Crisis Counseling Act

Crisis Counseling Act

This bill provides for immediate approval of any request by a state, local, or tribal government for crisis counseling and training after the President declares a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7748 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7748

To ensure that after a declaration of a major disaster affected States, 
  local governments, and Indian tribal governments receive immediate 
approval for services and assistance provided under section 416 of the 
    Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2020

  Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Cardenas) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To ensure that after a declaration of a major disaster affected States, 
  local governments, and Indian tribal governments receive immediate 
approval for services and assistance provided under section 416 of the 
    Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

    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 ``Crisis Counseling Act''.

SEC. 2. CRISIS COUNSELING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.

    After the President declares a major disaster under section 401 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Response Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170b), any request made by a State, local, or Indian tribal 
government affected by such disaster shall receive immediate approval 
for services and assistance provided under section 416 of such Act.
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