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[H.R. 3176 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 310
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3176

                          [Report No. 115-418]

  To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency from recouping 
              certain assistance, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2017

 Mr. MacArthur (for himself, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
 Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Jones, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Curbelo 
    of Florida, Mr. Polis, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Faso) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

                           November 21, 2017

          Additional sponsors: Mr. Gaetz and Mr. Frelinghuysen

                           November 21, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 
                               11, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency from recouping 
              certain 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 Fairness and 
Accountability Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RECOUPMENT OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE PROHIBITED.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3716(e) of title 31, 
United States Code, and unless there is evidence of civil or criminal 
fraud, the Federal Emergency Management Agency may not take any action 
to recoup covered assistance from the recipient of such assistance if 
the receipt of such assistance occurred on a date that is more than 3 
years before the date on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
first provides to the recipient written notification of an intent to 
recoup.
    (b) Covered Assistance Defined.--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 such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) on or 
        after January 1, 2012.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 310

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3176

                          [Report No. 115-418]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency from recouping 
              certain assistance, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 21, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed