,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #c1 #bjag,mr4  
,meeks introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to ensure fairness 9 ! rec\pm5t
 ( c]ta9 ,f$]al disa/] assi/ance1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,disa/] ,assi/ance     
,rec\pm5t ,fairness ,act ( #bjag4  #b4  
,waiv] ( c]ta9 debts  7a7 ,waiv]        
au?ority ,not)/&+ section #cgaf7;e7 (   
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy may waive a debt ow$  
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 ( ! debtor1 includ+ t
 !re 0 no fraud1 pres5tation ( a false  
claim1 or misrepres5tation by ! debtor  
or any p>ty hav+ an int]e/ 9 !          

applicable claim2 &  7#c7 ! collection (
 ! debt w\ld be aga9/ equity & good     
consci5ce4  7b7 ,monitor+ ( cov]$       
assi/ance di/ribut$ bas$ on error  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security %all      
monitor1 on an ongo+ basis1 !           
di/ribution ( cov]$ assi/ance to det]m9e
 ! p]c5tage ( su* assi/ance t is        
di/ribut$ bas$ on an error by ! ,f$]al  
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7#b7       
,removal ( waiv] au?ority due to        
excessive error rate ,if ! ,inspector   
,g5]al det]m9es1 ) respect to any       
#ab-mon? p]iod1 t ! p]c5tage ( cov]$    
assi/ance t is 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$--  7,a7 !    
,inspector ,g5]al %all-- 7i7 notify !   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy ( ! det]m9ation2 &    
7ii7 publi% ! det]m9ation 9 ! ,f$]al    
,regi/]2 &  7,b7 ) respect to debts ow$ 
9 relation to cov]$ assi/ance provid$ = 

a major disa/] or em]g5cy decl>$ aft] ! 
date on :i* ! det]m9ation is publi%$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 ! waiv] au?ority  
"u subsection 7a7 ( ?is section %all n  
apply4  7c7 ,cov]$ assi/ance def9$ ,9   
?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ assi/ance means
 assi/ance provid$-- 7#a7 "u section    
#djh ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagd72 &  7#b7 9 relation to 
a major disa/] or em]g5cy decl>$ by !   
,presid5t "u su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#eaba et seq47 on or aft] ,octob] #cj1  
#bjab4  #c4 ,limitation on recov]y      
,not)/&+ section #cgaf7;e7 ( title #ca1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1      
unless !re is evid5ce ( fraud1 %all n   
initiate any action1 9 any =um1 to      
recov]--  7#a7 assi/ance provid$ 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 m ?an #c ye>s aft] ! la/ date on 
:i* ! assi/ance 0 provid$2 or  7#b7     

am\nts ow$ by an individual or h\sehold 
9 relation to assi/ance provid$ "u su*  
section m ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date on :i*
 ! am\nts 7 det]m9$ to be ow$4