HR 4460 · 115th Congress · Emergency Management

Disaster Recovery Reform Act

Introduced 2017-11-28· Sponsored by Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 850.(2018-12-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Disaster Recovery Reform Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to modify the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to: permit the use of technical and financial assistance to establish and carry out enforcement activities to implement codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs; direct the President to establish a National Public Infrastructure Predisaster Mitigation Fund; authorize the President's contribution to the cost of hazard mitigation measures to be used to increase resilience in any area affected by a major disaster; and direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue a final rulemaking that defines the terms "resilient" and "resiliency." The bill authorizes the President to: (1) provide hazard mitigation assistance in any area affected by a wildfire for which assistance was provided; (2) provide incentives to invest in measures that increase readiness for, and resilience from, a future major disaster; and (3) waive Stafford Act provisions regarding duplication of benefits. The bill amends the Stafford Act to: (1) authori…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act

Mar 9, 2018

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on November 30, 2017

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans