Summary

Limits who can receive federal disaster assistance by changing eligibility under the Stafford Act to people who meet the federal "qualified alien" immigration definition, while expressly excluding certain asylees, refugees, and parolees who have not sought lawful permanent resident status. It also incorporates standard immigration law definitions and establishes a short title. No new funding or implementation timeline is specified in the text provided.

• Restricts federal disaster assistance eligibility to noncitizens who meet the federal "qualified alien" definition.
• Explicitly excludes certain asylees, refugees, and parolees who have not sought adjustment to lawful permanent resident status from eligibility.
• Incorporates Immigration and Nationality Act definitions to interpret immigration-status terms.
• Does not provide new funding, timelines, or administrative programs—only changes eligibility rules under existing law.
• Would require FEMA (and partners) to verify immigration status when processing disaster-aid applications.
• Could shift costs and needs to state, local, and nonprofit relief systems for people who lose federal eligibility.
• May deter some eligible people from seeking help if verification is perceived as burdensome or risky.
• Short, targeted change with potentially significant operational and equity impacts during emergencies.