[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 695 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]

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                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     December 20, 2018.
    Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to 
the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill 
(H.R. 695) entitled ``An Act to amend the National Child Protection Act 
of 1993 to establish a national criminal history background check 
system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, 
related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or 
individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.'', with the 
following

   HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE 
                               AMENDMENT:

            In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
      Senate, insert the following:

   DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

    Sec. 101.  The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (division C of 
Public Law 115-245) is further amended--
            (1) by striking the date specified in section 105(3) and 
        inserting ``February 8, 2019''; and
            (2) by adding after section 136 the following:
    ``Sec. 137.  Notwithstanding section 251(a)(1) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the timetable in 
section 254(a) of such Act, the final sequestration report for fiscal 
year 2019 pursuant to section 254(f)(1) of such Act and any order for 
fiscal year 2019 pursuant to section 254(f)(5) of such Act shall be 
issued, for the Congressional Budget Office, 10 days after the date 
specified in section 105(3), and for the Office of Management and 
Budget, 15 days after the date specified in section 105(3).
    ``Sec. 138.  The authority provided under title XXI of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), as amended by section 2(a) 
of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist 
Attacks Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-254), shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 105(3).
    ``Sec. 139.  Section 319L(e)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d-7e(e)(1)(A)) shall continue in effect through the date 
specified in section 105(3) of this Act.
    ``Sec. 140.  Section 405(a) of the Pandemic and All Hazards 
Preparedness Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6a note) shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 105(3) of this Act.
    ``Sec. 141.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there 
is appropriated for `U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements' $5,710,357,000 for fiscal year 2019, to 
remain available until September 30, 2023.
    ``Sec. 142.  Notwithstanding section 101, section 230 of division F 
of Public Law 115-141 shall not apply to amounts made available by this 
Act.''.
    This division may be cited as the ``Further Additional Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2019''.

                     DIVISION B--MEDICAID EXTENDERS

SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON REBALANCING 
              DEMONSTRATION.

    (a) General Funding.--Section 6071(h) of the Deficit Reduction Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) subject to paragraph (3), $112,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2019.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``Amounts made'' and inserting 
                ``Subject to paragraph (3), amounts made''; and
                    (B) by striking ``September 30, 2016'' and 
                inserting ``September 30, 2021''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Special rule for fy 2019.--Funds appropriated under 
        paragraph (1)(F) shall be made available for grants to States 
        only if such States have an approved MFP demonstration project 
        under this section as of December 31, 2018.''.
    (b) Funding for Quality Assurance and Improvement; Technical 
Assistance; Oversight.--Section 6071(f) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(2) Funding.--From the amounts appropriated under 
        subsection (h)(1)(F) for fiscal year 2019, $500,000 shall be 
        available to the Secretary for such fiscal year to carry out 
        this subsection.''.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 6071(b) of the Deficit Reduction 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(10) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.''.

SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF PROTECTION FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS OF HOME AND 
              COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AGAINST SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 2404 of Public Law 111-148 (42 U.S.C. 
1396r-5 note) is amended by striking ``the 5-year period that begins on 
January 1, 2014,'' and inserting ``the period beginning on January 1, 
2014, and ending on March 31, 2019,''.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--
            (1) Protecting state spousal income and asset disregard 
        flexibility under waivers and plan amendments.--Nothing in 
        section 2404 of Public Law 111-148 (42 U.S.C. 1396r-5 note) or 
        section 1924 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-5) 
        shall be construed as prohibiting a State from disregarding an 
        individual's spousal income and assets under a State waiver or 
        plan amendment described in paragraph (2) for purposes of 
        making determinations of eligibility for home and community-
        based services or home and community-based attendant services 
        and supports under such waiver or plan amendment.
            (2) State waiver or plan amendment described.--A State 
        waiver or plan amendment described in this paragraph is any of 
        the following:
                    (A) A waiver or plan amendment to provide medical 
                assistance for home and community-based services under 
                a waiver or plan amendment under subsection (c), (d), 
                or (i) of section 1915 of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1396n) or under section 1115 of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1315).
                    (B) A plan amendment to provide medical assistance 
                for home and community-based services for individuals 
                by reason of being determined eligible under section 
                1902(a)(10)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(C)) 
                or by reason of section 1902(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1396a(f)) or otherwise on the basis of a reduction of 
                income based on costs incurred for medical or other 
                remedial care under which the State disregarded the 
                income and assets of the individual's spouse in 
                determining the initial and ongoing financial 
                eligibility of an individual for such services in place 
                of the spousal impoverishment provisions applied under 
                section 1924 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-5).
                    (C) A plan amendment to provide medical assistance 
                for home and community-based attendant services and 
                supports under section 1915(k) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1396n(k)).

