,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cba #aahth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fbdi
 ,report ,no4 #aah-cib ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #f1 #bjbc,mr4 ,molinaro 7for  
himself1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1   
and ,ms4 ,norton7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,february #bj1         
#bjbd;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,ryan1 
,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 
,mr4 ,kean of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4        
,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new     
,york1 and ,mr4 ,allred  ,february #bj1 
#bjbd;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide for a review and    
report on the assistance and resources  
that the ,administrator of the ,federal 
,emergency ,management ,agency provides 
to individuals with disabilities and the
 families of such individuals that are  
impacted by major disasters1 and for    

other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,think         
,differently ,about ,emergencies ,act4  
#b4 ,report to ,congress  7a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #abj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
submit to the ,committee on             
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report describing the assistance and    
resources that the ,administrator       
provides for individuals with           
intellectual and developmental          
disabilities and the families of such   
individuals who are impacted by major   
disasters declared under section #dja of
 the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster    
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 to the following3 
7#a7 ,states4  7#b7 ,localities4  7#c7  
,nonprofit organizations4  7#d7         

,directly to such individuals4  7b7     
,contents ,the report under subsection  
7a7 shall contain-- 7#a7 a description  
of the resources and best practices that
 the ,administrator makes available to  
the entities listed in paragraphs 7#a7  
through 7#d7 of subsection 7a7 that are 
impacted by major disasters declared    
under section #dja of the ,robert ,t4   
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj72  7#b7 detail the      
process the ,administrator undertakes to
 train personnel and deploy such        
personnel into areas to coordinate with 
,states1 localities1 and nonprofit      
organizations to provide assistance and 
ensure that the needs of individuals    
with intellectual and developmental     
disabilities and the families of such   
individuals are met following such a    
disaster2  7#c7 list the number of      
programs the ,administrator administers 
which support individuals with          
intellectual and developmental          

disabilities to prepare for and recover 
from such disasters1 including by       
provide accommodation to such           
individuals and the families of such    
individuals2  7#d7 description of       
outreach activities of the              
,administration to ,state1 local1 and   
nonprofit experts on addressing the     
needs of individuals with intellectual  
and developmental disabilities and the  
families of such individuals impacted by
 such disasters2 and  7#e7 report that  
identifies1 with respect to individuals 
with intellectual and developmental     
disabilities and the families of such   
individuals1 areas for improvement in   
supporting such individuals and families
 to prepare for and recover from such   
disasters4  #c4 ,review of assistance   
and resources ,not later than #a year   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states and the ,administrator  
of the ,federal ,emergency ,management  
,agency shall each-- 7#a7 conduct a     

review of assistance and resources the  
,administrator provides to ,states1     
localities1 nonprofit organizations1 and
 individuals to assist-- 7,a7           
individuals with intellectual and       
developmental disabilities2  7,b7       
individuals with physical disabilities2 
and  7,c7 the families of the           
individuals described in subparagraphs  
7,a7 and 7,b72  7#b7 identify potential 
legal impediments to providing such     
assistance and resources2  7#c7 provide 
to ,congress recommendations on how the 
,administration can-- 7,a7 improve such 
assistance and resources2  7,b7 enhance 
coordination with ,states1 localities1  
nonprofit organizations in carrying out 
such assistance and providing such      
resources2 and  7,c7 streamline the     
application process and delivery of     
assistance and resources to individuals 
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,c7 of paragraph 7#a72 and  7#d7       
provide to ,congress recommendations on 
any legislative reform necessary to     

improve such assistance and resources4  
,february #bj1 #bjbd;,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed