To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
Repeals section 695 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, an older DHS contracting requirement, and requires a temporary reporting regime so Congress can see whether the repeal reduces waste, fraud, abuse, and costs. For five years, the Secretary of Homeland Security must report on urgent and compelling FEMA contracts where bids were not solicited, including the number of contracts, subject matter, obligated amounts, benefited States, and associated disaster or emergency names.
Who Benefits and How
FEMA procurement offices, DHS contracting staff, disaster-response program managers, and emergency contractors benefit from removal of an obsolete statutory contracting requirement that can slow response and recovery work. Federal taxpayers and congressional oversight committees benefit from replacement reports that track whether the repeal actually prevents waste, fraud, and abuse and promotes savings.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Secretary of Homeland Security and FEMA Administrator must collect and report contract-level information for urgent noncompetitive disaster contracts for five years. DHS must explain the repeal's effects on waste prevention, fraud reduction, and taxpayer savings. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee receive more oversight information to review.
Key Provisions
- Repeals Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act section 695, codified at 6 U.S.C. 794.
- Requires DHS reports beginning 540 days after enactment and annually for five years.
- Requires reports to review how the repeal prevents waste, fraud, and abuse and promotes taxpayer savings.
- Requires FEMA urgent noncompetitive disaster-contract disclosures, including number, subject, obligated amount, benefited State, and disaster or emergency name.
- Provides a covered-period definition for the initial and succeeding annual reports.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Repeals an obsolete Post-Katrina DHS emergency-contracting requirement and replaces it with five years of reports on urgent, noncompetitive FEMA disaster contracts and taxpayer-savings effects.
Key Policy Areas
Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Federal Procurement
Primary Purpose
Repeals an obsolete Post-Katrina DHS emergency-contracting requirement and replaces it with five years of reports on urgent, noncompetitive FEMA disaster contracts and taxpayer-savings effects.
Policy Domains
Sections 2-3 - DHS contracting repeal and FEMA urgent-contract reports
Identified Gains
- Federal Emergency Management Agency procurement offices
- Department of Homeland Security contracting staff
- Disaster-response contractors
- Federal taxpayers
- Congressional oversight committees
Identified Costs
- Secretary of Homeland Security
- Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator
- DHS procurement reporting staff
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateReported by Mr. Paul, with an amendment
Passed Senate (inferred from es version)
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Homeland Security contracting staff, Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, FEMA and DHS
Positive-direction: Department of Homeland Security contracting staff, Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, FEMA and DHS, Federal Emergency Management Agency procurement offices
Negative-direction: Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator, Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of Homeland Security and Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Secretary of Homeland Security and Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "administrator"
- → Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The period from enactment to the first report, then the period between each annual report and the next report.
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