3.0.0 3347 2023-01-11T13:23:56Z 2023-01-11T13:23:56Z House H HR 2013-10-28 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROTHFUS:H.R. 3347.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution,``[t]o pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States . . . .''[Page H6828]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2013-10-29T21:37:59Z Referred to 2013-10-28T16:02:40Z 2013-10-29 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2013-10-28 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2013-10-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-10-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000598 Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] Keith Rothfus R PA J. 12 N Emergency Management Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Emergency Management 00 2013-10-28 Introduced in House 2013-12-17T20:42:40Z Disaster Assistance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013 or the DATA Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to Congress a report that specifies: (1) the amount obligated by the federal government for disaster assistance, by each agency and program thereof, for each of the preceding 10 fiscal years; and (2) the amount projected to be obligated for disaster assistance by each agency and program for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.

Requires the Director to submit to Congress, in conjunction with the President's annual budget submission, a report that specifies: (1) the amount projected to be obligated in the upcoming fiscal year for disaster assistance by each federal agency and program, (2) the amount obligated during the most-recently concluded fiscal year for disaster assistance by each federal agency and program, and (3) any corrections to previous reports.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to the House and Senate appropriations and budget committees every two years on: (1) an evaluation of federal disaster assistance spending, including the identification of areas of potential duplication, waste, fraud, or abuse; (2) recommendations on how federal agencies can improve transparency in, and better account for, disaster assistance spending to ensure that funds are spent in an effective and efficient manner; and (3) an evaluation of the effectiveness and equity of the current system of cost-sharing with respect to disaster assistance spending, including the system's effectiveness in reducing the federal cost of disaster assistance and promoting non-federal investment in disaster recovery, mitigation, and preparedness.

]]> DATA Act of 2013 Display Title DATA Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to report on the disaster assistance obligations of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced DATA Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Disaster Assistance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-10-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3347ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3347ih.xml 2013-10-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.