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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KATKO:H.R. 4358.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Article I, Section 8,Clause 3, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S.Constitution.[Page H7754]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as carried out by FEMA in the five years before this bill's enactment; and (2) establish damage assessment teams within FEMA to conduct preliminary damage assessments with state and local governments and appropriate relief or disaster assistance organizations.</p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as supported by FEMA in the five years before this bill's enactment; and (2) establish a training regime within FEMA to ensure preliminary damage assessments are conducted and reviewed under consistent guidelines.</p> <p>FEMA shall annually submit to Congress a report on the number and type of instances under which FEMA personnel have overturned decisions made by personnel in the field.</p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as supported by FEMA in the five years before this bill's enactment; and (2) establish a training regime within FEMA to ensure preliminary damage assessments are conducted and reviewed under consistent guidelines.</p> <p>FEMA shall annually submit to Congress a report on the number and type of instances under which FEMA personnel have overturned decisions made by personnel in the field.</p>]]></text>
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