[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5964 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5964

  To provide a Federal share for disaster assistance provided to the 
State of Louisiana in connection with flooding events occurring during 
                     2016, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2016

 Mr. Boustany (for himself, Mr. Abraham, and Mr. Richmond) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide a Federal share for disaster assistance provided to the 
State of Louisiana in connection with flooding events occurring during 
                     2016, 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. FEDERAL SHARE OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
including any agreement, the Federal share of major disaster 
assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided to the State 
of Louisiana under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in connection with flooding 
events occurring during 2016 shall be--
            (1) 90 percent of the eligible costs under section 406 of 
        that Act (42 U.S.C. 5172); and
            (2) 100 percent of the eligible costs under sections 403 
        and 407 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b and 5173).
    (b) Applicability.--The Federal share provided by subsection (a) 
shall apply to disaster assistance provided before, on, or after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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