[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2388 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2388

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act, to increase the maximum amount of assistance to 
                      individuals and households.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 16, 2007

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 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.

    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 ``Disaster Rebuilding Assistance Act 
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. 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 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.
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