SEC. 103. REDUCTION IN FMAP AFTER 2020 FOR STATES WITHOUT ASSET 
              VERIFICATION PROGRAM.

    Section 1940 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) Reduction in FMAP After 2020 for Non-Compliant States.--
            ``(1) In general.--With respect to a calendar quarter 
        beginning on or after January 1, 2021, the Federal medical 
        assistance percentage otherwise determined under section 
        1905(b) for a non-compliant State shall be reduced--
                    ``(A) for calendar quarters in 2021 and 2022, by 
                0.12 percentage points;
                    ``(B) for calendar quarters in 2023, by 0.25 
                percentage points;
                    ``(C) for calendar quarters in 2024, by 0.35 
                percentage points; and
                    ``(D) for calendar quarters in 2025 and each year 
                thereafter, by 0.5 percentage points.
            ``(2) Non-compliant state defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `non-compliant State' means a State--
                    ``(A) that is one of the 50 States or the District 
                of Columbia;
                    ``(B) with respect to which the Secretary has not 
                approved a State plan amendment submitted under 
                subsection (a)(2); and
                    ``(C) that is not operating, on an ongoing basis, 
                an asset verification program in accordance with this 
                section.''.

SEC. 104. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.

    Section 1941(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-
1(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$31,000,000'' and inserting 
``$6,000,000''.

SEC. 105. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    (a) Statutory Paygo Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this 
division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained 
pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
U.S.C. 933(d)).
    (b) Senate Paygo Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this 
division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for 
purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
    (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of 
the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory 
statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 
105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division 
shall not be estimated--
            (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and
            (2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 
        Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
        appropriation Act.
    (d) PAYGO Annual Report.--For the purposes of the annual report 
issued pursuant to section 5 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 
(2 U.S.C. 934) after adjournment of the second session of the 115th 
Congress, and for determining whether a sequestration order is 
necessary under such section, the debit for the budget year on the 5-
year scorecard, if any, and the 10-year scorecard, if any, shall be 
deducted from such scorecard in 2019 and added to such scorecard in 
2020.

DIVISION C--ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF, 
                                  2019

    The following sums in this division are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                   Processing, Research and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

    For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Secretary'', 
$1,105,442,000, which shall remain available until December 31, 2020, 
for necessary expenses related to losses of crops (including milk), 
trees, bushes, and vines, as a consequence of Hurricanes Michael and 
Florence, other hurricanes, typhoons, volcanic activity, and wildfires 
occurring in calendar year 2018 under such terms and conditions as 
determined by the Secretary:  Provided, That the Secretary where 
authorized may provide assistance for such losses in the form of block 
grants to eligible states and territories and such assistance may 
include compensation to producers, as determined by the Secretary, for 
forest restoration and poultry and livestock losses: Provided further, 
That in the case of producers impacted by volcanic activity that 
resulted in the loss of crop land, or access to crop land, the 
Secretary shall consider all measures available, as appropriate, to 
bring replacement land into production:  Provided further, That the 
total amount of payments received under this heading and applicable 
policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program 
(NAP) under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) shall not exceed 85 percent of the 
loss as determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, That the total 
amount of payments received under this heading for producers who did 
not obtain a policy or plan of insurance for an insurable commodity for 
the applicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses or did not file the 
required paperwork and pay the service fee by the applicable State 
filing deadline for a noninsurable commodity for the applicable crop 
year under NAP for the crop incurring the losses shall not exceed 65 
percent of the loss as determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, 
That producers receiving payments under this heading, as determined by 
the Secretary, shall be required to purchase crop insurance where crop 
insurance is available for the next two available crop years, excluding 
tree insurance policies, and producers receiving payments under this 
heading shall be required to purchase coverage under NAP where crop 
insurance is not available in the next two available crop years, as 
determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, That, not later than 
120 days after the end of fiscal year 2018, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the Congress specifying the type, amount, and method of 
such assistance by state and territory:  Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                          Farm Service Agency

                  emergency forest restoration program

    For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Forest Restoration 
Program'', for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar 
year 2018, and other natural disasters, $200,000,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

               watershed and flood prevention operations

    For an additional amount for ``Watershed and Flood Prevention 
Operations'', for necessary expenses for the Emergency Watershed 
Protection Program related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 
and Florence and of wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and 
other natural disasters, $125,000,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                           Rural Development

               rural community facilities program account

    For an additional amount for ``Rural Community Facilities Program 
Account'', $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, 
for Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grants 
pursuant to section 306(a)(26) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act to assist recovering communities in identifying public 
and private resources to address identified community facility needs 
related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and economic 
revitalization as a consequence of Hurricanes Michael and Florence:  
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

