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                                                  Union Calendar No. 57
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1678

                          [Report No. 115-100]

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
  Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to 
   recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2017

    Ms. Frankel of Florida (for herself and Mr. Webster of Florida) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

                             April 28, 2017

        Additional sponsors: Mr. Mast and Ms. Wilson of Florida

                             April 28, 2017

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
  Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to 
   recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, 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. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 705(a)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5205(a)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``Except'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding 
        section 3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, and except''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``report for the disaster or emergency'' 
        and inserting ``report for project completion as certified by 
        the grantee''.
    (b) Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--With respect to disaster or emergency 
        assistance provided to a State or local government on or after 
        January 1, 2004--
                    (A) no administrative action may be taken to 
                recover a payment of such assistance after the date of 
                enactment of this Act if the action is prohibited under 
                section 705(a)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                5205(a)(1)), as amended by subsection (a); and
                    (B) any administrative action to recover a payment 
                of such assistance that is pending on such date of 
                enactment shall be terminated if the action is 
                prohibited under section 705(a)(1) of that Act, as 
                amended by subsection (a).
            (2) Limitation.--This section, including the amendments 
        made by this section, may not be construed to invalidate or 
        otherwise affect any administration action completed before the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 57

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1678

                          [Report No. 115-100]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
  Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to 
   recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 28, 2017

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed