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Union Calendar No. 401 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8416 
[Report No. 117–560, Part I] 
To improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2022 
Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, 
and Mr. CARTER of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Small Business, 
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 
NOVEMBER 15, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an 
amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
NOVEMBER 15, 2022 
Committees on Financial Services and Small Business discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 19, 2022] 
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A BILL 
To improve individual assistance provided by the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dis-
aster Survivors Fairness Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Information sharing for Federal agencies. 
Sec. 3. Universal application for individual assistance. 
Sec. 4. Repair and rebuilding. 
Sec. 5. Direct assistance. 
Sec. 6. State-managed housing pilot authority. 
Sec. 7. Management costs. 
Sec. 8. Post-disaster housing study. 
Sec. 9. Funding for online guides for post-disaster assistance. 
Sec. 10. Individual assistance dashboard. 
Sec. 11. FEMA reports. 
Sec. 12. Sheltering of emergency response personnel. 
Sec. 13. Duplication of benefits. 
Sec. 14. GAO report on preliminary damage assessments. 
Sec. 15. Applicability. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise provided, the 
terms used in this Act have the meanings given such terms 
in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
SEC. 2. INFORMATION SHARING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION 
SHARING SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency shall establish 
and maintain a web-based interagency electronic in-
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formation 
sharing 
system, 
to 
be 
known 
as 
‘‘DisasterAssistance.gov’’, to— 
(A) facilitate the administration of the uni-
versal application for Federal disaster assistance 
established under section 3; 
(B) carry out the purposes of disaster as-
sistance programs swiftly, efficiently, equitably, 
and in accordance with applicable laws, regula-
tions, and the privacy and data protections pro-
vided under this section; and 
(C) detect, prevent, and investigate waste, 
fraud, abuse, or discrimination in the adminis-
tration of disaster assistance programs. 
(2) AUTHORITIES
OF
ADMINISTRATOR.—In es-
tablishing and maintaining the electronic informa-
tion sharing system under this subsection, the Admin-
istrator may collect and maintain disaster assistance 
information received from a disaster assistance agen-
cy or an applicant for a disaster assistance program 
and share such information with any other disaster 
assistance agency using such electronic information 
sharing system. 
(b) DATA SECURITY.—The Administrator may facili-
tate the collection of disaster assistance information into 
the electronic information sharing system established under 
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this section only after the following requirements have been 
met: 
(1) The Administrator certifies that the elec-
tronic information sharing system substantially com-
plies with the data security standards and best prac-
tices of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology. 
(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security pub-
lishes a privacy impact assessment for the electronic 
information sharing system, in accordance with sec-
tion 222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 142). 
(3) The Administrator publishes standard rules 
of behavior for disaster assistance agencies and per-
sonnel granted access to disaster assistance informa-
tion to protect such information from improper dis-
closure. 
(c) COLLECTION
AND
SHARING
OF
ADDITIONAL 
RECORDS AND INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may au-
thorize the collection, maintenance, sharing, and use 
of additional disaster assistance information by pub-
lishing a notice on DisasterAssistance.gov that in-
cludes a detailed description of— 
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(A) the specific amendments to the collec-
tion, maintenance, and sharing of disaster as-
sistance information authorized; 
(B) why each such amendment to how dis-
aster assistance information is collected, main-
tained, or shared is necessary to carry out the 
purposes of a disaster assistance program and 
consistent with the fair information practice 
principles; and 
(C) the disaster assistance agencies that will 
be granted access to the additional information 
to carry out the purposes of any disaster assist-
ance program. 
(2) NOTICE AND PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
The publication of a notice under paragraph (1) of a 
revision to the DisasterAssistance.gov system of 
records prior to any new collection, or uses, of Pri-
vacy Act categories of records, to carry out the pur-
poses of a disaster assistance program with regard to 
a disaster declared by the President under section 401 
or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 5191), 
shall be deemed to satisfy the notice and publication 
requirements of section 552a(e)(4) of title 5, United 
States Code, for the 90-day period beginning on the 
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date on which the publication under paragraph (1) is 
made. 
(3) WAIVER OF INFORMATION COLLECTION RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon the declaration of 
a major disaster or emergency pursuant to sec-
tions 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170; 5191), the President may direct the 
Administrator to waive the requirements of sub-
chapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code, with respect to voluntary collection of in-
formation for the duration of such major disaster 
or emergency. 
