Post-Disaster Assistance Accountability

Summary#

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), working with the Treasury and certain federal agencies, to create a public subpage on the federal funding transparency website. The subpage must list information about federal disaster assistance every quarter. Covered agencies must publish machine-readable data within 30 days after each quarter ends.

The bill covers assistance from agencies that provide Stafford Act help, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The online reports must show total assistance amounts, amounts spent or obligated, and a detailed list of projects or activities. Each listed project must include the project name, a description, completion status, any award ID, the FEMA Catalog for Disaster Assistance number, ZIP codes or location, and any agency reporting required for that project.

OMB may issue guidance and may contract with a private entity or nonprofit to develop the subpage.

What it means for you#

  • If you are a non-individual recipient (for example, a state, local government, business, or nonprofit) that gets federal disaster aid, your organization’s awards and project details would be published publicly each quarter.
  • If you live in an affected area, you can use the subpage to see what federal disaster projects received funding, where they are, and their reported status.
  • If you work at a covered federal agency, your agency must provide the required data in machine-readable format and follow OMB guidance.

Expenses#

No publicly available information.

Proponents' View#

The bill creates a single, public, machine-readable place to find quarterly data on federal disaster assistance, including project details and locations, to make spending and project status more transparent.

Opponents' View#

No publicly available information.