,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjac ,mr4   
,s*iff 7= himself & ,ms4 ,*u7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to revise ! 
process by :i* ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy evaluates a reque/ =  
major disa/] assi/ance1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,disa/] ,decl>ation        
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
process t ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t  
,ag5cy 7,,fema7 uses to det]m9e :e!r    
major disa/] assi/ance %\ld be recomm5d$
 to ! ,presid5t is badly flaw$4  7#b7 ,!
 ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice's #bjab
 report on ! ,,fema disa/] assi/ance    
process /at$ t accord+ to ,,fema & /ate 
em]g5cy managem5t (ficials1 ,,fema has  
prim>ily reli$ on a s+le indicator1 !   
/atewide p] capita damage indicator1 to 
det]m9e :e!r to recomm5d t a            

jurisdiction receive ,public ,assi/ance 
fund+4  7#c7 ,! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability
 ,(fice's #bjab report on ! ,,fema      
disa/] assi/ance process also /at$ t    
#bdd ( #bdf approv$ disa/] decl>ations  
dur+ fiscal ye>s #bjjh ?r\gh #bjaa _h   
damage e/imates t met or exce$$ !       
,public ,assi/ance p] capita indicator4 
7#d7 ,f$]al regulations d n prioritize !
 factors to be consid]$ 9 recomm5d+ a   
major disa/] decl>ation1 b ,,fema cle>ly
 does1 z #ii p]c5t ( disa/]s 9 fiscal   
ye>s #bjjh ?r\gh #bjaa t satisfi$       
,,fema's /atewide p] capita damage      
?re%old receiv$ a disa/] decl>ation4    
7#e7 ,,fema %\ld give1 9 its future     
evaluation ( ,gov]nor-submitt$ reque/s =
 major disa/] assi/ance1 equal          
consid]ation to all ( ! factors describ$
 9 section #bjf4dh7;a7 ( title #dd1     
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 s t !      
process = recomm5d+ major disa/]        
assi/ance w "w z orig9ally int5d$4  7#f7
 ,ano!r flaw 9 ,,fema's process1 t      
communities )9 l>ge ,/ates & c\nties are

 unfairly disadvantag$1 mu/ also be     
address$4  7#g7 ,evaluation (           
,gov]nor-submitt$ reque/s = major disa/]
 assi/ance on ! basis ( a /atewide p]   
capita damage ?re%old1 & occasionally a 
c\ntywide p] capita damage ?re%old1     
e/abli%es a high] ?re%old = ,/ates &    
c\nties ) l>ge populations to receive   
major disa/] assi/ance1 ev5 ?\gh !re is 
no indication t !y h a great] fiscal    
capacity to respond to disa/]s4  7#h7 ,!
 inequity describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#f7 &   
7#g7 means t communities c suff] high   
levels ( disa/]-relat$ damage b n       
receive ! assi/ance !y ne$ to quickly   
recov] f ! disa/]4  7#i7 ,,fema %\ld    
consid] m ?an j ! /atewide & c\ntywide  
p] capita damage ?re%olds 9 evaluat+ a  
reque/ = major disa/] assi/ance1 s t    
communities 9 l>ge population c\nties 9 
l>ge population ,/ates d n face an      
unreasonably high b>ri] to receiv+      
assi/ance foll[+ a disa/]4  #c4         
,consid]ation ( major disa/] assi/ance  
reque/s ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    

date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy %all issue regulations
 to ensure t--  7#a7 9 any review ( a   
reque/ = major disa/] assi/ance conduct$
 by ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1
 ! factor describ$ 9 section            
#bjf4dh7;a77#a7 ( title #dd1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations 7relat+ to ! e/imat$
 co/ ( assi/ance71 is provid$           
consid]ation t is equal to !            
consid]ation provid$ to ea* ( ! o!r     
factors describ$ 9 section #bjf4dh7;a7 (
 su* title2 &  7#b7 a reque/ = major    
disa/] assi/ance by a ,/ate is consid]$ 
by ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy =
 recomm5dation to ! ,presid5t1 )\t reg>d
 to any p] capita damage ?re%old 7o!r   
?an a ?re%old describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph71 
9 any case 9 :i* a disa/] occurs )      
respect to a city or un9corporat$       
jurisdiction--  7,a7 ) a population (   
less ?an #bej1jjj2  7,b7 locat$ 9 a     
c\nty ) a population ( m ?an #a1jjj1jjj 
& a ,/ate ) a population ( m ?an        

#e1jjj1jjj2 &  7,c7 ) respect to :i* !  
f9ancial damage relat+ to ! disa/]      
exce$s--  7i7 9 ! case ( a city1 #aj    
p]c5t ( ! city's g5]al fund2 or  7ii7 9 
! case ( an un9corporat$ jurisdiction1  
#ajj p] capita4