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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3622
To waive the cost share requirement for Indian Tribes receiving disaster
assistance relating to COVID–19, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 6, 2020
Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. UDALL, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SULLIVAN,
Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To waive the cost share requirement for Indian Tribes receiv-
ing disaster assistance relating to COVID–19, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Indian Tribal Govern-
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ment Coronavirus (COVID–19) Disaster Assistance Cost
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Share Relief Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
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sion of law, including any agreement, the Federal share
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of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided
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to an Indian tribal government in connection with
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COVID–19 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
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and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)
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shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such Act,
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regardless of whether the Indian tribal government was
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the recipient or subrecipient of the assistance.
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal share provided by
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subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance described
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in subsection (a) applied for before, on, or after the date
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of enactment of this Act, regardless of whether the appli-
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cation deadline for the assistance has passed.
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