Union Calendar No. 14
115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
[Report No. 115–32]
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a program to use simplified procedures to issue public assistance for certain projects under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
February 24, 2017
Mr. Barletta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
March 9, 2017
Additional sponsors: Mr. Denham and Mr. Graves of Louisiana
March 9, 2017
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a program to use simplified procedures to issue public assistance for certain projects under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Disaster Simplified Assistance Value Enhancement Act” or the “Disaster SAVE Act”.
SEC. 2. Simplified Procedure Program.
(a) Threshold.—The Administrator shall immediately establish the threshold for eligibility pursuant to section 422(b)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189(b)(2)) at $500,000.
(b) Report.—Not later than May 1, 2021, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House a report on the comprehensive review of the Program conducted under this section, to include an assessment of cost-effectiveness, speed of recovery, capacity of the grantees, past performance and accountability measures.
(c) Sunset.—This Act shall expire on September 30, 2021.
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[Report No. 115–32] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a program to use
simplified procedures to issue public assistance for certain projects
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
and for other purposes. | |||||
March 9, 2017 | |||||
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |