header><text>Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, as amended by subsection (c), is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34ace97bbc274db1accf786019706772" style="OLC">
<section id="id31c3aaa4c20348dfba66d6d6db97b754"><enum>429.</enum><header>Unified
federal review</header>
<subsection id="id902fd2db72e84140a6ae67152c112c6a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Disaster Recovery Act of
2012</short-title>, and in consultation with the Council on Environmental
Quality and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the President shall
establish an expedited and unified interagency review process to ensure
compliance with environmental and historic requirements under Federal law
relating to disaster recovery projects, in order to expedite the recovery
process, consistent with applicable law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id15c05dcf301346d58c696a985978202e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
review process established under this section shall include mechanisms to
expeditiously address delays that may occur during the recovery from a major
disaster, and shall be updated as appropriate, consistent with applicable
law.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idc06d3b69a0ce48deb4bdca8c64356bf3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Dispute
resolution pilot program</header>
<paragraph id="id691c44b4f11b480296d2d7968aaf5fc5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="id12331105ADAF4FABB700B3935BBBEF33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term
<term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD7A1DDAE9F84410D8A538F38CD4AFD36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term
<term>eligible assistance</term> means assistance—</text>
<clause id="ida4ccbec102144c03b9628c9cf6fb6804"><enum>(i)</enum><text>under
section 403, 406, or 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173);</text>
</clause><clause id="idbe9b977d9f8046ae9577c810caa9ef6d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for
which the legitimate amount in dispute is not less than $1,000,000, which the
Administrator shall adjust annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price
Index for all Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idd1f4480acd0f4bd3a234cb1fddeb5242"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for
which the applicant has a non-Federal share.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id73b7a7a3b21e407dbe43ac3003cb012a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedures</header>
<subparagraph id="idb160d6826cac4b5299ce5fe0ad401031"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, and in order to facilitate an efficient recovery from major
disasters, the Administrator shall establish procedures under which an
applicant may request the use of alternative dispute resolution, including
arbitration by an independent review panel, to resolve disputes relating to
eligible assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6d280cf691f247e7929bea24cb010acc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Binding
effect</header><text>A decision by an independent review panel under this
subsection shall be binding upon the parties to the dispute.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5e12760ca37b48dd832bc063efed2f31"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The
procedures established under this subsection shall—</text>
<clause id="idec917462dcf04d06bc115e2846705ec9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>allow a
party of a dispute relating to eligible assistance to request an independent
review panel for the review;</text>
</clause><clause id="iddcec55a7947041dd936bdc620447ad85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require a party
requesting an independent review panel as described in clause (i) to agree to
forego rights to any further appeal of the dispute relating to any eligible
assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="idf5f09fd96433459daf87f69cfefa7fc2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>require that
the sponsor of an independent review panel for any alternative dispute
resolution under this subsection shall be—</text>
<subclause id="id67b25305d8dc4df299178c9d7ed83f6c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an
individual or entity unaffiliated with the dispute (which may include a Federal
agency, an administrative law judge, or a reemployed annuitant who was an
employee of the Federal Government) selected by the Administrator; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id687789e6e660462784c9cc4df114e70e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>responsible for
identifying and maintaining an adequate number of independent experts qualified
to review and resolve disputes under this subsection;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id4b92aa12765f43c4ba9ca78443366948"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>require an
independent review panel to—</text>
<subclause id="iddf84e388967d4b2e9d27f56af6d0c453"><enum>(I)</enum><text>resolve any
remaining disputed issue in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations,
and Federal Emergency Management Agency interpretations of those laws through
its published policies and guidance;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id08adc0678fc94a2d8ce30ececde990b8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>consider only
evidence contained in the administrative record, as it existed at the time at
which the Federal Emergency Management Agency made its initial decision;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id77623734299048b49357df6f01618b0e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>only set aside
a decision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency found to be arbitrary,
capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idff2909ead8b541a590334eddc8e339a1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in
the case of a finding of material fact adverse to the claimant made on first
appeal, only set aside or reverse such finding if the finding is clearly
erroneous;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="iddc0908c7751846809af76d5a5bdae7e8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>require
an independent review panel to expeditiously issue a written decision for any
alternative dispute resolution under this subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idc1d77e462d7a49d0b4672a2439a91f40"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>direct
that if an independent review panel for any alternative dispute resolution
under this subsection determines that the basis upon which a party submits a
request for alternative dispute resolution is frivolous, the independent review
panel shall direct the party to pay the reasonable costs of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency relating to the review by the independent review
panel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6464a5c392454d5f9943bc21eac55610"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Funds
received</header><text>Any funds received by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency under the authority under this subsection shall be deposited to the
credit of the appropriation or appropriations available for the eligible
assistance in dispute on the date on which the funds are received.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id451994da15414a97869490e61dd6a8fa"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>A
request for review by an independent review panel under this subsection may not
be made after December 31, 2015.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida110b6a202404e1ebdf7edd79a39bcf1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="ide6bdb0744edc45918b5d1fca65d6db01"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the termination of
authority under this subsection pursuant to paragraph (3), the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report analyzing the
effectiveness of the program under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9559d36d4cd5414a826f882f9b1bf944"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text>
<clause id="idb9a240a370d14b5198a356563961f620"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
determination of the availability of data required to complete the
report;</text>
</clause><clause id="idee564cc88f3d4aa29523e34ecdd3fbcb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
assessment of the effectiveness of the program under this subsection, including
an assessment of whether the program expedited or delayed the disaster recovery
process;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6b2818c4d982494ba82c8b9ba062b75b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an
assessment of whether the program increased or decreased costs to administer
section 403, 406, or 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="id762b095ebe9d4ddeb1cbc7bafc967b2f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an
assessment of the procedures and safeguards that the independent review panels
established to ensure objectivity and accuracy, and the extent to which they
followed those procedures and safeguards;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3003b6e3afd44f449c273ef887f46b84"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a
recommendation as to whether any aspect of the program under this subsection
should be made a permanent authority; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5a06096eb848481fa5c6c797ffc580f6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>recommendations
for any modifications to the authority or the administration of the authority
under this subsection in order to improve the disaster recovery process.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47a38d900b2c41f79c6766c7a3d8a758"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Individual
assistance factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order
to provide more objective criteria for evaluating the need for assistance to
individuals and to speed a declaration of a major disaster or emergency under
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5121 et seq.), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in cooperation
with representatives of State, tribal, and local emergency management agencies,
shall review, update, and revise through rulemaking the factors considered
under section 206.48 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations (including
section 206.48(b)(2) of such title relating to trauma and the specific
conditions or losses that contribute to trauma), to measure the severity,
magnitude, and impact of a disaster.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd063f255317f403bbc63c155ff30ea07"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Child
care</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 408(e)(1) of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5174(e)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3db797f801754b6180946beea3775ba5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
the paragraph heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Child care,</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Dental,</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf8af33b684bf4d9aa184e513eb5fa2d1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>child care,</quote> after <quote>dental,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id58631f29f28b49fa9484f5d955ac708c"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Temporary
housing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 408(c)(1)(B)
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id155e82b2365842acadc573576462d04a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id096402b0a4204be990cddbf422b1dbe5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id072439B89E0743ECB3598E4806D37107" style="OLC">
<clause id="ide61cf4a2fb5e424cbf0a1a0ca454e32b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Lease and
repair of rental units for temporary housing</header>
<subclause id="id17023205c09a40838cc6604cee4b95a3"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President, to the extent it would be a cost effective
alternative to other temporary housing options, may—</text>
<item id="id90b87fb0685d4ce0b82eddd9037a84f7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>enter
into lease agreements with owners of multifamily rental property located in
areas covered by a major disaster declaration to house individuals and
households eligible for assistance under this section; and</text>
</item><item id="id9cc2d0b0e03144b19996dcfc73ddf2f7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>make
repairs or improvement to properties under such lease agreements, to the extent
necessary to serve as safe and adequate temporary housing.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id564ace732c574bd29c10d47ec84b9145"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Improvements
or repairs</header><text>Under the terms of any lease agreement for property
entered into under this subsection, the value of the improvements or repairs
shall be deducted from the value of the lease agreement; and may not exceed the
value of the lease agreement.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id32ce13e81e7d4b91a9a7f5aaa1a5f057"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Period of
assistance</header><text>The President may not provide direct assistance under
this clause with respect to a major disaster after the end of the 18-month
period beginning on the date of declaration of the major disaster by the
President, except that the President may extend that period if the President
determines that due to extraordinary circumstances an extension would be in the
public interest.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9AFF4EE0916B4A7DB6546C6B08352DD0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>clause (ii)</quote> and
inserting <quote>clause (iii)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4615a6d2840f4bc7b26db12133ef1279"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Tribal requests
for a major disaster or emergency declaration under the Stafford Act</header>
<paragraph id="id4900ed0e22384b658f93e7815d957d65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Major disaster
requests</header><text>Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2aa7e308e6964e07b798775064745ae2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>All requests for a declaration</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text>.—All
requests for a declaration</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9210f838360a49e69908110327fbf98d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63B3918B2E6E408EB6F584F0BFB03EA8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id18939429673d4fd2a5888c12d9838abc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indian tribal
government requests</header>
<paragraph id="idc643aaed2b4f4610ba2216ddaeb92727"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal
government may submit a request for a declaration by the President that a major
disaster exists consistent with the requirements of subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc6f1cb61c3bc435ea7c86ae0d6bd0319"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References</header><text>In
implementing assistance authorized by the President under this Act in response
to a request of the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal government for
a major disaster declaration, any reference in this Act, except sections 310
and 326, to a State or the Governor of a State is deemed to refer to an
affected Indian tribal government or the Chief Executive of an affected Indian
tribal government, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id343f0beba640487ebb69db12335e727c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Savings
provision</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit an Indian
tribal government from receiving assistance under this Act through a
declaration made by the President at the request of a State under subsection
(a) if the President does not make a declaration under this subsection for the
same incident.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id006643fb655844608bf1bd022df0e712"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost share
adjustments for indian tribal governments</header>
<paragraph id="iddf6017bb31b742318d782aabe1391952"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In providing assistance to an Indian tribal government
under this Act, the President may waive or adjust any payment of a non-Federal
contribution with respect to the assistance if—</text>
<subparagraph id="id59a5b227434c4cabb95ff022ea3b955e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the President has
the authority to waive or adjust the payment under another provision of this
Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3cdbfa840c704e08a1c04619ae0afb8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the President
determines that the waiver or adjustment is necessary and appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcb530fe8f24c47ebb5675d29d7b13ab8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria for
making determinations</header><text>The President shall establish criteria for
making determinations under paragraph
(1)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id21aa96979c7b4461a231bc4edcc1af38"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Emergency
requests</header><text>Section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CDEBAF0A680482AB0535F0339BE9574" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id8568ccdc378046979fce9a583a3fe56c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Indian tribal
government requests</header>
<paragraph id="idCC004FB6D4B04182B23BBF6B89E8FBD6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal
government may submit a request for a declaration by the President that an
emergency exists consistent with the requirements of subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0cf5e60c0649417fb569b43a46e47e6f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References</header><text>In
implementing assistance authorized by the President under this Act in response
to a request of the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal government for
an emergency declaration, any reference in this Act, except sections 310 and
326, to a State or the Governor of a State is deemed to refer to an affected
Indian tribal government or the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal
government, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide1a0961e4df249f8aeb89ea57c987df5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Savings
provision</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit an Indian
tribal government from receiving assistance under this Act through a
declaration made by the President at the request of a State under subsection
(a) if the President does not make a declaration under this subsection for the
same
incident.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id17a9e1a01e4d40ccb9222e75c9cf245d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5122) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8d8703ab732e419780d77099c90640a0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(7)(B) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>, that is not an
Indian tribal government as defined in paragraph (6); and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d73776761064903a59e2daa0400013d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbdfbb545e8fc4a71afa5327bb5b18754"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (5) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5586AC04FF6F4290A74CB4BB9627BD04" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ide8d9264d7a974a4a8839792b772c52c6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Indian tribal
government</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribal government</term> means
the governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo,
village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist
as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994
(25 U.S.C. 479a et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id573fc0dae6ab4d25845f1a386dc84563"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05484D701F694550B64ED74035187F12" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="iddd1c203de6d64f6696ebef6463b3408e"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Chief
executive</header><text>The term <term>Chief Executive</term> means the person
who is the Chief, Chairman, Governor, President, or similar executive official
of an Indian tribal
government.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd65514e4b61e4fa1bea6aec9b97695a9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>References</header><text>Title
I of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 102 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CD851157FEC48FBA4D90ED670BC85D3" style="OLC">
<section id="id4cc9d5f8c09543ef85cb9812265685bf"><enum>103.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided,
any reference in this Act to <quote>State and local</quote>, <quote>State or
local</quote>, <quote>State, and local</quote>, <quote>State, or local</quote>,
or <quote>State, local</quote> (including the plural form of such terms) with
respect to governments or officials and any reference to a <quote>local
government</quote> in sections 406(d)(3) and 417 shall be deemed to refer also
to Indian tribal governments and officials, as
appropriate.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc3224eeddeaa4e35831120d047d6ed3f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<subparagraph id="idb72b5be47d86421ebbe44653c789d1ae"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Issuance</header><text>The
President shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments made by this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c6586c8ebd449bbbba89fea54ece3a7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>In
issuing regulations under this paragraph, the President shall consider the
unique conditions that affect the general welfare of Indian tribal
governments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbd709a921d364e24b86e28ac2497f953"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair of the
Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force established by the President, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
the Secretary of the Treasury, and others whom the Chair determines to be
appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee
on Appropriations and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a report that includes a discussion of—</text>
<paragraph id="id9911b995326c4f7ba0b4de9143298b01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
impacts of Hurricane Sandy on local government budgets in States where a major
disaster has been declared, including revenues from taxes, fees, and other
sources, and expenses related to operations, debt obligations, and unreimbursed
disaster-related costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida81d6e5accad470685997e8ceb548da0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
availability of loans from private sources to address such impacts, including
information on interest rates, repayment terms, securitization requirements,
and the ability of affected local governments to qualify for such loans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc9fcb9263d6d483ca7b78515cb4dc55e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
availability of Federal resources to address the budgetary impacts of Hurricane
Sandy upon local governments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9fa64948790f4352ac48e77cff756dbd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
ability of the Community Disaster Loan program authorized under section 417 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5184) to effectively and expeditiously address budgetary impacts of Hurricane
Sandy and other disasters upon local governments, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb3c358a9088c43c7a87ae28eb80263d1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of
the current statutory limits on loan amounts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd89b16e6b8154e0c8db69d4df08cd019"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the regulations,
policies, and procedures governing program mobilization to communities in need
and expeditious processing of loan applications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5316b82772234d44ab12811283e05cc2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information on
interest rates, repayment terms, securitization requirements, and ability of
affected local governments to qualify for such loans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94a6132f68724f1fb4b6202fd6685eb9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>criteria
governing the cancellation of such loans, including appropriate classification
of available revenues and eligible expenses, and the consistency of program
rules with customary local government budgetary practices and State or local
laws that affect the specific budgetary practices of local governments affected
