No Delays in Disaster Relief Act

This bill would require the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to set up a process for appointing an Acting Regional Administrator whenever a Regional Administrator position has been empty for at least 90 days. The acting official would have authority to make grant and program decisions needed to obligate and pay out funds, and to process and pay federal grant assistance to states and local governments. Within 180 days of the law taking effect, FEMA would have to report to Congress on how it carried out these changes. The report would cover long-term vacancies, grant processing timelines, implementation challenges, and recommendations.

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Sponsors

• Julia Letlow Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors