Bill > S594

This bill, known as the HELP Response and Recovery Act, aims to repeal certain obsolete contracting requirements from the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006. Specifically, the bill removes section 695 from the original law, which likely contained outdated provisions related to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contracting procedures. The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit annual reports to congressional committees for five years following the act's enactment. These reports must review how the repeal has prevented waste, fraud, and abuse, and promoted taxpayer savings. Additionally, the reports must provide details about contracts entered into by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under urgent and compelling circumstances without soliciting bids, including the number of such contracts, their subjects, amounts, affected states, and the disasters or emergencies they relate to. The bill's goal appears to be streamlining DHS contracting processes and increasing transparency in emergency management procurement.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/594/all-info