Disaster Relief Disbursement Accountability Act

This bill would amend the federal Stafford Disaster Relief Act to require the FEMA Administrator to take actions needed to get funds to eligible entities as quickly as possible after a disaster project is approved, including hazard mitigation grants and public assistance. Recipients of this assistance for disasters already receiving funds would have to report, within one year, the average time they take to pass the money on to subrecipients. Recipients for future declared disasters would have to submit this report every year. Starting within three years, the Administrator would have to send Congress an annual summary of these reports.

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Sponsors

• Pablo José Hernández Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors