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This bill requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to annually submit a comprehensive report to Congress detailing all federal disaster-related assistance, with the first report to be submitted in 2027. The report must cover disaster assistance from 21 different federal agencies and programs, including those from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and others. The report will provide detailed information such as the overall amount of disaster-related assistance obligations during the fiscal year, spending by agency and account, specific disasters receiving funding, types of disasters, response and recovery spending, mitigation spending, and the form of assistance (loans or grants). The bill aims to increase transparency and fiscal accountability by creating a single, publicly available estimate of federal disaster-related spending, which will help inform congressional appropriations and presidential budget requests. The legislation recognizes that disaster recovery is a complex, long-term process requiring significant federal resources and that understanding these expenses can help identify opportunities to reduce vulnerabilities to future natural disasters.

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