[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6581 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6581

 Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for recovery 
     from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2012

  Mr. Fattah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for recovery 
     from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Sandy Recovery and 
Rebuilding Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2013''.

SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR HURRICANE RECOVERY.

    The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2013:

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

                 flood control and coastal emergencies

    For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal 
Emergencies'', as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 
(33 U.S.C. 701n), for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, 
$45,000,000, 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.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                     Small Business Administration

                     disaster loans program account

    For an additional amount for ``Disaster Loans Program Account'' for 
the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act, $255,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, 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 HOMELAND SECURITY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                          disaster relief fund

    For an additional amount for the ``Disaster Relief Fund'' for 
recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, $6,700,000,000, 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.

            disaster assistance direct loan program account

    For an additional amount for the ``Disaster Assistance Direct Loan 
Program Account'' for the cost of direct loans as authorized under 
section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), to assist State and local governments 
affected by Hurricane Sandy, $5,000,000,000: Provided, That section 417 
of such Act shall be applied by substituting ``State or local 
government'' for ``local government'' each place it appears: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 417(b) of such Act, the amount of 
any such loan may exceed $5,000,000, and may be equal to not more than 
50 percent of the annual operating budget of the State or local 
government in any case in which that State or local government has 
suffered a loss of 25 percent or more in tax revenues due to Hurricane 
Sandy: Provided further, That the cost of modifying such loans shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 661a): Provided further, 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.
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