I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10087 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to provide for certain procedures following the declaration of a 
major disaster, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2024 
Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. GRIFFITH, and Mr. MCCORMICK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to provide for certain procedures 
following the declaration of a major disaster, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Recovery and 
Resilience Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. MAJOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.—Title IV of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
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ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 431. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS. 
‘‘(a) JONES ACT.—Notwithstanding sections 12103, 
12112, and 55102 of title 46, United States Code, the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating shall exempt a vessel from the requirements of 
such sections if the Secretary determines that the owner 
or operator of the vessel has reasonably demonstrated that 
the exemption is needed to provide disaster relief to an 
area affected by a major disaster declared under this title 
for a period of 180 days after the declaration of such 
major disaster. 
‘‘(b) DAVIS-BACON ACT.—With respect to a major 
disaster declared under this title, any requirement under 
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the ‘Davis-Bacon Act’), 
shall not apply with respect to any project carried out 
under this title that is related to the repair of damage 
caused by such major disaster.’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY RECOVERY BOARD.—Title IV of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 432. EMERGENCY RECOVERY BOARD. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
first declaration of a major disaster under section 401, 
for each category of disaster in any calendar year, the 
President shall establish a board to review the process and 
procedures related to recovery following such category of 
disaster. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.—Each board established under sub-
section (a) shall include the following members: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
‘‘(4) The Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency. 
‘‘(5) The State officials in areas affected by the 
category of disaster who are equivalent to the offi-
cials described in paragraphs (1) through (3). 
‘‘(6) Local officials in areas affected by the cat-
egory of disaster. 
‘‘(7) An employee of the House of Representa-
tives appointed by the Speaker in consultation with 
the minority leader. 
‘‘(8) An employee of the Senate appointed by 
the majority leader in consultation with the minority 
leader. 
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‘‘(c) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 
after the establishment of each board under sub-
section (a), such board shall submit to Congress and 
to the heads of each agency described in paragraphs 
(1) through (3) of subsection (b) a report providing 
recommendations on any immediate barriers that the 
Federal and State governments may remove to aid 
recovery. 
‘‘(2) SECONDARY REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the establishment of each board under 
subsection (a), such board shall submit to Congress 
a report providing recommendations on any legisla-
tive or regulatory changes to aid in the recovery of 
future disasters in the category of disaster. 
‘‘(d) CATEGORY OF DISASTER DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘category of disaster’ means each indi-
vidual type of disaster described in the definition of ‘major 
disaster’ in section 102 of this Act.’’. 
(c) HAZARD MITIGATION.—Section 404(d)(1) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘that applicable environ-
mental reviews’’ and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(i) that applicable environmental re-
views’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) compliance with any applicable 
requirements under the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
et seq.), and the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘, the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
et seq.), and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),’’ after ‘‘1969’’. 
(d) REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF 
DAMAGED FACILITIES.—Section 406 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5172) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) ALLOWANCE
FOR PRESCHEDULED TECHNO-
LOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the repair, 
restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of a facil-
ity carried out under this section, the President shall 
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install any prescheduled technological improvement 
to such facility during any such repair, restoration, 
reconstruction, or replacement. 
‘‘(2) 
PRESCHEDULED
TECHNOLOGICAL
IM-
PROVEMENT DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term 
‘prescheduled technological improvement’ means a 
technological improvement to a facility that was 
scheduled, procured, and had funding set aside for 
installation before the major disaster declaration.’’. 
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