,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjah,ms4   
,velzquez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require a /udy & report on  
matt]s conc]n+ be/ practices 9 mortality
 c\nts z a result ( a major disa/]4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,c\nt+ ,our ,unexpect$ ,natural         
,trag$ies' ,victims ,act ( #bjah or !   
,,c\nt ,victims ,act4  #b4 ,/udy &      
report  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an        
,septemb] #cj1 #bjah1 ! ,adm9i/rator (  
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all  
ent] into a contract ) ! ,national      
,academy ( ,m$ic9e to conduct a /udy &  
prep>e a report z describ$ 9 subsection 
7b74  7b7 ,/udy & report  7#a7 ,/udy    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! /udy describ$ 9 ?is    
subsection %all be a /udy ( matt]s      
conc]n+ be/ practices 9 mortality c\nts 
z a result ( a major disa/] 7z def9$ 9  
section #ajb ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      

,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb774  7,b7      
,cont5ts ,! /udy describ$ 9 ?is         
subsection %all address approa*es to    
quantify+ mortality & significant       
morbidity among populations affect$ by  
major disa/]s1 to include be/ practices 
& policy recomm5dations =--  7i7        
equitable & timely attribution1 9 ord]  
to1 among o!r ?+s1 facilitate access to 
available b5efits2  7ii7 timely         
prospective track+ ( population levels (
 mortality & significant morbidity1 & _!
 causes1 9 ord] to cont9u\sly in=m      
response ef=ts2 &  7iii7 retrospective  
/udy ( disa/]-relat$ mortality &        
significant morbidity to in=m           
aft]-action analysis & improve subsequ5t
 prep>$ness ef=ts4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !       
contract describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 is   
ent]$ into1 ! ,national ,academy (      
,m$ic9e %all complete & transmit to !   
,adm9i/rator ( ,f$]al ,em]g5cy          
,managem5t ,ag5cy a report on ! /udy    

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #b1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s    
#bjah ?r\gh #bjbj4