S. 2471 · 117th Congress
Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
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This bill addresses the response of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to disasters.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 26, 2021
Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
This bill addresses the response of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to disasters.
The bill establishes the Office of Disaster Management and Resiliency at HUD to coordinate HUD disaster preparedness and response responsibilities. The office must also coordinate with other federal agencies in supporting recovery and resiliency activities.
Further, the bill creates the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Fund to fund the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program. The program must provide states, tribes, and communities with grants for rebuilding affordable housing and infrastructure after a disaster. Grantees are required to certify that funds will be administered in compliance with specified fair housing and civil rights laws. Grantees must also prioritize assistance for extremely low-, low-, and moderate-income victims of disasters, as well as other vulnerable groups.
The bill also provides for increased data sharing regarding disasters, including by requiring HUD to share data with other federal agencies regarding disaster benefits and by requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration to share data on disaster benefit applicants with HUD.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
Latest action (Dec 15, 2021): Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Policy area: Housing and Community Development · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 26, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.