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HR 5242 111th Congress House

Business Disaster Recovery Assistance Act of 2010

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a disaster recovery assistance program for businesses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 6, 2010 Introduced by: Courtney, Joe Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Disaster relief and insuranceGeneral business and commerce matters
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May 7, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 6, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 6, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 7, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Business Disaster Recovery Assistance Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to assist a covered entity affected by a major disaster. (Defines "covered entity" to mean a business or private nonprofit organization operating in an area with respect to which the President declared, during the 60-day period preceding the date the entity submitted a grant application, a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.)

Authorizes the Administrator to make a grant to a covered entity to assist in: (1) the repair or replacement of the entity's property that was damaged as a direct result of a major disaster; and (2) meeting the entity's ordinary and necessary financial obligations that might not otherwise be met as a direct result of a major disaster.

Limits each grant to $28,000. Directs the Administrator to adjust the limit annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5242: Business Disaster Recovery Assistance Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5242/
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