,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjae ,mr4 ,johnson introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator
 of the ,federal ,emergency ,management 
,agency to develop an integrated plan to
 reduce administrative costs under the  
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,directing ,dollars to ,disaster ,relief
 ,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act-- 7#a7 the term administrative
 cost means a cost incurred by the      
,agency in support of the delivery of   
disaster assistance for a major         
disaster2  7#b7 the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,agency2
  7#c7 the term ,agency means the       
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency2

  7#d7 the term direct administrative   
cost means a cost incurred by a grantee 
or subgrantee of a program authorized by
 the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster    
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47 that can  
be identified separately and assigned to
 a specific project2  7#e7 the term     
hazard mitigation program means the     
hazard mitigation grant program         
authorized under section #djd of the    
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c72  7#f7 the term      
individual assistance program means the 
individual assistance grant program     
authorized under sections #djh1 #daj1   
#dae1 #daf1 #dbf1 and #ejb7;a7 of the   
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagd1 #eagg1 #eahb1 #eahc1   
#eahi;d1 and #eaib7;a772  7#g7 the term 
major disaster means a major disaster   
declared by the ,president under section
 #dja of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford      

,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj72 
7#h7 the term mission assignment has the
 meaning given the term in section #fda 
of the ,post-,katrina ,emergency        
,management ,reform ,act of #bjjf 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #gda72 and  7#i7 the term     
public assistance program means the     
public assistance grant program         
authorized under sections #djc7;a77#c71 
#djf1 #dah1 #dai1 #dbh1 and #ejb7;a7 of 
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;b7a77#c71 #eagb1   
#eahe1 #eahf1 #eahi;f1 and #eaib7;a774  
#c4 ,integrated plan for administrative 
cost reduction  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #cfe days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall-- 7#a7 develop and 
implement an integrated plan to control 
and reduce administrative costs for     
major disasters1 which shall include--  
7,a7 steps the ,agency will take to     
reduce administrative costs2  7,b7      

milestones needed for accomplishing the 
reduction of administrative costs2  7,c7
 the assignment of clear roles and      
responsibilities1 including the         
designation of officials responsible for
 monitoring and measuring performance2  
and  7,d7 a timetable for               
implementation2  7#b7 compare the costs 
and benefits of tracking the            
administrative cost data for major      
disasters by the public assistance1     
individual assistance1 hazard           
mitigation1 and mission assignment      
programs1 and if feasible1 track this   
information2 and  7#c7 clarify ,agency  
guidance and minimum documentation      
requirements for a direct administrative
 cost claimed by a grantee or subgrantee
 of a public assistance grant program4  
7b7 ,congressional update ,not later    
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall brief the          
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   

and the ,committee on ,transportation   
and ,infrastructure of the ,house of    
,representatives on the plan required to
 be developed under subsection 7a77#a74 
7c7 ,updates ,if the ,administrator     
modifies the plan or the timetable under
 subsection 7a71 the ,administrator     
shall submit to ,congress a report      
notifying ,congress of the modification1
 which shall include the details of the 
modification4  #d4 ,limitations for     
administrative costs  7a7 ,in general   
,except as provided in subsection 7b71  
of the total amount obligated for major 
disasters by the ,agency from the       
,disaster ,relief ,fund for a fiscal    
year1 the amount obligated for          
administrative costs shall not exceed   
the milestones set by the ,agency in the
 plan developed under section           
#c7;a77#a74  7b7 ,waiver  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,administrator may waive a 
requirement described in subsection 7a7 
if the ,administrator-- 7,a7 has        
completed an assessment described in    

paragraph 7#c72 and  7,b7 submits to the
 appropriate committees of ,congress a  
written explanation as to why the       
,agency exceeded the milestones set by  
the ,agency in the plan developed under 
section #c7;a77#a7 for administrative   
costs of major disasters for the        
specified fiscal year4  7#b7 ,public    
availability ,not later than #cj days   
after the date on which the             
,administrator submits the written      
explanation to ,congress under paragraph
 7#a71 the ,administrator shall make the
 explanation publicly available on the  
website of the ,agency4  7#c7           
,assessment ,not later than #fj days    
after the last day of a fiscal year1 the
 ,administrator shall conduct an        
assessment of the administrative costs  
of major disasters for the fiscal year  
in order to determine whether a waiver  
is needed under this subsection4