109 HR 6001 IH: To require the Director of the Federal Emergency U.S. House of Representatives 2006-07-28 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6001 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2006 Mr. Jindal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish an identity verification system that ensures that disaster assistance payments are paid only to qualified individuals.

1.

Disaster assistance to qualified individuals

(a)

In general

The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall establish an identity verification system that verifies applicant identity in near-real time to ensure that disaster assistance payments are paid only to qualified individuals. (b)

Qualification

To determine if an individual is qualified and ensure that the identity verification system referred to in subsection (a) is efficient, the Director shall— (1)establish detailed criteria for registration that provides simple but specific instructions to registrants regarding the identification information required; (2)require registrants to provide their name exactly as it appears on their social security card to prevent name and social security discrepancies; (3)test the identity verification system prior to implementation; (4)ensure that call center employees give prompt feedback to a registrant regarding whether or not the registrant’s identity has been validated; and (5)establish an expeditious appeal and an alternative verification process for a registrant who is rejected through the identity verification system.