Congressional Record, Volume 165 Issue 78 (Friday, May 10, 2019)

[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 78 (Friday, May 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3687-H3715]
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SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

general leave

Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks
and include extraneous material on H.R. 2157.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Dean). Is there objection to the request
of the gentlewoman from New York?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 357 and rule
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House
on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 2157.
The Chair appoints the gentlewoman from Iowa (Ms. Finkenauer) to
preside over the Committee of the Whole.

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In the Committee of the Whole

Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 2157) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, with Ms. Finkenauer
in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the
first time.
General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 1
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Appropriations.
The gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey) and the gentlewoman from
Texas (Ms. Granger) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.
Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Last year, we watched hurricanes pummel Florida, Georgia, and the
Carolinas; wildfires burn large swaths of the West; and typhoons strike
territories in the Pacific.
In addition to the tragic loss of life, families lost everything,
businesses were upended, and communities were ripped apart.
That is why, in January, the House passed an emergency disaster
relief bill, H.R. 268, to help our fellow Americans recover and
rebuild. Unfortunately, the bill languished for months

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in the Senate over assistance for Puerto Rico. As it sat there, floods
battered the Midwest and tornadoes swept the South, resulting in even
more destruction. And it sat there in the Senate.
This legislation attempts to meet the needs of all of America's
disaster-stricken communities, whether in Puerto Rico or the Midwest,
California or the Carolinas, with $17.2 billion in emergency spending.
In addition to the funding provided in H.R. 268, the bill makes three
critical additions.
It includes $1.5 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for
repairs to Corps projects damaged by flooding and natural disasters.
It provides $1 billion for Community Development Block Grant Disaster
Recovery, with language ensuring it is spent quickly to help
communities rebuild housing, businesses, and public infrastructure in
the most impacted and distressed areas affected by major natural
disasters.
And it includes $500 million for the Department of Agriculture's
Emergency Conservation Program, providing emergency funding and
technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland
damaged by natural disasters.
That is an additional $3 billion to address the urgent needs
following the Midwest floods and Southern tornadoes, and an additional
$3 billion to rebuild damaged infrastructure, to help communities
recover, and to bring local economies back to life.
American citizens are relying on our Federal Government to deliver a
robust disaster relief package. They have waited long enough. Frankly,
they can't afford to wait any longer.
Further delays will only leave communities more vulnerable and
exposed to future natural disasters. With the Atlantic hurricane season
beginning in just 4 weeks and looming summer heat increasing wildfire
risk, we must act now.
Madam Chair, this legislation is a critical and long-overdue step to
meeting our fellow citizens' urgent needs. I urge my colleagues to
support it, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I rise today in opposition to H.R. 2157, the Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 2019.
This bill is similar to the disaster supplemental that passed the
House in January. We have been waiting for the Senate to act on their
version of the supplemental for several months.
Unfortunately, taking up a disaster bill for the second time without
addressing the administration's concerns will not increase its chance
of becoming law.
While this bill assists many communities struggling to recover from
hurricanes, wildfires, flooding, and tornadoes, I have to oppose this
measure today.
I am particularly concerned about repairs that are needed for
severely damaged military installations. We must return these
facilities to a condition that can support our men and women in
uniform. Unfortunately, the needs are actually greater than what is
funded in this bill.
I am also concerned that the bill fails to address the humanitarian
and security crisis at the border. The rule for this bill does not
allow us to consider an amendment to provide humanitarian relief and
enhanced security at the border.
On my recent visits to the border, I have seen firsthand that the
crisis is getting worse every day. The numbers are staggering. In April
alone, Customs and Border Protection made 109,000 apprehensions on the
southwest border. More than half of these were family units.
There have been more apprehensions in the first 7 months of this
fiscal year than in all of the last fiscal year. Resources are urgently
needed to address the health and safety of our law enforcement
personnel, as well as families with children who are seeking refuge.
This bill does nothing to address this crisis.
We have no choice but to work together on this issue. We do not have
the luxury of waiting for months to get resources to law enforcement,
social service providers, and public health officers. The time to act
is now.
I want to thank Chairwoman Lowey for her tireless work to address the
needs of our Nation. Just as we worked together to end the shutdown in
February, we can come together again to rebuild our communities,
protect our border, and provide humanitarian assistance where it is
urgently needed.
Unfortunately, I have to oppose this bill as it currently stands. I
hope we can continue to work with the Senate and the White House to
come up with a compromise and get disaster assistance to the
communities that need it most.
Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished
gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) the chairwoman of the Energy and
Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.

Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Chair, I thank Chairwoman Lowey for yielding, and I
thank her and Ranking Member Granger for bringing this bill to the
floor.
Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2157, the Supplemental
Appropriations Act for 2019.
Natural disasters across our Nation have been devastating the lives
of millions of Americans. This map shows just some of the areas and
families that have been stricken and have waited and waited and waited
months for Federal support.
The Missouri and Mississippi River systems are absolutely clogged
from the Canadian border all the way down to the mouth at New Orleans.
The devastation is understood by Americans who watch the news.
We have waited months and months and months for Federal support. The
failure of this body to act faster is shameful, so I welcome this
moment this morning on behalf of all those who have been harmed.
It is the top responsibility of Congress to provide these hard-hit
communities with strength, hope, and support to recover.
Imagine looking out your window and seeing this in your backyard.
That has happened to thousands and thousands of families.
This supplemental will finally provide aid to these ailing people and
communities damaged by hurricanes, typhoons, volcanic activities,
tornadoes, floods, snowstorms, and wildfires.
From our energy and water accounts, $2 billion is provided to fix
damaged Army Corps projects, with an additional $1.5 billion in Army
Corps funding for the devastation wreaked by the flooding in the
Midwest.
We are at a 125-year high in the amount of rainfall coming down
between the Rockies and the Appalachians--a 125-year high in this
country.
Many communities have been flooded like this one, but, also, we have
very high water levels even in the Great Lakes region, where land is
just soaked and farmers, business owners, and homeowners are so
concerned about what is going to happen.
Many of these communities are still underwater, but here we provide
an initial downpayment.
The bill also contains $775 million to accelerate projects to
mitigate future disaster damages.

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The bill comprehensively aids devastated communities with nutrition
and Medicaid assistance, crop and livestock aid to farmers, and aid to
upended rural populations.
It rebuilds devastated military and Coast Guard installations so our
servicemembers can focus on protecting our national security. Imagine
Camp Lejeune asking us for more help.
It funds resiliency of our Nation's drinking water, wastewater, and
electrical grid systems, and provides communities help to rebuild
businesses and local public infrastructure.
Importantly, it includes significant help to rebuild Puerto Rico,
which suffered complete devastation from Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
This is deeply personal to my constituents, and to me. The President's
refusal to recognize Puerto Ricans as the American citizens they are is
unconscionable. The Senate Republicans back this position and find it
reprehensible.
The CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Chair, I yield the gentlewoman from Ohio an
additional 15 seconds.
Ms. KAPTUR. This is the second time this House has voted on
supplemental funding this year. It is time the Senate take up this
legislation and

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give some peace to American communities and our citizens living in
devastation. I urge swift passage of this act.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
Nebraska (Mr. Smith).
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Chair, I rise to reflect on the
importance of the disaster supplemental bill we are considering today.
In Nebraska, we continue our work to recover from the storm which hit
our State at the end of February. The storm brought with it blizzard
conditions and large amounts of rain, followed rapidly by destructive
flooding.
The impact of this storm continues to be felt across our State,
particularly by our ag producers. In the west, the extreme blizzard
conditions compounded an already hard winter, leading to severe cattle
losses. In the east, stored grain was actually washed away or damaged
by the floods, and extensive silting of fields has impeded planting as
the season is now underway.
I particularly appreciate both this bill and the most recent Senate
package including language to ensure our disaster programs can address
losses of stored grain. While crop insurance covers producers from
planting, including coverage for prevented planting, up through
harvest, it does not provide coverage for harvest grain which is stored
and has not yet been sold. Our producers need this relief.
I realize this bill is not perfect, and there are a number of issues
I hope we can address moving forward. I would prefer to be considering
legislation which addresses the concerns of some Senators and the
President and would be signed into law. This bill does not, and I hope
negotiations will get us there soon.
I have long advocated for disaster packages to be paid for; this
package is not, and my amendment to cover the cost was, unfortunately,
not made in order.
We have traditionally extended a number of tax relief provisions to
families and businesses in disaster areas. I have introduced
legislation to do this, and I hope we can act on this relief soon as
well.
Madam Chair, Nebraskans need relief. Considering this bill moves us
closer to providing them relief and, for that reason, I do support it.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman
from North Carolina (Mr. Price), the chairman of the Transportation
Subcommittee.
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, I thank our Appropriations
chair for yielding this time, and I rise in support of this disaster
supplemental, which will provide $17.2 billion in long overdue
assistance for North Carolina and for other States and territories that
have suffered from devastating natural disasters.
North Carolina has been hit by two hurricanes in as many years, with
thousands of people displaced, homes destroyed, and livelihoods lost.
Meanwhile, typhoons, tornadoes and wildfires, have wreaked havoc on
millions of Americans in the South, the Midwest, California, and
several territories, including Puerto Rico.
The bill before us ensures the Federal Government will remain an
active partner in the recovery effort. It provides comprehensive
resources for: flexible community development block grants, highway and
bridge repairs, Army Corps construction along our coasts and rivers,
Department of Agriculture crop and livestock relief, repairs to our
military installations, and many other critical recovery activities.
We all know that these resources are desperately needed. We all know
that they should have been provided months ago. The House passed a
similar package back in January that stalled in the Republican-
controlled Senate.
The President has complicated our efforts, to put it mildly, and he
has complicated them in a particularly unfortunate way. He is obsessed
with Puerto Rico. He is determined to punish the island for offenses,
real or imagined. This has stymied bipartisan and bicameral efforts to
help all Americans recover, Puerto Ricans included.
And now the President's latest move is to insist that this disaster
recovery bill should become a vehicle for his border priorities.
The administration is even holding back money that has already been
appropriated, including nearly $16 billion in HUD Community Development
Block Grants, held up by the White House and OMB for political
purposes.
This has slowed the recovery, not just in Puerto Rico, but in my home
State, North Carolina, in Florida, in Georgia, Texas, South Carolina,
and the Virgin Islands.
It is time for the President to stop playing politics with disaster
funding, and it is time for Republicans in the House and Senate to show
some backbone, to say to the White House, ``enough already;'' to join
with Democrats to help communities in need.
I urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), the chair of the Interior Subcommittee.
Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this funding package
today. I am pleased that, within the Interior Subcommittee's
jurisdiction, the bill provides more than $2 billion for recovery from
devastating natural disasters.
This includes $849 million to rebuild drinking water and waste
treatment systems to a state of resiliency against future storms, and
$50 million for coastal resiliency projects to reduce flooding and
erosion caused by sea level rise and climate change.
This bill provides funds to repair Federal facilities that were
destroyed or damaged, like the Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory, funds for
Historic Preservation grants to repair culturally significant sites and
properties, and funds to clean up hazardous and solid waste.
A critical provision in this bill provides $720 million to fully
repay the U.S. Forest Service for funds it was forced to borrow in the
last fiscal year to cover the cost of wildland fire suppression.
An additional $134 million will help the Forest Service to address
damage to national forests and to treat hazardous fuel loads.
This emergency funding in this bill will help Americans who are
struggling to restore their lives to return to their homes after
devastating fires and hurricanes of last year.
Communities in all of our States and our territories deserve Federal
support as they recover from natural disasters. Democrats are proud,
under the leadership of Chair Lowey, to be bringing this bill to the
floor to help those who have suffered from these natural disasters to
begin to rebuild and heal their lives.
I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), the chairwoman of the Military
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for
yielding.
I rise in support the underlying legislation.
Madam Chair, H.R. 2157 totals $17.3 billion in emergency disaster
appropriations to provide relief and recovery assistance for Americans
affected by recent hurricanes.
The MilCon/VA portion of the bill provides $860.4 million for
Department of Defense military construction needs and the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Specifically, the bill includes $115 million for the Marine Corps to
begin planning for construction projects related to the devastation
from Hurricanes Florence and Michael on Marine Corps facilities in
North Carolina (New River, Cherry Point, and Lejeune).
The Marine Corps is planning facility consolidation efforts resulting
from the hurricanes' damage, and this funding represents the first step
in that rebuilding process.
Madam Chair, the bill also includes $700 million to begin rebuilding
Tyndall Air Force Base in my home State of Florida. This funding will
support the relocation of the F-22 mission, the beddown of F-35s, and
the planning for construction of new facilities. This funding is a
vital first step to begin the rebuild of Tyndall.
Madam Chair, I also want to point out that this funding for Tyndall
in North Carolina is a downpayment because Congress is going to need to
provide much more than this to get these locations back up on their
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Madam Chair, these events happened 6 months ago, and yet the first
supplemental request to be submitted by the administration is not to
address natural disasters; it was for border needs.
I am astounded that the administration continues to ignore these real
emergencies which clearly should have been addressed months ago, and I
am proud that the Democratic majority is doing just that today.
I urge all Members of this body to cast a ``yes'' vote.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
New York (Ms. Velazquez), the chairwoman of the Small Business
Committee.
Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Madam Chair, I rise in support of this legislation.
It has now been 2 years since Maria barreled into Puerto Rico
inflicting historic damage, enormous suffering, and the loss of 3,000
American lives. Yet 20 months later, the people of the island continue
struggling to recover and rebuild.
Compounding this problem, Puerto Rico has exhausted funding for its
nutritional assistance program, and the Governor has informed us they
require $600 million to meet the food needs of the Commonwealth's most
vulnerable. These are seniors, working single mothers, and those with
disabilities.
Let me remind my friends, in the U.S. Territory Puerto Rico, 65
percent of our children live in poverty. It is un-American to deny
nutrition assistance to American citizens living in Puerto Rico,
particularly children. That is immoral, and we should be ashamed that,
in the richest country, most powerful country in the world, we have
allowed for children to suffer this way. That is simply wrong.
In January, we passed a package to address this, but the Senate has
failed to act, even though a number of my Republican Senate colleagues
have promised to deliver Puerto Rico the aid they so desperately need.
Making matters worse, our President has repeatedly distorted and
misled the American people about the amount of money Puerto Rico
receives.
We must remember, Madam Chair, those suffering in Puerto Rico are our
fellow citizens. It is unacceptable that this President and Senate
Republicans would abandon them.
Importantly, the bill also instructs FEMA to rebuild in a manner that
is more resilient and capable of withstanding future extreme weather.
Maria taught us painful lessons, and it only makes sense that as the
island recovers we provide it with the tools to rebuild and resist
future hurricanes.
The CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Chair, I yield the gentlewoman from New York an
additional 2 minutes.