    Sec. 101.  Notwithstanding section 3(r) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028), not to exceed $8,500,000 of funds made 
available for the contingency reserve under the heading ``Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program'' of division A of Public Law 115-31 shall 
be available for the Secretary to provide a grant to the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands for disaster nutrition assistance in 
response to the Presidentially declared major disasters and 
emergencies:  Provided, That funds made available to the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands under this section shall remain 
available for obligation by the Commonwealth until September 30, 2020, 
and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available:  Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    Sec. 102.  For purposes of administering Title I of Subdivision 1 
of Division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
123), losses to agricultural producers resulting from hurricanes shall 
also include losses incurred from Tropical Storm Cindy and losses of 
peach and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due to extreme cold:  
Provided, That the amounts provided by this section are designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985:  Provided further, That amounts repurposed under this 
heading that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                economic development assistance programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an additional amount for 
``Economic Development Assistance Programs'' for necessary expenses 
related to flood mitigation, disaster relief, long-term recovery, and 
restoration of infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster 
designation as a result of Hurricanes Florence, Michael and Lane, 
Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and of wildfires, volcanic eruptions and 
other natural disasters occurring in calendar year 2018 under the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $300,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided 
further, That within the amount appropriated, up to 2 percent of funds 
may be transferred to the ``Salaries and Expenses'' account for 
administration and oversight activities:  Provided further, That within 
the amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
``Office of Inspector General'' account for carrying out investigations 
and audits related to the funding provided under this heading.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities

    For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and 
Facilities'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and of wildfires 
occurring in calendar year 2018, $70,570,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, as follows:
            (1) $3,000,000 for repair and replacement of observing 
        assets, real property, and equipment;
            (2) $11,000,000 for marine debris assessment and removal;
            (3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and geodesy 
        services; and
            (4) $25,000,000 to improve (a) hurricane intensity 
        forecasting, including through deployment of unmanned ocean 
        observing platforms and enhanced data assimilation; (b) flood 
        prediction, forecasting, and mitigation capabilities; and (c) 
        wildfire prediction, detection, and forecasting:
  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 
further, That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall 
submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate for funding provided under subsection 
(4) of this heading within 45 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

               procurement, acquisition and construction

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Acquisition and 
Construction'', $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, for improvements to operational and research weather 
supercomputing infrastructure and satellite ground services used for 
hurricane intensity and track prediction; flood prediction, 
forecasting, and mitigation; and wildfire prediction, detection, and 
forecasting:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985:  Provided further, That the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration shall submit a spending plan to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

                      fishery disaster assistance

    For an additional amount for ``Fishery Disaster Assistance'' for 
necessary expenses associated with the mitigation of fishery disasters, 
$82,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds 
shall be used for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures 
and fishery resource disasters declared by the Secretary of Commerce, 
as well as those declared by the Secretary to be a direct result of 
Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut:  
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                     United States Marshals Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 
and Michael, and Typhoon Yutu, $1,336,000: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

                        buildings and facilities

    For an additional amount for ``Buildings and Facilities'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 
and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, $28,400,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       Legal Services Corporation

               payment to the legal services corporation

    For an additional amount for ``Payment to the Legal Services 
Corporation'' to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services 
Corporation Act by providing for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and 
Mangkhut, and calendar year 2018 wildfires and volcanic eruptions, 
$5,000,000:  Provided, 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 Hurricanes Florence and Michael, 
Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and calendar year 2018 wildfires and 
volcanic eruptions:  Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this division 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 division to the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and 
conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in 
sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead 
to 2018 and 2019, respectively, and except that sections 501 and 503 of 
Public Law 104-134 (referenced by Public Law 105-119) shall not apply 
to the amount made available under this heading:  Provided further, 
That, for the purposes of this division, the Legal Services Corporation 
shall be considered an agency of the United States Government.

                               TITLE III

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine 
Corps'', $200,000,000, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence:  Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Air 
Force'', $400,000,000, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence:  Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                TITLE IV

                       CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                             investigations

    For an additional amount for ``Investigations'' for necessary 
expenses related to the completion, or initiation and completion, of 
flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, studies 
which are currently authorized or which are authorized after the date 
of enactment of this division, to reduce risk from future floods and 
hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $50,000,000, to remain available 
until expended:  Provided, That funds made available under this heading 
shall be for high-priority studies of projects in States that were 
impacted by Hurricane Florence:  Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly 
report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation 
of these funds, including new studies selected to be initiated using 
funds provided under this heading, beginning not later than 60 days 
after the enactment of this division.

                              construction

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $250,000,000, to 
construct flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, 
projects which are currently authorized or which are authorized after 
the date of enactment of this division, and flood and storm damage 
reduction, including shore protection, projects which have signed 
Chief's Reports as of the date of enactment of this division or which 
are studied using funds provided under the heading ``Investigations'' 
if the Secretary determines such projects to be technically feasible, 
economically justified, and environmentally acceptable, in States that 
were impacted by Hurricane Florence:  Provided, That for projects 
receiving funding under this heading, the provisions of section 902 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 shall not apply to these 
funds:  Provided further, That the completion of ongoing construction 
projects receiving funds provided under this heading shall be at full 
Federal expense with respect to such funds:  Provided further, That 
using funds provided under this heading, the non-Federal cash 
contribution for projects eligible for funding pursuant to the first 
proviso shall be financed in accordance with the provisions of section 
103(k) of Public Law 99-662 over a period of 30 years from the date of 
completion of the project or separable element:  Provided further, That 
not less than $15,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be used for continuing authorities projects to reduce the 
risk of flooding and storm damage:  Provided further, That any projects 
using funds appropriated under this heading shall be initiated only 
after non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with 
the Secretary requiring, where applicable, the non-Federal interests to 
pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and 
rehabilitation costs of the project and to hold and save the United 
States free from damages due to the construction or operation and 
maintenance of the project, except for damages due to the fault or 
negligence of the United States or its contractors:  Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided 
further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 
provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation 
and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after 
the enactment of this division.

                   mississippi river and tributaries

    For an additional amount for ``Mississippi River and Tributaries'' 
for necessary expenses to address emergency situations at Corps of 
Engineers projects and rehabilitate and repair damages to Corps of 
Engineers projects, caused by natural disasters, $225,000,000, to 
remain available until expended:  Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly 
report directly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation 
of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the enactment of 
this Act.

                       operation and maintenance

    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance'' for 
necessary expenses to dredge Federal navigation projects in response 
to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers Federal projects caused 
by, natural disasters, $245,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 
share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors 
and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund:  Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985:  Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report directly to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, 
beginning not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Central Utah Project

                central utah project completion account

    For an additional amount for ``Central Utah Project Completion 
Account'', $350,000, to be deposited into the Utah Reclamation 
Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation 
Mitigation and Conservation Commission, to remain available until 
expended, for expenses necessary in carrying out fire remediation 
activities related to wildfires in 2018:  Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         Bureau of Reclamation

                      water and related resources

    For an additional amount for ``Water and Related Resources'', 
$15,500,000, to remain available until expended, for fire remediation 
and suppression emergency assistance related to wildfires in 2017 and 
2018:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                TITLE V

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                              Coast Guard

                         operations and support

    For an additional amount for ``Operations and Support'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael, 
Florence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, and Typhoon Mangkhut, 
$46,977,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:  Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                environmental compliance and restoration

    For an additional amount for ``Environmental Compliance and 
Restoration'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Michael and Florence, $2,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2023:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

    For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Michael, Florence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, and 
Typhoon Mangkhut, $194,755,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023:  Provided, That, not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or her designee, shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds appropriated under 
this heading:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                                TITLE VI

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service

                              construction

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence, Lane, and 
Michael, flooding associated with major declared disaster DR 4365, and 
calendar year 2018 earthquakes, $32,400,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         National Park Service

                       historic preservation fund

    For an additional amount for the ``Historic Preservation Fund'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 
and Michael, and Typhoon Yutu, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022, including costs to States and territories necessary 
to complete compliance activities required by section 306108 of title 
54, United States Code (formerly section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act) and costs needed to administer the program:  
Provided, That grants shall only be available for areas that have 
received a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.):  Provided further, That individual grants shall not be 
subject to a non-Federal matching requirement:  Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                              construction

    For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 
Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, calendar year 2018 wildfires, 
earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, $78,000,000, to remain available 
until expended:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                    United States Geological Survey

                 surveys, investigations, and research

    For an additional amount for ``Surveys, Investigations, and 
Research'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Florence and Michael, earthquake damage associated with 
emergency declaration EM 3410, and in those areas impacted by a major 
disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to 
calendar year 2018 wildfires or volcanic eruptions, $69,500,000, to 
remain available until expended:  Provided, That of this amount, 
$43,310,000 is for costs related to the repair and replacement of 
equipment and facilities damaged by disasters in 2018:  Provided 
further, That, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Survey shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations that 
describes the potential options to replace the facility damaged by the 
2018 volcano disaster along with cost estimates and a description of 
how the Survey will provide direct access for monitoring volcanic 
activity and the potential threat to at-risk communities:  Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                          Departmental Offices

                            Insular Affairs

                       assistance to territories

    For an additional amount for ``Technical Assistance'' for financial 
management expenses related to the consequences of Typhoon Yutu, 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of major disasters 
declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et. seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, 
to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                    Environmental Protection Agency

                         science and technology

    For an additional amount for ``Science and Technology'' for 
necessary expenses related to improving preparedness of the water 
sector, $600,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

          leaking underground storage tank trust fund program

    For an additional amount for ``Leaking Underground Storage Tank 
Fund'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Florence and Michael, and Typhoon Yutu, $1,500,000, to remain available 
until expended:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                   state and tribal assistance grants

    For an additional amount for ``State and Tribal Assistance Grants'' 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Florence and Michael for the hazardous waste financial assistance 
grants program, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended; for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Typhoon Yutu for the 
hazardous waste financial assistance grants program and for other solid 
waste management activities, $56,000,000, to remain available until 
expended; and for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
to address impacts of Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Michael, Typhoon 
Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires, notwithstanding paragraphs (b), 
(e), and (f), of such section:  Provided, That such amounts are 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service

                     forest and rangeland research

    For an additional amount for ``Forest and Rangeland Research'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 
and Michael, and calendar year 2018 wildfires, $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended for the forest inventory and analysis program: 
 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       state and private forestry

    For an additional amount for ``State and Private Forestry'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 
and Michael, and calendar year 2018 wildfires, $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                         national forest system

    For an additional amount for ``National Forest System'' for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 
and Michael, and calendar year 2018 wildfires, $63,960,000, 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.

                  capital improvement and maintenance

    For an additional amount for ``Capital Improvement and 
Maintenance'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and calendar year 2018 wildfires, 
$36,040,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For an additional amount for ``Wildland Fire Management'', 
$720,271,000, to remain available through September 30, 2022, for 
urgent wildland fire suppression operations:  Provided, That such funds 
shall be solely available to be transferred to and merged with other 
appropriations accounts from which funds were previously transferred 
for wildland fire suppression in fiscal year 2018 to fully repay those 
amounts:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

    Sec. 601.  Not later than 45 days after enactment, the Agencies 
receiving funds appropriated by this title shall provide a detailed 
operating plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this 
title by State and Territory, and by program, project, or activity, to 
the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That no funds shall be 
obligated before the operating plans are provided to the Committees:  
Provided further, That such plans shall be updated, including 
obligations to date, and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
every 60 days until all funds are expended.

                               TITLE VII

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                Administration for Children and Families

                children and families services programs

    For an additional amount for ``Children and Families Services 
Programs'', $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 
for Head Start programs, for necessary expenses directly related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoons Mangkhut and 
Yutu, and wildfires occurring in 2018 in those areas for which a major 
disaster or emergency has been declared under section 401 or 501 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170 and 5190), including making payments under the Head Start 
Act:  Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph 
shall be included in the calculation of the ``base grant'' in 
subsequent fiscal years, as such term is defined in sections 
640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act:  
Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph are not 
subject to the allocation requirements of section 640(a) of the Head 
Start Act:  Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 
shall not be available for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by 
self-insurance:  Provided further, That up to $500,000 shall be 
available for Federal administrative expenses:  Provided further, That 
obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds appropriated under 
this heading:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                        Office of the Secretary

            public health and social services emergency fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For an additional amount for the ``Public Health and Social 
Services Emergency Fund'', $15,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, for necessary expenses directly related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoons Mangkhut and 
Yutu, and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018 in those areas for 
which a major disaster or emergency has been declared under section 401 
or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5190) (referred to under this 
heading as ``covered disaster or emergency''), including activities 
authorized under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act 
(referred to in this title as the ``PHS Act''):  Provided, That of the 
amount provided, $7,500,000 shall be transferred to ``Health Resources 
and Services Administration--Primary Health Care'', for expenses 
directly related to the covered disaster or emergency for disaster 
response and recovery, for the Health Centers Program under section 330 
of the PHS Act, including alteration, renovation, construction, 
equipment, and other capital improvement costs as necessary to meet the 
needs of areas affected by a covered disaster or emergency:  Provided 
further, That the time limitation in section 330(e)(3) of the PHS Act 
shall not apply to funds made available under the preceding proviso:  
Provided further, That of the amount provided, not less than $7,500,000 
shall be transferred to ``Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration--Health Surveillance and Program Support'' for grants, 
contracts, and cooperative agreements for behavioral health treatment, 
crisis counseling, treatment of substance abuse disorders, and other 
related helplines, and for other similar programs to provide support to 
a covered disaster or emergency:  Provided further, That of the amount 
provided, up to $500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
transferred to ``Office of the Secretary--Office of Inspector General'' 
for oversight of activities responding to such hurricanes, typhoons, 
and wildfires:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                      Hurricane Education Recovery

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For an additional amount for ``Hurricane Education Recovery'', 
$50,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 
and Michael, Typhoons Mangkhut and Yutu, and wildfires or earthquakes 
occurring in 2018 in those areas for which a major disaster or 
emergency has been declared under sections 401 or 501 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 
and 5190) (referred to under this heading as ``covered disaster or 
emergency''), for assisting in meeting the educational needs of 
individuals affected by a covered disaster or emergency:  Provided, 
That such assistance may be provided through any of the programs 
authorized under this heading in title VIII of subdivision 1 of 
division B of Public Law 115-123 (as amended by Public Law 115-141), as 
determined by the Secretary of Education, and subject to the terms and 
conditions that applied to those program, except that the Secretary 
shall understand references to dates and school years in Public Law 
115-123 to be the corresponding dates and school years for the covered 
disaster or emergency:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Education may determine the amounts to be used for each such program:  
Provided further, That $500,000 of the funds made available under this 
heading, to remain available until expended, shall be transferred to 
the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Education for 
oversight of activities supported with funds appropriated under this 
heading, and up to $500,000 of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be for program administration:  Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

    Sec. 701.  Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Education shall provide a 
detailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this 
title, including estimated personnel and administrative costs, to the 
Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That such plans shall be 
updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 60 days 
until all funds are expended or expire.
    Sec. 702.  Unless otherwise provided for by this title, the 
additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations 
accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions 
applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2019.

                               TITLE VIII

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', $4,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, for audits and investigations 
relating to Hurricanes Florence, Lane, and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and 
Mangkhut, the 2018 wildfires and volcano eruptions, and other disasters 
declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.):  Provided, That not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Government Accountability Office shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a spend 
plan specifying funding estimates for audits and investigations of any 
such declared disasters occurring in 2018 and identifying funding 
estimates or carryover balances, if any, that may be available for 
audits and investigations of any other such declared disasters:  
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                TITLE IX

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Navy and 
Marine Corps'', $90,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023, for planning and design related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Florence and Michael:  Provided, That not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds 
provided under this heading:  Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air Force'', 
$150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for 
planning and design related to the consequences of Hurricane Michael:  
Provided, That none of the funds shall be available for obligation 
until the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate receive a basing plan and future mission requirements 
for installations damaged by Hurricane Michael:  Provided further, 
That, not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Air Force, or his designee, shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading:  
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

               Military Construction, Army National Guard

    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Army National 
Guard'', $42,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence 
and Michael:  Provided, That none of the funds shall be available for 
obligation until the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate receive a form 1391 for each specific 
project:  Provided further, That, not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Army National Guard, or his 
designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds 
provided under this heading:  Provided further, That such funds may be 
obligated or expended for military construction projects not otherwise 
authorized by law:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                     Veterans Health Administration

                           medical facilities

    For an additional amount for ``Medical Facilities'', $3,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and 
Typhoons Mangkhut and Yutu:  Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to address 
needs as a result of the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 
Michael and Typhoons Mangkhut and Yutu, may transfer such funds to any 
discretionary account of the Department of Veterans Affairs:  Provided 
further, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall submit notice thereof to the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:  
Provided further, That none of these funds shall be available for 
obligation until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this 
heading:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                                TITLE X

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    Federal Aviation Administration

                               operations

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    Of the amounts made available for ``Federal Aviation 
Administration-Operations'' in Division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115-123), up to $18,000,000 shall also be available 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of major declared 
disasters occurring in calendar year 2018:  Provided, That amounts 
repurposed under this heading that were previously designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