by Hurricane Sandy and other disasters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcbb32434a87b4c36bd1d496cc7d664a6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>repayment terms
and timeframes on loans that do not qualify for cancellation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id863b59c852b545df832b9b43cd468172"><enum>(F)</enum><text>options for
Congressional consideration related to legislative modifications of this
program, and any other applicable provisions of Federal law, in order to
address the budgetary impacts of Hurricane Sandy and other disasters upon local
governments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0041ac8ee3e84eb8b657ce0b2b2ad948"><enum>(G)</enum><text>recommendations
on steps the Federal Emergency Management Agency may take in order to improve
program administration, effectiveness, communications, and speed; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id917f01c7defe4f68b1e19519bcdba556"><enum>(5)</enum><text>potential
consequences of Federal action or inaction to address the budgetary impacts of
Hurricane Sandy upon local governments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD6C8B337016B435986D638543F28E84D"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Unless
otherwise specified, this section and the amendments made by this section shall
apply for—</text>
<paragraph id="id37E3D62142B94347ACAB0ECE7252A8D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any
major disaster or emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) on or after the
date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC49742A012E148E88CA2994A6B05D99C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a major disaster
or emergency declared before the date of enactment of this Act for which the
period for processing requests for assistance has not ended on the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VII</enum>
<appropriations-major id="idE6C1AC39E40D4DE2A575D9F0AB3A2695"><header>Department of the
Interior</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id9DB43CA0968D4AF59D46C632D38A8CF0"><header>Fish and Wildlife
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id24B9163AC0114B3C8D1FD472C51167E2"><header>construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for
<quote>Construction</quote> for necessary expenses incurred to prepare for,
respond to, and recover from Hurricane Sandy, $78,000,000, to remain available
until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="idE62BB6ED3DD847C0BD18F877BF0CDA11"><header>National Park
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id124CD15AF6324B13870E983384295ABD"><header>Historic
preservation fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for the <quote>Historic Preservation Fund</quote> for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $50,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2015, including costs to states
necessary to complete compliance activities required by section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act and costs needed to administer the program:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.):
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That individual
grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching requirement:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id1F02E638338B4182B8252E8BCCDEDA19"><header>construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for
<quote>Construction</quote> for necessary expenses incurred to prepare for,
respond to, and recover from Hurricane Sandy, $348,000,000, to remain available
until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="id941EDCEBA1FF4823AEFC7B59C59CEC19"><header>Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id7013F392FA3D42C6AF20D8AF007BA2F3"><header>Oil spill
research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Oil Spill Research</quote> for necessary expenses related to
the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $3,000,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="id7A1C8814C7AB4158A2D664D6E26D34F9"><header>Departmental
Operations</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="idEA428E4895E84E1CA77AEF1D465EEF0F"><header>Office of
the secretary</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id996BD88EB4BA432DAA7C800BE4A15846"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Departmental Operations</quote> and any Department of the
Interior component bureau or office for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricane Sandy and for other activities related to storms and
natural disasters, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That funds appropriated
herein shall be used to restore and rebuild parks, refuges, and other public
assets; increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat and
infrastructure to withstand future storms and reduce the amount of damage
caused by such storms; protect natural and cultural values; and assist State,
tribal and local governments:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the Secretary
may transfer these funds to any other account in the Department and may expend
such funds by direct expenditure, grants, or cooperative agreements, including
grants to or cooperative agreements with States, Tribes, and municipalities, to
carry out the purposes provided herein:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the Secretary
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan for the amounts
provided herein within 60 days of enactment of this Act:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="id1230A9E27BA94A20B4F10AECDE056A3A"><header>Environmental Protection
Agency</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idB1736975D34E4F99B8E4342C61140424"><header>Environmental programs and
management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Environmental Programs and Management</quote> for necessary
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $725,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="id02FCA5231AB74C3C8DED02C25C4C498A"><header>Hazardous substance
superfund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Hazardous Substance Superfund</quote> for necessary expenses
related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $2,000,000, to remain available
until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="id051E8A57DECA447D84174DD7455E30D8"><header>Leaking underground storage
tank fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund</quote> for necessary
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $5,000,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="id1FA08C710745411AB3FD3B3B5A8BC7C5"><header>State and tribal assistance
grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>State and Tribal Assistance Grants</quote>, $810,000,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $700,000,000 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 $110,000,000 shall be
for capitalization grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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 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.) for Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That no eligible
state shall receive less than two percent of such funds:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That funds
appropriated herein shall not be subject to the matching or cost share
requirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3) or 202 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act nor the matching requirements of section 1452(e) of the
Safe Drinking Water Act:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding
the requirements of section 603(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
for the funds appropriated herein, each State shall use not less than 50
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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That notwithstanding
the definition of treatment works in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, and subject to the purposes described herein, the funds
appropriated herein shall be available for the purchase of land and easements
necessary for the siting of eligible treatment works projects:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the
Administrator may retain up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for
management and oversight of the requirements of this section:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major id="H794E5473B73C4515B213E04EFB663FCD"><header>Related
