1.This Act may be cited as
the Disaster Recovery Act of
2011
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short
title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—Major disaster and emergency assistance
administration
Sec. 101. Definition of major disaster.
Sec. 102. Other definitions.
Sec. 103. Waiver of administrative conditions.
Sec. 104. Use and coordination of relief
organizations.
Sec. 105. Self-insurance.
Sec. 106. Authorities and responsibilities.
Sec. 107. Recovery efforts.
Sec. 108. Coordination of response and recovery.
Sec. 109. Declaration of a catastrophic disaster.
Sec. 110. Improving distribution of Federal disaster
assistance.
Sec. 111. Pre-incident planning.
TITLE II—Major disaster assistance programs
Sec. 201. Essential assistance.
Sec. 202. Volunteers.
Sec. 203. Hazard mitigation.
Sec. 204. Repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged
facilities.
Sec. 205. Debris removal.
Sec. 206. Federal assistance to individuals and
households.
Sec. 207. Crisis counseling and assistance training
program.
Sec. 208. Community disaster loans.
Sec. 209. Emergency public transportation.
Sec. 210. Simplified procedures.
Sec. 211. Appeals of assistance decisions.
Sec. 212. Case management services.
Sec. 213. Essential service providers.
Sec. 214. Additional disaster assistance, procedures, and
reporting.
Sec. 215. After action reviews.
Sec. 216. Grant guidance.
Sec. 217. Timeliness of reviews.
Sec. 218. Review of regulations and policies.
Sec. 219. Public works repair teams.
Sec. 220. Review of Federal programs and
authorities.
TITLE III—Other provisions
Sec. 301. Contributions for personnel and administrative
expenses.
Sec. 302. Evacuation plans and exercises.
Sec. 303. Personnel management.
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.
3.In this Act—
(1)the term
Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency;
(2)the term
catastrophic disaster means a catastrophic disaster declared by
the President under section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, as added by this Act;
(3)the term catastrophic incident
has the meaning given that term in section 501 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 311); and
(4)the term
major disaster means a major disaster declared by the President
under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).
<enum>I</enum><header>Major disaster
and emergency assistance administration</header>
<section id="id2F51E2AC565E49069DDE40ADBCA51144"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definition of
major disaster</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5122) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCAC2E25ED32E4EEB83F761FFFF0079D8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id22136D1ABFA442FEBA69BE53635D18D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Major
disaster</header><text>The term <term>major disaster</term> means any natural
disaster (including a pandemic), act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster,
in any part of the United States, which in the determination of the President
causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster
assistance under this Act to supplement the efforts and available resources of
States, local governments, and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the
damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused
thereby.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDc9b129edc06848c1825cdf3d6ec3c3f8"><enum>102.</enum><header>Other
definitions</header>
<subsection id="id2710D989EA00468CAD7EC55F6D3E0AED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Stafford
Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 102 of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID817a6db45db64f35b8604f9a8301cc5e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(10)(A), by inserting <quote>child care,</quote> after
<quote>educational,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBEF7B65C3E514FDFB1671F52111FBA0F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id135993562A8C4B0D96A20765ADDAEC56" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID96a810dca55a435db5886cadf5d7110c"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Recovery</header><text>The
term <term>recovery</term> has the meaning given that term in section 501 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa37f0a405b57456b88b98b8fdd646519"><enum>(12)</enum><header>National
Disaster Recovery Framework</header><text>The term <term>National Disaster
Recovery Framework</term> means the National Disaster Recovery Framework
developed under section 655 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act
of 2006.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id490F291947E448228C8BFE1B22A3F1AA"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Catastrophic
incident</header><text>The term <term>catastrophic incident</term> has the
meaning given that term in section 501 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 311).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3DE9CC64563D457C992E0033736F0473"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Catastrophic
disaster</header><text>The term <term>catastrophic disaster</term> means a
catastrophic disaster declared by the President under section
327.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf94a9c3a265a4ca7897d3cf16c107b97"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Homeland
Security Act of 2002</header><text>Section 501 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 311) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb76dd02328b44d6b8dba7f7a23a80d8d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (9) through (14) as paragraphs (11) through (16),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2E9A6D3965AC436CBFA2A48DCC7476D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id67C24B01A87F42DC9E968F71EBCA3315"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (6) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1BBBCA214B894C97A15DAA7C7DC6739F" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFE189710AE741CEBFE2013D18791792"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>National Disaster Recovery
Framework</term> has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5122);</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID20e5eda384ad41c5acca8e2c7ab13a78"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (9),
as so redesignated, by striking <quote>section 502(a)(6)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 504(a)(6)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDefa3e43c1f9244ea91350e101994ee35"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (9), as so redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id287CD9E1AA484CC09BC9424C3D027A70" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDb23ed92736214066bfa8ab398e81e6cd"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the term
<term>recovery</term> means the short and long term process of restoring,
reshaping, and enhancing the resiliency of the physical, social, cultural,
economic, and natural environments and services, government institutions, and
the well-being of affected
individuals;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idD091FF53156E4A13AB4FD7CC05B3273F"><enum>103.</enum><header>Waiver of
administrative conditions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 301 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idB578D0E1DD874914BFFEC6A1DAC6CF22"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(a)</enum-in-header> In
general</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>Any Federal agency</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA5829FC92767418E82594E23FA5BB8E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92CA182DDFCF48BBAE556C590C138BD9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idB63011AE0176453582170F394A11A781"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President
shall provide technical assistance to State and local authorities to identify
administrative conditions that may prevent the giving of assistance under a
program described in subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF63EC4DFC652485BB084170B007524DE"><enum>104.</enum><header>Use and
coordination of relief organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 309(b) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5152(b)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDc29bc63541ee41099db9d45ef7016c09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>disaster relief</quote> and insert <quote>preparedness, disaster relief,
and recovery</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID167c589751fa4d74a0491236d77b784b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>coordinated by the Federal coordinating officer</quote> and inserting
<quote>used or coordinated by the President before or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC9BC79E6B7194DEBB2D89E9A54D4096B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>providing relief</quote> and inserting <quote>performing preparedness,
disaster relief, or recovery activities</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id693729DE331A40E1A7162FF0C50ABA88"><enum>105.</enum><header>Self-insurance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311(c) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5154(c)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idE2E5126DC1344DF4A532B3F47DE6D44D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">or local
government</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">State</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id887C82A83EC145DF901878C711EBD25D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or local
government</quote> after <quote>State</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id2F1D39B4E80D4E64845D899787F9C620"><enum>106.</enum><header>Authorities
and responsibilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
504(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 314(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID98448f9414e941f6bc6e91daf0876b77"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(B), by striking <quote>Support Team</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>when operating</quote> and inserting <quote>Support Team and (when
operating</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID25370873b2a847fabdbeed31056e7388"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by inserting <quote>efficient, expeditious, and effective</quote> after
<quote>aiding the</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID278992f906994377ab6a07c2192d8d0b"><enum>107.</enum><header>Recovery
efforts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 402 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5170a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id515F45D5E3714FC0A35B0057F55110FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5541854B106540AEB1AB2A10242EC866"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after <quote>measures;</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7AC8796D81314F778C0E2F456349C288"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBF9286B7C87E49E88E81E0916B26B696"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (F);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID66d46fdf5dff4fddaaebe59d7ddcf9cf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2557b16176784590bda2c0a3872093ec"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0420047187a34017afaf3f8adc1c4d75"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID8596204d013f401098cea51532514ac2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>assist State and
local governments to recover from a major disaster and coordinate Federal
assistance for recovery from the major disaster by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5f6aa33821504f2e96e1e385e2196320"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifying and
coordinating Federal resources, programs, and agencies to support the
implementation of recovery and mitigation efforts of State and local
governments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2bfbb8d12ed3464e82ded597c1f36370"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing
technical and other advice to State and local governments to manage, control,
and mitigate hazards and risk in a manner that reduces injuries, loss of life,
damage to the environment, and damage and destruction of property, including
damage to facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfd97d5977de341f19c5153c27c5d8d6c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a
catastrophic disaster, establishing a Commission under section 327; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID354e3e2a616b4033ba8ece670baddafa"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing
financial and technical assistance and advice to State and local governments
affected by a major disaster to—</text>
<clause id="IDeb18617b471249cd826586850639f340"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assess the
social, economic, and environmental impact of the major disaster;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID59cc4b89d7a2482ab73bc0493ef576e0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>support
coordinated and comprehensive planning that takes into account post-disaster
assessments, hazard and risk modeling, and economic recovery; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID74b127b64fb646f3aed9964644ff5619"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>support and
facilitate implementation of recovery plans and
actions.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID3b83f60c0a5b403aa1e34f5a46f555ba"><enum>108.</enum><header>Coordination
of response and recovery</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 1 of subtitle C of title VI of the
Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 741 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88656A7FB07C481C9AA9F3AE455EAB77" style="OLC">
<section id="id9527E1A406E34FC88FECA461030BDA1D"><enum>655.</enum><header>Coordination
of response and recovery</header>
<subsection id="ID8fd5db74e5724df0bb116d4a4b20d680"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure the preparedness of
Federal agencies to respond to and support recovery from a natural disaster,
act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster by—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe2c0d41208084e2cbac90f5d00820e72"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensuring the
development and implementation of the National Response Framework and the
National Disaster Recovery Framework;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID41cc8d7a30b1463082c25b5febb80526"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensuring Federal
agencies with responsibilities under the National Response Framework and the
National Disaster Recovery Framework are prepared to fulfill those
responsibilities, including having appropriate staffing and training;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb73ec5f9f0b649a6b436a197e3d9fcf3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coordinating the
preparedness of Federal agencies with responsibilities under the National
Disaster Response Framework and the National Disaster Recovery Framework;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDaf3c09dba68243ef88f8bf6c3785b66f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>resolving
disagreements relating to response to and recovery from major disasters between
Federal agencies with responsibilities under the National Disaster Response
Framework and the National Disaster Recovery Framework, including disagreements
relating to a particular major disaster and disagreements that arise before a
major disaster is declared, except that after a catastrophic disaster (as
defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act) the chairperson of the Commission established under section 328
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act relating
to that catastrophic disaster shall have exclusive authority to exercise the
authority under this paragraph for the catastrophic disaster.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID38b56c0e6d6c4186b94e9856844ff52a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disaster
response and recovery officials</header><text>The head of each Federal agency
with major responsibilities under the National Response Framework or the
National Disaster Recovery Framework, as determined by the Administrator, shall
designate a senior official to—</text>
<paragraph id="IDcf109ac7f4ff4a39b6e7a9d557e4ac74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure the
Federal agency is prepared to execute those response and recovery
responsibilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ce3ca7ad41d4c6b86caa25a0e27af64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate
response and recovery efforts and activities with the
Administrator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idDBA87762EE0F417DA29B3BF39BB32F17"><enum>109.</enum><header>Declaration of
a catastrophic disaster</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title
III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id897394B377474C3EAD39ACC79C235EF5" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="ID1f9131c830ce4b3093ba3eb602d104aa"><enum>327.</enum><header>Declaration of
a catastrophic disaster</header>
<subsection id="idE625ED668DA04DB4B87EB4364C71D1D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President may only declare a catastrophic disaster
if—</text>
<paragraph id="ID34484f1f1154465bafb41c54121251ce"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a catastrophic
incident has occurred;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD6A4B6BCEFFD443E96A907820C93A934"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the President has
declared a major disaster relating to the catastrophic incident in a
State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID22449b74a579463ba1a7fb09a96e2b16"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the State has
requested that the President declare a catastrophic disaster;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID857da721b76b4f949397d3d06046ac46"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an independent
panel of experts has issued a recommendation to the President concerning
whether or not a catastrophic disaster should be declared; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID98e8ff109bb94f5798a3fdbb06f717b3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the total
estimated amount of Federal assistance to support response, recovery, and
mitigation costs related to the catastrophic incident exceeds $1,000,000,000,
as determined by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
in coordination with the State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6a79a6c4c5d740369cd81649b5a71cc2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Panel</header>
<paragraph id="id5F61DDE1E46C4927B65D52B3B9FD870C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President may establish an independent panel of
experts (in this subsection referred to as the <quote>panel</quote>) which the
President may convene upon receiving a reasonable request that the President
declare a catastrophic disaster.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c028badc4fe43bc9bc0d16e88c05089"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
panel may be comprised of experts in emergency management, social and physical
sciences, economics, engineering, demography, public health, and other
appropriate fields.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc35c2093509348e19b87468e07022cc2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
evaluating a request that the President declare a catastrophic disaster, the
panel shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID432ff922d69d4fe89f1444c5f975da08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
homes damaged or destroyed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92e0f27c420448d9ab7961786e007d0c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
public facilities damaged or destroyed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeed8f5aa5cce4106ada4f24dda95db22"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of
businesses damaged or destroyed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID477923bb2c40464e90d4ef69438837f5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the ability of
survivors to access social services, health care, and education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID44128d0c37144eb19090ef77a7bf6788"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the economic
impact to affected communities and region as a whole, including State and local
government tax revenues;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDde1a3cb06549456c9982ecb5faa55055"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the number of
displaced survivors and their location;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID902926a91bfd430abb03730339c4d6ee"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the quantity of
available and affordable housing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID64d99a353e6a419b9aaa8f4932a854ea"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the damage to the
transportation, utilities, and communications infrastructure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa2c642fe3e754fba9dd4a91169ecd703"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other factor
relating to the impact of the catastrophic incident.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID21399f9548704dc1a336801d8f2b369c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
panel—</text>
<subparagraph id="id368F8F8E7DEB45B48AFB62197BF64FA8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall consider
information provided by the State requesting that the President declare a
catastrophic disaster and by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3FF34F98172940E4A6E3CA9E8773D5D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may solicit or
accept additional information, in order to make an informed recommendation to
the President.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1eea369f5b1041bd980becdcf26bc419"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Recommendation</header><text>The
panel shall make a recommendation regarding whether the President should
declare a catastrophic disaster as soon as is practicable after the panel
considers relevant data and information regarding the scale and impact of the
catastrophic incident.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID6de845980159489682ffd3b19ebdec9b"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subparagraph id="ID79660e85248c44d8991f749ef58277b9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>FACA</header><text>The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App) shall apply to the panel, except
that sections 10(a)(2) and 14 of that Act shall not apply.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe9b055b65594411bacda195463c4750"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Status</header><text>Members
of the panel shall be considered special Government employees (as defined in
section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ef8e62330714326a854e0b57f425bc9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Compensation
and travel expenses</header>
<clause id="idE666FA241FE941F5B33E90ECA4BA1358"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Members of the panel shall serve without
compensation.</text>
</clause><clause id="idCF5CCD7BE2E74303A80715E83FC1EBCF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>Members of the panel shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of
agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while
away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of
service for the panel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8dd03751158f4939b7367a97e5db8b07"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Disaster Recovery Act of 2011</short-title>,
the President shall prescribe regulations relating to the composition and
operating procedures of the panel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf34ff0d09074448c905cd2c96c6935de"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 10 days after the date on which the President declares a
catastrophic disaster in the absence of a recommendation to do so from the
panel, the President shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report explaining the
decision.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="ID18cfe12d842b466ca5396b68db669e57"><enum>328.</enum><header>Federal
leadership following a catastrophic disaster</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id827BF2A152A64631A02769A5BD90D2B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id9D9ECAEE756349C29009B0C73B673B8B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>Chairperson</term> means the Chairperson of a Commission selected under
subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e8079a9da404b01ac7d1a224730b95e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>Commission</term> means a Commission established under subsection
(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDa28233500386459b8bb4c61c6d38a635"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Immediately
following the declaration of a catastrophic disaster, the President shall
establish a Commission to facilitate and support State and local governments in
achieving an efficient, effective, and expeditious recovery from the
catastrophic disaster.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID3acd0585fe5b49c2ba6232760575a06e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
President shall select an official to serve as the Chairperson of each
Commission to ensure the responsibilities of the Commission are fulfilled. The
Chairperson shall have the authority to direct any Federal agency, in
accordance with Congressional reprogramming requirements, to use the
authorities and resources granted to the Federal agency under Federal law in
support of the efficient, expeditious, and effective recovery from a
catastrophic disaster.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDb1871150bcc14504930e179c1fb96959"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Members</header><text>Each
Commission shall include as a member the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the head of each Federal agency with major responsibilities
under the National Disaster Recovery Framework, and the head of any other
Federal agency that the President determines necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID6be3384a8a1344dd8fc2483292ebbcd2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Staffing</header><text>The
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the head of each
Federal agency with responsibilities under the National Disaster Recovery
Framework shall each detail to each Commission a sufficient number of senior
officials with decision making authority and other employees who shall serve
full time on the Commission to ensure efficient administration of the
assistance provided by the Federal Government.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID68c563c8d29545bab79942466c3f05cd"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of a commission</header><text>A Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDaf7847d30687461991856c7d58bdd968"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop a
strategic approach to the recovery from the catastrophic disaster and
coordinate the activities of Federal agencies with responsibilities under the
National Disaster Recovery Framework and other Federal agencies that the
President determines shall assist in the recovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc31e02bbf43d4e03a2f2e2ce1fecee5d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>lead the
development and monitor the implementation of a strategic plan under subsection
(g);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID65a4c26bcd9943d2a378f03ecafb3ec8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>resolve
disagreements relating to recovery from the catastrophic disaster between or
among Federal agencies with responsibilities under the National Disaster
Recovery Framework and any other Federal agency assisting in the recovery and
assign responsibility in specific instances;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7a7c47847e84795b8589e62a7e847f0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>compile data on
the amount of Federal assistance that State and local governments receive
relating to the catastrophic disaster and the activities the Federal assistance
is used to carry out;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID46e3abbba6934885aab8a9bbb636e2d8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify relevant
recovery metrics based on the recovery goals established by State and local
governments, in coordination with the Federal Government, and measure progress
in the recovery based on the metrics not less frequently than 2 times each
year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4dc60d4a535b4f6681983e0a80f0d54e"><enum>(6)</enum><text>consult with and
coordinate delivery of Federal assistance to support the recovery efforts of
State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and other private sector
organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf9bc59ce832d4bd4acebd4b753f2216b"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identify agency
regulations, policies, and procedures that need to be streamlined and
coordinated to enable an efficient, expeditious, and effective recovery from
the catastrophic disaster;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7eca268f65d492a9afac0660c406d86"><enum>(8)</enum><text>identify unmet
needs and ways to meet the needs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE3A93AD563734BB9B4E2E05F7BAD7D19"><enum>(9)</enum><text>review
consolidated requests for Federal assistance submitted under section
329(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4538d385c9a342deb48c9751b404cc2c"><enum>(10)</enum><text>identify and
facilitate the provision of Federal funds to address gaps in the recovery from
the catastrophic disaster;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c3ed3c1d6da4122ac064b4c472cc95c"><enum>(11)</enum><text>work with State
and local governments affected by the catastrophic disaster to incorporate into
the efforts to recover from the catastrophic disaster actions that will
mitigate the effects of and foster resilience in the event of a subsequent
disaster; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb4452e114ade450cbade57c554843066"><enum>(12)</enum><text>take reasonable
actions to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse relating to the catastrophic
disaster.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7421190b1e9e405db60ee7d558225e5d"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Recovery
plan</header>
<paragraph id="ID54eec6c5dd4a490cacebe3ea6a073958"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the
President declares a catastrophic disaster, the Commission established in
relation to the catastrophic disaster shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a strategic
plan for how the Federal Government will expeditiously assist State and local
governments in the recovery of the area affected by the catastrophic
disaster.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc7639d1d7094d5799e00794e6e92a90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
strategic plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall be written in coordination
with State and local governments affected by the catastrophic disaster and
shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDfa0f67c9b8c041f5aa84f082ee5ed51c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an up to date
description of the scope of damage caused by the catastrophic disaster and the
number of survivors of the catastrophic disaster in need of assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9d6b2ffea17a4ede8f65b80a96b8395d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of
challenges and needs faced in the recovery from the catastrophic
disaster;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05bcd502d1574d86a6fddddfa00ec857"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a plan for
assisting survivors of the catastrophic disaster in obtaining temporary,
interim, and permanent housing (including the repair of rental housing);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID645a353a96f14f199b906d91dd0dee6c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
how Federal agencies will support State and local governments in the recovery
efforts, including technical, financial, and planning assistance, and the roles
and responsibilities of each Federal agency in fulfilling the strategic
plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID814611a3b2c14869b7c853803b137a57"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
how each Federal agency on the Commission will administer and provide staffing
for the recovery from the catastrophic disaster in order to ensure the
expeditious and effective implementation of the strategic plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfaed73525af44dfa82bf09a5786a6377"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a description of
any procedures of a Federal agency that will be streamlined to help ensure an
efficient and effective recovery from the catastrophic disaster; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdbf9bf9cf6f449d89c28776d0cbe0010"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a description of
any legislative authority needed to help ensure an efficient, expeditious, and
effective recovery from the catastrophic disaster.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID54222ad29dc84f31a4e08bc9ee1b1236"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Update</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date on which a Commission submits a strategic
plan under paragraph (1), and every 180 days thereafter until the date on which
the Commission terminates under subsection (h), the Commission shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a
report describing—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbb6e1e6f063f4f928e5e043aa1b90a06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>progress in the
recovery from the catastrophic disaster since the date on which the most recent
strategic plan or report relating to the catastrophic disaster was
submitted;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1885c9e064234ea985daf692991a2258"><enum>(B)</enum><text>major challenges
and unmet needs remaining in the recovery from the catastrophic
disaster;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f2683c863f34613a0e34de9da2ada81"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any changes or
adjustments to the strategic plan submitted under paragraph (1) relating to the
catastrophic disaster;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a35454a079746eb9cdddcc58051c656"><enum>(D)</enum><text>how each Federal
agency on the Commission will continue to administer and provide staffing for
the recovery from the catastrophic disaster in order to ensure the expeditious
and effective implementation of the strategic plan submitted under paragraph
(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID33caf16b93d4447a8c111476dcc64459"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any legislative
authority needed to help ensure an efficient, expeditious, and effective
recovery from the catastrophic disaster.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID24cf04443c6b4d5188090aea05f83172"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Termination</header>
<paragraph id="idFB90ED4398784AC686341FB12407DA39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall terminate a Commission established in
relation to a catastrophic disaster when the President determines that all
issues relating to the Federal coordination of the recovery from the
catastrophic disaster have been substantially resolved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id10C92EA920944751BD733275F9BEC7A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Upon
a determination by the President that the matters with which a Federal agency
has been involved as part of a Commission have been substantially resolved, the
Federal agency may withdraw from the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc5f7a7e9ed2f4ceebeb7dd6a3b55cb84"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Recovery joint
field offices</header>
<paragraph id="id1F2656733F6B472297F112AE92B99C63"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall establish recovery joint field
offices in an area after a catastrophic disaster for an appropriate period of
time to support recovery from the catastrophic disaster.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7EC2BFDADCB74F77B92E360C71C763D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assignment of
employees</header><text>Each Federal agency on the Commission established in
relation to the catastrophic disaster shall assign a sufficient number of
employees to each recovery joint field office established under paragraph (1)
to assist State and local governments in the efficient, expeditious, and
effective recovery from the catastrophic
disaster.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDe759ea37abf14ba1a7c5cd423054cf21"><enum>110.</enum><header>Improving
distribution of Federal disaster assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.), as amended by
section 109, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2C6B04DB8434069B9292462B65A315B" style="OLC">
<section id="ID75ac0c90e8e04ec78c0af8f55992336e"><enum>329.</enum><header>Improving
distribution of Federal disaster assistance</header>
<subsection id="IDfa48d465f71c41a784a2cb5b249a5321"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Catalog of
Federal disaster assistance</header>
<paragraph id="IDd2c36e3ca05e4cbca43a902a8e3336f7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
section, the President shall develop a catalog of Federal disaster assistance
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4ead03993c254255a82867d8f2a9273f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes
summaries of the Federal programs that support disaster relief, recovery, and
mitigation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID19aa98e34600414f8489a14c43ab3cac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>uses a common
format that contains information about each Federal program described in
subparagraph (A), including—</text>
<clause id="ID4a42764e675f4da28ef9111621a80a66"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the name of the
Federal program;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2c066dd76ff4491491e10e9dc4a73ebb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Federal
agency carrying out the Federal program, including contact information;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4f4ae22d32094b32af401574eee22531"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the purpose or
a description of the Federal program;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID29b1be62518149e286ce073ab33aa17b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>citations or
Internet addresses for or links to the statutes, regulations, and rules
governing the Federal program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7bfc11ac5b84427fa3d7458c2103c96c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the eligibility
requirements, application instructions, and allowable and prohibited uses of
funds under the Federal program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4fa1d8aeb21b44a9aada1b6b7b5c98f8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
President shall annually update the catalog of Federal disaster assistance
developed under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID495ab74933ba4ffd916ebd2d7cc0c304"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consolidated
request for Federal assistance</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this section, the President shall develop a single
application process for voluntary use by State, local, and tribal governments
and private nonprofit entities to request Federal disaster assistance from the
Federal programs identified under subsection (a)(1)(A).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID23321b8ca5f9401b9298a28a0022c7df"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recovery
metrics</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
section, the President shall establish and implement procedures to monitor
disaster recovery indicators after a catastrophic disaster, including—</text>
<paragraph id="id2CFE28EDF57C46F6B72F617AF7AE4D5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>population
changes by neighborhood (including demographics);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id58E6BD4A899247F181253291AE6CD315"><enum>(2)</enum><text>housing
availability and affordability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id22985DFCA68C4F84B0910F2DCA483598"><enum>(3)</enum><text>restoration of
utilities and transportation infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC34E7A0AF53A4A3C903053EE1227789B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>economic
activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id356A0636226B492283B3B22D2CCCFA7F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>job
growth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDFE0E7E36CBF4F9A934AF93C46DB5664"><enum>(6)</enum><text>State and local
tax revenues; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26E4BBACB664450893966263E2279BEE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>access to
critical services, including education, health care, mental health services,
child care, and police and fire
protection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID16b0763987dd457c9036c58a923cf901"><enum>111.</enum><header>Pre-incident
planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170
et seq.), as amended by section 110, is amended at the end by adding the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69AD987B98304B82AE66BD52C5E0612F" style="OLC">
<section id="id3A546778163C4E6EB4CFB932E67A01A7"><enum>330.</enum><header>Pre-Incident
planning</header>
<subsection id="ID5244aa764ad24e14822a7c69885a322d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pre-Incident
plans</header><text>If, at the time of a declaration of a major disaster, a
State or local government has in effect a recovery plan that has been approved
under this section, the President shall increase by 10 percentage points the
Federal share of assistance under sections 406, 407, and 408(e), as appropriate
depending on the contents of the approved plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDacbafdc2a6e64b9e98f564935cd5836e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Factors for
consideration</header><text>In determining whether to approve a recovery plan
submitted by a State or local government under subsection (a) and whether and
by what percentage to increase the Federal share under subsection (a), the
President shall consider whether the State or local government has—</text>
<paragraph id="ID37803595950c49cdb7c993a239dc1c9d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>established
procedures for debris management, including having entered into contracts for
debris removal, identified sites to support debris processing, storage, and
transfer, and established procedures for collection of right-of-entry
forms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa2dcbcfa360c49a6ad56712762981448"><enum>(2)</enum><text>established
procedures for temporary housing for disaster survivors and for transitioning
disaster survivors to permanent housing, including by rebuilding adequate
rental properties;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbafe0d74eb514be887a139a83e3217c4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>established a
leadership structure to manage recovery efforts, including identifying roles
and responsibilities among leaders and State and local agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd6b15e97cbff490a86ec0ac31917285a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>established a
post-disaster planning process and structure that integrates community
stakeholders into recovery efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5bdb2fdd04984e7187664347a9ebe489"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identified and
prioritized actions that need to be taken before another major disaster to
reduce the impact of the major disaster;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5793b77da8bc41508e21af06a6c4ff78"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identified and
prioritized actions to be taken after a major disaster to help ensure an
efficient, expeditious, and effective recovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID25542f4d03384f0d8eb94f2b90c9c989"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identified
potential barriers to a timely recovery and put in place emergency waivers and
authorities that will overcome these barriers during recovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3756a6ed34c249d397dbcc51e299c247"><enum>(8)</enum><text>developed
procedures and mechanisms for implementing the recovery, including for the
staffing of recovery efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID101c6b9b139a4a7a81e56e36ef082e6a"><enum>(9)</enum><text>identified
methods of obtaining mutual assistance and other peer-to-peer aid to support
recovery efforts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa0e107b92ab84f9a85a230dfc4afddd7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>adopted
mechanisms to facilitate the timely and proper payment of claims by insurance
companies for damages relating to the major
disaster.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Major disaster
assistance programs</header>
<section id="id47F4EF3E15EC4740849C15DE15515645"><enum>201.</enum><header>Essential
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5170b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID523372e642e649008663d3c1f9f3adab"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFD0165147D554D478914A7FC7ABE09AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>medicine medical equipment,,</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>medicine, medical equipment,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id433634BB56204947AE8A1C4FA2B69A56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<clause id="idC0A2B780E2364578AE5BF894A86114A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>, child care facilities,
libraries,</quote> after <quote>schools</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0568B8FE534B4647B977A4B9AFED43F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E), by inserting <quote>inspection of damaged structures
and</quote> before <quote>demolition</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id386BF15787AC4CFBBB6B21EEA152A7DE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking the
second subparagraph designated as subparagraph (J), as added by section 4 of
the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006 (Public Law
109–308; 120 Stat. 1726); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idECDBC90CCD6347F8826AE543E5038882"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (J)—</text>
<subclause id="idB5B0E3822FA94152B69E617B43A7E391"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>giving special consideration to
the</quote> before <quote>provision</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id88F0D2799D464CFD865CBABB76E3C11E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE644A7A5876643979A41159EF98256D9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id6CD3B8B194174106974ACC378B19507F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8165E7FB24AF4ACAAD30EEA599793B5C" style="OLC">
<clause id="id9171854BB05C4D86B22F7657532B7A6C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to children;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3EA3A50CE5D34B8DA9B6CB580BA66D6F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to individuals
with disabilities or other special
needs.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id013B747E99DF4EC69EE7A921F129AA34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C5AE5FE13084E8CBAD13000BEAE6A0C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDe4c918c0d7344b6499ec281f7aaeef40"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Emergency
shelter</header><text>The President may extend the period during which
emergency shelter is provided under this section if the President determines
that timely transition into housing assistance authorized under section 408 is
not practicable or that an extension is necessary to meet housing needs after
the major disaster.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc93402bb70004594ba6dfcfb05fab2b5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Salaries and
benefits</header>
<paragraph id="IDaefe8bd2c2c947459a441d91f152ce74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President may reimburse a State or local government
for costs relating to pay and benefits (including overtime and hazardous duty
pay) for permanent employees of the State or local government conducting
emergency protective measures under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID19ea75340cf34eeca5c0d7426158df04"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fair Labor
Standards</header><text>The guidelines for reimbursement for employees that a
recipient of assistance under paragraph (1) is contractually obligated to pay
shall be consistent with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id4D8AFF15D27D46E99D5913C566874632"><enum>202.</enum><header>Volunteers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idB6D00ABD6B794AD09E91BB28C3917DB5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 425 (42 U.S.C.
5189e) relating to essential service providers, as added by section 607 of the
SAFE Port Act (Public Law 109–347; 120 Stat. 1941) as section 427; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3283C0242B2C4C41A9E6A02D876B2DED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1DD26C4E6BF48A189E1C1510DD30540" style="OLC">
<section id="id4B7A5847D501456FA660880AFD69DBBD"><enum>428.</enum><header>Volunteers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Upon request by a State, the President may
provide temporary housing for volunteers who are assisting in response and
recovery efforts from a major disaster if the President determines the
assistance is appropriate, cost-effective, and would not unduly interfere with
the ability of the President to provide housing to emergency response providers
(as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101))
or to individuals or households eligible for housing assistance under this
Act.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id563371A7A3494CE4AC54DEA1776B298B"><enum>203.</enum><header>Hazard
mitigation</header>
<subsection id="idAA600760EABF4E74925B61C38424E49C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 404(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(b)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26DD28F3D1544BBE91245E37C7BC3C40" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDbc07aedc01674ef4992f5544e28754ad"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consistency of
eligible activities</header>
<subparagraph id="id3754DFD024F54D0591E24C4AF44A76DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this paragraph, the term <term>covered hazard mitigation measure</term>—</text>
<clause id="idF0AB564936D04871BC74FCB030FC56EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>means a hazard
mitigation measure that—</text>
<subclause id="id1987B19CFA86419B9AB370B0417EAF4B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is an eligible
use of funds under a mitigation grant program under a provision of law other
than this section;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2C25D6A8B8AC458A96C13608ACC2F2BB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is administered
by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idBF663BCA74054B4BA8A264CF57520B70"><enum>(III)</enum><text>meets the
requirements under subsection (a); and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idBCE319101DDE487EAAE34A76562D4F29"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes
demolition and rebuilding.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA617EC7D699B406AB94678C4B9221198"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A covered hazard mitigation measure shall be eligible to
receive assistance under the program under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idD81E1F84E4514BC2A36C8E63C5EE4BD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedures and
other assistance</header>
<paragraph id="id251CCE1EA63545DB988540C1D7DF432E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 404 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5170c) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EDF8B42AA8243FF954F95945A804919" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID26f47eb801274c45b3bae4a4f450aa1c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Streamlined
procedures</header><text>For purposes of providing assistance under this
section, the President may establish streamlined procedures, including
procedures for consideration of multiple structures as a group and for an
analysis of the environmental impacts, historical impacts, cost-effectiveness,
and fulfillment of cost-share requirements for proposed hazard mitigation
measures.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6D8C3BF6FBFD4EB69965CC20241BD2D4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional
mitigation assistance</header>
<paragraph id="HDC277E676BB14F18A1ED814CC48F4184"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If, on the date on which the President declares a major
disaster, a State affected by the major disaster has in effect, and is actively
enforcing throughout the State, a State building code that has been approved
under paragraph (2), the President shall increase the Federal share of
assistance under this section, notwithstanding the maximum total of
contributions under this section for the major disaster, as determined in
accordance with subsection (a) and section 322(e), by an amount equal to 10
percent of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made (less any
associated administrative costs) to the State under this Act with respect to
the major disaster.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DF5C64B36174A21A01D3BA5D1F22BD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval</header>
<subparagraph id="H1453CCB4DF4A4CFF968B78A9C8B01990"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall approve a State building code if the
President determines that the building code—</text>
<clause id="H1FC2E7CE25614833AF3CB2C86A7B11A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
consistent with a nationally-recognized model building code in effect on the
date of the determination; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H51FFF3E8B668484DB339E3B93B1DE6F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was adopted by
the State during the 6-year period beginning on the date on which the
nationally-recognized model building code described in clause (i) went into
effect.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B289BD156EF49BDA524E1556BDFE1C2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Periodic
updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall,
by regulation, set appropriate standards for the periodic update, resubmission,
and reapproval of a State building code approved by the President under this
paragraph that are consistent with similar requirements relating to mitigation
planning under section 322.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1ACED388BE5B4529AFF1B2BED4325F54"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB7A025F05DE44E3DA1C780D67A8CDFFC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Actively
enforcing</header><text>The term <term>actively enforcing</term> means that the
structural provisions of a State building code are being effectively
implemented in the process of examination and approval of construction plans,
specifications, and technical data and the inspection of new construction or
renovation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H525B9462A7D24C63ACD0B8DD9E63B625"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Nationally-recognized
model building code</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>nationally-recognized model building code</term> means a building code
for residential and commercial construction and construction materials
that—</text>
<clause id="H6A9B0BC525CF463A9376369F805DB9F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been developed
and published by a code organization in an open consensus type forum with input
from national experts; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEBFADB7923E64125AF9434758072471C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is based on
national structural design standards that establish minimum acceptable criteria
for the design and construction of residential and commercial buildings for the
purpose of protecting the health, safety, and general welfare of the building’s
users against natural disasters.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3557C2E951BA4265848D71922E904E90"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State building
code</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State
building code</term> means requirements and associated standards for
residential and commercial construction and construction materials that are
implemented on a statewide basis by ordinance, resolution, law, housing or
building code, or zoning ordinance, which shall, at a minimum, include that
such requirements and associated standards shall apply to construction-related
