To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize certain preparedness measures, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Ms. Butler (for herself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Amends the Stafford Act to expand eligible activities for FEMA disaster assistance cost sharing. Adds community emergency response teams, mutual aid agreements, and resilience investments to qualifying activities.
Who Benefits and How
- Community emergency response teams (CERTs) become eligible for disaster assistance support
- State and Tribal governments receive clearer guidance on qualifying resilience investments
- Subrecipients explicitly included in cost-sharing eligibility
Who Bears the Burden and How
- FEMA must issue comprehensive guidance within 1 year
- Federal disaster relief budget potentially expands coverage
Key Provisions
- Adds community emergency response teams to eligible activities
- Includes preparedness in disaster relief eligible activities
- Covers programs for storm, tsunami, wildfire, and equivalent disaster resilience
- Requires FEMA guidance to states and tribes within 1 year
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
Expands FEMA disaster assistance eligibility to include community emergency response teams and resilience investments
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Incentivize community preparedness through expanded federal cost sharing"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → FEMA Administrator
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