[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6481 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6481

 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office of 
 Disability Integration and Coordination within the Federal Emergency 
               Management Agency, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 2, 2010

Ms. Richardson (for herself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office of 
 Disability Integration and Coordination within the Federal Emergency 
               Management Agency, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disability Integration and 
Coordination Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF DISABILITY INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION.

    Section 513 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321b) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end of paragraph (1), by redesignating 
        paragraph (11) as paragraph (12), and by inserting after 
        paragraph (10) the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) serving as the Director of the Office of Disability 
        Integration and Coordination established under subsection (c); 
        and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Office of Disability Integration and Coordination.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish within 
        the Agency the Office of Disability Integration and 
        Coordination (in this subsection referred to as the `Office').
            ``(2) Mission.--The Administrator shall, in consultation 
        with the National Council on Disability, State, local, and 
        tribal governments, private sector entities, and 
        nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based and other 
        community humanitarian relief entities, use the Office to 
        implement strategies and activities in support of the 
        responsibilities of the Disability Coordinator under this 
        section and as assigned by other provisions of law or by the 
        Administrator.
            ``(3) Staffing.--The Disability Coordinator--
                    ``(A) subject to subparagraph (B), shall maintain 
                staffing levels of the Office that are commensurate 
                with the current and projected workload;
                    ``(B) shall maintain not less than 10 full-time, 
                permanent personnel of the headquarters office of the 
                Agency who are properly trained to implement the 
                Office's mission, and who shall be assigned to the 
                Regional Offices as necessary; and
                    ``(C) shall periodically evaluate the staffing 
                levels of the headquarters office of the Agency.
            ``(4) Performance measures.--The Administrator, in 
        coordination with the Disability Coordinator and in 
        consultation with the National Council on Disability, State, 
        local, and tribal governments, private sector entities, and 
        nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based and other 
        community humanitarian relief entities, shall establish 
        performance measures for the Office that are specific, 
        measurable, achievable, and relevant, including but not limited 
        to--
                    ``(A) ensuring the timely development, update, 
                integration, and dissemination of information, 
                including policy guidance, training materials, and 
                other planning tools for State, local, and tribal 
                government officials and other appropriate 
                stakeholders; and
                    ``(B) ensuring the integration of people with 
                disabilities into emergency, preparedness, protection, 
                mitigation, evacuation, sheltering, transition, 
                resiliency, and recovery plans.''.

SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES REGISTRIES.

    (a) General.--The Administrator, subject to the availability of 
appropriations, shall enter into a contract with the National Academy 
of Public Administration within 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act to--
            (1) conduct an assessment of the efficacy of State, local, 
        and tribal governments' and nonprofits' registries of people 
        with disabilities to guide planning and preparedness during 
        local, State, and national disasters or emergencies resulting 
        from a natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or other man-made 
        disaster; and
            (2) provide recommendations for establishing a Federal 
        disabilities registry.
    (b) Study Goals.--The study shall--
            (1) review national trends of State, local, and tribal 
        governments' use of such registries;
            (2) provide a comparative analysis, including costs, of the 
        sampling of such registries;
            (3) determine the effectiveness of such registries for 
        implementing emergency planning, evacuation, and recovery plans 
        related to sheltering needs for people with disabilities during 
        disasters and emergencies resulting from a natural disaster, an 
        act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster;
            (4) review best practices from State, local, and tribal 
        governments that have adopted a registry plan; and
            (5) provide recommendations for implementation of a Federal 
        disabilities registry.
    (c) Final Report.--The National Academy of Public Administration 
shall--
            (1) submit the findings of the study to the Committee on 
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
        Senate, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency not later than 12 months after the contract 
        is awarded; and
            (2) periodically brief Congress on the progress of the 
        study.
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