Eligibility of subgovernmental units for assistance

Section 102(8) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(8)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) includes any State or political subdivision of a State authorized by a local government to submit an application under this Act and serve as an agent on behalf of the local government..