,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #af1         
#bjag,mr4 ,graves ( ,l\isiana 7=        
himself1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1  
,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,culb]son1 ,mr4    
,cri/1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,higg9s
 ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1 ,mr4 ,web/]
 ( ,florida1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln (     
,pu]to ,rico1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 &    
,mr4 ,bab97 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 waive a prohibition1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,duplication ( b5efits   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #cab7;b7 ( !      
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaee7;b77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#d7 ,waiv] ( g5]al prohibition
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t may waive !
 g5]al prohibition provid$ 9 subsection 
7a7 ^u reque/ ( a ,gov]nor1 if !        

,presid5t f9ds su* waiv] is 9 ! public  
int]e/4 ,9 mak+ ?is decision ! ,presid5t
 may consid] ! foll[+3  7i7 ,!          
recomm5dations ( ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy made 9
 consultation ) ! ,f$]al ag5cy adm9i/]+ 
! duplicative program4  7ii7 ,! co/     
b5efits to be a*iev$ by fund+ !         
assi/ance if ! waiv] is grant$4  7iii7  
,equity & good consci5ce4  7iv7 ,o!r    
matt]s ( public policy consid]$         
appropriate by ! ,presid5t4  7,b7 ,grant
 or d5ial ( waiv] ,a reque/ "u          
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be grant$ or d5i$ 
n lat] ?an #de days aft] submission (   
su* reque/4  7,c7 ,prohibition on       
det]m9ation t loan is a duplication     
,not)/&+ subsection 7c71 9 c>ry+ out    
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,presid5t may n     
det]m9e t a loan is a duplication (     
assi/ance4  4  7b7 ,fund+ ( a f$]ally   
au?oriz$ wat] res\rces developm5t       
project  7#a7 ,not)/&+ section #cab ( ! 
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act & its implem5t+

 regulations1 assi/ance provid$ pursuant
 to section #djd ( su* ,act may be us$  
to fund eligible activities "u section  
#djd associat$ ) ! con/ruction ( a      
f$]ally au?oriz$ wat] res\rces          
developm5t project ( ! ,army ,corps (   
,eng9e]s4  7#b7 ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection  
%all be con/ru$ to *ange ! co/ %>e ( !  
haz>d mitigation measures z det]m9$ "u  
section #djd4  7#c7 ,all ,f$]al fund+   
provid$ "u section #djd pursuant to ?is 
subsection %all be consid]$ ,f$]al fund+
 = ! purposes ( a f$]ally au?oriz$ wat] 
res\rces developm5t project ( ! ,army   
,corps ( ,eng9e]s to :i* ! ,/ate or     
local fund+ is appli$4  7#d7 ,all       
non-,f$]al mat* fund+ provid$ "u section
 #djd pursuant to ?is subsection %all be
 consid]$ non-,f$]al fund+ = ! purposes 
( a f$]ally au?oriz$ wat] res\rces      
developm5t project ( ! ,army ,corps (   
,eng9e]s to :i* ,/ate or local fund+ is 
appli$4  7#e7 ,fund+ provid$ "u section 
#djd pursuant to ?is subsection may n   
exce$ ! total ,f$]al %>e = a f$]ally    

au?oriz$ wat] res\rces developm5t       
project ( ! ,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s4