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House Bill 7476
117th Congress(2021-2022)
REPLACE Act
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H. R. 7476 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7476


To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to require the President to automatically waive certain critical document fees for individuals and households affected by major disasters for which assistance is provided under the Individuals and Households Program.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 7, 2022

Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. Curtis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to require the President to automatically waive certain critical document fees for individuals and households affected by major disasters for which assistance is provided under the Individuals and Households Program.

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

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Replacing Essential Passports and Licenses After Certain Emergencies Act” or the “REPLACE Act”.

SEC. 2. Critical document fee waiver.

Section 1238(a) of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5174b) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “applies regardless” and inserting “and the requirement of the President to waive fees under paragraph (4) apply regardless”;

(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

“(4) MANDATORY AUTOMATIC WAIVER.—The President, in consultation with the Governor of a State, shall automatically provide a fee waiver described in paragraph (1) to an individual or household that has been adversely affected by a major disaster declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170)—

“(A) for which the President provides assistance to individuals and households under section 408 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 5174); and

“(B) that destroyed a critical document described in paragraph (1) of the individual or household.”.