[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2242 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2242

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of 
               critical services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2019

Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico introduced the following bill; which 
   was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of 
               critical services, 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. REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 406(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``(including the 
        repair of infrastructure used to access such facility)'' after 
        ``associated expenses''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                    (A) by inserting ``solid waste management, 
                stormwater management,'' after ``wastewater 
                treatment,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``emergency supply transportation, 
                nonemergency medical, first response, security,'' after 
                ``education,''.
    (b) Rule of Applicability.--The amendments made by this Act shall 
apply with respect to contributions for major disasters occurring on or 
after August 1, 2017.
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