113 STAT. 74 PUBLIC LAW 106-31—MAY 21, 1999 Establishment. Federal Register, publication. Records. Reports. DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR UNMET NEEDS For "Disaster assistance for unmet needs", $230,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2001, for use by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Director) only for disaster relief, buyout assistance, long-term recovery, and mitigation in communities affected by Presidentially-declared natural disasters designated during fiscal years 1998 and 1999, only to the extent funds are not made available for those activities by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (under its "Disaster relief program), the Small Business Administration, or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided, That in administering these funds the Director shall allocate these funds to States to be administered by each State in conjunction with its Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief progreim: Provided further. That each State shall provide not less than 25 percent in non-Federal public matching funds or its equivalent value (other than administrative costs) for any funds allocated to the State under this heading: Provided further. That the Director shall allocate these funds based on the unmet needs arising from a Presidentially-declared disaster as identified by the Director as those which have not or will not be addressed by other Federal disaster assistance programs and for which it is deemed appropriate to supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local governments and disaster relief organizations: Provided further, That the Director shall establish review groups within FEMA to review each request by a State of its unmet needs and certify as to the actual costs associated with the unmet needs as well as the commitment and ability of each State to provide its match requirement: Provided further. That the Director shall implement EQI mitigation and buyout efforts in a manner consistent with the intent of the hazard mitigation grant program as authorized by section 404 of the Robert T, Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistamce Act, as amended: Provided further. That the Director shall publish a notice in the Federal Register governing the allocation and use of the funds under this heading, including provisions for ensuring the compliance of the States with the requirements of this program: Provided further, That 10 days prior to distribution of funds, the Director shall submit a list to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, setting forth the proposed uses of funds euid the most recent estimates of unmet needs: Provided further. That the Director shall submit qu8ui;erly reports to ssdd Committees regeu-ding the actual projects and needs for which fluids have been provided under this heading: Provided further, That to the extent any funds under this heading are used in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of the program established under this heading and any rules issued pursuant thereto, the Director shall recapture an equiv£dent eonount of funds from the State from any existing funds or future funds aweu*ded to the State under this heading or any other program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Provided further. That the entire amoxmt shall be available only to the extent an official budget request, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined by the Baleuiced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is treuismitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further. That the entire amount
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