(B) TRANSPARENCY.—Upon exercising the 
waiver authority under subparagraph (A), the 
Administrator shall— 
(i) promptly post on a website of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency a 
brief justification for such waiver, the an-
ticipated period of time such waiver will be 
in effect, and the agencies and offices within 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to which such waiver shall apply; and 
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(ii) update the information relating to 
such waiver, as applicable. 
(4) GAO REVIEW OF WAIVER OF INFORMATION 
COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall 
issue a report describing the benefits and poten-
tial risks associated with authorizing the waiver 
of the information collection requirements de-
scribed in paragraph (3). 
(B) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall include an assessment of 
the extent to which a waiver described in para-
graph (3) would— 
(i) affect the paperwork burden for in-
dividuals, small businesses, State, local and 
tribal governments, and other persons; 
(ii) affect the consistent application of 
Federal laws relating to— 
(I) privacy and confidentiality; 
(II) security of information; and 
(III) access to information; and 
(iii) encourage or deter a State or 
other entity from participating in the vol-
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untary collection of information for the du-
ration of a major disaster or emergency. 
(d) USE BY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may per-
mit a Federal agency other than the disaster assist-
ance agencies listed in subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
of subsection (f)(2) to use the electronic information 
sharing system established under this section for the 
purpose of facilitating disaster-related assistance if 
such agency enters into an agreement containing the 
terms described in paragraph (2). 
(2) AGENCY
AGREEMENT.—An agreement be-
tween the Administrator and another Federal agency 
to use the electronic information sharing system es-
tablished under this subsection shall contain the fol-
lowing terms: 
(A) The Federal agency shall— 
(i) collect, share, maintain, and use 
disaster assistance information in compli-
ance with this section and in substantial 
compliance with the data security standards 
and best practices of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology; and 
(ii) train any personnel granted access 
to disaster assistance information on the 
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rules of behavior established by the Admin-
istrator under subsection (b)(3). 
(B) In the event of any unauthorized disclo-
sure of disaster assistance information, the Fed-
eral agency shall— 
(i) notify the Administrator within 24 
hours of discovering any such unauthorized 
disclosure; 
(ii) cooperate fully with the Adminis-
trator in the investigation and remediation 
of any such disclosure; 
(iii) cooperate fully in the prosecution 
of a person responsible for such disclosure; 
and 
(iv) assume the responsibility for any 
compensation, civil liability, or other reme-
diation measures, whether awarded by a 
judgment of a court or agreed as a com-
promise of any potential claims by or on 
behalf of an applicant, including by obtain-
ing credit monitoring and remediation serv-
ices, for an improper disclosure that is— 
(I) caused, directly or indirectly, 
by the acts or omissions of officers, em-
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ployees, and contractors of the agency; 
or 
(II) from any electronic system of 
records that is created or maintained 
by the agency pursuant to section 
552a(e) of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) PUBLICATION OF AGENCY AGREEMENT.—The 
Administrator shall publish an agency agreement en-
tered into under this subsection on the same website 
as the electronic information sharing system estab-
lished under this section. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The sharing of disaster 
assistance information that is subject to the requirements 
of section 552a of title 5, United States Code, by disaster 
assistance agencies shall not— 
(1) be construed as a matching program for pur-
poses of section 552a(a)(8) of such title; or 
(2) be subject to the remaining computer match-
ing provisions of section 552a of such title. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘applicant’’ means— 
(A) a person who applies for disaster assist-
ance from a disaster assistance program; and 
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(B) a person on whose behalf a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) has applied for dis-
aster assistance. 
(2) DISASTER ASSISTANCE AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘disaster assistance agency’’ means— 
(A) the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; 
(B) the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; 
(C) the Small Business Administration; 
(D) the Department of Agriculture; and 
(E) any other Federal agency that the Ad-
ministrator permits to use the electronic infor-
mation sharing system under subsection (d). 
(3) DISASTER ASSISTANCE INFORMATION.—The 
term ‘‘disaster assistance information’’ includes any 
personal, biographical, geographical, and financial 
information that a disaster assistance agency is au-
thorized to collect, maintain, share, or use to process 
an application for disaster assistance or otherwise 
carry out a disaster assistance program. 
