S. 713 · 111th Congress
FEMA Accountability Act of 2009
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- Senate Introduced Mar 26, 2009
- Senate Passed Aug 5, 2009
FEMA Accountability Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) complete an assessment to determine the number of temporary housing units purchased by FEMA that it needs to maintain in stock to respond appropriately to emergencies or major disasters; and (2) establish criteria for determining whether…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate amended · Aug 5, 2009
FEMA Accountability Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) complete an assessment to determine the number of temporary housing units purchased by FEMA that it needs to maintain in stock to respond appropriately to emergencies or major disasters; and (2) establish criteria for determining whether individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA are in usable condition, including appropriate criteria for formaldehyde testing and exposure of such units.
Requires the Administrator to establish and implement a plan for: (1) storing the number of temporary housing units that the Administrator has determined that FEMA needs to maintain in stock; (2) transferring, selling, or otherwise disposing of such units in FEMA's inventory that are in excess of that number and in usable condition; and (3) disposing of such units that are determined not to be in usable condition.
Makes the plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act disposal requirements and other applicable law.
Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, or other disposal of temporary housing units under this Act.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: FEMA Accountability Act of 2009
Latest action (May 20, 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 26, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Mar 26, 2009
- Senate Passed Aug 5, 2009
No recorded floor vote found.