Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an audit of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) expenditures within one year of enactment.
The audit must detail payments made by FEMA for:
Individual assistance under the Stafford Act.
The Public Assistance Program.
Hazard mitigation under the Stafford Act.
Federal agency mission assignments related to major disasters or emergencies.
The audit will compare payments for these programs to their administrative costs.
It will describe the roles of personnel hired to administer these programs.
The audit will outline the portion of the Disaster Relief Fund spent on administrative costs for the specified programs.
It will assess the impact of workforce shortages at FEMA since 2020 on administrative costs.
The audit will include recommendations for reducing administrative costs and improving relief delivery to disaster survivors, particularly in rural areas.
The Comptroller General is required to submit the audit to Congress and make it publicly available.