,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #cac #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #baji ,report ,no4 #aad-agc ,,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 ,december #g1 #bjae,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,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 #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-- 7,a7 means a cost incurred by the ,agency in support of the delivery of disaster assistance for a major disaster2 and 7,b7 does not include a cost incurred by a grantee or subgrantee2 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 strategic goals for the average annual percentage of administrative costs of major disasters for each fiscal year2 7,d7 the assignment of clear roles and responsibilities1 including the designation of officials responsible for monitoring and measuring performance2 and 7,e7 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 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives a report notifying ,congress of the modification1 which shall include the details of the modification4 #d4 ,reporting requirement 7a7 ,annual report ,not later than ,november #cj of each year1 the ,administrator shall submit to ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the development and implementation of the integrated plan required under section #c for the previous fiscal year4 7b7 ,report updates 7#a7 ,three year update ,not later than #c years after the date on which the ,administrator submits a report under subsection 7a71 the ,administrator shall submit an updated report for the previous #c-;fiscal-year period4 7#b7 ,five year update ,not later than #e years after the date on which the ,administrator submits a report under subsection 7a71 the ,administrator shall submit an updated report for the previous #e-;fiscal-year period4 7c7 ,contents of reports ,each report required under subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall contain1 at a minimum-- 7#a7 the total amount spent on administrative costs for the fiscal year period for which the report is being submitted2 7#b7 the average annual percentage of administrative costs for the fiscal year period for which the report is being submitted2 7#c7 an assessment of the effectiveness of the plan developed under section #c7;a77#a72 7#d7 an analysis of-- 7,a7 whether the ,agency is achieving the strategic goals established under section #c7;a77#a77;,c72 and 7,b7 in the case of the ,agency not achieving such strategic goals1 what is preventing the ,agency from doing so2 7#e7 any actions the ,agency has identified as useful in improving upon and reaching the goals for administrative costs established under section #c7;a77#a77;,c72 and 7#f7 any data described in section #c7;a77#b71 if the ,agency determines it is feasible to track such data4 7d7 ,public availability ,not later than #cj days after the date on which the ,administrator submits a report to ,congress under this section1 the ,administrator shall make the report publicly available on the website of the ,agency4 ,december #g1 #bjae,reported with an amendment