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Calendar No. 385 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3510 

[Report No. 117–117] 

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue 

guidance with respect to natural disaster resilience, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 13 (legislative day, JANUARY 10), 2022 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Florida) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs 

MAY 24, 2022 

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 Director of the Office of Management and 

Budget to issue guidance with respect to natural disaster 

resilience, 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 ‘‘Disaster Resiliency 

5 Planning Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT4 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com5 mittees’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

7 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

8 (B) the Committee on Oversight and Re9 form of the House of Representatives. 

10 (2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

11 meaning given the term in section 306 of title 5, 

12 United States Code. 

13 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

14 the Director of the Office of Management and Budg15 et. 

16 SEC. 3. GUIDANCE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish 

19 guidance requiring the head of each agency to incorporate 

20 natural disaster resilience into asset management and in21 vestment decisions made by the agency. 

22 (b) CONTENTS.—The guidance required under sub23 section (a) shall direct each head of an agency to incor24 porate assessments of natural disaster risk information 

25 conducted by the agency, such as from vulnerability and 


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1 other risk assessments, into asset management investment 

2 decisions made by the agency. 

3 (c) MODIFICATION.—The Director may periodically 

4 update the guidance required under subsection (a) as the 

5 Director may determine necessary for the purpose of fur6 ther enhancing natural disaster resilience. 

7 (d) CONSULTATION.—In developing the guidance re8 quired under subsection (a), the Director may consult with 

9 appropriate entities, including— 

10 (1) the Comptroller General of the United 

11 States; 

12 (2) Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

13 Management Agency; and 

14 (3) any other relevant entities, as determined 

15 by the Director. 

16 (e) REPORT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 

19 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

20 a report that describes the guidance required under 

21 subsection (a). 

22 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 2 years after 

23 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 

24 brief the appropriate congressional committees on 


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1 the implementation of the guidance required under 

2 subsection (a) across agencies. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Resiliency 

5 Planning Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT9 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit10 tees’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

12 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

13 (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

14 of the House of Representatives. 

15 (2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the mean16 ing given the term in section 306 of title 5, United 

17 States Code. 

18 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 

19 Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

20 (4) REAL PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘real property’’ 

21 has the meaning given the term in section 1.856–10 

22 of title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc23 cessor thereto. 


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1 SEC. 3. GUIDANCE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish 

4 guidance requiring the head of each agency to incorporate 

5 natural disaster resilience into real property asset manage6 ment and investment decisions made by the agency. 

7 (b) CONTENTS.—The guidance required under sub8 section (a) shall direct each head of an agency to incor9 porate assessments of natural disaster risk information con10 ducted by the agency, such as from vulnerability and other 

11 risk assessments, into real property asset management in12 vestment decisions made by the agency. 

13 (c) MODIFICATION.—The Director may periodically 

14 update the guidance required under subsection (a) as the 

15 Director may determine necessary for the purpose of further 

16 enhancing natural disaster resilience. 

17 (d) CONSULTATION.—In developing the guidance re18 quired under subsection (a), the Director may consult with 

19 appropriate entities, including— 

20 (1) the Comptroller General of the United States; 

21 (2) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

22 Management Agency; and 

23 (3) any other relevant entities, as determined by 

24 the Director. 

25 (e) REPORT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 

3 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

4 report that describes the guidance required under sub5 section (a). 

6 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 2 years after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall brief 

8 the appropriate congressional committees on the im9 plementation of the guidance required under sub10 section (a) across agencies. 


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Calendar No. 385 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3510 

[Report No. 117–117] 

A BILL 

To require the Director of the Office of Manageposes. to natural disaster resilience, and for other pur- ment and Budget to issue guidance with respect 

MAY 24, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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