(4) DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘disaster assistance program’’ means— 
(A) any program that provides assistance to 
individuals and households under title IV or title 
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V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et 
seq.); and 
(B) any other assistance program carried 
out by a disaster assistance agency that provides 
assistance to an individual, household, or orga-
nization related to a major disaster or emergency 
declared under sections 401 or 501 of such Act, 
including— 
(i) disaster assistance, long-term dis-
aster recovery, post-disaster restoration of 
infrastructure and housing, post-disaster 
economic revitalization, and pre-disaster 
mitigation under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
(ii) any loan that is authorized under 
section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(b)); and 
(iii) the distribution of food benefit al-
lotments as authorized under section 412 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5179) 
and section 5(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)). 
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SEC. 3. UNIVERSAL APPLICATION FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) UNIVERSAL APPLICATION.—The Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall develop 
and establish a universal application for Federal disaster 
assistance for individuals in areas impacted by emergencies 
or disasters. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall consult with the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. 
(B) The Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration. 
(C) The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
(D) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
(2) SUPPORT.—The entities described in para-
graph (1) shall provide prompt support to the Admin-
istrator. 
(c) SURVEY.—The application established under sub-
section (a) shall include a voluntary survey to collect the 
demographic data of an applicant. 
(d) GAO ASSESSMENT ON IDENTITY THEFT AND DIS-
ASTER FRAUD IN DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Not 
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later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct an assessment of improper and po-
tentially fraudulent Federal disaster assistance for in-
dividuals made to victims of major disasters declared 
in 2020 and 2021, including through identity theft; 
and 
(2) submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report that de-
scribes— 
(A) the prevalence of improper and poten-
tially fraudulent Federal disaster assistance for 
individuals made to registrants who used invalid 
information to apply for disaster assistance, in-
cluding through identity theft; 
(B) the number of disaster victims whose 
claims for Federal disaster assistance for indi-
viduals were denied due to another individual 
filing a fraudulent application using their per-
sonal identifying information; 
(C) the adequacy of existing fraud preven-
tion protocols in place on the Federal Emergency 
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Management Agency’s online application for 
Federal disaster assistance for individuals; and 
(D) recommendations for improving the 
identity verification protocols in place for Fed-
eral disaster assistance for individuals. 
SEC. 4. REPAIR AND REBUILDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(b)(1) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘rendered uninhabitable’’ and in-
serting ‘‘damaged by a major disaster’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘uninhabitable, as a result of 
damage caused by a major disaster’’ and inserting 
‘‘damaged by a major disaster’’. 
(b) HAZARD MITIGATION.—Section 408 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) HAZARD MITIGATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may pro-
vide financial assistance to individuals and 
households, whose primary residence, utilities, or 
residential infrastructure are damaged by a 
major disaster, for cost-effective hazard mitiga-
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tion measures that reduce threats to life and 
property, or future damage to such residence, 
utilities, or infrastructure in future disasters. 
‘‘(B) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
ASSIST-
ANCE.—A recipient of assistance provided under 
this paragraph shall not be required to show that 
the assistance can be met through other means, 
except insurance proceeds.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, finan-
cial assistance for hazard mitigation under sub-
section (c)(5)(A),’’ after ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(A)(i)’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) HAZARD MITIGATION.—The maximum fi-
nancial assistance any individual or household may 
receive under subsection (c)(5) shall be equivalent to 
the amount set forth in paragraph (1) with respect to 
a single major disaster.’’. 
SEC. 5. DIRECT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(c) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174(c)) is further amended by striking paragraph 
(2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) REPAIRS.— 
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future damage to such residences, utili-
ties, and infrastructure. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY.—A recipient of as-
sistance under this subparagraph shall not 
be eligible for assistance under paragraph 
(1), unless otherwise determined by the Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(C) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
ASSIST-
ANCE.—A recipient of assistance provided under 
this paragraph shall not be required to show that 
the assistance can be met through other means, 
except insurance proceeds.’’. 
(b) STATE- OR INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT-ADMINIS-
TERED ASSISTANCE AND OTHER NEEDS ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 408(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(f)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsections (c)(1)(B), (c)(4), and 
(e)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 
(1)(B), (2)(B), and (4) of subsection (c) and sub-
section (e)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)(1)(B), (c)(4), or (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(B), (2)(B), or (4) of subsection (c) or subsection 
(e)’’. 
