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Calendar No. 348 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3648 

[Report No. 118–161] 

To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal 

certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 24, 2024 

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

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

MARCH 14, 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 amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 

2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, 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 ‘‘Helping Eliminate 

3 Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act’’ or 

4 the ‘‘HELP Response and Recovery Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE DHS CONTRACTING RE6 QUIREMENTS. 

7 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con8 gress that section 695 of the Post-Katrina Emergency 

9 Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 794)— 

10 (1) has been rendered obsolete by changes im11 plemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, in12 cluding amendments to Federal law made by section 

13 862 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Au14 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

15 110–417; 122 Stat. 4546); and 

16 (2) should be repealed. 

17 (b) REPEAL.—The Post-Katrina Emergency Man18 agement Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–225; 120 

19 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking section 695 (6 U.S.C. 

20 794). 

21 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Eliminate Lim23 itations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act’’ or the 

24 ‘‘HELP Response and Recovery Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE DHS CONTRACTING RE2 QUIREMENTS. 

3 The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 

4 of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended 

5 by striking section 695 (6 U.S.C. 794). 

6 SEC. 3. REPORTS. 

7 (a) COVERED PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, the 

8 term ‘‘covered period’’ means— 

9 (1) with respect to an initial report required 

10 under subsection (b), the period between the date of 

11 enactment of this Act and the date of the report; and 

12 (2) with respect to any succeeding report re13 quired under subsection (b), the period between the 

14 date of the most recent report and the succeeding re15 port. 

16 (b) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 540 days after the 

17 date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 

18 the date that is 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Home19 land Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

20 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

21 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

22 House of Representatives a report that— 

23 (1) reviews how the repeal under section 2 has— 

24 (A) prevented waste, fraud, and abuse; and 

25 (B) promoted taxpayer savings; and 


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1 (2) includes, with respect to a contract entered 

2 into or extended by the Administrator of the Federal 

3 Emergency Management Agency under urgent and 

4 compelling circumstances during the covered period 

5 for which the Administrator did not solicit bids— 

6 (A) the number of those contracts; 

7 (B) the subject of each contract; 

8 (C) the amounts obligated by the Adminis9 trator for each contract; 

10 (D) if applicable, the State benefitted by 

11 each contract; and 

12 (E) if applicable, the name of the major dis13 aster or emergency for which each contract was 

14 entered into or extended. 


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Calendar No. 348 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3648 

[Report No. 118–161] 

A BILL 

To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform 

ments, and for other purposes. Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requireMARCH 14, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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