Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
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Summary
Would let grantees reuse leftover disaster management funds for preparedness, mitigation, and related management costs. It would define “excess funds for management costs” and let the President make those funds available to grantees and subgrantees for capacity building and management costs tied to disasters, emergencies, preparedness, or mitigation.
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- Grantees and subgrantees: Could use excess management-cost funds for activities that build capacity to prepare for, recover from, or mitigate major disasters or emergencies, and for management costs tied to disasters, emergencies, preparedness, or mitigation activities.
- Timing and scope: Excess funds would remain available to recipients for five years after they are made available. The changes apply only to declarations made on or after enactment and to amounts appropriated on or after enactment.
- Oversight: Requires a Government Accountability Office study within 180 days on actual management costs during major disaster declarations and a five-year review of management-cost amounts, uses, and disaster durations.
- Funding: The bill states no additional funds are authorized to carry out these amendments.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
More flexible disaster grant funds
If enacted, the bill would let the President give leftover disaster grant money to grantees and subgrantees. Leftover 'excess funds for management costs' is the authorized management-cost amount minus what the grantee already spent by grant close. Those excess funds could be used to build capacity, prepare for or recover from disasters, or pay related management costs. The money would stay available for five years after it is made available. The change would apply only to declarations and funding made on or after enactment. The bill would not authorize any new appropriations to carry out these changes.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Fulcher
ID • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
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