Bill > HR1796

This bill, the Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2023, aims to improve the individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Key provisions include: 1. Establishing a unified disaster application system to facilitate the administration of disaster assistance programs and enhance information sharing between federal agencies. 2. Developing a universal application for direct federal disaster assistance for individuals in impacted areas. 3. Expanding eligibility for financial assistance and direct assistance for repairs and hazard mitigation measures for primary residences, utilities, and residential infrastructure damaged by a major disaster. 4. Allowing state-managed housing pilot programs to administer certain disaster assistance grants and increasing the federal cost-share for such assistance. 5. Providing funding for states to create online guides for post-disaster recovery resources and assistance. 6. Requiring FEMA to publish an interactive dashboard with data on individual disaster assistance applications, approvals, and denials. 7. Directing studies and reports on challenges faced by renters and low-income homeowners in accessing disaster assistance, as well as issues with FEMA's preliminary damage assessments.