,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ibib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbf,mr4  
,neguse 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s*ri]7       
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 prohibit    
det]m9ations ( ,f$]al disa/] assi/ance1 
fund+1 or relief on ! basis ( political 
affiliation & to e/abli% a response     
timel9e = reque/s = major disa/]        
decl>ations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,disa/] ,relief ,integrity & ,indep5d5ce
 ,act4  #b4 ,prohibit+ political        
int]f]5ce 9 ,f$]al disa/] assi/ance     
,section #cjh ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaea7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7b7 z     
subsection 7c72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3  7b7 ,!        
,presid5t may n make det]m9ations (     

,f$]al disa/] assi/ance1 includ+        
decl>ations ( em]g5cies or major        
disa/]s1 ,f$]al fund+1 & o!r relief &   
assi/ance "u ?is ,act on ! basis (      
political affiliation )9 a ,/ate1       
t]ritory1 or locality4  4  #c4          
,timel9ess 9 disa/] response ,section   
#dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,timel9ess 9 disa/]  
response  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #de 
days aft] receipt ( a reque/ = a major  
disa/] decl>ation "u ?is section f a    
,/ate1 ,tribal1 or t]ritorial gov]nm5t1 
! ,presid5t %all respond to ea* su*     
reque/4  7#b7 ,automatic approval ,any  
reque/ made "u p>agraph 7#a7 to :i* !   
,presid5t does n respond n lat] ?an #de 
days aft] receipt ( su* reque/ %all be  
deem$ approv$4  7#c7 ,limitation ,!     
deadl9e "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n prev5t  
submission & approval ( disa/]          
decl>ation am5dm5t reque/s by a ,/ate1  
,tribal1 or t]ritorial gov]nm5t4  4