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Union Calendar No. 141 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1144 

[Report No. 110–228] 

To waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance 

provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2007 

Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. 

JEFFERSON, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BARROW, 

Mr. BERRY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BORDALLO, 

Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. CARSON, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CONYERS, 

Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. 

MALONEY of New York, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. MEEKS of New York, 

Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 

PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ROSS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SCOTT

of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. 

JONES of Ohio, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WATT, Ms. WATSON, Ms. WOOLSEY, 

and Mr. WYNN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

JULY 11, 2007 

Additional sponsors: Mr. COHEN, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. HONDA, Mr. JINDAL, 

Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. MCCOLLUM of 

Minnesota, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PASTOR, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. WEXLER, and Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California 


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JULY 11, 2007 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster 

assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita, 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 ‘‘Hurricanes Katrina 

5 and Rita Federal Match Relief Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FEDERAL SHARE OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 

7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 

8 any agreement, the Federal share of the cost of disaster 

9 assistance provided before the date of enactment of this 

10 Act in connection with Hurricane Katrina or Rita under 

11 title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

12 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), in13 cluding direct Federal assistance, shall be 100 percent 

14 with respect to assistance provided for the States of Lou15 isiana and Mississippi. 


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1 SEC. 3. CANCELLATION OF LOANS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Community 

3 Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–88) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘Provided further, That notwith5 standing section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act, such loans 

6 may not be canceled:’’. 

7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

8 this section shall be effective on the date of enactment of 

9 the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 

10 109–88). 

11 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

12 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hurricanes Katrina, 

13 Rita, and Wilma Federal Match Relief Act of 2007’’. 

14 SEC. 2. FEDERAL SHARE OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi16 sion of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of 

17 assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided for 

18 the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida in 

19 connection with Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma 

20 under sections 403, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert T. Staf21 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

22 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 percent 

23 of the eligible costs under such sections. 

24 (b) APPLICABILITY.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

26 Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall apply 


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1 to disaster assistance provided before, on, or after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (2) LIMITATION.—In the case of disaster assist4 ance provided under sections 403, 406, and 407 of the 

5 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As6 sistance Act, the Federal share provided by subsection 

7 (a) shall be limited to assistance provided for projects 

8 for which project worksheets have been approved by 

9 the Federal Emergency Management Agency before 

10 the date of enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 3. CANCELLATION OF LOANS. 

12 (a) COMMUNITY DISASTER LOAN ACT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Commu14 nity Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–88) 

15 is amended by striking ‘‘Provided further, That not16 withstanding section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act, 

17 such loans may not be canceled:’’. 

18 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

19 paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date of enact20 ment of the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 

21 (Public Law 109–88). 

22 (b) EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

23 ACT.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title II of the 

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1 fense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Re2 covery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234) is amended under 

3 the heading ‘‘FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGE4 MENT AGENCY–DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT

5 LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT’’ by striking ‘‘Provided fur6 ther, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of such 

7 Act, such loans may not be canceled:’’. 

8 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

9 paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date of enact10 ment of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 

11 Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hur12 ricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234). 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to waive the 

non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina, 

Rita, and Wilma.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 141 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1144 

[Report No. 110

–228] 

A BILL 

To waive the non-Federal share of the cost of cerpurposes. with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other tain disaster assistance provided in connection 

JULY 11, 2007 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Aug 31 2005 03:49 Jul 12, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1144.RH H1144

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