,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,kilm] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ne:\se1 & 
,mr4 ,rei*]t7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to improve ,f$]al disa/] relief
 & em]g5cy assi/ance1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,individual ,assi/ance ,improvem5t    
,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,improvem5ts to      
,f$]al disa/] relief & em]g5cy assi/ance
  7a7 ,report on ,small ,/ate & ,rural  
,area ,assi/ance ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
annually !reaft]1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !    
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all  
submit to ,congress a report )          
recomm5dations = improv+ ,f$]al         
assi/ance1 ) respect to small ,/ates &  
rural areas1 "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq474 ,!  
report %all include an id5tification (  

additional res\rces requir$ = recomm5d$ 
improvem5ts4  7b7 ,factors = ,individual
 ,assi/ance ,program ,9 measur+ !       
sev]ity1 magnitude1 & impact ( a disa/] 
& evaluat+ ! ne$ = assi/ance to         
individuals "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all n apply1 )    
respect to a rural area1 ! factor set   
out 9 section #bjf4dh7;b77#a7 ( title   
#dd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7relat+
 to ! conc5tration ( damages74  7c7     
,release ( ,docum5tation ,relat$ to     
,disa/] ,decl>ation ,decisions ,n lat]  
?an #be days aft] a ,gov]nor1 or ,*ief  
,executive ( an ,indian tribal gov]nm5t1
 reque/s docum5tation relat$ to a major 
disa/] decl>ation decision "u section   
#dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all   
provide ! ,gov]nor1 or ,*ief ,executive1
 ) all su* docum5tation1 includ+--  7#a7
 an analysis ( ! factors t ! ,f$]al     
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy consid]$ 9   

mak+ ! decision1 includ+ any ?re%old1   
limit1 or av]age t ! ,ag5cy appli$2 &   
7#b7 a rationale expla9+ ! decision4    
7d7 ,/udy on ,damage ,assessm5t  7#a7   
,/udy ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates %all conduct a compreh5sive      
review (--  7,a7 ! damage assessm5t     
processes ( ! ,ag5cy ) respect to major 
disa/] decl>ations2 &  7,b7 ! teams t   
c>ry out su* processes4  7#b7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al %all submit to ,congress a report
 on ! results ( ! review conduct$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ recomm5dations = 
improv+ su* processes4  7e7 ,bi5nial    
,/udy ( ,av]age ,am\nt ( ,individual    
,assi/ance  7#a7 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an ! end
 ( ! fir/ qu>t] ( ! fir/ full fiscal ye>
 beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 & bi5nially !reaft]1 !            
,adm9i/rator %all conduct a /udy--  7,a7
 to comp>e-- 7i7 ! av]age am\nt (       
individual assi/ance provid$ p] p]son = 
ea* major disa/] decl>$ dur+ ! #e mo/   

rec5tly complet$ fiscal ye>s2  7ii7 !   
av]age damages realiz$ p] individual =  
ea* su* disa/]2 &  7iii7 = ea* ev5t :]e 
a reque/ = a major disa/] decl>ation 0  
d5i$ dur+ ! #e mo/ rec5tly complet$     
fiscal ye>s1 ! av]age damages realiz$ p]
 individual = ea* su* ev5t2 &  7,b7 to  
collect ! data ne$$ to update ! table   
includ$ aft] section #bjf4dh7;b77#f7 (  
title #dd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7relat+ to ! av]age am\nt ( individual  
assi/ance by ,/ate74  7#b7 ,report &    
,update ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
completion ( ea* /udy "u p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to ,congress 
a report on ! results ( ! /udy & update 
! table describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act1 ! foll[+   
def9itions %all apply3 7#a7 ,gov]nor ,! 
t]m ,gov]nor has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #ajb ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74  7#b7 ,rural
 ,! t]m rural means an area t is        
locat$-- 7,a7 outside a metropolitan    

/ati/ical area1 z def9$ by ! ,(fice (   
,managem5t & ,budget2 or  7,b7 9 a c5sus
 tract 9 a metropolitan /ati/ical area )
 a ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture rural-urban 
commut+ area code ( #d or high]4  7#c7  
,small ,/ate ,! t]m small ,/ate has !   
same mean+ z su* t]m is us$ 9 ! table   
includ$ aft] section #bjf4dh7;b77#f7 (  
title #dd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4