1.Short title and table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the FEMA Reauthorization Act of
2012
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Title I—Reauthorization of FEMA and Modernization of Integrated
Public Alert and Warning System
Sec. 101. Reauthorization of Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
Sec. 102. Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
Modernization.
Title II—Stafford Act and Other programs
Sec. 201. Reauthorization of urban search and rescue response
system.
Sec. 202. Reauthorization of emergency management assistance
compact grants.
Sec. 203. Disposal of excess property to assist other disaster
survivors.
Sec. 204. Storage, sale, transfer, and disposal of housing
units.
Sec. 205. Other methods of disposal.
Sec. 206. Establishment of criteria relating to administration
of hazard mitigation assistance by States.
Sec. 207. Review of regulations and policies.
Sec. 208. Appeals process.
Sec. 209. Implementation of cost estimating.
Sec. 210. Tribal requests for a major disaster or emergency
declaration under the Stafford Act.
Sec. 211. Individual assistance factors.
Sec. 212. Public assistance pilot program.
Sec. 213. Public assistance debris removal
procedures.
Sec. 214. Use of funds.
Sec. 215. Reduction of authorization for emergency management
performance grants.
Sec. 216. Technical correction.
Sec. 217. National Dam Safety Program Act
reauthorization.
<enum>I</enum><header>Reauthorization of
FEMA and Modernization of Integrated Public Alert and Warning System</header>
<section commented="no" id="H5035EF7D8C8043CD86F09A65C0958C9F"><enum>101.</enum><header>Reauthorization
of Federal Emergency Management Agency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 699 of the Post-Katrina Emergency
Management Reform Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/811">6 U.S.C. 811</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF67C49A541C41C582EDB8BDF61BC28D" style="OLC">
<section id="H275F014D19BC4A4BB78CD7C072E134E3"><enum>699.</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title and the amendments made
by this title for the salaries and expenses of the Agency—</text>
<paragraph id="HAB44E08E86614A5E8143EA4C909625BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for fiscal year
2012, $1,031,378,000, including amounts transferred from grant programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B92FE8E879E4434A702EE584D8AB760"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for fiscal year
2013, $1,031,378,000, including amounts transferred from grant programs;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC632915823D845669BCDE328F8F8DCD1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for fiscal year
2014, $1,031,378,000, including amounts transferred from grant
programs.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HBDFC3B71CB684FA6B2300E17F821EC3E"><enum>102.</enum><header>Integrated
Public Alert and Warning System Modernization</header>
<subsection id="H3F7341DDA0A74018834A635D43AE3E93"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Integrated Public Alert
and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6EBCD8E14E1C4216BED8464045DD29D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Integrated
public alert and warning system modernization</header>
<paragraph id="HD929B94855BF4CFA9D0BAE1B73604DF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide timely and
effective disaster warnings under this section, the President, acting through
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H90800E6A969F41B78CF8687E48212C40"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modernize the integrated public alert and
warning system of the United States (in this section referred to as the
<quote>public alert and warning system</quote>) to ensure that the President
under all conditions is able to alert and warn governmental authorities and the
civilian population in areas endangered by disasters; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70DF25D7B2624E9ABA42E489FDB05B01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implement the
public alert and warning system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC6E172F66A8145088B3990B3434B0B6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation
requirements</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator
shall, consistent with the recommendations in the final report of the
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Advisory Committee (established
under subsection (c))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3AF11AA8132E4FC2BDCD969E5A6165EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish or
adopt, as appropriate, common alerting and warning protocols, standards,
terminology, and operating procedures for the public alert and warning
system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD6C8611298C48C9B071C21D9536681E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include in the
public alert and warning system the capability to adapt the distribution and
content of communications on the basis of geographic location, risks, or
personal user preferences, as appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26310386F670453EBA23114D89795753"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include in the public alert and warning
system the capability to alert and warn, and provide the equivalent amount of
information to individuals with disabilities and individuals with access and
functional needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD05E8A9EC0E4408BBE3F00C85E237721"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that training, tests, and exercises
are conducted for the public alert and warning system and that the system is
incorporated into other training and exercise programs of the Department of
Homeland Security, as appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DCF8450028946808B52710B3530CA8F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establish and
integrate into the National Incident Management System a comprehensive and
periodic training program to instruct and educate Federal, State, Tribal, and
local government officials in the use of the Common Alerting Protocol enabled
Emergency Alert System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19AD99930459470DA8B7D6DCBF2A54E7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>conduct, at least
once every 3 years, periodic nationwide tests of the public alert and warning
system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H845C1B7D78DA4D6E9A286732C3AB7834"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the public alert and warning
system is resilient, secure, and can withstand acts of terrorism and other
external attacks.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F29AF7470A1409A841C67EFDCA287F7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>System
requirements</header><text>The public alert and warning system shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC9016EE6717B4BE487FFF2EFCF261F80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>incorporate
multiple communications technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3653F4A5DB94151B137103BDDF29F22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be designed to
adapt to, and incorporate, future technologies for communicating directly with
the public;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99A35ACD814A40D48DDD2A47B2813CD0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent technically feasible, be
designed to provide alerts to the largest portion of the affected population,
including nonresident visitors and tourists and individuals with disabilities
and access and functional needs, and improve the ability of remote areas to
receive alerts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8520F6D4BDEA4D7A801E8F405FEA5A77"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote local and
regional public and private partnerships to enhance community preparedness and
response;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2408303C44C4481A24489887AA8842E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide redundant
alert mechanisms if practicable so as to reach the greatest number of people
regardless of whether they have access to, or utilize, any specific medium of
communication or any particular device; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H092990BC229E479B92825934B902A248"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a mechanism to ensure the
protection of individual privacy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2AFAE5D856B4EA78ADFB11E248747CF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementation
plan</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of submission of the
report of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Advisory Committee,
the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate a detailed plan to implement the public alert and warning system.
