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Resiliency Enhancement Act of 2023

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What This Bill Does

This bill amends the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to extend assistance for critical services following certain disasters. The bill expands what types of damaged facilities can receive repair, restoration and replacement assistance in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Who It Affects

Residents and infrastructure in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands affected by major disasters declared by the federal government.

Key Provisions

• The bill adds solid waste management, stormwater management, public housing, transportation infrastructure and medical care to the types of critical services that can receive assistance for repair, restoration and replacement (Sec. 2(a)). • The bill extends assistance to include any major disaster declared in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands on or before September 30, 2022 (Sec. 2(a)).

What Changes

The types of damaged facilities eligible for federal assistance now include solid waste management systems, stormwater management systems, public housing, transportation infrastructure and medical care facilities. The bill also covers subsequent major disasters declared in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands through September 30, 2022.

Important Definitions

The bill references "major disaster" as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act but does not define it within this bill text itself.

Effective Date

The amendments take effect as if they were included in the original Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1027 To amend the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to extend the provision of assistance for critical services with respect to certain disasters, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 14, 2023 Ms. PLASKETT (for herself and Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to extend the provision of assistance for critical services with re- spect to certain disasters, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Resiliency Enhance- 4 ment Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF 6 DAMAGED FACILITIES. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 20601 of the Bipartisan 8 Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123) is amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:20 Mar 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1027.IH H1027 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1027 IH (1) by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting a comma; 1 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and including, for purposes 2 of this section, solid waste management, stormwater 3 management, public housing, transportation infra- 4 structure, and medical care,’’ before ‘‘for the dura- 5 tion’’; and 6 (3) by inserting ‘‘, and any subsequent major 7 disaster (as such term is defined in section 102 of 8 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- 9 gency Assistance Act) declared under section 401 of 10 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- 11 gency Assistance Act in Puerto Rico or the Virgin 12 Islands on or before September 30, 2022’’ before 13 ‘‘to—’’. 14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 15 subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section 16 20601 of Public Law 115–123. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:20 Mar 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1027.IH H1027 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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