,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hidi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,r\z] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,presid5t to     
provide disa/] assi/ance to ,/ates &    
,indian ,tribes "u a major disa/]       
recov]y program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,natural ,disa/] ,recov]y ,program ,act 
( #bjbj4  #b4 ,natural ,disa/] ,recov]y 
,program ,! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]   
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ( title ,,iv ! foll[+3    
#dca4 ,natural ,disa/] ,recov]y ,program
  7a7 ,au?ority2 use ,! ,presid5t may   
provide assi/ance "u ?is section to     
,/ates & ,indian ,tribes = unmet ne$1   
includ+ necess>y exp5ses = activities   
relat$ to disa/] relief1 resili5cy1     
long-t]m recov]y1 re/oration (          
infra/ructure & h\s+1 mitigation1 &     

economic revitalization aft] a major    
disa/] is decl>$ "u section #dja4  7b7  
,coord9ation ( disa/] b5efits & data )  
o!r f$]al ag5cies  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,presid5t %all coord9ate ) o!r ag5cies  
to obta9 data on recov]y ne$s & unmet   
ne$1 includ+ ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration & o!r ag5cies :5 
necess>y reg>d+ disa/] b5efits4 ,n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] a major disa/] is     
decl>$1 ! ,presid5t %all make publicly  
available all data collect$1 possess$1  
or analyz$ dur+ ! c\rse ( a disa/]      
recov]y = :i* assi/ance is provid$ "u   
?is section1 includ+-- 7,a7 all data on 
damage caus$ by ! disa/]2  7,b7         
in=mation on h[ any ,f$]al assi/ance    
provid$ 9 connection ) ! disa/] is      
exp5d$2  7,c7 in=mation reg>d+ ! effect 
( ! disa/] on education1 transportation 
capabilities & dep5d5ce1 h\s+ ne$s1     
heal? c>e capacity1 & displacem5t (     
p]sons2 &  7,d7 ! ext5t ( ! unmet ne$4  
7#b7 ,protection ( p]sonally id5tifiable
 in=mation ,9 c>ry+ out ?is subsection1 

! ,presid5t & ! grantee %all take su*   
actions z may be necess>y to ensure t   
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation reg>d+  
recipi5ts ( assi/ance provid$ "u ?is    
section is n made publicly available by 
any ag5cy ) :i* in=mation is %>$        
pursuant to ?is subsection4  7c7 ,use ( 
funds  7#a7 ,adm9i/rative co/s  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,a ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe receiv+
 a grant "u ?is section may use n m ?an 
#ac p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( grant funds       
receiv$1 or )9 su* o!r p]c5tage z may be
 e/abli%$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,b71 
= adm9i/rative co/s1 includ+ co/s relat$
 to audits1 reviews1 ov]sight1          
evaluation1 & inve/igations4  7,b7      
,discretion to e/abli% slid+ scale ,!   
,presid5t may e/abli% a s]ies ( p]c5tage
 limitations on ! am\nt ( grant funds   
receiv$ t may be us$ by a grantee =     
adm9i/rative co/s1 b only if-- 7i7 su*  
p]c5tage limitations are bas$ on ! am\nt
 ( grant funds receiv$ by a grantee2 &  
7ii7 su* s]ies provides t ! p]c5tage t  
may be us$ is l[] = grantees receiv+ a  

great] am\nt ( grant funds & su*        
p]c5tage t may be us$ is high] =        
grantees receiv+ a less] am\nt ( grant  
funds4  7#b7 ,capacity build+ ,f funds  
made available = use "u ?is section1 !  
,presid5t %all provide necess>y te*nical
 assi/ance to grantees to ensure        
grantees are compliant ) ,f$]al law1 &  
capacity build+ & te*nical assi/ance1   
includ+ assi/ance reg>d+ contract+ &    
procurem5t processes1 includ+ provid+   
solicitation & contractual templates t  
con=m to ,f$]al requirem5ts = use by    
grantees4  7d7 ,allocation1 process1 &  
proc$ures2 coord9ation  7#a7 ,allocation
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all       
allocate funds "u ?is section           
proportionally to grantees bas$ on _!   
level ( unmet ne$ z det]m9$ pursuant to 
subsection 7b74  7,b7 ,grantee use (    
funds ,ea* grantee1 n ! ,presid5t1 %all 
be responsible = det]m9+ h[ funds       
provid$ "u ?is section are prioritiz$ & 
sp5t & a grantee %all n be requir$ to   
provide an action or sp5d+ plan be=e or 

