To improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Creates unified web-based disaster application system for FEMA to share information across agencies, detect fraud, and streamline assistance to disaster survivors.
Who Benefits and How
- Disaster survivors apply once for multiple programs through single system
- Federal agencies share information for efficient assistance delivery
- Fraud detection improves through interagency data sharing
Who Bears the Burden and How
- FEMA must develop and maintain unified application system
- Disaster assistance agencies share data through the system
- Privacy concerns require data protection safeguards
Key Provisions
- Unified disaster application system established
- Applicants receive status updates and can update information
- Information shared among disaster assistance agencies
- Supports fraud detection and prevention
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Improves FEMA individual assistance through unified disaster application system and information sharing
Who Benefits
- Disaster survivors
- Federal agencies
- Fraud detection
Who Bears Costs
- FEMA
- Disaster assistance agencies
- Privacy safeguards
Key Policy Areas
Emergency Management, Disaster Relief, Government Technology
Primary Purpose
Improves FEMA individual assistance through unified disaster application system and information sharing
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Improve disaster assistance through technology and information sharing"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Molinaro, Mrs. González-Colón, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Balint, …
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an …
Committees on Financial Services and Small Business discharged; committed to …
Ms. Titus (for herself, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, and Mr. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
State and local emergency responders, State disaster management agencies, State emergency management agencies
Disaster survivors, Disaster survivors applying for assistance
Individuals with disabilities affected by disaster
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → FEMA Administrator
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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