To require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a Territorial Disaster Recovery Program to continuously identify, monitor, and address factors and capability gaps that hinder the execution and completion of recovery activities relating to major disasters by eligible entities located in the territories of the United States.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires congressional findings documenting the vulnerability of U.S, creates definitions section establishing key terms for the Territorial Disaster Recovery Program including Administrator (FEMA head), community, eligible entity (Stafford Act grant recipients), recovery activities, and establishes Territorial Disaster Recovery Program within FEMA requiring biennial gap analysis, tailored technical assistance for territorial grant applicants, training courses, best practices development, community. It relies on reporting requirements, appropriations, and grants. The main policy areas are Emergency Management, Housing, and Trade.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. territory governments and local emergency managers could face fewer barriers, Territorial disaster-affected communities could face fewer barriers, and Minority cultural groups and limited English proficiency populations in territories could face fewer barriers.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FEMA would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires congressional findings documenting the vulnerability of U.S.
- Creates definitions section establishing key terms for the Territorial Disaster Recovery Program including Administrator (FEMA head), community, eligible entity (Stafford Act grant recipients), recovery activities...
- Establishes Territorial Disaster Recovery Program within FEMA requiring biennial gap analysis, tailored technical assistance for territorial grant applicants, training courses, best practices development, community...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires congressional findings documenting the vulnerability of U.S, creates definitions section establishing key terms for the Territorial Disaster Recovery Program including Administrator (FEMA head), community, eligible entity (Stafford Act grant recipients), recovery activities, and establishes Territorial Disaster Recovery Program within FEMA requiring biennial gap analysis, tailored technical assistance for territorial grant applicants, training courses, best practices development, community.
Key Policy Areas
Emergency Management, Housing, Trade
Primary Purpose
The bill requires congressional findings documenting the vulnerability of U.S, creates definitions section establishing key terms for the Territorial Disaster Recovery Program including Administrator (FEMA head), community, eligible entity (Stafford Act grant recipients), recovery activities, and establishes Territorial Disaster Recovery Program within FEMA requiring biennial gap analysis, tailored technical assistance for territorial grant applicants, training courses, best practices development, community.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- U.S. territory governments and local emergency managers
- Territorial disaster-affected communities
- Minority cultural groups and limited English proficiency populations in territories
- U.S. territory governments
- Residents of U.S. territories
Identified Costs
- FEMA
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Velázquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
FEMA, Stafford Act grant-eligible entities in U.S. territories, U.S. territory governments
Positive-direction: U.S. territory governments, U.S. territory governments and local emergency managers
Negative-direction: FEMA
Minority cultural groups and limited English proficiency populations in territories, Residents of U.S. territories, Territorial disaster-affected communities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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