H.R. 4277

Waiver of Emergency Payments Act

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115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4277

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 7, 2017

Mr. Gutiérrez (for himself and Mr. Espaillat) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To ensure that the Federal share of the costs of certain assistance relating to Hurricanes Irma and Maria is 100 percent, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Waiver of Emergency Payments Act.

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Federal share of assistance

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided for Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under sections 403, 404, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5170c, 5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such sections.