3.0.0 2771 2023-01-13T04:48:19Z 2023-01-13T04:48:19Z Senate S S 2006-05-09 109 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-05-09T22:12:20Z 2006-05-09 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2006-05-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N Emergency Management Alabama Cost effectiveness Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency housing Evacuation of civilians Federal aid to housing Finance and Financial Sector Floodplains Housing and Community Development Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Louisiana Mississippi Mobile homes Water Resources Development Emergency Management 00 2006-05-09 Introduced in Senate 2006-06-06T20:32:09Z Disaster Housing Flexibility Act of 2006 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President, in making any determination of housing disaster assistance cost effectiveness, to: (1) consider if manufactured modular housing can be provided at a cost to the government less than that of other readily fabricated dwellings; and (2) seek recipient consent before providing assistance for such housing. Declares that any individual or household rejecting manufactured modular housing assistance shall remain eligible for any other available disaster or emergency housing assistance.

Permits federal financial assistance for semi-permanent housing construction in any major disaster or emergency area declared in connection with Hurricane Katrina of 2005.

Permits permanent, semi-permanent, or temporary housing located in any area having special flood hazards under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973.

Prescribes guidelines for individual sites for manufactured modular housing.

Instructs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop and maintain detailed and comprehensive mass evacuation plans for assistance recipients.

]]> Disaster Housing Flexibility Act of 2006 Display Title Disaster Housing Flexibility Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase the types of Federal housing assistance available to individuals and households in response to a major disaster, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Disaster Housing Flexibility Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2771is/xml/BILLS-109s2771is.xml 2006-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.