Description:
S. 5067, Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2024 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 25, 2024 By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars20252025-20292025-2034Direct Spending (Outlays)000Revenues000Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit000Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)524not estimatedIncreases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?NoStatutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?NoMandate EffectsIncreases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?NoContains intergovernmental mandate?NoContains private-sector mandate?NoThe bill wouldIncrease the maximum amount that the Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) can pay state governments for administering the other needs assistance programExpand assistance for mitigation projects for households that receive assistance to repair or replace damaged housingAuthorize FEMA to directly repair damaged homes in some casesAuthorize state and tribal governments to administer certain benefits under the Individuals and Households ProgramRequire FEMA and the Government Accountability Office to study and report on federal disaster assistance programsEstimated budgetary effects would mainly stem fromProviding additional assistance to households and to state and tribal governmentsRequiring federal agencies to conduct studies, produce reports, and make grantsAreas of significant uncertainty includeAnticipating the costs of federal assistance in response to disastersAnticipating how many households would qualify for new assistance under the bill and how much assistance they would receive
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