57 1 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 241-1 (a) (1) (A)), is amended 2 by 3 4 5 6 7 8. (1) striking out "Office of Emergency Planning" and inserting in lieu thereof "Office of Disaster Assist ance"; and (2) striking out "pursuant to section 2 (a) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1855a (a))" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "pursuant to section 102 (1) of the Omnibus Disaster Assistance Act". (f) Section 16 (a) of the Act of September 23, 1950 (79 Stat. 1158; 20 U.S.C. 646 (a)) is amended by (1) striking out "the Director of the Office of Emergency Planning" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Director of the Office of Disaster Assistance"; and (2) striking out "section 2 (a) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1855a (a))" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 102 (1) of the Omnibus Disaster Assistance Act". (g) Section 408 (a) of the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 (20 U.S.C. 758 (a)) is amended by striking out "section 2 (a) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1855a (a))" and inserting in lieu thereof the follow ing: "section 102 (1) of the Omnibus Disaster Assistance Act". 58 1 (h) Section 165 (h) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code 2 of 1954, relating to disaster losses (26 U.S.C. 165 (h) (2)) 3 is amended to read as follows: 4 5 6 7 8 9 "(2) occurring in an area subsequently determined by the President of the United States to warrant assist ance by the Federal Government under the Omnibus Disaster Assistance Act,". (i) Section 5064 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 5064 (a)), relating to losses caused by 10 disaster, is amended by striking out "the Act of September 11 30, 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1855)" and inserting in lieu thereof 12 "the Omnibus Disaster Assistance Act". 13 14 15 (j) Section 5708 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 5708 (a)), relating to losses caused by disaster, is amended by striking out "the Act of September 16 30, 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1855)" and inserting in lieu thereof 17 "the Omnibus Disaster Assistance Act". (k) Section 3 of the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330; 48 U.S.C. 1681), is amended by striking out of the last sentence the words "section 2 of the Act of September 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 1109), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1855a)" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "section 102 (1) of the Omnibus Disaster Assistance Act". (1) Whenever reference is made in any provision of law (other than this Act), regulation, rule, record, or docu 40-896 O 70 pt. 4-5 59 1 ment of the United States to (1) the Office of Civil Defense, 2 3 or (2) the Act of September 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 1109), or any provision of such Act, such reference shall be deemed 4 to be a reference to (1) the Office of Disaster Assistance, or 5 (2) the Omnibus Disaster Assistance Act, respectively. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 233 13 14 15 REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW SEC. 502. The following Acts are hereby repealed: (1) the Act of September 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 1109); (2) the Disaster Relief Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1316); and (3) the Disaster Relief Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 125). AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 503. There are hereby authorized to be appro16 priated, except as provided otherwise in this Act, such sums 17 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 91ST CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3745 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 23, 1970 Mr. COOPER (for himself, Mr. BAYH, Mr. DOLE, and Mr. RANDOLPH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Works A BILL To amend existing Federal disaster assistance legislation, and 1 for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Disaster Assistance Act 4 of 1970." 5 6 SEC. 2. Section 2 of "An Act to authorize Federal assistance to States and local governments in major disasters, and 7 for other purposes" approved September 30, 1950 (Public 8 Law 875, Eighty-first Congress; 42 U.S.C. 1855-1855g), 9 as amended, is further amended as follows: 10 (a) Section 2 (a) is amended (1) by striking "disaster 11 assistance under this Act" and substituting "Federal disaster II 2 1 assistance", and (2) by striking "(or the Board of Com 3 (b) Section 2 (c) of the Act is amended by striking the 4 5 semicolon at the end of subparagraph (c) and adding “and the District of Columbia;". 6 (c) Subsection 3 (d) of the Act is amended to read as 7 follows: "(d) by performing on public or private lands protective, emergency, and other work essential for the preservation of life and property; clearing debris and wreckage; making repairs to and replacements of public facilities (including street, road, and highway facilities) of States and local governments damaged or destroyed in such major disaster: Provided, That the Federal contributions therefor shall not exceed the net cost of restoring such facilities to their pre-disaster capacity and in conformity with current codes and specifications; pro viding temporary housing or other emergency shelter, including leased mobile homes or other readily fabricated dwellings (with such rentals as may be appropriate, considering the hardship and the financial ability of the occupant to pay) for those who, as a result of such major disaster, require temporary housing or other emergency shelter; and making contributions to States |