[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S7188]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   FEMA CASEWORKER ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 550, H.R. 5343.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 5343) 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the 
enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

                               H.R. 5343

       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 Caseworker 
     Accountability Act''.

     SEC. 2. REPORT ON STAFF TURNOVER.

       Not later than 180 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.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported 
substitute be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read 
a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.
  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 5343), as amended, was passed.

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