To transfer certain unobligated funds to the Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-10069
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2024-10-29
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2024-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10069 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 29, 2024 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Rosendale , Mr. Norman , and Mr. Ogles ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To transfer certain unobligated funds to the Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Transfer of unobligated funds to Disaster Relief Fund (a) In general Any unobligated covered funds shall be transferred to the Disaster Relief Fund to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) with respect to major disasters declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ). (b) Covered funds defined In this section, the term covered funds — (1) means funds made available under the heading Bilateral Economic Assisstance—Funds Appropriated to the President—Economic Support Fund of title IV of the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act ( Public Law 118–50 ); and (2) does not include such funds that are made available to prevent and respond to food insecurity.