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House Bill 1665
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Disaster Declaration Improvement Act
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Passed House on May 3, 2017
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H. R. 1665 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 56

115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1665

[Report No. 115–99]


To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 22, 2017

Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mrs. Bustos) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

April 28, 2017

Additional sponsors: Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Bost, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, and Mr. Barletta

April 28, 2017

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 22, 2017]


A BILL

To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Disaster Declaration Improvement Act”.

SEC. 2. Local impact.

In making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact or recent multiple disasters. Further, the Administrator shall make corresponding adjustments to the Agency’s policies and regulations regarding such consideration. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the changes made to regulations and policies and the number of declarations that have been declared based on the new criteria.


Union Calendar No. 56

115th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 1665
[Report No. 115–99]

A BILL
To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration.

April 28, 2017
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed