[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5673 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5673

  To authorize the President to provide major disaster assistance for 
       contamination of drinking water from public water systems.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 7, 2016

Mr. Kildee (for himself and Mrs. Bustos) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the President to provide major disaster assistance for 
       contamination of drinking water from public water systems.

    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 ``Drinking Water Disaster Act of 
2016''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO USE DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the definition of the term ``major 
disaster'' in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), the President may, upon the 
request of a Governor of a State, declare under section 401 of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170) that a major disaster exists as a result of 
contamination of drinking water from a public water system (as defined 
in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)).
    (b) Regulations.--Notwithstanding subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
title 5, United States Code, and not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
shall promulgate regulations to carry out the authority described in 
subsection (a).
    (c) Coordination.--In the case of a major disaster declared under 
subsection (a), the Federal coordinating officer appointed under 
section 302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143) shall ensure that the coordination of 
administration of relief required under subsection (b) of that section 
includes, at a minimum, coordination with--
            (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
            (2) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
        Engineers;
            (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency; and
            (4) the head of any other relevant agency.
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