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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 10087 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10087
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to provide for certain procedures following the
declaration of a major disaster, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 1, 2024
Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Griffith, and Mr. McCormick) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act to provide for certain procedures following the
declaration of a major disaster, 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 Recovery and Resilience Act
of 2024''.
SEC. 2. MAJOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) Application of Other Laws.--Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 431. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.
``(a) Jones Act.--Notwithstanding sections 12103, 12112, and 55102
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating shall exempt a vessel from the
requirements of such sections if the Secretary determines that the
owner or operator of the vessel has reasonably demonstrated that the
exemption is needed to provide disaster relief to an area affected by a
major disaster declared under this title for a period of 180 days after
the declaration of such major disaster.
``(b) Davis-Bacon Act.--With respect to a major disaster declared
under this title, any requirement under subchapter IV of chapter 31 of
title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the `Davis-Bacon
Act'), shall not apply with respect to any project carried out under
this title that is related to the repair of damage caused by such major
disaster.''.
(b) Emergency Recovery Board.--Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 432. EMERGENCY RECOVERY BOARD.
``(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the first
declaration of a major disaster under section 401, for each category of
disaster in any calendar year, the President shall establish a board to
review the process and procedures related to recovery following such
category of disaster.
``(b) Members.--Each board established under subsection (a) shall
include the following members:
``(1) The Secretary of Transportation.
``(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
``(3) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
``(4) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
``(5) The State officials in areas affected by the category
of disaster who are equivalent to the officials described in
paragraphs (1) through (3).
``(6) Local officials in areas affected by the category of
disaster.
``(7) An employee of the House of Representatives appointed
by the Speaker in consultation with the minority leader.
``(8) An employee of the Senate appointed by the majority
leader in consultation with the minority leader.
``(c) Report.--
``(1) Initial report.--Not later than 30 days after the
establishment of each board under subsection (a), such board
shall submit to Congress and to the heads of each agency
described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) a
report providing recommendations on any immediate barriers that
the Federal and State governments may remove to aid recovery.
``(2) Secondary report.--Not later than 90 days after the
establishment of each board under subsection (a), such board
shall submit to Congress a report providing recommendations on
any legislative or regulatory changes to aid in the recovery of
future disasters in the category of disaster.
``(d) Category of Disaster Defined.--In this section, the term
`category of disaster' means each individual type of disaster described
in the definition of `major disaster' in section 102 of this Act.''.
(c) Hazard Mitigation.--Section 404(d)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(d)(1)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``that applicable environmental
reviews'' and inserting the following:
``(i) that applicable environmental
reviews''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) compliance with any applicable
requirements under the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.); and''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``, the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),'' after ``1969''.
(d) Repair, Restoration, and Replacement of Damaged Facilities.--
Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(f) Allowance for Prescheduled Technological Improvements.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of the repair, restoration,
reconstruction, or replacement of a facility carried out under
this section, the President shall install any prescheduled
technological improvement to such facility during any such
repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement.
``(2) Prescheduled technological improvement defined.--In
this subsection, the term `prescheduled technological
improvement' means a technological improvement to a facility
that was scheduled, procured, and had funding set aside for
installation before the major disaster declaration.''.
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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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