,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ejah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #af1 #bjbf,mr4   
,re$ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,:iteh\se7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to approve c]ta9 reque/s =
 a major disa/] decl>ation1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,disa/] ,relief ,fairness  
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,approval ( major    
disa/] decl>ation reque/s  7a7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
p]iod ,! t]m cov]$ p]iod means ! p]iod  
beg9n+ on ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbe1 & end+ on 
,janu>y #bj1 #bjbi4  7#b7 ,cov]$ reque/ 
,! t]m cov]$ reque/ means a reque/ = a  
decl>ation by ! ,presid5t t a major     
disa/] exi/s t is submitt$ by ! ,gov]nor
 ( a ,/ate or a ,*ief ,executive ( an   
,indian tribal gov]nm5t "u section #dja 
( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & 
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj7 dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod4  7#c7        

,gov]nor2 ,indian tribal gov]nm5t2 major
 disa/]2 ,/ate ,! t]ms ,gov]nor1 ,indian
 tribal gov]nm5t1 major disa/]1 & ,/ate 
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 ,decl>ation ( major disa/]s
 dur+ cov]$ p]iod ,not)/&+ ! la/ s5t5ce 
( subsection 7a7 & subsection 7b77#a7 ( 
section #dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj71 = purposes (
 assi/ance provid$ "u t ,act-- 7#a7 any 
cov]$ reque/ %all be deem$ to h be5     
approv$ by ! ,presid5t2 &  7#b7 !       
,presid5t %all provide ! assi/ance      
reque/$ 9 ! cov]$ reque/-- 7,a7 if !    
incid5t 9 ! cov]$ reque/1 bas$ on ! jo9t
 prelim9>y damage assessm5t ( ! ,f$]al  
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 meets or    
exce$s ! p] capita indicators or co/ (  
assi/ance e/imates = public assi/ance "u
 section #bjf4dh7;a7 ( title #dd1 ,code 
( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9 effect on !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 or  7,b7 if 

! ,regional ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al     
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy = ! region 9 
:i* ! incid5t 9 ! cov]$ reque/ occurr$  
det]m9es t individual assi/ance is      
w>rant$1 accord+ to ! factors outl9$ 9  
section #bjf4dh7;b7 ( title #dd1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9 effect on !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,no    
d5ial ( assi/ance ,not)/&+ any o!r      
provision ( law1 ! ,presid5t may n )hold
 or d5y assi/ance provid$ "u ! ,rob]t   
,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy   
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et 
seq47 ) respect to a cov]$ reque/ solely
 due to a miss$ deadl9e relat+ to t     
assi/ance4