Continuing Our Mission in Puerto Rico to Optimize and Modernize Infrastructure and Sustain Obligations Act

Bill: 115-hr-6859
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2018-09-20
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Caribbean area

Disaster relief and insurance

Natural disasters

Poverty and welfare assistance

Puerto Rico
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong></strong><b>Continuing Our Mission in Puerto Rico to Optimize and Modernize Infrastructure and Sustain Obligations Act or the COMPROMISO Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs that the federal share of assistance, including direct federal assistance, provided for Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to a major disaster (specifically, regarding essential assistance, hazard mitigation, repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, debris removal, federal assistance to individuals and households, and public assistance program alternative procedures) shall be 100%.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6859 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. Serrano (for himself, Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico , Ms. Velázquez , and Mr. Soto ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To alter the Federal share of certain disaster assistance provided with respect to Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuing Our Mission in Puerto Rico to Optimize and Modernize Infrastructure and Sustain Obligations Act or the COM­PROM­I­SO Act . 2. Federal share (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided with respect to Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under sections 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, and 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170b , 5170c, 5172, 5173, 5174, and 5189f) shall be 100 percent. (b) Applicability The Federal share provided under subsection (a) shall apply to assistance applied for before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.