To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to develop a study regarding streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments, and for other purposes.
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Mr. Ezell introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires FEMA to conduct a 2-year study with SBA, HUD, and inspectors general to develop a plan for streamlining, consolidating, and simplifying disaster assistance information collection from applicants and grantees.
Who Benefits and How
Disaster victims gain less burdensome application processes. Agencies gain efficiency through coordinated data collection.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FEMA leads multi-agency study. Must establish public reporting website.
Key Provisions
- 2-year study and plan development
- Coordination with SBA, HUD, IG Council
- Modify, streamline, consolidate, simplify data collection
- Public website for disaster assistance information
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires study to streamline disaster assistance information collection
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Reduce burden on disaster victims"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → FEMA Administrator
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