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HR 1953 112th Congress House Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 24, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
May 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 24, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 24, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E943)
May 24, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal government (the person recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as the chief elected administrative officer of that government) to submit a request for a declaration by the President that, consistent with requirements of that Act, a major disaster or emergency exists.

Provides that: (1) in implementing assistance authorized by the President in response to such requests, references to "state" and "governor" shall mean "Indian tribal government" (the governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994) and the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal government; and (2) nothing in this Act shall prohibit a tribal government from receiving such assistance through a presidential declaration at the request of a state if the President does not make a declaration under this Act for the same incident.

Requires any non-federal contributions of less than $200,000 required under such Act to be paid by an Indian tribal government to be waived. Allows any required non-federal contribution more than $200,000 to be adjusted or waived in accordance with criteria established by the President.

What's happening now May 25, 2011

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

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