To provide emergency assistance for disaster response and recovery, and for other expenses, directly related to Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Ida and to provide assistance for the Port Infrastructure Development Program.

SA 4983. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) proposed an
amendment to the bill H.R. 2471, to measure the progress of post-
disaster recovery and efforts to address corruption, governance, rule
of law, and media freedoms in Haiti; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United
States not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to
the ``Community Development Fund'', for necessary expenses
related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and
restoration of infrastructure, housing, and economic
revitalization in areas in States for which the President
declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) related to Hurricanes Laura, Delta,
and Ida, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.),
of which--
(1) $600,000,000 shall be for activities related to
Hurricanes Laura and Delta; and
(2) $1,400,000,000 shall be for activities related to
Hurricane Ida.
(b) Deposit of c-band Spectrum Auction Proceeds in
Treasury.--Section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and (G)'' and
inserting ``(G), and (H)'';
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``and (G)'' and
inserting ``(G), and (H)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(H) C-band auction proceeds.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), and except as provided in subparagraph (B),
of the proceeds (including deposits and upfront payments from
successful bidders) from the use of a system of competitive
bidding under this subsection to award licenses in the band
of frequencies between 3700 megahertz and 3980 megahertz
(designated by the Commission as `Auction 107'),
$2,500,000,000 shall be deposited in the general fund of the
Treasury and used for emergency assistance under section
240(a) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.''.

SEC. ___. ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise
appropriated, there is appropriated $500,000,000 for the Port
Infrastructure Development Program within the Department of
Transportation's Maritime Administration, to equitably
administer grant awards to ports that incurred damages from
Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta, and Ida and Tropical Storm
Cristobal.
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