agencies</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major commented="no" id="H5A8E4161C5C54A39BB5E131F9E51BF8C"><header>Department of
agriculture</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idC1D2B1565B644605B82C5B7B26BF21FC"><header>Forest
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="idDB72BEF7B28F45C2BBD38C48CAC5EDCF"><header>Capital
improvement and maintenance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for <quote>Capital
Improvement and Maintenance</quote> for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $4,400,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="idDDA0C99122C1465EBCAC42FC5A96C935"><header>OTHER
RELATED AGENCY</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id7F943A15504D48B1B6B8113B25188F8F"><header>Smithsonian
Institution</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="idBEC7E242FAA642A9861F3D65A5E36F2A"><header>Salaries
and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Salaries and Expenses</quote> for necessary expenses related
to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $2,000,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>VIII</enum>
<appropriations-major id="id0362268A61E749C6A54A805BDF2592CD"><header>DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id4D8E022B178D4857BFE4CF525F7F4458"><header>Employment and Training
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id4C6ED8BE7C0B4025AE0D168D72B20D69"><header>Training
and employment services</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id221FE5A993ED44B5B40D6854C16C2259"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Training and Employment Services</quote>, $50,000,000, for
the dislocated workers assistance national reserve for necessary expenses
resulting from Hurricane Sandy, which shall be available from the date of
enactment of this Act through September 30, 2013:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Secretary of Labor
may transfer up to $3,500,000 of such funds to any other Department of Labor
account for other Hurricane Sandy reconstruction and recovery needs, including
worker protection activities:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="idC1CFC2E2F93142AFB7D3933BCEF860D6"><header>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idCB9B4A260AE14D7697DA15662D3057E4"><header>Administration for Children and
Families</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id4E98F20891BD4852B68C05E9446DBBF6"><header>Social
services block grant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>Social Services Block Grant</quote>, $500,000,000,
for necessary expenses resulting from Hurricane Sandy in States for which the
President declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, notwithstanding section 2003 and
paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 2005(a) of the Social Security Act:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That, notwithstanding section
2002 of the Social Security Act, the distribution of such amount shall be
limited to States directly affected by these events:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That section 2002(c)
of the Social Security Act shall be applied to funds appropriated in this
paragraph by substituting succeeding 2 fiscal years for succeeding fiscal year:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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, or rebuilding health care
facilities (including mental health facilities), child care facilities, or
other social services facilities:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding
paragraphs (2) and (8) of section 2005(a) of the Social Security Act, a State
may use up to 10 percent of its allotment of funds appropriated in this
paragraph to supplement any other funds available for the following costs,
subject to guidelines established by the Secretary, for health care providers
(as defined by the Secretary): (a) payments to compensate employees of health
care providers for wages lost as a direct result of Hurricane Sandy, and (b)
payments to support the viability of health care providers with facilities that
were substantially damaged as a direct result of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That funds
appropriated in this paragraph are also available for costs incurred up to 3
days prior to Hurricane Sandy’s October 29, 2012, landfall, subject to Federal
review of documentation of the cost of services provided:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That none of the
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for costs that are
reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or insurance:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That, with respect to
the Federal interest in real property acquired or on which construction or
major renovation of facilities (as such terms are defined in 45 CFR 1309.3) is
undertaken with these funds, procedures equivalent to those specified in
Subpart C of 45 CFR Part 1309 shall apply:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="idE953C08C274648DBA48E24EDEEFBD04B"><header>Children
and family services programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for <quote>Children
and Families Services Programs</quote>, $100,000,000, for making payments under
the Head Start Act in States for which the President declared a major disaster
under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act as a result of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That funds appropriated in
this paragraph are not subject to the allocation requirements of section 640(a)
or the matching requirements of section 640(b) of the Head Start Act:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That funds
appropriated in this paragraph shall be available through September 30, 2014
for activities to assist affected Head Start agencies, including technical
assistance, costs of Head Start services (including supportive services for
children and families, and provision of mental health services for children
affected by Hurricane Sandy), and costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding
those Head Start facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That none of the
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be included in the calculation of
the <quote>base grant</quote> in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used
in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That none of the
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for costs that are
reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or by insurance:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="id3B4C452054904BE4902A581C7833911D"><header>Office of the
Secretary</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="idDB08F96A3EDF4B7F9AD9978BD1BC0CA2"><header>Public
health and social services emergency fund</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id337731F2E6AE499280521886B885C2E5"><header>(including transfer of
funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund</quote> for
disaster response and recovery, and other expenses related to Hurricane Sandy,
and for other disaster-response activities, $200,000,000, to remain available
until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That these funds may be
transferred by the Secretary to accounts within the Department of Health and
Human Services, and shall be available only for the purposes provided in this
paragraph:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the transfer
authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer
authority available in this or any other Act: <italic>Provided
further,</italic><italic></italic> That obligations incurred for the purposes
provided herein prior to the enactment of this Act may be charged to this
appropriation: <italic>Provided further, </italic>That funds appropriated in
this paragraph may be used to make grants for renovating, repairing, or
rebuilding non-Federal research facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane
Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That funds
appropriated under this paragraph shall not be available for costs that are
eligible for reimbursement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or are
covered by insurance:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="id7B7557D91AE84C82A27AB97511409C90"><header>Related
Agency</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idBFAA92C1A54440CF9E858AA6629D4256"><header>Social Security
