To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Bill: 116-hr-6465
Sponsor: full_name: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-04-07
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

American Samoa

Buy American requirements

Disaster relief and insurance

District of Columbia

Guam

Northern Mariana Islands

Public contracts and procurement

Puerto Rico

U.S. territories and protectorates

Virgin Islands
Latest action: action_date: 2020-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-04-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill waives Buy American requirements (requirements for the use of goods mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States) in the case of an emergency declaration, with respect to purchases made or contracts issued by Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6465 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2020 Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico (for herself, Mrs. Radewagen , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Sablan , and Mr. San Nicolas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

1. Waiver of certain provisions In the case of an emergency declared pursuant to section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall not require the application of chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, with respect to purchases made or contracts issued by Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands of the United States.