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Analysis of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (Paperback)
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Analysis of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (Paperback)
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Hurricane Sandy caused extensive human suffering and damage to
public and private property. In response to this catastrophic
event, Congress considered legislation to provide supplemental
appropriations to federal disaster assistance programs. In
addition, Congress considered revisions to the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act,
P.L. 93-288 as amended), which is the primary source of authorities
for disaster assistance programs for the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA). As a result, Congress passed the Sandy
Recovery Improvement Act of 2013, which was included as Division B
of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-2).
Division A of P.L. 113-2 provided a $50.7 billion package of
disaster assistance largely focused on responding to Hurricane
Sandy. Additionally, Congress increased the National Flood
Insurance Program's borrowing authority by $9.7 billion (from
$20.725 billion to $30.425 billion) (P.L. 113-1). Both of these
supplemental relief law are discussed separately in CRS Report
R42869, FY2013 Supplemental Funding for Disaster Relief. This
report analyzes the provisions of the Sandy Recovery Improvement
Act of 2013. In general, these provisions amend the Stafford Act
with a stated goal of improving the efficiency and quality of
disaster assistance provided by FEMA. Briefly, the amendments to
the Stafford Act include: Establishing a new set of alternative
procedures for administering the Public Assistance Program, which
provides assistance for debris removal and the repair and
restoration of eligible facilities (Section 1102 of the Sandy
Recovery Improvement Act of 2013); Authorizing FEMA to enter into
agreements with private owners of multi-family rental properties to
expand post-disaster housing resources (Section 1103); Revising the
administration of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, to include a
possible advancement of 25% of grant funds (Section 1104);
Directing the establishment of alternative dispute resolution
procedures (including binding arbitration), building on FEMA's
current appeals process, to resolve federal and state disagreements
on costs and eligibility questions (Section 1105); Directing the
creation of a joint process for environmental and historical review
for disaster recovery projects with the goal of increasing the
speed of the process (Section 1106); Directing FEMA to study, and
report to Congress, whether it is appropriate to increase the
dollar size of "small projects" eligible for simplified procedures
(Section 1107); Including child care as an eligible expense under
the "other needs assistance" provided in certain disasters (Section
1108(a)); Specifically authorizing the reimbursement of the base
wages of government employees providing emergency work under
certain circumstances (Section 1108(b)); Directing FEMA to update
the factors considered when assessing the need for Individual
Assistance in the declaration process (Section 1109); Authorizing
the chief executive of a tribal government to directly request
disaster or emergency declarations from the President, much as a
governor can for a state (Section 1110); and Directing FEMA to
create a comprehensive national strategy for reducing the cost of
future disasters (Section 1111). Prospectively, the changes in law
apply to disasters declared on or after the date of enactment,
January 29, 2013. Further, support can be found in the text and
legislative history of the bill for applying at least some of these
amendments retrospectively to Hurricane Sandy-related disaster
declarations. However, it is less clear whether, and to what
extent, some of these revisions will apply to disasters declared
before Hurricane Sandy.
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