I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1984 
To amend chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, to require the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget to annually submit to Congress 
a report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2019 
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. HARDER of California, Ms. 
HILL of California, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
ROUDA, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. WEBER of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, to 
require the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget to annually submit to Congress a report on all 
disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disclosing Aid Spent 
to Ensure Relief Act’’ or the ‘‘DISASTER Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) At a time of constrained budgets, it is fis-
cally prudent to understand the amount and the 
scope of the Federal Government’s involvement in 
providing disaster-related assistance to communities 
in need. 
(2) The Federal Government does not provide 
a single, publicly available estimate of the amount it 
is spending on disaster-related assistance. 
(3) Because recovery is a long-term process, 
providing disaster-related assistance requires signifi-
cant Federal resources to support a multi-agency, 
multi-year restoration of infrastructure and com-
merce in affected communities. 
(4) Understanding the expenditures of indi-
vidual Federal agencies for disaster-related assist-
ance will help better inform the congressional appro-
priations process, as well as presidential budget re-
quests. 
(5) Knowledge about disaster-related expenses 
will illustrate opportunities for reducing these ex-
penses through efforts to reduce vulnerabilities to 
future natural disasters. 
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‘‘(A) Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation. 
‘‘(B) Higher Education. 
‘‘(6) Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices: 
‘‘(A) Administration for Children and 
Families. 
‘‘(B) Public Health and Medical Assist-
ance. 
‘‘(C) Public Health Emergency Fund. 
‘‘(7) Department of Homeland Security: 
‘‘(A) Federal Emergency Management 
Agency: 
‘‘(i) Emergency Declarations. 
‘‘(ii) Fire Management Assistance 
Grants. 
‘‘(iii) Major Disaster Declarations. 
‘‘(iv) Administrative Assistance. 
‘‘(B) FEMA Missions Assignments by 
Federal Agency. 
‘‘(C) Community Disaster Loan Program. 
‘‘(8) Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment (HUD): 
‘‘(A) 
Community 
Development 
Block 
Grants. 
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