,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aj1     
#bjac ,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself and
 ,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to extend assistance to certain private
 nonprofit facilities following a       
disaster1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,private nonprofit facilities  7a7      
,definition of private nonprofit        
facility ,section #ajb7aa77;,b7 of the  
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb7aa77;,b77 is amended to 
read as follows3  7,b7 ,additional      
facilities ,in addition to the          
facilities described in subparagraph    
7,a71 the term private nonprofit        
facility includes any private nonprofit 
facility that provides essential        
services to the general public          
7including museums1 zoos1 performing    

arts facilities1 community arts centers1
 community centers1 houses of worship1  
libraries1 homeless shelters1 senior    
citizen centers1 rehabilitation         
facilities1 shelter workshops1 and      
facilities that provide health and      
safety services of a governmental       
nature71 as defined by the ,president4  
4  7b7 ,repair1 restoration1 and        
replacement of damaged facilities       
,section #djf7;a77#c7 of the ,robert ,t4
 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and        
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagb7;a77#c77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
,treatment of ,houses of worship  7i7   
,in general ,a church1 synagogue1       
mosque1 temple1 or other house of       
worship1 and an otherwise eligible      
private nonprofit facility operated by a
 religious organization1 shall be       
eligible for contributions under        
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 without regard to  
the religious character of the facility 
or the primary religious use of the     

facility4  7ii7 ,limitations            
,notwithstanding clause 7i71 in spaces  
used primarily for religious worship    
services1 contributions under paragraph 
7#a77;,b7 shall only be used to cover   
costs of purchasing or replacing1       
without limitation1 the building        
structure1 building enclosure           
components1 building envelope1 vertical 
and horizontal circulation1 physical    
plant support spaces1 electrical1       
plumbing1 and mechanical systems        
7including heating1 ventilation1        
air-conditioning1 and fire and life     
safety systems71 and related site       
improvements4  4  7c7 ,applicability    
,this section and the amendments made by
 this section shall apply to the        
provision of assistance in response to a
 major disaster or emergency declared on
 or after ,october #bh1 #bjab4