The plan shall include a timeline for implementation, a spending plan, and
recommendations for any additional authority that may be necessary to fully
implement this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FAF6ED271074F8893DAAE8ECE49D616"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Maximum
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
use not more than $13,287,000 of the amount made available pursuant to section
699 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/811">6 U.S.C. 811</external-xref>) for
each of fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014 to carry out the provisions of this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H55E7DFCF660547E1BFE5047E82971C62"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Integrated
Public Alert and Warning System Advisory Committee</header>
<paragraph id="H1A220594F4F74453A6699F63431C9064"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the Integrated
Public Alert and Warning System Advisory Committee (in this subsection referred
to as the <quote>Advisory Committee</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1963929578C4F28AF8AC202245B7867"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Advisory Committee shall be composed of the following members (or their
designees) to be appointed by the Administrator as soon as practicable after
the date of enactment of this Act:</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD43C25B42E9478581558829B76B9C1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Chairman of
the Federal Communications Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48BE57340A2D456DB022C00B1D1667F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Administrator
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of
Commerce.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DDE589939F3486489452EC8491C9638"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Assistant
Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of
Commerce.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5660EE8BB8974A5B9BBA11517A844673"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Representatives of
State and local governments, representatives of emergency management agencies,
and representatives of emergency response providers, selected from among
individuals nominated by national organizations representing governments and
personnel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F27807DC62F4452816C013BD1DD2FFB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Representatives
from federally recognized Indian tribes and national Indian
organizations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59A8D1DC976445BCB5049403D4C6D500"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Individuals who
have the requisite technical knowledge and expertise to serve on the Advisory
Committee, including representatives of—</text>
<clause id="HF29CE2A3177146AB8D330BA18A420475"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communications service providers;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA68FE80311E34134875836ACEDEEBF9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>vendors,
developers, and manufacturers of systems, facilities, equipment, and
capabilities for the provision of communications services;</text>
</clause><clause id="H81B774ACB4EE4E6BA97C038685BB4D62"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>third-party
service bureaus;</text>
</clause><clause id="HECE92FC2AD0A4F1199941D065B75C8E1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
broadcasting industry;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9B582C2DB1B74CB7A54919F8C4CCFD28"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
national organization representing the licensees and permittees of
noncommercial broadcast television stations;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEB474F94D32D4E0B9D9881808765704D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the
cellular industry;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA4D96A9F8EF747FBB689858E9AD8974D"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the cable
industry;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAB22DFF44A4E4D3D82DB0C9273AD10BA"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the satellite
industry; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2E7A9B059D554AB5A1EFA2F47FC29C7A"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">national organizations representing
individuals with disabilities and access and functional needs and national
organizations representing the elderly.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6341C86E21E14D8CB468AA1F6D3975FB"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified representatives of such other
stakeholders and interested and affected parties as the Administrator considers
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7651C282ADBF42758D81C7867C519F7F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Administrator shall serve as the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE46DDF175ADA4A62BB6C8D774D58B1BB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<subparagraph id="H84A56345C2294EB9B17FA508014004BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial
meeting</header><text>The initial meeting of the Advisory Committee shall take
place not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC924D079AB048DF9794B29A3A711C7B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the initial
meeting, the Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the
Chairperson.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2980223FEF8640E096CB1FAB44DA57F8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notice; open
meetings</header><text>Meetings held by the Advisory Committee shall be duly
noticed at least 14 days in advance and shall be open to the public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDC553F3CCAFC4243830256DF42E3C73A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rules</header>
<subparagraph id="H608F833979404B95BD319028BD571F3E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One-third of the members of the Advisory
Committee shall constitute a quorum for conducting business of the Advisory
Committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H878FF14A536040F3847332C1F73A3235"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subcommittees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To assist the Advisory Committee in
carrying out its functions, the Chairperson may establish appropriate
subcommittees composed of members of the Advisory Committee and other subject
matter experts as the Chairperson considers necessary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E3B93436F52434FAAF568EDE2F852D3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional
rules</header><text>The Advisory Committee may adopt such other rules as are
necessary to carry out its duties.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFCA434A3A33427A98A8B7883BC330AD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Consultation
with nonmembers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory
Committee and the program offices for the integrated public alert and warning
system for the United States shall regularly meet with groups that are not
represented on the Advisory Committee to consider new and developing
technologies that may be beneficial to the public alert and warning system.
Such groups may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCF8A993A65AF4794BF8A3E575CF5FCC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2D5B71F6CBC49D98A6A84E66E38E2E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>entities engaged
in federally funded research; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47F602A4A07644ABA9208216D53DAFFF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>academic
institutions engaged in relevant work and research.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB1BB0FC77324701A40FD66C92DB4999"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
Advisory Committee shall develop recommendations for an integrated public alert
and warning system, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H913679307C884430B30FFE751D5123DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommendations
for common alerting and warning protocols, standards, terminology, and
operating procedures for the public alert and warning system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CF53A319DA54539BC6A2B759A62B4E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations to
provide for a public alert and warning system that—</text>
<clause id="H9A30163D3D30481083C444F40A033A19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
the capability to adapt the distribution and content of communications on the
basis of geographic location, risks, or personal user preferences, as
appropriate;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDA0557B0CB49427589C20D3E79FE4CA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has
the capability to alert and warn individuals with disabilities and individuals
with limited English proficiency;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA81932C67F7E4221AD5D5D17890A6A83"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>incorporates
multiple communications technologies;</text>
</clause><clause id="H00AA8C7FAC9F4C8AA4B3C8A1879FF22E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is
designed to adapt to, and incorporate, future technologies for communicating
directly with the public;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFD3C8C62F7C54CA7988694DF0BFC6361"><enum>(v)</enum><text>is
designed to provide alerts to the largest portion of the affected population
feasible, including nonresident visitors and tourists, and improve the ability
of remote areas to receive alerts;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6D2198FD8DFC4F0381AF635B8FBEA245"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>promotes local
and regional public and private partnerships to enhance community preparedness
and response; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9A14CD939837439EAD07D13FBEBAC3E3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>provides
redundant alert mechanisms if practicable in order to reach the greatest number
of people regardless of whether they have access to, or utilize, any specific
medium of communication or any particular device.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE3AC9A09FB24DA7B6B497975FB21BA4"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Initial and
annual report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Administrator, the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing the
recommendations of the Advisory Committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EF6EBD8F21D47E1B456A44EC794F44C"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Federal advisory
committee act</header><text>Neither the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) nor any rule, order, or regulation promulgated under that Act
shall apply to the Advisory Committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC6507DEF5E644B8871DAF9084B311DA"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Advisory Committee shall terminate not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H87DBF1A2C6044C6A9D9CC8BB9F1E67B6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on
statutory construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed
to affect the authority of the Department of Commerce or the Federal
Communications Commission.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Stafford Act and
Other programs</header>
<section id="HC9A7EF6705AA4E4E86DF2966EB6872DB"><enum>201.</enum><header>Reauthorization
of urban search and rescue response system</header>
<subsection id="HA91EB71BE4AA4D098788E2556E653895"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5141">42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE2A35885B94F40D28F8770C1EB6CFE45" style="OLC">
<section id="H28961C54CC8C4F06B5EC658A8C1D2FC3"><enum>327.</enum><header>National urban
search and rescue response system</header>
<subsection id="H9198AEE1CACE4DDBBA10EBC89AD31EC5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HC75B057ED101489493335E0016F7EC4D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <quote>Administrator</quote> means the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7327B15A22D44CA8FBA0E50FE58DB0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency</header><text>The
