[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3347 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3347

   To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to 
     report on the disaster assistance obligations of the Federal 
                  Government, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2013

 Mr. Rothfus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to 
     report on the disaster assistance obligations of the Federal 
                  Government, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Assistance Transparency and 
Accountability Act of 2013'' or the ``DATA Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. DISASTER ASSISTANCE REPORTS.

    (a) Disaster Assistance Spending Report.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report that 
        specifies--
                    (A) for each of the 10 fiscal years most recently 
                concluded before submission of the report, the amount 
                obligated by the Federal Government for disaster 
                assistance, including the amount obligated for disaster 
                assistance--
                            (i) by each Federal department or agency 
                        that made an obligation relating to disaster 
                        assistance; and
                            (ii) under each relevant program, project, 
                        or activity of such department or agency; and
                    (B) for the fiscal year in which the report is 
                submitted, the amount projected to be obligated by the 
                Federal Government for disaster assistance, including 
                the amount projected to be obligated for disaster 
                assistance--
                            (i) by each Federal department or agency 
                        that has made or may make an obligation 
                        relating to disaster assistance; and
                            (ii) under each relevant program, project, 
                        or activity of such department or agency.
            (2) Annual report.--Each year in conjunction with the 
        President's annual budget submission to Congress under section 
        1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a 
        report that specifies--
                    (A) for the fiscal year for which the budget is 
                submitted, the amount projected to be obligated for 
                disaster assistance by--
                            (i) each Federal department or agency that 
                        may make an obligation relating to disaster 
                        assistance; and
                            (ii) each relevant program, project, or 
                        activity of such department or agency;
                    (B) for the fiscal year in which the budget is 
                submitted, the amount projected to be obligated for 
                disaster assistance by--
                            (i) each Federal department or agency that 
                        has made or may make an obligation relating to 
                        disaster assistance; and
                            (ii) each relevant program, project, or 
                        activity of such department or agency;
                    (C) for the most-recently concluded fiscal year, 
                the amount obligated for disaster assistance by--
                            (i) each Federal department or agency that 
                        made an obligation relating to disaster 
                        assistance; and
                            (ii) each relevant program, project, or 
                        activity of such department or agency; and
                    (D) any corrections to reports previously submitted 
                under this subsection.
    (b) Biennial Report Evaluating Effectiveness of Disaster Assistance 
Spending.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the report 
under subsection (a)(1) is submitted, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee 
on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
on the Budget of the Senate a report that provides--
            (1) an evaluation of Federal disaster assistance spending, 
        including the identification of areas of potential duplication, 
        waste, fraud, or abuse;
            (2) recommendations on how Federal departments and agencies 
        can improve transparency in and better account for disaster 
        assistance spending to ensure that funds are spent in an 
        effective and efficient manner; and
            (3) an evaluation of the effectiveness and equity of the 
        current system of cost-sharing with respect to disaster 
        assistance spending, including the system's effectiveness in 
        reducing the Federal cost of disaster assistance and promoting 
        non-Federal investment in disaster recovery, mitigation, and 
        preparedness.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Disaster.--The term ``disaster'' means any natural, 
        accidental, or manmade catastrophe in any part of the United 
        States, including a territory or possession of the United 
        States, which causes, or which may cause, substantial damage or 
        injury, without regard to whether such catastrophe results in a 
        declaration of a major disaster or emergency under the Robert 
        T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
            (2) Disaster assistance.--The term ``disaster assistance'' 
        means any Federal activity, including the provision of 
        financial assistance, carried out to assist a public or private 
        entity affected by the occurrence of a disaster.
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