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(4) REPORT.—Not later than 365 days after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator and the head 
of any other agency given critical document fee waiver authority 
under this subsection shall submit a report to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives on the costs associated with pro-
viding critical document fee waivers as described in paragraph 
(1). 
(b) FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE NONPROFIT CHILDCARE 
FACILITIES.—Section 102(11)(A) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(11)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the second subparagraph (A) (as added by Public 
Law 115–123), by inserting ‘‘center-based childcare,’’ after 
‘‘facility),’’; and 
(2) in the first subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) IN GEN-
ERAL.—The term ‘private nonprofit facility’ means private non-
profit educational, utility’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Presi-
dent.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by subsection (b)(1) 
shall apply to any major disaster or emergency declared by the 
President under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170, 5191) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1239. COST OF ASSISTANCE ESTIMATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall review the factors 
considered when evaluating a request for a major disaster declara-
tion under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), specifically the estimated 
cost of the assistance, and provide a report and briefing to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall review and initiate 
a rulemaking to update the factors considered when evaluating 
a Governor’s request for a major disaster declaration, including 
reviewing how the Agency estimates the cost of major disaster 
assistance, and consider other impacts on the capacity of a jurisdic-
tion to respond to disasters. In determining the capacity of a juris-
diction to respond to disasters, and prior to the issuance of such 
a rule, the Administrator shall engage in meaningful consultation 
with relevant representatives of State, regional, local, and Indian 
tribal government stakeholders. 
SEC. 1240. REPORT ON INSURANCE SHORTFALLS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
section, and each year thereafter until 2023, the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit a 
report to Congress on the number of instances and the estimated 
amounts involved, by State, for cases in which self-insurance 
amounts have been insufficient to address flood damages. 
SEC. 1241. POST DISASTER BUILDING SAFETY ASSESSMENT. 
(a) BUILDING SAFETY ASSESSMENT TEAM.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall coordinate with 
State and local governments and organizations representing 
design professionals, such as architects and engineers, to 
develop guidance, including best practices, for post-disaster 
assessment of buildings by licensed architects and engineers 
to ensure the design professionals properly analyze the struc-
tural integrity and livability of buildings and structures. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator shall publish the 
guidance required to be developed under paragraph (1) not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—The Adminis-
trator shall revise or issue guidance as required to the National 
Incident Management System Resource Management component 
to ensure the functions of post-disaster building safety assessment, 
such as those functions performed by design professionals are 
accurately resource typed within the National Incident Management 
System. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be effective on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1242. FEMA UPDATES ON NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS ASSESS-
MENT. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and every 6 months thereafter until completion, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives an update on the progress of the Agency 
in completing action 6 with respect to the report published by 
the Government Accountability Office entitled ‘‘2012 Annual Report: 
Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, 
Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue’’ (February 28, 2012), which 
recommends the Agency to— 
(1) complete a national preparedness assessment of capa-
bility gaps at each level based on tiered, capability-specific 
performance objectives to enable prioritization of grant funding; 
and 
(2) identify the potential costs for establishing and 
maintaining those capabilities at each level and determine what 
capabilities Federal agencies should provide. 
SEC. 1243. FEMA REPORT ON DUPLICATION IN NON-NATURAL DIS-
ASTER PREPAREDNESS GRANT PROGRAMS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the 
efforts of the Agency to identify and prevent unnecessary duplica-
tion within and across the non-natural disaster preparedness grant 
programs of the Agency, as recommended in the report published 
by the Government Accountability Office entitled ‘‘2012 Annual 
Report: Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Frag-
mentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue’’ (February 28, 
2012), including with respect to— 
(1) the Urban Area Security Initiative established under 
section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
604);
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(2) the Port Security Grant Program authorized under sec-
tion 70107 of title 46, United States Code; 
(3) the State Homeland Security Grant Program estab-
lished under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 605); and 
(4) the Transit Security Grant Program authorized under 
titles XIV and XV of the Implementing Recommendations of 
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
SEC. 1244. STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall enter into a contract 
with the National Academy of Medicine to conduct a study and 
prepare a report as described in subsection (b). 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The study described in this sub-
section shall be a study of matters concerning best practices 
in mortality counts as a result of a major disaster (as 
defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)). 
(B) CONTENTS.—The study described in this subsection 
shall address approaches to quantifying mortality and 
significant morbidity among populations affected by major 
disasters, which shall include best practices and policy 
recommendations for— 
(i) equitable and timely attribution, in order to 
facilitate access to available benefits, among other 
things; 
(ii) timely prospective tracking of population levels 
of mortality and significant morbidity, and their 
causes, in order to continuously inform response efforts; 
and 
(iii) a retrospective study of disaster-related mor-
tality and significant morbidity to inform after-action 
analysis and improve subsequent preparedness efforts. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date on 
which the contract described in subsection (a) is entered into, 
the National Academy of Medicine shall complete and transmit 
to the Administrator a report on the study described in para-
graph (1). 
(c) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No additional funds 
are authorized to carry out the requirements of this section. 
SEC. 1245. REVIEW OF ASSISTANCE FOR DAMAGED UNDERGROUND 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) DEFINITION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘public assistance grant program’’ means the public assistance 
grant program authorized under sections 403, 406, 407, 428, and 
502(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, 5192(a)). 
(b) REVIEW AND BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) conduct a review of the assessment and eligibility 
process under the public assistance grant program with respect 
to assistance provided for damaged underground water infra-
structure as a result of a major disaster declared under section 
401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), including wildfires, and shall
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include the extent to which local technical memoranda, pre-
pared by a local unit of government in consultation with the 
relevant State or Federal agencies, identified damaged under-
ground water infrastructure that should be eligible for the 
public assistance grant program; and 
(2) provide to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a briefing on the review conducted under paragraph (1). 
(c) 
REPORT
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Administrator 
shall— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, issue a report on the review conducted under 
subsection (b)(1); and 
(2) not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Administrator issues the report required under paragraph (1), 
initiate a rulemaking, if appropriate, to address any rec-
ommendations contained in the report. 
SEC. 1246. EXTENSION. 
The Administrator shall extend the deadlines to implement 
the reasonable and prudent alternative outlined in the jeopardy 
biological opinion dated April 14, 2016, by up to 3 years from 
the date of enactment of this Act. Within 18 months from the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and 
the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives a report on the status of imple-
menting these reasonable and prudent alternatives. 
DIVISION E—CONCRETE MASONRY 
SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Concrete Masonry Products 
Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 1302. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this division is to authorize the 
establishment of an orderly program for developing, financing, and 
carrying out an effective, continuous, and coordinated program of 
research, education, and promotion, including funds for marketing 
and market research activities, that is designed to— 
(1) strengthen the position of the concrete masonry products 
industry in the domestic marketplace; 
(2) maintain, develop, and expand markets and uses for 
concrete masonry products in the domestic marketplace; and 
(3) promote the use of concrete masonry products in 
construction and building. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this division may be construed 
to provide for the control of production or otherwise limit the 
right of any person to manufacture concrete masonry products. 
SEC. 1303. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this division: