[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3445. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:
       At the appropriate place in title VII of division C, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Section 19(a)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
     of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(iii) Additional assistance for disaster recovery efforts 
     in the commonwealth of puerto rico for fiscal year 2019.--

       ``(I) Authorization of appropriations.--Due to the needs 
     associated with disaster recovery efforts in the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, in addition to amounts made available under 
     clause (i), there is authorized to be appropriated not more 
     than $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 to make additional 
     payments to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the 
     expenditures and expenses described in clause (i).
       ``(II) Appropriation in advance.--Except as provided in 
     subclause (III), only amounts appropriated under subclause 
     (I) in advance specifically for the expenditures and expenses 
     described in clause (i) shall be available for payment to the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the expenditures and expenses 
     described in that clause.
       ``(III) Other funds.--Funds appropriated under subclause 
     (I) shall be in addition to funds made available under clause 
     (i).''.

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