; and (2) the State has the ability to repay any such loans or advances. . 210. Procedure for declaration of major disaster Section 401(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170(a) ) is amended— (1) in the second sentence by inserting reimbursable after Federal ; (2) in the third sentence by inserting before the period at the end and shall enter into an agreement to reimburse the United States for all expenses incurred in providing assistance under this Act with respect to the disaster ; and (3) in the fourth sentence by striking cost-sharing . 211. General Federal disaster assistance Section 402 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170a ) is amended— (1) by striking In and inserting (a) General authority .—Subject to subsection (b), in ; (2) by striking , with or without reimbursement, ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Reimbursement agreement Assistance may only be provided under this section if the affected State agrees to reimburse the United States for all expenses incurred in providing such assistance. . 212. Essential disaster assistance Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking Federal agencies and inserting Subject to subsection (b), Federal agencies ; (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Reimbursement agreement Assistance may only be provided under this section if the affected State agrees to reimburse the United States for all expenses incurred in providing such assistance. ; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (3) by striking out of funds made available to carry out this Act and inserting by the State ; (B) by striking paragraph (4); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively