[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3422 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3422

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
  Assistance Act to ensure that certain tenants are able to return to 
               affordable housing after a major disaster.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 3, 2007

Mrs. Lowey (for herself and Mr. Higgins) 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 to ensure that certain tenants are able to return to 
               affordable housing after a major disaster.

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

SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE FOR LANDLORDS OF LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME TENANTS.

    Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (A);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; and'';
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) subject to paragraph (5), to a person who 
                owns or operates rental dwelling units described in 
                such paragraph, made available for occupancy only by 
                low- or moderate-income tenants as defined by the 
                Administrator, damaged or destroyed by a major disaster 
                for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or 
                replacement of the dwelling units.'';
            (2) at the end of subsection (a), by adding the following:
            ``(5) Conditions for assistance to owners or operators of 
        certain dwelling units.--The President may make contributions 
        to a person who owns or operates rental dwelling units if--
                    ``(A) before the disaster the units were made 
                available for occupancy only by low- or moderate-income 
                tenants as determined by the Administrator;
                    ``(B) the owner or operator will continue for a 
                minimum period of time determined by the Administrator 
                to make available rental dwelling units for occupancy 
                only by low- or moderate-income tenants; and
                    ``(C) the owner or operator has applied for a 
                disaster loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business 
                Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) and has been determined to be 
                ineligible for such a loan or has obtained such a loan 
                in the maximum amount for which the Small Business 
                Administration determines the owner or operator is 
                eligible.'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting ``, dwelling unit,'' 
        after ``public facility,'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``or'' and inserting 
        ``, dwelling units, or a''; and
            (5) in subsection (e)(1)(A) by inserting ``, dwelling 
        unit,'' after ``public facility''.
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