[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 792 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 792

    To authorize the waiver of certain debts relating to assistance 
           provided to individuals and households since 2005.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 12, 2011

   Mr. Pryor 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 authorize the waiver of certain debts relating to assistance 
           provided to individuals and households since 2005.

    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 Assistance Recoupment 
Fairness Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DEBTS SINCE 2005.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``covered area'' means an area--
                    (A) located in an area that has been identified by 
                the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency as an area having special flood hazards under 
                the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
                4001 et seq.); and
                    (B) located in a community that does not 
                participate in the national flood insurance program 
                under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; and
            (2) the term ``covered assistance'' means assistance 
        provided--
                    (A) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford 
                Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                5174); and
                    (B) in relation to a major disaster declared by the 
                President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
                Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                5170) during the period beginning on August 28, 2005, 
                and ending on December 31, 2011.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency--
            (1)(A) may waive a debt owed to the United States relating 
        to covered assistance provided to an individual or household if 
        the covered assistance was distributed based on an error by the 
        Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
            (B) shall waive a debt owed to the United States relating 
        to covered assistance provided to an individual or household 
        located in a covered area if the reason for the debt relates to 
        a failure to participate in the national flood insurance 
        program under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; and
            (2) may not waive a debt under paragraph (1) if the debt 
        involves fraud, the presentation of a false claim, or 
        misrepresentation by the debtor or any party having an interest 
        in the claim.
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