S.Amdt. 4255

SA 4255. Mr. BUDD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 7148, making further consolidated appropriations
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In title V of Division H, insert after section 554 the
following:
Sec. 555.
(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), not later than 5
business days after the date on which the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency designates an
application for an award under section 404 or 408 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c, 5174) using amounts made available
under this Act as pending approval by the Secretary of
Homeland Security (referred to in this section as the
``Secretary''), the Secretary shall obligate the amounts for
that application.
(b) The Secretary may withhold an obligation described in
subsection (a) if, during the 5 business day-period following
the date described in subsection (a), the Secretary submits
to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a
certification detailing specific and evidence-based findings
of material fraud or legal ineligibility that preclude
immediate obligation.
(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply during a period in which
the Secretary determines that the amounts available in the
Disaster Relief Fund are insufficient to comply with the
requirements under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
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