,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #djf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1 #bjae,mr4 
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mrs4  
,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,vitt]1 &  
,mr4 ,cassidy7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
waive & repay c]ta9 debts relat+ to     
assi/ance provid$ to individuals &      
h\seholds4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,disa/] ,assi/ance      
,rec\pm5t ,fairness ,act ( #bjae4  #b4  
,debts aris+ s9ce #bjab  7a7 ,def9ition 
,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   
dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjab

 & end+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4
  7b7 ,waiv] au?ority ,! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all
 waive a debt ow$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
relat$ to cov]$ assi/ance provid$ to an 
individual or h\sehold1 unless ! debt   
involves fraud1 ! int5tional pres5tation
 ( a false claim1 or int5tional         
misrepres5tation by ! debtor or any p>ty
 hav+ an int]e/ 9 ! claim4  7c7         
,repaym5t au?ority ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all  
reimburse a debtor = any paym5ts made by
 ! debtor on a debt ow$ to ! ,unit$     
,/ates relat$ to cov]$ assi/ance1 if !  
,adm9i/rator w\ld h o!rwise be5 requir$ 
to waive ! debt "u subsection 7b74