[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3969 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3969

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to authorize the President to dispose of excess 
  materials, supplies, and equipment acquired pursuant to that Act to 
assist victims of major disasters, emergencies, and incidents, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2007

  Mr. Mica (for himself and Mr. Ross) 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 authorize the President to dispose of excess 
  materials, supplies, and equipment acquired pursuant to that Act to 
assist victims of major disasters, emergencies, and incidents, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. DISPOSAL OF EXCESS MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT.

    Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 327. DISPOSAL OF EXCESS MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the President 
determines that materials, supplies, or equipment acquired by the 
President pursuant to title IV or V for response or recovery efforts in 
connection with a major disaster or emergency are in excess of the 
amount needed for those efforts, the President may transfer the excess 
materials, supplies, or equipment, by sale, donation, or otherwise, 
directly to a State or other governmental entity or to a voluntary 
organization for the purpose of assisting disaster victims in other 
major disasters and emergencies and in incidents that do not result in 
a declaration of a major disaster or emergency.''.

SEC. 2. DISPOSAL OF TEMPORARY HOUSING UNITS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a large 
        number of temporary housing units that are underutilized.
            (2) These units could be helpful to States in their efforts 
        to assist disaster victims in incidents that do not result in a 
        Federal declaration of a major disaster or emergency.
    (b) Disposal.--Section 408(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5174(d)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``victims in major disasters 
and emergencies'' and inserting ``victims in major disasters and 
emergencies and in incidents that do not result in a declaration of a 
major disaster or emergency''.
    (c) Special Rule.--In the case of an unused temporary housing unit 
described in section 689k of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1456), the President 
may dispose of the unit in accordance with the requirements of that 
section or in accordance with section 408(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5174(d)(2)(B)(ii)), as amended by this section.

SEC. 3. INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FACTORS.

    In order to provide more objective criteria for evaluating the need 
for assistance to individuals and to speed a declaration of a major 
disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, in cooperation with 
representatives of State and local emergency management associations, 
shall review, update, and revise through rulemaking the factors 
considered under section 206.48 of title 44, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a 
disaster.
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