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the basic wind speeds and ice conditions associated 
with the relevant location.’’. 
SEC. 605. ELIGIBILITY FOR CODE IMPLEMENTATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT. 
Section 406(a)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5172(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) base and overtime wages for extra 
hires to facilitate the implementation and en-
forcement of adopted building codes for a pe-
riod of not more than 180 days after the major 
disaster is declared.’’. 
SEC. 606. PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) HAZARD MITIGATION.—Section 406(c) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘90 per-
cent of’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘75 per-
cent of’’. 
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(b) PARTICIPATION.—Section 428(d) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5189f) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘Participation in’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) NO CONDITIONS.—The President may not 
condition the provision of Federal assistance under 
this Act on the election by a State, Tribal, or local 
government, or owner or operator of a private non-
profit facility to participate in the alternative proce-
dures adopted under this section.’’. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 428(e)(1) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5189f(e)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) once certified by a professionally li-
censed engineer and accepted by the Adminis-
trator, the estimates on which grants made pur-
suant to this section are based shall be pre-
sumed to be reasonable and eligible costs, as 
long as there is no evidence of fraud.’’. 
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SEC. 607. PRIORITIZATION OF FACILITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall provide guidance and training 
on an annual basis to State, Tribal, and local govern-
ments, first responders, and utility companies on— 
(1) the need to prioritize assistance to hospitals, 
nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities to 
ensure that such health care facilities remain func-
tioning or return to functioning as soon as prac-
ticable during power outages caused by natural haz-
ards, including severe weather events; and 
(2) how hospitals, nursing homes and other 
long-term care facilities should adequately prepare 
for power outages during a major disaster or emer-
gency. 
SEC. 608. GUIDANCE ON EVACUATION ROUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION.—The Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in co-
ordination with the Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration, shall develop and issue 
guidance for State, local, and Tribal governments re-
garding the identification of evacuation routes. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Highway Administration, in coordination with 
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the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, shall revise existing guidance or 
issue new guidance as appropriate for State, local, 
and Tribal governments regarding the design, con-
struction, maintenance, and repair of evacuation 
routes. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION.—In developing the guid-
ance under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
consider— 
(A) whether evacuation routes have re-
sisted impacts and recovered quickly from dis-
asters, regardless of cause; 
(B) the need to evacuate special needs pop-
ulations, including— 
(i) individuals with a physical or men-
tal disability; 
(ii) individuals in schools, daycare 
centers, mobile home parks, prisons, nurs-
ing homes and other long-term care facili-
ties, and detention centers; 
(iii) individuals with limited-English 
proficiency; 
(iv) the elderly; and 
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(v) individuals who are tourists, sea-
sonal workers, or homeless; 
(C) the sharing of information and other 
public communications with evacuees during 
evacuations; 
(D) the sheltering of evacuees, including 
the care, protection, and sheltering of animals; 
(E) the return of evacuees to their homes; 
and 
(F) such other items the Administrator 
considers appropriate. 
(2) DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, 
AND REPAIR.—In revising or issuing guidance under 
(a)(2), the Administrator of the Federal Highway 
Administration shall consider— 
(A) methods that assist evacuation routes 
to— 
(i) withstand likely risks to viability, 
including flammability and hydrostatic 
forces; 
(ii) improve durability, strength (in-
cluding the ability to withstand tensile 
stresses and compressive stresses), and 
sustainability; and 
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(iii) provide for long-term cost sav-
ings; 
(B) the ability of evacuation routes to ef-
fectively manage contraflow operations; 
(C) for evacuation routes on public lands, 
the viewpoints of the applicable Federal land 
management agency regarding emergency oper-
ations, sustainability, and resource protection; 
and 
(D) such other items the Administrator 
considers appropriate. 
SEC. 609. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 312(b) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5155(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) WAIVER OF GENERAL PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President may 
waive the general prohibition provided in sub-
section (a) upon request of a Governor on be-
half of the State or on behalf of a person, busi-
ness concern, or any other entity suffering 
losses as a result of a major disaster or emer-
gency, if the President finds such waiver is in 
the public interest and will not result in waste, 
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fraud, or abuse. In making this decision, the 
President may consider the following: 
‘‘(i) The recommendations of the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency made in consultation 
with the Federal agency or agencies ad-
ministering the duplicative program. 
‘‘(ii) If a waiver is granted, the assist-
ance to be funded is cost effective. 
‘‘(iii) Equity and good conscience. 
