[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6465 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6465

  To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration 
 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
                                  Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 2020

 Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico (for herself, Mrs. Radewagen, Ms. 
  Plaskett, Mr. Sablan, and Mr. San Nicolas) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration 
 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
                                  Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.

    In the case of an emergency declared pursuant to section 501 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5191), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall not require the application of chapter 83 of title 41, 
United States Code, with respect to purchases made or contracts issued 
by Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, or the Virgin 
Islands of the United States.
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