Congress summarizing the following information for 
the preceding fiscal year: 
‘‘(A) The number of contracts awarded 
without competitive bidding. 
‘‘(B) The reasons why a competitive bidding 
process was not used. 
‘‘(C) The total amount of contracts awarded 
with no competitive bidding. 
‘‘(D) The damage category codes, if applica-
ble, for contracts awarded without competitive 
bidding.’’. 
SEC. 306. AUDIT OF CONTRACTS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall not reimburse a State, Tribe, or local government or 
the owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility for any 
activities made pursuant to a contract entered into after 
August 1, 2017, that prohibits the Administrator or the 
Comptroller General of the United States from auditing or 
otherwise reviewing all aspects relating to the contract. 
SEC. 307. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF FEMA CON-
TRACTS FOR TARPS AND PLASTIC SHEETING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall initiate an audit 
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of the contracts awarded by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency (in this section referred to as ‘‘FEMA’’) 
for tarps and plastic sheeting for the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of the United States 
in response to Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the audit 
under subsection (a), the inspector general shall review— 
(1) the contracting process used by FEMA to 
evaluate offerors and award the relevant contracts to 
contractors; 
(2) FEMA’s assessment of the past performance 
of the contractors, including any historical informa-
tion showing that the contractors had supported 
large-scale delivery quantities in the past; 
(3) FEMA’s assessment of the capacity of the 
contractors to carry out the relevant contracts, includ-
ing with respect to inventory, production, and finan-
cial capabilities; 
(4) how FEMA ensured that the contractors met 
the terms of the relevant contracts; and 
(5) whether the failure of the contractors to meet 
the terms of the relevant contracts and FEMA’s subse-
quent cancellation of the relevant contracts affected 
the provision of tarps and plastic sheeting to the 
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 
of the United States. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of initiation of the audit under subsection (a), the inspector 
general shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report on the results of the audit, in-
cluding findings and recommendations. 
SEC. 308. RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 309 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5152) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and other re-
lief or’’ and inserting ‘‘long-term recovery groups, and 
other relief, domestic hunger relief, or’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and other re-
lief or’’ and inserting ‘‘long-term recovery groups, and 
other relief, domestic hunger relief, or’’. 
SEC. 309. GUIDANCE ON INUNDATED AND SUBMERGED 
ROADS. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
Federal Highway Administration, shall develop and issue 
guidance for State, local, and Tribal governments regarding 
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repair, restoration, and replacement of inundated and sub-
merged roads damaged or destroyed by a major disaster, 
and for associated expenses incurred by the Government, 
with respect to roads eligible for assistance under section 
406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172). 
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Union Calendar No. 850 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4460 
[Report No. 115–1098, Part I] 
A BILL 
To improve the provision of disaster and mitigation 
assistance to eligible individuals and households 
and to eligible State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
governments and certain private nonprofit orga-
nizations, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 21, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure with an amendment 
DECEMBER 21, 2018 
Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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