text: SECTION 1. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUND.
  
      (a) Definitions.--In this section:
              (1) Emergency watershed protection program.--The term 
          ``emergency watershed protection program'' means the emergency 
          watershed protection program established under section 403 of 
          the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203).
              (2) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Emergency Watershed 
          Protection Disaster Assistance Fund established by subsection 
          (b).
              (3) Natural disaster.--The term ``natural disaster'' 
          means--
                      (A) a natural disaster declared by the Secretary 
                  under section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
                  Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)); or
                      (B) 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.).
              (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of Agriculture.
      (b) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
  United States a fund to be known as the ``Emergency Watershed 
  Protection Disaster Assistance Fund'', to be administered by the 
  Secretary to carry out activities under the emergency watershed 
  protection program.
      (c) Purpose and Availability of Fund.--
              (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (d), amounts in the 
          Fund shall be available to the Secretary, until expended, to 
          provide additional amounts for authorized activities described 
          in subsection (b) in areas affected by a natural disaster.
              (2) Maintenance of funding.--Amounts in the Fund shall 
          supplement (and not supplant) other Federal funding for natural 
          disasters.
      (d) Directly Appropriated Amounts.--Amounts appropriated directly 
  to the Fund by this Act or any subsequent Act for a specific purpose 
  shall be available only for that purpose until such time as the 
  transfer authority provided by subsection (f) takes effect with regard 
  to the amounts.
      (e) Transfer of Prior Appropriations to Fund.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary may transfer to the Fund, 
          and merge with other amounts generally appropriated to the 
          Fund, the available unobligated balance of any amounts 
          described in paragraph (2) if, in advance of the transfer, the 
          Secretary--
                      (A) determines that the unobligated amounts are no 
                  longer needed to respond to the natural disaster for 
                  which the amounts were originally appropriated; and
                      (B) provides a certification of that determination 
                  to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
                  Representatives and the Senate.
              (2) Amounts.--
                      (A) In general.--Amounts described in this 
                  paragraph are amounts for the emergency watershed 
                  protection program that--
                              (i) except in the case of funds described 
                          in subparagraph (B), remain unobligated as of 
                          the date of enactment of this Act; or
                              (ii)(I) are made available under the 
                          Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 
                          (division A of Public Law 113-2; 127 Stat. 4); 
                          and
                              (II) are not necessary to fulfill any 
                          eligible request for the funds made in 
                          accordance with that Act.
                      (B) Emergency designations.--
                              (i) Emergency designation for statutory 
                          paygo.--This subsection is designated as an 
                          emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) 
                          of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 
                          (Public Law 111-139; 2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
                              (ii) Emergency designation for 
                          congressional enforcement.--In the Senate, this 
                          subsection is designated as an emergency 
                          requirement pursuant to sections 403(a) and 
                          423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the 
                          concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
                          year 2010.
              (3) Certain funds.--
                      (A) Preliminary deposit.--Not later than 30 days 
                  after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
                  shall transfer to the Fund all amounts described in 
                  paragraph (2)(A)(ii) that are in excess of amounts 
                  requested in applications received by the Secretary on 
                  or before April 18, 2014, in accordance with the 
                  Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of 
                  Public Law 113-2; 127 Stat. 4).
                      (B) Final deposit.--As soon as practicable after 
                  the Secretary has made final determinations on all 
                  applications described in subparagraph (A), the 
                  Secretary shall transfer to the Fund all remaining 
                  unobligated amounts described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii).
      (f) Transfer of Other Appropriations to Fund.--
              (1) In general.--Unless otherwise specifically provided in 
          an appropriations Act, the Secretary may transfer to or within 
          the Fund, and merge with other amounts generally appropriated 
          to the Fund, the available unobligated balance of any amounts 
          that are appropriated for fiscal year 2014 or any subsequent 
          fiscal year for the emergency watershed protection program to 
          respond to a natural disaster or are designated by the Congress 
          as an emergency requirement if, in advance of the transfer, the 
          Secretary--
                      (A) determines that the unobligated amounts are no 
                  longer needed to respond to the natural disaster for 
                  which the amounts were originally appropriated; and
                      (B) provides a certification of that determination 
                  to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
                  Representatives and the Senate.
              (2) Timing.--A transfer of unobligated amounts with respect 
          to a natural disaster may not be made under this subsection 
          until after the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date 
          on which the amounts were originally appropriated for that 
          natural disaster.
      (g) Availability of Funds.--Amounts transferred into the Fund under 
  this section shall be available to the Secretary for obligation without 
  further appropriation.
      (h) Administrative Expenses.--In addition to any other funds 
  available to the Secretary to cover administrative costs, the Secretary 
  may use up to 3 percent of the amounts allocated from the Fund for a 
  specific natural disaster to cover administrative costs of the State 
  and local offices of the Department of Agriculture in the areas 
  affected by the natural disaster to carry out disaster-related 
  activities.
      (i) Limitation on Per Disaster Obligations.--
              (1) In general.--Amounts in the Fund, except for amounts 
          described in subsection (d) that are appropriated to the Fund 
          and obligated in accordance with that subsection, may not be 
          obligated in excess of $1,000,000 for a natural disaster until 
          at least 15 days after the date on which the Secretary notifies 
          the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
          Representatives and the Senate of the determination of the 
          Secretary to obligate additional amounts and the reasons for 
          the determination.
              (2) Specific and extreme need.--The Secretary may not 
          obligate more than 50 percent of the amounts in the Fund for 
          any 1 natural disaster unless the Secretary declares that there 
          is a specific and extreme need for additional funds to be 
          provided in response to that natural disaster at time of the 
          obligation.
      (j) Quarterly Reports.--The Secretary shall submit, on a quarterly 
  basis, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
  Representatives and the Senate a report describing the status of the 
  Fund and any transactions that have affected the Fund since the 
  previous report.
target:  Establishes in the Treasury the Emergency Watershed Protection Disaster Assistance Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out emergency watershed protection activities in natural disaster-affected areas. Sets forth limitations on per disaster obligations.
feat_title: A bill to establish an emergency watershed protection disaster assistance fund to be available to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for any natural disaster.