[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 775 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 775

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to make private, nonprofit medical facilities that serve 
 industry-specific clients eligible for hazard mitigation and disaster 
                              assistance.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 3, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to make private, nonprofit medical facilities that serve 
 industry-specific clients eligible for hazard mitigation and disaster 
                              assistance.

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

SECTION 1. HAZARD MITIGATION AND DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN 
              PRIVATE, NONPROFIT MEDICAL FACILITIES.

    Section 102(9) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(9)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ```Private nonprofit facility' means'' and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `private nonprofit 
                facility' means''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `private nonprofit 
                facility' includes a facility that--
                            ``(i) provides medical services to a 
                        specific occupational or industrial segment of 
                        the public; and
                            ``(ii) is operated by an organization 
                        described in subsection (c) or (d) of section 
                        501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
                        U.S.C. 501) that is exempt from taxation under 
                        section 501(a) of that Code.''.
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