,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #e1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,meeks 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new
 ,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to    
waive c]ta9 debts ow$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 relat$ to disa/] assi/ance di/ribut$ to
 individuals & h\seholds 9 error1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,disa/] ,assi/ance     
,rec\pm5t ,fairness ,act ( #bjae4  #b4  
,debts ow$ to ,unit$ ,/ates relat$ to   
disa/] assi/ance di/ribut$ 9 error  7a7 
,cov]$ assi/ance def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m cov]$ assi/ance means assi/ance    
provid$--  7#a7 "u section #djh ( !     
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagd72 &  7#b7 9 relation to a major   
disa/] decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u section 
#dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      

,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 
#bjaa4  7b7 ,waiv] au?ority ,!          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy-- 7#a7 subject to     
p>agraph 7#b7 & subsection 7c71 may     
waive a debt ow$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
relat$ to cov]$ assi/ance provid$ to an 
individual or h\sehold if--  7,a7 !     
cov]$ assi/ance 0 di/ribut$ bas$ on an  
error by ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t   
,ag5cy2  7,b7 !re 0 no fault on behalf (
 ! debtor2 &  7,c7 ! collection ( ! debt
 w\ld be aga9/ equity & good consci5ce2 
&  7#b7 may n waive a debt "u p>agraph  
7#a7 if ! debt involves fraud1 !        
pres5tation ( a false claim1 or         
misrepres5tation by ! debtor or any p>ty
 hav+ an int]e/ 9 ! claim4  7c7         
,presumption ( repaym5t ,9 det]m9+ :e!r 
to waive a debt "u subsection 7b71 !    
,adm9i/rator %all presume t1 if ! adju/$
 gross income 7z def9$ "u section #fb ( 
! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf7 ( !   
h\sehold ( ! debtor = ! la/ taxable ye> 

end+ 9 or ) ! cal5d> ye> prec$+ ! date  
on :i* ! income is det]m9$ exce$s       
#ajj1jjj 7adju/$ annually = inflation   
beg9n+ ) ! ye> foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act71 ! debtor %\ld be requir$ to
 make at lea/ a p>tial paym5t on ! debt4
  7d7 ,report+ ,n lat] ?an #c mon?s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #f   
mon?s !reaft]1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security %all      
submit a report t assesses !            
co/-effectiv5ess ( ! ef=ts ( ! ,f$]al   
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to rec\p     
improp] paym5ts "u ! individuals &      
h\sehold program "u section #djh ( !    
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagd7 to--  7#a7 ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 & ! ,subcommittee on ,homel& ,security 
( ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !   
,s5ate2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on ,homel& 
,security1 ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & !   
,subcommittee on ,homel& ,security ( !  

,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7e7 ,monitor+ (     
cov]$ assi/ance di/ribut$ bas$ on error 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,inspector ,g5]al %all 
monitor ! di/ribution ( cov]$ assi/ance 
to individuals & h\seholds to det]m9e ! 
p]c5tage ( su* assi/ance di/ribut$ bas$ 
on an error by ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,removal (     
waiv] au?ority bas$ on excessive error  
rate ,if ! ,inspector ,g5]al det]m9es1 )
 respect to any #ab-mon? p]iod1 t !     
am\nt ( cov]$ assi/ance di/ribut$ bas$  
on an error by ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy exce$s #d p]c5t ( !   
total am\nt ( cov]$ assi/ance           
di/ribut$--  7,a7 ! ,inspector ,g5]al   
%all notify ! ,adm9i/rator & publi% !   
det]m9ation 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]2 &  7,b7 
) respect to any major disa/] decl>$ by 
! ,presid5t "u section #dja ( ! ,rob]t  
,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy   
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7   
aft] ! date ( ! det]m9ation1 ! au?ority 
( ! ,adm9i/rator to waive debt "u       

subsection 7b7 %all no long] be         
effective4