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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10087 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10087

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to provide for certain procedures following the 
        declaration of a major disaster, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 1, 2024

Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Griffith, and Mr. McCormick) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to provide for certain procedures following the 
        declaration of a major disaster, 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 ``Disaster Recovery and Resilience Act 
of 2024''.

SEC. 2. MAJOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Application of Other Laws.--Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 431. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.

    ``(a) Jones Act.--Notwithstanding sections 12103, 12112, and 55102 
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating shall exempt a vessel from the 
requirements of such sections if the Secretary determines that the 
owner or operator of the vessel has reasonably demonstrated that the 
exemption is needed to provide disaster relief to an area affected by a 
major disaster declared under this title for a period of 180 days after 
the declaration of such major disaster.
    ``(b) Davis-Bacon Act.--With respect to a major disaster declared 
under this title, any requirement under subchapter IV of chapter 31 of 
title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the `Davis-Bacon 
Act'), shall not apply with respect to any project carried out under 
this title that is related to the repair of damage caused by such major 
disaster.''.
    (b) Emergency Recovery Board.--Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 432. EMERGENCY RECOVERY BOARD.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the first 
declaration of a major disaster under section 401, for each category of 
disaster in any calendar year, the President shall establish a board to 
review the process and procedures related to recovery following such 
category of disaster.
    ``(b) Members.--Each board established under subsection (a) shall 
include the following members:
            ``(1) The Secretary of Transportation.
            ``(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
            ``(3) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
            ``(4) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency.
            ``(5) The State officials in areas affected by the category 
        of disaster who are equivalent to the officials described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (3).
            ``(6) Local officials in areas affected by the category of 
        disaster.
            ``(7) An employee of the House of Representatives appointed 
        by the Speaker in consultation with the minority leader.
            ``(8) An employee of the Senate appointed by the majority 
        leader in consultation with the minority leader.
    ``(c) Report.--
            ``(1) Initial report.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        establishment of each board under subsection (a), such board 
        shall submit to Congress and to the heads of each agency 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) a 
        report providing recommendations on any immediate barriers that 
        the Federal and State governments may remove to aid recovery.
            ``(2) Secondary report.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        establishment of each board under subsection (a), such board 
        shall submit to Congress a report providing recommendations on 
        any legislative or regulatory changes to aid in the recovery of 
        future disasters in the category of disaster.
    ``(d) Category of Disaster Defined.--In this section, the term 
`category of disaster' means each individual type of disaster described 
in the definition of `major disaster' in section 102 of this Act.''.
    (c) Hazard Mitigation.--Section 404(d)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(d)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``that applicable environmental 
                reviews'' and inserting the following:
                            ``(i) that applicable environmental 
                        reviews''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) compliance with any applicable 
                        requirements under the Federal Water Pollution 
                        Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Clean 
                        Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and the 
                        Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 
                        et seq.); and''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``, the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and the Endangered Species Act of 
        1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),'' after ``1969''.
    (d) Repair, Restoration, and Replacement of Damaged Facilities.--
Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(f) Allowance for Prescheduled Technological Improvements.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of the repair, restoration, 
        reconstruction, or replacement of a facility carried out under 
        this section, the President shall install any prescheduled 
        technological improvement to such facility during any such 
        repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement.
            ``(2) Prescheduled technological improvement defined.--In 
        this subsection, the term `prescheduled technological 
        improvement' means a technological improvement to a facility 
        that was scheduled, procured, and had funding set aside for 
        installation before the major disaster declaration.''.
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