,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1      
#bjai,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,murphy7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to provide disaster relief assistance  
to individuals for the purpose of       
clearing fallen debris1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,diversifying       
,emergency ,benchmarks for the ,recovery
 of ,individuals after ,storms ,act or  
the ,,debris ,act4  #b4 ,federal        
assistance to individuals and households
  7a7 ,amendment ,section               
#djh7;c77#b77;,a7 of the ,robert ,t4    
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagd7;c77#b77;,a77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by        
striking and at the end2  7#b7 by       
redesignating clause 7ii7 as clause     

7iii72 and  7#c7 by inserting after     
clause 7i7 the following3  7ii7 the     
removal of debris from owner-occupied   
private residences and property2 and  4 
7b7 ,applicability  7#a7 ,covered       
disaster defined ,in this subsection1   
the term covered disaster means 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 on or after ,may #a1   
#bjah4  7#b7 ,applicability ,the        
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply with respect to any covered       
disaster4  7#c7 ,resubmission of        
requests for assistance ,if a request   
for assistance1 with respect to a       
covered disaster1 was made under section
 #djh of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford      
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagd71 
as in effect before the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 for the removal 
of debris from an owner-occupied private

 residence or property and the request  
for such assistance was denied before   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
request for assistance under such       
section #djh1 as amended by this ,act1  
may be resubmitted4  #c4 ,factors to be 
considered in major disaster            
declarations ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,emergency ,management ,agency shall1  
by rulemaking1 amend the factors        
considered when evaluating a ,governor's
 request for a major disaster           
declaration under the ,robert ,t4       
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47 to include the 
estimated cost of removing fallen debris
 from owner-occupied private residences 
and property4