,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aaf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bf1 #bjbc ,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,appropriations ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,disaster ,relief ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc to improve disaster relief funding1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,the ,hurricanes of #bjbb ,disaster ,relief ,rectification ,act4 #b4 ,disaster ,relief ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc ,amendments 7a7 ,department of ,agriculture ,title ,i of the ,disaster ,relief ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7division ,n of ,public ,law #aag-cbh71 is amended1 in the matter under the heading ,office of the ,secretary under the heading ,processing1 ,research and ,marketing under the heading ,,agricultural ,,programs under the heading ,,department ,,of ,,agriculture1 by inserting 3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary of ,agriculture may provide assistance for losses described under this heading in this ,act in the form of block grants to eligible ,states and territories before the period at the end4 7b7 ,fisheries disaster assistance ,title ,,ii of the ,disaster ,relief ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7division ,n of ,public ,law #aag-cbh7 is amended in the matter under the heading ,fisheries disaster assistance under the heading ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration under the heading ,department of ,commerce by inserting 3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,secretary may use such funds to provide assistance in the form of block grants to ,states and territories impacted by ,hurricanes ,fiona1 ,ian1 and ,nicole before the period at the end4 7c7 ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration ,title ,,ii of the ,disaster ,relief ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7division ,n of ,public ,law #aag-cbh7 is amended1 in the matter under the heading ,construction and environmental compliance and restoration under the heading ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration under the heading ,science1 by striking ,for an additional amount for ,construction and ,environmental ,compliance and ,restoration1 #cfg1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh4 and inserting ,for an additional amount for ,construction and ,environmental ,compliance and ,restoration for environmental improvements1 ecosystem restoration1 and hurricane risk reduction improvements at ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration facilities damaged by ,hurricanes ,ian and ,nicole1 #cfg1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that the ,administrator of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration may enter into cooperative agreements with the managers of ,federal land bordering such facilities1 including estuaries designated under section #cbj of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #accj71 to advance such efforts44 7d7 ,rescission of ,national ,science ,foundation funds 7#a7 ,research and related activities ,of the unobligated balances of amounts made available for ,research and ,related ,activities1 under the heading ,national ,science ,foundation under title ,,ii of the ,disaster ,relief ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7division ,n of ,public ,law #aag-cbh71 #hah1afb1jjj are rescinded4 7#b7 ,,stem education ,of the unobligated balances of amounts made available for ,,stem ,education1 under the heading ,national ,science ,foundation under title ,,ii of the ,disaster ,relief ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7division ,n of ,public ,law #aag-cbh71 #bag1jjj1jjj are rescinded4 7e7 ,department of the ,interior ,title ,,vii of the ,disaster ,relief ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7division ,n of ,public ,law #aag-cbh71 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter under the heading construction under the heading ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service under the heading ,department of the ,interior1 by striking #bjbc and inserting #bjbb2 7#b7 in the matter under the heading construction under the heading ,national ,park ,service under the heading ,department of the ,interior1 by striking #bjbc and inserting #bjbb2 7#c7 in the matter under the heading surveys1 investigations1 and research under the heading ,united ,states ,geological ,survey under the heading ,department of the ,interior1 by striking #bjbc and inserting #bjbb2 7#d7 in the matter under the heading operation of indian programs under the heading ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs under the heading ,indian ,affairs under the heading ,department of the ,interior1 by striking #bjbc and inserting #bjbb2 and 7#e7 in the matter under the heading construction under the heading ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs under the heading ,indian ,affairs under the heading ,department of the ,interior1 by striking #bjbc and inserting #bjbb4 7f7 ,state and ,tribal assistance grants ,the first paragraph under the heading ,state and ,tribal ,assistance ,grants under the heading ,environmental ,protection ,agency in title ,,vii of the ,disaster ,relief ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7division ,n of ,public ,law #aag-cbh71 is amended1 in the third proviso1 by striking shall use and inserting may use up to4 #c4 ,appropriation of rescinded funds 7a7 ,department of ,agriculture 7#a7 ,agricultural land easements ,there is appropriated to the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 out of any amounts in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #bjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for the acquisition of agricultural land easements under subtitle ,h of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chfe et seq47 in a ,state impacted by ,hurricane ,fiona1 ,hurricane ,ian1 or ,hurricane ,nicole4 7#b7 ,emergency watershed program 7,a7 ,in general ,there is appropriated to the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 out of any amounts in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #aaj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 to undertake emergency watershed protection measures under section #djc of the ,agricultural ,credit ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjc7 in a ,state impacted by ,hurricane ,fiona1 ,hurricane ,ian1 or ,hurricane ,nicole4 7,b7 ,coastal flood risk reduction ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture may use amounts appropriated by subparagraph 7,a7 to reduce flood risk in a coastal community by removing sediment or other impediments from a canal or canal system4 7b7 ,department of ,commerce 7#a7 ,operations1 research1 and facilities of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration ,in addition to amounts otherwise available1 there is appropriated to the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration for fiscal year #bjbc1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #cj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for ,operations1 ,research1 and ,facilities for-- 7,a7 expenses related to the consequences of ,hurricanes ,fiona1 ,ian1 and ,nicole2 and 7,b7 to improve hurricane intensity and storm surge forecasting and mitigation1 including through ocean observing platforms and storm surge gauges4 7#b7 ,coastal and ,estuarine ,land ,conservation ,program ,in addition to amounts otherwise available1 there is appropriated to the ,department of ,commerce for fiscal year #bjbc1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #cj1afb1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 to conduct the ,coastal and ,estuarine ,land ,conservation ,program under section #cjg;,a of the ,coastal ,zone ,management ,act of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adef-a7 with respect to ,states impacted by ,hurricanes ,fiona1 ,ian1 and ,nicole4 7#c7 ,marine debris assessment and removal and ecosystem restoration ,in addition to amounts otherwise available1 there is appropriated to the ,department of ,commerce for fiscal year #bjbc1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #dj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for marine debris assessment and removal and marine and estuarine ecosystem restoration monitoring efforts in ,states impacted by ,hurricanes ,fiona1 ,ian1 and ,nicole4 7c7 ,corps of ,engineers 7#a7 ,investigations 7,a7 ,in general ,in addition to amounts otherwise available1 there is appropriated to the ,secretary of the ,army1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #ajj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for necessary expenses related to the completion1 or initiation and completion1 of high priority flood and storm damage reduction1 including shore protection1 studies that are authorized before1 on1 or after the date of enactment of this ,act in ,states and insular areas that were impacted by ,hurricane ,fiona1 ,hurricane ,ian1 or ,hurricane ,nicole1 to reduce risks from future floods and hurricanes4 7,b7 ,cost share ,the ,federal share of the cost of a study carried out with amounts made available under this paragraph shall be #ajj percent4 7,c7 ,work plan2 reporting 7i7 ,work plan ,not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,chief of ,engineers shall submit to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives a detailed work plan for the funds provided under this paragraph1 including-- 7,i7 a list of study locations2 7,,ii7 a list of new studies selected to be initiated2 7,,iii7 the total cost for all studies2 7,,iv7 the remaining cost for all ongoing studies2 and 7,v7 a schedule by fiscal year of proposed use of those funds4 7ii7 ,no deviation ,the ,secretary of the ,army shall not deviate from the work plan once the plan has been submitted to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives under clause 7i74 7iii7 ,reporting ,beginning not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary of the ,army for ,civil ,works shall provide a quarterly report to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives detailing the allocation and obligation of the funds provided under this paragraph4 7#b7 ,construction 7,a7 ,in general ,in addition to amounts otherwise available1 there is appropriated to the ,secretary of the ,army1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #cjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 to construct-- 7i7 priority flood and storm damage reduction1 including shore protection1 projects that are authorized before1 on1 or after the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7ii7 flood and storm damage reduction1 including shore protection1 projects that-- 7,i7 have signed ,chief's ,reports as of the date of enactment of this ,act2 or 7,,ii7 are studied using funds made available under paragraph 