term <quote>Agency</quote> means the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A3A46C083B141DDB62F785CFF6C8C81"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hazard</header><text>The
term <quote>hazard</quote> has the meaning given that term by section
602.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H460F368F64D148AFABE290AAD313E8C8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Non-employee
system member</header><text>The term <quote>non-employee System member</quote>
means a System member not employed by a sponsoring agency or participating
agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC7B7D8439834857A9B7D168AEC30955"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Participating
agency</header><text>The term <quote>participating agency</quote> means a State
or local government, nonprofit organization, or private organization that has
executed an agreement with a sponsoring agency to participate in the
System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1AEF75F950C4D5E8CE93B7D88FD251A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Sponsoring
agency</header><text>The term <quote>sponsoring agency</quote> means a State or
local government that is the sponsor of a task force designated by the
Administrator to participate in the System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7EC3FC9CC6144D28EC830835876B8D7"><enum>(7)</enum><header>System</header><text>The
term <quote>System</quote> means the National Urban Search and Rescue Response
System to be administered under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA8BCE2A0E7E40EF8FB99F2778A1D292"><enum>(8)</enum><header>System
member</header><text>The term <quote>System member</quote> means an individual
who is not a full-time employee of the Federal Government and who serves on a
task force or on a System management or other technical team.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H241D6B8D4DB543CE83B8895F2B3A3F1B"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Task
force</header><text>The term <quote>task force</quote> means an urban search
and rescue team designated by the Administrator to participate in the
System.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7C4E0E8ED0D94A15B3BECB4F58E3D5B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the
Administrator shall continue to administer the emergency response system known
as the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5D3D56E7C1EB407CAD4276507E0B5221"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>In
administering the System, the Administrator shall provide for a national
network of standardized search and rescue resources to assist States and local
governments in responding to hazards.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCF880A386B674753962C1D1DC5F10BA0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Task
forces</header>
<paragraph id="H025E3ADBC9C54B1DB057615BD1138D8A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The
Administrator shall designate task forces to participate in the System. The
Administrator shall determine the criteria for such participation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4418E08ECBDC4472A1C86EEA004E3897"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sponsoring
agencies</header><text>Each task force shall have a sponsoring agency. The
Administrator shall enter into an agreement with the sponsoring agency with
respect to the participation of each task force in the System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8D2AC86FA6D442F91F3B50E61FBBBDD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Composition</header>
<subparagraph id="H8E0302A4620A48A381C5138CDE56A240"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Participating
agencies</header><text>A task force may include, at the discretion of the
sponsoring agency, 1 or more participating agencies. The sponsoring agency
shall enter into an agreement with each participating agency of the task force
with respect to the participation of the participating agency on the task
force.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H744A8360D9AA41CD94A966152282A3AF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
individuals</header><text>A task force may also include, at the discretion of
the sponsoring agency, other individuals not otherwise associated with the
sponsoring agency or a participating agency of the task force. The sponsoring
agency of a task force may enter into a separate agreement with each such
individual with respect to the participation of the individual on the task
force.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H78FC74F086E3419290C51E0B6E6AF0D3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Management and
technical teams</header><text>The Administrator shall maintain such management
teams and other technical teams as the Administrator determines are necessary
to administer the System.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFDB1B4E97D83456AB45F1BA917A9A7A1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Appointment of
system members into Federal service</header>
<paragraph id="HAFDC19015E1946E29688B553C676CEC2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator may appoint a System member into
Federal service for a period of service to provide for the participation of the
System member in exercises, preincident staging, major disaster and emergency
response activities, and training events sponsored or sanctioned by the
Administrator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H082CD776B92B4A6CAD51932FDC731540"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonapplicability
of certain civil service laws</header><text>The Administrator may make
appointments under paragraph (1) without regard to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H296B4E3859524C3081E8F5AD1CA6DAEC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relationship to
other authorities</header><text>The authority of the Administrator to make
appointments under this subsection shall not affect any other authority of the
Administrator under this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H321463804AD0462F85345209DFA2DFA6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A
System member who is appointed into Federal service under paragraph (1) shall
not be considered an employee of the United States for purposes other than
those specifically set forth in this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2858DE8004574B47972B9BFE94FDD44A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<paragraph id="HAD3BDB98C789457BB6568759C4B75109"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pay of system
members</header><text>Subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator
may impose by regulation, the Administrator shall make payments to the
sponsoring agency of a task force—</text>
<subparagraph id="H391AF89C6EE9478B9C4A518DB4A5AFDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to reimburse each
employer of a System member on the task force for compensation paid by the
employer to the System member for any period during which the System member is
appointed into Federal service under subsection (f)(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5191E680C92B4CCDB2A68A2E937212F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to make payments
directly to a non-employee System member on the task force for any period
during which the non-employee System member is appointed into Federal service
under subsection (f)(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA5F4B8669929435D96DFB2BB4AC66CFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reimbursement
for employees filling positions of system members</header>
<subparagraph id="H1921D0AB24B34C0988CD04AA85740863"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator
may impose by regulation, the Administrator shall make payments to the
sponsoring agency of a task force to reimburse each employer of a System member
on the task force for compensation paid by the employer to an employee filling
a position normally filled by the System member for any period during which the
System member is appointed into Federal service under subsection (f)(1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE6C6694939D424E86A86598DB302FC3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Costs
incurred by an employer shall be eligible for reimbursement under subparagraph
(A) only to the extent that the costs are in excess of the costs that would
have been incurred by the employer had the System member not been appointed
into Federal service under subsection (f)(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB91A51E22DA0494784E71B60632F3E95"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Method of
payment</header><text>A System member shall not be entitled to pay directly
from the Agency for a period during which the System member is appointed into
Federal service under subsection (f)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDD19238BFDD642638A790A5D50073CA8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Personal injury,
illness, disability, or death</header>
<paragraph id="HFA75DC3A054F44EFAB3954716E9A2DE9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A System member who is appointed into Federal service
under subsection (f)(1) and who suffers personal injury, illness, disability,
or death as a result of a personal injury sustained while acting in the scope
of such appointment shall, for the purposes of subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/81">chapter
81</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, be treated as though the
member were an employee (as defined by section 8101 of that title) who had
sustained the injury in the performance of duty.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF05A00B4EC34C819E74E08617D297A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Election of
benefits</header>
<subparagraph id="HE01FA1C34891423E8D09FD313FD69584"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a System member (or, in the case of the death of the
System member, the System member’s dependent) is entitled—</text>
<clause id="H0DDD156838084F3FB5917F4FA94CAE83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>under paragraph
(1) to receive benefits under subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/81">chapter
81</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, by reason of personal
injury, illness, disability, or death, and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEDE62434F4224329BBF57325A845A115"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to receive
benefits from a State or local government by reason of the same personal
injury, illness, disability, or death,</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">the
System member or dependent shall elect to receive either the benefits referred
to in clause (i) or (ii).</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H559C7148A64C4AE1A4CC56A5BA035E1D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>A
System member or dependent shall make an election of benefits under
subparagraph (A) not later than 1 year after the date of the personal injury,
illness, disability, or death that is the reason for the benefits or until such
later date as the Secretary of Labor may allow for reasonable cause
shown.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD2F0027C16143069DBA65DF877D9B7A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect of
election</header><text>An election of benefits made under this paragraph is
irrevocable unless otherwise provided by law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H792EAC4DB1144E9C8508D1580AB5226E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reimbursement
for State or local benefits</header><text>Subject to such terms and conditions
as the Administrator may impose by regulation, in the event that a System
member or dependent elects benefits from a State or local government under
paragraph (2)(A), the Administrator shall reimburse the State or local
government for the value of those benefits.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB6AB1C22AB974A31B04234186AE403D3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>A
System member appointed into Federal service under subsection (f)(1), while
