S.Amdt. 48

SA 48. Mr. SCOTT, of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him 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:

On page 1159, after line 23, insert the following:
Sec. 104. (a) In addition to other amounts made available
under section 309 of title III of division A of the
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief
Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-72; 131 Stat. 1229),
$600,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary 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.).
(b) The funds made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico under subsection (a) shall--
(1) remain available for obligation by the Commonwealth
until September 30, 2020; and
(2) be in addition to funds otherwise made available.
(c) The amount made available under this section is
designated by 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)).
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