; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Rules relating to residential common interest communities (1) Issuance of rules The President shall issue rules which provide that removal of debris or wreckage from a unit of real estate within a residential common interest community, condominium entity, or an entity of a housing cooperative from a major disaster is in the public interest when a State or local government determines in writing such debris or wreckage constitutes a threat to life, to public health or safety, or to the economic recovery of the residential common interest community. (2) Deference In issuing the rules under paragraph (1), the President shall be deferential to defined terms in State or local laws and ordinances. . 4. Condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster Section 408(c)(2)(A) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i) by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and (3) by adding after clause (i) the following: (ii) the repair of essential common elements of a condominium or housing cooperative (such as a roof, exterior wall, heating and cooling equipment, elevator, stairwell, utility access, plumbing, and electricity) provided an individual’s or household’s pro rata share of essential common element repair costs are satisfactorily documented; and . 5. Applicability The amendments made by this Act shall apply to a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.