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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3067 

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 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Mitigation Projects Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. REPORT ON COST EFFECTIVENESS REQUIREMENTS 

2 FOR HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE. 

3 (a) COVERED ASSISTANCE DEFINED.—In this sec4 tion, the term ‘‘covered assistance’’ means— 

5 (1) any grant program authorized under section 

6 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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

8 (2) the hazard mitigation grant program au9 thorized under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 

10 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

11 U.S.C. 5170c); 

12 (3) hazard mitigation assistance authorized 

13 under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

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

15 5172); and 

16 (4) the flood mitigation assistance program au17 thorized under section 1366 of the National Flood 

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

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

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

21 Emergency Management Agency shall— 

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

23 cost effectiveness requirements of the Federal Emer24 gency Management Agency for covered assistance; 

25 and 

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1 (2) submit to Congress a report on the evalua2 tion conducted under paragraph (1), including ef3 forts to implement the findings of the evaluation. 

4 (c) OUTREACH.—In carrying out the evaluation re5 quired under subsection (b), the Administrator of the Fed6 eral Emergency Management Agency shall consult with 

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

8 governments and nonprofit organizations to discuss pro9 posals and receive feedback related to reducing the com10 plexity of cost effectiveness analysis for covered assistance. 

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

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

13 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall brief the 

14 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af15 fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Secu16 rity of the House of Representatives on— 

17 (1) the status of the evaluation required under 

18 subsection (b)(1); and 

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

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

21 shall be construed to modify or otherwise affect any cost 

22 effectiveness requirements of the Federal Emergency 

23 Management Agency related to covered assistance in exist24 ence as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

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