[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 208 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

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                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                      October 21, 2015.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
208) entitled ``An Act to improve the disaster assistance programs of 
the Small Business Administration.'', do pass with the following

                              AMENDMENTS:

(1)On page 2, strike lines 1 through 5 and insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Recovery 
Improvements for Small Entities After Disaster Act of 2015'' or the 
``RISE After Disaster Act of 2015''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

     DIVISION A--SUPERSTORM SANDY RELIEF AND DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM 
                              IMPROVEMENTS

Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Findings.

               TITLE I--DISASTER ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENTS

1101. Revised disaster deadline.
1102. Use of physical damage disaster loans to construct safe rooms.
1103. Reducing delays on closing and disbursement of loans.
1104. Safeguarding taxpayer interests and increasing transparency in 
                            loan approvals.
1105. Disaster plan improvements.

          DIVISION B--RECOVERY IMPROVEMENTS FOR SMALL ENTITIES

Sec. 2001. Short title.

          TITLE I--IMPROVEMENTS OF DISASTER RESPONSE AND LOANS

Sec. 2101. Additional awards to small business development centers, 
                            women's business centers, and SCORE for 
                            disaster recovery.
Sec. 2102. Collateral requirements for disaster loans.
Sec. 2103. Assistance to out-of-State business concerns to aid in 
                            disaster recovery.
Sec. 2104. FAST program.
Sec. 2105. Use of Federal surplus property in disaster areas.
Sec. 2106. Recovery opportunity loans.
Sec. 2107. Contractor malfeasance.
Sec. 2108. Local contracting preferences and incentives.
Sec. 2109. Clarification of collateral requirements.

               TITLE II--DISASTER PLANNING AND MITIGATION

Sec. 2201. Business recovery centers.

                      TITLE III--OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 2301. Increased oversight of economic injury disaster loans.
Sec. 2302. GAO report on paperwork reduction.
Sec. 2303. Report on web portal for disaster loan applicants.

     DIVISION A--SUPERSTORM SANDY RELIEF AND DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM 
                              IMPROVEMENTS

SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``Superstorm Sandy Relief and 
Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act of 2015''.

SEC. 1002. FINDINGS.

(2)On page 3, strike line 5 and insert the following:

               TITLE I--DISASTER ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENTS

SEC. 1101. REVISED DISASTER DEADLINE.

(3)On page 3, line 14, insert ``nonprofit entity,'' after 
``homeowner,''.

(4)On page 4, line 9, strike the quotation marks and the second period 
and insert the following:
                    ``(C) Inspector general review.--Not later than 6 
                months after the date on which the Administrator begins 
                carrying out this authority, the Inspector General of 
                the Administration shall initiate a review of the 
                controls for ensuring applicant eligibility for loans 
                made under this paragraph.''.

(5)On page 4, line 10, strike ``sec. 4.'' and insert ``sec. 1102.''.

(6)On page 4, line 24, insert ``, if such safe room or similar storm 
shelter is constructed in accordance with applicable standards issued 
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency'' after ``disasters''.

(7)On page 5, strike lines 1 through 21 and insert the following:

SEC. 1103. REDUCING DELAYS ON CLOSING AND DISBURSEMENT OF LOANS.

    Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is 
amended by inserting before the undesignated matter following paragraph 
(9) the following:

(8)On page 5, line 22, strike ``(11)'' and insert ``(10)''.

(9)On page 6, strike lines 5 through 8 and insert the following:

SEC. 1104. SAFEGUARDING TAXPAYER INTERESTS AND INCREASING TRANSPARENCY 
              IN LOAN APPROVALS.

    Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is 
amended by inserting before the undesignated matter following paragraph 
(10), as added by section 1103 of this Act, the following:

(10)On page 6, line 9, strike ``(12)'' and insert ``(11)''.

(11)Beginning on page 6, strike line 14 and all that follows through 
page 7, line 20, and insert the following:

SEC. 1105. DISASTER PLAN IMPROVEMENTS.

(12)Beginning on page 8, strike line 6 and all that follows through 
page 9, line 6, and insert the following:

          DIVISION B--RECOVERY IMPROVEMENTS FOR SMALL ENTITIES

SECTION 2001. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``Recovery Improvements for Small 
Entities After Disaster Act of 2015'' or the ``RISE After Disaster Act 
of 2015''.

          TITLE I--IMPROVEMENTS OF DISASTER RESPONSE AND LOANS

SEC. 2101. ADDITIONAL AWARDS TO SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, 
              WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTERS, AND SCORE FOR DISASTER 
              RECOVERY.

    Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is 
amended by inserting before the undesignated matter following paragraph 
(11), as added by section 1104 of this Act, the following:
            ``(12) Additional awards to small business development 
        centers, women's business centers, and score for disaster 
        recovery.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administration may provide 
                financial assistance to a small business development 
                center, a women's business center described in section 
                29, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, or any 
                proposed consortium of such individuals or entities to 
                spur disaster recovery and growth of small business 
                concerns located in an area for which the President has 
                declared a major disaster.
                    ``(B) Form of financial assistance.--Financial 
                assistance provided under this paragraph shall be in 
                the form of a grant, contract, or cooperative 
                agreement.
                    ``(C) No matching funds required.--Matching funds 
                shall not be required for any grant, contract, or 
                cooperative agreement under this paragraph.
                    ``(D) Requirements.--A recipient of financial 
                assistance under this paragraph shall provide 
                counseling, training, and other related services, such 
                as promoting long-term resiliency, to small business 
                concerns and entrepreneurs impacted by a major 
                disaster.
                    ``(E) Performance.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator, in 
                        cooperation with the recipients of financial 
                        assistance under this paragraph, shall 
                        establish metrics and goals for performance of 
                        grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 
                        under this paragraph, which shall include 
                        recovery of sales, recovery of employment, 
                        reestablishment of business premises, and 
                        establishment of new small business concerns.
                            ``(ii) Use of estimates.--The Administrator 
                        shall base the goals and metrics for 
                        performance established under clause (i), in 
                        part, on the estimates of disaster impact 
                        prepared by the Office of Disaster Assistance 
                        for purposes of estimating loan-making 
                        requirements.
                    ``(F) Term.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term of any grant, 
                        contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
                        paragraph shall be for not more than 2 years.
                            ``(ii) Extension.--The Administrator may 
                        make 1 extension of a grant, contract, or 
                        cooperative agreement under this paragraph for 
                        a period of not more than 1 year, upon a 
                        showing of good cause and need for the 
                        extension.
                    ``(G) Exemption from other program requirements.--
                Financial assistance provided under this paragraph is 
                in addition to, and wholly separate from, any other 
                form of assistance provided by the Administrator under 
                this Act.
                    ``(H) Competitive basis.--The Administration shall 
                award financial assistance under this paragraph on a 
                competitive basis.''.

SEC. 2102. COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISASTER LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7(d)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(d)(6)) is amended in the third proviso--
            (1) by striking ``$14,000'' and inserting ``$25,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``major disaster'' and inserting 
        ``disaster''.
    (b) Sunset.--Effective on the date that is 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, section 7(d)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(d)(6)) is amended in the third proviso--
            (1) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$14,000''; and
            (2) by inserting ``major'' before ``disaster''.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days before the date on which the 
amendments made by subsection (b) are to take effect, the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration shall submit to Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small 
Business of the House of Representatives a report on the effects of the 
amendments made by subsection (a), which shall include--
            (1) an assessment of the impact and benefits resulting from 
        the amendments; and
            (2) a recommendation as to whether the amendments should be 
        made permanent.

SEC. 2103. ASSISTANCE TO OUT-OF-STATE BUSINESS CONCERNS TO AID IN 
              DISASTER RECOVERY.

