[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4081 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4081

 To ensure that emergency appropriation funds for hurricane assistance 
        relief are used only for individuals in affected areas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 2005

  Mr. Garrett of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure that emergency appropriation funds for hurricane assistance 
        relief are used only for individuals in affected areas.

    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 ``Hurricane Assistance Accountability 
Commission Act''.

SEC. 2. HURRICANE OVERSIGHT BOARD.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a board (to be known as 
the ``Hurricane Oversight Board'') to oversee expenditures of emergency 
appropriation funds for hurricane.
    (b) Composition.--The Board shall consist of--
            (1) the Secretary of Transportation;
            (2) the Secretary of the Treasury;
            (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
            (4) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
            (5) the Secretary of Defense;
            (6) the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board; and
            (7) the Comptroller General.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Hurricane Oversight Board shall 
        oversee the expenditure of emergency appropriation funds for 
        hurricane assistance relief to ensure that funds are used to 
        assist only individuals in affected areas.
            (2) Disallow a project or expenditure.-- A member of the 
        Board may review a project and any proposed or existing 
        expenditure of appropriation funds for hurricane assistance 
        relief under the member's area of expertise and, with the 
        agreement of a majority of members of the Board, disallow a 
        project or expenditure that such Board member considers 
        ineffective or not cost effective.
    (d) Termination.--The Hurricane Oversight Commission shall 
terminate 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
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