To streamline the sharing of information among Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided by disaster survivors, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Amends the Stafford Act to create a unified disaster assistance intake process, streamlining information sharing among federal, state, tribal, and local disaster agencies. Modernizes legal safeguards for privacy while reducing duplicative application requirements for disaster survivors.
Who Benefits and How
Disaster survivors benefit from simpler, faster assistance applications without submitting separate forms to multiple agencies. State/tribal/local agencies benefit from streamlined coordination. Federal agencies gain ability to share applicant information efficiently.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FEMA bears burden of establishing unified intake system. Federal agencies must coordinate information sharing systems. Some privacy compliance requirements consolidated rather than duplicated.
Key Provisions
- Creates unified disaster assistance intake process
- Streamlines Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act compliance for disaster programs
- Enables interagency information sharing while protecting privacy
- Reduces burden on disaster applicants from multiple separate applications
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Streamlines information sharing among federal disaster assistance agencies to expedite delivery of aid to survivors
Who Benefits
- Disaster survivors
- Disaster response agencies
Who Bears Costs
- FEMA (system development)
Key Policy Areas
Disaster Relief, Government Administration, Privacy
Primary Purpose
Streamlines information sharing among federal disaster assistance agencies to expedite delivery of aid to survivors
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Remove bureaucratic barriers to disaster relief through unified intake"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateReported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Lankford) introduced …
Passed Senate (inferred from es version)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
FEMA, Indian Tribes receiving disaster assistance
Positive-direction: Indian Tribes receiving disaster assistance
Negative-direction: FEMA
Disaster assistance applicants, Disaster survivors and applicants
State and local emergency management agencies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of FEMA
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Individual, business, or organization that applies for disaster assistance
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