One Hundred Ninth Congress of the United States of America
At the Second Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and six
H. R. 4979
AN ACT
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify the preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Local Community Recovery Act of 2006
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Use of local firms and individuals for disaster relief activities
Section 307 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5150) is amended by adding at the end the following: In carrying out this section, a contract or agreement may be set aside for award based on a specific geographic area.
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Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that the Corps of Engineers should promptly implement the decision of the Government Accountability Office in solicitation W912EE-06-R-0005, dated March 20, 2006.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.