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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3437 

To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 

to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop lifecycle plans and tracking procedures for housing units 

provided to individuals and households to respond to disaster-related 

housing needs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 31, 2009 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition 

to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 

A BILL 

To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 

Act of 2006 to direct the Administrator of the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency to develop lifecycle 

plans and tracking procedures for housing units provided 

to individuals and households to respond to disasterrelated housing needs, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Smart Housing in Dis3 asters Act of 2009’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF MAJOR DISASTER. 

5 Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

6 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) 

7 is amended by inserting ‘‘catastrophic incident (as defined 

8 in section 501 of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 

9 311),’’ before ‘‘, or, regardless of cause’’. 

10 SEC. 3. LIFECYCLE AND TRACKING PLAN. 

11 Section 683 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Manage12 ment Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 772) is amended by 

13 adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(e) ANNEX TO NATIONAL DISASTER HOUSING

15 STRATEGY.— 

16 ‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT OF LIFECYCLE AND

17 TRACKING PLAN.—The Administrator shall develop a 

18 lifecycle and tracking plan for housing units pro19 vided to individuals and households affected by an 

20 emergency or major disaster under the Robert T. 

21 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

22 Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) that establishes polices 

23 for procurement, delivery, installation, maintenance, 

24 deactivation, and disposal of the units. 

25 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The plan shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) emphasize the acquisition of housing 

2 units that can be recycled and reused for mul3 tiple emergencies or major disasters; and 

4 ‘‘(B) include a process for the Adminis5 trator to track each housing unit from the date 

6 of acquisition of the unit through the date of 

7 disposal of the unit. 

8 ‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

9 180 days after the date of enactment of this sub10 section, the Administrator shall submit to the Com11 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep12 resentatives a report containing the plan.’’. 

13 SEC. 4. DISPOSAL OF HOUSING UNITS UNSUITABLE FOR 

14 HABITATION. 

15 Section 408(d)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

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

17 5174(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(C) DISPOSAL OF HOUSING UNITS UN20 SUITABLE FOR HABITATION.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the President 

22 determines that a housing unit is unsuit23 able for habitation, before disposal of the 

24 unit through sale to a recycler or other 

25 purchaser, the President shall alter the 


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1 unit in a manner that will prevent the unit 

2 from being used for habitation. 

3 ‘‘(ii) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER

4 LAWS.—Nothing in this subparagraph shall 

5 affect the President’s ability to dispose of 

6 surplus real property in accordance with 

7 section 545(b)(8) of title 40, United States 

8 Code.’’. 

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