,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #be1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,rouzer 7for himself and ,mr4 ,carter  
of ,louisiana7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
to waive certain prohibitions on        
duplication of benefits1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,duplications of    
,benefits ,victims ,relief ,act4  #b4   
,duplication of benefits  7a7 ,in       
general  7#a7 ,authority ,section       
#cab7;b7 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford   
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#eaee7;b77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#d7 ,waiver of     
general prohibition  7,a7 ,in general   
,the ,president may waive the general   
prohibition provided in subsection 7a7  

upon request of a ,governor on behalf of
 the ,state or on behalf of a person1   
business concern1 or any other entity   
suffering losses as a result of a major 
disaster or emergency1 if the ,president
 finds such waiver is in the public     
interest and will not result in waste1  
fraud1 or abuse4 ,in making this        
decision1 the ,president may consider   
the following3 7i7 ,the recommendations 
of the ,administrator of the ,federal   
,emergency ,management ,agency made in  
consultation with the ,federal agency or
 agencies administering the duplicative 
program4  7ii7 ,if a waiver is granted1 
the assistance to be funded is cost     
effective4  7iii7 ,equity and good      
conscience4  7iv7 ,other matters of     
public policy considered appropriate by 
the ,president4  7,b7 ,grant or denial  
of waiver ,a request under subparagraph 
7,a7 shall be granted or denied not     
later than #de days after submission of 
such request4  7,c7 ,prohibition on     
determination that loan is a duplication

 ,notwithstanding subsection 7c71 in    
carrying out subparagraph 7,a71 the     
,president may not determine that a loan
 is a duplication of assistance1        
provided that all ,federal assistance is
 used toward a loss suffered as a result
 of the major disaster or emergency4    
7,d7 ,prohibition on income threshold   
,in carrying out this paragraph1 no     
income threshold may be applied to limit
 the eligibility of a recipient from    
qualifying for a waiver under this      
paragraph4  7,e7 ,applicability ,this   
paragraph shall apply to any major      
disaster or emergency declared by the   
,president under section #dja or #eja1  
respectively1 on or after ,january #a1  
#bjaf4  4  7#b7 ,statutory construction 
,this subsection1 including the         
amendment made by paragraph 7#a71 shall 
not be construed to apply to section    
#djf or #djh of the ,robert ,t4         
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagb1 #eagd74  7#c7 ,report  

7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,emergency ,management ,agency1 in     
coordination with other relevant        
,federal agencies1 shall submit to the  
congressional committees of jurisdiction
 a report conducted by all relevant     
,federal agencies to improve the        
comprehensive delivery of disaster      
assistance to individuals following a   
major disaster or emergency declaration 
under the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford         
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act4  7,b7 ,contents ,the  
report required under subparagraph 7,a7 
shall include both administrative       
actions taken1 or planned to be taken1  
by the agencies as well as legislative  
proposals1 where appropriate1 of the    
following3  7i7 ,efforts to improve     
coordination between the ,agency and    
other relevant ,federal agencies when   
delivering disaster assistance to       
individuals4  7ii7 ,clarify the sequence

 of delivery of disaster assistance to  
individuals from the ,agency1 and other 
relevant ,federal agencies4  7iii7      
,clarify the interpretation and         
implementation of section #cab of the   
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaee7 when providing disaster
 assistance to individuals1 including   
providing a common interpretation across
 the ,agency1 and other relevant        
,federal agencies1 of the definitions   
and requirements under such section     
#cab4  7iv7 ,increase the effectiveness 
of communication to applicants for      
assistance programs for individuals     
after a disaster declaration1 including 
the breadth of programs available and   
the potential impacts of utilizing one  
program versus another4  7,c7 ,report   
update ,not later than #d years after   
the date of enactment of this           
subsection1 the ,administrator1 in      
coordination with other relevant        
,federal agencies1 shall submit to the  

congressional committees of jurisdiction
 an update to the report required under 
subparagraph 7,a74