,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #efce ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ah1 #bjad ,mr4 ,peters of ,california 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 and ,mr4 ,israel7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to amend chapter #aa of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget to annually submit to ,congress a report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the ,federal ,government4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,disclosing ,aid ,spent to ,ensure ,relief ,act or the ,,disaster ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,at a time of constrained budgets1 it is fiscally prudent to understand the amount and the scope of the ,federal ,government's involvement in providing disaster-related assistance to communities in need4 7#b7 ,the ,federal ,government does not provide a single1 publicly available estimate of the amount it is spending on disaster-related assistance4 7#c7 ,because recovery is a long-term process1 providing disaster-related assistance requires significant ,federal resources to support a multi-agency1 multi-year restoration of infrastructure and commerce in affected communities4 7#d7 ,understanding the expenditures of individual ,federal agencies for disaster-related assistance will help better inform the congressional appropriations process1 as well as presidential budget requests4 7#e7 ,knowledge about disaster-related expenses will illustrate opportunities for reducing these expenses through efforts to reduce vulnerabilities to future natural disasters4 #c4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to require the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget to annually submit to ,congress a report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the ,federal ,government4 #d4 ,reporting of disaster-related assistance 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #aa of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #aabf4 ,reporting of disaster-related assistance 7a7 ,in general ,on the same day that the ,president makes the annual budget submission to the ,congress under section #aaje7;a7 for a fiscal year1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall submit to ,congress a report on ,federal disaster-related assistance for the fiscal year ending in the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the annual budget submission is made4 ,disaster-related assistance encompasses ,federal obligations related to disaster response1 recovery1 and mitigation efforts1 as well as administrative costs associated with these activities1 including spending by the following agencies and programs3 7#a7 ,department of ,agriculture3 7,a7 ,agriculture ,research ,service4 7,b7 ,farm ,service ,agency4 7,c7 ,food and ,nutrition ,service4 7,d7 ,natural ,resource ,conservation ,service4 7,e7 ,forest ,service4 7,f7 ,rural ,housing ,service4 7,g7 ,rural ,utilities ,service4 7#b7 ,department of ,commerce3 7,a7 ,national ,marine ,fisheries ,service of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration4 7,b7 ,economic ,development ,administration ,economic ,adjustment ,assistance4 7#c7 ,army ,corps of ,engineers of the ,department of ,defense 7,civil74 7#d7 ,department of ,defense 7,military73 7,a7 ,military ,personnel4 7,b7 ,operations and ,maintenance4 7,c7 ,procurement4 7,d7 ,research1 ,development1 ,test1 and ,evaluation4 7,e7 ,military ,construction 7,,milcon7 and ,family ,housing4 7,f7 ,management ,funds4 7,g7 ,other ,department of ,defense ,programs4 7#e7 ,department of ,education3 7,a7 ,elementary and ,secondary ,education4 7,b7 ,higher ,education4 7#f7 ,department of ,health and ,human ,services3 7,a7 ,administration for ,children and ,families4 7,b7 ,public ,health and ,medical ,assistance4 7,c7 ,public ,health ,emergency ,fund4 7#g7 ,department of ,homeland ,security3 7,a7 ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency3 7i7 ,emergency ,declarations4 7ii7 ,fire ,management ,assistance ,grants4 7iii7 ,major ,disaster ,declarations4 7iv7 ,administrative ,assistance4 7,b7 ,,fema ,missions ,assignments by ,federal ,agency4 7,c7 ,community ,disaster ,loan ,program4 7#h7 ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development 7,,hud73 7,a7 ,community ,development ,block ,grants4 7,b7 ,rental ,assistance_/,section #h ,vouchers4 7,c7 ,supportive ,housing4 7,d7 ,public ,housing ,repair4 7,e7 ,inspector ,general4 7#i7 ,department of the ,interior3 7,a7 ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs4 7,b7 ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service4 7,c7 ,national ,park ,service4 7,d7 ,wildland ,fire ,management4 7#aj7 ,department of ,justice3 7,a7 ,legal ,activities4 7,b7 ,united ,states ,marshals ,service4 7,c7 ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7,d7 ,drug ,enforcement ,administration4 7,e7 ,bureau of ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives4 7,f7 ,federal ,prison ,system 7,bureau of ,prisons74 7,g7 ,office of ,justice ,programs4 7#aa7 ,department of ,labor3 7,a7 ,national ,emergency ,grants for ,dislocation ,events4 7,b7 ,workforce ,investment ,act 7,,wia7 ,dislocated ,worker ,program4 7#ab7 ,department of ,transportation3 7,a7 ,federal ,highway ,administration3 ,emergency ,relief ,program 7,,er74 7,b7 ,federal ,aviation ,administration 7,,faa74 7,c7 ,federal ,transit ,administration 7,,fta74 7#ac7 ,department of the ,treasury3 ,internal ,revenue ,service4 7#ad7 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 7#ae7 ,corporation for ,national and ,community ,service4 7#af7 ,environmental ,protection ,agency3 7,a7 ,hurricane ,emergency ,response ,authorities4 7,b7 ,,epa ,hurricane ,response4 7,c7 ,,epa ,regular ,appropriations4 7#ag7 ,the ,federal ,judiciary4 7#ah7 ,disaster ,assistance ,program of the ,small ,business ,administration4 7#ai7 ,other authorities as appropriate4 7b7 ,content ,the report shall detail the following3 7#a7 ,overall amount of disaster-related assistance obligations during the fiscal year4 7#b7 ,disaster-related assistance obligations by agency and account4 7#c7 ,disaster for which the spending was obligated4 7#d7 ,obligations by disaster4 7#e7 ,disaster-related assistance by disaster type4 7#f7 ,response and recovery spending4 7#g7 ,mitigation spending4 7#h7 ,spending in the form of loans4 7#i7 ,spending in the form of grants4 7c7 ,availability of report ,the report shall be made publicly available on the website of the ,office of ,management and ,budget and should be searchable1 sortable and downloadable4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,the table of chapters for chapter #aa of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 #aabf4 ,reporting of disaster-related assistance4 4 #e4 ,effective date ,the reporting requirement under the amendment made by section #c7;a7 shall take effect with the budget submission of the ,president under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 for fiscal year #bjag4