Reforming Disaster Recovery Act

This bill creates a Long-Term Disaster Recovery Fund in the U.S. Treasury and a permanent HUD block grant program that gives money to states, local governments, and tribes in the hardest-hit areas after catastrophic major disasters. HUD would decide within 90 to 120 days after a disaster declaration whether a disaster qualifies, use a formula to set grant amounts, and could give early grants of up to $5 million. Grantees would have to submit public plans, spend at least 70 percent of funds to benefit low- and moderate-income people unless waived, and use the money within 6 years or have it taken back. The bill also creates a HUD Office of Disaster Management and Resiliency and sets rules for data sharing among HUD, FEMA, and the Small Business Administration.

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Sponsors

• Al Green Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors