S. 1641
Referred to CommitteePost-Disaster Fairness to States Act of 2017
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
7/27/2017 • Senate
Summary
Post-Disaster Fairness to States Act of 2017
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from taking administrative action to recover any payment for disaster or emergency assistance that is made three years after a completed disaster relief project where the project grantee certifies that the purpose of the grant was accomplished. Under current law, FEMA may initiate an action to recover assistance payments for up to three years after the transmission of a final expenditure report for a disaster or emergency.
Additionally, the bill prohibits FEMA from taking any action to recoup certain assistance under the Stafford Act provided to individuals and households (relating to a major disaster declared on or after January 1, 2012), if the receipt of such assistance occurred more than three years before FEMA first provided written notification of an intent to recoup such assistance.
Introduced in Senate • 7/27/2017
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Originated in the Senate
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July 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Related Bills (3)
H.R. 1678
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other purposes.
S. 709
Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 3176
Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017