[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 1681 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]







                                                       Calendar No. 206
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1681

 To provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies 
                   distributed to Katrina Survivors.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2005

 Mrs. Hutchison (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following 
                  bill; which was read the first time

                           September 13, 2005

             Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies 
                   distributed to Katrina Survivors.

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

SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR PURCHASES.

    (a) Definitions.--
            (1) Disaster period.--The term ``disaster period'' means, 
        with respect to any State that includes an area for which a 
        major disaster has been declared in accordance with section 401 
        of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) as a result of Hurricane 
        Katrina, the period beginning on the earliest date on which any 
        area of the State was so declared and ending on the latest date 
        for which any such declaration of an area of the State 
        terminates.
            (2) Katrina survivor.--The term ``Katrina Survivor'' means 
        an individual who--
                    (A) resides in an area for which a major disaster 
                has been declared in accordance with 401 of the Robert 
                T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) as a result of Hurricane Katrina; 
                or
                    (B) resided in an area described in subparagraph 
                (A) during the 7 days immediately preceding the 
                declaration of a major disaster described in 
                subparagraph (A).
            (3) Major disaster.--The term ``major disaster'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
    (b) Reimbursement.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection 
        (c), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President 
        shall reimburse a community for each purchase of supplies (such 
        as food, personal hygiene products, linens, and clothing) 
        distributed to Katrina Survivors in an amount equal to 100 
        percent of the amount expended for the purchase.
            (2) Eligible purchases.--Reimbursement under paragraph 
        (1)--
                    (A) shall be available only with respect to 
                supplies that--
                            (i) are purchased with taxpayer dollars; 
                        and
                            (ii) would otherwise be eligible for 
                        reimbursement if purchased by a Katrina 
                        Survivor; and
                    (B) shall not be available with respect to any 
                supplies purchased with funds from a charitable 
                contribution.
    (c) Period of Applicability.--This section and the authority 
provided by this section apply only to a community assisting Katrina 
Survivors from a State during the disaster period of the State.
                                                       Calendar No. 206

109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1681

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To provide for reimbursement of communities for purchases of supplies 
                   distributed to Katrina Survivors.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 13, 2005

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar