H.R. 153

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 3, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Ezell

Table of contents

• H.R. 153
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Subpage for transparency of disaster assistance
  • SEC. 3. Definitions

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act.

SEC. 2. Subpage for transparency of disaster assistance

• (a) Establishment of repository for reporting requirements
  • The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the head of each covered Federal agency, shall establish a subpage within the website established under section 2 of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( note) to publish the information required to be made available to the public under this section. 31 U.S.C. 6101
• (b) Submission of information by Federal agencies
  • Not later than 30 days after the end of a calendar quarter, each covered Federal agency that made disaster assistance available to an eligible recipient during such quarter shall, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, make available to the public on the subpage established under subsection (a) the information described in subsection (c), and ensure that any data asset of the agency is machine readable.
• (c) Information required
  • The information described in this subsection is, with respect to disaster assistance provided by the covered Federal agency—
    • the total amount of disaster assistance provided by the agency during such quarter;
    • the amount of disaster assistance provided by the agency that was expended or obligated to projects or activities; and
    • a detailed list of all projects or activities for which disaster assistance dispersed by the agency was expended, obligated, or used, including—
      • the name of the project or activity;
      • a description of the project or activity;
      • an evaluation of the completion status of the project or activity;
      • any award identification number assigned to the project;
      • the Catalog for Disaster Assistance number assigned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
      • the location of the project, including ZIP Codes; and
      • any reporting requirement information being collected by a covered Federal agency with respect to that agency’s disaster assistance.
• (d) Guidance
  • Each covered Federal agency, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall issue such guidance as is necessary to meet the requirements of this Act.
• (e) Agreement with private entity
  • The Director, if necessary for purposes of transparency, may enter into an agreement with a private entity, including a nonprofit organization, to develop the subpage required under this section.

SEC. 3. Definitions

• In this Act, the following definitions apply:
  • The term means— covered Federal agency
  • The term means any funds that are made available by the Federal Government in response to a specified natural disaster, including— disaster assistance
  • The term — eligible recipient
  • The term means— specified natural disaster