[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 95-101]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                H.R. 152

                     Offered By: Mr. Frelinghuysen

       Amendment No.  1: Under the heading ``Department of 
     Agriculture'' (but before the heading ``Domestic Food 
     Programs''), insert the following:

                        Office of the Secretary

                   emergency conservation activities

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount, to remain available until 
     expended, for the Emergency Conservation Program under title 
     IV of the Agriculture Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et 
     seq.) for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Sandy and resulting from a major disaster declared 
     pursuant

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     to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $218,000,000, of 
     which $15,000,000 shall be available for payments under 
     sections 401 and 402 of the Agriculture Credit Act of 1978 
     (16 U.S.C. 2201, 2202), $180,000,000 shall be available for 
     activities under section 403 of such Act (Emergency Watershed 
     Protection Program; 16 U.S.C. 2203), and $23,000,000 shall be 
     available for activities under section 407 of such Act 
     (Emergency Forest Restoration Program; 16 U.S.C. 2206): 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer 
     these funds to the Farm Service Agency and the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service:  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.

        At the end of title I, insert the following:

                     GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 101.  The Office of Inspector General of the 
     Department of Agriculture shall use unobligated disaster 
     assistance oversight funds provided to such office in 
     division B of Public Law 110-329 (122 Stat. 3585) for 
     continued oversight of Department of Agriculture disaster- 
     and emergency-related activities.

       Following the matter in title I, insert the following:

                                TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities

       For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'', $290,000,000 to remain available until 
     September 30, 2014, as follows:
       (1) $50,000,000 for mapping, charting, geodesy services and 
     marine debris surveys for coastal States impacted by 
     Hurricane Sandy;
       (2) $7,000,000 to repair and replace ocean observing and 
     coastal monitoring assets damaged by Hurricane Sandy;
       (3) $3,000,000 to provide technical assistance to support 
     State assessments of coastal impacts of Hurricane Sandy;
       (4) $150,000,000 for Regional Ocean Partnership grants to 
     coastal States impacted by Hurricane Sandy;
       (5) $25,000,000 to improve weather forecasting and 
     hurricane intensity forecasting capabilities, to include data 
     assimilation from ocean observing platforms and satellites;
       (6) $50,000,000 for laboratories and cooperative institutes 
     research activities associated with sustained observations 
     weather research programs, and ocean and coastal research; 
     and
       (7) $5,000,000 for necessary expenses related to fishery 
     disasters resulting from impacts of Hurricane Sandy, and as 
     declared by the Secretary of Commerce in calendar year 2012:
      Provided, 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: 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.

               procurement, acquisition and construction

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Acquisition and 
     Construction'', $186,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2015, as follows:
       (1) $9,000,000 to repair National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration (NOAA) facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy;
       (2) $44,500,000 for repairs and upgrades to NOAA hurricane 
     reconnaissance aircraft;
       (3) $8,500,000 for improvements to weather forecasting 
     equipment and supercomputer infrastructure;
       (4) $13,000,000 to accelerate the National Weather Service 
     ground readiness project; and
       (5) $111,000,000 for a weather satellite data mitigation 
     gap reserve fund:
      Provided, That NOAA 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: 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

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
     necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
     Sandy, $10,020,000: 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.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
     necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
     Sandy, $1,000,000: 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.

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
     necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
     Sandy, $230,000: 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 
     Hurricane Sandy, $10,000,000, 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.

                                SCIENCE

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

       construction and environmental compliance and restoration

       For an additional amount for ``Construction and 
     Environmental Compliance and Restoration'' for repair at 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities 
     damaged by Hurricane Sandy, $15,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2014: 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 Hurricane Sandy, $1,000,000: 
     Provided, That the amount made available under this heading 
     shall be used only to provide the mobile resources, 
     technology, and disaster coordinators necessary to provide 
     storm-related services to the Legal Services Corporation 
     client population and only in the areas significantly 
     affected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
     in this 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 
     2012 and 2013, 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

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $5,370,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Sandy:  Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $40,015,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Sandy:  Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $8,500,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
     of Hurricane Sandy:  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.

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             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $3,165,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the 
     consequences of Hurricane Sandy:  Provided, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $5,775,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2013, for necessary expenses related to the 
     consequences of Hurricane Sandy:  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

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Army'', $1,310,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2015, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Sandy:  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.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital 
     Funds'', $24,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2013, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Sandy:  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.

       Strike the matter relating to title II and insert the 
     following:

                                TITLE IV

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

                             investigations

       For an additional amount for ``Investigations'' for 
     necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
     Sandy, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended to 
     expedite at full Federal expense studies of flood and storm 
     damage reduction: Provided, That using $29,500,000 of the 
     funds provided herein, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     expedite and complete ongoing flood and storm damage 
     reduction studies in areas that were impacted by Hurricane 
     Sandy in the North Atlantic Division of the United States 
     Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That using up to 
     $20,000,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall 
     conduct a comprehensive study to address the flood risks of 
     vulnerable coastal populations in areas that were affected by 
     Hurricane Sandy within the boundaries of the North Atlantic 
     Division of the Corps: Provided further, That an interim 
     report with an assessment of authorized Corps projects for 
     reducing flooding and storm risks in the affected area that 
     have been constructed or are under construction, including 
     construction cost estimates, shall be submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate not later than March 1, 2013: Provided 
     further, That an interim report identifying any previously 
     authorized but unconstructed Corps project and any project 
     under study by the Corps for reducing flooding and storm 
     damage risks in the affected area, including updated 
     construction cost estimates, that are, or would be, 
     consistent with the comprehensive study shall be submitted to 
     the appropriate congressional committees by May 1, 2013: 
     Provided further, That a final report shall be submitted to 
     the appropriate congressional committees within 24 months of 
     the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That as 
     a part of the study, the Secretary shall identify those 
     activities warranting additional analysis by the Corps, as 
     well as institutional and other barriers to providing 
     protection to the affected coastal areas: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall conduct the study in coordination 
     with other Federal agencies, and State, local and Tribal 
     officials to ensure consistency with other plans to be 
     developed, as appropriate: Provided further, That using 
     $500,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary shall 
     conduct an evaluation of the performance of existing projects 
     constructed by the Corps and impacted by Hurricane Sandy for 
     the purposes of determining their effectiveness and making 
     recommendations for improvements thereto: Provided further, 
     That as a part of the study, the Secretary shall identify 
     institutional and other barriers to providing comprehensive 
     protection to affected coastal areas and shall provide this 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate within 120 days of enactment 
     of this Act: Provided further, That the amounts in this 
     paragraph 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 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 enactment 
     of this Act.

                              construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
     expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
     $3,461,000,000, to remain available until expended to 
     rehabilitate, repair and construct United States Army Corps 
     of Engineers projects: Provided, That $2,902,000,000 of the 
     funds provided under this heading shall be used to reduce 
     future flood risk in ways that will support the long-term 
     sustainability of the coastal ecosystem and communities and 
     reduce the economic costs and risks associated with large-
     scale flood and storm events in areas along the Atlantic 
     Coast within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division of 
     the Corps that were affected by Hurricane Sandy: Provided 
     further, That $858,000,000 of such funds shall be made 
     available not earlier than 14 days after the Secretary of the 
     Army submits the report required under the heading 
     ``Investigations'' to be submitted not later than March 1, 
     2013, and $2,044,000,000 shall be made available not earlier 
     than 14 days after the Secretary submits the report required 
     under the heading ``Investigations'' to be submitted not 
     later than May 1, 2013: Provided further, That efforts using 
     these funds shall incorporate current science and engineering 
     standards in constructing previously authorized Corps 
     projects designed to reduce flood and storm damage risks and 
     modifying existing Corps projects that do not meet these 
     standards, with such modifications as the Secretary 
     determines are necessary to incorporate these standards or to 
     meet the goal of providing sustainable reduction to flooding 
     and storm damage risks: Provided further, That upon approval 
     of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate these funds may be used to 
     construct any project under study by the Corps for reducing 
     flooding and storm damage risks in areas along the Atlantic 
     Coast within the North Atlantic Division of the Corps that 
     were affected by Hurricane Sandy that the Secretary 
     determines is technically feasible, economically justified, 
     and environmentally acceptable: Provided further, That the 
     completion of ongoing construction projects receiving funds 
     provided by this Act shall be at full Federal expense: 
     Provided further, That the non-Federal cash contribution for 
     projects using these funds 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 for 
     these projects, the provisions of section 902 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 shall not apply to these 
     funds: Provided further, That up to $51,000,000 of the funds 
     provided under this heading shall be used to expedite 
     continuing authorities projects to reduce the risk of 
     flooding along the coastal areas in States impacted by 
     Hurricane Sandy within the boundaries of the North Atlantic 
     Division of the Corps: Provided further, That $9,000,000 of 
     the funds provided under this heading shall be used for 
     repairs to projects that were under construction and damaged 
     by the impacts of Hurricane Sandy: 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 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 the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
     Works shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate a monthly report 
     detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, 
     beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                       operation and maintenance