acting within the scope of the appointment, is deemed an employee of the
Government under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1346">section 1346(b)</external-xref> of title 28, United
States Code, and chapter 171 of that title, relating to tort claims
procedure.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCBA2797FFB924B5E8D66D460B3C800E6"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Employment and
reemployment rights</header><text>With respect to a System member who is not a
regular full-time employee of a sponsoring agency or participating agency, the
following terms and conditions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H0F2BDD5B34114C8FAAFD4A05E482C884"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Service as a
System member is deemed <quote>service in the uniformed services</quote> for
purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/43">chapter 43</external-xref> of title 38,
United States Code, relating to employment and reemployment rights of
individuals who have performed service in the uniformed services (regardless of
whether the individual receives compensation for such participation). All
rights and obligations of such persons and procedures for assistance,
enforcement, and investigation shall be as provided for in such chapter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA102509ECB9A4F4DB23E3186BA6911E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Preclusion of
giving notice of service by necessity of appointment under this section is
deemed preclusion by <quote>military necessity</quote> for purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4312">section
4312(b)</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, pertaining to giving
notice of absence from a position of employment. A determination of such
necessity shall be made by the Administrator and shall not be subject to
judicial review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2272D7AA98B9473C939CDB383BCE20DC"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Licenses and
permits</header><text>If a System member holds a valid license, certificate, or
other permit issued by any State or other governmental jurisdiction evidencing
the member’s qualifications in any professional, mechanical, or other skill or
type of assistance required by the System, the System member is deemed to be
performing a Federal activity when rendering aid involving such skill or
assistance during a period of appointment into Federal service under subsection
(f)(1).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDFFA16AE2E8D49468A047C3B6814B84C"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Advisory
committee</header>
<paragraph id="HD209F8873D294978A75E6AC9066D8473"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall establish and maintain an
advisory committee to provide expert recommendations to the Administrator in
order to assist the Administrator in administering the System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E482E0B29F84CBA923FF449CB464A52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
advisory committee shall be composed of members from geographically diverse
areas, and shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A3BED2E947C4D63AF0FD497AE60DA54"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the chief officer
or senior executive from at least three sponsoring agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D2B4B045A5C49F7B48CECFDF05E8500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the senior
emergency manager from at least two States that include sponsoring agencies;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA31B5058648F42BABC41C56D54CA7A6F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at least one
representative recommended by the leaders of the task forces.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H27B28B2F0B184776BEBF92BB1BDB774C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inapplicability
of termination requirement</header><text>Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory
committee under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6613466B04F04B71AE260911C60F0483"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Preparedness
cooperative agreements</header>
<paragraph id="H148A656913D14422AD1B5ED3F96EB536"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations for such
purpose, the Administrator shall enter into an annual preparedness cooperative
agreement with each sponsoring agency. Amounts made available to a sponsoring
agency under such a preparedness cooperative agreement shall be for the
following purposes:</text>
<subparagraph id="H8521A35DFC1746ACA99DED8685FC4832"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Training and
exercises, including training and exercises with other Federal, State, and
local government response entities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B8FB28CBD6F4289A440CEDC1B4ABDF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Acquisition and
maintenance of equipment, including interoperable communications and personal
protective equipment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0E57AD2C2CE4BF2AF89D7F6F1881C23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Medical monitoring
required for responder safety and health in anticipation of and following a
major disaster, emergency, or other hazard, as determined by the
Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA99A83C3586480ABAD615C4F4C23692"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
appropriations</header><text>Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1552">section
1552(b)</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, amounts made available
for cooperative agreements under this subsection that are not expended shall be
deposited in an Agency account and shall remain available for such agreements
without fiscal year limitation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H56B1EF4C55DB462A8CA15E37579CFDB7"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Response
cooperative agreements</header><text>The Administrator shall enter into a
response cooperative agreement with each sponsoring agency, as appropriate,
under which the Administrator agrees to reimburse the sponsoring agency for
costs incurred by the sponsoring agency in responding to a major disaster or
emergency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDC1F635689084E859ED692F66481A9FE"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Obligations</header><text>The
Administrator may incur all necessary obligations consistent with this section
in order to ensure the effectiveness of the System.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA70951E30A2747C58F4F0F44E65B5C03"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H01710C60BC7E40D4A9A42094719DBED0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
System and the provisions of this section $35,250,000 for each of fiscal years
2012, 2013, and 2014.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFDF6FF6204DB4990909DD92B80BC1858"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>The Administrator may use not to exceed 6 percent of the
funds appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (1) for salaries,
expenses, and other administrative costs incurred by the Administrator in
carrying out this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C9FA9E0C6474EAB901DAE004F82A5F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HDB50E097A21042118EF172F25B4C41BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicability of
title 5, United States Code</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8101">Section 8101(1)</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC888FC3FE61249F5AB83663DDC85DCB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A325A3B85FF4B91B3B59FF4E4489856"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by moving
subparagraph (F) to appear after subparagraph (E);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE32643778CC4DF2B74E5D9888BB0AFB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F)—</text>
<clause id="HA3F89C48FB024858811C0494B9F3104D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>United States Code,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF5F01DDB25B048AAA6AC41F026051C2C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACF7A37FCF4D4992B28F335E9CD1E5E4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (F) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9238C9272F3744B7BE92D2673ADB35CB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HFF8C5CE44DF342699B547FBAF3273F42"><enum>(G)</enum><text>an individual who
is a System member of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System
during a period of appointment into Federal service pursuant to section 327 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H249CCCE0E33249A0ACF8401AA63D59F1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion as
part of uniformed services for purposes of USERRA</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4303">Section 4303</external-xref> of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEA3968DFED1A4978827209928F3773AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (13)
by inserting <quote>, a period for which a System member of the National Urban
Search and Rescue Response System is absent from a position of employment due
to an appointment into Federal service under section 327 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act</quote> before <quote>,
and a period</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE417289AFF8141C89A852EFE92FC7B75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (16)
by inserting after <quote>Public Health Service,</quote> the following:
<quote>System members of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System
during a period of appointment into Federal service under section 327 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H554F7A61D7984CB694F0286031DE7F3C"><enum>202.</enum><header>Reauthorization
of emergency management assistance compact grants</header>
<subsection id="HA4D3FBF12EB04132B22AA4901CE3A707"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subtitle A of title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5196">42 U.S.C. 5196 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H88C2A3388F2D410CBF44F17255A5DC3E" style="OLC">
<section id="HA4860605B358463F9000E86C3C31458E"><enum>617.</enum><header>Emergency
management assistance compact grants</header>
<subsection id="H552B47E5CB4B47AC88ACB2349D8F80E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency may make grants to provide for implementation of the Emergency
Management Assistance Compact consented to by Congress in the joint resolution
entitled <quote>Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the
Emergency Management Assistance Compact</quote> (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/321">Public Law
104–321</external-xref>; 110 Stat. 3877).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAAA6EDEED5A4411FA864BA399F2E3292"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible grant
recipients</header><text>States and the Administrator of the Emergency
Management Assistance Compact shall be eligible to receive grants under
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD19B9E0C68354767ABB96EDA4651B643"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A grant received under this section shall be used—</text>
<paragraph id="HE41FEF032E68417883DB2AA81B71F8EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to carry out
recommendations identified in the Emergency Management Assistance Compact
after-action reports for the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1640350286841DABABB842890607C28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to administer
compact operations on behalf of States, as such term is defined in the compact,
that have enacted the compact;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E244238AD084B5BB9897107881234E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to continue coordination with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency and appropriate Federal agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC594078355474C8A82B913A6AD81062F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to continue
coordination with States and local governments and their respective national
