H.R. 3655 · 118th Congress
Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act
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This bill modifies the pre-disaster mitigation grant program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 24, 2023
Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act
This bill modifies the pre-disaster mitigation grant program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Specifically, the bill
- increases FEMA's set-aside for pre-disaster mitigation assistance from 6% to 15% of certain grant amounts;
- provides for a 2% set-aside for community planning and capacity building assistance; and
- authorizes FEMA to develop guidance regarding how to incorporate climate change into the National Risk Index, cost-benefit analyses, and improved codes, specifications, and standards to address natural hazards.
FEMA must
- prioritize applicants for assistance with the highest hazard risk in coordination with FEMA's National Risk Index, environmental justice communities, and low-income communities (current law covers the latter though this bill modifies the number of individuals in such communities);
- provide community outreach; and
- establish a central federal database to consolidate funding data collected by all local, state, and federal agencies involved in post-disaster response and pre-disaster mitigation spending and categorize the data by type of project, funding source, and hazard types using a user-friendly database and interactive map.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act
Latest action (May 25, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: May 24, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.