[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 27, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2058]
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SA 204. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Ms.
Harris, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey, and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 201 submitted by Mr.
Shelby and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 268, making
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title V of division A, add the following:
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
Sec. 501. (a) In General.--The Federal share of assistance
provided for DR-4336-PR, DR-4339-PR, DR-4340-USVI and DR-
4335-USVI under sections 403, 406 and 407 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170b and 5173) shall be 100 percent of the eligible
costs under such sections.
(b) Applicability.--The Federal share provided by
subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied for
before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 502. The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall provide assistance, pursuant to
section 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), for
critical services as defined in section 406 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the
duration of the recovery for incidents DR-4404, DR-4396, and
DR-4398 to--
(1) replace or restore the function of a facility or system
to industry standards without regard to the pre-disaster
condition of the facility or system; and
(2) replace or restore components of the facility or system
not damaged by the disaster where necessary to fully
effectuate the replacement or restoration of disaster-damaged
components to restore the function of the facility or system
to industry standards.
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