under subparagraph (A) only to the extent that 
the costs are in excess of the costs that would 
have been incurred by the employer had the Sys-
tem member not been appointed into Federal 
service under subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(3) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—A System member 
shall not be entitled to pay directly from the Agency 
for a period during which the System member is ap-
pointed into Federal service under subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(h) PERSONAL INJURY, ILLNESS, DISABILITY, OR 
DEATH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A System member who is 
appointed into Federal service under subsection (f)(1) 
and who suffers personal injury, illness, disability, or 
death as a result of a personal injury sustained while 
acting in the scope of such appointment shall, for the 
purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
United States Code, be treated as though the member 
were an employee (as defined by section 8101 of that 
title) who had sustained the injury in the perform-
ance of duty. 
‘‘(2) ELECTION OF BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If a System member 
(or, in the case of the death of the System mem-
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ber, the System member’s dependent) is enti-
tled— 
‘‘(i) under paragraph (1) to receive 
benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81 of 
title 5, United States Code, by reason of 
personal injury, illness, disability, or death, 
and 
‘‘(ii) to receive benefits from a State or 
local government by reason of the same per-
sonal injury, illness, disability, or death, 
the System member or dependent shall elect to 
receive either the benefits referred to in clause (i) 
or (ii). 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE.—A System member or de-
pendent shall make an election of benefits under 
subparagraph (A) not later than one year after 
the date of the personal injury, illness, disability, 
or death that is the reason for the benefits or 
until such later date as the Secretary of Labor 
may allow for reasonable cause shown. 
‘‘(C) EFFECT OF ELECTION.—An election of 
benefits made under this paragraph is irrev-
ocable unless otherwise provided by law. 
‘‘(3) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
STATE
OR
LOCAL 
BENEFITS.—Subject to such terms and conditions as 
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the Administrator may impose by regulation, in the 
event that a System member or dependent elects bene-
fits from a State or local government under para-
graph (2)(A), the Administrator shall reimburse the 
State or local government for the value of those bene-
fits. 
‘‘(i) LIABILITY.—A System member appointed into 
Federal service under subsection (f)(1), while acting within 
the scope of the appointment, is deemed an employee of the 
Government under section 1346(b) of title 28, United States 
Code, and chapter 171 of that title, relating to tort claims 
procedure. 
‘‘(j) EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.— 
With respect to a System member who is not a regular full- 
time employee of a sponsoring agency or participating 
agency, the following terms and conditions apply: 
‘‘(1) Service as a System member shall be 
deemed ‘service in the uniformed services’ for purposes 
of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, relating 
to employment and reemployment rights of individ-
uals who have performed service in the uniformed 
services (regardless of whether the individual receives 
compensation for such participation). All rights and 
obligations of such persons and procedures for assist-
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ance, enforcement, and investigation shall be as pro-
vided for in such chapter. 
‘‘(2) Preclusion of giving notice of service by ne-
cessity of appointment under this section shall be 
deemed preclusion by ‘military necessity’ for purposes 
of section 4312(b) of title 38, United States Code, per-
taining to giving notice of absence from a position of 
employment. A determination of such necessity shall 
be made by the Administrator and shall not be subject 
to judicial review. 
‘‘(k) LICENSES AND PERMITS.—If a System member 
holds a valid license, certificate, or other permit issued by 
any State or other governmental jurisdiction evidencing the 
member’s qualifications in any professional, mechanical, or 
other skill or type of assistance required by the System, the 
System member shall be deemed to be performing a Federal 
activity when rendering aid involving such skill or assist-
ance during a period of appointment into Federal service 
under subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(l) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish and maintain an advisory committee to pro-
vide expert recommendations to the Administrator in 
order to assist the Administrator in administering the 
System. 
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‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The advisory committee 
shall be composed of members from geographically di-
verse areas, and shall include— 
‘‘(A) the chief officer or senior executive 
from at least 3 sponsoring agencies; 
‘‘(B) the senior emergency manager from at 
least 2 States that include sponsoring agencies; 
and 
‘‘(C) 
at 
least 
one 
representative 
rec-
ommended by the leaders of the task forces. 
‘‘(3) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
TERMINATION
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the advisory committee under this subsection. 
