,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dceh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjai,mr4 ,katko 7= himself & ,mr4      
,cunn+ham7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to    
submit to ,congress a report on         
prelim9>y damage assessm5t & to e/abli% 
damage assessm5t teams 9 ! ,f$]al       
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,prelim9>y ,damage         
,assessm5t ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjai4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,prelim9>y damage assessm5ts play a
 critical role 9 assess+ & validat+ !   
impact & magnitude ( a disa/]4  7#b7    
,?r\gh ! prelim9>y damage assessm5t     
process1 repres5tatives f ! ,f$]al      
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy "w ) ,/ate & 
local (ficials to ga!r in=mation t s]ves
 z ! basis = disa/] assi/ance reque/s4  

7#c7 ,v>i\s factors c impact ! duration 
( a prelim9>y damage assessm5t & !      
correspond+ submission ( a major disa/] 
reque/1 h[ev]1 ! av]age "t betwe5 :5 a  
disa/] occurs1 & ! submission ( a       
correspond+ disa/] reque/ has be5 f\nd  
to be approximately tw5ty days long] =  
flood+ disa/]s4  7#d7 ,) communities    
across ! c\ntry fac+ increas$ in/ances (
 cata/rophic flood+ & o!r extreme wea!r 
ev5ts1 accurate & effici5t prelim9>y    
damage assessm5ts h become critically   
important to ! relief process = impact$ 
/ates & municipalities4  #c4 ,report to 
,congress  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy      
,managem5t ,ag5cy %all submit to        
,congress a report describ+ ! prelim9>y 
damage assessm5t process1 z c>ri$ out by
 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy 9 !
 #e ye>s be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! report describ$ 9
 subsection 7a7 %all conta9 ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! process ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy     

,managem5t ,ag5cy = deploy+ disa/]      
assessm5t teams to conduct prelim9>y    
damage assessm5ts4  7#b7 ,! numb] (     
,ag5cy /aff p>ticipat+ on disa/]        
assessm5t teams4  7#c7 ,! tra9+ &       
exp]i5ce ( su* /aff describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#b74  7#d7 ,a calculation ( ! av]age   
am\nt ( "t disa/] assessm5t teams       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 are deploy$ to 
a disa/] area4  7#e7 ,! ef=ts ( ! ,ag5cy
 to ma9ta9 a consi/5t liaison betwe5 !  
,ag5cy & communities )9 a disa/] area4  
#d4 ,prelim9>y damage assessm5t  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all  
e/abli% damage assessm5t teams "u       
section #bjf4cc7;b7 ( title #dd1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations1 )9 ! ,f$]al       
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to conduct   
prelim9>y damage assessm5ts ) ,/ate &   
local gov]nm5ts & appropriate relief or 
disa/] assi/ance organizations4  7b7    
,damage assessm5t teams ,damage         
assessm5t teams describ$ "u subsection  

7a7 %all consi/ ( full-"t employees ( ! 
,ag5cy ) exp]tise 9 work+ ) ,/ate &     
local gov]nm5ts & appropriate relief or 
disa/] assi/ance organizations4  7c7    
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ,congress a 
report--  7#a7 describ+ ! e/abli%m5t (  
disa/] assessm5t teams describ$ "u      
subsection 7a72  7#b7 assess+ :e!r !    
duration ( ! deploym5t ( a disa/]       
assessm5t team to conduct a prelim9>y   
damage assessm5t is long] bas$ on       
specific disa/] conditions2  7#c7       
assess+ ! practicality ( =m+ specific   
disa/] assessm5t teams = ea* specific   
disa/] condition2 &  7#d7 legislative   
recomm5dations to improve ! op]ation1   
deploym5t1 & /aff+ ( disa/] assessm5t   
teams4  7d7 ,def9ition ( ,/ate & local  
gov]nm5t ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 ! t]ms 
,/ate & local gov]nm5t h ! mean+s giv5  
su* t]ms 9 section #ajb ( ! ,rob]t ,t4  
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74