S. 3622 — Introduced in Senate

II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3622 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 6, 2020Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Udall, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To waive the cost share requirement for Indian Tribes receiving disaster assistance relating to COVID–19, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indian Tribal Government Coronavirus (COVID–19) Disaster Assistance Cost Share Relief Act. 2. Disaster assistance (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided to an Indian tribal government in connection with COVID–19 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such Act, regardless of whether the Indian tribal government was the recipient or subrecipient of the assistance. (b) Applicability The Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance described in subsection (a) applied for before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, regardless of whether the application deadline for the assistance has passed.