This bill updates how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can use certain no-bid contracts during disasters. It extends the maximum length of these noncompetitive contracts from 150 days to one year, removing an old limit from the Post‑Katrina law while keeping standard rules for urgent needs in place .

It also requires DHS to report on the results. The first report is due within 540 days of the law taking effect, then once a year for five years. These reports must explain how the change helps prevent waste, fraud, and abuse, and list FEMA’s urgent no‑bid contracts made or extended during that time, including the number of contracts, what they are for, how much they cost, and, when relevant, the state and the related disaster or emergency.

• Who is affected: DHS and FEMA contracting for disaster response and recovery; vendors providing urgent services.
• What changes: Maximum length of certain no‑bid disaster contracts increases from 150 days to one year; new annual reports to Congress with contract details and anti‑waste reviews .
• When: Starts upon enactment; first report due within 540 days, then annually for five years.