[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 988 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 988

 To waive certain limitations on assistance for losses resulting from 
   Hurricane Andrew, Typhoon Omar, or Hurricane Iniki, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 1993

Mrs. Mink introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to 
the Committees on Agriculture, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To waive certain limitations on assistance for losses resulting from 
   Hurricane Andrew, Typhoon Omar, or Hurricane Iniki, 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. WAIVER OF LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--In the case of losses incurred during the 1992 and 
subsequent crop years as a result of Hurricane Andrew, Typhoon Omar, or 
Hurricane Iniki, funds appropriated under this or any other Act shall 
be available to cover the losses without regard to--
            (1) in the case of emergency crop loss assistance provided 
        under the terms and conditions of chapter 3 of subtitle B of 
        the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
        U.S.C. 1421 note), the limitations specified in sections 2249, 
        2255(b), 2257, and 2266 of such Act and the 500 acre limitation 
        specified in section 2258 of such Act; and
            (2) any limitation under a program administered by the 
        Secretary of Agriculture for which the Secretary grants a 
        waiver.
    (b) Rural Dwellings.--Low-income families (as defined in section 
3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(2)) shall be eligible for loans and grants for repairs or 
improvements of rural dwellings provided under section 338 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474) for losses described in subsection 
(a).
    (c) Hazard Mitigation.--Section 204 of the Omnibus Insular Areas 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 5204c) shall apply to the State of Hawaii with 
respect to assistance for hazard mitigation provided for losses 
described in subsection (a).
    (d) Budgetary Treatment.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        entire amount required to carry out this section is designated 
        by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
        251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
        Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(i)).
            (2) Budget request.--The amount required to carry out this 
        section shall be available only to the extent an official 
        budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that includes 
        designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency 
        requirement as defined in section 251 of such Act is 
        transmitted by the President to Congress.

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