SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY MAN-
AGEMENT AGENCY. 
Section 699 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Manage-
ment Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 6 U.S.C. 
811) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘administration and operations’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘management 
and administration’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2018, $1,049,000,000; 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2019, $1,065,784,000; and 
‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2020, $1,082,836,544.’’. 
SEC. 3. COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF DISASTER COSTS AND 
LOSSES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
begin, acting through the National Advisory Council, a 
comprehensive study relating to disaster costs and losses 
and Federal disaster assistance. 
(b) ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP.—For the purposes of 
the comprehensive study required under subsection (a), as 
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 
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the Administrator shall appoint the following members to 
the National Advisory Council: 
(1) Individuals who have the requisite technical 
knowledge and expertise on issues related to disaster 
costs and losses. 
(2) Representatives of the insurance industry. 
(3) Experts in and representatives of the con-
struction and building industry. 
(4) Individuals nominated by national organiza-
tions representing State, local, and tribal govern-
ments and personnel. 
(5) Academic experts. 
(6) Representatives of the private industry, 
such as vendors, developers, and manufacturers of 
systems, facilities, equipment, and capabilities for 
emergency management services. 
(7) Other members, as the Administrator con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) CONSULTATION WITH NONMEMBERS.—For the 
purposes of the comprehensive study required under sub-
section (a), the National Advisory Council shall consult 
with other relevant agencies and entities that are not rep-
resented on the National Advisory Council to consider re-
search, data, findings, recommendations, innovative tech-
nologies and developments, including— 
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(1) entities engaged in federally funded re-
search; and 
(2) academic institutions engaged in relevant 
work and research. 
(d) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National 
Advisory Council shall convene to evaluate disaster costs 
and losses and Federal disaster assistance, including con-
sideration of the following: 
(1) TRENDS AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.— 
An assessment of trends, and factors contributing to 
such trends (such as shifting demographics and 
aging infrastructure), in disaster costs and losses 
and Federal disaster assistance, including the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Loss of life and injury. 
(B) Property damage and other costs to 
individuals, the private sector, and each level of 
government. 
(C) Presidentially declared disasters. 
(D) Disaster assistance available from all 
Federal sources. 
(2) DISASTER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY.— 
Fundamental principles that drive national disaster 
assistance decision making, including the appro-
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priate roles for each level of government, the private 
sector, and individuals. 
(e) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The National Advisory 
Council shall develop recommendations to reduce disaster 
costs and losses in the United States and to more effi-
ciently and effectively deliver Federal disaster assistance, 
including consideration of the following: 
(1) Actions to enhance national disaster assist-
ance decision making. 
(2) Incentives, including tax incentives, to re-
duce disaster costs and losses and promote a more 
efficient and effective use of Federal disaster assist-
ance. 
(3) Mechanisms to promote disaster cost and 
loss reduction, mitigation, and resiliency. 
(4) Legislative proposals, including proposals 
for implementing the recommendations in the report 
compiled pursuant to the requirement in section 
1111 of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 
2013 (Public Law 113–2; 127 Stat. 49). 
(5) Legal, societal, geographic, technological, 
and other challenges to implementation of rec-
ommendations. 
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(6) Projected dollar savings and efficiencies, in-
cluding measures of effectiveness, from recommenda-
tions. 
(f) REPORT TO ADMINISTRATOR AND CONGRESS.— 
Not later than 1 year after the National Advisory Council 
convenes under subsection (d), the National Advisory 
Council shall submit a report containing the data, anal-
ysis, and recommendations developed under subsections 
(d) and (e) to— 
(1) the Administrator; 
(2) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(g) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall make the data collected pursuant to this sec-
tion publicly available on the website of the Agency. 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSOR-
TIUM. 
Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act (6 U.S.C. 1102) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d) by striking paragraphs (1) 
and (2) and inserting the following: 
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