H.R. 1665 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 56 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1665 [Report No. 115–99] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2017 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mrs. Bustos) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure April 28, 2017Additional sponsors: Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Bost, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, and Mr. Barletta April 28, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 22, 2017 A BILL 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 declaration. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Declaration Improvement Act. 2. Local impact In making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact or recent multiple disasters. Further, the Administrator shall make corresponding adjustments to the Agency’s policies and regulations regarding such consideration. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, 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 criteria. April 28, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed