‘‘(6) provide grants, equipment, supplies, and 
personnel, to any non-profit medical facility that 
has—
‘‘(A) lost equipment or revenue due to a 
major disaster; 
‘‘(B) incurred additional costs for security 
enhancements in anticipation of a homeland se-
curity event; 
‘‘(C) purchased emergency supplies, medi-
cine, or equipment, or contracted with medical 
specialists, in order to respond to casualties ex-
pected to be treated as a result of a major dis-
aster; or 
‘‘(D) complied with Federal and state re-
quirements concerning maintenance of health 
service treatment procedures (such as dialysis 
facilities) that may not be used as a result of 
a major disaster; and 
‘‘(7) authorize and direct the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency to perform all 
testing of indoor air quality deemed necessary by the 
Administrator and to undertake such remedial ac-
tions as may be necessary, in the discretion of the 
Administrator, to protect human health and safety
from the contamination of indoor air quality fol-
lowing any such event.’’. 
SEC. 6. CRITICAL SERVICES. 
Section 406(a)(3)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5172(a)(3)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘emergency’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, education systems, providers of counseling assist-
ance, and providers of assistance to the homeless’’. 
SEC. 7. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND 
HOUSEHOLDS. 
Section 408(a)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5174(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘direct’’ each place 
it appears. 
SEC. 8. COMMUNITY DISASTER LOANS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—Section 417(b) of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5184(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘, shall not exceed’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and shall not exceed’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, and shall not exceed 
$5,000,000’’.
(b) MAJOR DISASTERS CAUSED BY TERRORIST AT-
TACKS.—Section 417 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5184) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) INTEREST FORGIVENESS IN CERTAIN CASES.—
The President shall not require the payment of any inter-
est on a loan made under this section to a local govern-
ment which may suffer a substantial loss of tax and other 
revenues as a result of a homeland security event.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to any major disaster oc-
curring on or after October 30, 2000. 
SEC. 9. STANDARDS AND REPORTING. 
The Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et shall—
(1) establish standards for reporting informa-
tion regarding disaster efforts made by each agency 
that assists in providing relief in a disaster that the 
President has determined constitutes a homeland se-
curity event under section 425 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); 
(2) collect data from each such agency regard-
ing the efforts of such agency for each major dis-
aster described in paragraph (1) not less than once 
each year; and
(3) report such data to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress annually. 
SEC. 10. SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO REVIEW 
AIR QUALITY. 
The President shall appoint a special commission to 
undertake a study of the authorities available to the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency following a major disaster 
that the President determines constitutes a homeland se-
curity event under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170 and following), particularly a terrorist attack using 
chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. The Commission 
shall examine the agency’s authorities to—
(1) monitor the environment; 
(2) evaluate health risks associated with air pol-
lutants that may be released into the environment as 
result of such a disaster; and 
(3) communicate with affected communities and 
first responders. 
The Commission shall submit a report to the President 
and to the Congress containing the results of such study 
and including any recommendations of the special commis-
sion regarding the clarification and recommendation of 
Environmental Protection Agency authorities in such situ-
ations.
SEC. 11. ACUTELY AND SUB-ACUTELY TOXIC CHEMICAL, BI-
OLOGICAL, 
AND 
RADIOACTIVE 
EXPOSURE 
GUIDELINES. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall promulgate guidelines regarding the health 
risks of short-, medium-, or long-term exposure to acutely 
or sub-actuely toxic chemical, biological, and radioactive 
materials that may be released into the environment as 
a consequence of a major disaster that the President de-
termines constitutes a homeland security event under title 
IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and following). The 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion shall provide the Administrator with such information 
and analysis as may be necessary for the Administrator 
to promulgate guidelines under this section in the case of 
biological materials. 
SEC. 12. EPA AUTHORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONI-
TORING AND ANALYSIS. 
In order to provide for standardized and rapid data 
collection and analysis and communication regarding envi-
ronmental risks following any major disaster that the 
President determines constitutes a homeland security 
event under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 
and following), the President shall designate the Adminis-