To improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
Reported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
Reported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
Reported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
Reported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
Reported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
Reported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
Reported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
Reported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
Reported by Mr. Peters, with amendments
Summary
What This Bill Does
Amends the Stafford Act to allow FEMA to provide financial assistance for cost-effective hazard mitigation measures to disaster survivors, helping reduce future disaster damage to homes and infrastructure.
Who Benefits and How
Disaster survivors receive funding for mitigation measures protecting future damage. Homeowners can strengthen residences against future disasters. Communities benefit from reduced future disaster losses.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FEMA administers new hazard mitigation assistance category. Federal budget funds additional individual assistance. Recipients not required to show other means except insurance.
Key Provisions
- New subsection (c)(5) for hazard mitigation financial assistance
- Reduces future threats to life, property, and infrastructure
- Same maximum as paragraph (1) per major disaster
- No means test except for insurance proceeds
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
Improves FEMA individual assistance including hazard mitigation funding for disaster survivors
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Break disaster damage cycle through individual mitigation assistance"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_president"
- → President
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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