RIDER Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9680 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9680 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand eligibility for individual and public assistance to certain areas and to include cumulative damage from multiple natural catastrophes in the definition of major disaster, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2024 Mr. Babin (for himself and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand eligibility for individual and public assistance to certain areas and to include cumulative damage from multiple natural catastrophes in the definition of major disaster, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Impact of Disasters and Emergencies Relief Act'' or the ``RIDER Act''. SEC. 2. CONTIGUOUS AREA. Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: ``(b) Contiguous Area.-- ``(1) In general.--Any area under the jurisdiction of a State, local government, or Indian tribal government, including an area located in a State for which the President did not declare a major disaster, that is contiguous to an area that the President designates as eligible for any form of covered assistance as a result of a major disaster (in this paragraph referred