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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Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Miss González-Colón (for herself, Ms. Plaskett, and Mr. Peters) introduced …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Directs FEMA to study and develop plans to reduce duplicative and burdensome information collection from disaster assistance applicants, and to coordinate preliminary damage assessments across federal agencies.
Who Benefits and How
Disaster victims benefit from less burdensome and duplicative applications. States and localities benefit from streamlined federal coordination. Public gains access to disaster assistance data through new website.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FEMA must coordinate with SBA, HUD, OMB, and other agencies within 2 years. Agencies must participate in working group on damage assessment coordination.
Key Provisions
- Study to streamline disaster assistance information collection within 2 years
- Develop plan for regular reporting on federal disaster assistance awarded
- Establish public website presenting disaster assistance information
- Working group to identify duplication in preliminary damage assessments
- Evaluate single-agency assessment model
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 FEMA to streamline disaster assistance information collection and coordinate preliminary damage assessments
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Reduce burden on disaster victims through federal coordination"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → FEMA Administrator
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