,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4  
,tillis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a waiv] (    
duplication ( b5efits = c]ta9 assi/ance 
"u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &
 ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act z a result ( a
 major disa/] or em]g5cy1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,hel5e ,small ,bus9ess     
,recov]y ,act4  #b4 ,waiv] ( duplication
 ( b5efits  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section1 ! t]ms major disa/] & em]g5cy h
 ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #ajb ( !
 ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &    
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eabb74  7b7 ,waiv] ( g5]al prohibition 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t may waive    
section #cab7;a7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d  
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaee7;a77 ^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]g5cy if ! 
,presid5t f9ds t ! waiv]-- 7,a7 is 9 !  
public int]e/2 &  7,b7 w n result 9     
wa/e1 fraud1 or abuse4  7#b7            
,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ :e!r to grant 
a waiv] "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,presid5t   
may consid] ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!           
recomm5dations ( ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy made 9
 consultation ) ! ,f$]al ag5cy or       
ag5cies adm9i/]+ ! relevant duplicative 
program4  7,b7 ,if a wavi] is grant$1   
:e!r ! assi/ance to be fund$ is co/     
effective4  7,c7 ,equity & good         
consci5ce4  7,d7 ,o!r matt]s ( public   
policy consid]$ appropriate by !        
,presid5t4  7#c7 ,grant or d5ial ( waiv]
 ,n lat] ?an #de days aft] ! date (     
submission ( a reque/ "u p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,presid5t %all grant or d5y ! reque/4 
7#d7 ,prohibition on det]m9ation t loan 
is a duplication ,not)/&+ section       
#cab7;c7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]  

,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaee7;c771 9 c>ry+ out       
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,presid5t may n det]m9e
 t a loan is a duplication ( assi/ance  
if all ,f$]al assi/ance is us$ t[>d a   
loss suff]$ z a result ( a major disa/] 
or em]g5cy4  7#e7 ,prohibition on income
 ?re%old ,9 c>ry+ out ?is subsection1 no
 income ?re%old may be appli$ to limit !
 eligibility ( a recipi5t f qualify+ = a
 waiv]4  7c7 ,applicability ,subsection 
7b7 %all apply to ! provision (         
assi/ance 9 response to a major disa/]  
or em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u !   
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaba et seq47 t occurr$ dur+ cal5d> ye>
 #bjbc or #bjbd4