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Union Calendar No. 762 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8616 

[Report No. 118–932] 

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

Act to require the President to establish a disaster deductible for each 

State to offset the amount provided to such State in response to a 

major disaster, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 4, 2024 

Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

DECEMBER 19, 2024 

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

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to establish 

a disaster deductible for each State to offset the amount 

provided to such State in response to a major disaster, 

and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Ensuring Quality In5 vestments in Preparedness Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘EQUIP 

6 Act of 2024’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DISASTER DEDUCTIBLE. 

8 The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer9 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘TITLE VIII—DISASTER 

12 DEDUCTIBLE 

13 ‘‘SEC. 801. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISASTER DEDUCTIBLE. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, in consultation 

15 with State and local governments and other stakeholders, 

16 shall establish a major disaster deductible for each State 

17 in an amount calculated under this title that offsets any 

18 amount received by a State under section 406 for perma19 nent work (referred to by the Administrator of the Federal 

20 Emergency Management Agency as category C through 

21 G). 

22 ‘‘(b) CALCULATION OF DEDUCTIBLE.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with respect to 

24 calendar year 2025, and annually thereafter, the 


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1 President shall calculate the amount of the major 

2 disaster deductible of each State. 

3 ‘‘(2) BASE AMOUNT.—The President shall es4 tablish a base amount by multiplying the population 

5 of the State determined by the most recent Amer6 ican Community Survey carried out by the Bureau 

7 of the Census by a factor of 3. 

8 ‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT.—In calculating such de9 ductible, the President shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) use the base amount established 

11 under paragraph (2); and 

12 ‘‘(B) increase the amount of the deduct13 ible, as determined appropriate, by taking into 

14 consideration the amount of Federal financial 

15 assistance provided to a State under this Act in 

16 response to a major disaster declared under sec17 tion 401 in the 3 years preceding the year for 

18 which the calculation applies. 

19 ‘‘(c) SPECIFIED INSURANCE DEFINED.—In this sec20 tion, the term ‘specified insurance’ means— 

21 ‘‘(1) insurance required under section 311; and 

22 ‘‘(2) insurance under section 406(d). 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 802. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL SHARE. 

2 ‘‘(a) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

3 title may be construed to affect the amount of the Federal 

4 share of funds required under this Act. 

5 ‘‘(b) NONQUALIFICATION OF STATE OR LOCAL

6 SHARE TOWARDS DISASTER DEDUCTIBLE.—Any funds 

7 used or expenditures made by a State or local governments 

8 to meet non-Federal share requirements under this Act 

9 may not be calculated towards the disaster deductible re10 quired by this title.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 762 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8616 

[Report No. 118–932] 

A BILL 

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

other purposes. State in response to a major disaster, and for each State to offset the amount provided to such President to establish a disaster deductible for and Emergency Assistance Act to require the 

DECEMBER 19, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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