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[S. 1632 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 284
107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1632

                          [Report No. 107-124]

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act to extend the deadline for submission of State 
    recommendations of local governments to receive assistance for 
predisaster hazard mitigation and to authorize the President to provide 
      additional repair assistance to individuals and households.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 5, 2001

 Mr. Jeffords introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

                           December 13, 2001

              Reported by Mr. Jeffords, without amendment

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act to extend the deadline for submission of State 
    recommendations of local governments to receive assistance for 
predisaster hazard mitigation and to authorize the President to provide 
      additional repair assistance to individuals and households.

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

SECTION 1. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF STATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 
              PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.

    Section 203(d)(1)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(d)(1)(B)) is amended by 
striking ``not later than'' and all that follows and inserting the 
following: ``not later than--
                            ``(i) in the case of fiscal year 2002, 60 
                        days after the date on which funds are made 
                        available to carry out the program established 
                        under this section; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of each fiscal year 
                        thereafter, October 1 or such later date as the 
                        President may determine.''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL REPAIR ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.

    Section 408(c)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(2)) is amended by striking 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Initial assistance.--
                            ``(i) Relationship to other assistance.--A 
                        recipient of initial assistance described in 
                        subparagraph (A) shall not be required to show 
                        that the need for the initial assistance cannot 
                        be met through other means, except that a 
                        recipient shall be required to show that the 
                        need cannot be met through insurance proceeds.
                            ``(ii) Maximum amount of initial 
                        assistance.--The amount of initial assistance 
                        provided to a household under this subparagraph 
                        shall not exceed $5,000, as adjusted annually 
                        to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index 
                        for All Urban Consumers published by the 
                        Department of Labor.
                    ``(C) Additional assistance.--Subject to subsection 
                (h), the President may provide additional repair 
                assistance to an individual or household that is unable 
                to complete the repairs described in subparagraph 
                (A)(i) through use of insurance proceeds, loans, or 
                other means, including assistance from the Small 
                Business Administration.''.




                                                       Calendar No. 284

107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1632

                          [Report No. 107-124]

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                                 A BILL

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act to extend the deadline for submission of State 
    recommendations of local governments to receive assistance for 
predisaster hazard mitigation and to authorize the President to provide 
      additional repair assistance to individuals and households.

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                           December 13, 2001

                       Reported without amendment