Prohibiting political interference in Federal disaster assistance

Section 308 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5151) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) The President may not make determinations of Federal disaster assistance, including declarations of emergencies or major disasters, Federal funding, and other relief and assistance under this Act on the basis of political affiliation within a State, territory, or locality..