I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7183 
To develop a report regarding possible duplication of Federal damage 
assessments, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 
Mr. MEADOWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To develop a report regarding possible duplication of Federal 
damage assessments, 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 ‘‘Federal Disaster As-
sistance Coordination Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT WITH RESPECT TO STREAMLINING FED-
ERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE ASSESSMENTS 
AND THE POTENTIAL USES OF EMERGING 
TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting 
through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and in consultation with the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, 
shall convene a working group on a regular basis with the 
Secretary of the Department of Labor, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Service, the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration, the Secretary of the De-
partment of Transportation, the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Economic Development, and other appro-
priate agencies as the Administrator considers necessary, 
to develop— 
(1) a report that identifies and describes the 
potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in 
post-disaster declarations in Federal assessments of 
data collection methods and data collected and pro-
gram delivery after post-disaster declarations; 
(2) determine the applicability of having one 
Federal agency make the assessments for all agen-
cies; 
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(3) identify potential emerging technologies, 
such as Unmanned Aircraft Systems, consistent with 
the requirements established in Public Law 115–87, 
to expedite the administration of disaster assistance 
assessments; and 
(4) develop and submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report on the findings of the working group that 
may include recommendations. 
(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report developed 
under subsection (a) shall be made available to the public 
and posted on the internet website of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency— 
(1) in pre-compressed, easily downloadable 
versions that are made available in all appropriate 
formats; and 
(2) in machine-readable format, if applicable. 
(c) SOURCES OF INFORMATION.—In preparing such 
report, any publication, database, web-based resource, and 
any information compiled by any government agency, non-
governmental organization, or other entity that is made 
available may be used. 
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SEC. 3. BRIEFING. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, or a designee, and a member 
of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
Efficiency, or a designee, shall brief, upon request, the ap-
propriate congressional committees on the report’s find-
ings and any recommendations made in the report, if ap-
plicable. 
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