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Union Calendar No. 127 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1307 

[Report No. 116–167, Part I] 

To provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements for 

recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2019 

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

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial 

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JULY 23, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. HARDER of California, Miss 

GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Mr. ROUZER, and Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas 

JULY 23, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

JULY 23, 2019 

Committees on Small Business and Financial Services discharged; committed 

to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To provide for an online repository for certain reporting 

requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Post-Disaster Assist5 ance Online Accountability Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SUBPAGE FOR TRANSPARENCY OF DISASTER AS7 SISTANCE. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF REPOSITORY FOR REPORT9 ING REQUIREMENTS.—The Director of the Office of Man10 agement and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary 

11 of the Treasury and the head of each covered Federal 

12 agency, shall establish a subpage within the website estab13 lished under section 2 of the Federal Funding Account14 ability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 

15 note) to publish the information required to be made avail16 able to the public under this section. 

17 (b) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION BY FEDERAL

18 AGENCIES.—Not later than 30 days after the end of a 

19 calendar quarter, each covered Federal agency that made 

20 disaster assistance available to an eligible recipient during 

21 such quarter shall, in coordination with the Director of 

22 the Office of Management and Budget, make available to 

23 the public on the subpage established under subsection (a) 

24 the information described in subsection (c), and ensure 

25 that any data asset of the agency is machine-readable. 


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1 (c) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The information de2 scribed in this subsection is, with respect to disaster as3 sistance provided by the covered Federal agency— 

4 (1) the total amount of disaster assistance pro5 vided by the agency during such quarter; 

6 (2) the amount of disaster assistance provided 

7 by the agency that was expended or obligated to 

8 projects or activities; and 

9 (3) a detailed list of all projects or activities for 

10 which disaster assistance dispersed by the agency 

11 was expended, obligated, or used, including— 

12 (A) the name of the project or activity; 

13 (B) a description of the project or activity; 

14 (C) an evaluation of the completion status 

15 of the project or activity; 

16 (D) any award identification number as17 signed to the project; 

18 (E) the Catalog for Disaster Assistance 

19 number assigned by the Federal Emergency 

20 Management Agency; 

21 (F) the location of the project, including 

22 ZIP codes; and 

23 (G) any reporting requirement information 

24 being collected by a covered Federal agency 


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1 with respect to that agency’s disaster assist2 ance. 

3 (d) GUIDANCE.—Each covered Federal agency, in co4 ordination with the Director of the Office of Management 

5 and Budget and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall issue 

6 such guidance as is necessary to meet the requirements 

7 of this Act. 

8 (e) AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE ENTITY.—The Di9 rector, if necessary for purposes of transparency, may 

10 enter into an agreement with a private entity, including 

11 a nonprofit organization, to develop the subpage required 

12 under this section. 

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this Act, the following definitions apply: 

15 (1) COVERED FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term 

16 ‘‘covered Federal agency’’ means— 

17 (A) any agency providing assistance under 

18 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

19 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

20 seq.); 

21 (B) the Small Business Administration; 

22 and 

23 (C) the Department of Housing and Urban 

24 Development. 


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1 (2) DISASTER ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘dis2 aster assistance’’ means any funds that are made 

3 available by the Federal Government in response to 

4 a specified natural disaster, including— 

5 (A) any assistance provided by the Admin6 istrator of the Small Business Administration 

7 as a result of a disaster declared under section 

8 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

9 636(b)); 

10 (B) any assistance provided by the Sec11 retary of Housing and Urban Development 

12 for— 

13 (i) activities authorized under title I 

14 of the Housing and Community Develop15 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) 

16 related to disaster relief, long-term recov17 ery, restoration of infrastructure and hous18 ing, and economic revitalization in the 

19 most impacted and distressed areas result20 ing from a major disaster declared pursu21 ant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re22 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

23 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); and 

24 (ii) flood insurance coverage provided 

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1 gram pursuant to the National Flood In2 surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et 

3 seq.); and 

4 (C) any assistance provided under the Rob5 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

6 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 

7 (3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

8 recipient’’— 

9 (A) means any entity that receives disaster 

10 assistance directly from the Federal Govern11 ment (including disaster assistance received 

12 through grant, loan, or contract) other than an 

13 individual; and 

14 (B) includes a State that receives disaster 

15 assistance. 

16 (4) SPECIFIED NATURAL DISASTER.—The term 

17 ‘‘specified natural disaster’’ means— 

18 (A) a fire on public or private forest land 

19 or grassland described in section 420 of the 

20 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer21 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187); 

22 (B) a major disaster declared by the Presi23 dent under section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

24 5170); 


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1 (C) an emergency declared by the Presi2 dent under section 501 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 5191); and 

4 (D) any other natural disaster for which a 

5 disaster declaration is made by the Federal 

6 Government. 


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Union Calendar No. 127 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1307 

[Report No. 116–167, Part I] 

A BILL 

To provide for an online repository for certain redisaster assistance, and for other purposes. porting requirements for recipients of Federal 

JULY 23, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 

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Infrastructure 

ULY 23, 2019 

Committees on Small Business and Financial Services 

printed House on the State of the Union and ordered to be discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 


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