[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3672 Received in Senate (RDS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3672


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 17, 2011

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
 Making appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal 
        year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated,


              

 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes, 
namely:

                        TITLE I--DISASTER RELIEF

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                          disaster relief fund

    For an additional amount for the ``Disaster Relief Fund'' for major 
disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $6,400,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount 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.

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

                   mississippi river and tributaries

    For an additional amount for ``Mississippi River and Tributaries'' 
for necessary expenses for repair of damages to Federal projects 
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.), $802,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for disaster 
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a monthly report detailing the allocation and obligation of 
these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

                       operation and maintenance

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance'' for 
necessary expenses to dredge navigation channels in response to, and 
repair damage to Corps projects 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.), $534,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 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.

                 flood control and coastal emergencies

    For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal 
Emergencies'', as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 
(33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses to prepare for flood, 
hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 
operations, repair, and other activities as authorized by law, in 
response to a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.), $388,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for disaster 
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 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.

              TITLE II--COMBATING WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE

                     Social Security Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

    For an additional amount for continuing disability reviews under 
titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and for the cost 
associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title 
XVI of the Social Security Act, not more than $483,484,000 may be 
expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security 
Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: 
Provided, That such amount is additional new budget authority specified 
for purposes of subsection 251(b)(2)(B) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and shall be treated for such 
purposes as being included under this heading in the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, or any continuing appropriation Act, for fiscal 
year 2012.

                      TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISION

    Sec. 301.  Each amount appropriated or made available in this Act 
is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 
involved.
     This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 
2012''.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 2011.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.