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Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Madam Chair, I pray passage of this bill which
rightfully assists so many other parts of the Union, of our Nation,
will motivate the Senate at last to act and the President to sign this
badly needed aid into law. This is a matter of life and death for so
many in Puerto Rico. I urge a ``yes'' vote.
The CHAIR. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in
personalities toward the President.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, to close, I would like to thank Chairwoman
Lowey for her leadership. I look forward to working with her on
legislation that addresses both natural disasters and the humanitarian
crisis on the border.
We should provide much-needed relief to communities recovering from
hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and tornadoes, but we cannot turn our
back on a border crisis that is growing worse by the day. Law
enforcement agencies providing humanitarian assistance are being rushed
and pushed to the limit, and we must act now.
The chairwoman and I have worked together for many years to find
solutions in the national interest. I know we will be able to do so
again.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Chair, it is time to stop playing games and provide
assistance to all Americans, no matter whether you lost your home to a
wildfire in the West, farmland to flooding in the Midwest, or your
entire community to a hurricane in Puerto Rico. Vote ``yes.''
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2157,
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019.
This bill is a comprehensive emergency disaster supplemental bill to
help meet the urgent needs of American communities still struggling to
recover from recent hurricanes, typhoons, wildfires, floods and other
natural disasters.
This robust disaster package includes $17.2 billion in long overdue
emergency spending for disaster-stricken communities across our nation
and territories.
It builds on the legislation that passed the House in January--
including an additional $3 billion to address the urgent needs of those
living in the Midwest (Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa and
Kansas) and South (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and the
Carolinas) who have been devastated by flooding and tornadoes in recent
months.
This bill also provides some additional disaster assistance to
communities continuing to recover from Hurricane Harvey.
House Democrats are standing up and taking action to help communities
across the United States and in Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana
Islands, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa recover and
heal from devastating disasters--these communities should not be held
hostage because of President Trump's personal contempt for Puerto Rico.
Senate Republicans should come to their senses and join Democrats in
advancing this bill and speeding relief to millions of Americans.
Included in this legislation is critical funding for:
Infrastructure and community development to rebuild our
transportation systems and repair housing, businesses and public
infrastructure;
Farmers and rural communities to bolster the farmer safety net and
restore disaster-damaged lands;
Social services, mental health, education and dislocated worker
initiatives to invest in the well-being of children, workers and
families in disaster-struck areas--including providing critical
nutrition and Medicaid assistance for Puerto Rico and U.S. territories;
DOD and Veterans Affairs to repair and rebuild hurricane-damaged
bases and facilities; and
Disaster resiliency to mitigating damage and costs from future
disasters which are becoming more frequent as a result of climate
change.
American families hit by natural disasters deserve to know that their
government will stand with them throughout the road to recovery.
Democrats are committed to delivering this assistance to our fellow
Americans as they work to rebuild their lives and their communities.
Another reason I strongly support this bill is that H.R. 2157, the
``Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019,'' provides much needed and
long overdue relief to Americans in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands still suffering from the ravages of Hurricanes Maria and Irma,
as well as relief to victims of Hurricane Michael which struck Alabama,
Florida, and Georgia in October 2018. It also provides relief to the
victims of the Midwestern floods that have caused so much damage in
Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, and Kansas.
I support this legislation and offered an amendment that would have
provided additional funding for electricity delivery and necessary
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, Irma,
and Maria, and Super Typhoon Yutu including technical assistance
related to electric grids.
As the representative of the Eighteenth Congressional District of
Texas, which was ground zero for Hurricane Harvey, I regularly hear
from constituents expressing their concern with ineffective and
inadequate FEMA mechanisms put in place to help rectify the damage
caused by natural disasters.
That is why I also offered an amendment to H.R. 2157 that would
prohibits funds in the bill from being used to prevent the FEMA
Administrator from monitoring the response given to disaster victims in
order to ensure quality control or becoming aware of complaints
regarding the response given to disaster victims and having in place a
mechanism to address such complaints.
A third Jackson Lee amendment to H.R. 2157 would have provided a
minimum of $1 million for wastewater and drinking water treatment works
and facilities impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
Hurricane Sandy inflicted more than $70 billion in damages in 2012,
and Matthew cost the U.S. about $10.3 billion in 2016. With Harvey, an
estimated 13 million people were affected, nearly 135,000 homes damaged
or destroyed in the historic flooding, and up to a million cars were
wrecked.
Hurricane Harvey ranks as the second-most costly hurricane to hit the
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1900, causing more than $125 billion in damage.
Our residents need more money than for single-family home repairs,
whether it is disaster recovery or general housing dollars and I will
continue to stride on behalf of the neighborhoods and on behalf of
hard-working homeowners who deserve these funds, so they can continue
on with their lives and return to their homes.
Victims of natural disasters are entitled to know who to contact when
issues related to FEMA arise and to be assured that their questions are
answered, and complaints addressed.
Allocating funding for measures such as Electricity Delivery for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey,
Maria, Irma, and Super Typhoon Yutu, is vital to negate the effects of
these catastrophic events from significantly worsening.
Hospitals, first-responders, and a number of other vital institutions
that help our communities recover from the aftereffects of natural
disasters need access to electricity.
Moreover, with the severity of natural disasters and the ranging of
their locations we must be proactive in our preparation for recovery.
Alternatively, water is the most essential resource known to man.
A human can go for more than three weeks without food--Mahatma Gandhi
survived 21 days of complete starvation--but water is a different
story.
At least 60 percent of the adult body is made of it and every living
cell in the body needs it to keep functioning.
Under extreme conditions an adult can lose 1 to 1.5 liters of sweat
per hour and if that lost water is not replaced, the total volume of
body fluid can fall quickly and, most dangerously, blood volume may
drop.
We do not have the luxury of not preparing for hurricanes, floods.
earthquakes, mudslides, tornados or other natural disasters.
With these events it is not a question of if, but when.
For these reasons, I urge my colleagues to support the rule and the
underlying legislation.
The CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired.
Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-12, modified by the
amendment printed in part B of House Report 116-51, shall be considered
as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as an
original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the 5-minute
rule and shall be considered as read.
The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:

H.R. 2157

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled.
That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of
applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds,
for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and
other organizational units of Government for fiscal year
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, on-farm stored commodities,
and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, bushes, and
vines, as a consequence of Hurricanes Michael and Florence,
other hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic
activity, snowstorms, 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 past or future crop insurance premiums, 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.

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 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 hereby
appropriated $600,000,000 for the Secretary of Agriculture to
provide a grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for
disaster nutrition assistance in response to Presidentially
declared major disasters and emergencies: 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.
Sec. 102. In addition to amounts otherwise made available,
out of the funds made available under section 18 of the 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. 103. 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 of peach
and

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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. 104. (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. 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 the 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.
Sec. 107. For an additional amount for the ``Emergency
Conservation Program'', for necessary expenses related to the
consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and of
wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other natural
disasters, $500,000,000, 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.

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 Act.

procurement, acquisition and construction

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

fishery disaster assistance

For an additional amount for ``Fishery Disaster
Assistance'' for necessary expenses associated with the
mitigation of fishery disasters, $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 Act 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 Act 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
Act, 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: Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 284 of title 10, United States Code, or any other
provision of law, funds made available under this

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heading may only be used for the purposes specifically
described under this heading.

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: Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 284 of title 10, United States Code, or any other
provision of law, funds made available under this heading may
only be used for the purposes specifically described under
this heading.

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 Act, to reduce risk from future floods and
hurricanes, at full Federal expense, $35,000,000, to remain
available until expended, 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
Act.

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 Act,
and flood and storm damage reduction, including shore
protection, projects which have signed Chief's Reports as of
the date of enactment of this Act 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
``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 funding under this heading, the
provisions of section 902 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 shall not apply to these funds: Provided
further, That the completion of ongoing construction projects
receiving funds provided under this heading shall be at full
Federal expense with respect to such funds: Provided
further, That using funds provided under this heading, the
non-Federal cash contribution for projects 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 of this amount,
$45,000,000 shall be used to initiate, at full Federal
expense, construction of authorized Corps of Engineers
ecosystem restoration projects that have incidental flood
risk management benefits in areas impacted by Hurricanes Irma
and Maria: 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 the enactment of this Act.

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, including disasters in 2019, $575,000,000,
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 Act.

operation and maintenance

For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance''
for necessary expenses to dredge Federal navigation projects
in response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers
Federal projects caused by, natural disasters, including
disasters in 2019, $908,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the
Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for
coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report directly
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and
obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.

flood control and coastal emergencies

For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal
Emergencies'', as authorized by section 5 of the Act of
August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses to
prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural disasters and
support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities
in response to such disasters, including disasters in 2019,
as authorized by law, $510,000,000, 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 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 Act.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Central Utah Project

central utah project completion account

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

Bureau of Reclamation

water and related resources

For an additional amount for ``Water and Related
Resources'', $17,000,000, 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.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ENERGY PROGRAMS

electricity delivery

For an additional amount for ``Electricity Delivery'',
$15,500,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes
Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and Super Typhoon Yutu, including
technical assistance related to electric grids: 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
Electricity Delivery shall provide a monthly report 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 Act.

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, $48,977,000; of which $46,977,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2020, and of which
$2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023,
for environmental compliance and restoration: 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

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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.

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 501. (a) In General.--The Federal share of assistance
provided for DR-4336-PR, DR-4339-PR, DR-4340-USVI and DR-
4335-USVI under sections 403, 406, and 407 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170b and 5173) shall be 100 percent of the eligible
costs under such sections.
(b) Applicability.--The Federal share provided by
subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied for
before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 502. The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall provide assistance, pursuant to
section 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), for
critical services as defined in section 406 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the
duration of the recovery for incidents DR-4404, DR-4396, and
DR-4398 to--
(1) replace or restore the function of a facility or system
to industry standards without regard to the pre-disaster
condition of the facility or system; and
(2) replace or restore components of the facility or system
not damaged by the disaster where necessary to fully
effectuate the replacement or restoration of disaster-damaged
components to restore the function of the facility or system
to industry standards.
Sec. 503. Section 20601 of Public Law 115-123 (132 Stat.
85) is amended by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
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. 504. (a) In General.--The President shall make a
contribution under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172)
for each eligible rural medical facility that was damaged or
destroyed by a major disaster during calendar year 2015,
regardless of whether the operations of such medical facility
were subsequently carried out in a temporary replacement
facility. Such contribution shall be sufficient to provide
for a full permanent replacement of each such medical
facility to the resiliency standards described in subsection
(b).
(b) Resiliency Standards.--A permanent replacement facility
provided for under this section shall meet--
(1) the definition of resilient developed pursuant to
section 406(e) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(e)); and
(2) any relevant consensus-based codes, specifications, and
standards.
(c) Temporary Replacement Facility.--In any case in which
the President, acting through the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, has provided funding to lease or purchase
a temporary replacement facility to house the operations of
an eligible rural medical facility for which a permanent
replacement facility is required under this section, the
President shall continue such funding until a permanent
replacement facility is operational, including for any period
of time for which funding has not otherwise been provided.
(d) Hospital Successor Entity.--A transfer in ownership of
an eligible rural medical facility or of a permanent
replacement facility, or the execution of a transaction by
the owner of an eligible rural medical facility resulting in
different ownership of a permanent replacement facility,
shall not affect the requirement in subsection (a) to provide
for a full replacement of the facility for which funds are
provided under this section, provided that such funds are
provided to an entity otherwise eligible for assistance under
section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172).
(e) Definition of Eligible Rural Medical Facility.--In this
section, the term ``eligible rural medical facility'' means a
private nonprofit hospital facility--
(1) located in a county with a population below 40,000, as
determined by the most recent decennial census;
(2) that sustained damage during calendar year 2015 that
was eligible for financial assistance under section 406 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172); and
(3) that was closed following damage sustained during a
major disaster and remains closed as of the date of enactment
of this Act.
(f) 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.
Sec. 505. (a) In General.--The President shall make a
contribution under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172)
to the applicable State or local government for each eligible
hydroelectric facility that was damaged or destroyed by a
major disaster during calendar year 2015 to carry out the
improvements for which such contribution was provided under
this section.
(b) Contribution.--Each contribution provided for
improvements to an eligible hydroelectric facility under
subsection (a) shall be sufficient to--
(1) rebuild canal embankments to meet all applicable
guidelines in the Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation
of Hydropower Projects prepared by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission;
(2) restore all other water-control and retaining
structures to meet all applicable such Engineering
Guidelines; and
(3) provide for either--
(A) the restoration of the eligible hydroelectric facility
to full operation of its function as a primary water source
and hydroelectric power supply; or
(B) the establishment of an alternative primary water
source and the restoration of the full operation of the
hydroelectric power supply function of the eligible
hydroelectric facility pursuant to the requirements of
subsection (c).
(c) Alternative Contribution.--A contribution may cover the
establishment of an alternative primary water source under
subsection (b)(3)(B) only if--
(1) the water source could provide redundancy to the water
supply provided by an eligible hydroelectric facility;
(2) the water source is approved by any applicable
regulatory agencies; and
(3) the cost of the establishment of such water source and
the restoration of the full operation of the hydroelectric
power supply function of the eligible hydroelectric facility
is less than the cost of restoring the eligible hydroelectric
facility to full operation as described under subsection
(b)(3)(A).
(d) Resiliency Standards.--An improvement carried out under
this section shall meet the definition of resilient developed
pursuant to section 406(e) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(e)).
(e) Definition of Eligible Hydroelectric Facility.--In this
section, the term ``eligible hydroelectric facility'' means a
hydroelectric facility that--
(1) is part of a system that provides the primary water
source for more than 200,000 people;
(2) sustained damage eligible for financial assistance
under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172);
(3) is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
under part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et
seq.); and
(4) has been assigned a significant hazard potential
classification in accordance with chapter 1 of the
Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower
Projects prepared by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
(f) 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.
Sec. 506. In implementing section 502 of this Act or
section 20601 of Public Law 115-123, the Administrator shall
include the costs associated with addressing pre-disaster
condition, undamaged components, codes and standards, and
industry standards in the cost of repair when calculating the
percentage in section 206.226(f) of title 44, Code of Federal
Regulations: Provided, That the amounts provided by this
section are designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985: Provided further, That amounts repurposed under this
heading that were previously designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

TITLE 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

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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 the date of enactment of
this Act, the Survey shall submit a report to the Committees
on Appropriations that describes the potential options to
replace the facility damaged by the 2018 volcano disaster
along with cost estimates and a description of how the Survey
will provide direct access for monitoring volcanic activity
and the potential threat to at-risk communities: Provided
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

Departmental Offices

Insular Affairs

assistance to territories

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

Office of Inspector General

salaries and expenses

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

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.
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.
In addition, for an additional amount for ``State and
Tribal Assistance Grants'', $500,000,000, to remain available
until expended, of which $261,000,000 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 $239,000,000 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 2, 4, and 6
in amounts determined by the Administrator for wastewater and
drinking water treatment works and facilities impacted by
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Provided further, That,
for Region 2, such funds allocated from funds appropriated
herein shall not be subject to the matching or cost share
requirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act nor the matching requirements of
section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided
further, That, for Region 2, notwithstanding the requirements
of section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
and section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, each
State and Territory shall use the full amount of its
capitalization grants allocated from funds appropriated
herein 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, for Regions 4 and 6, 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 allocated, each State shall
use not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent
amount of its capitalization grants allocated from funds
appropriated herein 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
$74,600,000 of the funds appropriated herein for grants to
any State or territory that has not established a water
pollution control revolving fund pursuant to title VI of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act or section 1452 of the
Safe Drinking Water Act for drinking water facilities and
waste water treatment plants impacted by Hurricanes Irma and
Maria: Provided further, That the funds appropriated herein
shall only be used for eligible projects whose purpose is to
reduce flood damage risk and vulnerability or to enhance
resiliency to rapid hydrologic change or a 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,
for Region 2, notwithstanding section 603(d)(2) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(f)(2) of
the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds allocated from funds
appropriated herein may be used to make loans or to buy,
refinance or restructure the debt obligations of eligible
recipients only where such debt was incurred on or after
September 20, 2017: 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.

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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 Act, 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
occurring in calendar year 2018, and tornadoes and floods
occurring in calendar year 2019, 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 consequences: 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

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

health surveillance and program support

For an additional amount for ``Health Surveillance and
Program Support'', $30,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2019, for grants, contracts and cooperative
agreements for behavioral health treatment, crisis
counseling, and other related helplines, and for other
similar programs to provide support to individuals impacted
by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super
Typhoon Yutu, wildfires occurring in 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 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.

Administration for Children and Families

social services block grant

For an additional amount for ``Social Services Block
Grant'', $250,000,000, which shall 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 occurring in
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 notwithstanding
section 2002 of the Social Security Act, the distribution of
such amount shall be limited to States directly affected by
these events: Provided further, That the time limits in
section 2002(c) of the Social Security Act shall not apply to
funds appropriated in this paragraph that are used for
renovation, repair or construction: Provided further, That
funds appropriated in this paragraph are in addition to the
entitlement grants authorized by section 2002(a)(1) of the
Social Security Act and shall not be available for such
entitlement grants: Provided further, That in addition to
other uses permitted by title XX of the Social Security Act,
funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for health
services (including mental health services), and for costs of
renovating, repairing, and construction of health care
facilities (including mental health facilities), child care
centers, and other social services facilities: 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 hurricanes,
typhoons, wildfires, tornadoes, and floods: 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 up to $3,000,000
may be used to supplement amounts available for the necessary
expenses of administering subtitle A of title XX of the
Social Security Act: 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.

children and families services programs

For an additional amount for ``Children and Families
Services Programs'', $60,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021, for Head Start programs, including making
payments under the Head Start Act, for necessary expenses
directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence
and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires
occurring in 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
none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be
included in the calculation of the ``base grant'' in
subsequent fiscal years, as such term is defined in sections
640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start
Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this
paragraph are not subject to the allocation requirements of
section 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, That
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall not be available
for costs that are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by
self-insurance: Provided further, That up to $2,000,000
shall be available for Federal administrative expenses:
Provided further, That obligations incurred for the purposes
provided herein prior to the date of enactment of this Act
may be charged to funds appropriated under this heading:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement

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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, the 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 a ``covered disaster or
emergency''), $165,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2019: 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. (a) Section 1108(g)(5) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(5)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and (E)'' and
inserting ``(E), and (F)'';
(2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``and (E)'' and inserting ``and (F)'';
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the following:
``(E) Subject to subparagraph (F), for the period beginning
January 1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2019, the amount of
the increase otherwise provided under subparagraph (A) for
the Northern Mariana Islands shall be further increased by
$36,000,000.''; and
(5) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)
of this section)--
(A) by striking ``title XIX, during'' and inserting ``title
XIX--
``(i) during'';
(B) by striking ``and (D)'' and inserting ``, (D), and
(E)'';
(C) by striking ``and the Virgin Islands'' each place it
appears and inserting ``, the Virgin Islands, and the
Northern Mariana Islands'';
(D) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) for the period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending
September 30, 2019, with respect to payments to Guam and
American Samoa from the additional funds provided under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall increase the Federal
medical assistance percentage or other rate that would
otherwise apply to such payments to 100 percent.''.
(b) The amounts provided by the amendments made by
subsection (a) 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.
Sec. 702. Not later than 30 days after the date of
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.
Sec. 703. The second proviso under the heading ``Hurricane
Education Recovery'' under the heading ``Department of
Education'' under title VIII of subdivision 1 of division B
of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123; 132
Stat. 95) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(K) assistance provided to an eligible entity under this
heading, including assistance provided to an eligible entity
before the date of enactment of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2019, may be used by the eligible entity
for a purpose described in section 406 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster and Relief Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5172),
notwithstanding section 102(e)(3) of title IV of division B
of Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 2794), if the eligible
entity will receive funds for that purpose under such section
406; and
``(L) any duplicative Federal assistance provided under
this heading to an eligible entity may be retained by the
entity and used for other activities to restart school
operations in accordance with this paragraph;'';
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
``(10) amounts available under paragraph (4) that exceed
the amount required to meet the need for such funds as
determined by the Secretary as of December 31, 2018, shall be
available to carry out paragraph (3); and'':

Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section
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 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 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 Act, the Government Accountability
Office shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a spend plan
specifying funding estimates for audits and investigations of
any such declared disasters occurring in 2018 and identifying
funding estimates or carryover balances, if any, that may be
available for audits and investigations of any other such
declared disasters: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

TITLE IX

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Navy
and Marine Corps'', $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 and a form 1391
for each specific project: Provided further, That, not later
than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
the Navy, or his designee, shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided under this
heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further,
That notwithstanding section 2808 of title 10, United States
Code, or any other provision of law, funds made available
under this heading may only be used for the purposes
specifically described under this heading.

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 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 Act, the Secretary
of the Air Force, or his designee, shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided
under this heading: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 2808 of title
10, United States Code, or any other provision of law, funds
made available under this heading may only be used for the
purposes specifically described under this heading.

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 Act, the Director of the Army
National Guard, or his designee, shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for funds provided
under this

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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: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 2808 of
title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law,
funds made available under this heading may only be used for
the purposes specifically described under this heading.

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 Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided
further, That none of these funds shall be available for
obligation until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan
for funds provided under this heading: Provided further,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.

TITLE X

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal 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'', $2,210,000,000, 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 or 2019 (except as otherwise provided under
this heading) 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 of the amounts made available under
this heading $150,000,000 shall be allocated to meet unmet
needs for restoration of infrastructure for grantees that
received allocations for disasters that occurred in 2017
(excluding grantees that received allocations related to
disasters specified in section 501(a) of title V of this Act)
under this heading of division B of Public Law 115-56 and
title XI of subdivision 1 of division B of Public Law 115-
123: Provided further, That of the amounts provided in the
previous proviso, the Secretary's determination of unmet
needs for restoration of infrastructure shall not take into
account mitigation-specific allocations: 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 receiving awards for
disasters that occurred in 2018 or 2019, for mitigation
activities in the most impacted and distressed areas
resulting from a major disaster that occurred in 2018 or
2019: Provided further, That allocations under the previous
proviso shall be made in the same proportion that the amount
of funds each grantee received or will receive under this
heading for unmet needs related to disasters that occurred in
2018 or 2019 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 or 2019: 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 date
of enactment of this Act based on the best available data,
and shall allocate no less than 100 percent of such funds by
no later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not prohibit
the use of funds made available under this heading and the
same heading in Public Law 115-254 for non-Federal share as
authorized by section 105(a)(9) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(9)): Provided
further, That of the amounts made available under this
heading, grantees may establish grant programs to assist
small businesses for working capital purposes to aid in
recovery: Provided further, That as a condition of making
any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance that such
grantee has in place proficient financial controls and
procurement processes and has established adequate procedures
to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by section
312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expenditure
of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites regarding all
disaster recovery activities assisted with these funds, and
to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds:
Provided further, That with respect to any such duplication
of benefits, the Secretary 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
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,
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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 Act or in division I of Public Law 115-254
that are allocated in response to Hurricane Florence may be
used interchangeably and without limitation for the same
activities in the most impacted and distressed areas related
to Hurricane Matthew. Until HUD publishes the Federal
Register Notice implementing this provision, grantees may
submit for HUD approval revised plans for the use of funds
related to Hurricane Matthew that expand the eligible
beneficiaries of existing programs contained in such
previously approved plans to include those impacted by
Hurricane Florence. Approval of any such revised plans shall
include the execution of revised grant terms and conditions
as necessary. 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 Act 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 SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Real Property Activities

federal buildings fund

For an additional amount, to be deposited in the Federal
Buildings Fund, $91,200,000, to remain available until
expended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences
of Hurricane Florence for repair and alteration of buildings
under the custody and control of the Administrator of General
Services, and real property management and related activities
not otherwise provided for: Provided, That such amount may be
used to reimburse the Fund for obligations incurred for this
purpose prior to the date of the enactment of this Act:
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 XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

Sec. 1101. Each amount appropriated or made available by
this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for
the fiscal year involved.
Sec. 1102. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 1103. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the
additional amounts appropriated by this division to
appropriations accounts shall be available under the
authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations
accounts for fiscal year 2019.
Sec. 1104. Each amount designated in this Act by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded
or transferred, if applicable) only if the President
subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits
such designations to the Congress.
Sec. 1105. Any amount appropriated by this Act designated
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 and subsequently so designated by
the President, and transferred pursuant to transfer
authorities provided by this division shall retain such
designation.
Sec. 1106. Of all amounts made available for mitigation
activities under the heading ``Department of Housing and
Urban Development--Community Development Fund'' in Public Law
115-123, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register
the allocations to all eligible grantees, and the necessary
administrative requirements applicable to such allocations
within 90 days after enactment of this Act:
(1) For any plans or amendments addressing the use of any
funds provided under Public Law 115-123 and received by the
Secretary prior to December 22, 2018, the Secretary shall
review pending amendments within 15 days of enactment of this
Act and pending plans within 30 days of enactment of this
Act.
(2) After the date of this Act, the Secretary may not apply
the statutory waiver or alternative requirement authority
provided by Public Law 115-123 to extend or otherwise alter
existing statutory and regulatory provisions governing the
timeline for review of required grantee plans.
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. 1107. (a) Financing.--Section 1309(a) of the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by
striking ``May 31, 2019'' and inserting ``September 30,
2019''.
(b) Program Expiration.--Section 1319 of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking
``May 31, 2019'' and inserting ``September 30, 2019''.
(c) Retroactive Effective Date.--If this Act is enacted
after May 31, 2019, the amendments made by subsections (a)
and (b) shall take effect as if enacted on May 31, 2019.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2019''.

The CHAIR. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, is in order
except those printed in part C of House

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Report 116-51. Each such further amendment may be offered only in the
order printed in the report, by a Member designated in the report,
shall be considered read, shall be debatable for the time specified in
the report, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject
to a demand for division of the question.

Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Perlmutter

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 printed in
part C of House Report 116-51.
Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 11, line 14, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''
after the dollar amount.
Page 11, line 22, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''
after the dollar amount.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 357, the gentleman from
Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Colorado.
Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Chair, as we work to rebuild from hurricanes, flooding, and
other natural disasters through this supplemental appropriations bill,
I am glad the Appropriations Committee included funding to improve U.S.
weather forecasting, modeling, and computing capabilities.
Improving our forecasting abilities can save lives and protect
property, which is exactly the mission charged to the National Weather
Service. My amendment adds an additional $5 million for NOAA's weather
forecasting, modeling, and cloud computing programs and helps
accelerate implementation of the new Earth Prediction Innovation
Center, or EPIC, for short.
Congress authorized EPIC late last year to serve as a center of
excellence to create an agile, focused, and measurable approach to
community involvement in improving weather forecasting. The center will
create a community global weather research modeling system that is
publicly available to encourage collaboration. It will also strengthen
NOAA's ability to undertake innovative research projects.
Importantly, EPIC has an opportunity to continue breaking down
barriers by accelerating the transfer of research to operations and
operations to research, which will improve our weather forecasting
enterprise. Improving these capabilities will help everyone across the
country, and I urge all my colleagues to support my amendment.
Madam Chair, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Serrano).
Mr. SERRANO. Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of my friend from
Colorado's amendment which would increase funding to improve NOAA's
weather forecasting abilities.
This is an issue that we have to deal with. This is an issue that has
to be dealt with in a proper way. This amendment does that. As chairman
of the subcommittee that oversees this section of the bill, I approve
of, and I hope my colleagues will vote for, the amendment.
Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman, and as there is
no opposition, I will close.
Madam Chair, I would urge support for this amendment. I see my
friend, Mr. Dunn, who has been in front of the Rules Committee half a
dozen times on issues relating to this disaster relief bill and the
impact that it has had on his State, Florida, and all of the Southeast
United States and throughout the Midwest.
We have heard the gentlewoman from Texas make a great case for this
bill, generally.
Madam Chair, I urge support of my amendment, and I urge support of
the overall disaster relief bill. We need it now, not later.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed.

Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mrs. Radewagen

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed in
part C of House Report 116-51.
Mrs. RADEWAGEN. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 9, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $13,000,000)''.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 357, the gentlewoman from
American Samoa (Mrs. Radewagen) and a Member opposed each will control
5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from American Samoa.
Mrs. RADEWAGEN. Madam Chair, I rise to offer an amendment, and I
yield myself as much time as I may consume.
Madam Chair, I rise for the purpose of offering an amendment to
provide an increase in American Samoa's nutritional assistance grant
funding by $13 million in order to ensure food security for the
American Samoan population due to damages sustained by Cyclone Gita in
February 2018.
Cyclone Gita's ravaging 100-miles-per-hour-plus winds and torrential
rains of over 30 inches devastated family farms and small farm
businesses, farms that most American Samoans need for their immediate
and extended families for subsistence purposes or to generate small
business income. Cyclone Gita wiped out an entire growing season for
the American Samoan farmer.
But this is a hand up, not a hand out, Madam Chair. This emergency
food aid, along with the additional Medicaid funding Federal matching
support in this bill, will allow American Samoans to get back on their
feet and fight for their community and country. It is what we do best.
American Samoa has been the number one Army recruiting station in
America for 2 of the last 5 years and suffered the worst casualty rate
in the Iraq war, both on a per capita basis. This bill will truly help
our local veterans, soldiers, and their families, churches, and greater
community get back to their fighting weight.
Madam Chair, I thank Chairman McGovern for his leadership on
nutritional assistance programs for so many years and Ranking Member
Cole and the Rules Committee members for listening to my testimony and
providing this opportunity.
I thank Chairwoman Lowey and Ranking Member Granger for their
consideration, as well as thanks to Ag Subcommittee Chairman Bishop and
Ranking Member Aderholt.
I thank President Trump for swiftly declaring an emergency and FEMA
for their response, and especially our Governor, Lolo Moliga, and his
staff at home and in D.C., who have been so helpful on this request,
and for his leadership in the recovery efforts.
Madam Chair, I ask again for your support for this emergency food
assistance need for American Samoa.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition to
the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5
minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Chair, on October 10, 2018, my district
took a direct hit from Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful
storms to make landfall in U.S. history. It slammed into the Florida
panhandle and drove through much of the Southeast, leaving a path of
destruction all the way up to Virginia.
In Georgia, many producers suffered nearly 100 percent crop losses.
Hurricane Michael killed more than 2 million chickens and devastated
the Georgia cotton crop, which was nearing peak harvest and was on
track to be the best crop in years. This is the third straight year
hurricane damage caused significant losses to peanut, pecan, cotton,
vegetable, landscaping, and the agri-tourism industries.

