110 HR 4689 IH: Disaster Rebuilding Assistance Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2007-12-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4689 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 13, 2007 Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California (for herself and Mrs. Tauscher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the maximum amount of assistance to individuals and households, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Disaster Rebuilding Assistance Act of 2007.

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Disaster relief

(a)

In general

Section 408(h)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(h)(1)) is amended— (1)by striking $25,000 and inserting $50,000; and (2)by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that the President may increase the amount of financial assistance that may be received under this section for an individual or household residing in a State or political subdivision of a State with a high cost of living (as determined by the President). (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any major disaster (as that term is defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) declared on or after October 21, 2007.