Bill > HR3759

This bill modifies the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to streamline and improve FEMA's (Federal Emergency Management Agency) public assistance processes. Specifically, the bill reduces the time frame for recouping disaster assistance from 3 years to 2 years, and provides the President with expanded waiver authority to grant disaster assistance even when there might be potential duplicative funding sources. The bill allows the FEMA Administrator to waive recoupment of funds for covered projects that exceed total project costs by no more than 5%, and requires the development of an "acceptable error ratio" for financial assistance allocations. This means FEMA can be more flexible in disaster relief funding, allowing slight overages in project costs and giving more discretion to the President when considering assistance requests. The new provisions aim to make disaster relief more responsive and less bureaucratic, with safeguards to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse while ensuring that assistance reaches those who need it most. The changes apply to major disasters declared on or after the bill's enactment date.

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