,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbe,ms4  
,k+-,h9ds introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to /udy ! effectiv5ess ( disa/]
 response & recov]y 9 noncontigu\s      
communities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,und]/&+ ,noncontigu\s ,infra/ructure & 
,?reats ,ye>-r\nd ,act or ! ,,unity     
,act4  #b4 ,improv+ disa/] work=ce      
ret5tion 9 noncontigu\s communities  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al    
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all conduct 
a /udy on ! effectiv5ess ( practices ( !
 ,ag5cy relat+ to hir+1 recruitm5t1 &   
ret5tion 9 noncontigu\s communities by  
solicit+ fe$back f /aff 9 su*           
communities4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,9 conduct+ !
 /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator 
%all--  7#a7 evaluate ! recruitm5t      
/rategies ( ! ,ag5cy & ef=ts ( ! ,ag5cy 
to broad5 ! pool ( qualifi$ local       

c&idates2  7#b7 prioritize input f      
communities 9 :i* !re are ! mo/ sev]e   
/aff+ %ortages2 &  7#c7 id5tify specific
 /eps t ! ,ag5cy c take to improve      
opportunities = /aff 9 noncontigu\s     
communities4  7c7 ,brief+ ,n lat] ?an #f
 mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all brief !       
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure & ! ,committee on ,homel&
 ,security ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &    
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate on !    
results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 
7a74  7d7 ,policies ,! ,adm9i/rator %all
 take su* actions z are necess>y to     
revise any policies1 guidance1 or       
regulations ( ! ,ag5cy to address !     
disa/] work=ce *all5ges 9 noncontigu\s  
communities id5tifi$ 9 ! /udy conduct$  
"u subsection 7a74  #c4 ,,gao review (  
disa/] response & recov]y 9 noncontigu\s
 communities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy on ! effectiv5ess ( 

disa/] response & recov]y practices 9   
noncontigu\s communities1 ) a p>ticul>  
focus on recov]y ef=ts relat+ to damage 
caus$ by ,sup] ,typhoon ,yutu1 & comp>e 
su* practices ) ! disa/] response &     
recov]y practices 9 contigu\s           
communities4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,9 conduct+ !
 /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll]  
,g5]al %all-- 7#a7 analyze ongo+ recov]y
 ef=ts f disa/]s t h impact$            
noncontigu\s communities2  7#b7 analyze 
! level ( coord9ation betwe5 ! ,f$]al   
,dep>tm5ts & ,ag5cies task$ ) disa/]    
response & recov]y2  7#c7 assess h[     
effectively ,f$]al ag5cies coord9ate )  
,/ate em]g5cy managem5t (fices2  7#d7   
assess ! effectiv5ess ( ! ,area (fices &
 ,regional ,advisory ,c\ncils ( ! ,ag5cy
 9 assi/+ noncontigu\s communities2 &   
7#e7 make recomm5dations on h[ to       
improve ! disa/] response & recov]y     
outcomes 9 noncontigu\s communities4    
7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !          
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to !     

,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure & ! ,committee on ,homel&
 ,security ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &    
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report
 on ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a74  
#d4 ,prelim9>y damage assessm5t pilot   
program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy       
,managem5t ,ag5cy %all e/abli% a pilot  
program to implem5t new te*nology 9     
c>ry+ out a prelim9>y damage assessm5t 9
 a noncontigu\s community 9 :i* a major 
disa/] has be5 decl>$ "u section #dja ( 
! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &   
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj74  7b7 ,priority ,9 c>ry+ out !   
pilot program e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all ensure t ! mo/ 
geographically remote noncontigu\s      
communities are prioritiz$4  7c7 ,brief+
 ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 brief ! ,committee on ,transportation &

 ,infra/ructure & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate on ! implem5tation ( ! pilot
 program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74    
7d7 ,sunset ,! pilot program e/abli%$ "u
 subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate on         
,septemb] #cj1 #bjcj4