[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6454 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6454

       To forgive certain disaster loans, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2020

 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Van Drew) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
       To forgive certain disaster loans, 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 ``Equity for Disaster Victims Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY DISASTER LOAN FORGIVENESS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, repayment shall be 
canceled for all uncollected amounts owed with respect to loans made by 
the Federal Government--
            (1) under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184); and
            (2) during the period beginning on January 1, 2011, and 
        ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY DATE FOR WAIVER.

    Section 1210(a)(3) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (42 
U.S.C. 5155 note) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2016'' and 
inserting ``January 1, 2011''.
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