Disaster Assistance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013 or the DATA Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to Congress a report that specifies: (1) the amount obligated by the federal government for disaster assistance, by each agency and program thereof, for each of the preceding 10 fiscal years; and (2) the amount projected to be obligated for disaster assistance by each agency and program for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
Requires the Director to submit to Congress, in conjunction with the President's annual budget submission, a report that specifies: (1) the amount projected to be obligated in the upcoming fiscal year for disaster assistance by each federal agency and program, (2) the amount obligated during the most-recently concluded fiscal year for disaster assistance by each federal agency and program, and (3) any corrections to previous reports.
Directs the Comptroller General to report to the House and Senate appropriations and budget committees every two years on: (1) an evaluation of federal disaster assistance spending, including the identification of areas of potential duplication, waste, fraud, or abuse; (2) recommendations on how federal agencies can improve transparency in, and better account for, disaster assistance spending to ensure that funds are spent in an effective and efficient manner; and (3) an evaluation of the effectiveness and equity of the current system of cost-sharing with respect to disaster assistance spending, including the system's effectiveness in reducing the federal cost of disaster assistance and promoting non-federal investment in disaster recovery, mitigation, and preparedness.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3347 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3347
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to
report on the disaster assistance obligations of the Federal
Government, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 28, 2013
Mr. Rothfus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to
report on the disaster assistance obligations of the Federal
Government, 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 ``Disaster Assistance Transparency and
Accountability Act of 2013'' or the ``DATA Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DISASTER ASSISTANCE REPORTS.
(a) Disaster Assistance Spending Report.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report that
specifies--
(A) for each of the 10 fiscal years most recently
concluded before submission of the report, the amount
obligated by the Federal Government for disaster
assistance, including the amount obligated for disaster
assistance--
(i) by each Federal department or agency
that made an obligation relating to disaster
assistance; and
(ii) under each relevant program, project,
or activity of such department or agency; and
(B) for the fiscal year in which the report is
submitted, the amount projected to be obligated by the
Federal Government for disaster assistance, including
the amount projected to be obligated for disaster
assistance--
(i) by each Federal department or agency
that has made or may make an obligation
relating to disaster assistance; and
(ii) under each relevant program, project,
or activity of such department or agency.
(2) Annual report.--Each year in conjunction with the
President's annual budget submission to Congress under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a
report that specifies--
(A) for the fiscal year for which the budget is
submitted, the amount projected to be obligated for
disaster assistance by--
(i) each Federal department or agency that
may make an obligation relating to disaster
assistance; and
(ii) each relevant program, project, or
activity of such department or agency;
(B) for the fiscal year in which the budget is
submitted, the amount projected to be obligated for
disaster assistance by--
(i) each Federal department or agency that
has made or may make an obligation relating to
disaster assistance; and
(ii) each relevant program, project, or
activity of such department or agency;
(C) for the most-recently concluded fiscal year,
the amount obligated for disaster assistance by--
(i) each Federal department or agency that
made an obligation relating to disaster
assistance; and
(ii) each relevant program, project, or
activity of such department or agency; and
(D) any corrections to reports previously submitted
under this subsection.
(b) Biennial Report Evaluating Effectiveness of Disaster Assistance
Spending.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the report
under subsection (a)(1) is submitted, and every 2 years thereafter, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee
on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee
on the Budget of the Senate a report that provides--
(1) an evaluation of Federal disaster assistance spending,
including the identification of areas of potential duplication,
waste, fraud, or abuse;
(2) recommendations on how Federal departments and agencies
can improve transparency in and better account for disaster
assistance spending to ensure that funds are spent in an
effective and efficient manner; and
(3) an evaluation of the effectiveness and equity of the
current system of cost-sharing with respect to disaster
assistance spending, including the system's effectiveness in
reducing the Federal cost of disaster assistance and promoting
non-Federal investment in disaster recovery, mitigation, and
preparedness.
(c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Disaster.--The term ``disaster'' means any natural,
accidental, or manmade catastrophe in any part of the United
States, including a territory or possession of the United
States, which causes, or which may cause, substantial damage or
injury, without regard to whether such catastrophe results in a
declaration of a major disaster or emergency under the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
(2) Disaster assistance.--The term ``disaster assistance''
means any Federal activity, including the provision of
financial assistance, carried out to assist a public or private
entity affected by the occurrence of a disaster.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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