#aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#cgji  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy to submit to ,congress
 a report on prelim9>y damage assessm5ts
 & make necess>y improvem5ts to         
processes 9 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t
 ,ag5cy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,prelim9>y ,damage ,assessm5t           
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjba4  #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 #f mon?s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all 
conv5e an advisory panel consi/+ (      
em]g5cy managem5t p]sonnel employ$ by   
,/ate1 local1 t]ritorial1 or tribal     
au?orities1 & ! repres5tative           
organizations ( su* p]sonnel to assi/ ! 
,ag5cy 9 improv+ critical compon5ts ( ! 
prelim9>y damage assessm5t process4  7b7
 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,?is advisory 
panel %all consi/ ( at lea/ #b          
repres5tatives f national em]g5cy       
managem5t organizations & at lea/ #a    
repres5tative f ea* ( ! #aj regions ( ! 
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1      

select$ f em]g5cy managem5t p]sonnel    
employ$ by ,/ate1 local1 t]ritorial1 or 
tribal au?orities )9 ea* region4  7#b7  
,inclusion on panel ,to ! fur!/ ext5t   
practicable1 repres5tation on ! advisory
 panel %all include em]g5cy managem5t   
p]sonnel f bo? rural & urban            
jurisdictions4  7c7 ,consid]ations ,!   
advisory panel conv5$ "u subsection 7a7 
%all-- 7#a7 consid]--  7,a7 e/abli%+ a  
tra9+ regime to ensure prelim9>y damage 
assessm5ts are conduct$ & review$ "u    
consi/5t guidel9es2  7,b7 utiliz+ a     
common te*nological plat=m to integrate 
data collect$ by ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts
 ) data collect$ by ! ,ag5cy2 &  7,c7   
assess+ in/ruction mat]ials provid$ by !
 ,ag5cy = omissions ( p]t95t in=mation  
or language t conflicts ) o!r /atutory  
requirem5ts2 &  7#b7 id5tify            
opportunities = /reaml9+ ! consid]ation 
( prelim9>y damage assessm5ts by !      
,ag5cy1 includ+ elim9at+ duplicative    
pap]work requirem5ts & ensur+ consi/5t  
communication & decision mak+ among     

,ag5cy /aff4  7d7 ,int]im report ,n lat]
 ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to 
,congress a report reg>d+ ! f9d+s ( !   
advisory panel1 /eps t w be und]tak5 by 
! ,ag5cy to implem5t ! f9d+s ( !        
advisory panel1 & additional legislation
 t may be necess>y to implem5t ! f9d+s (
 ! advisory panel4  7e7 ,rulemak+ & f9al
 report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator   
%all issue su* regulations z are        
necess>y to implem5t ! recomm5dations ( 
! advisory panel & submit to ,congress a
 report discuss+--  7#a7 ! implem5tation
 ( recomm5dations f ! advisory panel2   
7#b7 ! id5tification ( any additional   
*all5ges to ! prelim9>y damage assessm5t
 process1 includ+ :e!r specific disa/]s 
result 9 long] prelim9>y damage         
assessm5ts2 &  7#c7 any additional      
legislative recomm5dations necess>y to  
improve ! prelim9>y damage assessm5t    
process4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #d1            

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