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Union Calendar No. 517 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2919 

[Report No. 112–712] 

To eliminate the reimbursement requirement for certain tornado shelters 

constructed with Federal assistance, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 

Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BONNER, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. BROOKS, and Ms. SEWELL) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

DECEMBER 20, 2012 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. ROBY, Mr. JONES, and Mr. LONG

DECEMBER 20, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, 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] 


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A BILL 

To eliminate the reimbursement requirement for certain tornado shelters constructed with Federal assistance, 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 ‘‘Community Shelter 

5 Protection Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NO REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED FOR COVERED 

7 TORNADO SHELTER FACILITIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi9 sion of law, the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

10 (FEMA) shall not require an educational institution Pub11 lic Assistance applicant to reimburse FEMA for the mar12 ket value of a covered temporary tornado shelter facility 

13 when the facility is no longer needed for its temporary 

14 purpose. 

15 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the following defi16 nitions apply: 

17 (1) COVERED TEMPORARY TORNADO SHELTER

18 FACILITY.—The term ‘‘covered temporary shelter fa19 cility’’ means a structure— 

20 (A) designed to provide children protection 

21 from a tornado; and 

22 (B) constructed or acquired with Federal 

23 financial assistance. 

24 (2) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 

25 ‘‘educational institution’’ means any elementary 


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1 school or any secondary school that is an eligible ap2 plicant for FEMA assistance pursuant to section 

3 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

4 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b). 

5 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Shelter Pro7 tection Act of 2011’’. 

8 SEC. 2. NO REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED FOR COVERED 

9 TORNADO SHELTER FACILITIES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi11 sion of law, the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

12 (FEMA) may not require an educational institution to re13 imburse FEMA for the market value of a covered temporary 

14 tornado shelter facility. 

15 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi16 nitions apply: 

17 (1) COVERED TEMPORARY TORNADO SHELTER

18 FACILITY.—The term ‘‘covered temporary tornado 

19 shelter facility’’ means a structure— 

20 (A) designed to provide children protection 

21 from a tornado; and 

22 (B) constructed or acquired with Federal fi23 nancial assistance. 

24 (2) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 

25 ‘‘educational institution’’ means any elementary 


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1 school or any secondary school provided FEMA assist2 ance pursuant to section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford 

3 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 5170b). 


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Union Calendar No. 517 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2919 

[Report No. 112–712] 

A BILL 

To eliminate the reimbursement requirement for 

assistance, and for other purposes. certain tornado shelters constructed with Federal 

DECEMBER 20, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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