Public Law 115-57 | Public Law 115–57: To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased fiscal year 2017 and 2018 payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries.

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PUBLIC LAW 115–57—SEPT. 12, 2017

131 STAT. 1148

Public Law

115–57

115th Congress

An Act

To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased fiscal year 2017 and 2018 payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries.

Sept. 12, 2017

[H.R. 3732]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act.

42 USC 1305 note.

SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act

”.

SEC. 2.

INCREASE IN AGGREGATE PAYMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND 2018 FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO UNITED STATES CITIZENS RETURNED FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

(a)

In General.—

Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1313(d))

is amended

—

(1)

striking

“fiscal year 2010” and

inserting

“fiscal years 2017 and 2018”; and

(2)

striking

“that fiscal year” and

inserting

“each such fiscal year”.

(b)

Emergency Designation.—

The amounts made available by the amendments made by subsection (a) are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).

Approved September 12, 2017.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3732:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):

Sept. 11, considered and passed House and Senate.

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