H.R. 153

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 153 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 153

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 15, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs

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AN ACT

To provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements 
for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

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 ``Post-Disaster Assistance Online 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. SUBPAGE FOR TRANSPARENCY OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

(a) Establishment of Repository for Reporting Requirements.--The 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury and the head of each covered Federal 
agency, shall establish a subpage within the website established under 
section 2 of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 
2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) to publish the information required to be 
made available to the public under this section.
(b) Submission of Information by Federal Agencies.--Not later than 
30 days after the end of a calendar quarter, each covered Federal 
agency that made disaster assistance available to an eligible recipient 
during such quarter shall, in coordination with the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, make available to the public on the 
subpage established under subsection (a) the information described in 
subsection (c), and ensure that any data asset of the agency is machine 
readable.
(c) Information Required.--The information described in this 
subsection is, with respect to disaster assistance provided by the 
covered Federal agency--
(1) the total amount of disaster assistance provided by the 
agency during such quarter;
(2) the amount of disaster assistance provided by the 
agency that was expended or obligated to projects or 
activities; and
(3) a detailed list of all projects or activities for which 
disaster assistance dispersed by the agency was expended, 
obligated, or used, including--
(A) the name of the project or activity;
(B) a description of the project or activity;
(C) an evaluation of the completion status of the 
project or activity;
(D) any award identification number assigned to the 
project;
(E) the Catalog for Disaster Assistance number 
assigned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(F) the location of the project, including ZIP 
Codes; and
(G) any reporting requirement information being 
collected by a covered Federal agency with respect to 
that agency's disaster assistance.
(d) Guidance.--Each covered Federal agency, in coordination with 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary 
of the Treasury, shall issue such guidance as is necessary to meet the 
requirements of this Act.
(e) Agreement With Private Entity.--The Director, if necessary for 
purposes of transparency, may enter into an agreement with a private 
entity, including a nonprofit organization, to develop the subpage 
required under this section.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Covered federal agency.--The term ``covered Federal 
agency'' means--
(A) any agency providing assistance under the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);
(B) the Small Business Administration; and
(C) the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
(2) Disaster assistance.--The term ``disaster assistance'' 
means any funds that are made available by the Federal 
Government in response to a specified natural disaster, 
including--
(A) any assistance provided by the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration as a result of a 
disaster declared under section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b));
(B) any assistance provided by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development for--
(i) activities authorized under title I of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to 
disaster relief, long-term recovery, 
restoration of infrastructure and housing, and 
economic revitalization in the most impacted 
and distressed areas resulting from a major 
disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); and
(ii) flood insurance coverage provided 
under the National Flood Insurance Program 
pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.); and
(C) any assistance provided under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
(3) Eligible recipient.--The term ``eligible recipient''--
(A) means any entity that receives disaster 
assistance directly from the Federal Government 
(including disaster assistance received through grant, 
loan, or contract) other than an individual; and
(B) includes a State that receives disaster 
assistance.
(4) Specified natural disaster.--The term ``specified 
natural disaster'' means--
(A) a fire on public or private forest land or 
grassland described in section 420 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5187);
(B) a major disaster declared by the President 
under section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170);
(C) an emergency declared by the President under 
section 501 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5191); and
(D) any other natural disaster for which a disaster 
declaration is made by the Federal Government.

Passed the House of Representatives January 14, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.