7#a71 if the ,secretary of the ,army determines the project to be technically feasible1 economically justified1 and environmentally acceptable1 in ,states and insular areas that were impacted by ,hurricane ,ian1 ,hurricane ,fiona1 or ,hurricane ,nicole4 7,b7 ,new starts ,the ,secretary of the ,army may initiate additional new construction starts with amounts made available under this paragraph4 7,c7 ,work plan2 reporting 7i7 ,work plan ,not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,chief of ,engineers shall submit to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives a detailed work plan for the funds provided under this paragraph1 including-- 7,i7 a list of study locations2 7,,ii7 a list of new studies selected to be initiated2 7,,iii7 the total cost for all studies2 7,,iv7 the remaining cost for all ongoing studies2 and 7,v7 a schedule by fiscal year of proposed use of those funds4 7ii7 ,no deviation ,the ,secretary of the ,army shall not deviate from the work plan once the plan has been submitted to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives under clause 7i74 7iii7 ,reporting ,beginning not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary of the ,army for ,civil ,works shall provide a quarterly report to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives detailing the allocation and obligation of the funds provided under this paragraph4 7#c7 ,flood control and coastal emergencies 7,a7 ,in general ,in addition to amounts otherwise available1 there is appropriated to the ,secretary of the ,army1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #ajj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for flood control and coastal emergencies as authorized by section #e of the ,act of ,august #ah1 #aida 7commonly known as the ,flood ,control ,act of #aida7 7#ee ,stat4 #fej1 chapter #cgg2 #cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gjan71 in ,states and insular areas that were impacted by ,hurricane ,ian1 ,hurricane ,fiona1 or ,hurricane ,nicole1 including for necessary expenses to prepare for floods1 hurricanes1 and natural disasters1 and to support emergency operations1 repairs1 and other activities in response to those disasters as authorized by law4 7,b7 ,full shoreline project profile restoration ,amounts made available under this paragraph that are used for authorized shore protection projects shall restore those projects to the full project profile at full ,federal expense4 7,c7 ,reporting ,beginning not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary of the ,army for ,civil ,works shall provide to the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives a quarterly report detailing the allocation and obligation of the amounts made available under this paragraph4 7d7 ,national ,park ,service ,in addition to amounts otherwise available1 there is appropriated to the ,secretary of the ,interior for fiscal year #bjbc1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #ae1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 to carry out activities to reduce the hurricane and flood risk of a federally recognized ,indian ,tribe located within a flood-prone area of a unit of the ,national ,park ,system1 including to carry out activities to reduce the flood risk of structures contained within an area of a unit of the ,national ,park ,system for which a special use permit has been provided4 7e7 ,environmental ,protection ,agency ,in addition to amounts otherwise available1 there is appropriated to the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency for fiscal year #bjbc1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #ajj1jjj1jjj for environmental restoration and monitoring1 to remain available until expended1 including to carry out-- 7#a7 the ,national ,estuary ,program under section #cbj of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #accj7 for estuaries within ,states and territories impacted by ,hurricane ,ian1 ,hurricane ,nicole1 or ,hurricane ,fiona2 and 7#b7 geographic programs of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency specified in the explanatory statement described in section #d of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-cbh71 that are within ,states and territories impacted by ,hurricane ,ian1 ,hurricane ,nicole1 or ,hurricane ,fiona4 7f7 ,reconstruction or rehabilitation of postal facilities ,in addition to amounts otherwise available1 there is appropriated to the ,united ,states ,postal ,service for fiscal year #bjbc1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #aj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for reconstruction or rehabilitation of facilities of the ,postal ,service that were destroyed or damaged by ,hurricane ,ian1 ,hurricane ,nicole1 or ,hurricane ,fiona4 #d4 ,general provisions 7a7 ,reimbursement of interest payments related to public assistance 7#a7 ,in general ,title ,,iv of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #dca4 ,reimbursement of interest payments related to public assistance 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,qualifying interest ,the term qualifying interest means1 with respect to a qualifying loan1 the lesser of-- 7,a7 the actual interest paid to a lender for such qualifying loan2 and 7,b7 the interest that would have been paid to a lender if such qualifying loan had an interest rate equal to the prime rate most recently published on the ,federal ,reserve ,statistical ,release on selected interest