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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6249 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.6249

                     One Hundred Eighteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
         the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four

                                 An Act

 
To provide for a review and report on the assistance and resources that 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides to 
individuals with disabilities and the families of such individuals that 
        are impacted by major disasters, 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 ``Think Differently About Emergencies 
Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
describing the assistance and resources that the Administrator provides 
for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and 
the families of such individuals who are impacted by major disasters 
declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) to the following:
        (1) States.
        (2) Localities.
        (3) Nonprofit organizations.
        (4) Directly to such individuals.
    (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall contain--
        (1) a description of the resources and best practices that the 
    Administrator makes available to the entities listed in paragraphs 
    (1) through (4) of subsection (a) that are impacted by major 
    disasters declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
    Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170);
        (2) detail the process the Administrator undertakes to train 
    personnel and deploy such personnel into areas to coordinate with 
    States, localities, and nonprofit organizations to provide 
    assistance and ensure that the needs of individuals with 
    intellectual and developmental disabilities and the families of 
    such individuals are met following such a disaster;
        (3) list the number of programs the Administrator administers 
    which support individuals with intellectual and developmental 
    disabilities to prepare for and recover from such disasters, 
    including by provide accommodation to such individuals and the 
    families of such individuals;
        (4) description of outreach activities of the Administration to 
    State, local, and nonprofit experts on addressing the needs of 
    individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and 
    the families of such individuals impacted by such disasters; and
        (5) report that identifies, with respect to individuals with 
    intellectual and developmental disabilities and the families of 
    such individuals, areas for improvement in supporting such 
    individuals and families to prepare for and recover from such 
    disasters.
SEC. 3. REVIEW OF ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES.
    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States and the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall each--
        (1) conduct a review of assistance and resources the 
    Administrator provides to States, localities, nonprofit 
    organizations, and individuals to assist--
            (A) individuals with intellectual and developmental 
        disabilities;
            (B) individuals with physical disabilities; and
            (C) the families of the individuals described in 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B);
        (2) identify potential legal impediments to providing such 
    assistance and resources;
        (3) provide to Congress recommendations on how the 
    Administration can--
            (A) improve such assistance and resources;
            (B) enhance coordination with States, localities, nonprofit 
        organizations in carrying out such assistance and providing 
        such resources; and
            (C) streamline the application process and delivery of 
        assistance and resources to individuals described in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1); and
        (4) provide to Congress recommendations on any legislative 
    reform necessary to improve such assistance and resources.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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