No Delays in Disaster Relief Act
Sponsored By: Representative Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5]
Introduced
Summary
Fill long FEMA regional vacancies by appointing Acting Regional Administrators. This bill would require FEMA to set up a process so an Acting Regional Administrator is named when a regional post is vacant 90 days or more and to give that acting official authority to approve and disburse federal grants to support timely obligations and payments.
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- States and local governments: An Acting Regional Administrator could approve, process, and disburse federal grant assistance, aiming to speed obligations and payments when a regional vacancy lasts 90 days or more.
- FEMA leadership and operations: The FEMA Administrator would have to create the appointment process and delegate approval authorities, including updates to policy, guidance, or internal controls.
- Congress and oversight: The Administrator must report to Congress within 180 days with implementation actions, regions with vacancies over 180 days and acting-designation status, data on grant timelines before and after, assessments of efficiency and controls, challenges encountered, and recommendations.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Faster FEMA disaster grants during vacancies
This bill would require the FEMA Administrator to set a process to appoint an Acting Regional Administrator when a Regional Administrator position has been vacant for at least 90 days. An Acting Regional Administrator appointed under that process would be able to make grant and program decisions and to process and disburse Federal grant assistance to States and local governments. If enacted, this could reduce administrative delays in FEMA grant approvals and payments after disasters. The bill would also require the Administrator to report to Congress within 180 days on implementation steps, regions with long vacancies, authorities delegated, grant timelines before and after, implementation challenges, and recommendations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5]
LA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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