,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #c1 #bjae,mr4
 ,gardner introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to prohibit the ,federal ,emergency    
,management ,agency from recouping      
certain assistance1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,disaster           
,assistance ,fairness and               
,accountability ,act of #bjae4  #b4     
,recoupment of certain assistance       
prohibited ,section #djh of the ,robert 
,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and     
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagd7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7k7 ,recoupment
 of certain assistance  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,federal ,emergency ,management   
,agency may not take any actions to     
recoup covered assistance from a        
recipient of such assistance if-- 7,a7  

the-- 7i7 application of the recipient  
with respect to such assistance was made
 in good faith and provided accurate    
information2 and  7ii7 receipt of such  
assistance could reasonably have been   
expected by the recipient2 or  7,b7 the 
receipt of such assistance occurred on a
 date that is more than #c years before 
the date on which the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency first    
provides to the recipient written       
notification of an intent to recoup4    
7#b7 ,disclosure of fault ,in carrying  
out a recoupment of covered assistance  
that is not prohibited under paragraph  
7#a71 the ,federal ,emergency           
,management ,agency shall provide to the
 relevant recipient documentation that  
demonstrates the manner in which the    
recipient does not satisfy paragraph    
7#a77;,a74  7#c7 ,covered assistance    
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
covered assistance means assistance     
provided-- 7,a7 under this section2 and 
7,b7 in relation to a major disaster    

declared by the ,president under section
 #dja on or after ,january #a1 #bjab4  4