#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #affe  ,,an ,,act  ,to ensure that  
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency considers
 severe local impact in making a        
recommendation to the ,president for a  
major disaster declaration4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,disaster ,declaration ,improvement     
,act4  #b4 ,local impact ,in making     
recommendations to the ,president       
regarding a major disaster declaration1 
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
give greater weight and consideration to
 severe local impact or recent multiple 
disasters4 ,further1 the ,administrator 
shall make corresponding adjustments to 
the ,agency's policies and regulations  
regarding such consideration4 ,not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this section1 the          
,administrator 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 on the changes  
made to regulations and policies and the
 number of declarations that have been  
declared based on the new criteria4     
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,may #c1 #bjag4;,clerk4