Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3176
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-11
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-21
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from taking any action to recoup major disaster assistance from a recipient that received such assistance more than three years before FEMA first provided such recipient written notification of an intent to recoup it.</p>

action_date: 2017-11-21
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from taking any action to recoup major disaster assistance from a recipient that received such assistance more than three years before FEMA first provided such recipient written notification of an intent to recoup it unless there is evidence of fraud.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3176 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2017 Mr. MacArthur (for himself, Miss Rice of New York , Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Graves of Louisiana , Mr. Delaney , Mr. Jones , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Polis , Mr. Meeks , and Mr. Faso ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency from recouping certain assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017 . 2. Recoupment of certain assistance prohibited (a) In general Notwithstanding section 3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, the Federal Emergency Management Agency may not take any action to recoup covered assistance from the recipient of such assistance if the receipt of such assistance occurred on a date that is more than 3 years before the date on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency first provides to the recipient written notification of an intent to recoup. (b) Covered assistance defined In this section, the term covered assistance means assistance provided— (1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174 ); and (2) in relation to a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ) on or after January 1, 2012.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 310 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3176 [Report No. 115–418] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2017 Mr. MacArthur (for himself, Miss Rice of New York , Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Graves of Louisiana , Mr. Delaney , Mr. Jones , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Polis , Mr. Meeks , and Mr. Faso ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure November 21, 2017 Additional sponsors: Mr. Gaetz and Mr. Frelinghuysen November 21, 2017 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 For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 11, 2017 A BILL To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency from recouping certain assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017 . 2. Recoupment of certain assistance prohibited (a) In general Notwithstanding section 3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, and unless there is evidence of civil or criminal fraud, the Federal Emergency Management Agency may not take any action to recoup covered assistance from the recipient of such assistance if the receipt of such assistance occurred on a date that is more than 3 years before the date on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency first provides to the recipient written notification of an intent to recoup. (b) Covered assistance defined In this section, the term covered assistance means assistance provided— (1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174 ); and (2) in relation to a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ) on or after January 1, 2012.

November 21, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed