Preliminary damage assessment pilot program

(a) Establishment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall establish a pilot program to implement new technology in carrying out a preliminary damage assessment in a noncontiguous community in which a major disaster has been declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170). (b) Priority In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure that the most geographically remote noncontiguous communities are prioritized. (c) Briefing Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the implementation of the pilot program established under subsection (a). (d) Sunset The pilot program established under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2030.