,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cjcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #g1 #bjah ,ms4   
,h>ris 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4  
,nelson1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,w>r51   
,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 & ,mr4 ,c>p]7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,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 :i* %all include be/     
practices & policy recomm5dations =--   
7i7 equitable & timely attribution1 9   
ord] to facilitate access to available  
b5efits1 among o!r ?+s2  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