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance'' 
     for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Sandy, $821,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended to dredge Federal navigation channels and repair 
     damage to United States Army Corps of Engineers projects: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     being for an emergency requirement pursuant 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 enactment of this Act.

                 flood control and coastal emergencies

       For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal 
     Emergencies'' for necessary

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     expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
     $1,008,000,000, to remain available until expended to prepare 
     for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support 
     emergency operations, repairs and other activities as 
     authorized by law: Provided, That $430,000,000 of the funds 
     provided herein shall be made available not earlier than 14 
     days after the Secretary of the Army submits the report 
     required under the heading ``Investigations'' to be submitted 
     not later than March 1, 2013, and shall be utilized by the 
     United States Army Corps of Engineers to restore projects 
     impacted by Hurricane Sandy in the North Atlantic Division of 
     the Corps to design profiles of the authorized projects: 
     Provided further, That the provisions of section 902 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 shall not apply to 
     funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That the 
     amounts in this paragraph are designated by the Congress as 
     being for an emergency requirement pursuant 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 enactment of this Act.

                                expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Expenses'' for necessary 
     expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until expended to oversee 
     emergency response and recovery activities: Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
     emergency requirement pursuant 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 enactment 
     of this Act.
       Redesignate title III as title V, and insert after such 
     title designation (but before the heading ``Small Business 
     Administration'') the following:

                    General Services Administration

                        real property activities

                         federal buildings fund

       For an additional amount to be deposited in the ``Federal 
     Buildings Fund'', $7,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2015, for necessary expenses related to the 
     consequences of Hurricane Sandy, for basic 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 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.
       Under the heading ``Small Business Administration--Salaries 
     and Expenses'' strike ``$10,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$20,000,000''.
       Strike the matter relating to ``Small Business 
     Administration--Office of Inspector General'' and insert the 
     following:

                      office of inspector general

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', $5,000,000, 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.
       Strike the matter relating to ``Small Business 
     Administration--Disaster Loans Program Account'' and insert 
     the following:

                     disaster loans program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Loans Program 
     Account'' for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 
     7(b) of the Small Business Act, $520,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined 
     in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 
     Provided further, That in addition, for administrative 
     expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by 
     section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, an additional 
     $260,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which 
     $250,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan 
     making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, 
     which may be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriations for Salaries and Expenses, and of which 
     $10,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for the 
     direct loan program, which may to be transferred to and 
     merged with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses: 
     Provided further, 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.
       Redesignate title IV as title VI.
       Under the heading ``Department of Homeland Security'' (but 
     before the heading ``Coast Guard''), insert the following:

                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
     necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
     Sandy, $1,667,000: 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 a description of all property to be replaced, with 
     associated costs, shall be submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

                U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
     necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
     Sandy, $855,000: 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 
     a description of all property to be replaced, with associated 
     costs, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

                      United States Secret Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
     necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
     Sandy, $300,000: 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 
     a description of all property to be replaced, with associated 
     costs, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
       Under the heading ``Department of Homeland Security--Coast 
     Guard--Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'', strike 
     ``$143,899,000'' and insert ``$274,233,000''.
       Strike the matter relating to ``Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency'' and insert the following:

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                          disaster relief fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for the ``Disaster Relief Fund'' 
     in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
     $11,487,735,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of the total amount provided, $5,379,000,000 
     shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert 
     T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That the amount in 
     the preceding proviso is designated by the Congress as being 
     for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 
     $6,108,735,000 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 
     which shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That of the 
     total amount provided, $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
     Department of Homeland Security ``Office of Inspector 
     General'' for audits and investigations related to disasters; 
     Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency shall publish on the Agency's 
     website not later than 24 hours after an award of a public 
     assistance grant under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) 
     that is in excess of $1,000,000, the specifics of each such 
     grant award: Provided further, That for any mission 
     assignment or mission assignment task order to another 
     Federal department or agency regarding a major disaster, not 
     later than 24 hours after the issuance of a mission 
     assignment or task order in excess of $1,000,000, the 
     Administrator shall publish on the Agency's website the 
     following: the name of the impacted state and the disaster 
     declaration for such State, the assigned agency, the 
     assistance requested, a description of the disaster, the 
     total cost estimate, and the amount obligated: Provided 
     further, That not later than 10 days after the last day of 
     each month until the mission assignment or task order is 
     completed and closed out, the Administrator shall update any 
     changes to the total cost estimate and the amount obligated: 
     Provided further, That for a disaster declaration related to 
     Hurricane Sandy, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, not later than 5 days after the first day of 
     each month beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     and shall publish on the Agency's website not later than 10 
     days after the first day of each such month, an estimate or 
     actual amount, if

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     available, for the current fiscal year of the cost of the 
     following categories of spending: public assistance, 
     individual assistance, operations, mitigation, 
     administrative, and any other relevant category (including 
     emergency measures and disaster resources): Provided further, 
     That not later than 10 days after the first day of each month 
     beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator shall publish on the Agency's website the 
     report (referred to as the Disaster Relief Monthly Report) as 
     required by Public Law 112-74.

            disaster assistance direct loan program account

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Assistance Direct 
     Loan Program Account'' for the cost of direct loans, 
     $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized by section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), of 
     which up to $4,000,000 is for administrative expenses to 
     carry out the direct loan program: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
     direct loans not to exceed $400,000,000: Provided further, 
     That these amounts 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.
       Under the heading ``Department of Homeland Security--
     Science and Technology--Research, Development, Acquisition, 
     and Operations'', strike ``$585,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,249,000'', and strike ``September 30, 2013'' and insert 
     ``September 30, 2014''.
       Redesignate section 401 as section 601.
       Redesignate title V as title VII.
       Under the heading ``Department of the Interior--Fish and 
     Wildlife Service--Construction'', strike ``$49,875,000'' and 
     insert ``$78,000,000''.
       Under the heading ``Department of the Interior--National 
     Park Service'' (but before the heading ``Construction''), 
     insert the following:

                       historic preservation fund

       For an additional amount for the ``Historic Preservation 
     Fund'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Sandy, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2015, including costs to States necessary to 
     complete compliance activities required by section 106 of the 
     National Historic Preservation Act and costs needed to 
     administer the program: Provided, That grants shall only be 
     available for areas that have received a major disaster 
     declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): 
     Provided further, That individual grants shall not be subject 
     to a non-Federal matching requirement: Provided further, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.
       Under the heading ``Department of the Interior--National 
     Park Service--Construction'', strike ``$234,000,000'' and 
     insert ``$348,000,000''.
       Following the matter relating to ``Department of the 
     Interior--Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Oil 
     Spill Research'', insert the following:

                        Departmental Operations

                        office of the secretary

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Departmental Operations'' 
     and any Department of the Interior component bureau or office 
     for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Sandy, $360,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That funds appropriated herein shall be 
     used to restore and rebuild national parks, national wildlife 
     refuges, and other Federal public assets; 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 the Secretary of the 
     Interior may transfer these funds to any other account in the 
     Department and may expend such funds by direct expenditure, 
     grants, or cooperative agreements, including grants to or 
     cooperative agreements with States, Tribes, and 
     municipalities, to carry out the purposes provided herein: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a detailed spending plan for the amounts 
     provided herein within 60 days of 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.

                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                 Environmental Programs and Management

       For an additional amount for ``Environmental Programs and 
     Management'' for necessary expenses related to the 
     consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $725,000, 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.

                     Hazardous Substance Superfund

       For an additional amount for ``Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund'' for necessary expenses related to the 
     consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $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.

                 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Leaking Underground Storage 
     Tank Fund'' for necessary expenses related to the 
     consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $5,000,000, 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.

                   State and Tribal Assistance Grants

       For an additional amount for ``State and Tribal Assistance 
     Grants'', $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $500,000,000 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 
     $100,000,000 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 in EPA Region 2 for wastewater and drinking water 
     treatment works and facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements of 
     section 603(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 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 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 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 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.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service

                  capital improvement and maintenance

       For an additional amount for ``Capital Improvement and 
     Maintenance'' for necessary expenses related to the 
     consequences of Hurricane Sandy, $4,400,000, 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.

                          OTHER RELATED AGENCY

                        Smithsonian Institution

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
     necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
     Sandy, $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.
       Redesignate title VI as title VIII, and insert after such 
     title designation (but before the heading ``Department of 
     Health and Human Services'') the following:

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration

                    training and employment services

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Training and Employment 
     Services'', $25,000,000, for the dislocated workers 
     assistance national reserve for necessary expenses directly 
     related to Hurricane Sandy, which shall be available from the 
     date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2013: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer up to 
     $3,500,000 of such funds to any other Department of Labor 
     account for other Hurricane Sandy reconstruction and recovery 
     needs, including worker protection activities: Provided 
     further, That such amounts are designated by the Congress as 
     being for an

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     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

       Strike the matter relating to ``Department of Health and 
     Human Services--Office of the Secretary--Public Health and 
     Social Services Emergency Fund'' and insert the following:

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                        Office of the Secretary

            public health and social services emergency fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social 
     Services Emergency Fund'' for disaster response and recovery, 
     and other expenses directly related to Hurricane Sandy, 
     including making payments under the Head Start Act and 
     additional payments for distribution as provided for under 
     the ``Social Services Block Grant Program'', $800,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That 
     $100,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Children and Families 
     Services Programs'' for the Head Start program for the 
     purposes provided herein: Provided further, That $500,000,000 
     shall be transferred to ``Social Services Block Grant'' for 
     the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That section 
     2002(c) of the Social Security Act shall be applied to funds 
     appropriated in the preceding proviso by substituting 
     ``succeeding 2 fiscal years'' for ``succeeding fiscal year'': 
     Provided further, That not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services 
     (``HHS'') ``Office of Inspector General'' to perform 
     oversight, accountability, and evaluation of programs, 
     projects, or activities supported with the funds provided for 
     the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the distribution 
     of any amount shall be limited to the States directly 
     affected by Hurricane Sandy and which have been declared by 
     the President as a major disaster under title IV of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act for Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, 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 644(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 for the Social Services Block Grant 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 for the 
     Social Services Block Grant may be used for health services 
     (including mental health services), and for costs of 
     renovating, repairing, or rebuilding health care facilities, 
     child care facilities, or other social services facilities: 
     Provided further, That the remaining $195,000,000 
     appropriated in this paragraph may be transferred by the 
     Secretary of HHS (``Secretary'') to accounts within HHS, and 
     shall be available only for the purposes provided in this 
     paragraph: Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority available in this or any other Act: 
     Provided further, That 15 days prior to the transfer of funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate of any such transfer and the 
     planned uses of the funds: 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 
     by this paragraph: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     in this paragraph and transferred to the National Institutes 
     of Health for the purpose of supporting the repair or 
     rebuilding of non-Federal biomedical or behavioral research 
     facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy shall be 
     used to award grants or contracts for such purpose under 
     section 404I of the Public Health Service Act: Provided 
     further, That section 481A(c)(2) of such Act does not apply 
     to the use of funds described in the preceding proviso: 
     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 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.
       Redesignate title VII as title IX.
       Strike title VIII and insert the following:

