,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ba1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,bell 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 & ,mr4 
,fields7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to    
cont9ue disa/] relief1 recov]y1 &       
mitigation op]ations fund$ ?r\gh !      
,disa/] ,relief ,fund 9 ! ev5t ( a lapse
 9 appropriations1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,fema ,op]ations ,cont9uity ,act (   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,cont9uation ( ,,fema       
op]ations dur+ a lapse 9 appropriations 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 9 !   
ev5t ( a lapse 9 appropriations1 !      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy %all be au?oriz$ to-- 
7#a7 cont9ue all disa/] relief1 recov]y1
 & mitigation op]ations fund$ ?r\gh !   
,disa/] ,relief ,fund2  7#b7 obligate & 
disburse ,disa/] ,relief ,fund balances 

= all exi/+ & future disa/] decl>ations1
 includ+ individual & public assi/ance  
"u sections #djc1 #djf1 #djg1 #djh1 &   
#ejb ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;b1 #eagb1 #eagc1 #eagd1 
& #eaib72 &  7#c7 ma9ta9 p]sonnel &     
contract support necess>y to ensure     
un9t]rupt$ process+ ( claims & paym5ts4 
#c4 ,use ( ,disa/] ,relief ,fund  7a7   
,availability ,all unobligat$ balances 9
 ! ,disa/] ,relief ,fund %all rema9     
available to ! ,adm9i/rator = exp5diture
 dur+ a lapse 9 appropriations4  7b7    
,prohibition on div]sion  ,no funds f ! 
,disa/] ,relief ,fund may be )held1     
seque/]$1 or reprogramm$ dur+ a lapse 9 
appropriations1 except z necess>y to    
comply ) section #acda ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to 
z ! #8,anti-,defici5cy ,act'74  #d4     
,exception f gov]nm5t %utd[n re/rictions
 ,= purposes ( section #acda ( title    
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly      
ref]r$ to z ! #8,anti-,defici5cy ,act'71

 op]ations ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy          
,managem5t ,ag5cy au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act  
%all be consid]$ ess5tial to protect    
human life & prop]ty1 & !re=e exempt f  
%utd[n re/rictions4