,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #diab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bi1        
#bjai,mr4 ,van ,drew introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 the recoupment of ,federal disaster and
 emergency assistance from individuals  
and households1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,nation ,owes ,community        
,lifelines ,after ,weathering ,sandy    
,act or ,,no ,,claws ,act4  #b4         
,prohibition on recoupment of disaster  
and emergency assistance from           
individuals and households ,section     
#abaf7;b7 of the ,,faa ,reauthorization 
,act of #bjah 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagd;a7b77
 is amended by--  7#a7 redesignating    
paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 and   
7#b7 inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the 
following3  7#b7 ,no recoupment from    
individuals or households ,unless there 
is evidence of civil or criminal fraud1 

the ,agency may not take any action to  
recoup covered assistance from an       
individual or a household that is a     
recipient of such assistance4  4