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SEC. 6. STATE-MANAGED HOUSING PILOT AUTHORITY. 
Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (f)(3)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (F); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), 
(H), (I), and (J) as subparagraphs (F), (G), 
(H), and (I), respectively; and 
(C) in subparagraph (I), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (iii) by striking— 
(I) ‘‘2 years after the date of en-
actment of this paragraph or’’ and 
(II) ‘‘, whichever occurs sooner’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and 
(3)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) DISASTER ASSISTANCE.—In the case of as-
sistance 
provided 
under 
subsections 
(c)(1)(B), 
(c)(2)(B), and (c)(4), the Federal share shall be not 
less than 75 percent.’’. 
SEC. 7. MANAGEMENT COSTS. 
Section 324(b)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief 
and 
Emergency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5165b(b)(2)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) INDIVIDUAL
ASSISTANCE.—A grantee 
under section 408(f) may be reimbursed not more 
than 12 percent of the total award amount under 
each such section. 
‘‘(D) 
CRISIS
COUNSELING
ASSISTANCE, 
TRAINING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.— 
A grantee and subgrantee, cumulatively, may be 
reimbursed not more than 15 percent of the total 
amount of the grant award under either section 
416 or 426.’’. 
SEC. 8. POST-DISASTER HOUSING STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall— 
(1) conduct a study and develop a plan under 
which the Agency will address the challenges associ-
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ated with providing housing assistance to survivors of 
major 
disasters 
or 
emergencies, 
including 
cir-
cumstances in which— 
(A) the presence of multiple families within 
a single household; and 
(B) the near loss of a community, with the 
majority of homes destroyed in such community, 
with discrete assessments on flood, wildfire, and 
earthquake events; and 
(2) make recommendations for legislative changes 
needed to address the challenges described in para-
graph (1). 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion of the 
activities carried out under subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate a report containing the study and recommenda-
tions required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 9. FUNDING FOR ONLINE GUIDES FOR POST-DISASTER 
ASSISTANCE. 
(a) USE OF SERVICES OF OTHER AGENCIES.—Section 
201(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) post-disaster assistance.’’. 
(b) FUNDING
FOR ONLINE GUIDES
FOR ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 201 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) FUNDING
FOR ONLINE GUIDES
FOR ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency may enter 
into a cooperative agreement to provide funding to a 
State agency established under subsection (c) to estab-
lish and operate a website to provide information re-
lating to post-disaster recovery funding and resources 
to a community or an individual impacted by a 
major disaster or emergency. 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT.—A website created under 
this subsection shall be— 
‘‘(A) managed by the State agency; and 
‘‘(B) suitable for the residents of the State 
of the State agency. 
‘‘(3) CONTENT.—The Administrator may enter 
into a cooperative agreement to establish a website 
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under this subsection only to provide 1 or more of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A list of Federal, State, and local 
sources of post-disaster recovery funding or as-
sistance that may be available to a community 
after a major disaster or emergency. 
‘‘(B) A list of Federal, State, and local 
sources of post-disaster recovery funding or as-
sistance that may be available to an individual 
impacted by a major disaster or emergency. 
‘‘(C) A technical guide that lists and ex-
plains the costs and benefits of alternatives 
available to a community to mitigate the im-
pacts of a major disaster or emergency and pre-
pare for sequential hazards such as flooding after 
a wildfire. 
‘‘(4) COOPERATION.—A State agency that enters 
into a cooperative agreement under this subsection 
shall cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration, and the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
in developing a website under this subsection. 
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‘‘(5) UPDATES.—A State agency that receives 
funding to establish a website under this subsection 
shall update the website not less than once every 6 
years.’’. 
SEC. 10. INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE DASHBOARD. 
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 431. INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE DASHBOARD. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after a dec-
laration by the President that a major disaster exists under 
section 401, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall publish on a website of the Agen-
cy an interactive web tool displaying the following informa-
tion with respect to such disaster: 
‘‘(1) The number of applications for assistance 
under section 408, including a description of the 
number of applications for assistance related to hous-
ing under such section and the number of applica-
tions for assistance to address other needs under sec-
tion 408(e). 
‘‘(2) The number of applications for such assist-
ance that are approved. 
‘‘(3) The number of applications for such assist-
ance that are denied. 
