To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Summary

Prohibits the FEMA Administrator from requiring application of federal procurement rules (Title 41, U.S. Code) to purchases or contracts made or issued by Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands when an emergency is declared under the Stafford Act. The change applies only during a declared Stafford Act emergency and affects how those jurisdictions conduct buying and contracting tied to disaster response. The provision does not change funding levels or create new programs; it only removes the requirement that federal procurement statutes apply to covered jurisdictions' purchases and contracts during the emergency period.

• During a Stafford Act emergency, FEMA cannot require Title 41 federal procurement rules for purchases/contracts by Puerto Rico, D.C., American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• The change is procedural: it removes a federal procurement requirement rather than providing new funds or programs.
• Covered jurisdictions can use their own procurement rules for disaster-related contracting during the emergency period.
• FEMA administrators must not impose Title 41 compliance on those jurisdictions for affected purchases and contracts.
• Contractors working for those jurisdictions during the emergency will be subject to local/territorial procurement terms instead of Title 41.
• The provision applies only while a Stafford Act emergency is in effect and only to the named jurisdictions.
• Does not explicitly alter other federal grant conditions or auditing authorities unless those rely on Title 41.
• May speed procurement and reduce paperwork for disaster response in the listed jurisdictions.
• Could reduce some federal procurement oversight and competitive bidding requirements in emergency purchases for those jurisdictions.
• No funding, tax, or appropriations changes are included.