[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1991-S1999]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 201. Mr. SHELBY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 268, making supplemental appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Additional Supplemental 
     Appropriations for Disaster Relief, 2019''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

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

Title I--Department of Agriculture
Title II--Department of Commerce
Title III--Department of Defense
Title IV--Corps of Engineers--Civil
Title V--Department of Homeland Security
Title VI--Department of the Interior
Title VII--Department of Labor
Title VIII--Legislative Branch
Title IX--Department of Defense
Title X--Department of Transportation
Title XI--General Provisions

                       DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

Title I--Violence Against Women Act Extension
Title II--Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund

DIVISION A--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'', $3,005,442,000, which shall remain available 
     until December 31, 2020, for necessary expenses related to 
     losses of crops (including milk and harvested adulterated 
     wine grapes), trees, bushes, and vines, as a consequence of 
     Hurricanes Michael and Florence, other hurricanes, floods, 
     tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, and wildfires 
     occurring in calendar years 2018 and 2019 under such terms 
     and conditions as determined by the Secretary:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary 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 of the 
     amounts provided under this heading, tree assistance payments 
     may be made under section 1501(e) of the Agricultural Act of 
     2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to eligible orchardists or nursery 
     tree growers (as defined in such section) of pecan trees with 
     a tree mortality rate that exceeds 7.5 percent (adjusted for 
     normal mortality) and is less than 15 percent (adjusted for 
     normal mortality), to be available until expended, for losses 
     incurred during the period beginning January 1, 2018, and 
     ending December 31, 2018:  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 90 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 70 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 2019, 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.

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                          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, 
     $480,000,000, 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 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 the cost of grants for rural 
     community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 
     and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act, for necessary expenses related to 
     the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 
     wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other natural 
     disasters, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the 
     funds made available 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.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 101.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
     out of the funds made available under section 18 of Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008, $25,200,000 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:  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.
       Sec. 103. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     person or legal entity is not eligible to receive a payment 
     under the Market Facilitation Program established pursuant to 
     the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 
     et seq.) if the average adjusted gross income of such person 
     or legal entity is greater than $900,000.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person or legal 
     entity if at least 75 percent of the adjusted gross income of 
     such person or legal entity is derived from farming, 
     ranching, or forestry related activities.
       (b) A person or legal entity may not receive a payment 
     under the Market Facilitation Program described in subsection 
     (a)(1), directly or indirectly, of more than $125,000.
       (c) In this section, the term ``average adjusted gross 
     income'' has the meaning given the term defined in section 
     760.1502 of title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 
     July 18, 2018).
       (d) The amount provided by this section 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. 104.  In addition to other amounts made available by 
     section 309 of division A of the Additional Supplemental 
     Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 
     (Public Law 115-72; 131 Stat. 1229), there is appropriated to 
     the Secretary, out of any moneys in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 2019, $600,000,000 to provide a grant to the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico for disaster nutrition assistance in response 
     to a major disaster or emergency designated by the President 
     under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.):  Provided, That the 
     funds made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 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 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
       Sec. 105.  There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2020, for the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to conduct an independent study, including a 
     survey of participants, to compare the impact of the 
     additional benefits provided by section 309 of Public Law 
     115-72 to the food insecurity, health status, and well-being 
     of low-income residents in Puerto Rico without such 
     additional benefits:  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.
       Sec. 106.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
     out of the funds made available under section 18 of Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008, $5,000,000 shall be available for the 
     Secretary to provide a grant to American Samoa for disaster 
     nutrition assistance in response to the presidentially 
     declared major disasters and emergencies:  Provided, That 
     funds made available to the territory under this section 
     shall remain available for obligation by the territory until 
     September 30, 2020:  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 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, 
     earthquakes, and other natural disasters occurring in 
     calendar year 2018, and tornadoes and floods occurring in 
     calendar year 2019 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
     $600,000,000, 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, $120,570,000, 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;
       (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; and
       (5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as authorized 
     under section 906(c) of division O of Public Law 114-113:

       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 division.

               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

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     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 division.

                      fishery disaster assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Fishery Disaster 
     Assistance'' for necessary expenses associated with the 
     mitigation of fishery disasters, $150,000,000, 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, including 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, Michael, 
     and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, calendar year 2018 
     wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes, and calendar 
     year 2019 tornadoes and floods, $15,000,000:  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:  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

                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, $35,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, for high priority studies of 
     projects in States and insular areas that were impacted by 
     Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super 
     Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical Storm Gita:  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 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 date of enactment of this division.

                              construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
     expenses, $740,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     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 and insular areas that 
     were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon 
     Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Tropical Storm Gita:  
     Provided, That projects receiving funds provided under the 
     first proviso in ``Title IV--Corps of Engineers--Civil--
     Department of the Army--Construction'' in Public Law 115-123 
     shall not be eligible for funding provided under this 
     heading:  Provided further, That for projects receiving funds 
     provided 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 other than ongoing construction projects 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 up to $25,000,000 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 date of 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 date of enactment of this division.

                       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

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     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 date of enactment of this division.

                       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

               SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

                              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.

              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, $476,755,000, 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.

                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.

                                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, and flooding associated with major 
     declared disaster DR-4365, and calendar year 2018 
     earthquakes, $82,400,000, to remain available until expended: 
      Provided, That of this amount $50,000,000 shall be used to 
     restore and rebuild national wildlife refuges and increase 
     the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat and 
     infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount of 
     damage caused by such storms:  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.

                         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, and 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, and calendar year 2018 
     wildfires, 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, $98,500,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That of this amount, $72,310,000 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 
     division, 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.

                    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, calendar 
     year 2018 earthquakes, 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 additional amounts for ``State and Tribal Assistance 
     Grants'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
     of Hurricanes Florence and Michael and calendar year 2018 
     earthquakes for the hazardous waste financial assistance 
     grants program, $1,500,000, 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, 
     provided that none of these funds shall be subject to section 
     3011(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; 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 
     subsections (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.

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       For an additional amount for ``State and Tribal Assistance 
     Grants'', $349,400,000 to remain available until expended, of 
     which $53,300,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the 
     Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and of which 
     $296,100,000 shall be for capitalization grants under section 
     1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act and section 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking 
     Water Act, funds appropriated herein shall be provided to 
     States or Territories in EPA Regions 4, 9, and 10 in amounts 
     determined by the Administrator for wastewater treatment 
     works and drinking water facilities impacted by Hurricanes 
     Florence and Michael, Typhoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 
     wildfires and earthquakes:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding the requirements of section 603(i) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(d) of 
     the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the funds appropriated 
     herein, each State shall use not less than 20 percent but not 
     more than 30 percent of the amount of its capitalization 
     grants to provide additional subsidization to eligible 
     recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative 
     interest loans or grants or any combination of these:  
     Provided further, That the Administrator shall retain 
     $10,400,000 of the funds appropriated herein for grants for 
     drinking water facilities and waste water treatment plants 
     impacted by Typhoon Yutu:  Provided further, That the funds 
     appropriated herein shall be used for eligible projects whose 
     purpose is to reduce flood or fire damage risk and 
     vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to rapid hydrologic 
     change or natural disaster at treatment works as defined by 
     section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or any 
     eligible facilities under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 
     Water Act, and for other eligible tasks at such treatment 
     works or facilities necessary to further such purposes:  
     Provided further, That the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency may retain up to $1,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated herein for management and oversight:  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.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       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 the 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 the calendar year 2018 
     wildfires, $12,000,000, 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 the calendar year 2018 wildfires, 
     $84,960,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That of this amount $21,000,000 shall be used for hazardous 
     fuels management activities:  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.

                  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 the 
     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 transfer 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.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                     National Institutes of Health

          national institute of environmental health sciences

       For an additional amount for ``National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences'' for necessary expenses in 
     carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) 
     of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 
     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.