    (a) In General.--Section 21(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(b)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(3) At the discretion'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(3) Assistance to out-of-state small business concerns.--
                    ``(A) In general.--At the discretion''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Disaster recovery assistance.--
                            ``(i) In general.--At the discretion of the 
                        Administrator, the Administrator may authorize 
                        a small business development center to provide 
                        advice, information, and assistance, as 
                        described in subsection (c), to a small 
                        business concern located outside of the State, 
                        without regard to geographic proximity to the 
                        small business development center, if the small 
                        business concern is located in an area for 
                        which the President has declared a major 
                        disaster.
                            ``(ii) Term.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--A small business 
                                development center may provide advice, 
                                information, and assistance to a small 
                                business concern under clause (i) for a 
                                period of not more than 2 years after 
                                the date on which the President 
                                declared a major disaster for the area 
                                in which the small business concern is 
                                located.
                                    ``(II) Extension.--The 
                                Administrator may, at the discretion of 
                                the Administrator, extend the period 
                                described in subclause (I).
                            ``(iii) Continuity of services.--A small 
                        business development center that provides 
                        counselors to an area described in clause (i) 
                        shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
                        ensure continuity of services in any State in 
                        which the small business development center 
                        otherwise provides services.
                            ``(iv) Access to disaster recovery 
                        facilities.--For purposes of this subparagraph, 
                        the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent 
                        practicable, permit the personnel of a small 
                        business development center to use any site or 
                        facility designated by the Administrator for 
                        use to provide disaster recovery assistance.''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, subject 
to the availability of funds, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration should, to the extent practicable, ensure that a small 
business development center is appropriately reimbursed for any 
legitimate expenses incurred in carrying out activities under section 
21(b)(3)(B) of the Small Business Act, as added by subsection (a).

SEC. 2104. FAST PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 34(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657d(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Catastrophic incident.--The term `catastrophic 
        incident' means a major disaster that is comparable to the 
        description of a catastrophic incident in the National Response 
        Plan of the Administration, or any successor thereto.''.
    (b) Priority.--Section 34(c)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657d(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(vi)(III), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) shall give special consideration to an 
                applicant that is located in an area affected by a 
                catastrophic incident.''.
    (c) Additional Assistance.--Section 34(c) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 657d(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Additional assistance for catastrophic incidents.--
        Upon application by an applicant that receives an award or has 
        in effect a cooperative agreement under this section and that 
        is located in an area affected by a catastrophic incident, the 
        Administrator may--
                    ``(A) provide additional assistance to the 
                applicant; and
                    ``(B) waive the matching requirements under 
                subsection (e)(2).''.

SEC. 2105. USE OF FEDERAL SURPLUS PROPERTY IN DISASTER AREAS.

    Section 7(j)(13)(F) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(j)(13)(F)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(F)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(ii)(I) In this clause--
                            ``(aa) the term `covered period' means the 
                        2-year period beginning on the date on which 
                        the President declared the applicable major 
                        disaster; and
                            ``(bb) the term `disaster area' means the 
                        area for which the President has declared a 
                        major disaster, during the covered period.
                    ``(II) The Administrator may transfer technology or 
                surplus property under clause (i) on a priority basis 
                to a small business concern located in a disaster area 
                if--
                            ``(aa) the small business concern meets the 
                        requirements for such a transfer, without 
                        regard to whether the small business concern is 
                        a Program Participant; and
                            ``(bb) for a small business concern that is 
                        a Program Participant, on and after the date on 
                        which the President declared the applicable 
                        major disaster, the small business concern has 
                        not received property under this subparagraph 
                        on the basis of the status of the small 
                        business concern as a Program Participant.
                    ``(III) For any transfer of property under this 
                clause to a small business concern, the terms and 
                conditions shall be the same as a transfer to a Program 
                Participant, except that the small business concern 
                shall agree not to sell or transfer the property to any 
                party other than the Federal Government during the 
                covered period.
                    ``(IV) A small business concern that receives a 
                transfer of property under this clause may not receive 
                a transfer of property under clause (i) during the 
                covered period.
                    ``(V) If a small business concern sells or 
                transfers property in violation of the agreement 
                described in subclause (III), the Administrator may 
                initiate proceedings to prohibit the small business 
                concern from receiving a transfer of property under 
                this clause or clause (i), in addition to any other 
                remedy available to the Administrator.''.

SEC. 2106. RECOVERY OPPORTUNITY LOANS.

