,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #cibe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ba1 #bjad,mr4
 ,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,s*ock1 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mr4 ,k9z+] (
 ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,eny>t1 & ,mrs4 ,bu/os7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
rulemak+ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al   
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to address   
consid]ations 9 evaluat+ ! ne$ = public 
& individual disa/] assi/ance1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fairness 9 ,f$]al ,disa/] 
,decl>ations ,act ( #bjad4  #b4         
,regulatory action requir$  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy 79 ?is
 ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,adm9i/rator &      
,,fema1 respectively7 %all am5d ! rules 
( ! ,adm9i/rator "u section #bjf4dh (   
title #dd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
z 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   

,act1 9 accordance ) ! provisions ( ?is 
,act4  7b7 ,new crit]ia requir$ ,! am5d$
 rules issu$ "u subsection 7a7 %all     
provide = ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,public        
assi/ance program ,su* rules %all       
provide t1 ) respect to ! evaluation ( !
 ne$ = public assi/ance-- 7,a7 specific 
weight$ valuations %all be assign$ to   
ea* crit]ion1 z foll[s-- 7i7 e/imat$ co/
 ( ! assi/ance1 #aj p]c5t2  7ii7        
localiz$ impacts1 #dj p]c5t2  7iii7     
insurance cov]age 9 =ce1 #aj p]c5t2     
7iv7 haz>d mitigation1 #aj p]c5t2  7v7  
rec5t multiple disa/]s1 #aj p]c5t2  7vi7
 programs ( o!r ,f$]al assi/ance1 #aj   
p]c5t2 &  7vii7 economic circum/ances   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 #aj p]c5t2 
&  7,b7 ,,fema %all consid] ! economic  
circum/ances (-- 7i7 ! local economy ( !
 affect$ area1 includ+ factors su* z !  
local assessable tax base & local sales 
tax1 ! m$ian income z x comp>es to t ( !
 ,/ate1 & ! pov]ty rate z x comp>es to t
 ( ! ,/ate2 &  7ii7 ! economy ( ! ,/ate1
 includ+ factors su* z ! unemploym5t    

rate ( ! ,/ate1 z comp>$ to ! national  
unemploym5t rate4  7#b7 ,individual     
assi/ance program ,su* rules %all       
provide t1 ) respect to ! evaluation ( !
 sev]ity1 magnitude1 & impact ( ! disa/]
 & ! evaluation ( ! ne$ = assi/ance to  
individuals-- 7,a7 specific weight$     
valuations %all be assign$ to ea*       
crit]ion1 z foll[s-- 7i7 conc5tration ( 
damages1 #bj p]c5t2  7ii7 trauma1 #bj   
p]c5t2  7iii7 special populations1 #bj  
p]c5t2  7iv7 volunt>y ag5cy assi/ance1  
#aj p]c5t2  7v7 insurance1 #bj p]c5t2   
7vi7 av]age am\nt ( individual assi/ance
 by ,/ate1 #e p]c5t2 &  7vii7 economic  
consid]ations describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,b71 #e p]c5t2 &  7,b7 ,,fema %all     
consid] ! economic circum/ances ( !     
affect$ area1 includ+ factors su* z !   
local assessable tax base & local sales 
tax1 ! m$ian income z x comp>es to t ( !
 ,/ate1 & ! pov]ty rate z x comp>es to t
 ( ! ,/ate4  7c7 ,effective date ,!     
am5d$ rules ref]r$ to 9 ?is section %all
 apply to any major disa/] decl>$ on or 

aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjac4