II Calendar No. 69 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 713 [Report No. 111–23] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2009 Mr. Pryor introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 1, 2009 Reported by Mr. Lieberman, with an amendment Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense.

1.

Short title; definitions

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the FEMA Accountability Act of 2009. (b)

Definitions

In this Act— (1)the term Administrator means the Administrator of FEMA; (2)the terms emergency and major disaster have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122); and (3)the term FEMA means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

2.

Transfer, storage, sale, and disposal of housing units

(a)

In general

Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall— (1)complete an assessment to determine the number of temporary housing units purchased by FEMA that FEMA needs to maintain in stock to respond appropriately to emergencies or major disasters occurring after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2)establish criteria for determining whether the individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA are in usable condition, which shall include appropriate criteria for formaldehyde testing and exposure of the individual temporary housing units. (b)

Plan

(1)

In general

Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a plan for— (A)storing the number of temporary housing units that the Administrator has determined under subsection (a)(1) that FEMA needs to maintain in stock; (B)transferring, selling, or otherwise disposing of the temporary housing units in the inventory of FEMA that— (i)are in excess of the number of temporary housing units that the Administrator has determined under subsection (a)(1) that FEMA needs to maintain in stock; and (ii)are in usable condition, based on the criteria established under subsection (a)(2); and (C)disposing of the temporary housing units in the inventory of FEMA that the Administrator determines are not in usable condition, based on the criteria established under subsection (a)(2). (2)

Applicability of disposal requirements

The plan established under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the requirements of section 408(d)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(d)(2)) and other applicable provisions of law. (c)

Implementation

Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall implement the plan described in subsection (b). (d)

Report

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the status of the transfer, distribution, sale, or other disposal of the unused temporary housing units purchased by FEMA.temporary housing units under this section.

June 1, 2009 Reported with an amendment