,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cifa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #b1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,schiff introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit solicitation by 
institutional investors after a major   
disaster1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop ,post-,disaster ,vultures     
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on solicitation 
by institutional investors after major  
disasters  7a7 ,in general ,title ,,iv  
of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster  
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  #dca4 
,prohibition on solicitation by         
institutional investors  7a7            
,institutional investor defined ,in this
 section1 the term institutional        
investor means1 with respect to any     
taxable year1 any individual or entity  

that owns1 directly or indirectly1 not  
less than #ge single-family homes4  7b7 
,prohibition ,during the #f-month period
 following the declaration of a major   
disaster under section #dja1 an         
institutional investor may not make an  
offer to purchase a property1 including 
any lot1 parcel1 or home1 located within
 the area affected by the major         
disaster-- 7#a7 through the mail or any 
interstate wire2 or  7#b7 through any   
other type of solicitation or method of 
contact4  7c7 ,severability ,if any     
provision of this section or the        
application of such provision is held to
 be unconstitutional1 the remainder of  
this section1 and the application of the
 provision to any other person or       
circumstance1 shall not be affected4  4