S.Amdt. 217

SA 217. Mr. ROMNEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 201 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 268, making
supplemental appropriations 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, insert the following:

SEC. __. BUDGETING FOR DISASTERS.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Budgeting for Disasters Act''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall--
(1) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) apply with respect to fiscal year 2021, and each fiscal
year thereafter.
(c) Repeal of Exemption for Disaster Spending From the
Annual Budget Caps.--Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (D); and
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as
subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively.
(d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 904) is amended--

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(A) in subsection (e), by striking the second sentence; and
(B) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ``, including a
final estimate of the adjustment for disaster funding''.
(2) The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102-154; 105 Stat. 990)
is amended--
(A) in title I in the matter under the heading ``DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR'' under the heading ``Bureau of Land
Management'' under the heading ``emergency department of the
interior firefighting fund'' (43 U.S.C. 1474a), by striking
``: Provided further'' and all that follows and inserting a
period; and
(B) in title II in the matter under the heading
``DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'' under the heading ``Forest
Service'' under the heading ``emergency forest service
firefighting fund'' (16 U.S.C. 556e) by striking ``: Provided
further'' and all that follows and inserting a period.
(3) Section 430(c)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189h(c)(1))
is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (F), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (H).
(4) The matter under the heading ``Disaster Relief'' under
the heading ``FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY'' under
chapter II of title I of the Dire Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations and Transfers for Relief From the Effects of
Natural Disasters, for Other Urgent Needs, and for
Incremental Cost of ``Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm''
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 5302) is amended by striking ``:
Provided further,'' and all that follows and inserting a
period.
(5) Section 2602(e) of the Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(e)) is amended by
striking the second sentence.
(6) Section 104(a) of the Wildfire Suppression Funding and
Forest Management Activities Act (43 U.S.C. 17648a-2(a)) is
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
``section 251(b)(2)(F)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(b)(2)(F)(i)), as added by section 102 of this division''
and inserting ``section 251(b)(2)(E)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(b)(2)(E)(i))''.
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