,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gifi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #g1 #bjbb,mr4  
,payne 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,watson      
,coleman1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn  
,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,torres
 of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,carter of         
,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1   
and ,mr4 ,vargas7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states to conduct a study on disaster 
spending and strategies for reducing the
 need for such spending1 to amend the   
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act to      
provide assistance for certain          
activities relating to disasters and    
hazard mitigation1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,government              
,accountability ,office study on        
disaster spending  7a7 ,study ,the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    

,states shall conduct a study to        
identify the following3 7#a7 ,for the   
#e-year period ending on the date of    
enactment of this ,act-- 7,a7 the total 
amount of ,federal funds spent in       
response to major disasters and         
emergencies declared pursuant to the    
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq472 and  7,b7 the 
total amount of ,state and ,indian      
tribal government funds spent in        
response to such major disasters and    
emergencies4  7#b7 #aj proposed ,federal
 actions1 to include reinsurance1 that1 
if implemented1 would most effectively  
reduce the need for spending related to 
such major disasters or emergencies4    
,such actions shall be listed in order  
of priority under criteria established  
by the ,comptroller ,general1 including 
the following3 7,a7 ,cost effectiveness4
  7,b7 ,return on investment4  7,c7     
,simplicity or speed of implementation  
using existing resources4  7#c7 ,the    

effect that using blockchain may have on
 delivering disaster assistance to      
,state and ,indian tribal governments4  
7#d7 ,whether insurance protection      
against wildfires will remain available 
and affordable to homeowners4  7b7      
,report ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
the covered entities a report containing
 the results of the study4  7c7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term covered entities means-- 7,a7     
,congress2  7,b7 the ,administrator of  
the ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency2 and  7,c7 for each ,state and  
,indian tribal government1 the head of  
the agency for such ,state or ,indian   
tribal government with jurisdiction over
 disaster response activities4  7#b7    
,the terms ,indian tribal government and
 ,state have the meanings given such    
terms in section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4
 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and        
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        

,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74  #b4 ,state disaster  
plan updates ,section #bja of the       
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaca7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7e7 ,with      
respect to ,state plans developed under 
this section1 the ,president shall      
coordinate with each ,state to update   
such plans to incorporate strategies    
that decrease the time required to      
prepare for disasters1 including the    
time to evacuate individuals4  4  #c4   
,grants to entities for establishment of
 hazard mitigation revolving loan funds 
,section #bje7;f7 of the ,robert ,t4    
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eace7;f77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#i7  
,set aside for certain projects ,a      
participating entity shall ensure that  
at least #aj percent of the total dollar
 amount of the loans made by such entity
 under this subsection each fiscal year 

assist projects or activities that      
reduce risks1 for residential           
structures1 related to the natural      
hazards described in paragraph 7#c74  4