                                TITLE X

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    Federal Aviation Administration

                        facilities and equipment

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For an additional amount for ``Facilities and Equipment'', 
     $30,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund and to remain available until expended, for necessary 
     expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy: 
     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 Highway Administration

                          federal-aid highways

                        emergency relief program

       For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Relief 
     Program'' as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $2,022,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the obligations for projects under 
     this section resulting from a single natural disaster or a 
     single catastrophic failure in a State shall not exceed 
     $100,000,000, and the total obligations for projects under 
     this section in any fiscal year in the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands shall not exceed $20,000,000: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding the preceding proviso, the Secretary of 
     Transportation may obligate more than $100,000,000, but not 
     more than $500,000,000, for a single natural disaster event 
     in a State for emergency relief projects arising from damage 
     caused in calendar year 2012 by Hurricane Sandy: Provided 
     further, That no funds provided in this Act shall be used for 
     section 125(g) of such title: Provided further, That the 
     amount provided under this heading 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 Railroad Administration

         grants to the national railroad passenger corporation

       For an additional amount for ``Grants to the National 
     Railroad Passenger Corporation'' for the Secretary of 
     Transportation to make capital and debt service grants to the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation to advance capital 
     projects that address Northeast Corridor infrastructure 
     recovery and resiliency in the affected areas, $86,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of 
     the funds may be used to subsidize operating losses of the 
     Corporation: Provided further, That as a condition of 
     eligibility for receipt of such funds, the Corporation shall 
     not, after the enactment of this Act, use any funds provided 
     for Capital and Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation in this Act or any other Act for 
     operating expenses, which includes temporary transfers of 
     such funds: Provided further, That the Administrator of the 
     Federal Railroad Administration may retain up to one-half of 
     1 percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
     the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants made 
     under this heading: Provided further, That for an additional 
     amount for the Secretary to make operating subsidy grants to 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for necessary 
     repairs related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, 
     $32,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That each amount under this heading is designated by 
     the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     Federal Transit Administration

             public transportation emergency relief program

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the ``Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program'' 
     as authorized under section 5324 of title 49, United States 
     Code, $10,900,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     for recovery and relief efforts in the areas most affected by 
     Hurricane Sandy: Provided, That not more than $2,000,000,000 
     shall be made available not later than 60 days after the 
     enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the remainder 
     of the funds shall be made available only after the Federal 
     Transit Administration and the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency sign the Memorandum of Agreement required by section 
     20017(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century 
     Act (Public Law 112-141) and the Federal Transit 
     Administration publishes interim regulations for the Public 
     Transportation Emergency Relief Program: Provided further, 
     That of the funds provided under this heading, the Secretary 
     of Transportation may transfer up to $5,383,000,000 to the 
     appropriate agencies to fund programs authorized under titles 
     23 and 49, United States Code, in order to carry out projects 
     related to reducing risk of damage from future disasters in 
     areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy: Provided further, That the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate shall be notified at least 15 days in advance 
     of any such transfer: Provided further, That up to three-
     quarters of 1 percent of the funds retained for public 
     transportation emergency relief shall be available for the 
     purposes of administrative expenses and ongoing program 
     management oversight as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5334 and 
     5338(i)(2) and shall be in addition to any other 
     appropriations for such purposes: Provided further, That, of 
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     funds made available under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Office of Inspector General to support the 
     oversight of activities funded under this heading: Provided 
     further, That such amounts are designated by the Congress as 
     being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development

                       community development fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Community Development 
     Fund'', $16,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2017, for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, 
     long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and 
     housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and 
     distressed areas resulting from a major disaster declared 
     pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) due to 
     Hurricane Sandy and other eligible events in calendar years 
     2011, 2012, and 2013, for activities authorized under title I 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided, That funds shall be awarded 
     directly to the State or unit of general local government as 
     a grantee at the discretion of the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     allocate to grantees not less than 33 percent of the funds 
     provided under this heading within 60 days after the 
     enactment of this Act based on the best available data: 
     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 and economic revitalization in the most impacted and 
     distressed areas: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     by notice specify the criteria for approval of such plans 
     within 45 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
     That if the Secretary determines that a plan does not meet 
     such criteria, the Secretary shall disapprove the plan: 
     Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may 
     not be used for activities reimbursable by or for which funds 
     are made available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That funds 
     allocated under this heading shall not be considered relevant 
     to the non-disaster formula allocations made pursuant to 
     section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided further, That a grantee may 
     use up to 5 percent of its allocation for administrative 
     costs: Provided further, That a grantee shall administer 
     grant funds provided under this heading in accordance with 
     all applicable laws and regulations and may not delegate, by 
     contract or otherwise, the responsibility for administering 
     such grant funds: 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 the Secretary shall provide grantees 
     with technical assistance on contracting and procurement 
     processes and shall require grantees, in contracting or 
     procuring these funds, to incorporate performance 
     requirements and penalties into any such contracts or 
     agreements: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     require grantees to maintain on a public website information 
     accounting for how all grant funds are used, including 
     details of all contracts and ongoing procurement processes: 
     Provided further, That, in administering the funds under this 
     heading, the Secretary 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) 
     pursuant to a determination by the Secretary that good cause 
     exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and that 
     such action is not inconsistent with the overall purposes of 
     title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
     (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of funds 
     provided under this heading that use such funds to supplement 
     Federal assistance provided under sections 402, 403, 404, 
     406, 407, 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 
     a waiver granted by the Secretary may not reduce the 
     percentage of funds that must be used for activities that 
     benefit persons of low and moderate income to less than 50 
     percent, unless the Secretary specifically finds that there 
     is a compelling need to further reduce or eliminate the 
     percentage requirement: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall publish in the Federal Register any waiver of 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: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 
     under this heading, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred to 
     ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses, Community Planning 
     and Development'' for necessary costs, including information 
     technology costs, of administering and overseeing funds made 
     available under this heading: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to ``Office of the Inspector General'' for 
     necessary costs of overseeing and auditing funds made 
     available under this heading: Provided further, That the 
     amounts provided under this heading 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.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 1001.  For fiscal year 2013, upon request by a public 
     housing agency and supported by documentation as required by 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that 
     demonstrates that the need for the adjustment is due to the 
     disaster, the Secretary may make temporary adjustments to the 
     section 8 housing choice voucher annual renewal funding 
     allocations and administrative fee eligibility determinations 
     for public housing agencies in an area for which the 
     President declared a disaster during such fiscal year under 
     title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), to avoid 
     significant adverse funding impacts that would otherwise 
     result from the disaster.
       Sec. 1002.  The Departments of Transportation and Housing 
     and Urban Development shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     within 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act a 
     plan for implementing the provisions in this title, and 
     updates to such plan on a biannual basis thereafter.
       Sec. 1003.  None of the funds provided in this title to the 
     Department of Transportation or the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development may be used to make a grant unless the 
     Secretary of such Department notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not less than 3 full business days before any project, State 
     or locality is selected to receive a grant award totaling 
     $1,000,000 or more is announced by either Department or a 
     modal administration.

       Redesignate title IX and sections 901 through 904 as title 
     XI and sections 1101 through 1104, respectively.