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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8616 

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 

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. 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISASTER DEDUCTIBLE. 

2 The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer3 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended 

4 by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘TITLE VIII—DISASTER 

6 DEDUCTIBLE 

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

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

9 with State and local governments and other stakeholders, 

10 shall establish a major disaster deductible for each State 

11 in an amount calculated under this title that offsets any 

12 amount received by a State under section 406 for perma13 nent work (referred to by the Administrator of the Federal 

14 Emergency Management Agency as category C through 

15 G). 

16 ‘‘(b) CALCULATION OF DEDUCTIBLE.— 

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

18 calendar year 2025, and annually thereafter, the 

19 President shall calculate the amount of the major 

20 disaster deductible of each State. 

21 ‘‘(2) BASE AMOUNT.—The President shall es22 tablish a base amount by multiplying the population 

23 of the State determined by the most recent Amer24 ican Community Survey carried out by the Bureau 

25 of the Census by a factor of 3. 


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1 ‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT.—In calculating such de2 ductible, the President shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) use the base amount established 

4 under paragraph (2); and 

5 ‘‘(B) increase the amount of the deduct6 ible, as determined appropriate, by taking into 

7 consideration the amount of Federal financial 

8 assistance provided to a State under this Act in 

9 response to a major disaster declared under sec10 tion 401 in the 3 years preceding the year for 

11 which the calculation applies. 

12 ‘‘(c) SPECIFIED INSURANCE DEFINED.—In this sec13 tion, the term ‘specified insurance’ means— 

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

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

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

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

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

19 share of funds required under this Act. 

20 ‘‘(b) NONQUALIFICATION OF STATE OR LOCAL

21 SHARE TOWARDS DISASTER DEDUCTIBLE.—Any funds 

22 used or expenditures made by a State or local governments 

23 to meet non-Federal share requirements under this Act 


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1 may not be calculated towards the disaster deductible re2 quired by this title.’’. 

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