Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT

Honoring Hometown Heroes Act

(Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty.

DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS AND FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS

Subdivision 1--Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018

Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018

This subdivision provides emergency supplemental FY2018 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters.

The funding provided by this subdivision is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.

TITLE I

This title provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for:

the Office of the Secretary;

the Office of Inspector General;

the Agricultural Research Service;

the Farm Service Agency;

the Natural Resources Conservation Service;

Rural Development Programs, including the Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Utilities Service; and

the Food and Nutrition Service, including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Commodity Assistance Program.

This title also provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Food and Drug Administration.

(Sec. 20101) This section amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify USDA's permanent disaster assistance programs to:

require USDA to make partial payments under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) for livestock that is sold for a reduced sale price in excess of the normal mortality (LIP currently provides payments to eligible producers on farms that have incurred livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality due to adverse weather, or attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law.);

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