[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 801 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 801

  To waive and repay certain debts relating to assistance provided to 
                      individuals and households.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2015

Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sires, Ms. Clarke 
  of New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Rangel, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
 King of New York, Mr. Norcross, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Payne, and 
Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To waive and repay certain debts relating to assistance provided 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 Assistance Recoupment 
Fairness Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DEBTS ARISING SINCE 2012.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered assistance'' 
means assistance provided--
            (1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174); and
            (2) 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 January 1, 2012, and ending on the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall waive a debt owed to the United States related 
to covered assistance provided to an individual or household, unless 
the debt involves fraud, the intentional presentation of a false claim, 
or intentional misrepresentation by the debtor or any party having an 
interest in the claim.
    (c) Repayment Authority.--The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall reimburse a debtor for any payments 
made by the debtor on a debt owed to the United States related to 
covered assistance, if the Administrator would have otherwise been 
required to waive the debt under subsection (b).
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