,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ac  #aaeth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aaag
  ,report ,no4 #aae-ca  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #af1 #bjag ,mrs4 ,hartzler    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
,march #i1 #bjag ,reported with an      
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,february
 #af1 #bjag  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the 
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency to submit
 a report regarding certain plans       
regarding assistance to applicants and  
grantees during the response to an      
emergency or disaster4  #a4 ,action plan
 to improve field transition  7a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ij days after  

the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency 7,,fema7 
shall report to the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
regarding the plans the agency will     
undertake to provide the following3     
7#a7 ,consistent guidance to applicants 
on ,,fema disaster funding procedures   
during the response to an emergency or  
disaster4  7#b7 ,appropriate record     
maintenance and transfer of documents to
 new teams during staff transitions4    
7#c7 ,accurate assistance to applicants 
and grantees to ease the administrative 
burden throughout the process of        
obtaining and monitoring assistance4    
7b7 ,maintaining records ,the report    
shall also include a plan for           
implementing operating procedures and   
document retention requirements to      
ensure the maintenance of appropriate   

records throughout the lifecycle of the 
emergency or disaster4  7c7 ,new        
technologies ,finally1 the report shall 
identify new technologies that further  
aid the disaster workforce in partnering
 with ,state1 local1 and tribal         
governments and private nonprofits in   
the wake of a disaster or emergency to  
educate1 assist1 and inform applicants  
on the status of their emergency or     
disaster assistance applications and    
projects4  ,march #i1 #bjag ,reported   
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed