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Union Calendar No. 319 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1796 
[Report No. 118–390, Part I] 
To improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2023 
Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, and Mr. CARTER of Lou-
isiana) 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 subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MOLINARO, Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr. EDWARDS, 
Ms. BALINT, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. CASE, and Mr. NEGUSE 
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 
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] 
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 
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 March 24, 2023] 
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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 2023’’. 
(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. Funding for online guides for post-disaster assistance. 
Sec. 9. Individual assistance dashboard. 
Sec. 10. FEMA reports. 
Sec. 11. Sheltering of emergency response personnel. 
Sec. 12. Improved rental assistance. 
Sec. 13. GAO report on preliminary damage assessments. 
Sec. 14. Applicability. 
Sec. 15. GAO report to Congress on challenges under public assistance alternative 
procedures. 
(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 UNIFIED DISASTER APPLICA-
TION 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 the ‘‘uni-
fied disaster application system’’, to— 
(A) facilitate the administration of the uni-
versal application for direct Federal disaster as-
sistance established under section 3; 
(B) carry out the purposes of disaster as-
sistance programs swiftly, efficiently, and in ac-
cordance with applicable laws, regulations, and 
the privacy and data protections provided under 
this section; and 
(C) support the detection, prevention, and 
investigation of waste, fraud, abuse, or discrimi-
nation in the administration of disaster assist-
ance programs. 
(2) AUTHORITIES
OF
ADMINISTRATOR.—In es-
tablishing and maintaining the unified disaster ap-
plication system under this subsection, the Adminis-
trator may collect and maintain disaster assistance 
information received from a disaster assistance agen-
cy, a block grant recipient, or an applicant for a dis-
aster assistance program and share such information 
with any other disaster assistance agency or block 
grant recipient using such system. 
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(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator shall 
ensure that the unified disaster application system es-
tablished and maintained under this subsection— 
(A) allows an applicant to receive status 
updates on an application for disaster assistance 
programs submitted though such system; 
(B) allows for applicants to update disaster 
assistance information throughout the recovery 
journeys of such applicants in accordance with 
established application timeframes; 
(C) allows for the distribution to applicants 
of information about additional recovery re-
sources that may be available in a disaster 
stricken area; 
(D) provides an applicant with information 
and documentation relating to an application 
for a disaster assistance program submitted by 
such applicant; and 
(E) contains any other capabilities deter-
mined necessary by the head of a disaster assist-
ance agency. 
(b) DATA SECURITY.—The Administrator may facili-
tate the collection of disaster assistance information into 
the unified disaster application system established under 
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subsection (a) only after the following requirements have 
been met: 
(1) The Administrator certifies that the unified 
disaster application system substantially complies 
with the data security standards and best practices 
established pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code, and any other applicable 
Federal information security policy. 
(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security pub-
lishes a privacy impact assessment for the unified 
disaster application system, in accordance with sec-
tion 208(b)(1)(B) of the E-Government Act of 2002 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 note). 
(3) The Administrator, after consulting with dis-
aster assistance agencies, publishes standard rules of 
behavior for disaster assistance agencies, block grant 
recipients, and personnel granted access to disaster 
assistance information to protect such information 
from improper disclosure. 
(c) COLLECTION
AND
SHARING
OF
ADDITIONAL 
RECORDS AND INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may au-
thorize the additional collection, maintenance, shar-
ing, and use of disaster assistance information by 
publishing a notice on the unified disaster applica-
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tion system established under subsection (a) that in-
cludes a detailed description of— 
(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 and 
block grant recipients that will be granted access 
to the additional information to carry out the 
purposes of any disaster assistance program. 
(2) NOTICE AND PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
The publication of a notice under paragraph (1) of a 
revision to the unified disaster application 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 
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requirements of section 552a(e)(4) of title 5, United 
States Code, for the entire period of performance for 
any assistance provided under a disaster assistance 
program. 
(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) by the President, the Admin-
istrator may 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 entire period of performance 
for any assistance provided under a disaster as-
sistance program. 
(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 disaster assistance offices 
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within the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to which such waiver shall apply; 
and 
(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 
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(III) access to information; and 
(iii) encourage or deter a State or 
other entity from participating in the vol-
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 a disaster assistance 
agency listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
subsection (f)(3) to use the unified disaster applica-
tion system established under subsection (a) 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 entered 
into under paragraph (1) shall contain the following 
terms: 
(A) The Federal agency shall— 
(i) collect, share, maintain, and use 
disaster assistance information in compli-
ance with this section and any policies of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
and any information protection and use 
policies of such Federal agency; and 
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(ii) train any personnel granted access 
to disaster assistance information on the 
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— 
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(I) caused, directly or indirectly, 
by the acts or omissions of officers, em-
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 unified disaster application system established 
under subsection (a). 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The sharing and use of 
disaster assistance information that is subject to the re-
quirements of section 552a of title 5, United States Code, 
by disaster assistance agencies and block grant recipients— 
(1) shall not be— 
(A) construed as a matching program for 
purposes of section 552a(a)(8) of such title; or 
(B) subject to the remaining computer 
matching provisions of section 552a of such title; 
and 
(2) shall be in addition to any other law pro-
viding for the sharing or use of such information. 
