DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Defense: allow emergency response providers to use mobile commissaries or exchange stores during a major disaster (see H.R. 5310), H9293 [5DE]

Federal agencies and departments: require Federal agencies impacted by a major disaster to submit to Congress a report on estimated costs of the impact and expedite consideration of supplemental disaster funding (see H.R. 4376), H7772 [18SE]

FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (see S. 1997), S4566 [26JN]

——— clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees (see S. 1521), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 639), H716 [17JA]

——— ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met (see H.R. 1311), H2042 [19FE]

——— improve accountability of disaster contracts (see S. 2421), S5311 [1AU]

——— include algal blooms in definition of major disaster (see H.R. 414), H358 [9JA]

——— include certain services in definition of critical services (see H.R. 2242), H3254 [10AP]

——— make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see S. 1605), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2914), H4118 [22MY]

——— provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 5337), H9346 [6DE]

——— provide authority to reimburse local governments for interest expenses (see H.R. 5059), H8825 [13NO]

——— provide capitalization grants to eligible entities to establish revolving funds to provide assistance to reduce disaster risks (see H.R. 3779), H5911 [16JY]

Wildfires: provide wildfire smoke mitigation assistance to States and units of local government (see S. 1813), S3363 [12JN]

Remarks in House

FEMA: clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees (H.R. 639), H3111, H3112 [8AP]

——— include certain services in definition of critical services, E609 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (S. 1997), S4579 [26JN]

——— clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees (H.R. 639), S5216 [31JY]

——— improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations, S2260 [4AP]

Reports filed

Clarify That FEMA National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Task Forces May Include Federal Employees: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 639) (H. Rept. 116–29), H2985 [2AP]

FEMA Assurance That Unmet Needs After a Major Disaster Are Met: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1311) (H. Rept. 116–146), H5725 [11JY]

FEMA National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Task Forces May Include Federal Employees Clarification: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1521) (S. Rept. 116–60), S4966 [22JY]

Texts of

H.R. 639, clarify that FEMA National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees, H3111 [8AP]