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visos of this heading, the Secretary shall allocate to all 
such grantees an aggregate amount of not less than 33 
percent of each such amount of funds provided under this 
heading within 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act based on the best available data: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall not prohibit the use of funds 
made available under this heading and the same heading 
in division B of Public Law 115–56 for non-federal share 
as authorized by section 105(a)(9) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5305(a)(9)): Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, grantees may establish grant 
programs to assist small businesses to recover from eco-
nomic losses: Provided further, That as a condition of 
making any grant, the Secretary shall certify in advance 
that such grantee has in place proficient financial controls 
and procurement processes and has established adequate 
procedures to prevent any duplication of benefits as de-
fined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), 
to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain com-
prehensive websites regarding all disaster recovery activi-
ties assisted with these funds, and to detect and prevent 
waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall require grantees to maintain on a pub-
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lic website information containing common reporting cri-
teria established by the Department that permits individ-
uals and entities awaiting assistance and the general pub-
lic to see how all grant funds are used, including copies 
of all relevant procurement documents, grantee adminis-
trative contracts and details of ongoing procurement proc-
esses, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall sub-
mit a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing the pro-
posed use of all funds, including criteria for eligibility and 
how the use of these funds will address long-term recovery, 
restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revi-
talization, and mitigation in the most impacted and dis-
tressed areas: Provided further, That such funds may not 
be used for activities reimbursable by, or for which funds 
are made available by, the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided 
further, That funds allocated under this heading shall not 
be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula alloca-
tions made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): 
Provided further, That a State, unit of general local gov-
ernment, or Indian tribe may use up to 5 percent of its 
allocation for administrative costs: Provided further, That 
the sixth proviso under this heading in the Supplemental 
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Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 
(division B of Public Law 115–56) is amended by striking 
‘‘State or subdivision thereof’’ and inserting ‘‘State, unit 
of general local government, or Indian tribe (as such term 
is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided 
further, That in administering the funds under this head-
ing, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any 
provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
administers in connection with the obligation by the Sec-
retary or the use by the recipient of these funds (except 
for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
tion, labor standards, and the environment), if the Sec-
retary finds that good cause exists for the waiver or alter-
native requirement and such waiver or alternative require-
ment would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose 
of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the pre-
ceding proviso, recipients of funds provided under this 
heading that use such funds to supplement Federal assist-
ance provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 
408(c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) may adopt, without review or public comment, any 
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environmental review, approval, or permit performed by 
a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the re-
sponsibilities of the recipient with respect to such environ-
mental review, approval or permit: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon receipt of a request 
for release of funds and certification, immediately approve 
the release of funds for an activity or project assisted 
under this heading if the recipient has adopted an environ-
mental review, approval or permit under the preceding 
proviso or the activity or project is categorically excluded 
from review under the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall publish via notice in the Federal Reg-
ister any waiver, or alternative requirement, to any statute 
or regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant to 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 no later than 5 days before the effective date of 
such waiver or alternative requirement: Provided further, 
That the eighth proviso under this heading in the Supple-
mental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 
2017 (division B of Public Law 115–56) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘408(c)(4),’’ after ‘‘407,’’: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
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up to $10,000,000 shall be made available for capacity 
building and technical assistance, including assistance on 
contracting and procurement processes, to support States, 
units of general local government, or Indian tribes (and 
their subrecipients) that receive allocations pursuant to 
this heading, received disaster recovery allocations under 
the same heading in Public Law 115–56, or may receive 
similar allocations for disaster recovery in future appro-
priations Acts: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, up to $10,000,000 
shall be transferred, in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of 
Housing and Urban Development—Program Office Sala-
ries and Expenses—Community Planning and Develop-
ment’’ for necessary costs, including information tech-
nology costs, of administering and overseeing the obliga-
tion and expenditure of amounts under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That the amount specified in the preceding 
proviso shall be combined with funds appropriated under 
the same heading and for the same purpose in Public Law 
115–56 and the aggregate of such amounts shall be avail-
able for any of the purposes specified under this heading 
or the same heading in Public Law 115–56 without limita-
tion: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the Office of the Inspector General for necessary costs of 
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overseeing and auditing funds made available under this 
heading: Provided further, That any funds made available 
under this heading that remain available, after the other 
funds under such heading have been allocated for nec-
essary expenses for activities authorized under such head-
ing, shall be used for additional activities, including miti-
gation, in the most impacted and distressed areas result-
ing from major disasters declared in 2011 and subsequent 
years: Provided further, That such remaining funds shall 
be awarded to grantees of funding provided for disaster 
relief under this heading, the same heading in chapter 9 
of title X of division A of Public Law 113–2, section 420 
of division L of Public Law 114–113, section 145 of divi-
sion C of Public Law 114–223, section 192 of division C 
of Public Law 114–223 (as added by section 101(3) of 
division A of Public Law 114–254), section 421 of division 
K of Public Law 115–31, and the same heading in division 
B of Public Law 115–56, subject to the same terms and 
conditions under this heading and such headings and sec-
tions respectively: Provided further, That each such grant-
ee shall receive an allocation from such remaining funds 
in the same proportion that the amount of funds such 
grantee received under the second proviso under this head-
ing and under the Acts specified in the previous proviso 
bears to the amount of all funds provided to all grantees 
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specified in the previous proviso: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE XII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION 
SEC. 1201. Each amount appropriated or made avail-
able by this division is in addition to amounts otherwise 
appropriated for the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 1202. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this division shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 1203. Unless otherwise provided for by this divi-
sion, the additional amounts appropriated by this division 
to appropriations accounts shall be available under the au-
thorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations 
accounts for fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 1204. The terms and conditions applicable to 
the funds provided in this division, including those pro-
vided by this title, shall also apply to the funds made avail-
able in division B of Public Law 115–56 and in division 
A of Public Law 115–72. 
SEC. 1205. Each amount designated in this division 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
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pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be 
available only if the President subsequently so designates 
all such amounts and transmits such designations to the 
Congress. 
SEC. 1206. (a) Section 305 of division A of the Addi-
tional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 
Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–72) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2017,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 
March 31, 2018,’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘receiving 
funds under this division’’ and inserting ‘‘expending 
more than $10,000,000 of funds provided by this di-
vision and division B of Public Law 115–56 in any 
one fiscal year’’. 
(b) Section 305 of division A of the Additional Sup-
plemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Require-
ments Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–72), as amended by 
this section, shall apply to funds appropriated by this divi-
sion as if they had been appropriated by that division. 
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(c) In order to proactively prepare for oversight of 
future disaster relief funding, not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall issue standard guid-
ance for Federal agencies to use in designing internal con-
trol plans for disaster relief funding. This guidance shall 
leverage existing internal control review processes and 
shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: 
(1) Robust criteria for identifying and documenting 
incremental risks and mitigating controls related to the 
funding. 
(2) Guidance for documenting the linkage between 
the incremental risks related to disaster funding and ef-
forts to address known internal control risks. 
SEC. 1207. Any agency or department provided fund-
ing in excess of $3,000,000,000 by this division, including 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, and the Corps 
of Engineers, is directed to provide a report to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
regarding its efforts to provide adequate resources and 
technical assistance for small, low-income communities af-
fected by natural disasters. 
SEC. 1208. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act and in coordination with the Ad-
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ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy, with support and contributions from the Secretary of 
the Treasury, the Secretary of Energy, and other Federal 
agencies having responsibilities defined under the National 
Disaster Recovery Framework, the Governor of the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico shall submit to Congress a re-
port describing the Commonwealth’s 12- and 24-month 
economic and disaster recovery plan that— 
(1) defines the priorities, goals, and expected 
outcomes of the recovery effort for the Common-
wealth, based on damage assessments prepared pur-
suant to Federal law, if applicable, including— 
(A) housing; 
(B) economic issues, including workforce 
development and industry expansion and cul-
tivation; 
(C) health and social services; 
(D) natural and cultural resources; 
(E) governance and civic institutions; 
(F) electric power systems and grid res-
toration; 
(G) environmental issues, including solid 
waste facilities; and 
(H) other infrastructure systems, including 
repair, restoration, replacement, and improve-
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ment of public infrastructure such water and 
wastewater treatment facilities, communications 
networks, and transportation infrastructure; 
(2) is consistent with— 
(A) the Commonwealth’s fiscal capacity to 
provide long-term operation and maintenance of 
rebuilt or replaced assets; 
(B) alternative procedures and associated 
programmatic guidance adopted by the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Administration pursuant to section 428 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189f); and 
(C) actions as may be necessary to miti-
gate vulnerabilities to future extreme weather 
events and natural disasters and increase com-
munity resilience, including encouraging the 
adoption and enforcement of the latest pub-
lished editions of relevant consensus-based 
codes, specifications, and standards that incor-
porate the latest hazard-resistant designs and 
establish minimum acceptable criteria for the 
design, construction, and maintenance of resi-
dential structures and facilities for the purpose 
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of protecting the health, safety, and general 
welfare of the buildings’ users against disasters; 
(3) promotes transparency and accountability 
through appropriate public notification, outreach, 
and hearings; 
(4) identifies performance metrics for assessing 
and reporting on the progress toward achieving the 
Commonwealth’s recovery goals, as identified under 
paragraph (1); 
(5) is developed in coordination with the Over-
sight Board established under PROMESA; and 
(6) is certified by that Oversight Board to be 
consistent with the purpose set forth in section 
101(a) of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2121(a)). 
(b) At the end of every 30-day period before the sub-
mission of the report described in subsection (a), the Gov-
ernor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, shall provide to Congress interim 
status updates on progress developing such report. 
(c) At the end of every 180-day period after the sub-
mission of the report described in subsection (a), the Gov-
ernor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
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Management Agency, shall make public a report on 
progress achieving the goals set forth in such report. 
(d) During the development, and after the submis-
sion, of the report require by in subsection (a), the Over-
sight Board may provide to Congress reports on the status 
of coordination with the Governor of Puerto Rico. 
(e) Amounts made available by this division to a cov-
ered territory for response to or recovery from Hurricane 
Irma or Hurricane Maria in an aggregate amount greater 
than $10,000,000 may be reviewed by the Oversight 
Board under the Oversight Board’s authority under 
204(b)(2) of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2144(b)(2)). 
(f) When developing a Fiscal Plan while the recovery 
plan required under subsection (a) is in development and 
in effect, the Oversight Board shall use and incorporate, 
to the greatest extent feasible, damage assessments pre-
pared pursuant to Federal law. 
(g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘covered 
territory’’ and ‘‘Oversight Board’’ have the meaning given 
those term in section 5 of PROMESA (48 U.S.C. 2104). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Further Additional 
Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Require-
ments, 2017’’. 
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DIVISION B—DISASTER 
RECOVERY REFORM ACT 
Sec. 2001. Applicability. 
Sec. 2002. State defined. 
Sec. 2003. Wildfire prevention. 
Sec. 2004. Additional activities. 
Sec. 2005. Eligibility for code implementation and enforcement. 
Sec. 2006. Program improvements. 
Sec. 2007. Prioritization of facilities. 
Sec. 2008. Guidance on evacuation routes. 
Sec. 2009. Duplication of benefits. 
Sec. 2010. State administration of assistance for direct temporary housing and 
permanent housing construction. 
Sec. 2011. Assistance to individuals and households. 
Sec. 2012. Multifamily lease and repair assistance. 
Sec. 2013. Federal disaster assistance nonprofit fairness. 
Sec. 2014. Management costs. 
Sec. 2015. Flexibility. 
Sec. 2016. Additional disaster assistance. 
Sec. 2017. National veterinary emergency teams. 
Sec. 2018. Dispute resolution pilot program. 
Sec. 2019. Emergency relief. 
Sec. 2020. Unified Federal environmental and historic preservation review. 
Sec. 2021. Closeout incentives. 
Sec. 2022. Performance of services. 
Sec. 2023. Study to streamline and consolidate information collection. 
Sec. 2024. Agency accountability. 
Sec. 2025. Audit of contracts. 
Sec. 2026. Inspector general audit of FEMA contracts for tarps and plastic 
sheeting. 
Sec. 2027. Relief organizations. 
Sec. 2028. Guidance on inundated and submerged roads. 
Sec. 2029. Authorities. 
Sec. 2030. Recoupment of certain assistance prohibited. 
Sec. 2031. Statute of limitations. 
Sec. 2032. Technical assistance and recommendations. 
Sec. 2033. Guidance on hazard mitigation assistance. 
Sec. 2034. Local impact. 
Sec. 2035. Additional hazard mitigation activities. 
Sec. 2036. National public infrastructure predisaster hazard mitigation. 
Sec. 2037. Additional mitigation activities. 
Sec. 2038. Federal cost-share adjustments for repair, restoration, and replace-
ment of damaged facilities. 
SEC. 2001. APPLICABILITY. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, the amend-
ments in this division to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
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Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) apply to each major disaster and emergency declared 
by the President on or after August 1, 2017, under such 
Act. 
SEC. 2002. STATE DEFINED. 
In this division, the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 102(4) of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(4)). 
SEC. 2003. WILDFIRE PREVENTION. 
(a) MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.—Section 420 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.—Whether 
or not a major disaster is declared, the President may pro-
vide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with sec-
tion 404 in any area affected by a fire for which assistance 
was provided under this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) (as 
amended by section 37(a) of this Act)— 
(A) by inserting before the first period ‘‘, 
or any area affected by a fire for which assist-
ance was provided under section 420’’; and 
(B) in the third sentence by inserting ‘‘or 
event under section 420’’ after ‘‘major disaster’’ 
each place it appears; and 
(2) in section 322(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5165(e)(1)), 
by inserting ‘‘or event under section 420’’ after 
‘‘major disaster’’ each place it appears. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives, and the Appropriations 
Committees of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report containing a summary of any projects car-
ried out, and any funding provided to those projects, 
under subsection (d) of section 420 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5187) (as amended by this section). 
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SEC. 2004. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) USE
OF ASSISTANCE.—Recipients of hazard 
mitigation assistance provided under this section and sec-
tion 203 may use the assistance to conduct activities to 
help reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or 
suffering in any area affected by a wildfire or windstorm, 
including— 
‘‘(1) reseeding ground cover with quick-growing 
or native species; 
‘‘(2) mulching with straw or chipped wood; 
‘‘(3) constructing straw, rock, or log dams in 
small tributaries to prevent flooding; 
‘‘(4) placing logs and other erosion barriers to 
catch sediment on hill slopes; 
‘‘(5) installing debris traps to modify road and 
trail drainage mechanisms; 
‘‘(6) modifying or removing culverts to allow 
drainage to flow freely; 
‘‘(7) adding drainage dips and constructing 
emergency spillways to keep roads and bridges from 
washing out during floods; 
‘‘(8) planting grass to prevent the spread of 
noxious weeds; 
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‘‘(9) installing warning signs; 
‘‘(10) establishing defensible space measures; 
‘‘(11) reducing hazardous fuels; and 
‘‘(12) windstorm damage, including replacing or 
installing electrical transmission or distribution util-
ity pole structures with poles that are resilient to ex-
treme wind and combined ice and wind loadings for 
the basic wind speeds and ice conditions associated 
with the relevant location.’’. 
SEC. 2005. 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.’’. 
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SEC. 2006. 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’’. 
(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: 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
SEC. 2007. 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. 2008. GUIDANCE ON EVACUATION ROUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(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 
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— 
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(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 
(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— 
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(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 
(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. 2009. 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: 
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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. 
‘‘(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; 
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