Disaster Resiliency Planning Act
Bill: S.3510 | Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. (D-MI)
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Disaster Resiliency Planning Act
This act requires the Office of Management and Budget to establish guidance that requires federal agencies to incorporate natural disaster resilience into real property asset management and investment decisions. Specifically, the guidance must direct each agency to incorporate assessments of natural disaster risk information conducted by the agency, such as vulnerability and other risk assessments, into real property asset management and investment decisions.

[117th Congress Public Law 221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-221
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue 
  guidance with respect to natural disaster resilience, and for other 
             purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 5, 2022 -  [S. 3510]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Disaster 
Resiliency Planning Act. 31 USC 501 note.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Resiliency Planning Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 
                House of Representatives.
            (2) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 306 of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
            (4) Real property.--The term ``real property'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 1.856-10 of title 26, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.
SEC. 3. GUIDANCE.

    (a) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  In General.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish guidance 
requiring the head of each agency to incorporate natural disaster 
resilience into real property asset management and investment decisions 
made by the agency.

    (b) <<NOTE: Assessments.>>  Contents.--The guidance required under 
subsection (a) shall direct each head of an agency to incorporate 
assessments of natural disaster risk information conducted by the 
agency, such as from vulnerability and other risk assessments, into real 
property asset management investment decisions made by the agency.

    (c) Modification.--The Director may periodically update the guidance 
required under subsection (a) as the Director may determine necessary 
for the purpose of further enhancing natural disaster resilience.
    (d) Consultation.--In developing the guidance required under 
subsection (a), the Director may consult with appropriate entities, 
including--
            (1) the Comptroller General of the United States;

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            (2) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency; and
            (3) any other relevant entities, as determined by the 
        Director.

    (e) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the 
        guidance required under subsection (a).
            (2) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  Briefing.--Not later than 2 years 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
        brief the appropriate congressional committees on the 
        implementation of the guidance required under subsection (a) 
        across agencies.

    Approved December 5, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3510:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 117-117 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            June 22, considered and passed Senate.
            Nov. 14, considered and passed House.

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