S.Amdt. 3445

SA 3445. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R.
6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior,
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title VII of division C, insert
the following:
Sec. __.  Section 19(a)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(iii) Additional assistance for disaster recovery efforts
in the commonwealth of puerto rico for fiscal year 2019.--

``(I) Authorization of appropriations.--Due to the needs
associated with disaster recovery efforts in the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, in addition to amounts made available under
clause (i), there is authorized to be appropriated not more
than $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 to make additional
payments to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the
expenditures and expenses described in clause (i).
``(II) Appropriation in advance.--Except as provided in
subclause (III), only amounts appropriated under subclause
(I) in advance specifically for the expenditures and expenses
described in clause (i) shall be available for payment to the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the expenditures and expenses
described in that clause.
``(III) Other funds.--Funds appropriated under subclause
(I) shall be in addition to funds made available under clause
(i).''.

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