,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #dgc #aaf?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dceh
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-ege ,,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        
,novemb] #af1 #bjbj;,additional         
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1    
,mr4 ,sablan1 & ,mr4 ,delgado  ,novemb] 
#af1 #bjbj,report$ ) an am5dm5t2        
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be    
printed,strike out all aft] ! enact+    
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic,for  
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z
 introduc$ on ,septemb] #ag1 #bjai  ,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 ( #bjbj4    
#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$]al      
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy validate     
in=mation ga!r$ by ,/ate & local        
(ficials 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$]al ,em]g5cy      
,managem5t ,ag5cy %all submit to        
,congress a report describ+ ! prelim9>y 
damage assessm5t process1 z support$ 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$]al ,em]g5cy     
,managem5t ,ag5cy = deploy+ p]sonnel to 
support prelim9>y damage assessm5ts4    
7#b7 ,! numb] ( ,ag5cy /aff p>ticipat+  
on disa/] assessm5t teams4  7#c7 ,!     
tra9+ & exp]i5ce ( su* /aff describ$ 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 & ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1
 & t]ritorial (ficials )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$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all
 e/abli% a tra9+ regime "u section      
#bjf4cc7;b7 ( title #dd1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations1 )9 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy      
,managem5t ,ag5cy to ensure prelim9>y   
damage assessm5ts are conduct$ & review$
 "u consi/5t guidel9es4  7b7 ,annual    
report ,! ,adm9i/rator %all annually    
submit to ,congress a report on ! numb] 
& type ( in/ances "u :i* ,f$]al ,em]g5cy
 ,managem5t ,ag5cy p]sonnel h ov]turn$  
decisions made by p]sonnel 9 ! field4   
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/] guidel9es f ,f$]al ,em]g5cy      
,managem5t ,ag5cy p]sonnel describ$ "u  
subsection 7a72  7#b7 assess+ :e!r !    
duration ( ! deploym5t ( ,f$]al ,em]g5cy
 ,managem5t ,ag5cy p]sonnel to conduct a
 prelim9>y damage assessm5t is long]    
bas$ on specific disa/] conditions2 &   

7#c7 conta9+ legislative recomm5dations 
to improve ! op]ation1 deploym5t1 &     
/aff+ ( disa/] p]sonnel4  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  ,novemb] #af1 #bjbj,report$ )  
an am5dm5t2 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !
 ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &    
ord]$ to be pr9t$