‘‘(iv) Other matters of public policy 
considered appropriate by the President. 
‘‘(B) GRANT OR DENIAL OF WAIVER.—A 
request under subparagraph (A) shall be grant-
ed or denied not later than 45 days after sub-
mission of such request. 
‘‘(C) PROHIBITION
ON
DETERMINATION 
THAT
LOAN
IS
A
DUPLICATION.—Notwith-
standing subsection (c), in carrying out sub-
paragraph (A), the President may not deter-
mine that a loan is a duplication of assistance, 
provided that all Federal assistance is used to-
ward a loss suffered as a result of the major 
disaster or emergency.’’. 
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(b) FUNDING OF A FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED WATER 
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—Notwithstanding 
section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155) 
and its implementing regulations, assistance pro-
vided pursuant to section 404 of such Act may be 
used to fund activities authorized for construction 
within the scope of a federally authorized water re-
sources development project of the Army Corps of 
Engineers if such activities are also eligible activities 
under such section. 
(2) FEDERAL FUNDING.—All Federal funding 
provided under section 404 pursuant to this section 
shall be applied toward the Federal share of such 
project. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL
MATCH.—All non-Federal 
matching funds required under section 404 pursuant 
to this section shall be applied toward the non-Fed-
eral share of such project. 
(4) TOTAL
FEDERAL
SHARE.—Funding pro-
vided under section 404 pursuant to this section 
may not exceed the total Federal share for such 
project. 
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(5) NO
EFFECT.—Nothing in this section 
shall— 
(A) affect the cost-share requirement of a 
hazard mitigation measure under section 404; 
(B) affect the eligibility criteria for a haz-
ard mitigation measure under section 404; 
(C) affect the cost share requirements of a 
federally authorized water resources develop-
ment project; and 
(D) affect the responsibilities of a non- 
Federal interest with respect to the project, in-
cluding those related to the provision of lands, 
easements, rights-of-way, dredge material dis-
posal areas, and necessary relocations. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to each 
disaster and emergency declared pursuant to the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) after January 1, 2016. 
SEC. 610. STATE ADMINISTRATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR DI-
RECT TEMPORARY HOUSING AND PERMA-
NENT HOUSING CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 408(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(f)) 
is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the paragraph 
heading and inserting ‘‘STATE- OR TRIBAL-ADMINIS-
TERED
ASSISTANCE
AND
OTHER
NEEDS
ASSIST-
ANCE.—’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘financial’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e) if 
the President and the State or Tribal govern-
ment comply, as determined by the Adminis-
trator, with paragraph (3)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘financial’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e)’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—A State or Tribal 
government desiring to provide assistance under 
subsection (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), or (e) shall submit 
to the President an application for a grant to 
provide financial assistance under the program. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—The President, in con-
sultation and coordination with State, Tribal, 
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and local governments, shall establish criteria 
for the approval of applications submitted 
under subparagraph (A). The criteria shall in-
clude, at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) the demonstrated ability of the 
State or Tribal government to manage the 
program under this section; 
‘‘(ii) there being in effect a plan ap-
proved by the President as to how the 
State or Tribal government will comply 
with applicable Federal laws and regula-
tions and how the State or Tribal govern-
ment will provide assistance under its plan; 
‘‘(iii) a requirement that the State, 
Tribal, or local government comply with 
rules and regulations established pursuant 
to subsection (j); and 
‘‘(iv) a requirement that the Presi-
dent, or the designee of the President, 
comply with subsection (i). 
‘‘(C) QUALITY
ASSURANCE.—Before ap-
proving an application submitted under this 
section, the President, or the designee of the 
President, shall institute adequate policies, pro-
cedures, and internal controls to prevent waste, 
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fraud, abuse, and program mismanagement for 
this program and for programs under sub-
sections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e). The Presi-
dent shall monitor and conduct quality assur-
ance activities on a State or Tribal govern-
ment’s implementation of programs under sub-
sections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and (e). If, after ap-
proving an application of a State or Tribal gov-
ernment submitted under this section, the 
President determines that the State or Tribal 
government is not administering the program 
established by this section in a manner satisfac-
tory to the President, the President shall with-
draw the approval. 
‘‘(D) AUDITS.—The Office of the inspector 
general shall provide for periodic audits of the 
programs administered by States and Tribal 
governments under this subsection. 
‘‘(E) APPLICABLE
LAWS.—All Federal 
laws applicable to the management, administra-
tion, or contracting of the programs by the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency under 
this section shall be applicable to the manage-
ment, administration, or contracting by a non- 
Federal entity under this section. 
