HR 1471 · 114th Congress · Emergency Management
FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2016-03-01)
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FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015 Authorizes appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for FY2016-FY2018 for management and administration. Directs FEMA, through the National Advisory Council, to undertake and report on a comprehensive study of disaster costs and losses. Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: authorize through FY2018 the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System and grants to implement the Emergency Management Assistance Compact; include public broadcasting facilities within the definition of "private nonprofit facility" for purposes of disaster assistance eligibility; establish a three-year statute of limitation for reclaiming disaster relief funds and for collecting debts related to disaster assistance; allow a waiver for the collection of certain disaster-related debts; increase the threshold for determining the eligibility of certain small projects for expedited disaster assistance payments; establish rates for reimbursing states and local governments for direct and indirect administrative costs incurred to implement disaster recovery projects; authorize the President, whether or n…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1471, FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015
Jul 13, 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 15, 2015
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Cosponsors (3)
2 Democrats1 Republican