‘‘(m) PREPAREDNESS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for such purpose, the Administrator 
shall enter into an annual preparedness cooperative 
agreement with each sponsoring agency. Amounts 
made available to a sponsoring agency under such a 
preparedness cooperative agreement shall be for the 
following purposes: 
‘‘(A) Training and exercises, including 
training and exercises with other Federal, State, 
and local government response entities. 
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‘‘(B) Acquisition and maintenance of equip-
ment, including interoperable communications 
and personal protective equipment. 
‘‘(C) Medical monitoring required for re-
sponder safety and health in anticipation of and 
following a major disaster, emergency, or other 
hazard, as determined by the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Not-
withstanding section 1552(b) of title 31, United 
States Code, amounts made available for cooperative 
agreements under this subsection that are not ex-
pended shall be deposited in an Agency account and 
shall remain available for such agreements without 
fiscal year limitation. 
‘‘(n) RESPONSE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 
Administrator shall enter into a response cooperative agree-
ment with each sponsoring agency, as appropriate, under 
which the Administrator agrees to reimburse the sponsoring 
agency for costs incurred by the sponsoring agency in re-
sponding to a major disaster or emergency. 
‘‘(o) OBLIGATIONS.—The Administrator may incur all 
necessary obligations consistent with this section in order 
to ensure the effectiveness of the System. 
‘‘(p) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $52,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 2012. Such sums 
shall be in addition to amounts made available from 
the Disaster Relief Fund for response cooperative 
agreements entered into under subsection (n). 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Admin-
istrator may use not to exceed 6 percent of the funds 
appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to paragraph 
(1) for salaries, expenses, and other administrative 
costs incurred by the Administrator in carrying out 
this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Section 8101(1) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by moving subparagraph (F) to appear 
after subparagraph (E); 
(C) in subparagraph (F) by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the 
following: 
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‘‘(G) an individual who is a System mem-
ber of the National Urban Search and Rescue 
Response System during a period of appoint-
ment into Federal service pursuant to section 
328 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act;’’. 
(2) INCLUSION AS PART OF UNIFORMED SERV-
ICES FOR PURPOSES OF USERRA.—Section 4303 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (13) by inserting ‘‘, a pe-
riod for which a System member of the National 
Urban Search and Rescue Response System is 
absent from a position of employment due to an 
appointment into Federal service under section 
328 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act’’ before ‘‘, and a pe-
riod’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (16) by inserting after 
‘‘Public Health Service,’’ the following: ‘‘System 
members of the National Urban Search and Res-
cue Response System during a period of appoint-
ment into Federal service under section 328 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act,’’. 
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SEC. 105. DISASTER RELIEF FUND. 
Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 329. DISASTER RELIEF FUND. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Treasury a fund 
known as the Disaster Relief Fund. 
‘‘(b) DEPOSITS AND CREDITS.—The Fund shall consist 
of amounts appropriated and credited to the Fund pursu-
ant to this Act. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE USES OF FUND.—Amounts in the Fund 
shall be available to the President, as provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts— 
‘‘(1) to provide assistance in response to a major 
disaster or emergency pursuant to titles IV and V; 
and 
‘‘(2) for programs and activities of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency that support the pro-
vision of such assistance, including readiness and 
other programs and activities that are not readily at-
tributable to a single major disaster or emergency. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Amounts made available from the 
Fund for programs and activities referred to in subsection 
(c)(2) may not exceed $350,000,000 in any fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—On or before the date on which 
the President submits the budget of the United States to 
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the Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code, the President shall submit each year to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the uses of 
the Fund in the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as 
may be necessary. 
‘‘(g) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the 
Fund shall remain available until expended.’’. 
TITLE II—MAJOR DISASTER AND 
EMERGENCY 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL MITIGATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170c) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If, as of the date of the dec-
laration of a major disaster, the Governor of the af-
fected State has submitted to the President a certifi-
cation under paragraph (2), and the State is in com-
pliance with updating procedures established under 
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paragraph (3), the President may increase the max-
imum total of contributions under this section for the 
major disaster, as specified in subsection (a) and sec-
tion 322(e), by an amount equal to 4 percent of the 
estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made (less 
any associated administrative costs) under this Act 
with respect to the major disaster. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATION.—To be eli-
gible for increased contributions under paragraph (1), 
a State shall submit to the President, subject to the 
approval of the President, a certification that the 
State’s building code— 
‘‘(A) is consistent with the most recent 
version of a nationally recognized model building 
code; 
‘‘(B) has been adopted by the State within 
6 years of the most recent version of the nation-
ally recognized model building code; 
‘‘(C) uses the nationally recognized model 
building code as a minimum standard; and 
‘‘(D) is being actively enforced by the State. 
