‘‘(6) The estimated percentage of residential 
property that was destroyed as a result of the major 
disaster, if available. 
‘‘(b) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.— 
The Administrator shall ensure that none of the informa-
tion published under subsection (a) contains the personally 
identifiable information of an applicant.’’. 
SEC. 11. FEMA REPORTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Government Affairs of the Senate a report with re-
spect to fiscal year 2016 through the most recent fiscal 
year ending before the date of enactment of this Act, and 
an annual report for any fiscal year beginning on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act, describing— 
(1) the average amount of individual assistance 
and individual and household assistance provided 
under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.) to, and the rate of denial of individual 
assistance and individual and household assistance 
provided under such section for—
(A) all individuals; 
(B) households; 
(C) individuals and households with an an-
nual income under 75 percent of the national 
median household income; 
(D) individuals with an annual income over 
125 percent of the national median household 
income; and 
(E) individuals with an annual income be-
tween 75 percent and 125 percent of the na-
tional median household income; and 
(2) an explanation for any factors causing an 
increase in the rate of denial of the assistance de-
scribed in paragraph (1), if applicable. 
SEC. 12. SHELTERING OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PER-
SONNEL. 
Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SHELTERING OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PER-
SONNEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any major disaster for 
which the President has authorized emergency pro-
tective measures for an area within the jurisdiction 
of a State, tribal, or local government, the Adminis-
trator may reimburse the State, tribal, or local gov-
ernment for costs relating to sheltering emergency 
response personnel, including individuals that are a 
part of the same predisaster household as such per-
sonnel, in exclusive-use congregate or non-con-
gregate settings if the Governor of the State or chief 
executive of the tribal or local government deter-
mines that the damage or disruption to such area is 
of such a magnitude as to disrupt the provision of 
emergency protective measures within such area. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may only reimburse a State, tribal, or local gov-
ernment for the costs of sheltering emergency 
response personnel under paragraph (1) for 
such a period of time as the Administrator de-
termines reasonable based in the individual 
characteristics of and impacts to the affected 
area, including the extent of damage, the avail-
ability of alternative housing options, the avail-
ability of utilities, and disruptions to transpor-
tation infrastructure. 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM DURATION OF REIMBURSE-
MENT.—The period of reimbursement under 
subparagraph (A) may not exceed the 6-month
period beginning on the date on which the inci-
dent period ends. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘emergency response personnel’ means— 
‘‘(A) employees or contracted employees 
providing law enforcement, fire suppression, 
rescue, emergency medical, emergency manage-
ment, or emergency communications services; 
and 
‘‘(B) elected officials, except members of 
Congress, responsible for the overseeing or di-
recting emergency response operations or recov-
ery activities.’’. 
SEC. 13. GAO REPORT ON PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESS-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the practices, in-
cluding the accuracy of such practices, that the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency uses when conducting 
preliminary damage assessments for the purposes of pro-
viding assistance under section 408 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42. 
U.S.C. 5174).
(b) CONTENTS.—The Comptroller General shall in-
clude in the study conducted under subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A comparison of the process and procedures 
used by the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy to complete preliminary damage assessments to 
the process and procedures used by private insur-
ance companies following a major disaster. 
(2) A review of training provided to individuals 
conducting preliminary damage assessments. 
(3) A comparison of damage estimates for 
homes owned by individuals above the national me-
dian income to homes owned by individuals at or 
below the national median income. 
SEC. 14. APPLICABILITY. 
The amendments made by sections 4, 5, 7, 9, and 
12 shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8416 
AN ACT 
To improve individual assistance provided by the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for 
other purposes.