I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3437 
To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 
to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy to develop lifecycle plans and tracking procedures for housing units 
provided to individuals and households to respond to disaster-related 
housing needs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2009 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition 
to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 
Act of 2006 to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency to develop lifecycle 
plans and tracking procedures for housing units provided 
to individuals and households to respond to disaster- 
related housing needs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Smart Housing in Dis-
asters Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF MAJOR DISASTER. 
Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘catastrophic incident (as defined 
in section 501 of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 
311),’’ before ‘‘, or, regardless of cause’’. 
SEC. 3. LIFECYCLE AND TRACKING PLAN. 
Section 683 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Manage-
ment Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 772) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) ANNEX
TO NATIONAL DISASTER HOUSING 
STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) 
DEVELOPMENT
OF
LIFECYCLE
AND 
TRACKING PLAN.—The Administrator shall develop a 
lifecycle and tracking plan for housing units pro-
vided to individuals and households affected by an 
emergency or major disaster under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) that establishes polices 
for procurement, delivery, installation, maintenance, 
deactivation, and disposal of the units. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The plan shall— 
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‘‘(A) emphasize the acquisition of housing 
units that can be recycled and reused for mul-
tiple emergencies or major disasters; and 
‘‘(B) include a process for the Adminis-
trator to track each housing unit from the date 
of acquisition of the unit through the date of 
disposal of the unit. 
‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Administrator shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report containing the plan.’’. 
SEC. 4. DISPOSAL OF HOUSING UNITS UNSUITABLE FOR 
HABITATION. 
Section 408(d)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5174(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) DISPOSAL
OF
HOUSING
UNITS
UN-
SUITABLE FOR HABITATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the President 
determines that a housing unit is unsuit-
able for habitation, before disposal of the 
unit through sale to a recycler or other 
purchaser, the President shall alter the 
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unit in a manner that will prevent the unit 
from being used for habitation. 
‘‘(ii) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER 
LAWS.—Nothing in this subparagraph shall 
affect the President’s ability to dispose of 
surplus real property in accordance with 
section 545(b)(8) of title 40, United States 
Code.’’. 
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