organizations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5314A7024884343AD539B3927245271"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to assist State
and local governments, emergency response providers, and organizations
representing such providers with credentialing the providers and the typing of
emergency response resources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6B53EA273E17499EBC1B1BD1DCD8CE7B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall consult with the Administrator of the Emergency
Management Assistance Compact to ensure effective coordination of efforts in
responding to requests for assistance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA2962738F07C4204BE83BE267417D322"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Such sums shall remain available until
expended.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H1122697BB5FA433D8ABF2C6A571C9E45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
661 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/761">6 U.S.C. 761</external-xref>) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4410E30E7BA14FE7BF43325D213A23B0"><enum>203.</enum><header>Disposal of
excess property to assist other disaster survivors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title
III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as
amended by this Act is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5024937213ED483BB6AE3CF808CC53E9" style="OLC">
<section id="H1B6FFAFFFEB34F18B19DF17CF3EE211C"><enum>328.</enum><header>Disposal of
excess materials, supplies, and equipment</header>
<subsection id="HDF2F44274D0C4908AFD22FDAF30029E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
President determines that materials, supplies, or equipment acquired by the
President pursuant to title IV or V for response or recovery efforts in
connection with a major disaster or emergency are in excess of the amount
needed for those efforts, the President may transfer the excess materials,
supplies, or equipment directly to a State, local government, or relief or
disaster assistance organization for the purpose of—</text>
<paragraph id="H200F626D4EC84025A17DFD3CD99FF9A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assisting disaster
survivors in other major disasters and emergencies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDBE0E329E36B4E9EA6DB7CAFA132DFC1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assisting
survivors in incidents caused by a hazard that do not result in a declaration
of a major disaster or emergency if the Governor of the affected State
certifies that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC3182D9A5B1A4650B3C66332A013B822"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is an urgent need for the materials,
supplies, or equipment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAED90629A2347DBBBD4A708C82A7013"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State is
unable to provide the materials, supplies, or equipment in a timely
manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD59905BF76664299AFCF5A2338F76031"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hazard
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>hazard</quote> has the
meaning given that term by section
602.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H1EA6A455C4AB475C8D42C6C0BD58D259"><enum>204.</enum><header>Storage, sale,
transfer, and disposal of housing units</header>
<subsection id="HD81D7476E9664590B7F4CDA1B20FA86E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H794A9871F585402CAD50C5EDC5D565F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <quote>Administrator</quote> means the Administrator of FEMA.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DDB2D070CB5405990B473D2D23B0903"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Emergency; major
disaster</header><text>The terms <quote>emergency</quote> and <quote>major
disaster</quote> have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the
Stafford Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5122">42
U.S.C. 5122</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80A8839BDE1F493EA36F301908412E6E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>FEMA</header><text>The
term <quote>FEMA</quote> means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1996C8F24A1846C1AE82439CDD9B83BE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Hazard</header><text>The
term <quote>hazard</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 602 of
the Stafford Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5195a">42 U.S.C. 5195a</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8CFC55CC9C846FB89059540A9DCD854"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Stafford
act</header><text>The term <quote>Stafford Act</quote> means the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8D757D8BF674CBEA2537E4E4C098A7B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Needs
assessment; establishment of criteria</header><text>Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall complete an
assessment to determine the number of temporary housing units that FEMA needs
to maintain in stock to respond appropriately to emergencies or major disasters
occurring after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H06205761B2964E5F9415DE7D10E8EA68"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan</header>
<paragraph id="H7051944C12574331B82F8490FABA285E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall establish a plan and guidelines for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF2E0C646EFAD4025B415BF76CD499264"><enum>(A)</enum><text>storing the number
of temporary housing units that FEMA needs to maintain in stock, as determined
by the Administrator under subsection (b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB947C2EF8AC4343BA3B4999F581FD35"><enum>(B)</enum><text>selling,
transferring, donating, or otherwise disposing of the temporary housing units
in the inventory of FEMA that are in excess of the number of temporary housing
units that FEMA needs to maintain in stock, as determined by the Administrator
under subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H73BCEF20CDAC4DD186AB78A678F5E84F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="HEA6FF4DA224F4E07A66C386356DE31C2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a
report on the actions that the Administrator has taken to establish and
implement the plan and guidelines established under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26960C04B2DA40BE942E9C809161C8D3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required
information</header><text>In each report submitted under subparagraph (A), the
Administrator shall document the number of temporary housing units remaining in
the inventory of FEMA and the number of units sold, transferred, donated, and
otherwise disposed of pursuant to this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H71586B836DA24B209E2B20C725CCD9B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Update</header><text>The
Administrator shall update the plan established under paragraph (1) as
necessary to ensure that the Administrator maintains in the inventory of FEMA
only those temporary housing units that are needed to respond appropriately to
emergencies or major disasters.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1960436888F044F18AF2FBCA81597227"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transfer of
temporary housing units to States</header>
<paragraph id="HBD23E1B5F57B4D21BE72981A26B50880"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 408(d)(2) of the Stafford Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5174">42 U.S.C.
5174(d)(2)</external-xref>), and subject to the requirements of paragraph (2),
the Administrator may transfer or donate to States, on a priority basis,
pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(B), excess temporary housing units in the
inventory of FEMA.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE135B2534A24FA78399EC3E3A1DDF65"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State
requests</header>
<subparagraph id="HA6EAB50C8264400A9E2BF74409C438F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, a State may submit to the Administrator a request to receive excess
temporary housing units under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H481A36B5F9B148DEBE4A2D5032C79DFD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>A
State shall be eligible to receive excess temporary housing units under
paragraph (1) if the State agrees—</text>
<clause id="H6C22BD32318D420BB123D9E3137550C6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
use the units to provide temporary housing to survivors of incidents that are
caused by hazards and that the Governor of the State determines require State
assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0B14A32587784201A43ECC501E748C98"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
pay to store and maintain the units;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2663AFADAA9746108B02FA03A768FC20"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
the event of a major disaster or emergency declared for the State by the
President under the Stafford Act, to make the units available to the President
or to use the units to provide housing directly to survivors of the major
disaster or emergency in the State;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE6B48C601835402690BB6DFB5F093B1D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to
comply with the nondiscrimination provisions of section 308 of the Stafford Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5151">42 U.S.C.
5151</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4A0D0BFCFE06440CA108FC9821DA3F3D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to
obtain and maintain hazard and flood insurance on the units.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83F0584B08E34AC7BFE957CC72C0CD59"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Incidents</header><text>The
incidents referred to in subparagraph (B)(i) may include incidents that do not
result in a declaration of a major disaster or emergency by the President under
the Stafford Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7F0F99EC46442D38E5D600ADE2C68E8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Distribution</header>
<subparagraph id="HF3E6258B425C4DFDA08F1930DAEACEFB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment of
process</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a process—</text>
<clause id="H2D8627C936854F5390153E82D2616741"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
review requests submitted by States under paragraph (2); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3FEB5EB770304C268C67A3E0772E5D68"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
distribute excess temporary housing units that are in the inventory of
FEMA.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37EA1BB6A44F4E24AB7390F613E1D1CA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>If
the number of temporary housing units requested by States under paragraph (2)
exceeds the number of excess temporary housing units available, the
Administrator shall allocate the available units among the States that have
submitted a request.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H084394417C87468E9DC2770C39FC521A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Remaining
temporary housing units</header><text>Temporary housing units that are not
transferred or donated under paragraph (1) shall be sold, transferred, donated,
or otherwise disposed of subject to the requirements of section 408(d)(2) of
the Stafford Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5174">42
U.S.C. 5174(d)(2)</external-xref>) and other applicable provisions of
law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCDE41F6976574F0E95591264B3DF335D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on
statutory construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed
to affect section 689k of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of
2006 (120 Stat. 1456). For purposes of that section, a transfer or donation to
a State of a temporary housing unit under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a
disposal to house individuals or households under section 408 of the Stafford
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5174">42 U.S.C.
5174</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF883A59F826649C5B1C21F33F3C536E5"><enum>205.</enum><header>Other methods
of disposal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
408(d)(2)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5174">42 U.S.C.
5174(d)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H60EAAA1465AE4400BE37E31B7E15C2A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i) by
striking <quote>or</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6A34D72E8CB4B92947BDF8E58A73035"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D9491BD1AED487DBAB2184DB875EB95"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD48EA693E96D4799B651D5F6F82F771E" style="OLC">
<clause id="HB4C01922E8E74FC2B8B3C793102FD8F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may be sold,
transferred, or donated directly to a State or other governmental entity or to
a voluntary organization for the sole purpose of providing temporary housing to
disaster victims in disasters and incidents caused by a hazard (as such term is
defined in section 602) that do not result in a declaration of a major disaster
or emergency if, as a condition of the sale, transfer, or donation, the State,
other governmental agency, or voluntary organization agrees—</text>
<subclause id="HF2444FD4F13D4624864890A98A6660E8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to comply with the
nondiscrimination provisions of section 308; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC3A474DE1EBF4ECEB77145A6B1C9D2E7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to obtain and
maintain hazard and flood insurance for the housing
units.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H057E0706694247608F35E9B7415E1451"><enum>206.</enum><header>Establishment
of criteria relating to administration of hazard mitigation assistance by
States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall establish the
criteria required under section 404(c)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170c">42 U.S.C. 5170c(c)(2)</external-xref>).</text>
</section><section id="H633E7FCE6C43486C96E3C7AC62242DE0"><enum>207.</enum><header>Review of
regulations and policies</header>
<subsection id="H55D01B87816D4C80A952B7315B003533"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall review
regulations and policies relating to Federal disaster assistance to eliminate
regulations the President determines are no longer relevant, to harmonize
contradictory regulations, and to simplify and expedite disaster recovery and
assistance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H74A481E2685D4FC89D6ABDEF7ED7473E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall
transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate a report describing changes made to regulations as a result of
the review required under subsection (a), together with any legislative
recommendations relating thereto.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9159ACF90522418CAA7AB0347F771C99"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State hazard
mitigation plans</header><text>The President, acting through the Administrator,
shall revise regulations related to the submission of State Hazard Mitigation
Plans to extend the hazard mitigation planning cycle to every 5 years,
consistent with local planning cycles.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0BFE7D7BB53D4520A9E87754ABC2A254"><enum>208.</enum><header>Appeals
process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 423(b) of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5189a">42 U.S.C.
5189a(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAD758EC21C3E4008A90CFBDC58D1D877" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCF375154E4E84F6FB5DF2D9059A7A2B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Period for
decision</header>
<paragraph id="HC427C77EA5EE4DDF9138B2CC06353D1E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A decision regarding an appeal under subsection (a) shall
be rendered within 60 days after the date on which the Federal official
designated to administer such appeal receives notice of such appeal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69F65DEF0F9742E1B79C5FD4C4EDD1A2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to
satisfy deadline</header><text>If the Federal official fails to satisfy the
requirement under paragraph (1), the Federal official shall provide a written
explanation of such failure to the applicant. The President, acting through the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall transmit
quarterly to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate a report on such
failures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H0B4807B94EDE41ACB4D7239E49DF341B"><enum>209.</enum><header>Implementation
of cost estimating</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, acting
through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall
issue and begin to implement the regulations required by section 406(e)(3)(C)
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5172">42 U.S.C.
5172(e)(3)(C)</external-xref>) to provide for cost estimation procedures that
expedite recovery and to reduce the costs and time for completion of recovery
projects through the creation of financial and performance incentives.</text>
</section><section id="H98F6FE71F8624E529383A48DE19E8782"><enum>210.</enum><header>Tribal requests
for a major disaster or emergency declaration under the Stafford Act</header>
<subsection id="H28BD7B04A73D449EB8DF77CB91D53ED0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Major disaster
requests</header><text>Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170">42 U.S.C. 5170</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5938B01AD7504574AE706CDF5AE4D36D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>All requests for a declaration</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general.—</header-in-text>All
requests for a declaration</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74550605E418435F8156AA552E08F1E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2ECAA361A5604D05BB9D024E92DC68C7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7AB64229FB2C47F489A1A65F9725B84F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indian tribal
government requests</header>
<paragraph id="H02EDA83979A64BDCBBD78FD7801C908F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal
government may submit a request for a declaration by the President that a major
disaster exists consistent with the requirements of subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE9EBF1C6D234688B1DAA805E1EBFBB3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References</header><text>In
implementing assistance authorized by the President under this Act in response
to a request of the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal government for
a major disaster declaration, any reference in this title or section 319 to a
State or the Governor of a State is deemed to refer to an affected Indian
tribal government or the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal
government, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0714426BE6B4FB8AFD09C3F7DE59210"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Savings
provision</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit an Indian
tribal government from receiving assistance under this title through a
declaration made by the President at the request of a State under subsection
(a) if the President does not make a declaration under this subsection for the
same incident.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA7551D1387446D89A99B42740059DE0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost share
adjustments for Indian tribal governments</header>
<paragraph id="H48188F12E57A46EBB2D3F7FC01082CEE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In providing assistance to an Indian tribal government
under this title, the President may waive or adjust any payment of a
non-Federal contribution with respect to the assistance if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC85C1FE1C9B94905AAE8CF2403110D4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the President has
the authority to waive or adjust the payment under another provision of this
title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC22FBC0FF84C4B78BD540A4D4C4B1103"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the President
determines that the waiver or adjustment is necessary and appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEE7C437DA354472BA262B4E7FF2140D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria for
making determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
President shall establish criteria for making determinations under paragraph
(1)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBFE79901946B4933B9DA25254BAC439C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency
requests</header><text>Section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5191">42 U.S.C. 5191</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H10016DE980154053A557D786CB9CDED6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H02762D547C7D417DA4F0C7A5AE4F2E09"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Indian tribal
government requests</header>
<paragraph id="H5ED5549B17AE495E82A9673B40969F80"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal
government may submit a request for a declaration by the President that an
emergency exists consistent with the requirements of subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97CA753E2E0A481689EBECEC7B874FD2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References</header><text>In
implementing assistance authorized by the President under this title in
response to a request of the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal
government for an emergency declaration, any reference in this title or section
319 to a State or the Governor of a State shall be deemed to refer to an
affected Indian tribal government or the Chief Executive of an affected Indian
tribal government, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4CDC679B09C4569B65352151C75EF02"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Savings
provision</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit an Indian
tribal government from receiving assistance under this title through a
declaration made by the President at the request of a State under subsection
(a) if the President does not make a declaration under this subsection for the
same
incident.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE33A811337784C26B0EB4401B919466D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5122">42 U.S.C.