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(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 
(B) a person on whose behalf a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) has applied for dis-
aster assistance. 
(2) BLOCK GRANT RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘block 
grant recipient’’ means a State, local government, or 
Indian Tribe that receives assistance through the dis-
aster assistance program described in paragraph 
(5)(B)(i). 
(3) 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 unified disaster 
application system under subsection (d). 
(4) DISASTER ASSISTANCE INFORMATION.—The 
term ‘‘disaster assistance information’’ includes any 
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personal, demographic, biographical, geographical, fi-
nancial information, or other information that a dis-
aster assistance agency or block grant recipient is au-
thorized to collect, maintain, share, or use to process 
an application for disaster assistance or otherwise 
carry out a disaster assistance program. 
(5) DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘disaster assistance program’’ means— 
(A) any program that provides assistance to 
individuals and households under title IV or title 
V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et 
seq.); or 
(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) assistance for activities related to 
disaster relief, long-term recovery, restora-
tion of infrastructure and housing, eco-
nomic revitalization, and mitigation that 
are authorized under title I of the Housing 
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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)). 
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 direct Federal dis-
aster assistance for individuals in areas impacted by emer-
gencies 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. 
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(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 
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 survivors of major disasters de-
clared 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— 
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(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 survivors 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 
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 
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(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-
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)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, finan-
cial assistance for hazard mitigation under sub-
section (c)(5)(A),’’ after ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(A)(i)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (1) and (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 
(1), (2), and (3)’’; and 
(C) 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.— 
‘‘(A) FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
RE-
PAIRS.—The President may provide financial 
assistance for the repair of owner-occupied pri-
vate residences, utilities, and residential infra-
structure (such as a private access route) dam-
aged by a major disaster, or with respect to indi-
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viduals with disabilities, rendered inaccessible by 
a major disaster. 
‘‘(B) DIRECT ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIRS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The President may 
provide direct assistance to individuals and 
households who are unable to make use of fi-
nancial assistance under subparagraph (A) 
and when there is a lack of available re-
sources, for— 
‘‘(I) the repair of owner-occupied 
private residences, utilities, and resi-
dential infrastructure (such as a pri-
vate access route) damaged by a major 
disaster, or with respect to individuals 
with disabilities, rendered inaccessible 
by a disaster; and 
‘‘(II) eligible hazard mitigation 
measures that reduce the likelihood and 
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. 
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survivors some choice of communities 
and properties, as practicable.’’; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (F); 
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), 
(H), (I), and (J) as subparagraphs (F), (G), 
(H), and (I), respectively; and 
(E) 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 ‘‘2 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’; 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: 
‘‘(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.’’. 
(b) GAO ASSESSMENT.—Upon the expiration of the 
authority to carry out section 408(f) of the Robert T. Staf-
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ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174(f)) as a pilot program, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall issue a report on the effective-
ness, successes, and challenges of any pilot program carried 
out pursuant to such section and make recommendations 
on how to improve the provision of assistance under such 
section. 
SEC. 7. MANAGEMENT COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 324(b)(2) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5165b(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(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.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 408(f)(1) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
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ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174), as amended by section 5(b) of 
this Act, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(A) GRANT TO STATE.—’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘subsection (g),’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Subject to subsection (g),’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 8. 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— 
(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) GRANTS FOR ONLINE GUIDES FOR ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 201 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 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 provide 
funding to a State agency established under sub-
section (c) to establish, update, or operate a website 
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to provide information relating to post-disaster recov-
ery funding and resources to a community or an in-
dividual 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 provide 
funding to a State agency under this subsection to es-
tablish a website that contains only 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-
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pare for sequential hazards such as flooding after 
a wildfire. 
‘‘(4) COOPERATION.—A State agency that re-
ceives funding under this subsection shall cooperate 
with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration, and the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency in developing a 
website under this subsection. 
‘‘(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 
months.’’. 
SEC. 9. 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 90 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: 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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) If available, the dollar amount of assistance 
provided pursuant to section 408 to applicants who 
are— 
‘‘(A) property owners with a household an-
nual income— 
‘‘(i) above the national median house-
hold income; and 
‘‘(ii) below the national median house-
hold income; and 
‘‘(B) renters with a household annual in-
come— 
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