117 HR 5343 RH: FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-03-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 208117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5343[Report No. 117–281]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 22, 2021Mr. Rice of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Mace) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureMarch 29, 2022Additional sponsor: Miss González-ColónMarch 29, 2022Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 22, 2021A BILLTo direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act.

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Report on staff turnover

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report containing—(1)the turnover rate for case management personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency;(2)the average and median length of employment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (3)the steps that the Agency is taking, or plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the personnel described in paragraph (1);(4)the number of personnel of the Agency that is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return to such personnel’s full time assignment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel; and(5)the average time and median length of the rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) and how often rotations and reassignment of personnel occur for each disaster recovery position and function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes..March 29, 2022Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed