S.Amdt. 616

SA 616. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Leahy and Mr. Lautenberg)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 602
proposed by Mr. Reid to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 66, approving
the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and
Democracy Act of 2003; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``covered major disaster'' means the major
disaster described in paragraph (2) for a covered State;
(2) the term ``covered State'' means a State for which the
Federal obligations under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)
relating to a major disaster during fiscal year 2011 are not
less than double the threshold amount applicable to fiscal
year 2011 under section 206.47(b) of title 44, Code of
Federal Regulations; and
(3) the term ``major disaster'' means a major disaster
declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170).
(b) Increased Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for assistance under section 403, 406, 407,
and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, and
5174) provided in a covered State relating to the covered
major disaster for the State, the Federal share of the
assistance shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under
such sections.
(c) Mitigation Assistance.--Notwithstanding the second
sentence of section 404(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)), for
a covered State that has a mitigation plan approved by the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165), the total of
contributions in the covered State under such section 404 for
the covered major disaster shall not exceed 20 percent of the
estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made (less any
associated administrative costs) in the State under the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act with respect to the covered major disaster.
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