5122</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3C180504263A480C9F00D2F84693563F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(7)(B) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>, that is not an
Indian tribal government as defined in paragraph (6); and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5FE9FCCAFFE443AB73D50BA6DDC5C05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53320332493946AA8CAEE8FBC6D2DC71"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (5) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H406B730BAD674D22A3CB455961293999" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5E4F86BA90284589A43847CA9516E303"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Indian tribal
government</header><text>The term <quote>Indian tribal government</quote> means
the governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo,
village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist
as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/479a">25 U.S.C. 479a et
seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37786ACBDF7C4704BE6225377B78038A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4DDAC88D00884A59A9DF3E7900657AB1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4077BA7CB00844E08C8759239D3831EA"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Chief
executive</header><text>The term <quote>Chief Executive</quote> means the
person who is recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as the chief elected
administrative officer of an Indian tribal
government.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF9226D241AE649BD8B44DE500F8C9DC5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>References</header><text>Title
I of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding after section 102 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9E398CBF72D94D589C25D2967ECD7AF9" style="OLC">
<section id="H9059B62E384A44608ED38ADF36B85104"><enum>103.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided,
any reference in this Act to <quote>State and local</quote>, <quote>State or
local</quote>, or <quote>State, local</quote> with respect to governments or
officials and any reference to a <quote>local government</quote> in section 417
is deemed to refer also to Indian tribal governments and officials, as
appropriate.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H23E1A4097A494CACBC2F61E089B30C37"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="HD2DF4A6CF75544D0B5F368982D7A0ECE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Issuance</header><text>The
President shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments made by this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A5D54EC502B486B9A3A38FBF5EA71CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>In
issuing the regulations, the President shall consider the unique conditions
that affect the general welfare of Indian tribal governments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H011BC526DDB34AA497F18A789A8237DF"><enum>211.</enum><header>Individual
assistance factors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In order to
provide more objective criteria for evaluating the need for assistance to
individuals and to speed a declaration of a major disaster or emergency under
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.</external-xref>), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in
cooperation with representatives of State, tribal, and local emergency
management agencies, shall review, update, and revise through rulemaking the
factors considered under
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/44/206.48">section
206.48</external-xref> of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations (including
section 206.48(b)(2) of such title relating to trauma and the specific
conditions or losses that contribute to trauma), to measure the severity,
magnitude, and impact of a disaster.</text>
</section><section id="HDD9A321ECC79411A9C7376DC4C7823D6"><enum>212.</enum><header>Public
assistance pilot program</header>
<subsection id="HACD9DB2ADC124C3C80CFA7D2334EFFA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header>
<paragraph id="HA22854DF0C4F4D6DA3FA31BDD538FE26"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President, acting through the Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and in coordination with States, tribal
and local governments, and owners or operators of private non-profit
facilities, shall establish and conduct a pilot program to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F47E8889BC24BE3BCA93377A5ACFF6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce the costs
to the Government of providing assistance to States, tribal and local
governments, and owners or operators of private non-profit facilities under
section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5172">42 U.S.C.
5172</external-xref>) (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Act</quote>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H373F6CFCCEA44FA5AE799772902F9859"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase
flexibility in the administration of section 406 of such Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53911DDFE92F4F25B7E6E3243FEA4677"><enum>(C)</enum><text>expedite the
provision of assistance to States, tribal, and local governments provided under
section 406 of the Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H553979757611404C8A113A632CC8C3B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participation</header><text>Only
States, tribal and local governments, and owners or operators of private
non-profit facilities that elect to participate in the pilot program may
participate in the pilot program for their projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0FA9A740ECC240CB83360A7C375E294E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subparagraph id="H4754D33FC93642599965F037D3953B1E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purposes of the pilot program, the Administrator
shall establish new procedures to administer assistance provided under section
406 of the Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2795F03522234E4985CA487BF482A1B6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New
procedures</header><text>The new procedures established under subparagraph (A)
shall include—</text>
<clause id="H40EA3F4F5156444C9D3D7E40BFF2A7A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>making grants on
the basis of estimates agreed to by the State, tribal, or local government, or
owner or operator of a private non-profit facility and the Administrator to
provide financial incentives and disincentives for the State, tribal, or local
government, or owner or operator of a private non-profit facility for the
timely and cost-effective completion of projects under section 406 of the
Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4535A3D34F5141918A3CB3E30F53BFC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notwithstanding
sections 406(c)(1)(A) and 406(c)(2)(A) of the Act, providing an option for a
State, tribal, or local government, or owner or operator of a private
non-profit facility to elect to receive an in-lieu contribution, without
reduction, on the basis of estimates of the cost of repair, restoration,
reconstruction, or replacement of a public facility owned or controlled by the
State, tribal, or local government and of management expenses;</text>
</clause><clause id="H38AA87C8BF1742B38333CDAF630D4340"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consolidating,
to the extent determined appropriate by the Administrator, the facilities of a
State, tribal, or local government, or owner or operator of a private nonprofit
facility as a single project based upon the estimates established under the
pilot procedures; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2B249ECFA3E446EA8765FA2C049A19CB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>notwithstanding
any other provision of law, if the actual costs of a project completed under
the pilot procedures are less than the estimated costs thereof, the
Administrator may permit a grantee or sub grantee to use all or part of the
excess funds for cost-effective activities that reduce the risk of future
damage, hardship, or suffering from a major disaster.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE0EE9FF314D847C9958881FFB3FB41AC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Administrator may waive such regulations or rules applicable to the provisions
of assistance in section 406 of the Act as the Administrator determines are
necessary to carry out the pilot program under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5168DFB4AD3040289EAE1C8F2AFA7936"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="HB4B703A99D6C49DEB9CB1CB7E9E7621D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than October 31, 2015, the Administrator shall
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate a report regarding the effectiveness of the pilot program under
this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H926549854B824198858A3EEB2DF79C91"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C8A888D26F14316A3E246D2432B0A04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment by
the Administrator of any administrative or financial benefits of the pilot
program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9D3E317D4984359BAD7154D4E7AFA07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment by
the Administrator of the effect, including any savings in time and cost, of the
pilot program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H814F892812C94FB4BA129896270E5428"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other findings
and conclusions of the Administrator with respect to the pilot program;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3CC258E93D34B21ACEF006995691BF6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any
recommendations of the Administrator for additional authority to continue or
make permanent the pilot program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9F99FE8A333A4D83BFC0C48D70E5497D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline for
initiation of implementation</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall begin implementation of
the pilot program under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF7EB223571904D518952D6C8BC0E9BC9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pilot program
duration</header><text>The Administrator may not approve a project under the
pilot program under this section after December 31, 2014.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H38465BAE248543399F9C0D257CC49D0A"><enum>213.</enum><header>Public
assistance debris removal procedures</header>
<subsection id="H35614870DC604C2CBC4ED07B5674D7B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President, acting
through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall
establish new procedures to administer assistance for debris and wreckage
removal provided under sections 403(a)(3)(A), 407, and 502(a)(5) of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170b">42 U.S.C.