‘‘(3) PERIODIC UPDATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A Governor of a State 
that has submitted a certification under para-
graph (2) shall update the State’s building code 
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and resubmit a certification under paragraph 
(2) at least once every 6 years. 
‘‘(B) DEADLINES.—The President shall 
issue regulations establishing procedures for 
State compliance with the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A). The procedures shall be con-
sistent with requirements related to mitigation 
planning under section 322. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
‘‘(A) ACTIVELY
ENFORCE.—The term ‘ac-
tively enforce’ means jurisdictional execution of 
all phases of a State building code in the process 
of examination and approval of construction 
plans, specifications, and technical data and the 
inspection of new construction or renovation 
with respect to natural hazards. 
‘‘(B) 
NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED
MODEL 
BUILDING
CODE.—The term ‘nationally recog-
nized model building code’ means a building 
code for residential and commercial construction 
and construction materials that— 
‘‘(i) has been developed and published 
by a code organization in an open con-
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sensus type forum with input from national 
experts; and 
‘‘(ii) is based on national structural 
design standards that establish minimum 
acceptable criteria for the design, construc-
tion, and maintenance of residential and 
commercial buildings for the purpose of pro-
tecting the health, safety, and general wel-
fare of the building’s users against natural 
disasters. 
‘‘(C) STATE
BUILDING
CODE.—The term 
‘State building code’ means requirements and as-
sociated standards for residential and commer-
cial construction and construction materials that 
are implemented on a statewide basis by ordi-
nance, resolution, law, housing or building code, 
or zoning ordinance. At a minimum, such re-
quirements 
and 
associated 
standards 
shall 
apply— 
‘‘(i) to construction-related activities of 
residential building contractors applicable 
to single-family and 2-family residential 
structures; and 
‘‘(ii) to construction-related activities 
of engineers, architects, designers, and com-
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mercial building contractors applicable to 
the structural safety, design, and construc-
tion of commercial, industrial, and multi-
family structures. 
‘‘(5) 
REGULATIONS.—The 
President, 
acting 
through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, shall issue such regulations as 
may be necessary to carry out this subsection.’’. 
(b) CRITERIA
FOR ASSISTANCE AWARDS.—Section 
203(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(g)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(9); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) in the case of a State, whether the State 
has in effect and is actively enforcing a State build-
ing code in a manner consistent with section 404(d); 
and’’. 
SEC. 202. TEMPORARY MORTGAGE AND RENTAL PAYMENTS. 
Section 408(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) TEMPORARY MORTGAGE AND RENTAL PAY-
MENTS.—The President may provide assistance on a 
temporary basis in the form of mortgage or rental 
payments to or on behalf of individuals and families 
who, as a result of financial hardship caused by a 
major disaster, are at imminent risk of dispossession 
or eviction from a residence by reason of foreclosure 
of any mortgage or lien, cancellation of any contract 
for sale, or termination of any lease, entered into 
prior to such disaster. Such assistance shall be pro-
vided for the duration of the period of financial hard-
ship, but not to exceed 18 months of assistance or the 
maximum amount of assistance that is authorized to 
be provided pursuant to subsection (h).’’. 
SEC. 203. CLARIFICATION OF GRANT AUTHORITY. 
(a) SECTION 418.—Section 418 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5185) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and all that 
follows though ‘‘The President’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 418. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President’’; 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘to provide assistance, including 
financial assistance, equipment, supplies, and per-
sonnel, in order’’ before ‘‘to establish’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of assist-
ance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent 
of the eligible cost of such assistance.’’. 
(b) SECTION 419.—Section 419 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
5186) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and all that 
follows through ‘‘The President’’ inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 419. EMERGENCY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘to provide assistance to a State 
or local government, including financial assistance, 
equipment, supplies, and personnel, in order’’ before 
‘‘to provide’’ the first place it appears; 
(3) by striking ‘‘a major’’ and inserting ‘‘an 
emergency or major’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of assist-
ance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent 
of the eligible cost of such assistance.’’. 
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(c) SECTION 309.—Section 309(b) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5152(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including grant 
agreements,’’ after ‘‘agreements’’. 
