,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fc  #aaeth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #afgi
  ,report ,no4 #aae-ajg  ,,in ,,the     
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#bb1 #bjag ,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana   
7for himself and ,mr4 ,sires7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,may #b1 #bjag        
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to ensure that the ,federal    
,emergency ,management ,agency's current
 efforts to modernize its grant         
management system includes applicant    
accessibility and transparency1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,fema         
,accountability1 ,modernization and     
,transparency ,act of #bjag4  #b4       
,requirements  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
ensure the ongoing modernization of the 

grant systems for the administration of 
assistance under the ,robert ,t4        
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47 includes the   
following3  7#a7 ,an online interface1  
including online assistance1 for        
applicants to complete application      
forms1 submit materials1 and access the 
status of applications4  7#b7           
,mechanisms to eliminate duplication of 
benefits4  7#c7 ,if appropriate1 enable 
the sharing of information among        
agencies and with ,state1 local1 and    
tribal governments1 to eliminate the    
need to file multiple applications and  
speed disaster recovery4  7#d7 ,any     
additional tools the ,administrator     
determines will improve the             
implementation of this section4  7b7    
,implementation ,to the extent          
practicable1 the ,administrator shall   
deliver the system capabilities         
described in subsection 7a7 in          
increments or iterations as working     

components for applicant use4  #c4 ,no  
additional funds authorized ,no         
additional funds are authorized to carry
 out the requirements of this ,act4     
,such requirements shall be carried out 
using amounts otherwise authorized4     
,may #b1 #bjag ,committed to the        
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed