,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjba    
,miss ,gonzlez-,coln introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify  
certain requirements to encourage the   
recovery of ,puerto ,rico and the       
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands4  #a4  
,alternative procedures ,in providing   
assistance pursuant to section #dbh of  
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahi;f71 for critical   
services as set forth in section        
#djf7;a77#c7 for the duration of the    
recovery for incidents ,,dr-#dccf-,,pr1 
,,dr-#dcci-,,pr1 ,,dr-#dcdj-,,usvi1 and 
,,dr-#dcce-,,usvi1 the ,administrator of
 the ,federal ,emergency ,management    
,agency shall-- 7#a7 revise the guidance
 definitions for application of section 
#bjfja of the ,bipartisan ,budget ,act  
of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-abc7 to     

provide explicitly that multicomponent  
systems or facilities be inspected1     
evaluated1 and estimated as a single    
project rather than requiring every     
component of the system to be inspected1
 evaluated1 and estimated2  7#b7 at the 
request of an applicant1 put into effect
 a procedure for evaluation and         
authorization of projects through       
professionally licensed engineers1 as   
provided by subparagraphs 7,f7 and 7,g7 
subsection 7d77#a7 of section #dbh of   
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act2
 and  7#c7 extend the deadline for the  
presentation of cost estimates and      
project worksheets under such incidents 
until ,october #ca1 #bjba4  #b4         
,assistance throughout recovery ,section
 #bjfja of the ,bipartisan ,budget ,act 
of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-abc7 is     
amended by striking may and inserting   
shall4  #c4 ,timely basis for payment   
and reimbursement ,section #dbh7;c7 of  
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     

,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahi;f7 is amended--    
7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking and2
  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking   
the period and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#e7 ensuring that work performed by  
providers1 suppliers1 and contractors to
 the ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or tribal 
governments or nonprofit facilities     
under the provisions of this ,act is    
paid for and reimbursed in a timely     
manner4  4  #d4 ,subrecipient payments  
7a7 ,in general ,for incidents          
,,dr-#dccf-,,pr1 ,,dr-#dcci-,,pr1       
,,dr-#dcdj-,,usvi1 and                  
,,dr-#dcce-,,usvi_/ ,for any major      
disaster or emergency declared under the
 ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief
 and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c #eaba et seq47 in ,puerto ,rico
 or the ,united ,states ,virgin         
,islands1 a subrecipient in meeting any 
,federal cost-sharing requirement may   
use available funds from any disaster   

recovery program_/source1 including     
,community ,development ,block          
,grants--,disaster ,recovery1 ,community
 ,development ,block ,grants1 community 
disaster loans1 and any in-kind         
contributions 7unless prohibited by law7
 to meet any ,federal cost-sharing      
requirement4 ,such funds or loans shall 
cover the cumulative costs of any       
approved obligation under the specific  
public assistance category determined by
 the ,federal ,emergency ,management    
,administration under such ,act rather  
than having to apply individually to    
each specific cost estimate or project  
worksheet issued under such obligation4 
7b7 ,definition ,for purposes of this   
section1 the term subrecipient means a  
local government or a non-governmental  
organization 7,,ngo74