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Calendar No. 649 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4654 

[Report No. 117–258] 

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories 

to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds 

for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 28, 2022 

Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. LANKFORD) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 14, 2022 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize 

States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster 

recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds 

for management costs for other disaster recovery 

projects. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Management 

5 Costs Modernization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 324 of the Robert T. 

8 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub11 section (d); and 

12 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(c) USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT

15 COSTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

17 ‘excess funds for management costs’ means the dif18 ference between— 

19 ‘‘(A) the amount of the applicable specific 

20 management costs authorized under subsection 

21 (b); and 

22 ‘‘(B) as of the date on which the incident 

23 is closed, the amount of funding for manage24 ment costs activities expended by the grantee or 


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1 subgrantee receiving the financial assistance for 

2 costs described in subparagraph (A). 

3 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR

4 MANAGEMENT COSTS.—The President may make 

5 available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving finan6 cial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 

7 502 any excess funds for management costs. 

8 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Excess funds for man9 agement costs made available to a grantee or sub10 grantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activi11 ties associated with building capacity to respond to 

12 or recover from the types of incidents for which as13 sistance may be made available under section 403, 

14 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assist15 ance, including for providing training and other ac16 tivities associated with any major disaster or emer17 gency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such 

18 an incident. 

19 ‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY.—Excess funds for manage20 ment costs made available to a grantee or sub21 grantee under paragraph (2) shall remain available 

22 to the grantee or subgrantee until the date that is 

23 5 years after the date on which the excess funds for 

24 management costs are made available under para25 graph (2).’’. 


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1 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub2 section (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for 

3 which a major disaster or emergency is declared under sec4 tion 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford 

5 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the 

7 date of enactment of this Act. 

8 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Management 

10 Costs Modernization Act’’. 

11 SEC. 2. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 324 of the Robert T. Staf13 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 5165b) is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 

16 (d); and 

17 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(c) USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT

20 COSTS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

22 ‘excess funds for management costs’ means the dif23 ference between— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the amount of the applicable specific 

2 management costs authorized under subsection 

3 (b); and 

4 ‘‘(B) as of the date on which the grant 

5 award is closed, the amount of funding for man6 agement costs activities expended by the grantee 

7 or subgrantee receiving the financial assistance 

8 for costs described in subparagraph (A). 

9 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MAN10 AGEMENT COSTS.—The President may make available 

11 to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assist12 ance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any ex13 cess funds for management costs. 

14 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Excess funds for manage15 ment costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee 

16 under paragraph (2) may be used for activities asso17 ciated with building capacity to respond to or recover 

18 from the types of incidents for which assistance may 

19 be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, 

20 or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for 

21 providing training and other activities associated 

22 with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or 

23 to otherwise prepare for such an incident. 

24 ‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY.—Excess funds for manage25 ment costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee 


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1 under paragraph (2) shall remain available to the 

2 grantee or subgrantee until the date that is 5 years 

3 after the date on which the excess funds for manage4 ment costs are made available under paragraph (2).’’. 

5 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub6 section (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award 

7 in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under 

8 section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford 

9 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

10 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date 

11 of enactment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 649 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4654 

[Report No. 117–258] 

A BILL 

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford 

other disaster recovery projects. the use of excess funds for management costs for to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 

DECEMBER 14, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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