activities of residential or commercial building contractors, engineers,
architects, and designers applicable to the structural safety, design, and
construction of residential, commercial, and industrial structures.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03A0D95D3FDA41DCB4105E67A868B61E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID015afe48c5034e85b3fa955a2678d483"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Advance
assistance</header><text>The President may provide not more than 10 percent of
the amount of the estimated cost of hazard mitigation measures to an entity
eligible for a grant under this section if the entity—</text>
<paragraph id="idA2DCDB02304A4E5092825D0D67784091"><enum>(1)</enum><text>indicates the
entity intends to implement hazard mitigation measures; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAF54FD3FB5754AEAA90FF2054C9C4A26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>requests funds
for the hazard mitigation measures before the costs are incurred by the
entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6f2623bc31494f22b9009f019e332076"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost
effectiveness</header><text>For purposes of evaluating whether a hazard
mitigation measure is cost-effective, any costs incurred to conduct a federally
required review of the environmental or historic impact or cost-effectiveness
of a hazard mitigation measure shall not be included as a cost of the hazard
mitigation measure.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD3EE192FF2ED4C02AEE706CB7404E49A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reimbursement
for residential mitigation measures</header><text>The President may provide
assistance to homeowners for otherwise eligible structural measures for a
residence damaged by the major disaster for which the hazard mitigation
assistance is made available, regardless of whether the homeowner commenced
work on the measures before approval of the
measures.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H049F8FE2207C497FB9DB7BA4A3693390"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria for
assistance awards</header><text>Section 203(g) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(g)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H47037D1F364A4282A11819FCEF3E9231"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (9),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB354C2D2D58C41498918404F664327C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H576F13AE740546A6914CD86CC622C924"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (9) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H82B0A321003F4D539FAF1E8FA9E70226" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE9C3579C7ACD4B9FA0F39979A4EA383A"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the State or local
government is carrying out activities to implement a State building code
approved under section 404(e);
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEB5330EF504740048E6AAACA23C446DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of
criteria relating to administration of hazard mitigation assistance by
States</header><text display-inline="yes-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 (42 U.S.C. 5170c(c)(2)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1A74D49BAB7B471EB5969076C5ECECBD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall submit to Congress a report, developed in consultation with State and
local governments, that—</text>
<paragraph id="idCDA1617244F14E7D9074CD6F99F7AB3C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies
obstacles to more timely distribution of funds under the hazard mitigation
program under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7D91A967438B47CDB111564AFFB7BB34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides
proposals to overcome any obstacles identified under paragraph (1), including
whether the obstacles are related to specific provisions of that Act;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id460ABC9C7E3641178417EBF8B247E0CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assesses the
feasibility of developing a uniform application process for all forms of
mitigation assistance authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.), including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6348D75FCEA94CFFAA3B558C410EB19E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the hazard
mitigation program under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA9E5895D2D240BEBDB3C75623E01458"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the predisaster
hazard mitigation program under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7AE054463DA744D389CDBA3ACA52C330"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the severe
repetitive loss program under section 1361A of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4102a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id192D5591EB2F4D479B25EB6B550F1679"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the flood
mitigation assistance program under section 1366 of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id36F6690A24E34CEDA76A1F2F852E9826"><enum>204.</enum><header>Repair,
restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities</header>
<subsection id="id81775F73B1674260A8C7A8B8C316D66C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 406 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5172) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd5865025ba534b32aa08a5ef21f4ea76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(3)(B), by striking <quote>and emergency medical care</quote> and inserting
<quote>emergency medical care, and child care</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDab7f345961094d3e9ba24742243485c7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3EBFE2AA1A242269E6C9A3BC058E38C" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5DCC8F9822A14CD4AD68121E5672ECCC"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Large In-Lieu Contributions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA6AA7AADB39439DB2F28FCF8034849B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In any case in which a State, local government, or owner
or operator of a private nonprofit facility determines that the public welfare
would not best be served by repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing
the facility, the State, local government, or person who owns or operates a
private nonprofit facility may elect to receive, in lieu of a contribution
under subsection (a)(1)(A), a contribution in an amount equal to the Federal
share of the Federal estimate of the cost of repairing, restoring,
reconstructing, or replacing the facility and of management expenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBB7115960694505963FE927D0E8F156"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds contributed to a State, local government, or person
under this subsection may be used—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID816B82EB65174CB5A1B4A491E4ECDEC8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to repair,
restore, or expand other selected facilities owned or operated by the State,
local government, or person;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID462C621829444BC094B977AF5BDE7DEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to construct new
facilities to be owned or operated by the State, local government, or person;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID39438C210C6C40519357A68AFDB913DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to fund hazard
mitigation measures that the State, local government, or person determines to
be necessary to meet a need for services and functions provided by the State,
local government, or person in the area affected by the major disaster.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C337707CCFF43129308C814513EF41A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Funds
made available to a State, local government, or person under this subsection
may not be used for—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF364FB12A25E484988FD67BBB68C0356"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any facility
located in a regulatory floodway (as defined in section 59.1 of title 44, Code
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6777B1A84635422AAF4C5B1BA4CE236C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any uninsured
facility located in a special flood hazard area identified by the Administrator
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5a09658e77324ec0b8b45708fe14fe17"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id234F9CC1CE5243B29BA27F8232368B92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A)—</text>
<clause id="idB8ABCE49A3E44886BAFB5B1804B20C19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF0E4D7F038F64CD1BDE52F88355D9A76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF805426C1FD9457595BB02257359521F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21739F8688AC4DA6BB95D3C4D5EA5AC2" style="OLC">
<clause id="id15D95F96AA054E87824829D0038CE15B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>giving
consideration to any energy savings associated with the proposed design,
repair, restoration, reconstruction, or
replacement.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDC37E8DAA5624A709CC231FCDE6F1C3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(C)—</text>
<clause id="id4BC6394B6BA94265BB3BA8B113C7D61B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3D9CA2A2955B4A2FA161CC07D50DFDF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idBB319161A89E4A1890910C765C30F8BD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id028E424B2E414EC48608E849134BCDBB" style="OLC">
<clause id="id5B13522EDDAE4D759DF01F28A54C1BFD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>procedures to
effect the reimbursement of funds under paragraph
(2)(B)(ii).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id26B103E131D64DCFB30C65BFA523AAF6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE33EDDBD2034191B766D5295BC4EF6C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID8d09dc17daa14d3f9ff364e41e290931"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Expedited
payments</header>
<subparagraph id="IDe12747844bef4427aa97409148b1439b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Grant
assistance</header><text>In making a contribution under subparagraph (A) or (B)
of subsection (a)(1), the President shall provide an initial payment of the
full amount of the Federal share of the eligible cost, based on the initial
estimate conducted in accordance with paragraph (1)(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID866d2f071c7c4fa3a2501bc932836dc8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Date of
payment</header><text>An initial payment described in subparagraph (A) shall be
paid not later than 60 days after the date on which the estimate described in
paragraph (1) is completed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9F81D4D7A0A847A091EA116D6612DDBF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id892C6049141241008011232157F1AD51" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDdda37a84868f4a37a1e0d5f2e7322fb3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Project
consolidation</header><text>The President may consider all facilities that
serve the same function for a single State or local government or an owner or
operator of a private nonprofit facility as a single project and provide a
single payment for all eligible costs or estimates of eligible costs conducted
in accordance with subsection (e)(1)(A) relating to the facilities under this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDdc34c5fed4014f7f9c75fd1b6102a4a5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Flood of
record</header><text>The President may provide a State, local government, or
person that owns or operates a private nonprofit facility in a special flood
hazard area that is eligible for replacement as a result of disaster-related
damage with a contribution under this section for the full amount of the
Federal share of the cost to repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace a
facility to withstand the highest flood recorded at the site of the facility,
if the difference in cost between elevation to the flood of record and
elevation to the base flood elevation does not exceed 25 percent of the total
project cost.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID16a166a78faa451a87aec73ecc51d449"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Anticipated
insurance benefits</header>
<paragraph id="idAACA71C9334345CF90245A34ED9794F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President may not reduce the amount of Federal
assistance under this section by an amount greater than 50 percent of the
anticipated insurance benefits of the recipient of the Federal assistance if
the recipient—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF77CBE82B0EB43B39FFB5510C2318D49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has requested and
has not received the anticipated insurance benefits on the date on which the
recipient receives Federal assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID47e9976f28954a28996a0f99c1a2bb71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>agrees to
diligently pursue insurance benefits for damages for which Federal assistance
is available under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39D552505BC74EA2B090509B95EC848D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agrees to timely
repay all duplicative assistance to the agency providing the Federal
assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f3e9fd1da4d4ab6aabdf553d3004ac0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recoupment</header><text>The
Administrator shall establish procedures to recoup assistance from applicants
that fail to request and diligently pursue insurance benefits that would
duplicate Federal assistance for damages provided under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8057C45E61F34DFA8AD06865C2F7BEFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Issuance of
regulations relating to eligible cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall issue and begin implementation of
the regulations required under section 406(e)(3)(C) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(e)(3)(C)), as
amended by this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id2718AAA16A614276915A102843763E4D"><enum>205.</enum><header>Debris
removal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 407 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5173) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC261C22EA4EF4A35856396EF4CBDB703" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID587e5e84c17947bf85d4fc4dde4619f5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Debris
recycling</header>
<paragraph id="ID8edc5d2ea0934023b11b1c04fc27de3c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A recipient of a grant under subsection (a)(2) may use
amounts made available under the grant for the costs of recycling debris and
wreckage resulting from a major disaster, including the sorting of such
materials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4808fd93d082419798e0c308c5b5705d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Value of
salvaged material</header>
<subparagraph id="ID896c813541f2485ea48368b9e0637f6f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Retention of
financial benefits</header><text>A recipient of a grant under subsection (a)(2)
may retain any financial benefit received from the salvage of recycled debris
or wreckage.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID538dc347ed014971955f190f14a6364a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of
financial benefits</header><text>Any financial benefit described in
subparagraph (A) shall not be considered to be income for purposes of section
13.25 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor
thereto).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA9EFDF76DB4C41B5BB3EFAD94569724A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Salaries and
benefits</header>
<paragraph id="idB85A5EFD21034EA4ABE80AB68D5DC122"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President may reimburse a State or local government
for costs relating to pay and benefits (including overtime and hazardous duty
pay) for permanent employees of the State or local government conducting debris
removal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD7FE62F45C9548CDB61C78DCBA62B485"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fair Labor
Standards</header><text>The guidelines for reimbursement for employees that a
recipient of assistance under paragraph (1) is contractually obligated to pay
shall be consistent with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idBF3FEE6460DF4C2991BB344C45C393EE"><enum>206.</enum><header>Federal
assistance to individuals and households</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID742f546b7095438ba2b0f9363952c9d5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id74CDC2DAF3344CB48912988CD712B8DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="id1F6F86E65C294A40810D66A39F3E907B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>The President may</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0305E501CD14CBB881E6422A8DF32FE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idA565553DC9564FD9968EDD5795C2D3D1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President may</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="idE6411AB3379F423BB77FD2155E3B5F80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id479C163FD9A74079842096EC95EB62ED" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDf4d196d6a95343c8b2a69d4d67a2b79f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Shared
households</header>
<clause id="ID8007e54aaa70471b94ee10f42cd4ad16"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subparagraph, the term <term>member of the predisaster household</term>
means an individual who was a member of the predisaster household of the
individual or household seeking assistance under this section, as the case may
be.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2e040cf7a6d149f6833cf27039825095"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligibility
for shared households</header><text>The President may not deny assistance to an
individual or household under this section because a member of the predisaster
household has already received assistance under this section if the individual
or household seeking assistance—</text>
<subclause id="ID71e4fb90cb73414888defe9fa7296685"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has evacuated the
predisaster residence of that individual or household and, due to space
constraints or for other good cause (as determined by the President), resides
in a different location than a member of the predisaster household that has
already received assistance under this section;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDfe4f0677f3e644e1867e460083f9ee9b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is a victim of
domestic violence, as defined under section 40002(a)(6) of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)(6)) and, in order to protect the safety
of the individual or household, or because of family or household dissolution
or divorce, resides in a different residence than the member of the predisaster
household that has already received assistance under this section; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID7120d2a6c8514712a31906e50cadc0e0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>has other good
cause, as determined by the President, for maintaining a separate household
from the member of the predisaster household that has already received
assistance under this section.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDb2172bbaff524b4d97a27fc4242a550b"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Disaster Recovery Act of 2011</short-title>,
the President shall establish procedures to verify eligibility for a qualifying
exception under clause (ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3471d96998c44444a2dac1594dc64fae"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id897DAAC943D048CCBA77B6116938928E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDbe457694b4254b8e81a0629827a65ad3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility of
heirs</header><text>If the owner of an owner-occupied private residence dies,
an heir shall be eligible for assistance under paragraphs (2) and (3) of
subsection (c) in place of the deceased owner if the heir—</text>
<subparagraph id="id74C9CA58D6C8401899ADCA664C839C6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>resided in the
residence on the date of the major disaster; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7A7983559B1C4D0A9E7D22E36722966B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is taking legal
possession of the
residence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD60FB2D016BC4C14958DCC2A8359E142"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID22a1454115754aad8eef1b3a5dd6e87e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="id0D096CC2CFD44077AB8DE8FB4FD50BBD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (E); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE6ABF86D1B8D4268AAB53F8A9081CC53"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29EA500032AF46748A1C7824D3464C87" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID2081d65a2da54b77b59d1f2822ada8b8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Repairs</header><text>The
President may repair rental units for occupation by individuals and households
eligible for assistance under this section. The President shall prescribe rules
and regulations to carry out this subparagraph, which shall include
consideration of cost-effectiveness, convenience to the individuals and
households, and such other factors as the President determines
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66B8F572AD704AC98B1E422BA6A58851"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Catastrophic
disasters</header><text>For a catastrophic disaster, the President may provide
direct assistance for repairs under subparagraph (A)(i) if the President
determines that the assistance—</text>
<clause id="id1B08BFD98433434BA4644AEAD67DBB85"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is appropriate;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id921F24F5B94345479440FB529B73DF10"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id15F098D502DD454F85E93ADD495D304A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is cost-effective as
compared to available alternative housing options; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1E3DEE260E5F4319997E8146243F0B39" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>would be beneficial in expediting the
recovery from the catastrophic disaster.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfec625eeba85404f826c59588498fb4b"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Exception from
limitations</header><text>The President may provide assistance under
subparagraph (C) in an amount equal to not more than twice the maximum amount
otherwise authorized under subsection (h) or section
307(a)(1).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id121BAA1389F643828B0231413FB1F660"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<clause id="id36751515E598449289849D170D05DDF5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>for a major disaster</quote> after <quote>the continental
United States</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8418390379A242E4A2189D9086A5F1DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>in other locations</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>in other locations for a catastrophic disaster.</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCDF77EF1879A40368B64B36F655A379D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C7AD07D871F4A73A775E2B68C6B5348" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H86219AC1014E454D925FFBF2BBCA90C5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Temporary
mortgage and rental payments</header>
<subparagraph id="id2C7E1AF0444246519C4D28D71F005310"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition</header>
<clause id="id51B7FE6B8F9A4A4595791BDB3D15C1AC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>eligible individual or
household</term> means an individual or household that—</text>
<subclause id="id030929D1A7554E2AA1FAD02386ADA37A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>experienced a net
loss of not less than 25 percent of the predisaster income of the individual or
household as a result of a major disaster;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id40F6DD7996ED4E1B85EA34CFD98CE354"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has a rent or
mortgage payment in an amount not less than 25 percent of the post-disaster
income of the individual or household; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id87E3DBE92CDB4A91BA4F228F6EF6FA3C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>has a lease or
mortgage on a primary residence within an area for which the major disaster has
been declared.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id8DBC86DAC8744E7294668CA41592E5D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>In
calculating the net loss of predisaster income, the President shall account for
insurance proceeds received due to loss of employment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4606172D1130422E80B3D340D348BC61"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may provide assistance on a
temporary basis in the form of mortgage or rental payments to or on behalf of
an eligible individual or household that, as a result of financial hardship
caused by a major disaster, is subject to dispossession or eviction from the
residence by reason of the foreclosure of any mortgage or lien or the
termination of any lease entered into before the date of the major
disaster.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID486671efd1014c18af020c57bc9da755"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>The
President may direct appropriate Federal agencies and enter into agreements
with private organizations to administer assistance provided under this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5E0D63B863FB403FBBA73CBF76AAD52E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Maximum
period</header><text>If the President provides assistance to an eligible
individual or household under this paragraph, the President shall provide
assistance for the duration of the period of financial hardship, not to exceed
18 months.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC99759825B674BCB89187D129848E626"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Maximum
amounts</header><text>The President may not provide assistance to an eligible
individual or household under this paragraph—</text>
<clause id="id1ACB14B866A6416484550EA1D8613D53"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in a total amount
that is more than the maximum amount of assistance under subsection (h);
or</text>
</clause><clause id="id47F0FFE265FD4B949620283D9E0A8090"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for any month,
in an amount that is more than the amount of monthly income loss of the
eligible individual or household.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5A06269CEFCC4D61AB7EBE58E1383F3B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1)(B), by striking <quote>or accessible</quote> and inserting <quote>,
accessible, or convenient to schools, health care facilities, child care
centers, grocery stores, public transportation, or other essential community
services other than housing resources</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d4ed458a5b744d6a06210784126b91c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE716C5FD275B4BAC958AA87783299971"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph
heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Child Care,</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Dental,</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4EC44801B84C44AD9ABF137DD4E12F27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>child care,</quote> after <quote>dental,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3bfce74eb21742ee92262af0937ef1d2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)(1), by inserting before the period at the end <quote>, except that for a
catastrophic disaster, the President may increase the maximum amount of
assistance to be not more than twice the amount equal to the otherwise
applicable maximum amount under this subsection, if the President determines
that due to extraordinary circumstances an increase is in the public
interest</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb8812345d414151a723239a13834fdc"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection
(i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB424F3ADBB5F43DCA3FEA9586600C830"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCDC9F47BE2B44518A6D22BC868880815"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CBC1DC771964DD0A84DF79BA7B54C28"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7D01FAED5694AA0A7C76C7F3774B20B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDaceccaece52946a1a5245be0cd775dfc"><enum>(6)</enum><text>record and verify
information on all assistance under this section that an individual or
household has received or applied for relating to a single major
disaster.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a86cce0e6a54483bc595eebb7029f22"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (j) as subsection (k); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID00aef63717ad484297d084d1bcbb6b83"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7D1DF87FD2B4FA48D39A8D46456EF32" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID85775086ab4f4b029860bce429b44537"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Federal agency
agreement</header>
<paragraph id="IDb119883986444117a831358e9e1acc1b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Disaster Recovery Act of 2011</short-title>,
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the heads of
other appropriate Federal agencies (as determined by the President) shall enter
into an agreement that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9eb02b74473b47c1bf049356531aa4a1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies the
appropriate roles and responsibilities of each agency for housing assistance
under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID825ca909529948828a9d0b3062599d6f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishes
procedures necessary to provide housing assistance available under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6203806d702e45358a60dd1fe982fa0c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration
of agreement</header>
<subparagraph id="IDb03814ff0be3427fa6d7fc5c603fd957"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The agreement entered under paragraph (1) shall be
updated by the Federal agencies participating in the agreement as needed, but
not less frequently than once every 5 years. In updating an agreement under
this subparagraph, the Federal agencies shall seek to constructively address
issues relating to providing or overseeing the provision of assistance under
the program under this section that emerged during management of disaster
relief programs, including training or resources for public housing
agencies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb96c26a80654b13a250dac8bf6ba7f6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consistency</header><text>The
Federal agencies participating in the agreement entered under paragraph (1)
shall ensure that housing assistance under this section is provided and
administered in a manner consistent with the National Disaster Recovery
Framework and the National Disaster Housing Strategy developed under section
683 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C.
772).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID521e2c11f48d425a86be231c7fe7a225"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inventory</header><text>The
President shall develop a national inventory of federally owned housing units
to facilitate the administration of housing assistance available under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID72712e96b6fa41eea576aaf898a0cc93"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The President may provide technical assistance and
preparedness support to public housing agencies to facilitate the
administration of housing assistance under subsection
(c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDfb58a9ed4fdb430291157341e7e24bb2"><enum>207.</enum><header>Crisis
counseling and assistance training program</header>
<subsection id="idA766A7B29EDB40028597ADDC3F4F0397"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 416 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5183) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id6D132AEDC9DD4CD29FC8920738485167"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and treatment</quote> after <quote>counseling services</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4dd476ebe3f74b80937d46f3dd32320d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>victims</quote> and inserting <quote>survivors</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC59A162A69F044B1A61DA2F9D5AF82F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President
shall promulgate updated regulations to improve the delivery of mental health
services, extend timeframes for the delivery of services, and provide for
appropriate administrative costs to service providers under section 416 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended by
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID7fdbe9d6c543496297120ae6badc64b4"><enum>208.</enum><header>Community
disaster loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 417 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5184) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idFC6664226CDC4AD296ADB2214699ABDF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by inserting <quote>, subject to subsection (b),</quote> before <quote>has
demonstrated</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBF0A83E41D914B68B6FBBB5EEBDB1CFD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1CAC2AE5323748CDA9E2B3C935A12E06"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EBA84577BC14552B5A2CF5A59137C97" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDbe4be19b10874b20ac20c99dd285f9c6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expedient
disbursal</header>
<paragraph id="id228AEE83F0E149A1A984316EBACCFD7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the President shall develop
procedures under which an initial disbursement of a loan under subsection (a)
shall be made to a local government—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC7C8E36481C54C8195E23D5A9C7E5E46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 14
days after the date on which the President receives a request for the loan;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA95945A30BA14DB2B45E65C4A95B42FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in an amount
sufficient to ensure the local government may—</text>
<clause id="id36C105FFE35047B98DB1604CC7F0199D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>continue to
provide governmental services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1948C680601E4DC6A1802A26FDC6C1DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>retain and hire
personnel necessary to support response and recovery.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id086C4CC5120F4007AFCE8CBFFAF6CD9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstrated
need not yet established</header><text>If a local government agrees to return
an initial disbursement under paragraph (1) in the event that the local
government does not demonstrate a need for financial assistance within 180 days
after the date of an initial disbursement, the President shall make an initial
disbursement under paragraph (1) without regard to whether the local government
has established a demonstrated need for financial assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID49f022e9b74240b284c9de0f34d0896a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recoupment of
loan proceeds for failure to demonstrate need</header><text>The Administrator
shall establish procedures to recoup assistance from a local government that
fails to demonstrate need for financial assistance within 180 days after the
date of an initial disbursement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd51a7bd83f574fab85c86b076b1fa54d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
amount of a loan under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="idFF05CEDEDB834F988855A1635AF83631"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be based on
need;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0B496CA48EB54BD79A5B9DC76CF07E37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be in an
amount that is more than 50 percent of the annual operating budget of the local
government for the fiscal year in which the major disaster occurs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID80e689551a684415a9cbdcfce37b3c73"><enum>(3)</enum><text>unless the
President has declared a catastrophic disaster relating to the major disaster,
may not be more than $25,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD51B33EE2D0A46E1B7D4663F2E102E16"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking <quote>three full fiscal
year period</quote> and inserting <quote>3-year period (from either the date on
which the disaster is declared or the first day of the next fiscal year, as
determined by the President)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID4607c77c93304e4a9142cebdd35c6b93"><enum>209.</enum><header>Emergency
public transportation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
419 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5186) is amended by inserting <quote>child care centers,</quote> after
<quote>schools,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDf0f9458315d54659a181b48bed66a747"><enum>210.</enum><header>Simplified
procedures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 422 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5189) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idF0768B12A80B4593A5DA8B02A431B348"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>If the Federal
estimate</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD80265DCC1434BDBAEB47E0994F6C483" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idD244608ADB034AC099574DE08AD82744"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Federal
