Repair and rebuilding

Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking rendered uninhabitable and inserting damaged by a major disaster; and (B) by striking uninhabitable, as a result of damage caused by a major disaster and inserting damaged by a major disaster; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i) by striking to a safe and sanitary living or functioning condition and inserting to ensure that such residences are habitable during longer term recovery (including through coordination with other sources for repair and rebuilding of such residences); and (B) in paragraph (4) by striking in cases in which and all that follows, and inserting if the President determines such assistance is a cost effective alternative to other housing solutions, including the costs associated with temporary housing provided under this section..