H.R. 6249, Think Differently About Emergencies Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on November 15, 2023
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2024
2024-2028
2024-2033
Direct Spending (Outlays)
0
0
0
Revenues
0
0
0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
0
0
0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)
*
1
not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2034?
No
Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?
No
Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2034?
No
Contains intergovernmental mandate?
No
Contains private-sector mandate?
No
* = between zero and $500,000.
Summary
H.R. 6249 would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review disaster assistance and resources provided by FEMA for people with disabilities and their families. The bill would require FEMA, within 120 days of enactment, to report to the Congress on details of that assistance and the process of administering it. In addition, the bill would require both agencies, within one year of enactment, to make recommendations to the Congress on how to improve the quality and administration of that assistance.
Using information from FEMA and GAO about the costs of similar activities, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $1 million over the 2024-2028 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
