,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #h1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself1    
,ms4 ,m5g1 & ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act to cl>ify t    
h\ses ( wor%ip are eligible = c]ta9     
disa/] relief & em]g5cy assi/ance on    
t]ms equal to o!r eligible private      
nonpr(it facilities1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,f$]al ,disa/] ,assi/ance ,nonpr(it   
,fairness ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7          
,hurricane ,s&y inflict$ cata/rophic    
damage 9 ! ,nor!a/]n ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#b7 ,h\ses ( wor%ip across ! ,nor!a/'s 
_m fai?s & d5om9ations 7 among ! private
 nonpr(it facilities t su/a9$ damage4   
7#c7 ,*ur*es1 synagogues1 mosques1      
temples1 & o!r h\ses ( wor%ip ?r\gh\t   

communities 9 ,new ,york1 ,new ,j]sey1  
,connecticut1 & else:]e play an ess5tial
 role 9 ! daily lives ( ! communities4  
7#d7 ,! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t      
,ag5cy's 7,,fema7 public assi/ance      
program provides f9ancial grants = !    
repair ( v>i\s types ( private nonpr(it 
facilities4  7#e7 ,among ! types (      
nonpr(its to :i* ,,fema provides su*    
grants are ^? 9 :i* citiz5s ga!r &      
engage 9 a v>iety ( educational1        
enri*m5t1 & social activities4 ,^!      
activities are ess5tial to community    
build+ & occur 9 h\ses ( wor%ip4  7#f7  
,"u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief 
& ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq471 ,,fema's      
disa/] relief program is a g5]al        
gov]nm5t program "u :i* assi/ance is    
provid$ 9 ! wake ( a natural disa/] us+ 
crit]ia t are neutral ) reg>d to        
religion4  7#g7 ,congress has previ\sly 
enact$ legislation provid+ f9ancial     
assi/ance to religi\s nonpr(it          
in/itutions1 includ+ h\ses ( wor%ip1 on 

t]ms equal to o!r eligible nonpr(it     
in/itutions4  7#h7 ,su* legislation is  
consi/5t ) rec5t prec$5ts ( ! ,supreme  
,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & legal op9ions 
issu$ by ! ,(fice ( ,legal ,c\nsel ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  #c4 ,inclusion (  
h\ses ( wor%ip z private nonpr(it       
facilities eligible = disa/] relief  7a7
 ,def9ition ( private nonpr(it facility 
,section #ajb7aj77;,b7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4   
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#eabb7aj77;,b77 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3  7,b7 ,additional facilities ,9 
addition to ! facilities describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! t]m private nonpr(it
 facility includes any private nonpr(it 
facility t provides ess5tial s]vices ( a
 gov]nm5tal nature to ! g5]al public    
7includ+ museums1 zoos1 p]=m+ arts      
facilities1 community arts c5t]s1       
community c5t]s1 includ+ h\ses ( wor%ip 
exempt f taxation "u section #eja7;c7 ( 
! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1       
libr>ies1 homeless %elt]s1 s5ior citiz5 

c5t]s1 rehabilitation facilities1 %elt] 
work%ops1 & facilities t provide heal? &
 safety s]vices ( a gov]nm5tal nature71 
z def9$ by ! ,presid5t4  4  7b7 ,repair1
 re/oration1 & replacem5t ( damag$      
facilities ,section #djf7;a77#c7 ( !    
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagb7;a77#c77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,h\ses ( wor%ip ,a     
*ur*1 synagogue1 mosque1 temple1 or o!r 
h\se ( wor%ip1 & a private nonpr(it     
facility op]at$ by a religi\s           
organization1 %all be eligible =        
contributions "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 )\t
 reg>d to ! religi\s "* ( ! facility or 
! prim>y religi\s use ( ! facility4  4  
7c7 ,applicability ,?is section & !     
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to ! provision ( assi/ance 9 response to
 a major disa/] or em]g5cy decl>$ on or 
aft] ,octob] #bh1 #bjab4