estimate</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC08CDD3850394ACA985E40B1D49ED7FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or, if the Administrator has established a threshold under subsection
(b), the amount established under subsection (b)</quote> after
<quote>$35,000</quote> the first place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id558355D2939349F39FCFC1CBABE65035"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or, if applicable, the amount established under subsection (b),</quote>
after <quote>$35,000 amount</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBD442AF62C494F268019836E8C5A3FCF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA22B3A01CA9C49ABB60C36E3FE9103DB" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID70fb76467b0148b2b6bb7d5e70087120"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Threshold</header>
<paragraph id="id1AC7EE42C806418695DFB30784AA46CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Disaster Recovery Act of 2011</short-title>,
the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (in this section referred to as the
<term>Administrator</term>), shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id475F9852B27243BCAB9D8653773D0930"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete an
analysis to determine whether an increase in the threshold for eligibility
under subsection (a) is appropriate, which shall include consideration of
cost-effectiveness, speed of recovery, capacity of grantees, past performance,
and accountability measures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB669445563A440E08798616F4D6EAC30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress (as defined in section 602 of the
Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 701)) a report
regarding the analysis conducted under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1badd3ed81c040adbfc161d43d24b0d1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>After
the Administrator submits the report required under paragraph (1), the
President shall direct the Administrator to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9F35B6B4043D40628BF182E91E2BBADC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>immediately
establish a threshold for eligibility under this section in an appropriate
amount, without regard to chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28E3BF31C886478880EC30ED7050405A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adjust the
threshold annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban
Consumers published by the Department of Labor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8e2601b8f244ac4a7338fd279d54f23"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date on which the Administrator establishes a
threshold under paragraph (2), and every 3 years thereafter, the President,
acting through the Administrator, shall review the threshold for eligibility
under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB7CA8A0CA9904DA18FECCEB4353CB0A7"><enum>211.</enum><header>Appeals of
assistance decisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
423(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5189a(a)) is amended by striking “60 days” and inserting “90
days”.</text>
</section><section id="IDf6853409e4f142938a80dc2515460dca"><enum>212.</enum><header>Case
management services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
426 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5189d) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id66984775C0FD4E90AFA4B247A7295EA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In
general</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>The President</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64D0FB14EE1F40CB8F565024BCEF7B02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>private</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9C8946192D604825B084DE323B5089C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>victims</quote> and inserting <quote>survivors</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID88d66e218f784bec8bf3e9dba1a2ebd1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3700850B9F6E429E9069DE0FAEA5DABE" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDd3b14283871a4b3f9f57e822e1955366"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disaster case
management system</header><text>The President shall direct the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, acting in coordination with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, to establish a single comprehensive disaster case management
system for the purpose of facilitating rapid access by survivors of a major
disaster to resources and services available to meet the needs of the survivors
relating to the major disaster.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE8D921A87B684F25B6A447515C94F7FB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Disaster Recovery Act of 2011</short-title>,
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in consultation
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development, shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section
that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8862392b0b424c4db9c22f4c7910938d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for case
managers to serve as a single point of contact to assist individuals or
households affected by a major disaster;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4811ea134218474eb8bf4535ff63a340"><enum>(2)</enum><text>address access to
housing, employment or employment training, education, health care, mental
health services, substance abuse treatment, child care, nutrition,
transportation, financial counseling, and other social services to address
individual and household recovery needs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB52F687AD08E4429AD4CA4F26322D84F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish
guidelines, training, certification, performance requirements, service
standards, and caseload limits for providers of case management services under
this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID41fc43c7f53a445785e289a43959763a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>address delivery
strategies that use the capabilities of the Federal Government, States, local
governments, and nonprofit organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3c074abd7082493db6492732f6d7d990"><enum>(5)</enum><text>address, with
specificity, the roles and responsibilities among Federal agencies, State
governments, local governments, providers of case management services under
this section, and survivors of major disasters;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7D9EB10BB4D7480983E7FA6CC2E4E7AF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish program
evaluation tools for case managers to monitor individuals and households beyond
referrals and assess progress toward defined recovery outcomes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB6B469A2B9FD4CAEBA45278F520AEA23"><enum>(7)</enum><text>establish data
entry procedures and reporting requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id522DB95B61DB4895A2727F42F1809AA7"><enum>(8)</enum><text>address database
interconnectivity between the disaster case management program under this
section and the assistance to individuals and households program under section
408;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDDCCCEE4F59549F28B5C2A17BF7EE0F8"><enum>(9)</enum><text>revise the
regulations relating to the routine use of disaster recovery assistance files,
including establishing a procedure under which an individual who registers for
assistance through the individuals and households program under section 408 may
voluntarily authorize Federal agencies to share information relating to the
individual with providers of case management services, notwithstanding section
552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act of
1974);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB50A3825CEB44FC49596D34BB6C110CE"><enum>(10)</enum><text>establish
criteria relating to when a case may be closed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7c448659f042409181075d07f1464ed1"><enum>(11)</enum><text>establish
procedures for the effective transfer of open cases between case managers when
such a transfer is
necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id5495368A8AA742FB90528EFC16F6CDF2"><enum>213.</enum><header>Essential
service providers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
427(a)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5189e(a)(1)), as redesignated by section 202 of this Act, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id893632D8494149A0B15EF9359D0BA76B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9EEA9D3336BA4FE5ADF97E628CAC6AD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0BCFA89B3D4348FABE40A885F0A61856" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id7771E763BEE049FABBCAD9A4C5A8F5A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>local radio,
television, or print news that contains relevant health and safety
information;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id68C0FEAE86F242B49C5ABCBF7AE3053A"><enum>214.</enum><header>Additional
disaster assistance, procedures, and reporting</header>
<subsection id="id7D6E809B3F9C49F9A0409CEBCFE583B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, as amended by section 202 of this Act, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D27D5B149C6411AA99E1272C3A6AC17" style="OLC">
<section id="ID2c3a6123821a417aa6aeb86a2b7afadb"><enum>429.</enum><header>Dispute
resolution program</header>
<subsection id="IDda79b0e36d4e4870a1faa484c5a8ad42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>eligible assistance</term> means
assistance—</text>
<paragraph id="ID19a4340372054b2a96d11bc83d659bf0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>under section
403, 406, or 407;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf0d364ac9c1b4cfaab1782327a5a792a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for which an
applicant has received a decision on a first appeal;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID994335e52d394972a5ff0deec04eb897"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for which the
amount in dispute is not less than $750,000, which the President shall adjust
annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers
published by the Department of Labor; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9bf31a8ac9be4e15bba8606eb427a2d6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for which the
applicant has agreed to a non-Federal share of not less than 10 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3008a78f42bd48dd8cf29f2e018272c9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rules and
regulations</header>
<paragraph id="id4466240F6BF444B0B707E638C1EB70B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this section, and in order to facilitate an efficient recovery from major
disasters, the President shall establish rules and regulations under which an
applicant may request the use of alternative dispute resolution, including
arbitration by an independent review panel, to resolve disputes relating to
eligible assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3E41FDABD049486DB35895A4E947038D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Binding
effect</header><text>A decision in an alternative dispute resolution under this
section shall be binding upon the parties to the dispute.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d5b3df00b8b4b849376a82eae394628"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The
final rule promulgated under this section shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID64b14ed0af9149a69d0e9d41a3c0b052"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allow a party
eligible to bring a second appeal of a dispute relating to eligible assistance
to request an independent review panel for the review;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idDD1C8A0033084C71ACD1DBC9BFADEC70"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require a party
requesting an independent review panel as described in subparagraph (A) to
agree to forego rights to any further appeal of the dispute relating to any
eligible assistance as to which the President agrees to the request for an
independent review panel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID612a590ba32a4b89a90683aea1b17d14"><enum>(C)</enum><text>require that the
sponsor of an independent review panel for any alternative dispute resolution
under this section shall be—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id2DA3A1F88DA644EA848A4F5CD9BB8639"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an individual or
entity unaffiliated with the dispute (which may include a Federal agency, an
administrative law judge, or a reemployed annuitant who was an employee of the
Federal Government) selected by the President; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id6E8BEE47D9414BB78199A5A8D78F7BB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>responsible for
identifying and maintaining an adequate number of independent experts qualified
to review and resolve disputes under this section;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID5cad6b4de1a5499b9c1d1b3aa919dfce"><enum>(D)</enum><text>require an
independent review panel to—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idD8B95B6D5FDA4F1C96F2521D943A1EB4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>resolve any
remaining disputed issue raised in the first appeal in accordance with all
applicable laws, regulations, and policies; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id7F12FF5A257E447DABE75614E81A9E39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consider only
evidence contained in the administrative record;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID5933cbe84843464586dac59ed195b145"><enum>(E)</enum><text>require an
independent review panel to expeditiously issue a written decision for any
alternative dispute resolution under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID2bea19415335466cae884a7cdc090b55"><enum>(F)</enum><text>direct that if an
independent review panel for any alternative dispute resolution under this
section determines that the basis upon which a party failed to resolve a
dispute relating to eligible assistance is frivolous, the independent review
panel shall direct the party to pay the reasonable costs of the other party to
the dispute relating to the review by the independent review panel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfa02b11671d4426dbfb47d93f5ff5d2c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>A
request for review by an independent review panel under this section may not be
made after the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID58ae41ed9ff5414b82e48c60cbfd3ba2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="IDc7bf2c9c7333496e8f499f24db40d42e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the termination of
authority under this section pursuant to subsection (c), the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report analyzing the effectiveness of
the program under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDec31fb467f2e40c89b47a6d44baf8f7c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2613a084964c400085be106da043f37e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of
the effectiveness of the program under this section, including an assessment of
whether the program expedited or delayed the disaster recovery process;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc1cc5dc02e41410b967ff7bf4a1e4260"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of
whether the program increased or decreased costs to administer section 403,
406, or 407;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb070f3be5be4acdb62580d0ac5e6ce2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment of
whether independent review panels fairly and accurately resolved disputes under
this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10bb8eefbd4346279b15014e99a3fee2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a recommendation
as to whether any aspect of the program under this section should be made a
permanent authority; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd36cba10226747fb9fe4fbc3f4d2b946"><enum>(E)</enum><text>recommendations
for any modifications to the authority or the administration of the authority
under this section in order to improve the disaster recovery process.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID578863aeb1ff4fe891214590f1758238"><enum>430.</enum><header>Unified
Federal review</header>
<subsection id="id891F94C7348D47B5A65EFC55768B3756"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Disaster Recovery Act of
2011</short-title>, and in consultation with the Council on Environmental
Quality and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the President shall
establish an expedited and unified interagency review process to ensure
compliance with environmental and historic requirements under Federal law
relating to disaster recovery projects, in order to expedite the recovery
process.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd8d33113c96a4b37ab676d5558194ee9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
review process under this section shall include mechanisms to expeditiously
address delays that may occur during the recovery from a major disaster, and
shall be updated as
appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeeca70f6a22d4ce1b05c3a812e76c123"><enum>215.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">After action reviews</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 650 of the Post-Katrina Emergency
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 750) is amended—</text>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DBD83C120AF4CE992C674D34A7C5FD5"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In
general</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>The Administrator,</quote>;
and</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9225C4D41DE342E59641FD8143B84497"><enum>(b)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9FD0C875B614B11BFD8515066547EA1" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB735A82F5D648A4B36C3212FDB32021"><enum>(b)</enum><header>After action
reviews</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an annual consolidated
report regarding after action reviews conducted under the remedial action
program established under this section, which shall include key findings and
recommendations from the after action
reviews.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID9448df6a798f46eebaf0f211370a502d"><enum>216.</enum><header>Grant
guidance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 1 of subtitle
C of title VI of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6
U.S.C. 741 et seq.), as amended by section 109, is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBEB333EB10264E4FA58E490F7AC57960" style="OLC">
<section id="id38360E5E5A0D49B1B46C8778FDC1D4BF"><enum>656.</enum><header>Grant
guidance</header>
<subsection id="id830CE68AD29B458182DFC327C9100D6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="idF4BBDF2121D046D59DA25683D330A05B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>catastrophic disaster</term> has the meaning given that term in section
