Typhoon Mawar Reconstruction Act

Bill: 118-hr-6478
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-11-24
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Guam

Natural disasters

Northern Mariana Islands

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2023-11-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6478 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 24, 2023 Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources , and the Judiciary , 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 A BILL To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide certain assistance for Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Typhoon Mawar Reconstruction Act . 2. Typhoon Mawar reconstruction and resiliency (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may provide repair and replacement assistance for hospital facilities, navigational waterways, power generation and transmission, and communication, pursuant to section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5172 ) for major disaster declarations covering Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands declared after the enactment of this Act, and the major disaster declarations DR–4715–GU and DR–4716–MP to— (1) replace or restore the function of the damaged facility, or any system necessary for the operation of such facility, to industry standards for safety, security, and resilience of the facility and system to future threats; and (2) direct any Federal agency, with reimbursement by the Administrator, to utilize the authorities and the resources of such agency granted to such agency under Federal law (including personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and managerial, technical, and advisory services) to provide repair and restoration assistance directly to the Guam communities, in lieu of financial reimbursement by grant. (b) Federal share Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided for the repair, replacement assistance, and restoration of navigational waterways, power generation and transmission, for hospital facilities, and communication pursuant to sections 406 and 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172 and 5189f) for the major disaster declarations DR–4715–GU and DR–4716–MP, shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs described in subsection (a). (c) Clarification Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes section 6(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Joint Resolution entitled A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America , and for other purposes , approved March 24, 1976 ( 48 U.S.C. 1806(b)(1)(B)(i) ), any repair or replacement project funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the major disaster declarations DR–4715–GU and DR–4716–MP shall be considered directly connected to, supporting, associated with, or adversely affected by the military realignment occurring on Guam and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.