rates4 7#b7 ,qualifying loan ,the term qualifying loan means a loan-- 7,a7 obtained by a local government or electric cooperative2 and 7,b7 of which not less than #ij percent of the proceeds are used to fund activities for which such local government or electric cooperative receives assistance under this ,act after the date on which such loan is disbursed4 7b7 ,financial assistance ,the ,president1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency1 shall provide financial assistance to a local government or electric cooperative as reimbursement for qualifying interest4 4 7#b7 ,rule of applicability ,any qualifying interest 7as such term is defined in section #dca of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act1 as added by this ,act7 incurred by a local government or electric cooperative in the #e years preceding the date of enactment of this ,act shall be treated as eligible for financial assistance for purposes of such section4 7b7 ,revision of pasteurized orange juice standards 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall-- 7,a7 not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 initiate a rulemaking process to reassess the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice1 established in section #adf4adj of title #ba1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations2 and 7,b7 not later than #abj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 issue an interim final rule to amend such standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice1 if1 after initiating the rulemaking process to reassess such standard of identity1 the ,secretary determines such standard of identity should be amended4 7#b7 ,regulation authority ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services to promulgate regulations to further amend the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice after the issuance of an interim final rule under paragraph 7#a77;,b74 7c7 ,army corps study authority ,the ,secretary of the ,army is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for each of the studies recommended in the report of the ,corps of ,engineers entitled ,south ,atlantic ,coastal ,study 7,,sacs7 ,main ,report1 dated ,august #bjbb4 7d7 ,,fema trailer flood zone waiver ,section #djh7;c77#a77;,b7 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagd7;c77#a77;,b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7v7 ,flood zone requirement waiver 7,i7 ,in general ,the ,governor of a ,state may submit to the ,president a request to waive any restriction relating to the deployment of travel trailers or manufactured housing units1 including the prohibition on deploying travel trailers or manufactured housing units into flood hazard areas under section #bjf4aag7;b77#a77;ii77,c7 of title #dd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 4 7e7 ,mitigation assistance pilot program 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency4 7,b7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7ii7 the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,c7 ,pilot program ,the term pilot program means the pilot program established and carried out by the ,administrator under this subsection4 7#b7 ,pilot program ,as part of the program carried out under section #acff of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dajd;c71 the ,administrator shall1 not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 establish a pilot program under which the ,administrator shall make grants to the ,state of ,florida1 which shall1 subject to paragraph 7#c71 use those grant funds to elevate structures located in areas in that ,state having special flood hazards or other areas of flood risk4 7#c7 ,matching requirement ,with respect to any project carried out with a grant made by the ,administrator under the pilot program1 the ,state of ,florida shall match #ej percent of the grant amount4 7#d7 ,termination ,the pilot program shall terminate on the date that is #e years after the date on which the ,administrator establishes the pilot program under paragraph 7#b74 7#e7 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the pilot program terminates under paragraph 7#d71 the ,administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report that contains-- 7,a7 findings from carrying out the pilot program2 and 7,b7 recommendations regarding whether the pilot program1 or a similar program1 should be made permanent4 7f7 ,emergency ,watershed ,protection ,program regulations revisions ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall issue a rule-- 7#a7 to revise section #fbd4i of title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to provide that funds must be obligated by the ,state ,conservationist and construction completed within #cfe calendar days after the date funds are committed to the ,state ,conservationist1 except for exigency situations in which case the construction must be completed within #cj days after the date the funds are committed2 and 7#b7 to revise part #fbd of title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to provide that an organization described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of that ,code may be a project sponsor under that part1 if the organization has entered into a binding agreement for a project sponsor 7as defined in section #fbd4d of that title 7as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act77 to assume responsibility for operations and maintenance costs and requirements4