,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gfb #aahth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #hfaf
 ,report ,no4 #aah-icb ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#d1 #bjbd,mr4 ,perry introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,december #ai1         
#bjbd;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,robert ,t4       
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act to require  
the ,president to establish a disaster  
deductible for each ,state to offset the
 amount provided to such ,state in      
response to a major disaster1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,ensuring      
,quality ,investments in ,preparedness  
,act of #bjbd or the ,,equip ,act of    
#bjbd4  #b4 ,disaster deductible ,the   
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    

,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  ,,viii
 ,,disaster ,,deductible  #hja4         
,establishment of disaster deductible   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,president1 in     
consultation with ,state and local      
governments and other stakeholders1     
shall establish a major disaster        
deductible for each ,state in an amount 
calculated under this title that offsets
 any amount received by a ,state under  
section #djf for permanent work         
7referred to by the ,administrator of   
the ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency as category ,c through ,g74  7b7
 ,calculation of deductible  7#a7 ,in   
general ,beginning with respect to      
calendar year #bjbe1 and annually       
thereafter1 the ,president shall        
calculate the amount of the major       
disaster deductible of each ,state4     
7#b7 ,base amount ,the ,president shall 
establish a base amount by multiplying  
the population of the ,state determined 
by the most recent ,american ,community 

,survey carried out by the ,bureau of   
the ,census by a factor of #c4  7#c7    
,adjustment ,in calculating such        
deductible1 the ,president shall-- 7,a7 
use the base amount established under   
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 increase the  
amount of the deductible1 as determined 
appropriate1 by taking into             
consideration the amount of ,federal    
financial assistance provided to a      
,state under this ,act in response to a 
major disaster declared under section   
#dja in the #c years preceding the year 
for which the calculation applies4  7c7 
,specified insurance defined ,in this   
section1 the term specified insurance   
means-- 7#a7 insurance required under   
section #caa2 and  7#b7 insurance under 
section #djf7;d74  #hjb4 ,application of
 ,federal share  7a7 ,statutory         
construction ,nothing in this title may 
be construed to affect the amount of the
 ,federal share of funds required under 
this ,act4  7b7 ,nonqualification of    
,state or local share towards disaster  

deductible ,any funds used or           
expenditures made by a ,state or local  
governments to meet non-,federal share  
requirements under this ,act may not be 
calculated towards the disaster         
deductible required by this title4  4   
,december #ai1 #bjbd;,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed