Federal reimbursements owed to local and State govern-
ments for activities related to disaster recovery incurred 
following a presidential 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.) 
in the years 2010 through 2017. 
(h) LONG-TERM RECOVERY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of FEMA, acting through the Office of Long- 
Term Recovery, shall submit to the committees spec-
ified in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a) 
a report that assesses the means of providing short- 
and long-term housing for people impacted by feder-
ally declared disasters following September 11, 
2001, Hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, Harvey, and 
Maria, and the Camp Fire (Paradise, California). 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The report required 
under paragraph (1) shall consider— 
(A) how mucking out of homes or property 
post disaster occurred; 
(B) how long it took for construction re-
pairs to be performed; and 
(C) the adequacy of labor and materials to 
meet demand and note any challenges to a 
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rapid recovery of housing and critical infra-
structure posed by materials supply, labor sup-
ply or contracting expertise in the disaster area. 
(3) ASSESSMENT.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) assess the feasibility and efficiency of 
providing long-term housing at hotels or other 
equivalent daily rate accommodation; 
(B) consider alternatives that may include 
private residences, mass construction of tem-
porary housing, Federal property, or planned 
communities for occupancy for under 5 years in 
the event of significant loss of housing stock; 
and 
(C) make recommendations on how best to 
resettle individuals who will be displaced from 
homes permanently or for a long-term recovery 
that will last 3 or more years. 
SEC. 202. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE. 
(a) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially 
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the activities of the Office of Disaster Re-
sponse and the Office of Disaster Recovery, including rec-
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ommendations and assessments of the effectiveness of the 
offices. 
(b) OFFICE OF DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORTS RE-
PORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on long-term recovery ef-
forts following Hurricane Andrew, the attacks of 
September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane 
Ike, Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane 
Maria, Hurricane Florence, and California wild fires. 
(2) CONTENT
OF
REPORT.—The report shall 
contain the following: 
(A) Information on defining a long-term 
recovery, the stages of a long-term recovery, 
and the transition from Federal Government re-
sponsibilities for long-term recovery efforts to 
State and local leadership. 
(B) An assessment of the personnel need-
ed, and the types of expertise or certifications 
required, to accomplish the administration and 
management of recovery efforts for each of the 
disasters described in subsection (a). 
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(C) An analysis of the success and effi-
ciency of the long-term disaster recovery, and 
best practices learned that may be applied to 
future long-term disaster recovery plans. 
(D) Recommendations of the Comptroller 
General for what should be defined as a long- 
term disaster recovery project using existing au-
thority and responsibility of FEMA to advise 
and make recommendations to the President re-
garding Presidential Disaster Declarations. 
(E) Recommendations of FEMA on the ca-
pacity and competence of FEMA to manage 
multiple major Presidential Disaster Declara-
tions simultaneously of the magnitude of 3, 4, 
or all 5 of the disasters described in subsection 
(a) occurring within weeks of each other. 
(F) FEMA’s capability (as such term is 
defined in section 741 of title 6, United States 
Code) and capacities of the Federal Govern-
ment to respond to a range of catastrophic 
events occurring either singularly or concur-
rently, including an assessment of the capacities 
of each Federal agency and the total capacity 
of the Federal Government. 
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(c) PETS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port assessing the activity of the Federal Government re-
lating to— 
(1) the Pets Evacuation and Transportation 
Standards Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–308); 
(2) disaster response resources for pets; and 
(3) the activity of the Federal Government dur-
ing the 2017 hurricane season with respect to— 
(A) evacuation, rescue, and boarding facili-
ties for animals; 
(B) feeding and housing of animals; and 
(C) transition to post-disaster placement of 
animals. 
(d) NATIONAL ALL-HAZARDS DISASTER INSURANCE 
PROGRAM.—Not later than 320 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to Congress a report on— 
(1) the feasibility and design of a national all- 
hazards disaster insurance program; 
(2) the risk of property owners continuing to 
underinsure or have no insurance on homes and the 
implications of those actions on the financial sta-
bility of the housing market; 
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