,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #difa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ae1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,gibson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4  
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,donovan1 & ,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 protect     
individuals & bus9esses f un=ese5       
consequ5ces t may result f ,f$]al disa/]
 assi/ance1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al 
,disa/] ,notification & ,paym5t         
,protection ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4          
,prohibition reg>d+ use ( ,f$]al funds  
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 ,f$]al
 funds may n be us$ to rec\p a debt ow$ 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates relat$ to assi/ance  
provid$ to an individual or h\sehold "u 
section #djh ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagd7 ) respect to 

a major disa/] decl>$ by ! ,presid5t on 
or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjaa1 "u section   
#dja ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7   
if--  7#a7 ! assi/ance 0 di/ribut$ bas$ 
on an error by ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy2  7#b7 ! collection ( 
! debt w\ld be aga9/ equity & good      
consci5ce2 &  7#c7 ! debt is n ! result 
( fraud1 pres5tation ( a false claim1   
misrepres5tation1 or o!r fault ( !      
debtor or any p>ty hav+ an int]e/ 9 !   
assi/ance di/ribut$4  #c4 ,m&atory      
notification = individuals & bus9esses  
apply+ = assi/ance ,title ,,vii ( !     
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ebja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #gjg4 ,m&atory notification 
= individuals & bus9esses apply+ =      
assi/ance  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is      
section1 ! ,presid5t %all e/abli% a     
process to ensure t ea* individual &    
bus9ess t applies = a category ( ,f$]al 
disa/] assi/ance is provid$ writt5      

notice t describes--  7#a7 ! v>i\s      
categories ( ,f$]al disa/] assi/ance t  
may be available to ! individual or     
bus9ess2  7#b7 ! impact t receiv+ or    
decl9+ ! category ( ,f$]al disa/]       
assi/ance appli$ = w h on eligibility = 
o!r categories ( ,f$]al disa/]          
assi/ance2 &  7#c7 repaym5t requirem5ts 
or p5alties t may apply if multiple     
categories ( ,f$]al disa/] assi/ance are
 accept$4  7b7 ,report to ,congress ,on 
! date on :i* ! ,presid5t e/abli%es !   
process "u subsection 7a71 ! ,presid5t  
%all transmit to ,congress a report     
describ+ ! process4  7c7 ,prohibition   
,on & aft] ! date on :i* ! ,presid5t    
e/abli%es ! process "u subsection 7a71  
an individual or bus9ess t is n provid$ 
! writt5 notice describ$ 9 t subsection 
^u application = a category ( ,f$]al    
disa/] assi/ance may n be held          
responsible = any repaym5t requirem5t or
 p5alty t w\ld o!rwise result f !       
receipt ( su* assi/ance4  7d7 ,f$]al    
disa/] assi/ance def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !

 t]m ,f$]al disa/] assi/ance means      
,f$]al assi/ance1 includ+ loans &       
grants1 provid$-- 7#a7 pursuant to ?is  
,act1 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act1 or !      
community developm5t block grant disa/] 
recov]y program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & 
,urban ,developm5t2  7#b7 to an         
individual or bus9ess2 &  7#c7 9        
response to a major disa/] or em]g5cy   
decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u section #dja ( 
?is ,act4  4