,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjac,mr4
 ,ro?fus introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,director ( !     
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget to report 
on ! disa/] assi/ance obligations ( !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,disa/] ,assi/ance ,transp>5cy &        
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjac or ! ,,data 
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,disa/] assi/ance    
reports  7a7 ,disa/] assi/ance sp5d+    
report  7#a7 ,initial report ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (          
,managem5t & ,budget %all submit to     
,congress a report t specifies-- 7,a7 = 
ea* ( ! #aj fiscal ye>s mo/ rec5tly     
conclud$ be=e submission ( ! report1 !  
am\nt obligat$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t =  
disa/] assi/ance1 includ+ ! am\nt       
obligat$ = disa/] assi/ance-- 7i7 by ea*

 ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy t made an     
obligation relat+ to disa/] assi/ance2 &
  7ii7 "u ea* relevant program1 project1
 or activity ( su* dep>tm5t or ag5cy2 & 
7,b7 = ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! report is   
submitt$1 ! am\nt project$ to be        
obligat$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t = disa/] 
assi/ance1 includ+ ! am\nt project$ to  
be obligat$ = disa/] assi/ance-- 7i7 by 
ea* ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy t has made 
or may make an obligation relat+ to     
disa/] assi/ance2 &  7ii7 "u ea*        
relevant program1 project1 or activity (
 su* dep>tm5t or ag5cy4  7#b7 ,annual   
report ,ea* ye> 9 conjunction ) !       
,presid5t's annual budget submission to 
,congress "u section #aaje7;a7 ( title  
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,director ( 
! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget %all    
submit to ,congress a report t          
specifies-- 7,a7 = ! fiscal ye> = :i* ! 
budget is submitt$1 ! am\nt project$ to 
be obligat$ = disa/] assi/ance by-- 7i7 
ea* ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy t may make 
an obligation relat+ to disa/]          

assi/ance2 &  7ii7 ea* relevant program1
 project1 or activity ( su* dep>tm5t or 
ag5cy2  7,b7 = ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* !     
budget is submitt$1 ! am\nt project$ to 
be obligat$ = disa/] assi/ance by-- 7i7 
ea* ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy t has made 
or may make an obligation relat+ to     
disa/] assi/ance2 &  7ii7 ea* relevant  
program1 project1 or activity ( su*     
dep>tm5t or ag5cy2  7,c7 = ! mo/-rec5tly
 conclud$ fiscal ye>1 ! am\nt obligat$ =
 disa/] assi/ance by-- 7i7 ea* ,f$]al   
dep>tm5t or ag5cy t made an obligation  
relat+ to disa/] assi/ance2 &  7ii7 ea* 
relevant program1 project1 or activity (
 su* dep>tm5t or ag5cy2 &  7,d7 any     
corrections to reports previ\sly        
submitt$ "u ?is subsection4  7b7        
,bi5nial report evaluat+ effectiv5ess ( 
disa/] assi/ance sp5d+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date on :i* ! report "u     
subsection 7a77#a7 is submitt$1 & e #b  
ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to !          
,committee on ,appropriations & !       

,committee on ! ,budget ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,appropriations & ! ,committee on !     
,budget ( ! ,s5ate a report t provides--
 7#a7 an evaluation ( ,f$]al disa/]     
assi/ance sp5d+1 includ+ ! id5tification
 ( areas ( pot5tial duplication1 wa/e1  
fraud1 or abuse2  7#b7 recomm5dations on
 h[ ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies c improve
 transp>5cy 9 & bett] acc\nt = disa/]   
assi/ance sp5d+ to ensure t funds are   
sp5t 9 an effective & effici5t mann]2 & 
7#c7 an evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess &   
equity ( ! curr5t sy/em ( co/-%>+ )     
respect to disa/] assi/ance sp5d+1      
includ+ ! sy/em's effectiv5ess 9 r$uc+ !
 ,f$]al co/ ( disa/] assi/ance & promot+
 non-,f$]al inve/m5t 9 disa/] recov]y1  
mitigation1 & prep>$ness4  7c7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! foll[+    
def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,disa/] ,! t]m   
disa/] means any natural1 accid5tal1 or 
manmade cata/rophe 9 any "p ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 includ+ a t]ritory or possession
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* causes1 or :i*  

may cause1 sub/antial damage or injury1 
)\t reg>d to :e!r su* cata/rophe results
 9 a decl>ation ( a major disa/] or     
em]g5cy "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]  
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq474  7#b7 ,disa/] 
assi/ance ,! t]m disa/] assi/ance means 
any ,f$]al activity1 includ+ ! provision
 ( f9ancial assi/ance1 c>ri$ out to     
assi/ a public or private entity affect$
 by ! occurr5ce ( a disa/]4