    Section 7(a)(31) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(31)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) 
                as clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting before clause (ii), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
                            ``(i) The term `disaster area' means the 
                        area for which the President has declared a 
                        major disaster, during the 5-year period 
                        beginning on the date of the declaration.''; 
                        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) Recovery opportunity loans.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator may 
                        guarantee an express loan to a small business 
                        concern located in a disaster area in 
                        accordance with this subparagraph.
                            ``(ii) Maximums.--For a loan guaranteed 
                        under clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) the maximum loan amount is 
                                $150,000; and
                                    ``(II) the guarantee rate shall be 
                                not more than 85 percent.
                            ``(iii) Overall cap.--A loan guaranteed 
                        under clause (i) shall not be counted in 
                        determining the amount of loans made to a 
                        borrower for purposes of subparagraph (D).
                            ``(iv) Operations.--A small business 
                        concern receiving a loan guaranteed under 
                        clause (i) shall certify that the small 
                        business concern was in operation on the date 
                        on which the applicable major disaster occurred 
                        as a condition of receiving the loan.
                            ``(v) Repayment ability.--A loan guaranteed 
                        under clause (i) may only be made to a small 
                        business concern that demonstrates, to the 
                        satisfaction of the Administrator, sufficient 
                        capacity to repay the loan.
                            ``(vi) Timing of payment of guarantees.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Not later than 
                                90 days after the date on which a 
                                request for purchase is filed with the 
                                Administrator, the Administrator shall 
                                determine whether to pay the guaranteed 
                                portion of the loan.
                                    ``(II) Recapture.--Notwithstanding 
                                any other provision of law, unless 
                                there is a subsequent finding of fraud 
                                by a court of competent jurisdiction 
                                relating to a loan guaranteed under 
                                clause (i), on and after the date that 
                                is 6 months after the date on which the 
                                Administrator determines to pay the 
                                guaranteed portion of the loan, the 
                                Administrator may not attempt to 
                                recapture the paid guarantee.
                            ``(vii) Fees.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Unless the 
                                Administrator has waived the guarantee 
                                fee that would otherwise be collected 
                                by the Administrator under paragraph 
                                (18) for a loan guaranteed under clause 
                                (i), and except as provided in 
                                subclause (II), the guarantee fee for 
                                the loan shall be equal to the 
                                guarantee fee that the Administrator 
                                would collect if the guarantee rate for 
                                the loan was 50 percent.
                                    ``(II) Exception.--Subclause (I) 
                                shall not apply if the cost of carrying 
                                out the program under this subsection 
                                in a fiscal year is more than zero and 
                                such cost is directly attributable to 
                                the cost of guaranteeing loans under 
                                clause (i).
                            ``(viii) Rules.--Not later than 270 days 
                        after the date of enactment of this 
                        subparagraph, the Administrator shall 
                        promulgate rules to carry out this 
                        subparagraph.''.

SEC. 2107. CONTRACTOR MALFEASANCE.

    Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is 
amended by inserting before the undesignated matter following paragraph 
(12), as added by section 2101 of this Act, the following:
            ``(13) Supplemental assistance for contractor 
        malfeasance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a contractor or other person 
                engages in malfeasance in connection with repairs to, 
                rehabilitation of, or replacement of real or personal 
                property relating to which a loan was made under this 
                subsection and the malfeasance results in substantial 
                economic damage to the recipient of the loan or 
                substantial risks to health or safety, upon receiving 
                documentation of the substantial economic damage or the 
                substantial risk to health and safety from an 
                independent loss verifier, and subject to subparagraph 
                (B), the Administrator may increase the amount of the 
                loan under this subsection, as necessary for the cost 
                of repairs, rehabilitation, or replacement needed to 
                address the cause of the economic damage or health or 
                safety risk.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--The Administrator may only 
                increase the amount of a loan under subparagraph (A) 
                upon receiving an appropriate certification from the 
                borrower and person performing the mitigation attesting 
                to the reasonableness of the mitigation costs and an 
                assignment of any proceeds received from the person 
                engaging in the malfeasance. The assignment of proceeds 
                recovered from the person engaging in the malfeasance 
                shall be equal to the amount of the loan under this 
                section. Any mitigation activities shall be subject to 
                audit and independent verification of completeness and 
                cost reasonableness.''.

SEC. 2108. LOCAL CONTRACTING PREFERENCES AND INCENTIVES.

    Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Contracting Preference for Small Business Concerns in a Major 
Disaster Area.--
            ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `disaster 
        area' means the area for which the President has declared a 
        major disaster, during the period of the declaration.
            ``(2) Contracting preference.--An agency shall provide a 
        contracting preference for a small business concern located in 
        a disaster area if the small business concern will perform the 
        work required under the contract in the disaster area.
            ``(3) Credit for meeting contracting goals.--If an agency 
        awards a contract to a small business concern under the 
        circumstances described in paragraph (2), the value of the 
        contract shall be doubled for purposes of determining 
        compliance with the goals for procurement contracts under 
        subsection (g)(1)(A).''.