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‘‘(F) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the inspector general of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives on the State or Tribal 
government’s role to provide assistance under 
this section. The report shall contain an assess-
ment of the effectiveness of the State or Tribal 
government’s role to provide assistance under 
this section, including— 
‘‘(i) whether the State or Tribal gov-
ernment’s role helped to improve the gen-
eral speed of disaster recovery; 
‘‘(ii) whether the State or Tribal gov-
ernment providing assistance under this 
section had the capacity to administer this 
section; and 
‘‘(iii) recommendations for changes to 
improve the program if the State or Tribal 
government’s role to administer the pro-
grams should be continued. 
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‘‘(G) PROHIBITION.—The President may 
not condition the provision of Federal assist-
ance under this Act by a State or Tribal gov-
ernment requesting a grant under this section. 
‘‘(H) MISCELLANEOUS.— 
‘‘(i) NOTICE
AND
COMMENT.—The 
Administrator may waive notice and com-
ment rulemaking, if the Administrator de-
termines doing so is necessary to expedi-
tiously implement this section, and may 
carry out this section as a pilot program 
until such regulations are promulgated. 
‘‘(ii) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Administrator shall issue 
final regulations to implement this sub-
section as amended by the Disaster Recov-
ery Reform Act. 
‘‘(iii) WAIVER AND EXPIRATION.—The 
authority under clause (i) and any pilot 
program implemented pursuant to such 
clause shall expire 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph or upon 
issuance of final regulations pursuant to 
clause (ii), whichever occurs sooner.’’. 
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SEC. 611. ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS. 
Section 408(h) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(h)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, excluding 
financial assistance to rent alternate housing accom-
modations under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) and finan-
cial assistance to address other needs under sub-
section (e)’’ after ‘‘disaster’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) OTHER
NEEDS
ASSISTANCE.—The max-
imum financial assistance any individual or house-
hold may receive under subsection (e) shall be equiv-
alent to the amount set forth in paragraph (1) with 
respect to a single major disaster.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 
(1) and (2)’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(4) EXCLUSION OF NECESSARY EXPENSES FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
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‘‘(A) The maximum amount of assistance 
established under paragraph (1) shall exclude 
expenses to repair or replace damaged accessi-
bility-related improvements under paragraphs 
(2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c) for individ-
uals with disabilities. 
‘‘(B) The maximum amount of assistance 
established under paragraph (2) shall exclude 
expenses to repair or replace accessibility-re-
lated personal property under subsection (e)(2) 
for individuals with disabilities.’’. 
SEC. 612. MULTIFAMILY LEASE AND REPAIR ASSISTANCE. 
(a) LEASE
AND REPAIR
OF RENTAL UNITS
FOR 
TEMPORARY HOUSING.—Section 408(c)(1)(B)(ii)(II) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)(B)(ii)(II)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(II) IMPROVEMENTS
OR
RE-
PAIRS.—Under the terms of any lease 
agreement for property entered into 
under this subsection, the value of the 
improvements or repairs shall be de-
ducted from the value of the lease 
agreement.’’. 
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(b) 
RENTAL
PROPERTIES
IMPACTED.—Section 
408(c)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(aa) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5174(c)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(aa)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(aa) enter into lease agree-
ments with owners of multifamily 
rental property impacted by a 
major disaster or located in areas 
covered by a major disaster dec-
laration to house individuals and 
households eligible for assistance 
under this section; and’’. 
(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security 
shall assess the use of the authority provided under section 
408(c)(1)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and 
Emergency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5174(c)(1)(B)), including the adequacy of any benefit-cost 
analysis done to justify the use of this alternative, and 
submit a report on the results of that review to the appro-
priate committees of Congress. 
SEC. 613. PRIVATE NONPROFIT FACILITY. 
Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is 
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amended in paragraph (11)(B) by inserting ‘‘food banks,’’ 
after ‘‘shelter workshops,’’. 
SEC. 614. MANAGEMENT COSTS. 
Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘any adminis-
trative expense, and any other expense not directly 
chargeable to’’ and inserting ‘‘direct administrative 
cost, and any other administrative expense associ-
ated with’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘establish’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘implement’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT COSTS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall provide the following percentage 
rates, in addition to the eligible project costs, to 
cover direct and indirect costs of administering the 
following programs: 
‘‘(A) HAZARD
MITIGATION.—A grantee 
under section 404 may be reimbursed not more 
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than 15 percent of the total amount of the 
grant award under such section of which not 
more than 10 percent may be used by the 
grantee and 5 percent by the subgrantee for 
such costs. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE.—A grantee 
under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 may be 
reimbursed not more than 12 percent of the 
total award amount under such sections, of 
which not more than 7 percent may be used by 
the grantee and 5 percent by the subgrantee for 
such costs.’’. 
