,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,dunn ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,soto1
 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (     
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1    
,mr4 ,moore ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,web/] (   
,florida1 ,mr4 ,gim5ez1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1
 ,mr4 ,mosk[itz1 ,mr4 ,donalds1 & ,mr4  
,mills7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d    
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act to provide = ! au?ority to         
reimburse local gov]nm5ts or electric   
coop]atives = int]e/ exp5ses1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,fema ,loan ,int]e/       
,paym5t ,relief ,act4  #b4 ,reimbursem5t
 ( int]e/ paym5ts relat$ to public      
assi/ance  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,iv ( ! 
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end

 ! foll[+3  #dca4 ,reimbursem5t ( int]e/
 paym5ts relat$ to public assi/ance  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 %all provide f9ancial
 assi/ance to a local gov]nm5t or       
electric coop]ative z reimbursem5t =    
qualify+ int]e/4  7b7 ,def9itions  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,9 ?is section1 ! foll[+       
def9itions apply3 7,a7 ,qualify+ int]e/ 
,! t]m qualify+ int]e/ means1 ) respect 
to a qualify+ loan1 ! less] (-- 7i7 !   
actual int]e/ paid to a l5d] = su*      
qualify+ loan2 &  7ii7 ! int]e/ t w\ld h
 be5 paid to a l5d] if su* qualify+ loan
 _h an int]e/ rate equal to ! prime rate
 mo/ rec5tly publi%$ on ! ,f$]al ,res]ve
 ,/ati/ical ,release on select$ int]e/  
rates4  7,b7 ,qualify+ loan ,! t]m      
qualify+ loan means a loan-- 7i7 obta9$ 
by a local gov]nm5t or electric         
coop]ative2 &  7ii7 ( :i* n less ?an #ij
 p]c5t ( ! proce$s are us$ to fund      
activities = :i* su* local gov]nm5t or  
electric coop]ative receives assi/ance  

"u ?is ,act aft] ! date on :i* su* loan 
is disburs$4  7#b7 ,local gov]nm5t ,=   
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m local     
gov]nm5t includes ! ,di/rict (          
,columbia4  4  7b7 ,rules (             
applicability  7#a7 ,eligibility ,any   
qualify+ int]e/ 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9   
section #dca ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act1 z add$ by ?is ,act7 incurr$ by a  
local gov]nm5t or electric coop]ative 9 
! #i ye>s prec$+ ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act %all be treat$ z eligible =       
f9ancial assi/ance = purposes ( su*     
section4  7#b7 ,appropriations ,only    
am\nts appropriat$ on or aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act may be made         
available to c>ry out ! am5dm5t made by 
?is section4  7c7 ,alt]native proc$ures 
= out/&+ qualify+ int]e/ reimbursem5t   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( law1 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al        
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 %all e/abli%

 & publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] alt]native 
proc$ures = ,/ates to obta9 reimbursem5t
 = qualify+ loan int]e/ 7z su* t]m is   
def9$ 9 section #dca7;b7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act1 z add$ by ?is ,act7    
eligible "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] 
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et4 seq7 = all projects 
p5d+ obligation z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act4  7#b7 ,application ,a ,/ate   
reque/+ reimbursem5t pursuant to        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all submit an application
 to ! ,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 = out/&+ qualify+    
int]e/ reimbursem5t n lat] ?an #fj days 
aft] ! date ( publication ( ! proc$ures 
9 su* subsection4  7#c7 ,reimbursem5t   
tim+ ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 !      
,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 %all
 reimburse ,/ates reque/+ assi/ance     
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4