Sec. 262. LOST WAGES ASSISTANCE RECOUPMENT FAIRNESS
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## SEC. 262 LOST WAGES ASSISTANCE RECOUPMENT FAIRNESS **[**[42 U.S.C. 5174 note](/us/usc/t42/s5174)**]** ###
(a)Definitions In this section— ####
(1)the term “covered assistance” means assistance provided for supplemental lost wages payments under subsections (e)(2) and
(f)of section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174), as authorized under the emergency declaration issued by the President on March 13, 2020, pursuant to section 501(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)) and under any subsequent major disaster declaration under section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) that supersedes such emergency declaration; and ####
(2)the term “State” has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). ###
(b)Waiver Authority for State Liability In the case of any individual who has received amounts of covered assistance to which the individual is not entitled, the State shall require the individual to repay the amounts of such assistance to the State agency, except that the State agency may waive such repayment if the State agency determines that— ####
(1)the payment of such covered assistance was without fault on the part of the individual; and ####
(2)such repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience. ###
(c)Waiver Authority for Federal Liability Any waiver of debt issued by a State under subsection
(b)shall also waive the debt owed to the United States. ###
(d)Reporting ####
(1)State reporting If a State issues a waiver of debt under subsection (b), the State shall report such waiver to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ####
(2)OIG reporting Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit a report that assesses the efforts of the States to waive recoupment related to lost wages assistance under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) to— #####
(A)the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Finance, and the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and #####
(B)the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Committee on Ways and Means, and the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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