[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3380 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3380

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
 Assistance Act concerning the use of Federal disaster assistance for 
                      hazard mitigation measures.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2003

 Mr. Jones of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
 Assistance Act concerning the use of Federal disaster assistance for 
                      hazard mitigation measures.

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

SECTION 1. 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.
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