5170b(a)(3)(A)</external-xref>, 5173, and 5192(a)(5)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H43B5038D8BCF40058E4F0DCC1660419A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New
procedures</header><text>The new procedures established under subsection (a)
may include—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E0A08ECC0D14315B87EC40BBA03A496"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making grants on the basis of fixed
estimates to provide financial incentives and disincentives for the timely or
cost effective completion of projects under sections 403(a)(3)(A), 407, and
502(a)(5) of such Act if the State, tribal, or local government, or owner or
operator of the private non-profit facility agrees to be responsible to pay for
any actual costs that exceed the estimate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2762EF2B8A9D4CBEB144B1A39D760832"><enum>(2)</enum><text>using a sliding
scale for the Federal share for removal of debris and wreckage based on the
time it takes to complete debris and wreckage removal;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99214F7B398249E5A4864240FA427BF5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>allowing
utilization of program income from recycled debris without offset to grant
amount;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A84A39B219647E384BF4CEC00C7FE3C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>reimbursing base
and overtime wages for employees and extra hires of a State, tribal, or local
government, or owner or operator of a private non-profit facility performing or
administering debris and wreckage removal; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H506528738D0A449599AB100A5D1C2B09"><enum>(5)</enum><text>notwithstanding
any other provision of law, if the actual costs of projects under subsection
(b)(1) are less than the estimated costs thereof, the Administrator may permit
a grantee or sub grantee to use all or part of the excess funds for any of the
following purposes:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9835E769D6841039F1608DD95E09DE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Debris management
planning.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2FB28F83FAFC4087BB8DBBF20505C97F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Acquisition of
debris management equipment for current or future use.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H368A2A2D864E4326B5976EE3B1A9DCC9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Other activities
to improve future debris removal operations, as determined by the
Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0D65E0A64F344383B7B1BCA33C54DE0E"><enum>214.</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Unless otherwise
specified in this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall use amounts authorized pursuant to section 699 of the Post-Katrina
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/811">6 U.S.C. 811</external-xref>) for reviews, reports,
and studies included in this Act.</text>
</section><section id="HB22811AD2E864B35BA4DAB82B42375E1"><enum>215.</enum><header>Reduction of
authorization for emergency management performance grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 662(f)(5) of the Post-Katrina
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/762">6 U.S.C. 762</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>$950,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$946,600,000</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HC818B760852847BC823CB254C7B64C32"><enum>216.</enum><header>Technical
correction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202(c) of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5132">42 U.S.C.
5132(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 611(c)</quote>
and inserting <quote>section 611(d)</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HB4D319779EEA4030A42A28F72698A7E8"><enum>217.</enum><header>National Dam
Safety Program Act reauthorization</header>
<subsection id="H4B8D94ECF81E41B4BACB878EE4314CBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote>Dam Safety Act of
2012</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3D380B0C689C4B22B6A151B410F25F11"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to reduce the risks to life and property from dam
failure in the United States through the reauthorization of an effective
national dam safety program that brings together the expertise and resources of
Federal and non-Federal communities in achieving national dam safety hazard
reduction.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE37385A9EAB746DC8E106D3452B8D560"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendments to
the National Dam Safety Program Act</header>
<paragraph id="H9D50016781B04EC9AD8D61A14AEECCB8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header>
<subparagraph id="H11F271E835C14938B092C10D707AACA2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467">33 U.S.C. 467 et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Director</quote> each place
it appears and inserting <quote>Administrator</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25AC301930BE4DC5A9FF82BAFA81BED4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 2(3) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467">33 U.S.C. 467(3)</external-xref>) is
amended in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Director</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Administrator</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA60BC7F10794211AAB7D6973170D1C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inspection of
dams</header><text>Section 3(b)(1) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467a">33 U.S.C. 467a(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>or maintenance</quote> and inserting <quote>maintenance,
condition, or provision for emergency operations</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02F7EAA34DF44EC1B7389401F8598C94"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National dam
safety program</header>
<subparagraph id="HD122D1E1A60D4E24AC9070A3777F70C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>Section
8(c)(4) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467f">33 U.S.C. 467f(c)(4)</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H60ADF1D8915543D5BD8BF4865BE54B48" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3D441BAFFEF34145B167F85540E9D4E5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop and
implement a comprehensive dam safety hazard education and public awareness
program to assist the public in mitigating against, preparing for, responding
to, and recovering from dam
incidents;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H463364FDD58446309F1CAB3506109DBC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Board</header><text>Section
8(f)(4) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467f">33 U.S.C. 467f(f)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting <quote>, representatives from nongovernmental organizations,</quote>
after <quote>State agencies</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H335AA018440B4ECD8C821865757C1148"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subparagraph id="H130AF3E5216C4CB3B4BBEEB4B6645A2A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>National dam
safety program</header>
<clause id="HFE98517872444BACAFC9551992F37FCF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual
amounts</header><text>Section 13(a)(1) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467j">33 U.S.C.
467j(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$6,500,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $7,100,000 for fiscal year 2008, $7,600,000 for fiscal year 2009,
$8,300,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $9,200,000 for fiscal year 2011</quote>
and inserting <quote>$8,024,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through
2015</quote>.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA9E39CE49F0C456EB808979CF3AB3933"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Maximum amount
of allocation</header>
<subclause id="H8937AFAFF04E483C94CAD66320D834DF"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 13(a)(2)(B) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467j">33 U.S.C. 467j(a)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>50 percent of the reasonable cost of implementing the State
dam safety program</quote> and inserting <quote>the amount of funds committed
by the State to implement dam safety program activities</quote>.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5500EED334A44A9D90095AF17613022C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
amendment made by subclause (I) shall apply to fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal
year thereafter.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H385B4BD890B54AEF8B1811D9E611E6C5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>National dam
inventory</header><text>Section 13(b) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467j">33 U.S.C. 467j(b)</external-xref>)
is amended by striking <quote>$650,000 for fiscal year 2007, $700,000 for
fiscal year 2008, $750,000 for fiscal year 2009, $800,000 for fiscal year 2010,
and $850,000 for fiscal year 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$383,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD2C4AF0BDC24794B144FB2065D213B6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Research</header><text>Section
13(c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467j">33 U.S.C. 467j(c)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>$1,600,000 for fiscal year 2007, $1,700,000 for fiscal year
2008, $1,800,000 for fiscal year 2009, $1,900,000 for fiscal year 2010, and
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EECF5E936C247D8852716CA0365A7BA"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Dam safety
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13(d) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467j">33 U.S.C.
467j(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$550,000 for fiscal year
2007, $600,000 for fiscal year 2008, $650,000 for fiscal year 2009, $700,000
for fiscal year 2010, and $750,000 for fiscal year 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>$750,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E049E11C3D4409AA6B2AA829C9D7403"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Staff</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13(e) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467j">33 U.S.C. 467j(e)</external-xref>)
is amended by striking <quote>$700,000 for fiscal year 2007, $800,000 for
fiscal year 2008, $900,000 for fiscal year 2009, $1,000,000 for fiscal year
2010, and $1,100,000 for fiscal year 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$436,000
for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
Passed the House of
Representatives September 19, 2012.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk.