3.0.0 2421 2022-11-01T13:50:11Z 2022-11-01T13:50:11Z Senate S 2019-08-01 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-08-01T17:07:44Z 2019-08-01 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL N L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2019-08-01 True Emergency Management Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Government information and archives Natural disasters Public contracts and procurement Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Emergency Management 00 2019-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-30T18:08:24Z Disaster Contract Transparency Act of 2019

This bill modifies the process for contracting following natural disasters.

Specifically, the bill (1) requires state and local governments to have advance contracts in place for debris removal services in order to be eligible for the public assistance grant program; and (2) limits Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement of debris removal to the lower of federal, state, or local contract rates.

The bill further requires FEMA to

  • penalize vendors for failing to adhere to pre-disaster contracts;
  • develop and implement clear rules regarding the oversight of debris removal contracts;
  • develop a documented risk-based approach for grants that federal coordinating officers can use to determine appropriate cost-effective field presence required for debris removal oversight; and
  • report to Congress annually detailing a comprehensive list of advance contracts and a review of the need for advance contracts that may be lacking for debris removal and other services.
]]> Disaster Contract Transparency Act of 2019 Display Title Disaster Contract Transparency Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Disaster Contract Transparency Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve accountability of disaster contracts, and for other purposes Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2421is/xml/BILLS-116s2421is.xml 2019-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.