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[S. 4654 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 649
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4654
[Report No. 117-258]
To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and
Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use
of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery
projects.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 28, 2022
Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs
December 14, 2022
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and
Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use
of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery
projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs
Modernization Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(d); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Use of Excess Funds for Management Costs.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
`excess funds for management costs' means the difference
between--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the amount of the applicable
specific management costs authorized under subsection
(b); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) as of the date on which the incident
is closed, the amount of funding for management costs
activities expended by the grantee or subgrantee
receiving the financial assistance for costs described
in subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management
costs.--The President may make available to a grantee or
subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403,
404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management
costs.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management
costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph
(2) may be used for activities associated with building
capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents
for which assistance may be made available under section 403,
404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including
for providing training and other activities associated with any
major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise
prepare for such an incident.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Availability.--Excess funds for management
costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph
(2) shall remain available to the grantee or subgrantee until
the date that is 5 years after the date on which the excess
funds for management costs are made available under paragraph
(2).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or
emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of
enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs
Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.
(a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Use of Excess Funds for Management Costs.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `excess
funds for management costs' means the difference between--
``(A) the amount of the applicable specific
management costs authorized under subsection (b); and
``(B) as of the date on which the grant award is
closed, the amount of funding for management costs
activities expended by the grantee or subgrantee
receiving the financial assistance for costs described
in subparagraph (A).
``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.--
The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee
receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406,
407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs.
``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made
available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be
used for activities associated with building capacity to
respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which
assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406,
407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for
providing training and other activities associated with any
major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise
prepare for such an incident.
``(4) Availability.--Excess funds for management costs made
available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) shall
remain available to the grantee or subgrantee until the date
that is 5 years after the date on which the excess funds for
management costs are made available under paragraph (2).''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster
or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of
enactment of this Act.
Calendar No. 649
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4654
[Report No. 117-258]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and
Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use
of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery
projects.
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December 14, 2022
Reported with an amendment