,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjbe,mr4   
,dunn ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide = /reaml9$ co/      
exemptions = public assi/ance projects  
by ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,/reaml9$ ,,fema   
,co/ ,exemption ,act4  #b4 ,rec\pm5t (  
c]ta9 assi/ance prohibit$ ,section      
#gje7;a77#a7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ebje7;a77#a77 is   
am5d$ by /rik+ #c ye>s & ins]t+ #b ye>s4
  #c4 ,re/oration ( waiv] au?ority  7a7 
,au?ority ,section #cab7;b7 ( ! ,rob]t  
,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy   
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#eaee7;b77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#d7 ,waiv] ( g5]al prohibition
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t may waive !
 g5]al prohibition provid$ 9 subsection 

7a7 ^u reque/ ( a ,gov]nor on behalf ( !
 ,/ate or on behalf ( a p]son1 bus9ess  
conc]n1 or any o!r entity suff]+ losses 
z a result ( a major disa/] or em]g5cy1 
if ! ,presid5t f9ds su* waiv] is 9 !    
public int]e/ & w n result 9 wa/e1      
fraud1 or abuse4 ,9 mak+ ?is decision1 !
 ,presid5t may consid] ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! 
recomm5dations ( ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy made 9
 consultation ) ! ,f$]al ag5cy or       
ag5cies adm9i/]+ ! duplicative program4 
7ii7 ,if a waiv] is grant$1 ! assi/ance 
to be fund$ is co/ effective4  7iii7    
,equity & good consci5ce4  7iv7 ,o!r    
matt]s ( public policy consid]$         
appropriate by ! ,presid5t4  7,b7 ,grant
 or d5ial ( waiv] ,a reque/ "u          
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be grant$ or d5i$ 
n lat] ?an #de days aft] submission (   
su* reque/4  7,c7 ,prohibition on       
det]m9ation t loan is a duplication     
,not)/&+ subsection 7c71 9 c>ry+ out    
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,presid5t may n     
det]m9e t a loan is a duplication (     

assi/ance1 provid$ t all ,f$]al         
assi/ance is us$ t[>d a loss suff]$ z a 
result ( ! major disa/] or em]g5cy4  4  
7b7 ,limitation ,?is subsection1 includ+
 ! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a71 %all 
n be con/ru$ to apply to section #djf or
 #djh ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]     
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagb1 #eagd74  7c7           
,applicability ,! am5dm5t made by       
subsection 7a7 %all apply to any major  
disa/] or em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,presid5t 
"u section #dja or #eja1 respectively1 (
 ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &  
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj1 #eaia7 on or aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4 ,waiv] ( c]ta9
 rec\pm5t ( funds ,title ,,vii ( !      
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaba et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #gjg4 ,waiv] ( c]ta9        
rec\pm5t ( funds  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ 
sub*apt] ,,iv ( *apt] #cc ( title #ca1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,adm9i/rator may 

waive rec\pm5t ( funds provid$ = a cov]$
 project t-- 7#a7 are o!rwise eligible  
to be rec\p$ by a provision ( ?is ,act2 
&  7#b7 t exce$ ! total co/ ( a cov]$   
project by n great] ?an #e p]c5t4  7b7  
,cov]$ project ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
cov]$ project means a project = :i*     
f9ancial assi/ance 0 provid$ "u section 
#djc1 #djf1 #djg1 #dbh1 or #ejb4  4  #e4
 ,acceptable error ratio ,title ,,vii ( 
! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &   
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaba et seq47 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #gjh4 ,acceptable     
error ratio  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,not)/&+   
sub*apt] ,,iv ( *apt] #cc ( title #ca1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all  
develop & e/abli% an acceptable error   
ratio = allocations dur+ eligibility    
negotiations relat+ to f9ancial         
assi/ance provid$ "u ?is ,act4  7b7 ,use
 ( funds ,! ,adm9i/rator %all ensure t  
any am\nt provid$ "u ?is ,act t !       
,adm9i/rator consid]s to be )9 ! error  

ratio e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 is us$ 
= an eligible purpose = :i* ! assi/ance 
is provid$4  4