[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 253 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 253

    To permit the cancellation of certain loans under the Robert T. 
 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 10, 2007

 Ms. Landrieu 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 permit the cancellation of certain loans under the Robert T. 
 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Loan Fairness Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. CANCELLATION OF LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster Loan Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109-88; 119 Stat. 2061) is amended by striking 
``Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of the 
Stafford Act, such loans may not be canceled:''.
    (b) Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account.--Chapter 4 of 
title II of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 
the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-
234; 120 Stat. 471) is amended under the heading ``disaster assistance 
direct loan program account'' under the heading ``Federal Emergency 
Management Agency'' under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY'', by striking ``Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 417(c)(1) of such Act, such loans may not be canceled:''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall be effective on the date of 
enactment of the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-
88; 119 Stat. 2061).
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