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="idA39C29A5507B491D894F4BBFDF850CB4"><header>Limitation on administrative
expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Limitation on Administrative Expenses</quote>, $2,000,000,
for necessary expenses resulting from Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>IX</enum>
<appropriations-major id="id35F6860BE47B4FD79E62B9F756EBC2AA"><header>DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major id="id3C277B8FE94549AC904E9257DED7024E"><header>MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idB77A853065174329B280EE2B1B4950EA"><header>Military Construction, Army
National Guard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>Military Construction, Army National
Guard</quote>, $24,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such funds may be
obligated or expended for planning and design and military construction
projects not otherwise authorized by law:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major id="idC16448E0845B434192146DB7C07C1811"><header>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id46CD49682C9647E4A05D16EB98B17161"><header>Veterans Health
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id2637207313824407851F5811740E6CB3"><header>Medical
services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Medical Services</quote>, $21,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2014, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id04F7B581C65A4227BCD7A35830A3DA64"><header>Medical
facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Medical Facilities</quote>, $6,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2014, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of
Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id3E57E4AA3EAE41EC8EC53D9627E3A199"><header>National
cemetery administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>National Cemetery Administration</quote>,
$1,100,000, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane
Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="idC3A04556ED9E4D81B95C19AFF817AE40"><header>Departmental
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="idBE3B9E5455EF405FA2010250EBA9A073"><header>Information technology
systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Information Technology Systems</quote>, $500,000, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id9BF1B43D6F7A47C89231F36FBB622BD6"><header>Construction, major
projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional
amount for <quote>Construction, Major Projects</quote>, $207,000,000 to remain
available until expended, for renovations and repairs to the Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Manhattan, New York, as a consequence of
damage caused by Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out
planning and design and major medical facility construction not otherwise
authorized by law:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>X</enum>
<appropriations-major id="idF48DC55041204A4F981CEE8EF7887853"><header>DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idE647C8B31F344B4B80855338A3EA5ED1"><header>Federal Aviation
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="idF17B9E96DB1C4B0BB25174CDA6D954FC"><header>FACILITIES AND
EQUIPMENT</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="id234D7A7C4C4E463786A2DB5AB58186DA"><header>(AIRPORT
AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for <quote>Facilities and equipment</quote>, $30,000,000, to
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until
expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane
Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="idBB28E2A06A974E8E99F8611BAB29B41D"><header>Federal Highway
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id2124FB9670F54F7EB296F63BC5B81765"><header>FEDERAL-AID
HIGHWAYS</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="idF6E45574EEA04958A0CAD3FEB5614B6E"><header>EMERGENCY
RELIEF PROGRAM</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program as authorized under section
125 of title 23, United States Code, $921,000,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="id5682A4F93E2648D4828032008637D760"><header>Federal Railroad
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id8BD398AD8C684FB99AF8E30E2F8E4305"><header>GRANTS TO
THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for the Secretary
to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for costs and
losses incurred as a result of Hurricane Sandy and to advance capital projects
that address Northeast Corridor infrastructure recovery, mitigation and
resiliency in the affected areas, $336,000,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Administrator of the
Federal Railroad Administration may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the
funds provided under this heading to fund the award and oversight by the
Administrator of grants made under this heading:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="idEE0C677232214A75988C3DC6A6F3AE4E"><header>Federal Transit
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="idC83783F0028A4919BF16925B713936CB"><header>PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the Public Transportation Emergency
Relief Program as authorized under section 5324 of title 49, United States
Code, $10,783,000,000, to remain available until expended, for recovery and
relief efforts in the areas most affected by Hurricane Sandy:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That, of the funds provided
under this heading, the Secretary may transfer up to $5,383,000,000 to the
appropriate agencies to fund programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United
States Code, in order to carry out mitigation projects related to reducing risk
of damage from future disasters in areas impacted by Hurricane
Sandy:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives
shall be notified at least 15 days in advance of any such
transfer:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal share for all projects
funded under this heading for repairs, reconstruction or mitigation of
transportation infrastructure in areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy shall be 90
percent:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That up to
three-quarters of 1 percent of the funds retained for public transportation
emergency relief shall be available for the purposes of administrative expenses
and ongoing program management oversight as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5334 and
5338(i)(2) and shall be in addition to any other appropriations for such
purposes:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That, of the
funds made available under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be transferred to the
Office of Inspector General to support the oversight of activities funded under
this heading:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="id98829EB136AB429D8E04A30922A94C9A"><header>DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="id29AA2EBF0376414493C17F5DEB06FAD5"><header>Community Planning and
Development</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="id60424DEF354545C494CB86EB454EB504"><header>Community
Development Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an
additional amount for the <quote>Community Development Fund</quote> for
necessary expenses 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 declared
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), due to Hurricane Sandy, for activities authorized
under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5301 et seq.), $17,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which at
least $2,000,000,000 shall be used for mitigation projects to reduce future
risk and vulnerabilities:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Secretary shall
establish a minimum allocation for each eligible State declared a major
disaster due to Hurricane Sandy:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That of the amount provided under this heading,
$500,000,000 shall be used to address the unmet needs of impacted areas
resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) or for small, economically
distressed areas with a disaster declared in 2011 or 2012:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> That funds shall be awarded directly to
the State or unit of general local government as a grantee at the discretion of
the Secretary:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That the
Secretary shall allocate to grantees not less than 33 percent of the funds
provided under this heading within 60 days after the enactment of this Act
based on the best available data:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That prior to the obligation of funds, a grantee
shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing the proposed use of
all funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of these funds
will address long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and housing
and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed
areas:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That the Secretary
shall by notice specify the criteria for approval of such plans within 45 days
of enactment of this Act:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That such funds may not be used for activities reimbursable by, or for which
funds are made available by, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the
Army Corps of Engineers:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That the final paragraph under the heading Community Development Block Grants
in title II of Public Law 105–276 (42 U.S.C. 5305 note) shall not apply to
funds provided under this heading:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That funds allocated under this heading shall not
be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula allocations made pursuant to
42 U.S.C. 5306:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That a
grantee may use up to 5 percent of its allocation for administrative
costs:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That the Secretary
shall require that grantees have established procedures to ensure timely
expenditure of funds and prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by 42
U.S.C. 5155 and prevent fraud and abuse of funds:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That the Secretary shall provide grantees with
technical assistance on contracting and procurement processes and shall require
grantees, in contracting or procuring for management and administration of
these funds, to incorporate performance requirements and penalties into any
such contracts or agreements and to maintain information with respect to
performance on the use of any funds for management and administrative
purposes:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That in
administering the funds under this heading, the Secretary may waive, or specify
alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation that
the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or
the use by the recipient of these funds (except for requirements related to
fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment),
pursuant to a determination by the Secretary that good cause exists for the
waiver or alternative requirement and that such action is not inconsistent with
the overall purposes of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.):<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That notwithstanding the previous proviso,
recipients of funds provided under this heading that use such funds to match or
supplement Federal assistance provided under sections 402, 403, 406, 407, or
502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or public comment, any
environmental review, approval, or permit performed by a Federal agency, and
such adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect
to such environmental review, approval, or permit:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That, notwithstanding 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 prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or the project is categorically excluded from
further review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.):<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That a
waiver granted by the Secretary may not reduce the percentage of funds which
must be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income to
less than 50 percent, unless the Secretary specifically finds that there is a
compelling need to further reduce or eliminate the percentage
requirement:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That the
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any statute or
regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before the effective
date of such waiver:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That
funds provided under this heading to for-profit enterprises may only assist
such enterprises that meet the definition of small business as defined by the
Small Business Administration under 13 CFR part 121:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding
the previous proviso, funds may be provided to a for-profit enterprise, that
does not meet such definition of small business, but which provides a public
benefit, is publicly regulated, and is otherwise eligible for assistance under
42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq., and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part
570.201(l):<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That of the
funds made available under this heading, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred
to <quote>Program Office Salaries and Expenses, Community Planning and
Development</quote> for technical assistance and administrative costs
(including information technology costs), related solely to administering funds
available under this heading or funds made available under prior appropriations
to the <quote>Community Development Fund</quote> for disaster relief, long-term
recovery, or emergency expenses:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That, of the funds made available under this
heading, $10,000,000 shall be transferred to <quote>Office of Inspector
General</quote>:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That the
amounts provided under this heading are designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="idA59E8EF2AAC147A68513D5E6BF93778D"><header>General
Provisions—This TITLE</header>
</appropriations-major><section id="id1DDB933611B74B979DAF0C21F2494059"><enum>1001.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2013, upon request by a
public housing agency and supported by documentation as required by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that demonstrates that the need for
the adjustment is due to the disaster, the Secretary may make temporary
adjustments to the Section 8 housing choice voucher annual renewal funding
allocations and administrative fee eligibility determinations for public
housing agencies in an area for which the President declared a disaster under
title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), to avoid significant adverse funding impacts that
would otherwise result from the disaster.</text>
</section><section id="id2C61C3080DDF4135ADA7A81F814E0C3D"><enum>1002.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Departments of Transportation and
Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act a plan for implementing the provisions in this title,
and updates to such plan on a biannual basis thereafter.</text>
</section><section id="idFFC1E8858215414DA7BD8B2CB4A39484"><enum>1003.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds provided in this title to
the Department of Transportation or the Department of Housing and Urban
Development may be used to make a grant unless the Secretary of such Department
notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and posts the
notification on the public website of that agency not less than 3 full business
days before either Department (or a modal administration of either Department)
announces the selection of any project, State or locality to receive a grant
award totaling $500,000 or more.</text>
</section><enum>XI</enum>
<appropriations-major id="id75E2F56ECC4E47398D5AC6B445ADBA2E"><header>General Provisions—This
Act</header>
</appropriations-major><section id="id352C82BDD7104976BAAA1BE6CBDFE94A"><enum>1101.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each amount appropriated or made available
in this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal
year involved.</text>
</section><section id="idC4D9617B81054DB493FC6604DE686402"><enum>1102.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each amount designated in this Act 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 shall be available
only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits
such designations to the Congress.</text>
