,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bh1        
#bjac,mr4 ,rothfus introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,director of the ,office of         
,management and ,budget to report on the
 disaster assistance obligations of the 
,federal ,government1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,disaster           
,assistance ,transparency and           
,accountability ,act of #bjac or the    
,,data ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,disaster    
assistance reports  7a7 ,disaster       
assistance spending report  7#a7        
,initial report ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of  
,management and ,budget shall submit to 
,congress a report that specifies-- 7,a7
 for each of the #aj fiscal years most  
recently concluded before submission of 

the report1 the amount obligated by the 
,federal ,government for disaster       
assistance1 including the amount        
obligated for disaster assistance-- 7i7 
by each ,federal department or agency   
that made an obligation relating to     
disaster assistance2 and  7ii7 under    
each relevant program1 project1 or      
activity of such department or agency2  
and  7,b7 for the fiscal year in which  
the report is submitted1 the amount     
projected to be obligated by the        
,federal ,government for disaster       
assistance1 including the amount        
projected to be obligated for disaster  
assistance-- 7i7 by each ,federal       
department or agency that has made or   
may make an obligation relating to      
disaster assistance2 and  7ii7 under    
each relevant program1 project1 or      
activity of such department or agency4  
7#b7 ,annual report ,each year in       
conjunction with the ,president's annual
 budget submission to ,congress under   
section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united 

,states ,code1 the ,director of the     
,office of ,management and ,budget shall
 submit to ,congress a report that      
specifies-- 7,a7 for the fiscal year for
 which the budget is submitted1 the     
amount projected to be obligated for    
disaster assistance by-- 7i7 each       
,federal department or agency that may  
make an obligation relating to disaster 
assistance2 and  7ii7 each relevant     
program1 project1 or activity of such   
department or agency2  7,b7 for the     
fiscal year in which the budget is      
submitted1 the amount projected to be   
obligated for disaster assistance by--  
7i7 each ,federal department or agency  
that has made or may make an obligation 
relating to disaster assistance2 and    
7ii7 each relevant program1 project1 or 
activity of such department or agency2  
7,c7 for the most-recently concluded    
fiscal year1 the amount obligated for   
disaster assistance by-- 7i7 each       
,federal department or agency that made 
an obligation relating to disaster      

assistance2 and  7ii7 each relevant     
program1 project1 or activity of such   
department or agency2 and  7,d7 any     
corrections to reports previously       
submitted under this subsection4  7b7   
,biennial report evaluating             
effectiveness of disaster assistance    
spending ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date on which the report under     
subsection 7a77#a7 is submitted1 and    
every #b years thereafter1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,appropriations and the ,committee on
 the ,budget of the ,house of           
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,appropriations and the ,committee on   
the ,budget of the ,senate a report that
 provides-- 7#a7 an evaluation of       
,federal disaster assistance spending1  
including the identification of areas of
 potential duplication1 waste1 fraud1 or
 abuse2  7#b7 recommendations on how    
,federal departments and agencies can   
improve transparency in and better      

account for disaster assistance spending
 to ensure that funds are spent in an   
effective and efficient manner2 and     
7#c7 an evaluation of the effectiveness 
and equity of the current system of     
cost-sharing with respect to disaster   
assistance spending1 including the      
system's effectiveness in reducing the  
,federal cost of disaster assistance and
 promoting non-,federal investment in   
disaster recovery1 mitigation1 and      
preparedness4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this
 section1 the following definitions     
apply3 7#a7 ,disaster ,the term disaster
 means any natural1 accidental1 or      
manmade catastrophe in any part of the  
,united ,states1 including a territory  
or possession of the ,united ,states1   
which causes1 or which may cause1       
substantial damage or injury1 without   
regard to whether such catastrophe      
results in a declaration of a major     
disaster or emergency under the ,robert 
,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and     
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        

,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq474  7#b7         
,disaster assistance ,the term disaster 
assistance means any ,federal activity1 
including the provision of financial    
assistance1 carried out to assist a     
public or private entity affected by the
 occurrence of a disaster4