ministrator determines are necessary to carry out 
the pilot program under this section. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 31, 
2015, the Administrator shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report regarding the effectiveness of the 
pilot program under this section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment by the Administrator of 
any administrative or financial benefits of the 
pilot program; 
(B) an assessment by the Administrator of 
the effect, including any savings in time and 
cost, of the pilot program; 
(C) any other findings and conclusions of 
the Administrator with respect to the pilot pro-
gram; and 
(D) any recommendations of the Adminis-
trator for additional authority to continue or 
make permanent the pilot program.
(c) DEADLINE
FOR INITIATION
OF IMPLEMENTA-
TION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall begin implementation 
of the pilot program under this section. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM DURATION.—The Administrator 
may not approve a project under the pilot program under 
this section after December 31, 2014. 
SEC. 213. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DEBRIS REMOVAL PROCE-
DURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, shall establish new procedures to administer as-
sistance for debris and wreckage removal provided under 
sections 403(a)(3)(A), 407, and 502(a)(5) of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170b(a)(3)(A), 5173, and 5192(a)(5)). 
(b) NEW PROCEDURES.—The new procedures estab-
lished under subsection (a) may include— 
(1) making grants on the basis of fixed esti-
mates to provide financial incentives and disincen-
tives for the timely or cost effective completion of 
projects under sections 403(a)(3)(A), 407, and 
502(a)(5) of such Act if the State, tribal, or local 
government, or owner or operator of the private non-
profit facility agrees to be responsible to pay for any 
actual costs that exceed the estimate; 
(2) using a sliding scale for the Federal share 
for removal of debris and wreckage based on the 
time it takes to complete debris and wreckage re-
moval; 
(3) allowing utilization of program income from 
recycled debris without offset to grant amount; 
(4) reimbursing base and overtime wages for 
employees and extra hires of a State, tribal, or local 
government, or owner or operator of a private non- 
profit facility performing or administering debris 
and wreckage removal; and 
(5) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
if the actual costs of projects under subsection 
(b)(1) are less than the estimated costs thereof, the 
Administrator may permit a grantee or sub grantee 
to use all or part of the excess funds for any of the 
following purposes: 
(A) Debris management planning. 
(B) Acquisition of debris management 
equipment for current or future use. 
(C) Other activities to improve future de-
bris removal operations, as determined by the 
Administrator.
SEC. 214. USE OF FUNDS. 
Unless otherwise specified in this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall use amounts authorized pursuant to section 699 of 
the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006 (6 U.S.C. 811) for reviews, reports, and studies in-
cluded in this Act. 
SEC. 215. REDUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR EMER-
GENCY 
MANAGEMENT 
PERFORMANCE 
GRANTS. 
Section 662(f)(5) of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 762) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$950,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$946,600,000’’. 
SEC. 216. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Section 202(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5132(c)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 611(c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 611(d)’’. 
SEC. 217. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM ACT REAU-
THORIZATION. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Dam Safety Act of 2012’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to re-
duce the risks to life and property from dam failure in 
the United States through the reauthorization of an effec-
tive national dam safety program that brings together the 
expertise and resources of Federal and non-Federal com-
munities in achieving national dam safety hazard reduc-
tion. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL DAM SAFETY 
PROGRAM ACT.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The National Dam 
Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2(3) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467(3)) is amend-
ed in the paragraph heading by striking ‘‘DI-
RECTOR’’ and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’. 
(2) INSPECTION OF DAMS.—Section 3(b)(1) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 467a(b)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘or maintenance’’ and inserting ‘‘mainte-
nance, condition, or provision for emergency oper-
ations’’. 
(3) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— 
(A) OBJECTIVES.—Section 8(c)(4) of such 
Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(c)(4)) is amended to read 
as follows:
467j(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘50 percent of the reasonable cost of 
implementing the State dam safety 
program’’ and inserting ‘‘the amount 
of funds committed by the State to 
implement dam safety program activi-
ties’’. 
(II) 
APPLICABILITY.—The 
amendment made by subclause (I) 
shall apply to fiscal year 2013 and 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
(B) NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.—Section 
13(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$650,000 for fiscal year 
2007, $700,000 for fiscal year 2008, $750,000 
for fiscal year 2009, $800,000 for fiscal year 
2010, and $850,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$383,000 for each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2015’’. 
(C) RESEARCH.—Section 13(c) of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467j(c)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$1,600,000 for fiscal year 2007, $1,700,000 
for fiscal year 2008, $1,800,000 for fiscal year 
2009, $1,900,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting
‘‘$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2015’’. 
(D) 
DAM
SAFETY
TRAINING.—Section 
13(d) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 467j(d)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$550,000 for fiscal year 
2007, $600,000 for fiscal year 2008, $650,000 
for fiscal year 2009, $700,000 for fiscal year 
2010, and $750,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$750,000 for each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2015’’. 
(E) STAFF.—Section 13(e) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 
467j(e)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$700,000 for fiscal year 2007, $800,000 for 
fiscal year 2008, $900,000 for fiscal year 2009, 
$1,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2010, 
and 
$1,100,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘$436,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2015’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2903 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the programs and activities of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency.