,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to amend the ,disaster ,recovery       
,reform ,act of #bjah to require the    
,president to automatically waive       
certain critical document fees for      
individuals and households affected by  
major disasters for which assistance is 
provided under the ,individuals and     
,households ,program4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,replacing ,essential ,passports and    
,licenses ,after ,certain ,emergencies  
,act or the ,,replace ,act4  #b4        
,critical document fee waiver ,section  
#abch7;a7 of the ,disaster ,recovery    
,reform ,act of #bjah 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#eagd;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 
7#b71 by striking applies regardless and

 inserting and the requirement of the   
,president to waive fees under paragraph
 7#d7 apply regardless2  7#b7 by        
redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as         
paragraph 7#e72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     
7#d7 ,mandatory automatic waiver ,the   
,president1 in consultation with the    
,governor of a ,state1 shall            
automatically provide a fee waiver      
described in paragraph 7#a7 to an       
individual or household that has been   
adversely affected by a major disaster  
declared under section #dja of the      
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7-- 7,a7 for which the   
,president provides assistance to       
individuals and households under section
 #djh of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#eagd72 and  7,b7 that destroyed a      
critical document described in paragraph
 7#a7 of the individual or household4  4