[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1684 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1684


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 2017

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
    to provide technical assistance to common interest communities 
 regarding eligibility for disaster assistance, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Assistance Support for 
Communities and Homeowners Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall provide technical assistance to a 
common interest community that provides essential services of a 
governmental nature on actions that a common interest community may 
take in order to be eligible to receive reimbursement from a grantee 
that receives funds from the Agency for certain activities performed 
after an event that results in a disaster declaration.
    (b) Recommendations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a legislative proposal on how to provide eligibility for 
disaster assistance with respect to common areas of condominiums and 
housing cooperatives.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.