on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives a final imme-
diate relief estimate in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) DISASTER IMPACT ASSESSMENT.—Before sub-
mitting an immediate relief estimate required under sub-
section (a), the Director shall conduct an assessment to 
determine the extent and impact of the Incident of Na-
tional Significance. 
‘‘(c) IMMEDIATE RELIEF ESTIMATES.—The imme-
diate relief estimates required under subsection (a) are es-
timates, which are based on the disaster impact assess-
ment, of the amount of money needed for immediate relief 
for victims of the Incident of National Significance, and 
the amount toward that total that should reasonably be 
expected to be provided by private charities and nonprofit 
organizations (the non-Government fund contribution esti-
mate). 
‘‘(d) CHARITY PROVISION OF DONATION TOTALS.— 
The Director shall require that any nongovernmental, pri-
vate donor, private sector, or volunteer organization shall, 
as a condition of being included as a listed charity in the 
FEMA Disaster Charities Database described in section 
2 of the Securing Useful and Responsive Giving in Emer-
gencies (SURGE) Act, if such a database is established,
submit to the Director the dollar amount of the total 
amount of donations collected each day during the period 
beginning on the date on which the Director submits the 
initial immediate relief estimate under subsection (a) and 
ending on the date on which the Director announces that 
the final immediate relief estimate has been met under 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(e) MEETING OF NON-GOVERNMENT FUND CON-
TRIBUTION ESTIMATE.—If the aggregate amount of all 
the dollar amounts submitted by private charities and non-
profit organizations under subsection (d) is equal to or 
exceeds the amount of the non-Government fund contribu-
tion estimate, the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) announce publicly that the non-Govern-
ment fund contribution estimate toward the final im-
mediate relief estimate has been met; and 
‘‘(2) encourage the American people to donate 
money to charities or nonprofit organizations that 
focus on community redevelopment relief.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding after the items relating to section 509 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 510. Procurement of security countermeasures for strategic national 
stockpile. 
‘‘Sec. 511. Urban and other high risk area communications capabilities. 
‘‘Sec. 512. Incidents of National Significance: immediate relief estimate.’’.
SEC. 4. GAO REPORT ON THE USE BY THE AMERICAN NA-
TIONAL RED CROSS AND OTHER NONPROFIT 
ORGANIZATIONS OF PRIVATELY DONATED 
FUNDS 
FOR 
RELIEF 
AFTER 
HURRICANE 
KATRINA AND HURRICANE RITA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the Committees on Home-
land Security and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Government Affairs of the Senate a report on the use 
by hurricane-relief charities of non-Government funds do-
nated for the designated purpose of relief for the victims 
of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—With respect to non- 
Government funds donated for the designated purpose of 
providing relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina or Hurri-
cane Rita, the report required under subsection (a) shall 
contain the following: 
(1) the amount of money raised by hurricane- 
relief charities for the purpose of providing assist-
ance to people adversely affected by Hurricane 
Katrina or Hurricane Rita; 
(2) a description of the specific purposes for 
which hurricane-relief charities used such money;