Economic Disaster Community Assistance Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Economic Disaster Community Assistance Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to authorize the President of the United States to provide a program of direct Federal assistance to individuals, to State and to local government to alleviate the economic loss resulting from economic disasters by: (1) establishing within the Department of Commerce an Office of Aid to Economic Disaster Communities; (2) providing for a coordinated Federal response; (3) authorizing extension and, in some cases, forgiveness of all or part of obligations due the Federal Government; and (4) waiving certain administrative and procedural requirements of Federal programs to facilitate an early and coordinated program of relief. Specifies the duties and functions of the Office and its Director. Authorizes the President, on the request of the Governor of a State, to designate as an economic disaster community any area without regard to political or geographical boundaries where: (1) the average three-month unemployment is 150 percent of the national average for the preceding calendar year; or (2) the current unemployment rate is in excess of the national average for the prior month and has increased by at…