Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2017”.
Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2017
A BILL
To prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from taking administrative action to recover certain payments for disaster or emergency assistance, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Actions to recover payment for disaster or emergency assistance
In general— Section 705 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5205) is amended—
in subsection (a)(1)—
by striking “Except” and inserting “Notwithstanding section 3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, and except”; and
by striking “report for the disaster or emergency” and inserting “report for project completion as certified by the grantee”; and
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “report for the disaster or emergency” and inserting “report for project completion as certified by the grantee”; and
in paragraph (3), by inserting “for project completion as certified by the grantee” after “final expenditure report”.
Applicability— With respect to a payment for disaster or emergency assistance provided to a State or local government on or after January 1, 2004, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may not take administrative action to recover such payment for assistance after the date of enactment of this Act if the action is prohibited under section 705(a)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5205(a)(1)), as amended by subsection (a).
Limitation— Nothing in this section, including the amendments made by this section, shall be construed to invalidate or otherwise affect any administrative action completed before the date of enactment of this Act.