102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5122);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE3AD89A5E4E24F9C8D1B477AC502891B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>catastrophic disaster recovery grant</term> means a grant for disaster
recovery made under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) relating to a catastrophic disaster;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDABCDD301C8F47DAAC044595E397F799"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>National Disaster Recovery Framework</term> means the National Disaster
Recovery Framework developed under section 655;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9CEAA4D6BD6945C39F46C8A160E4715B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>persons of low and moderate income</term> has the meaning given that term
in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5302); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id069A978D98244B4BA8277C6D79746A8B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>recovery</term> has the meaning given that term in section 501 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id83093520C115497A8F9F1F9326688CCB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Issuance of
grant guidance</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this section, the President, acting through Federal agencies with major
responsibilities under the National Disaster Recovery Framework, and in
accordance with this section, shall issue guidance for the administration and
use of catastrophic disaster recovery grants.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2C0E837517CF461FB0A446E9C308BFAD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
guidance issued under subsection (b) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id8DCEA52A60FB492FAE3D8284ACBD9790"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that a
recipient of a catastrophic disaster recovery grant may easily use the grant in
coordination with other sources of Federal assistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID523f12ee484d4ec2aaee03d865f57aef"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include
guidelines for the allocation of funds by the recipient of a catastrophic
disaster recovery grant that encourage an equitable allocation of funding
relative to the damages suffered by and the recovery needs of different parts
of the community served by the recipient;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID26cf7550ce9f4a51b1bb420222ff3ea3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>prescribe
eligible uses of a catastrophic disaster recovery grant, including authorizing
the use of a catastrophic disaster recovery grant for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID83d43f9bdc4b4dd799337b05ec97099f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recovery,
reconstruction, and revitalization of communities after a catastrophic
disaster;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09829df08a38421b8edd2f1b39e3b25a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promoting the
efficient, effective, and expeditious recovery of survivors of a catastrophic
disaster;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID939736da24384c9d9b388a1a1b7519fe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>restoring,
repairing, and enhancing the resiliency of infrastructure and community
services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc9d51809167049d5926b3c421c3cf46d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>otherwise
addressing unmet needs in recovering from a catastrophic disaster;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c80c03799af42d5a2fda12ef5d13e13"><enum>(4)</enum><text>require that the
recipient of a catastrophic disaster recovery grant use not less than 50
percent of the amount received under the grant for activities that principally
benefit persons of low and moderate income;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9e6b99a700174313a2ba3caf4cf2bc3b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>require an
applicant for a catastrophic disaster recovery grant to prepare and submit a
comprehensive long-term recovery plan for approval by the President as a
condition of receiving a catastrophic disaster recovery grant, which
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb6e2995777674900a40e898bc26a2e3e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the
effects of the catastrophic disaster on the community served by the
applicant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0dbdc26f644c469e92f0c48363a4f9b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify the
disaster recovery and revitalization needs of the applicant not fully addressed
through other funding sources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4f90260ebf84d558de3e7c4cb545f9e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide specific
and measurable recovery or revitalization objectives, including
timetables;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID55c971dfe2c741b18ec0a490074e9ccd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describe the
proposed use of funds, including how the use of funds addresses the disaster
recovery and revitalization needs of persons of low and moderate income and
high impact hazards for which the applicant is considered to be at risk;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID70ef7cfc84dc43e2bbc328e46d87357e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>describe
monitoring standards and procedures that—</text>
<clause id="id2E4AB80574C947DC82CF991CC1B7629B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are sufficient to
ensure program requirements are met; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idEA2DC2E71F7B49ADB3461A0D2A28D957"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide for
continual quality assurance, investigation, and internal audit functions;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1ba1371a29824971931d408230f5fc91"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include such
other information as the President determines appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfafbbb4c576b4a789e08a9b17b3999b2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>require the
recipient of a catastrophic disaster recovery grant to update the plan
submitted under paragraph (5) not less frequently than annually, until the date
on which all amounts provided under the grant have been expended;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDafa26f3214fe48fab8417d178a8420d0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide that the
President may reject a plan submitted under paragraph (5) that is incomplete,
inconsistent with the purpose of the catastrophic disaster recovery grant
program, or that fails to propose adequate funding for the areas of greatest
need;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9eefea6d829c4e09b0980eafd2a47e25"><enum>(8)</enum><text>require the
recipient of a catastrophic disaster recovery grant to submit to the President
performance reports concerning the use of funds made available under the grant
and progress toward specific and measurable recovery or revitalization
objectives identified under paragraph (5)(C), in the manner, intervals, and
form prescribed by the President; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID93d8d1db58d64b17a79e9a910aabc353"><enum>(9)</enum><text>include any other
guidance for potential recipients of a catastrophic disaster recovery grant
that the President determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8c5550258e864ef3bd0c872d3c256418"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>The
President shall submit the guidance issued under subsection (b) to the
appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3704eb24f7a4441c96efef4f60b41c08"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The President shall, as necessary and appropriate,
provide technical assistance upon request to the recipient of a catastrophic
disaster recovery grant to efficiently, effectively, and properly administer
the
grant.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id16A01A23F60848299922E0FF3EF9D2AB"><enum>217.</enum><header>Timeliness of
reviews</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop
procedures to monitor the status of applications for assistance under section
403, 404, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5170c, 5172, 5173, and 5174)
relating to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9775f052284f48e883634428a3bd1701"><enum>(1)</enum><text>appeals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa8fc1edab04c4381a0e05811be741579"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reconciliation of
insurance settlements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID603e470ea0ae4c0d9ed5ca67dbda37ce"><enum>(3)</enum><text>environmental
reviews;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd57ce53aff4842e6b3ac5cf7ad45318d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>historic reviews;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c1a39c8ccab427db15c0d36eb6bebda"><enum>(5)</enum><text>reviews of cost
effectiveness.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H20B04AFA87234E259343DBD49EAD6630"><enum>218.</enum><header>Review of
regulations and policies</header>
<subsection id="HFED366FCBA85417084488BCD1BE22EA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the President 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 for
a catastrophic disaster.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H275ADF1730D64CD3B55D1E4A8BE2A37F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report
describing changes made to regulations as a result of the review required under
subsection (a), together with any legislative recommendations relating to the
review or changes in regulations.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID39f989b8274248cc920eb9d01c7eabf9"><enum>219.</enum><header>Public works
repair teams</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to
Congress a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="idC8512ED20B0B42A995E8B4457C43AC30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies public
works repair teams under the control of a State or local government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id91A0AB0C5E1C498CA660738B5FC33D69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assesses the
feasibility of developing a national network of public works repair teams that
may be deployed through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact consented
to by the Joint Resolution entitled <quote>Joint Resolution granting the
consent of Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact</quote>
(Public Law 104–321; 110 Stat. 3877) to conduct emergency repairs necessary to
restore critical services in an area affected by a major disaster.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDbef1f49d8cd24dce934ff40463bd73c8"><enum>220.</enum><header>Review of
Federal programs and authorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to Congress a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID495182346ca84130a8d41665f1c433d8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies
overlapping programs or authorities among Federal agencies with
responsibilities under the National Disaster Recovery Framework developed under
section 655 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, as
added by section 108 of this Act, which have created or which may create
uncertainty or disagreements about which agency, program, or funding source may
be used by the President to provide assistance after a major disaster,
including the interpretation and use of authorities under sections 312 and 402
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5155 and 5170a) and other relevant provisions of law; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID001d698d0771458ab64df55ccd98c33b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides
recommendations to reduce the potential for uncertainty or disagreements that
may result from the existence of overlapping programs, authorities, or funding
sources among Federal agencies with responsibilities under the National
Disaster Recovery Framework.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Other
provisions</header>
<section id="id7F6B808694FA4CC4A61886F11DA8A8B0"><enum>301.</enum><header>Contributions
for personnel and administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 613 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196b) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id50937B432CAF43D692721AC375175FCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (h), relating to annual reports, as so redesignated by section
631(2) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law
109–295; 120 Stat. 1420), as subsection (i); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5E7B07ED56EF46A0B1AC99D4280F9648"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g), by inserting
<quote>children, individuals with disabilities or other special needs,
and</quote> after <quote>take into account the needs of</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDdb1921fceb354b6398ab82699ed76ba1"><enum>302.</enum><header>Evacuation
plans and exercises</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
512(b)(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321a(b)(4)) is amended
by inserting <quote>schools, child care centers,</quote> before
<quote>hospitals,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID84b6af136bac4296b3f19e5d92b0641e"><enum>303.</enum><header>Personnel
management</header>
<subsection id="ID30cd2f1ebe0e432fa1f78e36e0353ac9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75DBDA0922AD471DA1B3EA21A9EE5E79" style="OLC">
<section id="IDef8784575e4e436991470370da59af98"><enum>526.</enum><header>Personnel
management</header>
<subsection id="ID2f7a045d7dc043f3abbb198626a4830e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="ID25a3f4729d4945188bdf25c8b581a6ad"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>annuitant</term> means an annuitant under a Government retirement
system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0168ecb365dd406ab9d77b31f1885b45"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the terms
<term>deployed</term> and <term>deployment</term> mean the performance of
services under the response and recovery operations and programs of the Agency,
including exercises and training for such operations and programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID642cf24a733c4211888d73596f4c7fec"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>Disaster Reserve Workforce</term> means the Disaster Reserve Workforce
established under subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID38e129bc25a643789e338bf1060dc6fe"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>employee</term> has the meaning given under section 2105 of title 5,
United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID34cb3044bbef43a58c1420a36a112da3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>employee designated for short term deployments</term> means an employee
hired under section 306(b)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149(b)(1)) designated only for short-term
deployments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9e6cb7e5a7a64897a0bec7e22bc69d44"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<term>Government retirement system</term> means a retirement system established
by law for employees of the Government of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8bf0857b6fa4ea3b21d0f8f377ce7c0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the term
<term>major project</term> means any project for which the total costs are
greater than $400,000;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID176f31793e27447b9f9307dbce1eb169"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the term
<term>permanent seasonal employee</term> means an employee, including an
employee hired under section 306(b)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149(b)(1)), working under
seasonal employment as defined under section 340.401 of title 5 of the Code of
Federal Regulations or any successor regulation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa5fd96a922ce4466a1f08b508b425ac3"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the term
<term>reservist</term> means an employee who is a member of the Disaster
Reserve Workforce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9616c5e0afde4e71872aec5ab50e381e"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the term
<term>response and recovery operations and programs</term> means response
operations and programs and recovery operations and programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb46188206588446b819af3bb2cc2cdea"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the term
<term>response operations and programs</term> means operations and programs
that involve taking immediate actions to save lives, protect property or the
environment, or meet basic human needs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1982a0c3fb34d31be27b96330e9014a"><enum>(12)</enum><text>the term
<term>recovery operations and programs</term> means operations and programs to
support and enable recovery, as defined in section 501 of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC80109C072C84E7B9C525611B6FB0951"><enum>(13)</enum><text>the term
<term>term employee</term> means an employee, including an employee hired under
section 306(b)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149(b)(1)), who is appointed to a term of 1 or more
years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID86beed6013064c89b71ff35748bad735"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disaster
reserve workforce</header><text>In order to provide efficiency, continuity,
quality, and accuracy in services performed under response and recovery
operations and programs, there is within the Agency a Disaster Reserve
Workforce, which shall be used to supplement the work of permanent full-time
employees of the Agency on response and recovery operations and programs with
sufficient numbers of qualified, skilled, and trained permanent full-time
employees of the agency to adequately manage and implement response and
recovery operations and programs, including to lead individual major projects
under sections 404, 406, and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c, 5172, and 5173).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9df4589d60e64b5fae8640eddf31bbcc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Provision of
services performed under response and recovery operations and programs</header>
<paragraph id="IDe67e18950f6c420a9de61e5f23e89ba9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure that the Disaster Reserve
Workforce can rapidly and efficiently deploy qualified, skilled, and trained
reservists for a sufficiently long period to provide continuity in response and
recovery operations and programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID55b5ba0fc81b4f64a7ce09a20c732e94"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management and
implementation</header>
<subparagraph id="IDe87c5970c86448da891d82fbe9bb2258"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A sufficient number of qualified permanent full-time
