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Calendar No. 520 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3067 

[Report No. 118–228] 

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

to conduct an evaluation and submit to Congress a report on ways 

to reduce the complexity of the cost effectiveness requirements for hazard 

mitigation assistance, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 18, 2023 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. CASSIDY) introduced the following bill; 

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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency to conduct an evaluation and submit to Congress a report on ways to reduce the complexity of the cost effectiveness requirements for hazard 

mitigation assistance, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Facilitating Hazard 

3 Mitigation Projects Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REPORT ON COST EFFECTIVENESS REQUIREMENTS 

5 FOR HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE. 

6 (a) COVERED ASSISTANCE DEFINED.—In this sec7 tion, the term ‘‘covered assistance’’ means— 

8 (1) any grant program authorized under section 

9 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

10 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133); 

11 (2) the hazard mitigation grant program au12 thorized under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 

13 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 5170c); 

15 (3) hazard mitigation assistance authorized 

16 under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

17 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 5172); and 

19 (4) the flood mitigation assistance program au20 thorized under section 1366 of the National Flood 

21 Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c). 

22 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 360 days after the date 

23 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 

24 Emergency Management Agency shall— 

25 (1) evaluate how to reduce the complexity of the 

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1 gency Management Agency for covered assistance; 

2 and 

3 (2) submit to Congress a report on the evalua4 tion conducted under paragraph (1), including ef5 forts to implement the findings of the evaluation. 

6 (c) OUTREACH.—In carrying out the evaluation re7 quired under subsection (b), the Administrator of the Fed8 eral Emergency Management Agency shall consult with 

9 appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial 

10 governments and nonprofit organizations to discuss pro11 posals and receive feedback related to reducing the com12 plexity of cost effectiveness analysis for covered assistance. 

13 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 6 months after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

15 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall brief the 

16 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af17 fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Secu18 rity of the House of Representatives on— 

19 (1) the status of the evaluation required under 

20 subsection (b)(1); and 

21 (2) outreach carried out under subsection (c). 

22 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

23 shall be construed to modify or otherwise affect any cost 

24 effectiveness requirements of the Federal Emergency 


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1 Management Agency related to covered assistance in exist2 ence as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Facilitating Hazard 

5 Mitigation Projects Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORT ON COST EFFECTIVENESS REQUIREMENTS 

7 FOR HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE. 

8 (a) COVERED ASSISTANCE DEFINED.—In this section, 

9 the term ‘‘covered assistance’’ means— 

10 (1) any grant program authorized under section 

11 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

12 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133); 

13 (2) the hazard mitigation grant program author14 ized under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis15 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 5170c); 

17 (3) hazard mitigation assistance authorized 

18 under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

19 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

20 5172); and 

21 (4) the flood mitigation assistance program au22 thorized under section 1366 of the National Flood In23 surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c). 

24 (b) REPORT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 360 days after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

3 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

4 shall— 

5 (A) evaluate how to reduce the complexity of 

6 the cost effectiveness requirements of the Federal 

7 Emergency Management Agency for covered as8 sistance; and 

9 (B) submit to the Committee on Homeland 

10 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 

11 and the Committee on Transportation and Infra12 structure of the House of Representatives a re13 port on the evaluation conducted under subpara14 graph (A) before implementing any findings of 

15 the evaluation. 

16 (2) APPLICATION.—The requirement to report be17 fore implementing any findings of the evaluation 

18 under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply with respect 

19 to any changes to the cost effectiveness requirements 

20 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 

21 covered assistance that were made before the date of 

22 enactment of this Act. 

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1 propriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial gov2 ernments and nonprofit organizations to discuss proposals 

3 and receive feedback related to reducing the complexity of 

4 cost effectiveness analysis for covered assistance. 

5 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

6 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 

7 Emergency Management Agency shall brief the Committee 

8 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

9 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra10 structure of the House of Representatives on— 

11 (1) the status of the evaluation required under 

12 subsection (b)(1); and 

13 (2) outreach carried out under subsection (c). 

14 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

15 shall be construed to modify or otherwise affect any cost 

16 effectiveness requirements of the Federal Emergency Man17 agement Agency related to covered assistance in existence 

18 as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 (f) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds are 

20 authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying 

21 out this Act. 


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Calendar No. 520 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3067 

[Report No. 118–228] 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emerfor other purposes. quirements for hazard mitigation assistance, and reduce the complexity of the cost effectiveness re- tion and submit to Congress a report on ways to gency Management Agency to conduct an evaluaSEPTEMBER 23, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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