aft] funds are allocat$1 except t !     
grantee %all use a portion ( ^! funds = 
clean+ & remov+ debris f riv]s1 creeks1 
/reams1 & dit*es4  7,c7 ,limitation     
,not)/&+ section #cab1 a loan %all n be 
consid]$ a duplication ( b5efits or     
o!rwise impact ! level ( unmet ne$ "u   
?is section4  7#b7 ,grantee processes & 
proc$ures  7,a7 ,initial grant funds    
,initially1 grantees %all be aw>d$ #ej  
p]c5t ( _! total allocation "u p>agraph 
7#a74 ,aft] exp5diture ( su* am\nt1 a   
grantee %all submit a report1 detail+ h[
 su* grant funds 7 sp5t1 to !           
,committees on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate1 !        
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate4
 ,su* report %all include a c]tification
 f ! ,/ate ,auditor t none ( ! funds 7  
wa/$ or us$ inappropriately4  7,b7      
,congressional approval  7i7 ,approval  
,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] receipt ( !   

report "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ,congress   
%all approve or disapprove ! report4 ,if
 ! report is approv$1 or if #fj days has
 laps$ & ,congress has n comm5t$ on !   
report1 ! rema9+ #ej p]c5t ( !          
allocation "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be     
releas$ to ! grantee4  7ii7 ,disapproval
 ,if ,congress disapproves ! report1 !  
grantee %all "w ) ,congress to address  
any & all conc]ns reg>d+ h[ ! initial   
#ej p]c5t ( ! grant money 0 exp5d$4     
,once ^! conc]ns are resolv$1 ! rema9+  
funds %all be releas$ to ! grantee4     
7iii7 ,fraud or abuse ,if ,congress     
det]m9es t a grantee committ$ fraud or  
abuse1 ,congress %all require !         
,presid5t to recov] all funds provid$ to
 ! grantee "u ?is section4 ,any am\nt   
recov]$ "u ?is clause %all be r$i/ribut$
 to o!r grantees ) approv$ reports      
pursuant to clause 7i74  7#c7           
,requirem5ts ,ea* ,/ate & ,indian ,tribe
 t receives funds "u ?is section %all   
e/abli% or adh]e to exi/+ guidel9es =   
procurem5t processes & proc$ures &      

require t subgrantees-- 7,a7 provide =  
full & op5 competition & require co/ or 
price analysis2  7,b7 specify me?ods (  
procurem5t & _! applicability1 b n all[ 
co/-plus-a-p]c5tage-( co/ or            
p]c5tage-(-con/ruction-co/ me?ods (     
procurem5t2  7,c7 include /&>ds (       
conduct gov]n+ employees engag$ 9 ! aw>d
 or adm9i/ration ( contracts2 &  7,d7   
ensure t all pur*ase ord]s & contracts  
include any clauses requir$ by ,f$]al   
/atute1 ,executive ord]1 or implem5t+   
regulation4  7e7 ,environm5tal review   
,recipi5ts ( funds receiv$ "u ?is       
section t use funds to supplem5t funds  
provid$ "u section #djb1 #djc1 #djd1    
#djf1 #djg1 #djh7;c77#d71 #dbh1 or #ejb 
may adopt1 )\t review or public comm5t1 
any environm5tal review1 approval1 or   
p]mit p]=m$ by a ,f$]al ag5cy4  7f7 ,be/
 practices ,! ,presid5t %all id5tify be/
 practices = grantees on issues includ+ 
develop+ action plans1 e/abli%+ f9ancial
 controls1 build+ grantee te*nical &    
adm9i/rative capacity1 procurem5t1 & use