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‘‘(4) A ranked list of the reasons for the denial 
of such applications, including the number of appli-
cations for each reason for denial. 
‘‘(5) The dollar amount of assistance provided 
pursuant to section 408 to— 
‘‘(A) property owners; and 
‘‘(B) renters. 
‘‘(6) The estimated percentage of residential 
property that was destroyed as a result of the major 
disaster. 
‘‘(b) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.—The 
Administrator shall ensure that none of the information 
published under subsection (a) contains the personally iden-
tifiable information of an applicant.’’. 
SEC. 11. FEMA REPORTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Government Affairs of the Senate a report with respect to 
fiscal year 2016 through the most recent fiscal year ending 
before the date of enactment of this Act, and an annual 
report for any fiscal year beginning on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act, describing— 
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(1) the average amount of individual assistance 
and individual and household assistance provided 
under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.) to, and the rate of denial of individual assist-
ance and individual and household assistance pro-
vided under such section for— 
(A) all individuals; 
(B) households; 
(C) individuals and households with an an-
nual income under 75 percent of the national 
median household income; 
(D) individuals with an annual income 
over 125 percent of the national median house-
hold income; and 
(E) individuals with an annual income be-
tween 75 percent and 125 percent of the national 
median household income; and 
(2) an explanation for any factors causing an 
increase in the rate of denial of the assistance de-
scribed in paragraph (1), if applicable. 
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SEC. 12. SHELTERING OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PER-
SONNEL. 
Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SHELTERING OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PER-
SONNEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any major disaster for 
which the President has authorized emergency protec-
tive measures for an area within the jurisdiction of 
a State, tribal, or local government, the Adminis-
trator may reimburse the State, tribal, or local gov-
ernment for costs relating to sheltering emergency re-
sponse personnel, including individuals that are a 
part of the same predisaster household as such per-
sonnel, in exclusive-use congregate or non-congregate 
settings if the Governor of the State or chief executive 
of the tribal or local government determines that the 
damage or disruption to such area is of such a mag-
nitude as to disrupt the provision of emergency pro-
tective measures within such area. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may only reimburse a State, tribal, or local gov-
ernment for the costs of sheltering emergency re-
sponse personnel under paragraph (1) for such a 
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period of time as the Administrator determines 
reasonable based in the individual characteristics 
of and impacts to the affected area, including the 
extent of damage, the availability of alternative 
housing options, the availability of utilities, and 
disruptions to transportation infrastructure. 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM DURATION OF REIMBURSE-
MENT.—The period of reimbursement under sub-
paragraph (A) may not exceed the 6-month pe-
riod beginning on the date on which the incident 
period ends. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘emergency response personnel’ means— 
‘‘(A) employees or contracted employees pro-
viding law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, 
emergency medical, emergency management, or 
emergency communications services; and 
‘‘(B) elected officials, except members of 
Congress, responsible for the overseeing or direct-
ing emergency response operations or recovery 
activities.’’. 
SEC. 13. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS. 
Section 312(b)(4) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief 
and 
Emergency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5155(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(D) LIMITATION ON USE OF INCOME CRI-
TERIA.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
President may not impose additional income cri-
teria on a potential grant recipient who has ac-
cepted a qualified disaster loan in determining 
eligibility for duplications of benefit relief.’’. 
SEC. 14. GAO REPORT ON PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESS-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the practices, in-
cluding the accuracy of such practices, that the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency uses when conducting pre-
liminary damage assessments for the purposes of providing 
assistance under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42. U.S.C. 
5174). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Comptroller General shall in-
clude in the study conducted under subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A comparison of the process and procedures 
used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to complete preliminary damage assessments to the 
process and procedures used by private insurance 
companies following a major disaster. 
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(2) A review of training provided to individuals 
conducting preliminary damage assessments. 
(3) A comparison of damage estimates for homes 
owned by individuals above the national median in-
come to homes owned by individuals at or below the 
national median income. 
SEC. 15. APPLICABILITY. 
The amendments made by sections 4, 5, 7, 9, and 12 
shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 401 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8416 
[Report No. 117–560, Part I] 
A BILL 
To improve individual assistance provided by the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for 
other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 15, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure with an amendment 
NOVEMBER 15, 2022 
Committees on Financial Services and Small Business 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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