To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.
- Last Action
- 10/18/2017
Actions
- 2017-10-18Became Public Law No: 115-69.
- 2017-10-18Became Public Law No: 115-69.
- 2017-10-18Signed by President.
- 2017-10-18Signed by President.
- 2017-10-06Presented to President.
- 2017-10-06Presented to President.
- 2017-10-05Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2017-10-04Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6324)
- 2017-10-04Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6324)
- 2017-09-18Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222.
- 2017-09-18Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-158.
- 2017-09-18Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-158.
- 2017-07-26Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2017-03-28Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2017-03-27Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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CRS Summary
As of 2017-10-18 (49)
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 9, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress regarding its plans to provide: (1) consistent guidance to applicants on FEMA disaster funding procedures during the response to an emergency or disaster, (2) appropriate record maintenance and transfer of documents to new teams during staff transitions, and (3) accurate assistance to applicants and grantees to ease the administrative burden throughout the process of obtaining and monitoring assistance.
The report must: (1) include a plan for implementing operating procedures and document retention requirements to ensure the maintenance of appropriate records throughout the life cycle of the emergency or disaster; and (2) identify new technologies to aid the disaster workforce in partnering with state, local, and tribal governments and private nonprofits in the wake of a disaster or emergency to educate, assist, and inform applicants on the status of their applications and projects.
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Government information and archives
- Technology assessment
Became law: Pub. L. 115-69
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