[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1665 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1665

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                                 AN ACT


 
To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
    considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the 
              President for a major disaster declaration.

    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 Declaration Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LOCAL IMPACT.

    In making recommendations to the President regarding a major 
disaster declaration, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall give greater weight and consideration to severe 
local impact or recent multiple disasters. Further, the Administrator 
shall make corresponding adjustments to the Agency's policies and 
regulations regarding such consideration. Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall report 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate on the changes made to regulations and policies 
and the number of declarations that have been declared based on the new 
criteria.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 3, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1665

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
    considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the 
              President for a major disaster declaration.