Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act

This bill aims to make it easier and faster for people and organizations to get help after disasters. It tells FEMA to cut down on duplicate forms, simplify how it collects information from aid applicants, and create a plan to regularly track and report federal disaster aid. It also has FEMA set up a group to find and fix overlap in early damage checks and to look at new tools—like drones—that could speed things up. FEMA must share its findings in a public report on its website and brief Congress on the results.

Key points

• Who is affected: People and groups who apply for FEMA disaster aid, and the agencies that assess damage and deliver help.
• What changes: Simpler, less repetitive paperwork; a plan to track and report disaster aid; a working group to cut overlap in early damage checks; and testing new tech like drones to speed assessments.
• When: Within two years of the law taking effect, FEMA must start the working group and begin this streamlining work, then report and post the results publicly.