S. 2029 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2029 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 15, 2023Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Relief Fund Replenishment Act. 2. Disaster relief fund (a) In general Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2023 $11,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to major disasters declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170). (b) Emergency designation (1) In general The amounts provided by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). (2) Designation in house and senate The amounts provided by this section are designated as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.