I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9750 
To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian 
Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 
Mr. ROUZER (for himself and Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance 
to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster re-
covery program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Natural Disaster Recovery Program. 
Sec. 3. Unmet needs assistance. 
Sec. 4. Further considerations for disaster declarations. 
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Sec. 5. Repair and rebuilding. 
Sec. 6. FEMA Emergency Home Repair Program. 
Sec. 7. Appeals of individuals and households program benefits. 
Sec. 8. Report to Congress on major disaster declarations. 
Sec. 9. Review by Comptroller General. 
Sec. 10. Use of excess funds for management costs. 
Sec. 11. GAO study on timing of closing out disaster recovery. 
SEC. 2. NATURAL DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end of title IV the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 431. NATURAL DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) NATURAL
DISASTER
RECOVERY
RESERVE 
FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States an account to be 
known as the Natural Disaster Recovery Reserve 
Fund (in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’). 
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS.—The Fund shall consist of— 
‘‘(A) any amounts appropriated, and de-
posited in the Fund, for a specific major dis-
aster declared under section 401; and 
‘‘(B) amounts deposited into the Fund 
pursuant to paragraph (4). 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Fund 
shall be available, pursuant to a declaration of a 
major disaster— 
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‘‘(A) to States and Indian tribal govern-
ments for unmet need related to a major dis-
aster is declared under section 401; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to grantees that have 
been allocated assistance for such unmet need, 
for technical assistance and capacity building 
under subsection (c)(2) to facilitate planning 
and increase capacity to administer assistance 
under this section. 
‘‘(4) UNUSED AMOUNTS.—If any amounts made 
available for assistance under this section to grant-
ees remain unexpended on the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the date that the grantee of such 
amounts notifies the President that the grantee 
has completed all activities; or 
‘‘(B) except as provided in paragraph (5), 
the expiration of the 6-year period beginning 
when the President obligates such amounts to 
the grantee, the President shall transfer such 
unexpended amounts to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for deposit into the Fund, except that 
the President may permit the grantee to retain 
amounts needed to close out the grant. 
‘‘(5) EXTENSION
OF
PERIOD
FOR
USE
OF 
FUNDS.—The period under paragraph (4)(B) may 
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