[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8733 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8733

To require the Secretary of the Army to include communities affected by 
  major disasters in the definition of an economically disadvantaged 
                   community, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 19, 2022

   Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of the Army to include communities affected by 
  major disasters in the definition of an economically disadvantaged 
                   community, 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. DEFINITION OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out section 160 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note), the Secretary of the 
Army shall include in the definition of ``economically disadvantaged 
community'' any area that is designated as eligible to receive 
assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) as a result of a major disaster 
declaration under section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).
    (b) Applicability.--An area described in subsection (a) may only be 
included in the definition of ``economically disadvantaged community'' 
during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which a major 
disaster with respect to such area is declared.
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