Rural Disaster Support and Relief Act
This bill retroactively expands access to certain federal disaster relief for local governments and certain public and nonprofit facilities.
Specifically, it increases the federal share of disaster relief assistance for emergencies or disasters declared in calendar years 2020 and 2021 for local governments with populations of less than 50,000.
To increase for calendar years 2020 and 2021 the amount of the Federal 
    share for disaster relief and emergency assistance for a local 
    government with a population of less than 50,000, 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 ``Rural Disaster Support and Relief 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN FEDERAL SHARE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 203(h)(1), 403(b), 
403(c)(4), 404(a), 406(b), 407(d), 428(e)(2)(B), 503(a), and 614(b) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), for a major disaster or emergency declared during 
calendar year 2020 or 2021 that has not completed the recovery phase, 
the Federal share of assistance provided under such sections for a 
local government with a population of not more than 50,000 shall be not 
less than 90 percent of the eligible cost of such assistance.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term ``local 
government'' has the same meaning given such term in section 102 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122).

SEC. 3. FLOOD INSURANCE.

    Section 406(d)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5171(d)(1)), is amended by striking 
``, through December 31, 2018''.
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Rural Disaster Support and Relief Act
To increase for calendar years 2020 and 2021 the amount of the Federal share for disaster relief and emergency assistance for a local government with a population of less than 50,000, and for other purposes.
Rural Disaster Support and Relief Act
Rep. Moolenaar, John R.