,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cibe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ba1        
#bjad,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois   
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,schock1 ,mr4        
,shimkus1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois1 
,mr4 ,enyart1 and ,mrs4 ,bustos7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require rulemaking by the   
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency to       
address considerations in evaluating the
 need for public and individual disaster
 assistance1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,fairness in ,federal ,disaster 
,declarations ,act of #bjad4  #b4       
,regulatory action required  7a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #abj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency 7in this 
,act referred to as the ,administrator  

and ,,fema1 respectively7 shall amend   
the rules of the ,administrator under   
section #bjf4dh of title #dd1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 in  
accordance with the provisions of this  
,act4  7b7 ,new criteria required ,the  
amended rules issued under subsection   
7a7 shall provide for the following3    
7#a7 ,public assistance program ,such   
rules shall provide that1 with respect  
to the evaluation of the need for public
 assistance-- 7,a7 specific weighted    
valuations shall be assigned to each    
criterion1 as follows-- 7i7 estimated   
cost of the assistance1 #aj percent2    
7ii7 localized impacts1 #dj percent2    
7iii7 insurance coverage in force1 #aj  
percent2  7iv7 hazard mitigation1 #aj   
percent2  7v7 recent multiple disasters1
 #aj percent2  7vi7 programs of other   
,federal assistance1 #aj percent2 and   
7vii7 economic circumstances described  
in subparagraph 7,b71 #aj percent2 and  
7,b7 ,,fema shall consider the economic 

circumstances of-- 7i7 the local economy
 of the affected area1 including factors
 such as the local assessable tax base  
and local sales tax1 the median income  
as it compares to that of the ,state1   
and the poverty rate as it compares to  
that of the ,state2 and  7ii7 the       
economy of the ,state1 including factors
 such as the unemployment rate of the   
,state1 as compared to the national     
unemployment rate4  7#b7 ,individual    
assistance program ,such rules shall    
provide that1 with respect to the       
evaluation of the severity1 magnitude1  
and impact of the disaster and the      
evaluation of the need for assistance to
 individuals-- 7,a7 specific weighted   
valuations shall be assigned to each    
criterion1 as follows-- 7i7             
concentration of damages1 #bj percent2  
7ii7 trauma1 #bj percent2  7iii7 special
 populations1 #bj percent2  7iv7        
voluntary agency assistance1 #aj        
percent2  7v7 insurance1 #bj percent2   
7vi7 average amount of individual       

assistance by ,state1 #e percent2 and   
7vii7 economic considerations described 
in subparagraph 7,b71 #e percent2 and   
7,b7 ,,fema shall consider the economic 
circumstances of the affected area1     
including factors such as the local     
assessable tax base and local sales tax1
 the median income as it compares to    
that of the ,state1 and the poverty rate
 as it compares to that of the ,state4  
7c7 ,effective date ,the amended rules  
referred to in this section shall apply 
to any major disaster declared on or    
after ,january #a1 #bjac4