 ( grant funds z local mat* = o!r s\rces
 ( ,f$]al fund+4 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !     
,presid5t %all publi% a compilation (   
su* id5tifi$ be/ practices & %>e ) all  
relevant grantees to facilitate a m     
effici5t & effective disa/] recov]y     
process4  7g7 ,natural disa/] recov]y   
res]ve fund  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is      
e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 an acc\nt to be kn[n z ! ,natural      
,disa/] ,recov]y ,res]ve ,fund 79 ?is   
section ref]r$ to z ! ,fund74  7#b7     
,am\nts ,! ,fund %all consi/ ( any      
am\nts appropriat$ to or deposit$ into !
 ,fund1 includ+ am\nts deposit$ into !  
,fund pursuant to p>agraph 7#d74  7#c7  
,use ( funds ,am\nts 9 ! ,fund %all be  
available1 pursuant to a decl>ation ( a 
major disa/]1 only = provid+ te*nical   
assi/ance & capacity build+ 9 connection
 ) subsection 7c77#d7 = grantees t h be5
 allocat$ assi/ance "u ?is section 9    
connection ) su* disa/] to facilitate   
plann+ & increase capacity to adm9i/]   

assi/ance "u ?is section4  7#d7 ,unus$  
am\nts ,if any am\nts made available =  
assi/ance "u ?is section to grantees    
rema9 unexp5d$ on ! e>li] (-- 7,a7 !    
date t ! grantee ( su* am\nts notifies !
 ,presid5t t ! grantee has complet$ all 
activities2 or  7,b7 except z provid$ 9 
p>agraph 7#e71 ! expiration ( ! #f-ye>  
p]iod beg9n+ :5 ! ,presid5t obligates   
su* am\nts to ! grantee1 ! ,presid5t    
%all transf] su* unexp5d$ am\nts to !   
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury = deposit into !
 ,fund1 except t ! ,presid5t may p]mit !
 grantee to reta9 am\nts ne$$ to close  
out ! grant4  7#e7 ,ext5sion ( p]iod =  
use ( funds ,! p]iod "u p>agraph        
7#d77;,b7 may be ext5d$ by n m ?an #d   
ye>s if1 be=e ! expiration ( su* #f-ye> 
p]iod1 ! ,presid5t waives ?is requirem5t
 & submits a writt5 ju/ification = su*  
waiv] to ! ,committees on               
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate t specifies !
 p]iod ( su* ext5sion4  7h7 ,waiv]      
au?ority ,until su* "t z ! ,presid5t    

issues regulations to implem5t ?is      
section1 ! ,presid5t may-- 7#a7 waive   
notice & comm5t rulemak+1 if ! ,presid5t
 det]m9es ! waiv] is necess>y to        
exp$iti\sly implem5t ! provisions ( ?is 
section2 &  7#b7 c>ry out ! grant       
program "u ?is section z a pilot        
program4  7i7 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( 
?is section1 ! foll[+ t]ms %all apply3  
7#a7 ,/ate auditor ,! t]m ,/ate auditor 
means ! individual select$ by ea* ,/ate 
or ! ,*ief ,executive to submit         
in=mation pursuant to subsection 7c77#c7
 & a c]tification 9 accordance )        
subsection 7d77#b77;,a74  7#b7 ,unmet   
ne$ ,! t]m unmet ne$ means any          
un-res\rc$ item1 support1 or assi/ance t
 has be5 assess$ & v]ifi$ z necess>y = a
 survivor to recov] f a major disa/]1   
includ+ food1 clo?+1 %elt]1 fir/ aid1   
emotional & spiritual c>e1 h\sehold     
items1 home repair1 or rebuild+4  4