                     GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 601.  Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     enactment of this division, 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, and 
     activity, to the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, 
     That no such 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 such funds are expended.

                               TITLE VII

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration

                    training and employment services

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Training and Employment 
     Services'', $50,000,000, for the dislocated workers 
     assistance national reserve for necessary expenses directly 
     related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 
     Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires and 
     earthquakes occurring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes 
     and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 (referred to under 
     this heading as ``covered disaster or emergency''), to remain 
     available through September 30, 2020:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Labor may transfer up to $1,000,000 of such 
     funds to any other Department of Labor account for 
     reconstruction and recovery needs, including worker 
     protection activities:  Provided further, That these sums may 
     be used to replace grant funds previously obligated to the 
     impacted areas:  Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided, up to $500,000, to remain available until expended, 
     shall be transferred to ``Office of Inspector General'' for 
     oversight of activities responding to such covered disaster 
     or emergency:  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 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                Administration for Children and Families

   payments to states for the child care and development block grant

       For an additional amount for ``Payments to States for the 
     Child Care and Development Block Grant'', $30,000,000, to 
     remain available through September 30, 2021, for necessary 
     expenses directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
     Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, 
     wildfires and earthquakes occurring in calendar year 2018, 
     and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 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 5191):  Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate such 
     funds based on assessed need notwithstanding sections 658J 
     and 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
     1990:  Provided further, That such funds may be used for 
     costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding child care 
     facilities without regard to section 658F(b) or 658G of such 
     Act and with amounts allocated for such purposes excluded 
     from the calculation of percentages under subsection 
     658E(c)(3) of such Act:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 658J(c) of such Act, funds allotted 
     to a State and used for renovating, repairing, or rebuilding 
     child care facilities may be obligated by the State in that 
     fiscal year or the succeeding three fiscal years:  Provided 
     further, That Federal interest provisions will not apply to 
     the renovation or rebuilding of privately-owned family child 
     care homes, and the Secretary shall develop parameters on the 
     use of funds for family child care homes:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall not retain Federal interest after a 
     period of 10 years in any facility renovated, repaired, or 
     rebuilt with funds appropriated under this paragraph:  
     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 
     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.

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                children and families services programs

       For an additional amount for ``Children and Families 
     Services Programs'', $90,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses directly related 
     to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, 
     Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires and 
     earthquakes occurring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes 
     and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 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 5191):  
     Provided, That $55,000,000 shall be for Head Start programs, 
     including making payments under the Head Start Act:  Provided 
     further, That none of funds provided in the previous proviso 
     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 provided in the second 
     previous proviso are not subject to the allocation 
     requirements of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act:  
     Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall be for payments to 
     States, territories, and tribes for activities authorized 
     under subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act, with such funds allocated based on assessed need 
     notwithstanding section 423 of such Act and paid without 
     regard to percentage limitations in subsections (a) or (e) in 
     section 424 of such Act:  Provided further, That $25,000,000 
     shall be for payments to States, territories, and tribes 
     authorized under the Community Services Block Grant Act, with 
     such funds allocated based on assessed need notwithstanding 
     sections 674(b), 675A, and 675B of such Act:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding section 676(b)(8) of the 
     Community Services Block Grant Act, each State, territory, or 
     tribe may allocate funds to eligible entities based on 
     assessed need:  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 $5,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, 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'', $201,000,000, to remain available 
     through September 30, 2020, for necessary expenses directly 
     related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and 
     Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires and 
     earthquakes occurring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes 
     and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 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 5191) 
     (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 
     Act as the ``PHS Act''):  Provided, That of the amount 
     provided, $80,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Health 
     Resources and Services Administration--Primary Health Care'' 
     for expenses directly related to a 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 $20,000,000 shall be transferred to 
     ``Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--CDC-Wide 
     Activities and Program Support'' for response, recovery, 
     mitigation, and other expenses directly related to a covered 
     disaster or emergency:  Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided, not less than $100,000,000 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, treatment of substance use disorders, crisis 
     counseling, and other related helplines, and for other 
     similar programs to provide support to individuals impacted 
     by a covered disaster or emergency: Provided further, That of 
     the amount provided, up to $1,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, shall be transferred to ``Office of the 
     Secretary--Office of Inspector General'' for oversight of 
     activities responding to such covered disasters or 
     emergencies:  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'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
     of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super 
     Typhoon Yutu, wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions 
     occurring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes and floods 
     occurring in calendar year 2019 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 5191) (referred 
     to under this heading as ``covered disaster or emergency''), 
     $165,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2020, 
     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 
     programs, except that references to dates and school years in 
     Public Law 115-123 shall be deemed 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 and 
     shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate of these amounts not later 
     than 7 days prior to obligation:  Provided further, That 
     $2,000,000 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 $1,000,000 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 Labor, 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.

                               TITLE VIII

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                    Government Accountability Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for audits 
     and investigations related to Hurricanes Florence, Lane, and 
     Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, the calendar year 2018 
     wildfires, earthquakes, 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 division, 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'', $115,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2023, for planning and design related to the 
     consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael on Navy and 
     Marine Corps installations:  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 master plan for the installations:  Provided 
     further, That, not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
     division, 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'', $700,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2023, for planning and design, and construction expenses 
     related to the consequences of Hurricane Michael:  Provided, 
     That none of the

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     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 significantly damaged by Hurricane Michael: 
      Provided further, That, not later than 60 days after 
     enactment of this division, 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 form 1391 for each 
     specific request:  Provided further, That, not later than 60 
     days after enactment of this division, 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 planning and design and 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

                     (including transfer of funds)

       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 Committees 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 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 occurring in calendar year 2018:  
     Provided, That not more than three-quarters of 1 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.

                    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.

              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, 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 division based on the 
     best available data, and shall allocate no less than 100 
     percent of such funds by no later than 180 days after the 
     enactment of this division:  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 shall act in 
     accordance with section 1210 of Public Law 115-254 (132 Stat. 
     3442) and section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155):  
     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 reimbursed by, or for which funds have been made 
     available by, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the 
     Army Corps of Engineers, in excess of the authorized amount 
     of the project or its components:  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

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     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 same such 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 PROVISION--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 division 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. Once the implementing Notice is published, any 
     additional action plan revisions shall follow the 
     requirements contained therein.
       (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 division 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) The additional uses pursuant to this section for 
     amounts that were previously designated by the Congress, 
     respectively, 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 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 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 PROVISION--THIS DIVISION

       Sec. 1101.  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.
       This division may be cited as the ``Additional Supplemental 
     Appropriations for Disaster Relief, 2019''.

                       DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

                                TITLE I

                  VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT EXTENSION

       Sec. 101.  Any program, authority, or provision, including 
     any pilot program, authorized under the Violence Against 
     Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4; 127 
     Stat. 54) shall continue in effect through September 30, 
     2019.

                                TITLE II

                     HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND

       Sec. 201.  In subsequent fiscal years, any discretionary 
     appropriation for the Corps of Engineers derived from the 
     Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (not to exceed the total amount 
     deposited in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in the prior 
     fiscal year) shall be subtracted from the estimate of 
     discretionary budget authority and outlays for any estimate 
     of an appropriations Act under the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 or the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 202.  In subsequent fiscal years, funds made available 
     for donor ports, medium-sized donor ports, and energy 
     transfer ports in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 2238c shall be 
     considered to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
     Fund and may additionally be used for an in-water improvement 
     or maintenance of in-water infrastructure that benefits 
     commercial navigation.

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  SA 202. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
Harris, and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 201 submitted by Mr. Shelby and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 268, making supplemental appropriations 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, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PARTICIPATION OF PUERTO RICO, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND 
                   THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS IN THE 
                   SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--

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       (1) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act 
     of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (r), by inserting ``the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands,'' after ``Guam,''; and
       (B) in subsection (u)(3), by inserting ``the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``Guam,''.
       (2) Eligible households.--Section 5 of the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by inserting 
     ``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after 
     ``Guam,'';
       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``and Guam,'' and 
     inserting ``Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American 
     Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands,''; and
       (C) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands,'' after ``Hawaii,'' each place it appears; 
     and
       (ii) in paragraph (6)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by inserting ``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American 
     Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' 
     after ``Guam,''.
       (3) Effective date.--
       (A) In general.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall be effective with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, as applicable, on the date described in 
     subparagraph (B) if the Secretary of Agriculture submits to 
     Congress a certification under subsection (f)(3) of section 
     19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028) (as 
     added by subsection (b)).
       (B) Date described.--The date referred to in subparagraph 
     (A) is, with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, the date established by the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, respectively, in the applicable plan of 
     operation submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture under 
     subsection (f)(1)(A) of section 19 of the Food and Nutrition 
     Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028) (as added by subsection (b)).
       (b) Transition of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the 
     Northern Mariana Islands to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
     Program.--Section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2028) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Transition of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the 
     Northern Mariana Islands to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
     Program.--
       ``(1) Submission of plan by puerto rico, american samoa, 
     and the northern mariana islands.--
       ``(A) Submission and review of plan of operation.--If a 
     State agency is designated by the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands (referred to in this subsection as a 
     `governmental entity') and submits to the Secretary a request 
     to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program and a plan of operation under section 11 (including a 
     date on which the governmental entity will begin to 
     participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program), the Secretary shall determine whether that 
     governmental entity and State agency satisfy the requirements 
     that would apply under this Act for approval of that plan if 
     the governmental entity were 1 of the several States.
       ``(B) Determination by secretary.--
       ``(i) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve a plan of 
     operation under subparagraph (A) if the governmental entity 
     and State agency satisfy the requirements described in that 
     subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Disapproval.--If the Secretary does not approve a 
     plan of operation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     provide to the governmental entity a statement that describes 
     each requirement that is not satisfied by the plan.
       ``(2) Approval of retail food stores.--If the Secretary 
     approves a plan of operation under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the 
     Secretary shall accept from retail food stores located in the 
     applicable governmental entity applications under section 9 
     for approval to participate in the supplemental nutrition 
     assistance program.
       ``(3) Submission of certification to congress.--The 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a certification that a 
     governmental entity qualifies to participate in the 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program as if the 
     governmental entity were a State if the Secretary--
       ``(A) approves the plan of operation under paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i); and
       ``(B) approves the applications under paragraph (2) of a 
     number of retail food stores located in the governmental 
     entity requesting to participate in the supplemental 
     nutrition assistance program that would be sufficient to 
     satisfy the requirements of this Act if the governmental 
     entity were 1 of the several States.
       ``(4) Cash benefits provided in puerto rico.--As part of a 
     plan of operation submitted under paragraph (1)(A), the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may submit to the Secretary a 
     request to provide benefits under the supplemental nutrition 
     assistance program in the form of cash.
       ``(5) Family market program in puerto rico.--As part of a 
     plan of operation submitted under paragraph (1)(A), 
     notwithstanding subsection (g), the Secretary shall allow the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to continue to carry out, under 
     the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the Family 
     Market Program established under this section.
       ``(g) Termination of Effectiveness.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsections (a) through (e) shall cease 
     to be effective with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, as applicable, on the date described in 
     paragraph (2) if the Secretary submits to Congress a 
     certification under subsection (f)(3).
       ``(2) Date described.--The date referred to in paragraph 
     (1) is, with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto, American 
     Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
     the date established by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, respectively, in the applicable plan of operation 
     submitted to the Secretary under subsection (f)(1)(A).''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry 
     out this section and the amendments made by this section such 
     sums as are necessary for each fiscal year, to remain 
     available until expended.

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