(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that specifies— 
(A) for each of the 10 fiscal years most re-
cently concluded before submission of the re-
port, the amount obligated by the Federal Gov-
ernment for disaster assistance, including the 
amount obligated for disaster assistance— 
(i) by each Federal department or 
agency that made an obligation relating to 
disaster assistance; and 
(ii) under each relevant program, 
project, or activity of such department or 
agency; and 
(B) for the fiscal year in which the report 
is submitted, the amount projected to be obli-
gated by the Federal Government for disaster 
assistance, including the amount projected to be 
obligated for disaster assistance— 
(i) by each Federal department or 
agency that has made or may make an ob-
ligation relating to disaster assistance; and 
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(C) for the most-recently concluded fiscal 
year, the amount obligated for disaster assist-
ance by— 
(i) each Federal department or agency 
that made an obligation relating to dis-
aster assistance; and 
(ii) each relevant program, project, or 
activity of such department or agency; and 
(D) any corrections to reports previously 
submitted under this subsection. 
(b) BIENNIAL REPORT EVALUATING EFFECTIVE-
NESS OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE SPENDING.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date on which the report under 
subsection (a)(1) is submitted, and every 2 years there-
after, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the Com-
mittee on the Budget of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
the Budget of the Senate a report that provides— 
(1) an evaluation of Federal disaster assistance 
spending, including the identification of areas of po-
tential duplication, waste, fraud, or abuse; 
(2) recommendations on how Federal depart-
ments and agencies can improve transparency in and 
better account for disaster assistance spending to 
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ensure that funds are spent in an effective and effi-
cient manner; and 
(3) an evaluation of the effectiveness and equity 
of the current system of cost-sharing with respect to 
disaster assistance spending, including the system’s 
effectiveness in reducing the Federal cost of disaster 
assistance and promoting non-Federal investment in 
disaster recovery, mitigation, and preparedness. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) DISASTER.—The term ‘‘disaster’’ means 
any natural, accidental, or manmade catastrophe in 
any part of the United States, including a territory 
or possession of the United States, which causes, or 
which may cause, substantial damage or injury, 
without regard to whether such catastrophe results 
in a declaration of a major disaster or emergency 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
(2) DISASTER
ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘dis-
aster assistance’’ means any Federal activity, includ-
ing the provision of financial assistance, carried out 
to assist a public or private entity affected by the oc-
currence of a disaster. 
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