Disaster Insurance Risk Equality Act

Bill: 115-hr-4056
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2017-10-12 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Intergovernmental relations
Public transit
Roads and highways
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-12
text: 

Disaster Insurance Risk Equality Act

 
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish the National Disaster Insurance Corporation, which shall establish and carry out an insurance program to provide coverage to states against certain losses and costs arising from disasters. The program must be funded solely by state premiums and payments and operated on an actuarially sound basis. 
 
The corporation shall: (1) adjust and pay all claims for proved and approved losses and costs covered by insurance, and (2) establish and manage a reserve account for the operation of the insurance program. 
 
The bill establishes a Disaster Insurance Advisory Commission to assist the corporation in establishing the terms and conditions of the insurance program and to review the annual state premium charges.
 
The bill conditions assistance on a state agreeing to reimburse the United States for disaster-related expenses, including temporary housing assistance, crisis counseling assistance and training, emergency public transportation, and fire suppression. 
 
The President may lend or advance to a state assistance for damages caused by a major disaster if the President determines that such damages are so overwhelming and severe that the state is unable to accept immediate financial responsibility for them and that the state has the ability to repay any such loans or advances. 
 
 The Department of Transportation shall withhold 10% of the amount required to be apportioned to a state under federal-aid highway provisions if the state is not is a participant in the corporation. Emergency relief for repair of highways may only be provided to a state that agrees to reimburse the United States for all expenses incurred in providing such assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2017-10-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2017-10-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-10-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-10-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-10-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-12
text: Introduced in House