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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3162 

To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to submit 

to the Congress a report that describes the methodology used to allocate 

amounts appropriated in covered provisions for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program and the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 12, 2021 

Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself, Ms. MACE, Mr. GIMENEZ, and Mr. 

CARTER of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

to submit to the Congress a report that describes the 

methodology used to allocate amounts appropriated in 

covered provisions for the Community Development 

Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program and the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Program, 

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 ‘‘Disaster Relief Trans3 parency Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. HUD REPORT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Hous7 ing and Urban Development, after consultation with the 

8 Comptroller General of the United States, shall submit to 

9 the Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and Trans10 portation and Infrastructure Committees of the House of 

11 Representatives and Banking Committee of the Senate a 

12 report that— 

13 (1) describes and explains the methodology used 

14 by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop15 ment to allocate, to States, Tribes, Territories, and 

16 local governments, amounts appropriated in covered 

17 provisions for the Community Development Block 

18 Grant Disaster Recovery Program and the Commu19 nity Development Block Grant Mitigation Program; 

20 (2) addresses why the such methodology may 

21 result in allocations to States, Tribes, Territories, 

22 and local governments differing between appropria23 tions; and 

24 (3) provides legislative and administrative rec25 ommendations for improving the consistency and 

26 timeliness of the allocation of amounts appropriated 


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1 for the Community Development Block Grant Dis2 aster Recovery Program and the Community Devel3 opment Block Grant Mitigation Program. 

4 (b) COVERED PROVISION.—The term ‘‘covered provi5 sion’’ means— 

6 (1) Public Law 116–20; 

7 (2) the Weather Research and Forecasting In8 novation Act of 2017; 

9 (3) the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; 

10 (4) the Additional Supplemental Appropriations 

11 for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017; 

12 (5) the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 

13 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 

14 Requirements Act, 2017; 

15 (6) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017; 

16 (7) the Further Continuing and Security Assist17 ance Appropriations Act, 2017; 

18 (8) the Continuing Appropriations and Military 

19 Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agen20 cies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response 

21 and Preparedness Act; and 

22 (9) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. 

23 SEC. 3. FEMA REPORT. 

24 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

25 of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 


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1 Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on 

2 Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 

3 Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate 

4 a report describing, for each fiscal year beginning after 

5 September 30, 2015— 

6 (1) the average amount of individual assistance 

7 and individual and household assistance provided 

8 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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

10 to, and the rate of denial of individual assistance 

11 and individual and household assistance provided 

12 under such Act for— 

13 (A) all individuals; 

14 (B) all individuals and households; 

15 (C) individuals with an annual income 

16 under 75 percent of the National Median 

17 Household Income; 

18 (D) individuals and households with an an19 nual income under 75 percent of the National 

20 Median Household Income; 

21 (E) individuals with an annual income over 

22 125 percent of the National Median Household 

23 Income; 


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1 (F) individuals and households with an an2 nual income over 125 percent of the National 

3 Median Household Income; 

4 (G) individuals with an annual income be5 tween 75 percent and 125 percent of the Na6 tional Median Household Income; and 

7 (H) individuals and households with an an8 nual income between 75 percent and 125 per9 cent of the National Median Household Income; 

10 and 

11 (2) an explanation for any factors causing an 

12 increase in the rate of denial of individual assistance 

13 or individual and household assistance, if applicable. 

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