</section><section id="idD5B56CC948744EA0B4C1FB0722F91747"><enum>1103.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idDBF4209E050444F09524CE510A053B24"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 31, 2013, in
accordance with criteria to be established by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Federal agencies shall submit to OMB and to the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the Senate internal
control plans for funds provided by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1A57BB24FA054803A1D9B755B028B339"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All programs and activities receiving funds
under this Act shall be deemed to be <quote>susceptible to significant improper
payments</quote> for purposes of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002
(31 U.S.C. 3321 note) (IPIA), notwithstanding section 2(a) of IPIA.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA692BC6681EB4B38B853D5FFAAD9719C"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with guidance to be issued by
the Director of OMB, agencies shall identify those grants for which the funds
provided by this Act should be expended by the grantees within the 24-month
period following the agency's obligation of funds for the grant. In the case of
such grants, the agency shall include a term in the grant that:</text>
<paragraph id="id02A365C6C30A4452992C016A5E823685"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires the grantee to return to the
agency any funds not expended within the 24-month period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id90E4F11A8C3848B597B64384D7C1D7FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides that the head of the agency may,
after consultation with the Director of OMB, subsequently issue a waiver of
this requirement based on a determination by the head of the agency that
exceptional circumstances exist that justify an extension of the period in
which the funds must be expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idAE5E06D6740745F0A68076B13BA91BC0"><enum>1104.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA8D1812948804315944B12614F232D49"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out activities funded by this
Act, Federal agencies, in partnership with States, local communities and
tribes, shall inform plans for response, recovery, and rebuilding to reduce
vulnerabilities from and build long-term resiliency to future extreme weather
events, sea level rise, and coastal flooding. In carrying out activities funded
by this title that involve repairing, rebuilding, or restoring infrastructure
and restoring land, project sponsors shall consider, where appropriate, the
increased risks and vulnerabilities associated with future extreme weather
events, sea level rise and coastal flooding.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idFC6DD7EE497347D891745E937DE9C107"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available in this Act shall be
available to develop, in partnership with State, local and tribal officials,
regional projections and assessments of future risks and vulnerabilities to
extreme weather events, sea level rise and coastal flooding that may be used
for the planning referred to in subsection (a), and to encourage coordination
and facilitate long-term community resiliency.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id5CE08DBB7EE1411BADEDDF60A50CEB6B"><enum>1105.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipients of Federal funds dedicated to
reconstruction efforts under this Act shall, to the greatest extent
practicable, ensure that such reconstruction efforts maximize the utilization
of technologies designed to mitigate future power outages, continue delivery of
vital services and maintain the flow of power to facilities critical to public
health, safety and welfare. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as
chair of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force shall issue appropriate
guidelines to implement this requirement.</text>
</section><section id="id46BEF940C9B74C9094CD26F03FA8D0DF"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Vehicles use in the wake of Hurricane
Sandy</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8DD65EE1A6D947F6B7254852F9A151AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 7 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland
Security shall identify and relocate any vehicles currently based at the
Washington, D.C., headquarters of such agencies used for non-operational
purposes to replace vehicles of those agencies damaged by Hurricane Sandy. The
Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security shall provide copies
of a report summarizing the actions taken to carry out this subsection to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and Judiciary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id43584d592a45410ba5f01b58f70a860d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding
limitation</header><text>No funds provided by this Act shall be used to
purchase, repair, or replace any Department of Justice or Department of
Homeland security vehicle until after the report required by subsection (a) has
been provided to Congress.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idFF953A477B3E4C70BC6FC698AF070CD5"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Increased Embassy
Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds appropriated under the heading
“Administration of Foreign Affairs” under Title VIII of Division I of Public
Law 112–74 and as carried forward under Public Law 112–175, may be transferred
to, and merged with, any such other funds appropriated under such title and
heading:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such transfers shall
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.</text>
</section><section id="idA988DA0BDAA149BCAB6D3A13C2BE7449"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Prohibition on emergency spending for persons
having serious delinquent tax debts</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8B482D3A86CE4A05B2913B26A7122328"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
seriously delinquent tax debt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H130CB2F375DF4A3180A660E79D728790"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>seriously delinquent tax debt</term> means
an outstanding debt under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for which a notice
of lien has been filed in public records pursuant to section 6323 of that
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3F63AAAF82A8455CB4C09FF96080504B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <term>seriously delinquent tax debt</term> does not include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEDA261A240834A1A842308FF119C7C26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement under
section 6159 or 7122 of Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09DE7B950A43415483FBA75547507AE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
debt with respect to which a collection due process hearing under section 6330
of that Code, or relief under subsection (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of
that Code, is requested or pending.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H98DED5F2CCE0495397AAA4B86E2D6DC4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Act or an amendment made by this Act, none of the
amounts appropriated by or otherwise made available under this Act may be used
to make payments to an individual or entity who has a seriously delinquent tax
debt during the pendency of such seriously delinquent tax debt.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0BF3C0C786284D55897CA60DFF026D13"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Prohibition on emergency spending for
deceased individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the amounts appropriated by or
otherwise made available under this Act may be used for any person who is not
alive when the amounts are made available. This does not apply to funeral
costs.</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="id9050B8DB6F5C4740B2F4346E857F16B2"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Disaster Relief Appropriations Act,
2013</short-title></quote>.</text></appropriations-small></section>
Amend the title so as to read: An Act making
appropriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2013, and for other
purposes.
.
Secretary