Sandy Duplication of Benefits Fairness Act

Bill: 116-s-2734
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-10-29
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Government lending and loan guarantees

Housing and community development funding

Housing finance and home ownership

Natural disasters

Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Sandy Duplication of Benefits Fairness Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands the applicability of the waiver of the prohibition against duplication of benefits for disaster relief recipients following Superstorm Sandy. Under current law, the waiver period extends from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2021. This bill begins that period on October 1, 2012, through December 31, 2021. This change would permit individuals who suffered losses resulting from Superstorm Sandy and who initially applied for and received federal benefits, including Small Business Administration disaster relief loans, to receive additional federal benefits, including funds under the Department of Housing and Urban Development Block Grant for Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR), without having to repay such additional benefits.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2734 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 29, 2019 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To provide a duplication of benefits fix for Sandy CDBG–DR recipients, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sandy Duplication of Benefits Fairness Act . 2. Duplication of benefits (a) Amendment Section 1210(a)(3) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–254 ; 132 Stat. 3186) is amended by striking January 1, 2016 and inserting October 1, 2012 . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–254 ; 132 Stat. 3186).