To ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Government Operations, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act or the FEMA Equity Act.
- Section id8649d68fe1634b258d2013ead1645ea5: 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section id9b5963681a75480298faf36c2c18b982: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The term Agency means the Federal...
- Section id0b2ab769dc7f4626a3f1c8250b91f7a2: 101. Data collection, analysis, and criteria Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the...
- Section idccae4014190748b0b3b7d59ee276d94f: 102. Criteria for ensuring equity in policies and programs Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Warren (for herself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_sba"
- → Administrator of the Small Business Administration
- "administrator_of_fema"
- → Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- "secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170). The term underserved community means— the Native-American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan-Native community
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