                     Federal Highway Administration

                        emergency relief program

    For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Relief Program'' as 
authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, 
$1,650,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     Federal Transit Administration

             public transportation emergency relief program

    For an additional amount for the ``Public Transportation Emergency 
Relief Program'' as authorized under section 5324 of title 49, United 
States Code, $10,542,000 to remain available until expended, for 
transit systems affected by major declared disasters in 2018:  
Provided, That not more than three-quarters of one percent of the funds 
for public transportation emergency relief shall be available for 
administrative expenses and ongoing program management oversight as 
authorized under sections 5334 and 5338(f)(2) of such title and shall 
be in addition to any other appropriations for such purpose:  Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development

                       community development fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For an additional amount for ``Community Development Fund'', 
$1,060,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to 
disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and 
housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted 
and distressed areas resulting from a major disaster that occurred in 
2018 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.):  Provided, That funds shall be 
awarded directly to the State, unit of general local government, or 
Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974) at the discretion of the Secretary:  
Provided further, That any funds made available under this heading and 
under the same heading in Public Law 115-254 that remain available 
after the funds under such headings have been allocated for necessary 
expenses for activities authorized under such headings shall be 
allocated to grantees that received allocations for disasters that 
occurred in 2018 for mitigation activities in the most impacted and 
distressed areas resulting from a major disaster that occurred in 2018: 
 Provided further, That such allocations shall be made in the same 
proportion that the amount of funds each grantee received under this 
division and the same heading in division I of Public Law 115-254 bears 
to the amount of all funds provided to all grantees that received 
allocations for disasters that occurred in 2018:  Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under the text preceding the first 
proviso under this heading and under the same heading in Public Law 
115-254, the Secretary shall allocate to all such grantees an aggregate 
amount not less than 33 percent of the sum of such amounts of funds 
within 120 days after the enactment of this Act based on the best 
available data, and shall allocate no less than 100 percent of such 
funds by no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act:  Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall not prohibit the use of funds made 
available under this heading and the same heading in Public Law 115-254 
for non-Federal share as authorized by section 105(a)(9) of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(9)):  Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
grantees may establish grant programs to assist small businesses for 
working capital purposes to aid in recovery:  Provided further, That as 
a condition of making any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance 
that such grantee has in place proficient financial controls and 
procurement processes and has established adequate procedures to 
prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain 
comprehensive websites regarding all disaster recovery activities 
assisted with these funds, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and 
abuse of funds:  Provided further, That with respect to any such 
duplication of benefits, the Secretary and any grantee under this 
section shall not take into consideration or reduce the amount provided 
to any applicant for assistance from the grantee where such applicant 
applied for and was approved, but declined assistance related to such 
major declared disasters that occurred in 2017 and 2018 from the Small 
Business Administration under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(b)):  Provided further, That the Secretary shall require 
grantees to maintain on a public website information containing common 
reporting criteria established by the Department that permits 
individuals and entities awaiting assistance and the general public to 
see how all grant funds are used, including copies of all relevant 
procurement documents, grantee administrative contracts and details of 
ongoing procurement processes, as determined by the Secretary:  
Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall 
submit a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing the proposed use 
of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of 
these funds will address long-term recovery and restoration of 
infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in 
the most impacted and distressed areas:  Provided further, That such 
funds may not be used for activities reimbursable by, or for which 
funds are made available by, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or 
the Army Corps of Engineers:  Provided further, That funds allocated 
under this heading shall not be considered relevant to the non-disaster 
formula allocations made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306):  Provided further, 
That a State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe may use 
up to 5 percent of its allocation for administrative costs:  Provided 
further, That the first proviso under this heading in the Supplemental 
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 (division I 
of Public Law 115-254) is amended by striking ``State or unit of 
general local government'' and inserting ``State, unit of general local 
government, or Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))'':  
Provided further, That the sixth proviso under this heading in the 
Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 
(division I of Public Law 115-254) is amended by striking ``State or 
subdivision thereof'' and inserting ``State, unit of general local 
government, or Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))'':  
Provided further, That in administering the funds under this heading, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify 
alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or 
regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the 
obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds 
(except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment), if the Secretary finds that good 
cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver 
or alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with the overall 
purpose of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, 
recipients of funds provided under this heading that use such funds to 
supplement Federal assistance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 
406, 407, 408(c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, 
without review or public comment, any environmental review, approval, 
or permit performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall 
satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect to such 
environmental review, approval or permit:  Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon 
receipt of a request for release of funds and certification, 
immediately approve the release of funds for an activity or project 
assisted under this heading if the recipient has adopted an 
environmental review, approval or permit under the preceding proviso or 
the activity or project is categorically excluded from review under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.):  
Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish via notice in the 
Federal Register any waiver, or alternative requirement, to any statute 
or regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days 
before the effective date of such waiver or alternative requirement:  
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building 
and technical assistance, including assistance on contracting and 
procurement processes, to support States, units of general local 
government, or Indian tribes (and their subrecipients) that receive 
allocations pursuant to this heading, received disaster recovery 
allocations under the same heading in Public Law 115-254, or may 
receive similar allocations for disaster recovery in future 
appropriations Acts:  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading and under the same heading in Public Law 
115-254, up to $2,500,000 shall be transferred, in aggregate, to 
``Department of Housing and Urban Development--Program Office Salaries 
and Expenses--Community Planning and Development'' for necessary costs, 
including information technology costs, of administering and overseeing 
the obligation and expenditure of amounts under this heading:  Provided 
further, That the amount specified in the preceding proviso shall be 
combined with funds appropriated under the same heading and for the 
same purpose in Public Law 115- 254 and the aggregate of such amounts 
shall be available for any of the purposes specified under this heading 
or the same heading in Public Law 115-254 without limitation:  Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided 
further, That amounts repurposed under this heading that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act are 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

    Sec. 1001. (a) Amounts previously made available for activities 
authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term 
recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic 
revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed 
areas resulting from a major disaster, including funds provided under 
section 145 of division C of Public Law 114-223, section 192 of 
division C of Public Law 114-223 (as added by section 101(3) of 
division A of Public Law 114-254), section 421 of division K of Public 
Law 115-31, and any mitigation funding provided under the heading 
``Department of Housing and Urban Development-Community Planning and 
Development-Community Development Fund'' of Public Law 115-123 that 
were allocated in response to Hurricane Matthew may be used 
interchangeably and without limitation for the same activities in the 
most impacted and distressed areas related to Hurricane Florence. In 
addition, any funds provided under the heading ``Department of Housing 
and Urban Development--Community Planning and Development--Community 
Development Fund'' in this Act or in division I of Public Law 115-254 
that are allocated in response to Hurricane Florence may be used 
interchangeably and without limitation for the same activities in the 
most impacted and distressed areas related to Hurricane Matthew. Until 
HUD publishes the Federal Register Notice implementing this provision, 
grantees may submit for HUD approval revised plans for the use of funds 
related to Hurricane Matthew that expand the eligible beneficiaries of 
existing programs contained in such previously approved plans to 
include those impacted by Hurricane Florence. Approval of any such 
revised plans shall include the execution of revised grant terms and 
conditions as necessary.
    (b) Amounts made available for administrative costs for activities 
authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term 
recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic 
revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed 
areas under this title or any future Act, and amounts previously 
provided under section 420 of division L of Public Law 114-113, section 
145 of division C of Public Law 114-223, section 192 of division C of 
Public Law 114-223 (as added by section 101(3) of division A of Public 
Law 114-254), section 421 of division K of Public Law 115-31, and under 
the heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--Community 
Planning and Development--Community Development Fund'' of division B of 
Public Law 115-56, Public Law 115-123, and Public Law 115-254, shall be 
available for eligible administrative costs of the grantee related to 
any disaster relief funding identified in this subsection without 
regard to the particular disaster appropriation from which such funds 
originated.
    (c) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement or as 
being for disaster relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act are designated by the Congress, respectively, as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being 
for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                TITLE XI

                   GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS DIVISION

    Sec. 1101.  Each amount appropriated or made available by this 
division is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the 
fiscal year involved.
    Sec. 1102.  No part of any appropriation contained in this division 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein.
    Sec. 1103.  Unless otherwise provided for by this division, the 
additional amounts appropriated by this division to appropriations 
accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions 
applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2019.
    Sec. 1104.  Each amount designated in this division by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded or transferred, if 
applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such 
amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.
    Sec. 1105.  For purposes of this division, the consequences or 
impacts of any hurricane shall include damages caused by the storm at 
any time during the entirety of its duration as a cyclone, as defined 
by the National Hurricane Center.
    Sec. 1106.  Any amount appropriated by this division, designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 and subsequently so designated by the President, and 
transferred pursuant to transfer authorities provided by this division 
shall retain such designation.
    This division may be cited as the ``Additional Supplemental 
Appropriations for Disaster Relief, 2019''.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                H.R. 695

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