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Union Calendar No. 199

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3181

[Report No. 108–340] 

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act to reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2003

Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 4, 2003

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Predisaster Mitigation 

5 Program Reauthorization Act of 2003’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION. 

2 Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

3 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

4 5133(m)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2003’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 3. HAZARD MITIGATION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The last sentence of section 

8 404(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

9 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘7.5’’ and inserting ‘‘15’’. 

11 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub12 section (a) shall apply with respect to a major disaster 

13 declared by the President after September 30, 2002. 

14 SEC. 4. REPAIR ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSE15 HOLDS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(c)(2) of the Robert 

17 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

18 (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(2)) is amended—

19 (1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘initial’’ 

20 before ‘‘assistance’’ the first place it appears; 

21 (2) in subparagraph (C)—

22 (A) in the subparagraph heading by insert23 ing ‘‘INITIAL’’ before ‘‘ASSISTANCE’’; and 

24 (B) by inserting ‘‘initial’’ before ‘‘assist25 ance’’; and 

26 (3) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Subject 

2 to the limitation contained in subsection (h), 

3 the President may provide additional repair as4 sistance under this paragraph to an individual 

5 or household that is unable to complete the re6 pairs described in subparagraph (A) using in7 surance proceeds, loans, or other financial as8 sistance, including assistance from the Small 

9 Business Administration.’’. 

10 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub11 section (a) shall apply with respect to a major disaster 

12 declared by the President after the date of enactment of 

13 this Act. 

14 SEC. 5. STUDY REGARDING COST REDUCTION. 

15 Section 209 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 

16 (42 U.S.C. 5121 note; 114 Stat. 1571) is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘3 years after the date of the enactment of this 

18 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2005’’. 
Union Calendar No. 199

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3181

[Report No. 108–340] 

A BILL

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program, and for other purposes. 

NOVEMBER 4, 2003

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed