Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief A

Federal

Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019

Source: Congress.gov · 14,905 words in original text

Plain English summary not yet available

The full original text is available below. Check back soon as we process this bill.

133 STAT. 871 PUBLIC LAW 116–20—JUNE 6, 2019 Public Law 116–20 116th Congress An Act Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’, $3,005,442,000, which shall remain available until December 31, 2020, for necessary expenses related to losses of crops (including milk, on-farm stored commodities, crops prevented from planting in 2019, and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, bushes, and vines, as a consequence of Hurricanes Michael and Florence, other hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, snowstorms, and wildfires occurring in calendar years 2018 and 2019 under such terms and conditions as determined by the Sec- retary: Provided, That the Secretary may provide assistance for such losses in the form of block grants to eligible states and terri- tories and such assistance may include compensation to producers, as determined by the Secretary, for forest restoration and poultry and livestock losses: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this heading, tree assistance payments may be made under section 1501(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to eligible orchardists or nursery tree growers (as defined in such section) of pecan trees with a tree mortality rate that exceeds 7.5 percent (adjusted for normal mortality) and is less than 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality), to be available until expended, for losses incurred during the period beginning January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018: Provided further, That in the case of producers impacted by volcanic activity that resulted in the loss of crop land, or access to crop land, the Secretary shall consider all measures available, as appropriate, to bring replacement land into production: Provided further, That of the Time period. Determination. Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019. June 6, 2019 [H.R. 2157] VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:55 Oct 30, 2019 Jkt 089139 PO 00020 Frm 00001 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL020.116 PUBL020 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS 133 STAT. 872 PUBLIC LAW 116–20—JUNE 6, 2019 amounts provided under this heading, not more than $7,000,000 shall be available to make payments to agricultural producers whose Whole Farm Revenue Protection indemnity payments were reduced following 2018 crop year losses due to assistance received through state-legislated agriculture disaster assistance programs: Provided further, That the total amount of payments received under this heading and applicable policies of crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) shall not exceed 90 percent of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the total amount of payments received under this heading for producers who did not obtain a policy or plan of insurance for an insurable commodity for the applicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the losses or did not file the required paperwork and pay the service fee by the applicable State filing deadline for a noninsurable commodity for the applicable crop year under NAP for the crop incurring the losses shall not exceed 70 percent of the loss as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That in the case of a crop under this heading for which the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation offers a revenue insurance policy under section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508), the Secretary shall use the greater of the projected price or the harvest price for such crop to determine the expected value of such crop: Provided further, That producers receiving payments under this heading, as determined by the Sec- retary, shall be required to purchase crop insurance where crop insurance is available for the next two available crop years, excluding tree insurance policies, and producers receiving payments under this heading shall be required to purchase coverage under NAP where crop insurance is not available in the next two available crop years, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That, not later than 120 days after the end of fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress specifying the type, amount, and method of such assistance by state and territory: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con- trol Act of 1985. FARM SERVICE AGENCY EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Forest Restora- tion Program’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in cal- endar year 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019, and other natural disasters, $480,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con- trol Act of 1985. Reports. VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:55 Oct 30, 2019 Jkt 089139 PO 00020 Frm 00002 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL020.116 PUBL020 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS 133 STAT. 873 PUBLIC LAW 116–20—JUNE 6, 2019 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Conservation Program’’, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in cal- endar year 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019, and other natural disasters, $558,000,000, 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 Con- trol Act of 1985. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019, and other natural disasters, $435,000,000, 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 Con- trol Act of 1985. RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT For an additional amount for the cost of grants for rural commu- nity facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop- ment Act, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in cal- endar year 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019, and other natural disasters, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made available, out of the funds made available under section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $25,200,000 shall be available for the Secretary to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for disaster nutrition assistance in response to the Presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies: Pro- vided, That funds made available to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under this section shall remain available for obligation by the Commonwealth until September 30, 2020: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:55 Oct 30, 2019 Jkt 089139 PO 00020 Frm 00003 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL020.116 PUBL020 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS 133 STAT. 874 PUBLIC LAW 116–20—JUNE 6, 2019 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con- trol Act of 1985. SEC. 102. For purposes of administering title I of subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), losses to agricultural producers resulting from hurricanes shall also include losses incurred from Tropical Storm Cindy, losses of peach and blueberry crops in calendar year 2017 due to extreme cold, and blueberry productivity losses in calendar year 2018 due to extreme cold and hurricane damage in calendar year 2017: Pro- vided, That the amounts provided by this section are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That amounts repurposed under this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Bal- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are des- ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. SEC. 103. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person or legal entity is not eligible to receive a payment under the Market Facilitation Program established pursuant to the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average adjusted gross income of such person or legal entity is greater than $900,000. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person or legal entity if at least 75 percent of the adjusted gross income of such person or legal entity is derived from farming, ranching, or forestry related activities. (b) In this section, the term ‘‘average adjusted gross income’’ has the meaning given the term defined in section 760.1502 of title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect July 18, 2018). (c) The amount provided by this section is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con- trol Act of 1985. SEC. 104. In addition to other amounts made available by section 309 of division A of the Additional Supplemental Appropria- tions for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115– 72; 131 Stat. 1229), there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, $600,000,000 to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for disaster nutrition assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency designated by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That the funds made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this section shall remain available for obligation by the Commonwealth until September 30, 2020, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). SEC. 105. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, for the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct an independent study, including a survey of participants, Study. Survey. Puerto Rico. Grants. Puerto Rico. VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:55 Oct 30, 2019 Jkt 089139 PO 00020 Frm 00004 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL020.116 PUBL020 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS 133 STAT. 875 PUBLIC LAW 116–20—JUNE 6, 2019 to compare the impact of the additional benefits provided by section 309 of Public Law 115–72 to the food insecurity, health status, and well-being of low-income residents in Puerto Rico without such additional benefits: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. SEC. 106. In addition to amounts otherwise made available, out of the funds made available under section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $18,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to provide a grant to American Samoa for disaster nutri- tion assistance in response to the presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies: Provided, That funds made available to the territory under this section shall remain available for obliga- tion by the territory until September 30, 2020: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. SEC. 107. Beginning not later than the 2020 reinsurance year, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation shall offer coverage under the wholefarm revenue protection insurance policy (or a successor policy or plan of insurance) for hemp (as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o)): Pro- vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any rural community impacted by major declared disaster DR–4407 may have the governor in the affected state, or the governor’s designee, certify the area’s population as a rural area with respect to eligibility for loans, grants, and technical assistance under rural development programs funded by the Department of Agriculture until data from the 2020 United St [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]

Important: This plain English summary was generated by AI and is provided for informational purposes only. It is not legal advice. Always consult the official bill text on Congress.gov or a qualified attorney for legal matters.