State-managed housing authority

(a) In general Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended— (1) in subsection (f)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking A State and inserting the following: (i) In general A State; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Transparency The President shall make public the criteria used to evaluate applications under clause (i) and determine if a State or Indian tribal government meets the criteria described in subparagraph (B) to administer grants described in paragraph (1)(A).; (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii)— (i) in subclause (I) by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in subclause (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (III) outline the approach of the State to help disaster survivors create a permanent housing plan; and (IV) outline the approach of the State to provide individual disaster survivors some choice of communities and properties, as practicable.; (C) by striking subparagraph (F); (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), (I), and (J) as subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), and (I), respectively; and (E) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated— (i) in clause (ii) by striking Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the and inserting The; and (ii) in clause (iii) by striking 2 years and inserting 10 years; and (2) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraphs (2) and (3); and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Disaster assistance In the case of assistance provided under subsections (c)(1)(B), (c)(2)(B), and (c)(4), the Federal share shall be not less than 75 percent.. (b) GAO assessment Upon the expiration of the authority to carry out section 408(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(f)) as a pilot program, the Comptroller General of the United States shall issue a report on the effectiveness, successes, and challenges of any pilot program carried out pursuant to such section and make recommendations on how to improve the provision of assistance under such section.