To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that Federal disaster assistance may be provided to provide reimbursement for certain amounts paid in insurance deductibles, and for other purposes.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow federal disaster assistance to be provided to reimburse all or part of a deductible a person is required to pay as a condition for the receipt of benefits under an insurance policy the person obtained to protect against property loss.

Makes this provision applicable to a major disaster or emergency declared by the President on or after September 1, 2008.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 6900 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6900

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
   Assistance Act to clarify that Federal disaster assistance may be 
provided to provide reimbursement for certain amounts paid in insurance 
                  deductibles, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2008

 Mr. Cazayoux introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
   Assistance Act to clarify that Federal disaster assistance may be 
provided to provide reimbursement for certain amounts paid in insurance 
                  deductibles, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISASTER RELIEF FOR AMOUNTS PAID IN INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLES.

    (a) In General.--Section 312(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Insurance deductibles.--This section shall not 
        prohibit the provision of Federal assistance to a person as 
        reimbursement for all or any part of the amount of a deductible 
        the person is required to pay as a condition for the receipt of 
        benefits under an insurance policy that has been obtained by 
        the person pursuant to section 311.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to a major disaster or emergency declared by the President 
on or after September 1, 2008.
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