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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3510 

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 

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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

5 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

6 (B) the Committee on Oversight and Re7 form of the House of Representatives. 

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

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

10 United States Code. 

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

12 the Director of the Office of Management and Budg13 et. 

14 SEC. 3. GUIDANCE. 

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

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

17 guidance requiring the head of each agency to incorporate 

18 natural disaster resilience into asset management and in19 vestment decisions made by the agency. 

20 (b) CONTENTS.—The guidance required under sub21 section (a) shall direct each head of an agency to incor22 porate assessments of natural disaster risk information 

23 conducted by the agency, such as from vulnerability and 

24 other risk assessments, into asset management investment 

25 decisions made by the agency. 


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1 (c) MODIFICATION.—The Director may periodically 

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

3 Director may determine necessary for the purpose of fur4 ther enhancing natural disaster resilience. 

5 (d) CONSULTATION.—In developing the guidance re6 quired under subsection (a), the Director may consult with 

7 appropriate entities, including— 

8 (1) the Comptroller General of the United 

9 States; 

10 (2) Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

11 Management Agency; and 

12 (3) any other relevant entities, as determined 

13 by the Director. 

14 (e) REPORT.— 

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

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

17 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

18 a report that describes the guidance required under 

19 subsection (a). 

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

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

22 brief the appropriate congressional committees on 

23 the implementation of the guidance required under 

24 subsection (a) across agencies. 

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