SEC. 615. FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
assistance’’ means assistance provided— 
(1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174); and 
(2) in relation to a major disaster or emergency 
declared by the President under section 401 or 501 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 U.S.C. 
5191) on or after October 28, 2012. 
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(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 
3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency— 
(1) subject to paragraph (2), may waive a debt 
owed to the United States related to covered assist-
ance provided to an individual or household if— 
(A) the covered assistance was distributed 
based on an error by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency; 
(B) there was no fault on behalf of the 
debtor; and 
(C) the collection of the debt would be 
against equity and good conscience; and 
(2) may not waive a debt under paragraph (1) 
if the debt involves fraud, the presentation of a false 
claim, or misrepresentation by the debtor or any 
party having an interest in the claim. 
(c) MONITORING OF COVERED ASSISTANCE DISTRIB-
UTED BASED ON ERROR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The inspector general of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall monitor the 
distribution of covered assistance to individuals and 
households to determine the percentage of such as-
sistance distributed based on an error. 
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(2) REMOVAL OF WAIVER AUTHORITY BASED 
ON EXCESSIVE ERROR RATE.—If the inspector gen-
eral determines, with respect to any 12-month pe-
riod, that the amount of covered assistance distrib-
uted based on an error by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency exceeds 4 percent of the total 
amount of covered assistance distributed— 
(A) the inspector general shall notify the 
Administrator and publish the determination in 
the Federal Register; and 
(B) with respect to any major disaster or 
emergency declared by the President under sec-
tion 401 or section 501, respectively, of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 
U.S.C. 5191) after the date on which the deter-
mination is published under subparagraph (A), 
the authority of the Administrator to waive 
debt under subsection (b) shall no longer be ef-
fective. 
SEC. 616. ADDITIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DISASTER MITIGATION.—Section 209 of the Pub-
lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3149) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(e) DISASTER MITIGATION.—In providing assist-
ance pursuant to subsection (c)(2), if appropriate and as 
applicable, the Secretary may encourage hazard mitigation 
in assistance provided pursuant to such subsection.’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COM-
PACT
GRANTS.—Section 661(d) of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
761(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022’’. 
(c) 
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE 
GRANTS PROGRAM.—Section 662(f) of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
762(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘the program’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘the program, for 
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 403(a)(3) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(a)(3)) is amended by strik-
ing the second subparagraph (J). 
SEC. 617. NATIONAL VETERINARY EMERGENCY TEAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency may establish one or 
more national veterinary emergency teams at accredited 
colleges of veterinary medicine. 
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(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—A national veterinary emer-
gency team shall— 
(1) deploy with a team of the National Urban 
Search and Rescue Response System to assist 
with— 
(A) veterinary care of canine search teams; 
(B) locating and treating companion ani-
mals, service animals, livestock, and other ani-
mals; and 
(C) surveillance and treatment of zoonotic 
diseases; 
(2) recruit, train, and certify veterinary profes-
sionals, including veterinary students, in accordance 
with an established set of plans and standard oper-
ating guidelines to carry out the duties associated 
with planning for and responding to emergencies as 
described in paragraph (1); 
(3) assist State, Tribal, and local governments 
and nonprofit organizations in developing emergency 
management and evacuation plans that account for 
the care and rescue of animals and in improving 
local readiness for providing veterinary medical re-
sponse during a disaster; and 
(4) coordinate with the Department of Home-
land Security, the Department of Health and 
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Human Services, the Department of Agriculture, 
State, Tribal, and local governments (including de-
partments of animal and human health), veterinary 
and health care professionals, and volunteers. 
SEC. 618. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 1105(c) of the Sandy Recovery Improvement 
Act of 2013 (42 U.S.C. 5189a note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
SEC. 619. UNIFIED FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HIS-
TORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW. 
(a) REVIEW AND ANALYSIS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall review the Unified Federal Environmental and His-
toric Preservation review process established pursuant to 
section 429 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189g), and submit 
a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate that includes the following: 
(1) An analysis of whether and how the unified 
process has expedited the interagency review process 
to ensure compliance with the environmental and 
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