Report on coordination of disaster assistance to individuals

(a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the congressional committees of jurisdiction a report conducted by all relevant Federal agencies to improve the comprehensive delivery of disaster assistance to individuals following a major disaster or emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). (b) Contents The report required under paragraph (1) shall include both administrative actions taken, or planned to be taken, by the agencies as well as legislative proposals, where appropriate, of the following: (1) Efforts to improve coordination between the Agency and other relevant Federal agencies when delivering disaster assistance to individuals. (2) Clarify the sequence of delivery of disaster assistance to individuals from the Agency, and other relevant Federal agencies. (3) Clarify the interpretation and implementation of section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155) when providing disaster assistance to individuals, including providing a common interpretation across the Agency, and other relevant Federal agencies, of the definitions and requirements under such section 312. (4) Increase the effectiveness of communication to applicants for assistance programs for individuals after a disaster declaration, including the breadth of programs available and the potential impacts of utilizing one program versus another. (c) Report update Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the congressional committees of jurisdiction an update to the report required under paragraph (1).