SEC. 2109. CLARIFICATION OF COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 7(d)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(d)(6)) is 
amended by inserting after ``which are made under paragraph (1) of 
subsection (b)'' the following: ``: Provided further, That the 
Administrator, in obtaining the best available collateral for a loan of 
not more than $200,000 under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) 
relating to damage to or destruction of the property of, or economic 
injury to, a small business concern, shall not require the owner of the 
small business concern to use the primary residence of the owner as 
collateral if the Administrator determines that the owner has other 
assets of equal quality and with a value equal to or greater than the 
amount of the loan that could be used as collateral for the loan: 
Provided further, That nothing in the preceding proviso may be 
construed to reduce the amount of collateral required by the 
Administrator in connection with a loan described in the preceding 
proviso or to modify the standards used to evaluate the quality (rather 
than the type) of such collateral''.

               TITLE II--DISASTER PLANNING AND MITIGATION

SEC. 2201. BUSINESS RECOVERY CENTERS.

    Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is 
amended by inserting before the undesignated matter following paragraph 
(13), as added by section 2108 of this Act, the following:
            ``(14) Business recovery centers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator, acting 
                through the district offices of the Administration, 
                shall identify locations that may be used as recovery 
                centers by the Administration in the event of a 
                disaster declared under this subsection or a major 
                disaster.
                    ``(B) Requirements for identification.--Each 
                district office of the Administration shall--
                            ``(i) identify a location described in 
                        subparagraph (A) in each county, parish, or 
                        similar unit of general local government in the 
                        area served by the district office; and
                            ``(ii) ensure that the locations identified 
                        under subparagraph (A) may be used as a 
                        recovery center without cost to the Government, 
                        to the extent practicable.''.

                      TITLE III--OTHER PROVISIONS

SEC. 2301. INCREASED OVERSIGHT OF ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(b)) is amended by inserting before the undesignated matter 
following paragraph (14), as added by section 2201 of this Act, the 
following:
            ``(15) Increased oversight of economic injury disaster 
        loans.--The Administrator shall increase oversight of entities 
        receiving loans under paragraph (2), and may consider--
                    ``(A) scheduled site visits to ensure borrower 
                eligibility and compliance with requirements 
                established by the Administrator; and
                    ``(B) reviews of the use of the loan proceeds by an 
                entity described in paragraph (2) to ensure compliance 
                with requirements established by the Administrator.''.
    (b) Sense of Congress Relating To Using Existing Funds.--It is the 
sense of Congress that no additional Federal funds should be made 
available to carry out the amendments made by this section.

SEC. 2302. GAO REPORT ON PAPERWORK REDUCTION.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report evaluating 
steps that the Small Business Administration has taken, with respect to 
the application for disaster assistance under section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)), to comply with subchapter I of chapter 
35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act'') and related guidance.

SEC. 2303. REPORT ON WEB PORTAL FOR DISASTER LOAN APPLICANTS.

    Section 38 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657j) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Report on Web Portal for Disaster Loan Application Status.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit to 
        the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
        Representatives a report relating to the creation of a web 
        portal to the track the status of applications for disaster 
        assistance under section 7(b).
            ``(2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) information on the progress of the 
                Administration in implementing the information system 
                under subsection (a);
                    ``(B) recommendations from the Administration 
                relating to the creation of a web portal for applicants 
                to check the status of an application for disaster 
                assistance under section 7(b), including a review of 
                best practices and web portal models from the private 
                sector;
                    ``(C) information on any related costs or staffing 
                needed to implement such a web portal;
                    ``(D) information on whether such a web portal can 
                maintain high standards for data privacy and data 
                security;
                    ``(E) information on whether such a web portal will 
                minimize redundancy among Administration disaster 
                programs, improve management of the number of inquiries 
                made by disaster applicants to employees located in the 
                area affected by the disaster and to call centers, and 
                reduce paperwork burdens on disaster victims; and
                    ``(F) such additional information as is determined 
                necessary by the Administrator.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                H.R. 208

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                               AMENDMENTS