,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1 
#bjag,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,schumer1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,booker1  
,mr4 ,cassidy1 and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
waive and repay certain debts relating  
to assistance provided to individuals   
and households4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,disaster      
,assistance ,recoupment ,fairness ,act  
of #bjag4  #b4 ,debts arising since     
#bjab  7a7 ,definition ,in this section1
 the term covered assistance means      
assistance provided--  7#a7 under       
section #djh of the ,robert ,t4         
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagd72 and  7#b7 in relation 
to a major disaster declared by the     
,president under section #dja of the    

,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 during the period      
beginning on ,january #a1 #bjab1 and    
ending on the date of enactment of this 
,act4  7b7 ,waiver authority ,the       
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
waive a debt owed to the ,united ,states
 related to covered assistance provided 
to an individual or household1 unless   
the debt involves fraud1 the intentional
 presentation of a false claim1 or      
intentional misrepresentation by the    
debtor or any party having an interest  
in the claim4  7c7 ,repayment authority 
,the ,administrator of the ,federal     
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
reimburse a debtor for any payments made
 by the debtor on a debt owed to the    
,united ,states related to covered      
assistance1 if the ,administrator would 
have otherwise been required to waive   
the debt under subsection 7b74