[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1679 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1679


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 3, 2017

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To ensure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's current 
  efforts to modernize its grant management system includes applicant 
        accessibility and transparency, 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 ``FEMA Accountability, Modernization 
and Transparency Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall ensure the ongoing modernization of the grant 
systems for the administration of assistance under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.) includes the following:
            (1) An online interface, including online assistance, for 
        applicants to complete application forms, submit materials, and 
        access the status of applications.
            (2) Mechanisms to eliminate duplication of benefits.
            (3) If appropriate, enable the sharing of information among 
        agencies and with State, local, and tribal governments, to 
        eliminate the need to file multiple applications and speed 
        disaster recovery.
            (4) Any additional tools the Administrator determines will 
        improve the implementation of this section.
    (b) Implementation.--To the extent practicable, the Administrator 
shall deliver the system capabilities described in subsection (a) in 
increments or iterations as working components for applicant use.

SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

    No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of 
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts 
otherwise authorized.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 2, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.