[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3672 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3672

Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for 
               the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 5, 2017

Mr. Frelinghuysen 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 disaster relief requirements for 
               the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.

    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, 2017:

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                          disaster relief fund

    For an additional amount for ``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.), $7,400,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
amount designated under this heading 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 such amount and transmits such 
designation to the Congress.

                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

                     disaster loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For an additional amount for the ``Disaster Loans Program Account'' 
for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act, $450,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That up to $225,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with 
``Salaries and Expenses'' for administrative expenses to carry out the 
disaster loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business 
Act: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
heading may be used for indirect administrative expenses: Provided 
further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 
further, That the amount designated under this heading 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 such amount and transmits such 
designation to the Congress.
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