[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3181 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 3181


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 22, 2003

                                Received

                            December 9, 2003

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 
                                 Works

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
 Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program, 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 ``Predisaster Mitigation Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.

    Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(m)) is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``September 30, 2006''.

SEC. 3. HAZARD MITIGATION.

    (a) In General.--The last sentence of section 404(a) of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170c(a)) is amended by striking ``7.5'' and inserting ``15''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to a major disaster declared by the President after 
September 30, 2002.

SEC. 4. REPAIR ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 408(c)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``initial'' before 
        ``assistance'' the first place it appears;
            (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) in the subparagraph heading by inserting 
                ``initial'' before ``assistance''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``initial'' before ``assistance''; 
                and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Additional assistance.--Subject to the 
                limitation contained in subsection (h), the President 
                may provide additional repair assistance under this 
                paragraph to an individual or household that is unable 
                to complete the repairs described in subparagraph (A) 
                using insurance proceeds, loans, or other financial 
                assistance, including assistance from the Small 
                Business Administration.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to a major disaster declared by the President after 
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. STUDY REGARDING COST REDUCTION.

    Section 209 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 5121 
note; 114 Stat. 1571) is amended by

striking ``3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
inserting ``September 30, 2005''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 21, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.