,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ah1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cassidy7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to require the ,administrator of the   
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
to conduct an evaluation and submit to  
,congress a report on ways to reduce the
 complexity of the cost effectiveness   
requirements for hazard mitigation      
assistance1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,facilitating ,hazard ,mitigation  
,projects ,act4  #b4 ,report on cost    
effectiveness requirements for hazard   
mitigation assistance  7a7 ,covered     
assistance defined ,in this section1 the
 term covered assistance means-- 7#a7   
any grant program authorized under      
section #bjc of the ,robert ,t4         
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         

,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eacc72  7#b7 the hazard      
mitigation grant program authorized     
under section #djd of the ,robert ,t4   
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c72  7#c7 hazard        
mitigation assistance authorized under  
section #djf of the ,robert ,t4         
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagb72 and  7#d7 the flood   
mitigation assistance program authorized
 under section #acff of the ,national   
,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #dajd;c74  7b7 ,report ,not   
later than #cfj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency shall--  
7#a7 evaluate how to reduce the         
complexity of the cost effectiveness    
requirements of the ,federal ,emergency 
,management ,agency for covered         
assistance2 and  7#b7 submit to         

,congress a report on the evaluation    
conducted under paragraph 7#a71         
including efforts to implement the      
findings of the evaluation4  7c7        
,outreach ,in carrying out the          
evaluation required under subsection    
7b71 the ,administrator of the ,federal 
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
consult with appropriate ,federal1      
,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial 
governments and nonprofit organizations 
to discuss proposals and receive        
feedback related to reducing the        
complexity of cost effectiveness        
analysis for covered assistance4  7d7   
,briefing ,not later than #f months     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,emergency ,management ,agency shall   
brief the ,committee on ,homeland       
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate and the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives on-- 7#a7 the status of
 the evaluation required under          

subsection 7b77#a72 and  7#b7 outreach  
carried out under subsection 7c74  7e7  
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
,act shall be construed to modify or    
otherwise affect any cost effectiveness 
requirements of the ,federal ,emergency 
,management ,agency related to covered  
assistance in existence as of the date  
of enactment of this ,act4