Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act
Bill: H.R.5641 | Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam (R-MO)
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act or the SPEED Recovery Act
This act increases to $1 million the threshold for eligibility for assistance for what qualifies as a small project under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, thereby allowing more recovery projects to proceed under simplified procedures.
The threshold must be reviewed every three years.
The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security must conduct an audit, and report to Congress, on whether there has been waste and abuse as a result of the change in the threshold.

[117th Congress Public Law 189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-189
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
   Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under 
       sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other 
            purposes. <<NOTE: Oct. 10, 2022 -  [H.R. 5641]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Small Project 
Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 42 USC 5121 note.>>  SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Project Efficient and Effective 
Disaster Recovery Act'' or the ``SPEED Recovery Act''.
SEC. 2. SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE.

    (a) In General.--Section 422 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``$35,000'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``$1,000,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(3)--
                    (A) in the heading by inserting ``and Report'' after 
                ``Review''; and
                    (B) <<NOTE: Reports. Recommenda- tions.>>  by 
                inserting ``and submit to the Committee on 
                Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
                Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
                and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
                regarding such review, including any recommendations 
                developed pursuant to such review'' after ``under this 
                section''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 42 USC 5189 note.>>  Applicability.--The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any amounts appropriated 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. <<NOTE: Reports.>>  AUDIT AND REVIEW.

    Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall conduct 
an audit, and submit to Congress a report, on whether there has been 
waste and abuse as a result of the amendment made under section 2(a)(1).

    Approved October 10, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5641:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 117-274 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 117-145 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Apr. 5, considered and passed House.
            Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate, amended.
            Sept. 28, House considered concurring in Senate amendments.
            Sept. 29, prior proceedings vacated; House concurred in 
                Senate amendments.

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