Delivering Equity and Justice for Disaster Survivors Act of 2022 2022-07-27 Introduced in House Delivering Equity and Justice for Disaster Survivors Act of 2022

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish, as a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council, the Disaster Equity and Justice Subcommittee.

The subcommittee must develop recommendations for improving equitable and just policy and program delivery before, during, and after disasters, including recommendations related to

  • the accessibility, utilization, and receipt of FEMA grants and assistance by underserved, under resourced, and underrepresented populations and communities;
  • strategies and policy recommendations to address the inequitable delivery of disaster assistance, grant programs, technical assistance, and training; and
  • strategies to address any disparate impacts climate change will have on culturally, socially, or economically vulnerable communities.
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