Report to Congress on major disaster declarations

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing the following information with respect to each major disaster declared pursuant to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) during the 5-year period preceding such date of enactment: (1) The process used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to determine individual household need. (2) An itemization of the most common reasons for denial of individual and household assistance pursuant to section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174). (3) The rate of appeals of denial of such assistance. (4) The amount of time the Agency takes to issue a decision regarding eligibility for individual assistance, disaggregated by each such major disaster. (5) Information on the use of Disaster Legal Services and the number of applicants who were eligible for such services. (6) The total number of Disaster Legal Services volunteers as of such date of enactment. (7) The number of such volunteers who were activated for each such major disaster. (8) The amount of time taken after the declaration of each such major disaster to set up disaster recovery centers that provide access to individual assistance. (9) The number of disaster recovery centers opened for each such major disaster. (10) The process used for selecting the location of such disaster recovery centers. (11) The average amount of time disaster recovery centers remained open. (12) The average amount of time individual survivors spend at such centers. (13) A description of outreach efforts in low-income, rural, and underserved communities regarding the availability of assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.