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House Bill 3176
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017
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Introduced in House on Jul 11, 2017
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H. R. 3176 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3176


To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency from recouping certain assistance, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 11, 2017

Mr. MacArthur (for himself, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Jones, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Polis, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Faso) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency from recouping certain assistance, and for other purposes.

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 “Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. Recoupment of certain assistance prohibited.

(a) In general.—Notwithstanding section 3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, the Federal Emergency Management Agency may not take any action to recoup covered assistance from the recipient of such assistance if the receipt of such assistance occurred on a date that is more than 3 years before the date on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency first provides to the recipient written notification of an intent to recoup.

(b) Covered assistance defined.—In this section, the term “covered assistance” means assistance provided—

(1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174); and

(2) in relation to a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) on or after January 1, 2012.