SEC. 204. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 
(a) CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.—Section 426 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189d) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘qualified private organizations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘qualified relief or disaster assistance 
organizations’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘services, to victims’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘services to survivors’’. 
(b) CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
implement a plan to ensure that the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency is the lead Federal agency 
in coordinating and managing case management 
services referred to in section 426 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5189d) for survivors of a major dis-
aster. To assist in providing such case management 
services, the Administrator may use State or local 
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government agencies or qualified relief or disaster as-
sistance organizations. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report that reviews in detail 
the actions the Administrator is taking— 
(A) to ensure that the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency is the lead agency in co-
ordinating and managing case management 
services for survivors of a major disaster; and 
(B) to involve qualified relief or disaster as-
sistance organizations referred to in section 426 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189d) to 
assist in providing case management services. 
SEC. 205. HOUSEHOLD PETS AND SERVICE ANIMALS. 
(a) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Section 502(a) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5192(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(7); 
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(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) provide assistance for rescue, care, shelter, 
and essential needs— 
‘‘(A) to individuals with household pets and 
service animals; and 
‘‘(B) to such pets and animals.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 403(a)(3) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘medical 
equipment,,’’ and inserting ‘‘medical equipment,’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the second subparagraph (J), as 
added by section 4 of Public Law 109–308 (120 Stat. 
1726). 
SEC. 206. STORAGE, SALE, TRANSFER, AND DISPOSAL OF 
HOUSING UNITS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of FEMA. 
(2) EMERGENCY; MAJOR DISASTER.—The terms 
‘‘emergency’’ and ‘‘major disaster’’ have the meanings 
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given such terms in section 102 of the Stafford Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(3) FEMA.—The term ‘‘FEMA’’ means the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency. 
(4) HAZARD.—The term ‘‘hazard’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 602 of the Stafford Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5195a). 
(5) SUITABLE CONDITION.—The term ‘‘suitable 
condition’’ means, with respect to a temporary hous-
ing unit, a unit that satisfies, as determined by the 
Administrator, the criteria of disposal condition code 
1, 4, or 7 under section 102–36.240 of title 41, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(6) STAFFORD ACT.—The term ‘‘Stafford Act’’ 
means the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
(b) NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ESTABLISHMENT OF CRI-
TERIA.—Not later than 3 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) complete an assessment to determine the 
number of temporary housing units that FEMA needs 
to maintain in stock to respond appropriately to 
emergencies or major disasters occurring after the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
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(2) establish criteria for determining whether the 
individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA 
are in suitable condition. 
(c) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall establish a plan for— 
(A) storing the number of temporary hous-
ing units that FEMA needs to maintain in 
stock, as determined by the Administrator under 
subsection (b)(1); 
(B) selling, transferring, donating, or other-
wise disposing of the temporary housing units in 
the inventory of FEMA, as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, that— 
(i) are in excess of the number of tem-
porary housing units that FEMA needs to 
maintain in stock, as determined by the Ad-
ministrator under subsection (b)(1); and 
(ii) are in suitable condition, as deter-
mined by the Administrator based on the 
criteria established under subsection (b)(2); 
and 
(C) disposing of temporary housing units in 
the inventory of FEMA, as of the date of enact-
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ment of this Act, that the Administrator deter-
mines are not in suitable condition, as deter-
mined by the Administrator based on the criteria 
established under subsection (b)(2). 
(2) METHOD
FOR
DISPOSAL
OF
TEMPORARY 
HOUSING UNITS THAT ARE NOT IN SUITABLE CONDI-
TION.—Disposals of temporary housing units pursu-
ant to paragraph (1)(C) shall be made by the Admin-
istrator of General Services in a manner that ensures 
that the trailers are not able to be used for housing 
and are salvaged or scraped. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 9 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall begin to implement the plan es-
tablished under paragraph (1). 
(B) COMPLETION OF DISPOSAL OF UNITS.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the sale, transfer, donation, or 
other disposal of all units under paragraphs 
(1)(B) and (1)(C) that the Administrator has de-
termined are not necessary to maintain in stock 
shall be completed. 
(4) REPORT.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
3 months thereafter until the sale, transfer, dona-
tion, or other disposal of all units under para-
graphs (1)(B) and (1)(C) is complete, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report on the actions that the Adminis-
trator has taken to establish and implement the 
plan established under paragraph (1). 
(B) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—In each re-
port submitted under subparagraph (A), the Ad-
ministrator shall document the number of tem-
porary housing units remaining in the inventory 
of FEMA and the number of units sold, trans-
ferred, donated, and otherwise disposed of pursu-
ant to this section. 
(5) UPDATE.—The Administrator shall update 
the plan established under paragraph (1) as necessary 
to ensure that the Administrator maintains in the in-
ventory of FEMA only those temporary housing units 
that— 
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Governor of the State determines require 
State assistance; 
(ii) to pay to store and maintain the 
units in suitable condition; 
(iii) to test the units for formaldehyde; 
(iv) to ensure that the formaldehyde 
levels of the units do not exceed the thresh-
old determined acceptable by the State be-
fore making the units available to house 
survivors of an incident; 
(v) in the event of a major disaster or 
emergency declared for the State by the 
President under the Stafford Act, to make 
the units available to the President or to use 
the units to provide housing directly to sur-
vivors of the major disaster or emergency in 
the State; 
(vi) to comply with the nondiscrimina-
tion provisions of section 308 of the Stafford 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5151); and 
(vii) to obtain and maintain hazard 
and flood insurance on the units. 
(C) INCIDENTS.—The incidents referred to 
in subparagraph (B)(i) may include incidents 
that do not result in a declaration of a major 
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disaster or emergency by the President under the 
Stafford Act. 
(3) DISTRIBUTION.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROCESS.—The 
Administrator shall establish a process— 
(i) to review requests submitted by 
States under paragraph (2); and 
(ii) to distribute excess temporary 
housing units that are in the inventory of 
FEMA that are in suitable condition. 
(B) ALLOCATION.—If the number of tem-
porary housing units requested by States under 
paragraph (2) exceeds the number of excess tem-
porary housing units available, the Adminis-
trator shall allocate the available units among 
the States that have submitted a request. 
(4) REMAINING TEMPORARY HOUSING UNITS.— 
Temporary housing units that are not transferred or 
donated under the process established under para-
graph (1) shall be sold, transferred, donated, or other-
wise disposed of subject to the requirements of section 
408(d)(2) of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(d)(2)) 
and other applicable provisions of law. 
(5) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
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affect section 689k of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006 (120 Stat. 1456). 
For purposes of that section, a transfer or donation 
to a State of a temporary housing unit under para-
graph (1) shall be treated as a disposal to house indi-
viduals or households under section 408 of the Staf-
ford Act (42 U.S.C. 5174). 
SEC. 207. OTHER METHODS OF DISPOSAL. 
Section 408(d)(2)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief 
and 
Emergency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5174(d)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in clause (ii) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) may be sold directly to a State 
or other governmental entity or to a vol-
untary organization for the sole purpose of 
providing temporary housing to disaster 
victims in disasters and incidents caused by 
a hazard (as such term is defined in section 
602) that do not result in a declaration of 
a major disaster or emergency if, as a con-
dition of the sale, the State, other govern-
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mental agency, or voluntary organization 
agrees— 
‘‘(I) to comply with the non-
discrimination provisions of section 
308; and 
‘‘(II) to obtain and maintain haz-
ard and flood insurance in the housing 
units.’’. 
SEC. 208. ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA RELATING TO AD-
MINISTRATION OF HAZARD MITIGATION AS-
SISTANCE BY STATES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the President shall establish the criteria required 
under section 404(c)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief 
and 
Emergency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5170c(c)(2)). 
SEC. 209. USE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DISSEMINATE 
INFORMATION REGARDING COST-EFFECTIVE 
MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 203(e)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief 
and 
Emergency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5133(e)(2)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘10 percent’’ the 
following: ‘‘(or up to 15 percent if approved by the Presi-
dent)’’. 
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TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 301. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COM-
PACT GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title VI of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5196 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 617. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COM-
PACT GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may make 
grants to provide for implementation of the Emergency 
Management Assistance Compact consented to by Congress 
in the joint resolution entitled ‘Joint resolution granting 
the consent of Congress to the Emergency Management As-
sistance Compact’ (Public Law 104–321; 110 Stat. 3877). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS.—States and the 
Administrator of the Emergency Management Assistance 
Compact shall be eligible to receive grants under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant received under this sec-
tion shall be used— 
‘‘(1) to carry out recommendations identified in 
the Emergency Management Assistance Compact 
after-action reports for the 2004 and 2005 hurricane 
seasons; 
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