,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjbf,ms4    
,letl[ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to    
appo9t an ,act+ ,regional ,adm9i/rator 9
 any case 9 :i* a ,regional ,adm9i/rator
 position ( ! ,ag5cy has be5 vacant = at
 lea/ #ij days1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,no ,delays 9 ,disa/] ,relief ,act4  #b4
 ,act+ ,regional ,adm9i/rators ( ,f$]al 
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy  7a7         
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al  
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all e/abli% 
a process by :i* ! ,adm9i/rator appo9ts 
an ,act+ ,regional ,adm9i/rator 9 any   
case 9 :i* a ,regional ,adm9i/rator     
position ( ! ,ag5cy has be5 vacant = at 
lea/ #ij days4  7b7 ,au?ority ( ,act+   
,regional ,adm9i/rator ,9 c>ry+ out     
subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all     

ensure t an ,act+ ,regional ,adm9i/rator
 %all h ! au?ority to-- 7#a7 make       
relevant grant & programmatic decisions 
necess>y to support ! timely obligation 
& disbursem5t ( funds2 &  7#b7 process &
 disburse ,f$]al grant assi/ance to     
,/ates & local gov]nm5ts4  7c7 ,report  
to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,adm9i/rator %all submit a report to    
,congress t includes ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a 
description ( actions tak5 to implem5t !
 delegation ( approval au?ority1 includ+
 any updates to policy1 guidance1 or    
int]nal controls4  7#b7 ,id5tification (
 regions ( ! ,ag5cy ) vacancies exce$+  
#ahj days & ! /atus ( ,act+ ,regional   
,adm9i/rator designations4  7#c7 ,!     
scope ( au?orities delegat$ to ,act+    
,regional ,adm9i/rators & any           
limitations plac$ on su* au?orities4    
7#d7 ,data on grant process+ & aw>d     
timel9es be=e & aft] implem5tation1     
includ+ any measurable improvem5ts 9    
timel9ess ( obligations & disbursem5ts4 

7#e7 ,an assessm5t ( ! impact ( delegat$
 au?ority on program effici5cy1 int]nal 
controls1 & risk managem5t4  7#f7 ,any  
*all5ges enc\nt]$ 9 implem5tation1      
includ+ legal1 op]ational1 or /aff+     
con/ra9ts1 & /eps tak5 to address !m4   
7#g7 ,any recomm5dations = legislative  
or adm9i/rative *anges ne$$ to fur!r    
improve ! timely deliv]y ( ,f$]al       
assi/ance ( ! ,ag5cy4