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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 6842 (Introduced in House) — To provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters, and for other purposes. · Sec. 8

Sec. 8. Definitions

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In this Act— The term qualified disaster area means any area with respect to which a major disaster was declared, during the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on the date which is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, if the incident period of the disaster with respect to which such declaration was made begins on or after December 28, 2024, and on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.
The term qualified disaster zone means that portion of any qualified disaster area which was determined by the President, during the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on the date which is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to warrant individual or individual and public assistance from the Federal Government under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by reason of the qualified disaster with respect to such disaster area.
The term qualified disaster means, with respect to any qualified disaster area, the disaster by reason of which a major disaster was declared with respect to such area. The term incident period means, with respect to any qualified disaster, the period specified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the period during which such disaster occurred, except that for purposes of this Act, such period shall not be treated as ending after the date which is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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