employees of the Agency shall lead and manage the Disaster Reserve Workforce
and implement response and recovery operations and programs, including leading
individual major projects under sections 404, 406, and 407 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c, 5172,
and 5173).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID25747084e81845b887684ebb575bb360"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reservists</header><text>Reservists
shall include—</text>
<clause id="ID39eb23012b634e2289d250f85ab7a45a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>term
employees;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdc6ac026475e45e5b3d4ddcd48dd9ccd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>permanent
seasonal employees;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9649a94896df4e11b36ef65106856989"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>employees
designated for short-term deployments;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4caacf08df34435eabcf9fc4b066c2bd"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>employees of the
Department who are not employees of the Agency; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID56d27713b11146b69d29e3ecebf01d90"><enum>(v)</enum><text>employees of
other Federal agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa94f0fdc28b4bd589d5eb8a4a9febfd"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Short-term
deployments</header><text>Employees designated for short-term deployments shall
generally be deployed—</text>
<clause id="IDa2d95f061b114481aca62e15d92aaef1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>when necessary to
temporarily respond to—</text>
<subclause id="IDb512117494b24596b1a6fe39c6184b69"><enum>(I)</enum><text>imminent natural
disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDd4c2ce1213744f4aac7bbacd99a41361"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the immediate
aftermath of those disasters or acts;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDbdf1013bb1d84355ae019d2f919d15dd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>only for
uncertain or temporary durations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5945fa087960438087cbe1ecddc7c733"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>absent
extraordinary circumstances, for less than 180 days each calendar year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID29fe9ba40ecc491b8b36687336811a38"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Regional
structure</header><text>Reservists described under subparagraph (B)(i), (ii),
and (iii) shall be—</text>
<clause id="ID71d6a638045c493eb3ff137dfb8433e6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assigned to
regional cadres based on residency of the reservists; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7cbfcdcbd2e04dbdaaf696daf78f5be6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the greatest
extent possible, deployed to the geographic area in which the reservists
reside, unless deployment to other regions is determined necessary by the
Administrator.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID320d157b880c4f6b81688ba2a63525cc"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Reliance on
certain reservists</header><text>In supporting the work of permanent full-time
employees, the Administrator—</text>
<clause id="ID229733eed8cb4a69a8cd002f6503661b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall rely to the
greatest extent possible on term employees and permanent seasonal employees, in
order to help ensure greater efficiency, continuity, quality, and accuracy in
services performed under recovery operations and programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7d258525b23e45759d0a553e9ceac675"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may use
discretion to deploy the reservists most able to ensure the greatest
efficiency, continuity, quality, and accuracy in services performed under
response and recovery operations and programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce3ee8c11ed54495b5b70cd6b21f48e2"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Catastrophic
incidents</header><text>In the recovery from a catastrophic incident, the
Administrator shall—</text>
<clause id="IDecabf5dba0094c2d89112e80046437f2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recognize the
extensiveness and extended duration of the recovery from the catastrophic
incident;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf036412e5d8f458b97588f9fb16f259b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>deploy employees
in such a manner to ensure efficiency, continuity, quality, and accuracy in
services performed under the recovery operations and programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5a215e5eb4d4433095bd1ec931377c19"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide
leadership of the recovery through permanent full-time employees;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc048bff1a83e4c7988cb7ed20e398dbb"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>rely
predominately on term employees and permanent seasonal employees and employees
hired under section 307 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5150) to support the employees described under clause
(iii) in recovery operations and programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDca69195a3c6544308013efa1c7b83ac3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>not later than 30
days of the occurrence of the catastrophic incident, submit a report to
Congress that includes a plan to comply with clause (i) through (iv) with
respect to that catastrophic incident; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa8f5bcf66fba48b09629ecb8218a540c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>at the end of
each 1-year period following the occurrence of the catastrophic incident, until
the Administrator determines that recovery from the catastrophic incident is
substantially complete, submit a report to Congress that includes—</text>
<subclause id="ID374c776f34614c759e8d68131eb43fd6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an update of the
plan; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDa690d8984fe14bc6a306ae9aab6e9037"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a description of
any staffing challenges faced in the recovery.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDac258d18814348d3b6819c7d8c13aa99"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Not
later than 60 days after the end of each calendar year, the Administrator shall
submit a report detailing the number of days of deployment for individuals
described under subparagraph (B)(iii) to Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa1a3a1e182a4490b8b0c99246485907d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Policies and
procedures</header><text>In order to ensure that efficient, continuous, and
accurate services are provided under response and recovery operations and
programs, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section,
the Administrator shall develop—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID60b3a93153894f4e9d206b10d66ff20d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>staffing policies
and procedures for the proper implementation and management of response and
recovery operations and programs by a sufficient numbers of permanent full-time
senior-level officials;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4592440e4c374ab690a118b417e46f83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>deployment of
full-time employees for a reasonably long period of time to ensure continuity
of operations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a4fa90d93c8444aa6f178e61315d1df"><enum>(C)</enum><text>plans to recruit
individuals who reside in the area affected by a major disaster when long-term
recovery efforts are needed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb8cacef8d3e40088bff940d020be485"><enum>(D)</enum><text>policies and
procedures relating to sections 403, 404, 406, 407, and 502 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5170c,
5172, 5173, and 5192);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbc4a572c553043868848783a5fb141c9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>consolidated
guidance for assistance provided under sections 406 and 407 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to facilitate
comprehension and administration of those sections by personnel administering
the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1943a85cad79417a9fa6e69fe8492ffb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>policies and
procedures relating to documentation requirements and control of records
relating to projects under sections 406 and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and personnel rotation policies to
ensure the efficient and comprehensive transfer of work performed under those
sections by employees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID103022584143443396d0c2f1d5d94cfa"><enum>(G)</enum><text>policies and
procedures that require the Agency to expeditiously identify eligible hazard
mitigation measures under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID24f20403bd03496489ebda4be51c3545"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Minimum
standards and guidelines for the disaster reserve workforce</header>
<subparagraph id="ID713770f4ff3844fa82f49fc11f469e6f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Standards and
guidelines</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this section, the Administrator shall develop standards and guidelines for the
Disaster Reserve Workforce, including—</text>
<clause id="IDfe912db4654d4af7b302ef54b8d808fa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>setting
appropriate mandatory disaster training requirements, in advance of deployment
and on a continuing basis thereafter, to ensure satisfactory knowledge by
employees;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb962270088904a3688dbcb16fe49a5c6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establishing the
minimum number of days an individual is required to deploy in a year during
which there is sufficient work for members of the Disaster Reserve
Workforce;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbb805f16d64c4ea6a0aec6812b8a2652"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>providing for a
reasonably long time period for deployment to ensure continuity in operations;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcb05973289c7430e995f6663e860d399"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>establishing
performance requirements, including for the timely and accurate resolution of
issues and projects.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7977d9ca8479498cba8f811f23f53213"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Readiness of
the disaster reserve workforce</header><text>In order to maintain the readiness
of the Disaster Reserve Workforce, before being appointed to another term in
the Disaster Reserve Workforce, a reservist described under paragraph (2)(b)
(i), (ii), and (iii), shall—</text>
<clause id="IDa4d79b1c2b4946ba9a3a391eb2613a2f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be credentialed
in accordance with section 510; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5f3040caa24c47f8964a32e00c329116"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meet all minimum
standards and guidelines established under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="IDf3726af04ce6460f933d9f7c7b72c12e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for term
employees, before being appointed to a term in the Disaster Reserve Workforce;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDea223c5738cc41cdb81c0190bd28dc1c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>annually for all
other reservists.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b0c7131f9144457a27321ccf6a6fe46"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Evaluation
system</header><text>In consultation with the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management, the Administrator shall develop and implement a system to
continuously evaluate reservists to ensure that all minimum standards and
guidelines under this paragraph are satisfied annually by all reservists.
Chapter 43 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to reservists
covered under the system developed and implemented under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe5ee00d207f944409a556eb17677624e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Contractors</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the
Administrator, in conjunction with the Chief Human Capital Officer of the
Agency, shall establish policies and procedures relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id417E409F46874674B476402F83AD4C3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>oversight of
contractor performance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf9a7ea2c9d4c4ab0a8e4a0372e5af24f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensuring that the
number of contractors is appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f89a1dfa7c54945b0639458a06ea50c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensuring that
contractors have appropriate skills, training, knowledge, and experience for
assigned tasks, including by ensuring that the contractors meet training,
credentialing, and performance requirements similar to the requirements for
reservists.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a1a301e2eef426db8810163cbda9e96"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reemployed
annuitants</header>
<subparagraph id="IDbbd4809aed654bd49753b953191c8e91"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In appointing reservists to the Disaster Reserve
Workforce, the application of sections 8344 and 8468 of title 5, United States
Code (relating to annuities and pay on reemployment) or any other similar
provision of law under a Government retirement system may be waived by the
Administrator for annuitants reemployed on deployments involving a direct
threat to life or property or other unusual circumstances for the entirety of
the deployment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb7ae4d703cce415ebee309d23ffc03f4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
authority under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="IDadbde951231c4549b8e0b3dbe062c6b0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is granted to
assist the Administrator in establishing and effectively operating the Disaster
Reserve Workforce if no other qualified applicant is available for a reservist
position; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcb817b5a34bf44e4aa19afd1e9963f66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be exercised
only—</text>
<subclause id="IDa0443fdd9c794233baaa19f66ad0cadc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>with respect to
natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters, including
catastrophic incidents; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID789c8b64725c46a595f472e707beeb7f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if the applicant
will not accept the position without a waiver.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfbd7f91d5cfa41279265d67e48507760"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Not employee
for retirement purposes</header><text>An annuitant to whom a waiver under
subparagraph (A) is in effect shall not be considered an employee for purposes
of any Government retirement system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID80e206589896436a8b056864cc8b965e"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Permanent
employment positions</header>
<subparagraph id="ID5ad5acc7dd82421dbf13e9b8e75aa76f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A reservist hired under section 306(b)(1) of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149(b)(1))
may compete for permanent positions in the Agency under merit promotion
procedures. The actual time deployed as a reservist shall be considered
creditable service for purposes of such competition and shall be calculated,
for purposes of section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, by dividing the
total number of days of service as a reservist by 365 to obtain the number of
years of service and dividing any remainder by 30 to obtain the number of
additional months of service and excluding from the aggregate the fractional
part of a month, if any.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID306642fca99e42d0b832f5b44a23544e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In
evaluating a reservist hired under section 306(b)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149(b)(1)) for a
potential permanent employment position, the Administrator shall consider the
qualifications and performance of a reservist, including the ability of the
reservist to timely, accurately, and creatively resolve issues and projects
when deployed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2cd3c466bd544d9e84e69834e76f7eb1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effective date
and application</header><text>This paragraph shall—</text>
<clause id="ID09ff9e953c144d79b0248c510b112c7c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>take effect on
the date on which the Administrator implements the evaluation system under
paragraph (4)(C); and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb350a16930644a92b0f8bbdadbda4001"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>apply to periods
of service performed after that date.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc90c4f12492d4efe81e27c7bb7c77ad1"><enum>(8)</enum><header>No impact on
agency personnel ceiling</header><text>Reservists shall not be counted against
any personnel ceiling limitation applicable to the
Agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID97cc13355bdd402a86340b0878baa1b2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 525 the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id0ba79392-f270-4c3c-8790-0a9164b4020a" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="IDef8784575e4e436991470370da59af98" level="section">Sec. 526. Personnel
management.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc49606984c00404eb481aa935778cf87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Permanent
seasonal employees</header><text>Section 306(b) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5149(b)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID353edaa089dc425692c9ccc124f4b11b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>or permanent seasonal employees (as that term is defined
under section 526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002)</quote> after
<quote>temporary personnel</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe06ed37f9bb643b399b57f7c366a2564"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by inserting <quote>or the employment of permanent seasonal employees (as that
term is defined under section 526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002)</quote>
after <quote>additional personnel</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC3D7F05DA36446899A1D305CE3A4BEB"><enum>304.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
Act and the amendments made by this Act.</text>
</section>