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The Carolinas also suffered billions in damages a month earlier from
Hurricane Florence. Californians had another devastating fire season,
including both the largest and deadliest fires on record. In Hawaii,
volcanic activity cost pineapple farmers nearly $30 million in damages.
Americans in the Mariana Islands and American Samoa were also hit by
cyclones.
To meet these needs, this House passed and sent to the Senate an
emergency supplemental appropriations bill on January 16 that allocated
$14 billion in emergency spending to help families and communities
recover from these hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters.
Agriculture provided $3 billion for crop losses, $150 million for the
Rural Community Facilities Program, $480 million for the Emergency
Forest Restoration Program, and $125 million for the Emergency
Watershed Program. They provided $600 million in desperately needed
funds to help with Puerto Rico's continued recovery from Hurricane
Diane in 2017.
Madam Chair, I thank my fellow Georgian, Austin Scott, and the
bipartisan leadership, the House leadership, our committees for quickly
getting this bill passed. But as we passed it and sent it to the
Senate, the Trump Office of Management and Budget issued a Statement of
Administration Policy saying that FEMA had enough money and that this
money was not needed. That could not be further from the truth. I
disagree. Farmers and communities in all of the impacted States
disagree, and even the USDA disagrees.
The emergency supplemental appropriations bill has been stalled in
the Senate for 4 long months, with no action and no relief for
Americans who are suffering. American farmers are living through the
worst economic crisis in 30 years, driven by low commodity prices,
trade war pressures, and natural disasters. Those impacted have had
their patience stretched thin and cannot wait any longer for disaster
assistance that they were promised.
Right now, due to the disaster losses, farmers can't pay their
operational loans from last year, nor can they get new loans to plant
and operate this year. Planting season is now. We already are in the
growing season, with conditions permitting normal growth. If we miss
this window, it will have lasting effects on agriculture production,
including food, fiber, building materials, and fuel, that will increase
costs for American consumers all over this country.
We are about to enter the 2019 hurricane season, which starts June 1.
So today I am once again supporting this emergency supplemental bill,
as more disasters have hit since the last bill passed, the latest being
terrible floods in the Midwest and tornadoes that ripped through
Georgia and Alabama.
This expanded supplemental bill will provide for the needs of those
who suffered in those disasters and will add $3 billion, bringing the
appropriations total to $17.2 billion, which will cover all disasters
and get much-needed funds to those who were devastated and affected by
Hurricane Michael.

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From coast to coast throughout the territories, there is an urgent
need for this disaster bill. As I said last October, after touring the
damage from Hurricane Michael with the President, Vice President, and
the Secretary of Agriculture, responding to natural disasters and
helping our communities recover is a responsibility that we all share,
regardless of ideology or political affiliation. Failure to respond now
will result in failures later and suffering later throughout this
country.
Madam Chair, I urge my House and Senate colleagues to support this
bill to finally bring relief to our long-suffering communities.
Madam Chair, I support the gentlewoman's amendment, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from American Samoa (Mrs. Radewagen).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Sablan

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 printed in
part C of House Report 116-51.
Mr. SABLAN. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 37, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $8,800,000)''.
Page 37, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $8,800,000)''.
Page 38, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $8,800,000)''.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 357, the gentleman from the
Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. Sablan) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands.
Mr. SABLAN. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Madam Chair, Congress will depend on the expertise of Federal
agencies to tell us how much funding is needed by communities
recovering from disaster.
That was the case when the House passed H.R. 268 on January 16. We
set aside $10.4 million in that bill for water and sewer recovery for
areas impacted by Super Typhoon Yutu, and we relied on the
Environmental Protection Agency to verify that amount.
But, as happens in recovery situations, preliminarily estimates were
not completely accurate. When debris is removed, unseen damage is
revealed.
In March, after the House passed H.R. 268, EPA revised its estimate
of the cost for repairing sewer systems in the Marianas. But H.R. 2157,
the bill now under consideration, has not taken that new March estimate
from EPA into account. H.R. 2157 simply repeats what was in H.R. 268,
the January bill.
The amendment I am offering instead relies on EPA's new, updated
assessment of the true need.
Madam Chair, I include in the Record EPA's estimate.

EPA-Related Projects To Support Typhoon Yutu Recovery in CNMI Community
Planning and Capacity Building, Infrastructure Systems, and Natural and
Cultural Resources, March 20, 2019

Smart, Safe Growth. Implement next phase of the ongoing
FEMA-funded, EPA-managed Smart, Safe Growth project which has
helped the CNMI identify policies and practices to encourage
sustainable growth and long-term resiliency. Using
contractors and direct assistance, help the CNMI government
analyze and implement recent International Building Codes and
incorporate smart safe growth practices into local permit
decisions and longterm planning. Cost: $1.5M
Treatment for PFAS-contaminated well. Provide Granular
Activated Carbon (GAC) treatment for 6 drinking water wells
contaminated by PFAS (associated with fire retardant).
Benefit: would add about one-half million gallons per day
(0.5 MGD) to Saipan's water supply; would significantly
improve the ability to recover drinking water availability
and safety in another disaster. Cost: $2.5M
New Dandan 1.0 MG water tank. Install a new 1.0 MG tank
next to the existing 0.5 MG Dandan water tank to enhance
water delivery during a disaster and meet projected long-term
system demand. Cost: $4.0M
Waterline and service line replacement. Replace
deteriorating waterlines (Texas Rd to Oleai, San Antonio/
Afetnas, and San Roque distribution systems), and
deteriorating service lines to homes and businesses (San
Roque, Tanapag service areas). Benefit: would significantly
reduce leaks and improve drinking water system integrity;
would improve drinking water resiliency during a disaster.
Cost: $7.5M
New Kagman Reservoir. Start construction of USDA NRCS-
proposed 75 MG Water reservoir, delayed 25 years due to lack
of funding. Benefit: would eliminate agriculture use of CUC
drinking water for farming, increase drinking water supply by
30 percent, reduce drinking water salinity, and improve
drinking water quality. Cost: $8M
SCADA (water and sewer). Expand Supervisory Control and
Data Acquisition (SCADA), an electronic network control
system, from the current pilot (serving one water tank
system) to a utility-wide system for drinking water and
wastewater. Benefit: would improve water monitoring, water
production, water billing, water distribution management, and
wastewater conveyance and treatment management; would
decrease water loss, waste, and energy consumption; and
facilitate better strategic planning and decisions. Cost:
$5.0M
Agingan Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades. Numerous
upgrades are necessary for the WWTP to meet EPA permit
conditions. As a result of previous deficiencies and damage
inflicted by Typhoon Yutu, about 1 MGD of barely-treated
sewage effluent is discharged to the ocean on an ongoing
basis. Upgrades needed include: aerator replacement, VFD
drive installation, sludge dewatering screw press, headworks
rehab, electrical rehab, corroded pipe support replacement,
and hydrogen sulfide controls. Benefits: provide adequate
wastewater treatment to protect human health and the
environment. Cost: $2.4M
Sadog Tasi Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades. Situation
is similar to Agingan

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WWTP with even additional needed upgrades, including
clarifier retrofit and improvements to sludge digester. Cost:
$3.2M
Lift Station upgrades. Lift stations need new pumps, piping
and valves, VFD controls, generator overhaul, and wetwell
aeration to improve compliance, as well as gates, fencing,
and lighting to improve security. Backup generators damaged
by flooding and high winds also need improvements. Benefit:
would reduce sewage spills and overflows on land and
nearshore, both following a disaster and on a long-term
basis. Cost: $8.4M
Lower Base and Beach Road Sewer system replacement. Replace
the deteriorating old (pre-Trust Territories era) sewage
collection system in Lower Base (Saipan's main industrial
area), including installation of one new lift station Along
Beach Road, replace deteriorating old sewage lines as CNMI
DPW makes roadway improvements. (Note the Beach Road project
cost includes only Phase I at $2.5M; the entire project would
cost $12M.) Cost: $7.0M
Marpi Landfill improvements. Debris from Typhoon Yutu and
other recent typhoons are enough to ``fill half a Rose
Bowl.'' Much of the debris is lying on open ground next to
the existing Marpi Landfill, exacerbating an already non-
compliant situation. The landfill's Cell #1 is already
overcapacity. Cell #2 has been constructed but requires
repairs and additional enhancements before it is RCRA-
compliant and can accept waste. Cell #3 is designed but
requires construction in order to accommodate typhoon debris
as well as Saipan's regular municipal waste. Cost: $32M ($12M
for Cell #2 repairs + $20M for Cell #3 construction)
Tinian landfill construction. No landfill currently exists
on Tinian. A new landfill is needed to accommodate typhoon
debris as well as municipal waste. Cost: $12M
Rota landfill construction. No landfill currently exists on
Rota. A new landfill is needed to accommodate typhoon debris
as well as municipal waste. Cost $12M
Provide a Sustainability Advisor for recovery operations.
This position will advise the FEMA Interagency Recovery
Coordination team, Recovery Support Functions (RSFs),
Federal, territorial and local officials on sustainable
communities, climate change adaptation and low-impact growth,
materials and products for recovery planners in the
adaptation of sustainable, green, and resilient principles
and practices.
Access to EPA's Recovery/Sustainability HQ blanket purchase
agreement (BPA) capacity that can provide expect subject
matter assistance. This blanket purchase agreement is focused
on technical assistance related to assessing policy barriers
and facilitating planning workshops which covers a range of
topics related to community revitalization. The core subject
matter of the assistance will center upon community
revitalization, but the expertise required includes topics
such as:
Strategies for encouraging redevelopment in distressed
neighborhoods
Resiliency/hazard mitigation/sustainable long-term recovery
Green infrastructure and complete streets
Equitable development
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and scenario planning
tools
Community wealth building strategies in collaboration with
anchor institutions,
Economic diversification through place-based local food
system expansion,
Improving human health through healthy community design
Broadband internet as a catalyst for workforce and small
business development
Revitalization strategies based on recreational assets
Public engagement, including with hard-to-reach or
environmentally overburdened populations.
Air Quality & Energy. Provide staff expertise on energy
efficiency (including EnergySTAR resources), renewable
energy, and electric vehicle readiness to assist with
rebuilding efforts.
Drinking Water Systems. Develop and increase the capacity
and resiliency of public water systems by supporting capacity
development and operator certification programs.
Brownfields and Land Revitalization. Help the CNMI identify
brownfields that support long-term sustainability planning
efforts and can be redeveloped for a higher public use.
Ensure brownfields redevelopment and land revitalization are
included as priorities in local planning efforts; advance the
reuse of sites perceived as being contaminated post- and pre-
typhoon.

Mr. SABLAN. EPA reports that funds will be needed to upgrade the
Agingan and Sadog Tasi wastewater treatment plants ``as a result of
damage inflicted by Typhoon Yutu,'' and for lift stations and backup
generators that were ``damaged by flooding and high winds.'' EPA says
these projects cost $14 million.
My amendment takes into account funding already in the base bill,
however, and asks only for an increase of $8.8 million. Again, this
requested increase is based on EPA's estimates only available after
passage of H.R. 268, the bill on which H.R. 2157 is based.
Madam Chair, I ask my colleagues for their support of my amendment,
and I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. RADEWAGEN. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment,
although I am not opposed to it.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from American Samoa is
recognized for 5 minutes.
There was no objection.
Mrs. RADEWAGEN. Madam Chair, I rise in support of Vice Chairman
Sablan's amendment to provide much-needed emergency funding to repair
the wastewater treatment plants devastated by Typhoon Yutu.
I thank the vice chairman for his leadership on disaster assistance
and for securing a Medicaid hearing for the U.S. territories. The
upcoming hearing will provide an opportunity for territory Medicaid
issues to be brought to the forefront of Congress so that we can solve
our access and funding issues, ensuring future equity and
accountability for our Medicaid programs.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. SABLAN. Madam Chair, I have no further speakers. I ask for
support of Sablan amendment No. 3 and the underlying bill, H.R. 2157.
Madam Chair, I thank my colleague and friend from American Samoa for
her support of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from the Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. Sablan).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentleman from the Northern Mariana
Islands will be postponed.

Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Dunn

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in
part C of House Report 116-51.
Mr. DUNN. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 58, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $385,000,000)''.
Page 59, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $300,000,000)''.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 357, the gentleman from
Florida (Mr. Dunn) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida.
Mr. DUNN. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Madam Chair, my amendment increases military construction funding in
the bill for the Air Force and the United States Marine Corps.
Last year, Hurricanes Florence and Michael destroyed two of our
Nation's premier combat and training bases.
Camp Lejeune in North Carolina sustained $3.6 billion in damages due
to Hurricane Florence. Lejeune is critical to our Nation's defenses not
only for the Marine Corps, but it is also home to a major Navy command
and a Coast Guard command.
The base's unique access to two deepwater ports allows for rapid
seaborne deployments. It also has vast amounts of land and deep
training resources. This is what makes Camp Lejeune the home of
``Expeditionary Forces in Readiness.''
Tyndall Air Force Base, in my district in Florida, took a direct hit
from a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Michael. Tyndall is home to the
largest F-22 base in the world. It is one of only two Air Force bases
that has immediate access to the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range, a
range that is like no other in the world. Our airmen are able to train
and test on the next generation of supersonic and hypersonic aircraft
and weapons systems in a live-fire environment.
A few months ago, President Trump came, and he ordered the Air Force
to make Tyndall a fifth-generation Air Force base outfitted with three
squadrons of F-35s and a squadron of MQ-9s. This rebuild will cost $2.7
billion in military construction alone, and it will make Tyndall the
base of the future.
My amendment will raise MILCON funding in fiscal year 2019 up to $500
million for the Marine Corps and up to $1 billion for the Air Force.
This is only a downpayment to help these services continue on their
rebuilds.
This funding is crucial for our military. Our Nation's defense is in
crisis, and our readiness will continue to deteriorate if we do not
provide the necessary funds to our armed services immediately.

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I would like to make a couple of other points that sometimes seem to
get lost in our discussions.
The Federal Government knows that it self-insures the military. From
the moment the storms occurred, it was 100 percent certain that we were
going to need a disaster supplemental. By law, the funds cannot come
from FEMA, and they cannot come from HUD. They must be directly
appropriated by this Congress.
Hurricane Michael was a unique storm. It was more like a tornado than
a hurricane, but it was a tornado that was 80 miles wide and 120 miles
deep. In my district, we have 3 million acres of land that is crushed.
By way of comparison, in 2017, three hurricanes affected Florida:
Hermine, Maria, and Irma. Fifty counties were affected.
Just the county that Tyndall Air Force base sits in has already
cleaned up 30 million cubic yards of debris, compared with less than 3
million in those 50 counties in 2017. Nobody in the history of America
has ever seen this much debris. We estimate that we are 20 percent of
the way through our debris cleanup, and we have done more than anybody
has ever seen in history.
What are we going to do with these bases? Well, we are going to
rebuild them. Of course, we are going to rebuild them. We love our
military, and we need our military.
I have never been prouder of any group than I have been of the airmen
at Tyndall and the job that they have done to stand that base back up.
They already have the first Air Force headquarters up and running, and
that is air defense for all of North America. And we are ready to take
back the F-22 training mission.
Madam Chair, I am proud to say that Tyndall has done a great job
rebuilding, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the
amendment, although I am not opposed to it.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Florida is
recognized for 5 minutes.
There was no objection.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Chair, I toured Tyndall Air Force Base a
couple of months ago with Congressman Dunn. I commend the gentleman for
offering this amendment, and I have enjoyed working with him on making
sure that we can prioritize this vital funding. I appreciate the
ranking member and Chairwoman Lowey's support.
Congressman Lawson also joined us in February to survey the
devastating damage Tyndall sustained because of Hurricane Michael. It
was very clear to me, back in February, that Tyndall urgently needs
supplemental funds to rebuild.

Tyndall Air Force Base, which is in my home State as well,
encompasses 29,000 acres in southeastern Dade County. Within the base,
facilities amount to a total replacement value of $3.48 billion.
Tyndall accounts for 37 percent of Dade County's economy. The base
serves a population of 3,393 Active military personnel, as well as
9,383 retirees from all service branches.
The supplemental before us contains $700 million for ``Military
Construction, Air Force'' for planning and design and construction as
requested by the Air Force to support relocation of F-22s, F-35
beddown, and facilities necessary to begin the rebuilding of the
installation. That number is now outdated and must be increased to meet
the Air Force's needs.
The Dunn amendment, plus what is currently included in the
supplemental, is a good first step to helping Tyndall rebuild and get
back on its feet.
I am also pleased the gentleman from Florida included funds for the
Marine Corps. As all of us know, North Carolina was hit by Hurricane
Florence, which devastated all of the Marine Corps facilities in North
Carolina.
The Marine Corps community continues to face daily challenges
following Hurricane Florence. Although the storm made landfall on
December 14, 2018, marines at Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station
New River, and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point are still
recovering.
Camp Lejeune, New River, and Cherry Point heavily contribute to
Marine Corps readiness, and Camp Lejeune is home to the Second Marine
Expeditionary Force, which oversees and maintains a third of the Marine
Corps' combat operating power. Several headquarters buildings, training
facilities, and aircraft hangars were affected by Hurricane Florence.
While II MEF is now able to meet operational commitments, its
training environments remain degraded. Currently, marines are working
in compromised facilities and temporary trailers. Furthermore, marines
headed to Camp Lejeune are being told to look for housing off base due
to a lack of availability of on-base housing and substantial damage
caused by the storm.
Like the Air Force number, the Marine Corps number is also now
outdated. I support the $385 million increase to this account, as well.
The Trump administration, unfortunately, still has not submitted an
emergency supplemental for these and other disasters. Frankly, these
facilities need relief, and they need it now.

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It has been over 200 days since Hurricane Michael and Florence
devastated North Carolina and Florida. It should not be taking this
long to provide the necessary and vital funding to these locations.
Stunningly, I want to repeat, the President has not even proposed
emergency supplemental funding for these disasters, and this morning,
actually had the gall to urge Republicans to vote against this vital
legislation.
Madam Chair, I urge all Members to support the Dunn amendment, and I
reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. DUNN. Madam Chair, I yield the balance of my time to the
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Granger), my friend and colleague.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I rise in support of the gentleman's
amendment. These funds are critical to repairing and rebuilding our
military bases affected by the recent storms.
I look forward to working with the gentleman to secure critical
funding for our military in a final agreement that can be signed by the
President.
I urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment.
Mr. DUNN. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Chair, I am a strong supporter of our
armed forces. I fully support the rebuilding of Tyndall Air Force Base
and the North Carolina Marine Corps Bases and urge Members to support
the Dunn amendment. I commend the gentleman for his advocacy for his
community and for our home State, as well as the underlying legislation
so we can make sure that we can finally help these military communities
rebuild.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Florida (Mr. Dunn).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Cunningham

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in
part C of House Report 116-51.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 16, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $270,000,000)''.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 357, the gentleman from South
Carolina (Mr. Cunningham) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from South Carolina.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Chair, my bipartisan amendment will allow the
Air Force to repair and rebuild bases that were badly damaged by recent
natural disasters and will restore funding for critical projects aboard
the Nuclear Power Training Unit at Joint Base Charleston.
Without the additional $270 million my amendment provides, the Air
Force has stated that they will need to divert funding from projects
across the country to rebuild Tyndall and Offutt Air Force Bases.
This would have disastrous effects on the readiness of our armed
forces and on our national security.

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The operational success of our Navy is dependent on highly trained
crews. The NPTU uses real nuclear power plants aboard retired
submarines to train sailors to operate and maintain our nuclear power
fleet.
And starting this month, the Lowcountry will be the only place in the
Nation where sailors can learn these highly technical skills, which are
fundamental to our Navy's ability to maintain its worldwide presence
and ensure the security of the global commons.
That is why it is urgent that we pass this amendment and ensure the
NPTU has the resources to modernize and repair its training facilities
and ensure that the pipeline of newly trained nuclear operators is not
disrupted.
Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent to claim time in
opposition, although I do not oppose the amendment.
The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from
Indiana?
There was no objection.
The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I rise in support of the gentleman's
amendment.
We are still waiting for a final damage assessment, and we understand
that the Air Force has just adjusted its original fiscal assessment.
The underlying bill includes $400 million for the airport. The
Cunningham amendment will increase the amount to a total of $670
million.
The need for additional funding is acute. I have two of my colleagues
who will also speak on that need.
I would simply point out that I deeply regret at this late date that
the administration still has not made official requests to fund the
needs of both the Air Force and the Marines in the recovery from last
fall's hurricane.
Absent a comprehensive request, the funds necessary to address the
extensive damage for these key installations will be provided in an
inefficient and piecemeal fashion.
I would urge the administration, and particularly, the Office of
Management and Budget and the Secretary of Defense, to finally send a
full and detailed cost assessment to Congress and properly prioritize
rebuilding of these installations.
I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr.
Fortenberry), my colleague.
Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Chair, first, let me thank Chairman Visclosky
for the time and for his efforts here, as well as the gentleman from
South Carolina (Mr. Cunningham), for offering this very important
amendment to the bill.
Madam Chair, it is pretty jarring when you stand in your district at
a major piece of America's military infrastructure, Offutt Air Force
Base, and it is a third underwater.
Offutt Air Force Base is also home to Strategic Command, which is the
command that is in charge of our nuclear enterprise here and around the
world.
In March of this year, a furious slurry of soil and water and ice
rushed down the Platte and Elkhorn Rivers. It crossed over the
Missouri, hit the Iowa levee, blew it out, dug a 62-foot hole, and then
water began to come back up the Missouri River.
Offutt Air Force Base sits at the confluence of the Platte and
Missouri Rivers, and this is what forced the flooding.
I am very grateful, again, to my colleagues for recognizing that this
is a disaster that needs national attention, along with the other
natural disasters that have hit our country, particularly Tyndall Air
Force Base, as well.
This amendment provides the funds to the Air Force operations and
maintenance accounts to rebuild essential military infrastructure in my
district and around the country. It will help us rebuild hangars and
other buildings at Offutt, and this is in dire need.
I am pleased that my colleagues have recognized that this package,
$120 million of which could potentially go to Offutt, is also essential
for helping our Nation rebound from the various natural disasters that
have hit us.
Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I yield the balance of my time to the
gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bacon).
Mr. BACON. Madam Chair, I appreciate the bipartisan work here to
support our bases that need to be rebuilt.
I urge the support of this amendment to increase the Air Force O&M
budget in the Disaster Aid Package to a total of $670 million for
recovery of the military bases that sustained extensive damage by the
recent storms.
In March, my district in my home State of Nebraska experienced
devastating floods where lives were lost and the scale of the
destruction made it the worst natural disaster in our 152-year history
as a State.
The damage to Nebraska's infrastructure, agriculture, and local
economy is extensive and includes Offutt Air Force Base, one of the two
largest employers in our area.
At the height of the storm, one-third of the base was under water,
3,000 people were displaced from their work centers, and 1.2 million
square feet of mission space was lost. The flight line was inoperable,
with a third of the runway under water. Many structures incurred
significant damages, and critical systems were destroyed.

Our Nation owes a debt of gratitude to those men and women at Offutt
that worked relentlessly to save what they could. The mission impact
and cost to the taxpayers would have been worse without their heroic
efforts.
So I am very grateful for the bipartisan leadership here and the
teamwork by Representatives Cunningham, Fortenberry, Dunn, and so many
others to make this a reality.
You know, Offutt is one of the two primary intelligence surveillance
reconnaissance hubs in our country, and it is the home of StratComm, so
it is vital that we get this done.
Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and we need to
support this amendment.
Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I support the amendment, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Florida (Mr. Dunn).
Mr. DUNN. Madam Chair, I rise today because the United States Air
Force is in desperate need of our help.
I am proud to cosponsor this amendment that raises the Air Force
funding levels for fiscal year 2019.
Our amendment brings the operations and maintenance account up to
$670 million, which is the minimum the Air Force needs to continue to
rebuild Offutt and Tyndall Air Force Bases.
On October 10th, Tyndall--in my district--took a direct hit from
Category 5 Hurricane Michael.
Now, 7 months later, no supplemental funding has been provided. That
is irresponsible.
On May 1, Secretary Wilson was forced to halt all work rebuilding
Tyndall due to lack of funds. This is a severe blow to our Nation's
military readiness.
These bases are critical to our Nation's defense for both combat and
training missions, and some of the missions literally cannot be
duplicated anywhere else in the world.
Madam Chair, our ability to defend America is suffering. My district
and many other districts across our Nation are suffering from
hurricanes, fires, and floods.
Madam Chair, I urge a ``yes'' vote on the amendment.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Chair, I thank my colleagues Mr. Dunn, Mr.
Fortenberry, and Mr. Bacon for their commitment, and for joining me in
offering this bipartisan amendment. I also thank the men and women of
our Armed Forces.
I urge all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote in favor
of this bipartisan commonsense amendment.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from South Carolina (Mr. Cunningham).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Huffman

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 printed in
part C of House Report 116-51.
Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the
following:

SEC. ___.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to
enforce section 668.105(h)

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of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, for any projects in
response to disasters that occurred in fiscal year 2017 or
thereafter.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 357, the gentleman from
California (Mr. Huffman) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Madam Chair, I thank Chairwoman Lowey for her work on this disaster
supplemental, as well as her broader efforts to advance this disaster
funding. It is unfortunate that our colleagues in the Senate have not
yet acted to deliver disaster relief to communities across the country.
My amendment responds to the needs of communities who are rebuilding
their highway infrastructure after disasters.
I am joined in these efforts by my colleagues, Harley Rouda and Norma
Torres from California. I thank them for their support. And I would
also like to thank the California State Association of Counties for
their important work on this issue in support of this amendment.
We need to send a clear message to the Federal Highway
Administration.
Congress expects FHWA to work with communities who are simply seeking
reasonable extensions for the use of their emergency relief funding.
Under current policy, the FHWA requires that when a road or highway
suffers serious damage, the State or local agency receiving Federal
assistance must begin the construction project within 2 years of the
disaster.
And we all agree that Federal money should get out the door as
quickly as possible.
But this well-intended policy allows for extensions, if there are
reasonable difficulties in moving toward construction.
Sometimes it just takes longer than expected to scope a project, to
finalize all the permits. In other cases, the scale of the disaster
itself means that counties simply don't have the capacity to move all
their projects to construction within 2 years, even though they are
moving as quickly as they can and doing everything right.
The problem is, in a recent decision, FHWA began denying a series of
extension requests, including one in Humboldt County, in my district.
My amendment would pause FHWA's ability to deny these extensions
moving forward. And I hope this amendment gives FHWA the opportunity to
correct course and to get back to working with communities who are
trying to rebuild as quickly as they can.
Communities across the country, especially those in California
recovering from flood and fire, are now facing the possibility of
paying back millions of dollars that they desperately need, adding
insult to injury.
How widespread is this problem?
Well, State-wide in California, FHWA denied 66 out of 73 projects
requesting an extension. So we need some help, and we need this
amendment.

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We need this amendment. This amendment will not address all of the
problems caused by FHWA's extension denials, but it gives them an
opportunity to reconsider their decisions and make things right.
As a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I am
committed to working with my colleagues to establish clear guidelines
on how the FHWA should manage emergency relief funds going forward; but
for now, I urge adoption of this amendment, and I reserve the balance
of my time.
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent to
claim the time in opposition to this amendment, though I am not, in
fact, opposed.
The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from
North Carolina?
There was no objection.
The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Chair, I want to thank the
gentleman from California for introducing this amendment and
highlighting the issue of the FHWA not granting extensions when they
are needed and when they are justified.
It is important to highlight the issue, and as chairman of the
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee, I am aware of the issue and aware of the delays that
affect certain Federal highway emergency relief projects in California.
Now, the amendment as drafted would have no practical effect on the
funds to administer the program because they are not provided in this
particular bill, but I look forward to working with the gentleman and
coordinating with the Appropriations Committee, with the authorizing
committee, to address this issue in a tangible way.
Madam Chair, I have no objection to the amendment, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman from North Carolina
for his comments.
Madam Chair, the purpose of this supplemental appropriations bill is
to help communities rebuild from disasters, and my amendment simply
ensures that we give communities reasonable time to rebuild and
recover.
We shouldn't be yanking the rug out from under them before they have
gotten themselves back on their feet. For that reason, I urge adoption
of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from California (Mr. Huffman).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Ms GRANGER. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be
postponed.

Amendment No. 7 Offered by Ms. Schrier

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 7 printed in
part C of House Report 116-51.
Ms. SCHRIER. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the
following:
Sec. __. None of the funds in this Act shall be made
available to implement paragraph (3) of section 412(g) of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)).

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 357, the gentlewoman from
Washington (Ms. Schrier) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Washington.
Ms. SCHRIER. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Madam Chair, I rise today to draw attention to an important issue
that I hope we can begin to address.
Research is at the core of our ever-changing agriculture industry,
including in my district. Our farms rely on research from land grant
universities like Washington State University to build resilience in
the face of a changing climate, to manage pests and diseases, and to
respond to drought stresses. As the number one USDA research and
expenditures university in the country, Washington State University's
work helps farmers in my district expand new varieties of economic
powerhouse crops like pears, cherries, wine grapes, apples, potatoes,
and hops.
Prior to the recent farm bill signed into law last December, the USDA
could exempt nonprofit and land grant universities like Washington
State University from a requirement that Specialty Crop Research
Initiative grant recipients match the Federal Government dollar for
dollar. It is really important to note that this waiver authority for
matching requirements is available to every other ag research program
in the farm bill except specialty crop research.
During consideration of the recently passed farm bill, a Senate-
originated provision that dropped the exemption was included. This will
have devastating impacts on agriculture in my district and around the
country.
Washington is the second most agriculturally diverse State in the
Nation, growing everything from potatoes to peppermint, apples to
azaleas, and wine grapes to barley and wheat. Washington State
University partners with the USDA to make the State of Washington one
of the largest and most successful agriculture enterprises in the
world.

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From the beginning, Washington farmers, WSU, Washington State
Department of Agriculture, and the USDA have joined forces to improve
the productivity, efficiency, and safety of products coming from our
State's fields and pastures.
For example, in 2018, WSU received more than $5 million in funding to
research pests threatening grapes, onions, garlic, and other specialty
crops. This important research, which supports our State's diverse
agricultural economy, would be jeopardized under the matching
requirement authorized last year.
This bipartisan amendment would underscore congressional support for
vital public research like the work at Washington State University. I
urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this amendment, and I reserve
the balance of my time.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition,
although I support the amendment.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5
minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Chair, I understand that this sudden
reversal in the program was disconcerting for many of the universities
and researchers that have received funding in the past and hope to do
so in the future. Based on that, I have no objection to this amendment,
and I fully support it.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. SCHRIER. Madam Chair, in summary, I would like to encourage my
colleagues to support this amendment. It will fund research throughout
the country and end a process that is unfair to specialty crop farmers.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Schrier).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mrs. Fletcher

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 8 printed in
part C of House Report 116-51.
Mrs. FLETCHER. Madam Chairwoman, I have an amendment at the desk and
I ask for its consideration.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 76, line 4, strike ``90 days'' and insert ``14 days''.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 357, the gentlewoman from
Texas (Mrs. Fletcher) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.
Mrs. FLETCHER. Madam Chairwoman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Chairwoman, as I stand here this morning, my district and the
entire Houston region are underwater again. A severe rainstorm swept
across the Houston area last night. Our bayous, creeks, and tributaries
are over their banks. Rivers are cresting near record levels and may
surpass them before the weekend is over. Nearly 90,000 residents have
gone without power, and many are trapped by floodwaters.
Parts of our area had up to 7 inches of rainfall within just a few
hours last night, and it is still raining. It is the worst rainfall we
have had since Hurricane Harvey. And last night, I heard from my
constituents, it felt like Harvey and they were afraid.
As Members of this body will recall, Hurricane Harvey hit Houston and
the Gulf Coast in August of 2017. It dumped nearly 60 inches of rain;
it claimed 68 lives; and it caused an estimate of $125 billion in
damages. It was the second most expensive hurricane in United States
history.
Members of this body responded to Harvey's devastation. In February
of 2018, this body appropriated more than $4 billion to Texas, through
the Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development
Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds, explicitly to rebuild and mitigate
against future storms, storms like the one we are having right now.
But nearly a year and a half after those appropriations were made,
those funds have not arrived. Why? Because the Department of Housing
and Urban Development has not published the rule governing the fund's
use in the Federal Register.
Most recently, HUD told our State agencies that the rules were set to
publish on May 1 of this year; but again, the day has come and gone,
and all we have is silence.
This is unconscionable. It is for this reason that I offer this
amendment today. My amendment requires the publication of the rule
governing the 2017 CDBG-DR fund's release within 14 days.
I am joined in this amendment by my Republican colleagues as
cosponsors, and I would like to thank Mr. Graves and Mr. Rouzer for
cosponsoring this truly bipartisan amendment. I know they have worked
tirelessly on these issues for a while, and I appreciate their
partnership on this issue.
I also thank my colleague and cosponsor from Houston, Congresswoman
Sheila Jackson Lee.
I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Chairwoman, allow me to thank my very
important sponsor of this amendment and, as well, our Republican
colleagues for their leadership. We are underwater in Houston. We are
concerned about Puerto Rico and support the underlying bill. If this
amendment passes, we will be able to help all of those who have been
impacted by disaster: 203,000 homes, 12,700 of which were destroyed.
Four billion dollars are important dollars, and to have that delay
really hinders those who are suffering now. You can imagine that we
will be going home to overflowing bayous and homes and people who are
in fear. Therefore, this amendment, particularly in the shortening of
the time, recognizes that disasters mean emergencies, and people in
emergencies are desperate and they need help.
So I am delighted to support this amendment and will join with the
gentlewoman as we move forward on improving how FEMA responds, as well,
to these disasters and how we can work further with the Army Corps of
Engineers.
This important amendment is going to be a lifesaver for so many by
shortening the time in which these regulations will be able to be
rendered, and I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and her leadership.
Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of the Fletcher-Jackson Lee
Amendment to, H.R. 2157, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019.
The Fletcher-Jackson Lee Amendment shortens the time requirement of
the publication of rules of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Community Development Fund in Public Law 115-123.
Flooding is a serious problem in Houston, today areas of the city are
experiencing high water placing residents, businesses and city services
at risk.
I am in strong support of this amendment because of the desperate
situation of those who have lost their homes during disasters and the
unacceptable length of time victims have had to wait for housing
assistance.
Hurricane Harvey was the largest housing disaster in our nation's
history.
Hurricane Harvey damaged 203,000 homes, of which 12,700 were
destroyed.
The nine-county Houston metro area impacted by Hurricane Harvey
covers 9,444 square miles, an area larger than five states, including
New Hampshire, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Harris County covers 1,778 square miles, enough space to fit New York
City, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Austin and Dallas, with
room still to spare.
Hurricane Harvey dropped 21 trillion gallons of rainfall on Texas and
Louisiana, most of it on the Houston Metroplex.
The underlying bill is a comprehensive emergency disaster
supplemental bill to help meet the urgent needs of American communities
still struggling to recover from recent hurricanes, typhoons,
wildfires, floods and other natural disasters.
This robust disaster package includes $17.2 billion in long overdue
emergency spending for disaster-stricken communities across our nation
and territories.
It builds on the legislation that passed the House in January--
including an additional $3 billion to address the urgent needs of those
living in the Midwest (Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa and
Kansas) and South (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and the
Carolinas) who have been devastated by flooding and tornadoes in recent
months.
This bill also provides some additional disaster assistance to
communities continuing to recover from Hurricane Harvey.
House Democrats are standing up and taking action to help communities
across the United States and in Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana
Islands, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa recover and
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from devastating disasters--these communities should not be held
hostage because of President Trump's personal contempt for Puerto Rico.
Senate Republicans should come to their senses and join Democrats in
advancing this bill and speeding relief to millions of Americans.
Included in this legislation is critical funding for:
Infrastructure and community development to rebuild our
transportation systems and repair housing, businesses and public
infrastructure;
Farmers and rural communities to bolster the farmer safety net and
restore disaster-damaged lands;
Social services, mental health, education and dislocated worker
initiatives to invest in the well-being of children, workers and
families in disaster-struck areas-- including providing critical
nutrition and Medicaid assistance for Puerto Rico and U.S. territories;
DOD and Veterans Affairs to repair and rebuild hurricane-damaged
bases and facilities; and
Disaster resiliency to mitigating damage and costs from future
disasters which are becoming more frequent as a result of climate
change.
American families hit by natural disasters deserve to know that their
government will stand with them throughout the road to recovery.
Democrats are committed to delivering this assistance to our fellow
Americans as they work to rebuild their lives and their communities.
Another reason I strongly support this bill is that H.R. 2157, the
``Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019,'' provides much needed and
long overdue relief to Americans in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands still suffering from the ravages of Hurricanes Maria and Irma,
as well as relief to victims of Hurricane Michael which struck Alabama,
Florida, and Georgia in October 2018 and to the victims of the
Midwestern floods that have caused so much damage in Nebraska,
Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, and Kansas.
Madam Chair, H.R. 2157, the ``Supplemental Appropriations Act of
2019,'' provides much needed and long overdue relief to Americans in
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands still suffering from the
ravages of Hurricanes Maria and Irma, as well as relief to victims of
Hurricane Michael which struck Alabama, Florida, and Georgia in October
2018 and to the victims of the Midwestern floods.
I support this legislation and offered an amendment that would have
provided additional funding for electricity delivery and necessary
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, Irma,
and Maria, and Super Typhoon Yutu including technical assistance
related to electric grids.
As the representative of the Eighteenth Congressional District of
Texas, which was ground zero for Hurricane Harvey, I regularly hear
from constituents expressing their concern with ineffective and
inadequate FEMA mechanisms put in place to help rectify the damage
caused by natural disasters.
That is why I also offered an amendment to H.R. 2157 that would
prohibits funds in the bill from being used to prevent the FEMA
Administrator from monitoring the response given to disaster victims in
order to ensure quality control or becoming aware of complaints
regarding the response given to disaster victims and having in place a
mechanism to address such complaints.
A third Jackson Lee amendment to H.R. 2157 would have provided a
minimum of $1 million for wastewater and drinking water treatment works
and facilities impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
Hurricane Sandy inflicted more than $70 billion in damages in 2012,
and Matthew cost the U.S. about $10.3 billion in 2016. With Harvey, an
estimated 13 million people were affected, nearly 135,000 homes damaged
or destroyed in the historic flooding, and up to a million cars were
wrecked.
Hurricane Harvey ranks as the second-most costly hurricane to hit the
U.S. mainland since 1900, causing more than $125 billion in damage.
Our residents need more money than for single-family home repairs,
whether it is disaster recovery or general housing dollars and I will
continue to stride on behalf of the neighborhoods and on behalf of
hard-working homeowners who deserve these funds, so they can continue
on with their lives and return to their homes.
Victims of natural disasters are entitled to know who to contact when
issues related to FEMA arise and to be assured that their questions are
answered, and complaints addressed.
Allocating funding for measures such as Electricity Delivery for
necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Harvey,
Maria, Irma, and Super Typhoon Yutu, is vital to negate the effects of
these catastrophic events from significantly worsening.
Hospitals, first-responders, and a number of other vital institutions
that help our communities recover from the aftereffects of natural
disasters need access to electricity.
Moreover, with the severity of natural disasters and the ranging of
their locations we must be proactive in our preparation for recovery.
Alternatively, water is the most essential recourse known to man.
A human can go for more than three weeks without food--Mahatma Gandhi
survived 21 days of complete starvation--but water is a different
story.
At least 60 percent of the adult body is made of it and every living
cell in the body needs it to keep functioning.
Under extreme conditions an adult can lose 1 to 1.5 liters of sweat
per hour and if that lost water is not replaced, the total volume of
body fluid can fall quickly and, most dangerously, blood volume may
drop.
We do not have the luxury of not preparing for hurricanes, floods.
earthquakes, mudslides, tornados or other natural disasters.
With these events it is not a question of if, but when.
For these reasons, I urge my colleagues to support the rule and the
underlying legislation.
Mrs. FLETCHER. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition, although I
am not opposed to the amendment.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Texas is
recognized for 5 minutes.
There was no objection.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
California (Mr. McCarthy), the minority leader.
Mr. McCARTHY. Madam Chairwoman, I thank Congresswoman Kay Granger for
yielding me the time, and I thank the gentlewoman for offering this
amendment. You will see me vote for this amendment.
Madam Chairwoman, I rise to ask a simple question to this body: What
is our mission? Are we here to make positive change for our fellow
Americans, to solve problems, to respond in times of hardship, or are
we here to message?
I would say, collectively, together, the answer should be we are here
to make the change to help those in hardship. These are the moments in
time when people do not ask if you are a Republican or a Democrat.
When Houston was flooded, I was down there that week touring with
Members from both sides of the aisle, and nobody was arguing from
either side.
When Puerto Rico was hit, it was then, as I was the majority leader
and Congressman Steny Hoyer, at the time, was the whip, now the
majority leader, that we put a codel together with the Republicans and
Democrats. We just didn't go to the Keys. We went to Puerto Rico and
the Virgin Islands together to work to help to make sure we rebuilt.
When California had the devastating fire, one of the worst we have
ever seen, I flew with the President. When we landed, we were met by
the Governor of California and the Governor-elect. Not only did we tour
together and were of different parties, but we talked about how to
rebuild. We flew down because California has more than just one
devastation and one fire. We talked and we bonded on the basis of how
we would work together. That is what America expects.
The bill that we will have on the floor today does not meet the
criteria of both of us working together, and that is just not right.
But yesterday, with the work of Congresswoman Kay Granger and the
others in the Appropriations Committee, we put together one in working
with the Senate Republicans on Senate Appropriations and made an offer
to the Democratic side.

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I want to publicly say that to everyone. I know we can do better, and
I know we can solve this. I made a commitment to the majority leader,
Steny Hoyer: let's work together and be right back here next week and
get this solved. This has gone on too long, too much hardship, and we
could rise to the occasion.
The information I have gotten back from the majority leader is that,
yes, he wants to work with us; yes, they want to move this bill today.
But I don't want to move a bill for the sake of saying I moved a bill.
I want to make law and help those in need.
I have spoken to the President, and I have spoken to the leader on
the Senate side. I believe we can solve this all by next week.

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So today when this vote is done, and the messages are given, let's
not stop. Let's put our committee together, and let's work through this
weekend and the beginning of next week. I know the very best of us will
rise to this occasion, and we could be right back here not with a
debate of partisanship, not with a vote that defines pretty close to
how we are registered inside this floor, but one united vote that will
become law that the President will seek to sign.
We know the outcome of the bill that we will vote on today. The
President said he is not going to sign it. People are hurting. He wants
to solve those problems, too. We want to make sure that even the money
that we have already voted on to deliver gets delivered to the areas
that need it the most. We want to make sure that we make the
corrections so that the fires and the floods will not come back as
severe as they were before from any ability that we have to do to stop
that.
I will make this pledge to everyone in this House, all partisanship
aside, let's do this together. Let's show America that when it comes to
a time of need that we all put partisanship aside and that we put
people before politics.
So, yes, carry on the vote today, but I am not going to be voting for
it. I want to you know where my heart is. We will be back here next
week. We will make law, and we will solve this. Just as the offer went
across the aisle, I know we can do better.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I yield the balance of my time to the
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price).
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for
yielding.
Madam Chair, I do want to speak in strong support of this amendment
which may well be the most important amendment to be offered this
morning. I certainly think that with respect to my home State of North
Carolina where thousands of residents are eagerly awaiting the issuance
of the Federal Register notice which this amendment references.
This notice will unlock billions of dollars, CDBG disaster mitigation
funds, to rebuild communities in North Carolina, Texas, Florida, South
Carolina, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Georgia, and other
locations.
Now, to be clear, while the underlying bill addresses the damage from
Hurricane Florence which hit North Carolina last September, this
Federal Register notice we are discussing addresses damage from
Hurricane Matthew and from other storms, 2016 and 2017 disasters, where
we are still awaiting relief and recovery.
Secretary Carson promised during our subcommittee hearing last month
that the notice we are talking about today would be released on May 1,
and as far as HUD was concerned that was achieved. But now it is OMB,
it is the White House. They prevented this notice from being released.
This so-called review appears to be a change in practice. That is not
acceptable.
North Carolina residents have endured two hurricanes in the past 3
years. They and other storm victims around this country should not have
to endure more stalling and more slow-walking from President Trump.
This amendment sends a message that Congress is tired of the
administration's delays and that we are serious about helping
communities in need. So I couldn't more strongly support this
amendment. I commend my colleague and the bipartisan group who have
offered it.
Madam Chair, I urge support of the amendment.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mrs. FLETCHER. Madam Chair, I thank my cosponsors and my colleagues
for their support of this amendment.
I agree. The time for action is now.
Madam Chair, for the reasons that we have set forth, I urge all of my
colleagues to vote in favor of this amendment, and I yield back the
balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Texas (Mrs. Fletcher).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Mrs. Fletcher)
will be postponed.

Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mrs. Axne

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 9 printed in
part C of House Report 116-51.
Mrs. AXNE. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 4, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $310,000,000)''.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 357, the gentlewoman from
Iowa (Mrs. Axne) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Iowa.
Mrs. AXNE. Madam Chair, it has been almost 2 months since severe
flooding devastated communities in southwest Iowa and our neighbors in
Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. Entire towns were under water, homes
were destroyed, and family farms were devastated. Small businesses are
facing irreparable damage, and many local schools may be forced to
permanently close their doors.
I have been down to the flood zones multiple times to speak with
farmers, homeowners, and business owners who have lost everything.
Their resilience is inspiring, but the damage is heartbreaking.
When I helped Lizzie Young and her family muck out her house, I saw
firsthand how desperately Iowans need that disaster relief.
David Leuth, a farmer from Percival, has been kayaking out to his
farm field to assess and repair his damage.
Fran Par, a Pacific Junction resident whose home remained under water
for weeks, has been helping repair large city water pumps to move water
out of the flooded area.
In Hamburg, Grape Community Hospital, the only rural hospital in the
area, had to bring in military-operated water tanks just to keep its
doors open to provide basic services. True to who Iowans are, they are
now providing space to local businesses inside the hospital so that
those businesses don't have to leave the area. We want to keep people
in our State.
School district superintendents in Mills and Fremont Counties are
locating displaced students to provide them with transportation and
meals so they can keep coming to school on a daily basis.
Iowans need our help. My amendment today increases funding for
programs that are crucial to helping Iowans and our neighbors rebuild
and recover.
My amendment will increase funding for the Emergency Watershed
Program which is desperately needed for the Midwest to recover. The
Emergency Watershed Program helps communities quickly address serious
damages to infrastructure and land and fix imminent hazards to life and
property caused by natural disasters. From my firsthand experiences in
the flooded areas, I can attest to the serious damage and hazards that
these communities face.
The USDA had to release a new estimate in April for funding for the
Emergency Watershed Protection program due to the Midwest floods.
Instead of the $125 million that was the prior estimate, the USDA has
now estimated they will need $435 million. So my amendment of $310
million makes sure the USDA has enough money to help the Midwest.
Without this funding increase, the USDA might not otherwise be able to
ensure Iowans and our neighbors get the help that they deserve.
The Emergency Watershed Program funding will be used to remove debris
from streams, roads, and bridges; it will help repair eroded river and
stream banks, and it can be used to repair damaged and destroyed
drainage facilities in communities like Hamburg. This funding can be
used to repair the more than 40 levees that breached during the
flooding, and those that didn't break suffered erosion damage from
overspill from those that are still standing.
Experts believe it will take years to repair all the damage. Iowans
don't have that time to wait, and the National Weather Service shows
the Midwest will remain vulnerable to flooding all spring and summer,
and rivers are expected to stay high.

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This Federal aid is vital to rebuilding Iowa communities. The Iowa
Governor believes we sustained almost $1.6 billion in damages. Early
estimates also indicate at least $214 million in agriculture-specific
damage, and we still don't know the true extent of our agriculture
losses yet.
We can't afford to wait. We can't let partisan politics stall this
crucial bill, and we must not turn our backs on our communities when
they are recovering from devastating damages of natural disasters. That
is not who we are as Iowans, and that is not who we are as Americans.
I call on my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and in the House
and the Senate to get together and work for hardworking Americans.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition,
although I support the amendment.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5
minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Chair, until the Midwest floods struck,
the U.S. Department of Agriculture was fairly confident that the
Emergency Watershed Protection Program needs were fully met with the
$125 million that was in the bill. However, on April 25, the USDA
advised us that the estimate had increased to $435 million with large
funding needs in Iowa and in Nebraska, in particular. This amendment
would bring the bill to that level. So I am therefore happy to support
the amendment.
Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr.
Fortenberry), who is the ranking member of the Subcommittee on
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies of the Appropriations Committee.
Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Chair, I would like to first recognize and
thank my good friend, the chair of the Subcommittee on Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies,
my leader, Mr. Bishop from Georgia, for yielding me time. I also want
to thank my colleague, Representative Axne from Iowa, for working in
partnership together on this important amendment.
Madam Chair, this is tough stuff. This was one of the most
destructive weather events in our lifetimes. It was a perfect storm of
factors that enabled and caused the dislocation and distress across
many States and multiple communities where I live.
In Nebraska and in Iowa, lands that were soaked by autumn rains were
frozen solid, and then they were covered in snow. Then this bomb
cyclone hit us with a lethal mix of blizzard, rain, and an enormous
quantity of water, ice, and collected topsoil. It all sped down our
rivers, creeks, and reservoirs, bursting through dams, levees, and
other structures designed to hold the torrent back.
As I said in our previous debate, it is pretty jarring to stand on a
ridge and look at an Air Force base one-third under water which, again,
sits at the confluence of the Missouri and Platte Rivers overlooking
Iowa and Nebraska. The Corps of Engineers said to me that our levee
system looks like Swiss cheese.
Now, Madam Chair, while our Midwest constituents are known for their
hardiness, individuals in our communities can't solve the problem alone
through just State or local resources. We need a partner with the
Federal Government to repair badly damaged watersheds so vital to our
Nation's environmental security.
The amendment adds $310 million to the $125 million in the bill.
Approximately 60 percent of the funds will go to the damage caused in
the Midwest floods as well as communities impacted by Hurricanes
Florence, Harvey, and Michael.
On the ground, Madam Chair, in both of our States this program will
help restore the scarred lands. This important relief will repair and
reshape eroded stream banks, repair water control structures, repair
levees, and restore conservation priorities.
Our communities are getting back on their feet, but we need this
program quickly to address serious and long-term damages to the
infrastructure and our land.
Madam Chair, I thank my colleagues for their consideration.

{time} 1100

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Utah (Mr. Curtis).
Mr. CURTIS. Madam Chair, I rise today in support of this amendment to
H.R. 2157, increasing funding for the Emergency Watershed Protection
Program.
Last year, Utah, like many States in the West, faced devastating
wildfires that affected areas of my district. The Pole Creek fire and
Bald Mountain fire, which started on Federal land, collectively burned
over 117,000 acres and left, damaged, infrastructure and watersheds.
Many of my communities affected by the fires need assistance to
rebuild and repair the critical watersheds that they rely on, but they
have not been able to receive it. For example, Utah County has been
approved for over $9 million in aid from NRCS through this program, but
inadequate funding means they won't receive those promised dollars.
Cleaning up and rebuilding after a wildfire is an important step in
protecting against future disasters. I am pleased to support this
amendment that will bring aid to communities like Utah County that have
been affected by catastrophic natural disasters.
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my
time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Axne).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mrs. Axne

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 10 printed in
part C of House Report 116-51.
Mrs. AXNE. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 63, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $500,000,000)''.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 357, the gentlewoman from
Iowa (Mrs. Axne) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Iowa.
Mrs. AXNE. Madam Chair, my amendment is to increase funding for the
Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief program.
As we have just discussed, I have toured the flood zones in my
district, and I have experienced firsthand how badly the floodwaters
have eroded and impacted our roads. The flooding was so severe that as
of only just this past Wednesday of this week did our major interstate
I-29 finally fully reopen, and this comes nearly 2 months after the
flooding began. The closing of I-29 cut off the major north-south
artery in Iowa that connects the Omaha-Council Bluffs area to Kansas
City.
Drivers are forced to travel hours out of their way and find smaller
two-lane roads and highways to get to where they need to be. The
resulting truck and traffic damage on our secondary roads is already
apparent. Residents have suffered as traffic has suddenly doubled and
tripled, and we still have roads that aren't open yet.
Mr. and Mrs. Patel, motel owners in Fremont County, are dependent on
I-29 being open and traffic coming through the area to keep their
business open, and that is not going to happen without functional
roads. If our roads remain closed, children can't get to school,
community members cannot patron local businesses, and grandchildren
can't spend time with their grandparents.
The Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief program will help
Iowa address our immediate highway repair needs, restore traffic, and
help restore our facilities.
Safe and functional roadways are some of the most critical
infrastructure in any community, let alone one trying to recover from a
disaster, and this type of Federal aid is vital to rebuilding Iowa
communities in need.
Initial estimates from our Governor show we sustained over $1.6
billion in damages, and that number is growing. Programs like this one
mean that Iowa and Nebraska can focus on repairing our local roads and
ensure the Federal Government does its part in paying for those roads.
I call on my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and in the House
and the

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Senate to get to work helping hardworking Americans, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent to
claim the time in opposition, although, in fact, I do support the
amendment.
The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from
North Carolina?
There was no objection.
The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Chair, the Federal Highway
Administration's latest estimate for the Emergency Relief program
identified $1.3 billion in projects in disaster-affected areas. This
bill actually contains something more than that: $1.65 billion. But the
FHWA estimates do not yet account for the damage from the Midwest
floods.
This amendment would rectify that. It would provide the FHWA with
additional resources to address the damage from the flooding in Iowa
and other affected States, and then any excess funds would remain
available for future disasters.
I thank our colleague for offering this amendment. I think it is
needed, and I support its adoption.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mrs. AXNE. Madam Chair, I just want to close by thanking my
colleagues across the aisle and, in particular, Representative
Fortenberry and Mr. Curtis for helping out all these people in need,
not just in our communities in Iowa, but across the country. I am
looking forward to passing this disaster bill today so we can get this
immediate relief out to folks across this country, including those in
my own backyard.
I am grateful for all the work that has been done by the chair of
Appropriations and the subcommittee chair, Sanford Bishop, to help us
get where we needed to be on this. I am looking forward to going back
to Iowa and letting them know we have got the funding necessary to help
them repair their lives.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Axne).
The amendment was agreed to.

Announcement by the Chair

The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will now
resume on those amendments printed in part C of House Report 116-51 on
which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order:
Amendment No. 1 by Mr. Perlmutter of Colorado.
Amendment No. 3 by Mr. Sablan of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Amendment No. 6 by Mr. Huffman of California.
Amendment No. 8 by Ms. Fletcher of Texas.
The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for any
electronic vote after the first vote in this series.

Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Perlmutter

The CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado (Mr.
Perlmutter) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 247,
noes 165, not voting 25, as follows:

[Roll No. 197]

AYES--247

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Axne
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brindisi
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Buck
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cunningham
Davids (KS)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Engel
Escobar
Espaillat
Evans
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel
Fudge
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gonzalez-Colon (PR)
Gottheimer
Green (TX)
Grijalva
Haaland
Harder (CA)
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Hill (CA)
Himes
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Hurd (TX)
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Kaptur
Katko
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
King (NY)
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lewis
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McKinley
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Morelle
Moulton
Mucarsel-Powell
Mullin
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
Norton
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Radewagen
Raskin
Reed
Rice (NY)
Rice (SC)
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Sablan
Sanchez
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stanton
Stauber
Stefanik
Stevens
Suozzi
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Tipton
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth

NOES--165

Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bost
Brady
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Conaway
Cook
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson (OH)
DesJarlais
Duffy
Duncan
Dunn
Estes
Ferguson
Fleischmann
Flores
Foxx (NC)
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Gonzalez (OH)
Gooden
Gosar
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Hern, Kevin
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunter
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
Kinzinger
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Lesko
Long
Loudermilk
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
Meadows
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Newhouse
Norman
Nunes
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Posey
Ratcliffe
Reschenthaler
Riggleman
Roby
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose, John W.
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spano
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Stivers
Taylor
Thompson (PA)
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Waltz
Watkins
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yoho
Young
Zeldin

NOT VOTING--25

Abraham
Bass
Bergman
Bishop (UT)
Cardenas
Cummings
Davis, Rodney
Emmer
Eshoo
Gabbard
Hartzler
Keating
Kustoff (TN)
Marshall
Olson
Plaskett
Richmond
Rooney (FL)
Ryan
San Nicolas
Sarbanes
Swalwell (CA)
Van Drew
Walker
Wenstrup

{time} 1134

Mr. NEWHOUSE changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Sablan

The CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from the Northern Mariana
Islands (Mr. Sablan) on which further

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proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 268,
noes 143, not voting 26, as follows:

[Roll No. 198]

AYES--268

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Amodei
Axne
Bacon
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brindisi
Brooks (IN)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Buck
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Carbajal
Carson (IN)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Connolly
Cook
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crenshaw
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cunningham
Davids (KS)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Engel
Escobar
Espaillat
Evans
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel
Fudge
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez (TX)
Gonzalez-Colon (PR)
Gottheimer
Green (TX)
Grijalva
Guthrie
Haaland
Harder (CA)
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Hill (CA)
Himes
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Hurd (TX)
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Joyce (OH)
Kaptur
Katko
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lewis
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McHenry
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Morelle
Moulton
Mucarsel-Powell
Mullin
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Norcross
Norton
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Radewagen
Raskin
Reed
Rice (NY)
Rogers (AL)
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Sablan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stanton
Stauber
Stefanik
Stevens
Stewart
Stivers
Suozzi
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walberg
Walorski
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
Young

NOES--143

Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bost
Brady
Brooks (AL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Byrne
Carter (GA)
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Cole
Collins (GA)
Comer
Crawford
Curtis
Davidson (OH)
DesJarlais
Duffy
Duncan
Dunn
Estes
Ferguson
Fleischmann
Flores
Foxx (NC)
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gooden
Gosar
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Hagedorn
Harris
Hern, Kevin
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Holding
Hollingsworth
Huizenga
Hunter
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Lesko
Long
Loudermilk
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McKinley
Meadows
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Norman
Nunes
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Posey
Ratcliffe
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Riggleman
Roby
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (KY)
Rose, John W.
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spano
Steil
Steube
Taylor
Thornberry
Timmons
Tipton
Upton
Wagner
Walden
Waltz
Watkins
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yoho
Zeldin

NOT VOTING--26

Abraham
Bass
Bergman
Bishop (UT)
Cardenas
Cummings
Davis, Rodney
Emmer
Eshoo
Gabbard
Gohmert
Hartzler
Keating
Kustoff (TN)
Marshall
Olson
Pascrell
Plaskett
Richmond
Rooney (FL)
Ryan
San Nicolas
Swalwell (CA)
Van Drew
Walker
Wenstrup

Announcement by the Chair

The CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1140

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Huffman

The CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman)
on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes
prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 241,
noes 168, not voting 28, as follows:

[Roll No. 199]

AYES--241

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Amodei
Axne
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brindisi
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cunningham
Davids (KS)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doyle, Michael F.
Engel
Escobar
Espaillat
Evans
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel
Fudge
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Graves (LA)
Green (TX)
Grijalva
Haaland
Harder (CA)
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Hill (CA)
Himes
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Hurd (TX)
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Kaptur
Katko
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lewis
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Long
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Morelle
Moulton
Mucarsel-Powell
Mullin
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
Norton
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reed
Rice (NY)
Rogers (AL)
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Sablan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sherrill
Shimkus
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stanton
Stefanik
Stevens
Suozzi
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth

[[Page H3712]]

NOES--168

Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bost
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Conaway
Cook
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson (OH)
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duffy
Duncan
Dunn
Estes
Ferguson
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx (NC)
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez-Colon (PR)
Gooden
Gosar
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Hern, Kevin
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunter
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Lesko
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meadows
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Newhouse
Norman
Nunes
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Posey
Ratcliffe
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Riggleman
Roby
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (KY)
Rose, John W.
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smucker
Spano
Stauber
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Stivers
Taylor
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Timmons
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Watkins
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yoho
Young
Zeldin

NOT VOTING--28

Abraham
Bass
Bergman
Bishop (UT)
Brady
Cardenas
Cummings
Davis, Rodney
Doggett
Emmer
Eshoo
Gabbard
Hartzler
Keating
Kustoff (TN)
Marshall
Olson
Pascrell
Plaskett
Radewagen
Richmond
Rooney (FL)
Ryan
San Nicolas
Swalwell (CA)
Van Drew
Walker
Wenstrup

Announcement by the Chair

The CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1146

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mrs. Fletcher

The CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote
on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Mrs. Fletcher)
on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes
prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 393,
noes 20, not voting 24, as follows:

[Roll No. 200]

AYES--393

Adams
Aguilar
Allen
Allred
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Axne
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady
Brindisi
Brooks (AL)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Bustos
Butterfield
Byrne
Calvert
Carbajal
Carson (IN)
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Cline
Cloud
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Conaway
Connolly
Cook
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cunningham
Curtis
Davids (KS)
Davidson (OH)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Duncan
Dunn
Engel
Escobar
Espaillat
Estes
Evans
Ferguson
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flores
Fortenberry
Foster
Foxx (NC)
Frankel
Fudge
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gianforte
Gibbs
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez (TX)
Gonzalez-Colon (PR)
Gooden
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green (TX)
Grijalva
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Haaland
Hagedorn
Harder (CA)
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Hern, Kevin
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Higgins (NY)
Hill (AR)
Hill (CA)
Himes
Holding
Hollingsworth
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Hunter
Hurd (TX)
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (TX)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kaptur
Katko
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamb
Lamborn
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lesko
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lewis
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Long
Loudermilk
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Mast
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCarthy
McCaul
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McHenry
McKinley
McNerney
Meadows
Meeks
Meng
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Moore
Morelle
Moulton
Mucarsel-Powell
Mullin
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Norcross
Norton
Nunes
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Palazzo
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pence
Perlmutter
Perry
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Posey
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Radewagen
Raskin
Ratcliffe
Reed
Reschenthaler
Rice (NY)
Rice (SC)
Riggleman
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Rouzer
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Rutherford
Sablan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sherrill
Shimkus
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Soto
Spanberger
Spano
Speier
Stanton
Stauber
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stevens
Stewart
Stivers
Suozzi
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Timmons
Tipton
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Upton
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watkins
Watson Coleman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Westerman
Wexton
Wild
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yarmuth
Yoho
Young
Zeldin

NOES--20

Aderholt
Amash
Brooks (IN)
Burgess
Duffy
Gallagher
Gohmert
Gosar
Griffith
Harris
Luetkemeyer
Massie
McClintock
Norman
Roby
Rose, John W.
Roy
Schweikert
Taylor
Williams

NOT VOTING--24

{time} 1202

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Veasey). There being no further amendments,
under the rule, the Committee rises.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Ms.
Finkenauer) having assumed the chair, Mr. Veasey, Acting Chair of the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2157)
making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2019, and for other purposes, and, pursuant to House Resolution
357, he reported the bill, as amended by that resolution, back to the
House with sundry further amendments adopted in the Committee of the
Whole.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is
ordered.
Is a separate vote demanded on any further amendment reported from
the

[[Page H3713]]

Committee of the Whole? If not, the Chair will put them en gros.
The amendments were agreed to.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third
reading of the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was
read the third time.

Motion to Recommit

Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentlewoman opposed to the bill?
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I am in its current form.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to
recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:

Ms. Granger moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2157 to the
Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the
same back to the House forthwith, with the following
amendment:
Page 50, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $2,880,000,000)''.

Mr. VISCLOSKY (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I reserve a point
of order on the gentlewoman's motion.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved.
The Clerk will read.
The Clerk continued to read.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for
5 minutes.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, my motion amends the bill by adding the
additional $2.88 billion the administration has said is needed to care
for the unaccompanied children who continue to flood our southern
border.
I am offering this motion because the bill we are considering today
does not address this need. The funding in this motion is just one
piece of what is needed to respond to this crisis.
The children who come across our border without a parent become the
responsibility of our Federal Government. As of the end of April,
nearly 13,000 unaccompanied children were in the care of the United
States Department of Health and Human Services.
We are told that if these trends continue, the Department will soon
run out of funds to care for these children and face Antideficiency Act
violations.
The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hurd) offered this same amendment in a
full committee markup of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, and Related Agencies' appropriations bill just 2
days ago. At that time, the chair told us that the amendment would not
be supported because we could not wait for a regular appropriations
bill to be enacted.
We were told this funding was needed now. By including the funds in
this emergency supplemental bill, we will do just that.
We are giving our colleagues on the other side of the aisle another
opportunity today to provide the funding necessary to continue to care
for these children. Whatever our positions may be on border security, I
think we can all agree that we have a responsibility to ensure that our
agencies have sufficient funding to do what we have asked them to do.
I urge a ``yes'' vote on the motion to recommit, and I yield back the
balance of my time.
Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of a point of
order.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation of a point of order is
withdrawn.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this motion to
recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Connecticut is
recognized for 5 minutes.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, the administration submitted a
supplemental request last week for an additional $2.9 billion in
emergency appropriations for the unaccompanied children program.
We are carefully reviewing that request. We expect the administration
to provide further details about the proposed use of those funds. We
have had bicameral, bipartisan meetings to get more details on the
request, and we expect that in the next several days, but we need
additional details from the administration before we can sign off on
this request.
How many children are expected to be referred by Customs and Border
Protection over the next few months? What kind of shelter beds are we
paying for with the $2.9 billion?
Let's be clear. There are child welfare differences, and major cost
differences, among traditional beds that are $250 a night, soft-sided
dormitories, and brick and mortar influx shelters, which run from $750
to $1,250 per bed per day.
Does the estimate include appropriate onsite mental health
professionals and clinicians for facilities so that the children have
access to the services they are legally required to have? We know they
have been wanting in those services.
These staffing ratios are critical, as are legal services and child
advocates for the most vulnerable children in ORR's care. We need to
know if these costs have been included in OMB's estimate.
I assure my colleagues, we are taking this request seriously, but you
should not be fooled. This bill is not the right vehicle. It is the
wrong bill for the unaccompanied children program.
This motion to recommit does not provide funding for unaccompanied
children. It adds $2.9 million to the account for Head Start.
Madam Speaker, my friends should have been with us on the
appropriations bill on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and
related agencies just 2 days ago. They had a chance to vote for $4.5
billion for childcare, for child welfare. They said no. They said no to
this.
So don't be fooled by this, keeping in mind this is the 1-year
anniversary of their child abuse policy to separate our kids at the
border.
You want to know about unaccompanied kids? You could have cared for
them last year and every day since.
Vote ``no'' on the motion to recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to address their
remarks to the Chair.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Iowa
(Mrs. Axne).
Mrs. AXNE. Madam Speaker, passing this disaster supplemental is vital
to any community that suffered from disasters over these last 18
months. But I rise today to talk about one community--mine, Iowa's
Third Congressional District.
Entire towns were underwater. Many Iowans have had their homes, small
businesses, and family farms destroyed. Medical centers and schools
face irreparable damage and may never be able to reopen their doors
again.
Parents are worried about where they are going to be able to send
their kids to school. The lasting impacts on the health and well-being
of Iowa families and our rural communities are beyond calculation.
I have been to our flood zones multiple times to speak to farmers,
homeowners, and business owners who have lost everything. Their
resilience is inspiring, but the damage is devastating. And Iowans are
hardworking, taxpaying Americans.
This motion to recommit is playing partisan politics with people's
lives, and it is unacceptable.
I helped Lizzie Young and her family muck out their house. David
Leuth, a farmer from Percival, has been kayaking out to view his
fields. Fran Mierzwa from Pacific Junction had her house underwater for
almost 2 months.
Great Community Hospital in Hamburg, the only rural hospital in the
area, had to bring in military-operated water tanks just to keep its
doors open for basic services. Now, because they are standing up for
their community, they are providing space for small businesses to
operate, in hopes that those businesses don't leave the area so that
community doesn't die.
If this motion to recommit passes, it will prevent this disaster
funding from moving forward.

{time} 1215

If this motion to recommit passes, it will prevent disaster funding
from moving forward. A ``yes'' vote is to tell Iowans and Americans to
wait longer. A ``yes'' vote is a slap in the face to everybody across
this country who is suffering from these disasters.
I am here to tell you Iowans can't afford to wait. None of our
constituents who have been impacted by floods, tornadoes, or fires can
afford to wait.

[[Page H3714]]

Madam Speaker, I urge this body to stop making Americans wait, to
vote down this motion to recommit, and to pass this bill.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is
ordered on the motion to recommit.
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.

Recorded Vote

Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5-
minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minutes
votes on passage of the bill and agreeing to the Speaker's approval of
the Journal, if ordered.
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 189,
noes 215, not voting 27, as follows:

[Roll No. 201]

AYES--189

Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bilirakis
Bost
Brady
Brindisi
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Conaway
Cook
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crow
Cunningham
Curtis
Davidson (OH)
Diaz-Balart
Duffy
Duncan
Dunn
Estes
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx (NC)
Fulcher
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Golden
Gonzalez (OH)
Gooden
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Hern, Kevin
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Holding
Hollingsworth
Horn, Kendra S.
Houlahan
Hudson
Hunter
Hurd (TX)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamb
Lamborn
Latta
Lesko
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luria
Marchant
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meadows
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Moulton
Mullin
Newhouse
Norman
Nunes
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Peterson
Porter
Posey
Ratcliffe
Reed
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Riggleman
Roby
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose, John W.
Rouzer
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spanberger
Spano
Stauber
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Stivers
Taylor
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Timmons
Tipton
Torres Small (NM)
Turner
Upton
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Waltz
Watkins
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yoho
Young
Zeldin

NOES--215

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Amash
Axne
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Biggs
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Buck
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Carson (IN)
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crist
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Engel
Escobar
Espaillat
Evans
Finkenauer
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel
Fudge
Gaetz
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gohmert
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gosar
Gottheimer
Green (TX)
Grijalva
Haaland
Harder (CA)
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Hill (CA)
Himes
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Kaptur
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lewis
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Massie
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Morelle
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Roy
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sires
Smith (WA)
Soto
Speier
Stanton
Stevens
Suozzi
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth

NOT VOTING--27

Abraham
Bass
Bergman
Bishop (UT)
Cardenas
Cartwright
Cummings
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Emmer
Eshoo
Gabbard
Hartzler
Huizenga
Keating
Kustoff (TN)
Marshall
Mucarsel-Powell
Olson
Richmond
Rooney (FL)
Ryan
Sherrill
Swalwell (CA)
Van Drew
Walker
Wenstrup

{time} 1220

So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 257,
nays 150, not voting 24, as follows:

[Roll No. 202]

YEAS--257

Adams
Aguilar
Allen
Allred
Axne
Bacon
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brindisi
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Carson (IN)
Carter (GA)
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crenshaw
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cunningham
Davids (KS)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Dunn
Engel
Escobar
Espaillat
Evans
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel
Fudge
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Graves (MO)
Green (TX)
Grijalva
Haaland
Harder (CA)
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Hill (CA)
Himes
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Hurd (TX)
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (TX)
Kaptur
Katko
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
LaMalfa
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lewis
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCaul
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McKinley
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Morelle
Moulton
Mucarsel-Powell
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reed
Rice (NY)
Rice (SC)
Roby
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Rouzer
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Spano
Speier
Stanton
Stefanik
Stevens
Stivers
Suozzi
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Vargas
Veasey

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Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walden
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth

NAYS--150

Aderholt
Amash
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Biggs
Brady
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Conaway
Cook
Crawford
Curtis
Davidson (OH)
DesJarlais
Duffy
Duncan
Estes
Ferguson
Fleischmann
Flores
Foxx (NC)
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Gonzalez (OH)
Gooden
Gosar
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Green (TN)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Hern, Kevin
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hunter
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
LaHood
Lamborn
Latta
Lesko
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McClintock
McHenry
Meadows
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Norman
Nunes
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Posey
Ratcliffe
Reschenthaler
Riggleman
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose, John W.
Roy
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smucker
Stauber
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Timmons
Tipton
Turner
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Watkins
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yoho
Young
Zeldin

NOT VOTING--24

Abraham
Bass
Bergman
Bishop (UT)
Cardenas
Cartwright
Cummings
Davis, Rodney
Emmer
Eshoo
Gabbard
Hartzler
Huizenga
Keating
Kustoff (TN)
Marshall
Olson
Richmond
Rooney (FL)
Ryan
Swalwell (CA)
Van Drew
Walker
Wenstrup

{time} 1230

So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, on Friday, May 10th I
was absent from the House to attend my daughter's college graduation.
Due to my absence, I did not record any votes for the day. Had I been
present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 197; ``yea'' on
rollcall No. 198; ``nay'' on rollcall No. 199; ``yea'' on rollcall No.
200; ``yea'' on rollcall No. 201; and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 202

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