,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ah1 #bjbc,mr4 
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to
 conduct an evaluation & submit to      
,congress a report on ways to r$uce !   
complexity ( ! co/ effectiv5ess         
requirem5ts = haz>d mitigation          
assi/ance1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,facilitat+ ,haz>d ,mitigation ,projects
 ,act4  #b4 ,report on co/ effectiv5ess 
requirem5ts = haz>d mitigation assi/ance
  7a7 ,cov]$ assi/ance def9$ ,9 ?is     
section1 ! t]m cov]$ assi/ance means--  
7#a7 any grant program au?oriz$ "u      
section #bjc ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc72  7#b7 !     
haz>d mitigation grant program au?oriz$ 

"u section #djd ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d   
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c72  7#c7     
haz>d mitigation assi/ance au?oriz$ "u  
section #djf ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagb72 &  7#d7 !   
flood mitigation assi/ance program      
au?oriz$ "u section #acff ( ! ,national 
,flood ,insurance ,act ( #aifh 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #dajd;c74  7b7 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an #cfj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al     
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all-- 7#a7  
evaluate h[ to r$uce ! complexity ( !   
co/ effectiv5ess requirem5ts ( ! ,f$]al 
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy = cov]$      
assi/ance2 &  7#b7 submit to ,congress a
 report on ! evaluation conduct$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ ef=ts to implem5t
 ! f9d+s ( ! evaluation4  7c7 ,outrea*  
,9 c>ry+ out ! evaluation requir$ "u    
subsection 7b71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all  
consult ) appropriate ,f$]al1 ,/ate1    

local1 ,tribal1 & t]ritorial gov]nm5ts &
 nonpr(it organizations to discuss      
proposals & receive fe$back relat$ to   
r$uc+ ! complexity ( co/ effectiv5ess   
analysis = cov]$ assi/ance4  7d7 ,brief+
 ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all  
brief ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security 
& ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !   
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on-- 7#a7 !     
/atus ( ! evaluation requir$ "u         
subsection 7b77#a72 &  7#b7 outrea*     
c>ri$ out "u subsection 7c74  7e7 ,rule 
( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be  
con/ru$ to modify or o!rwise affect any 
co/ effectiv5ess requirem5ts ( ! ,f$]al 
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy relat$ to    
cov]$ assi/ance 9 exi/5ce z ( ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4