Lets disaster victims get federal aid faster and reduces FEMA's time to reclaim funds.
This bill would make it easier for people and communities hit by major disasters to get and keep federal aid. It would give the President more power to waive rules about duplicated assistance and shorten the time FEMA has to ask for money back from 3 years to 2 years.
Today, FEMA has 3 years to recoup certain assistance, and the President's power to waive rules against duplicated aid isn't as clear. Also, FEMA doesn't explicitly waive asking for money back for small overages, nor is there a set acceptable error ratio for aid allocations. If this bill becomes law, FEMA would only have 2 years to recoup certain funds, and the President would have clear authority to waive rules against duplicated aid for certain types of assistance, excluding Public Assistance and Individual Household Assistance. FEMA would also be able to waive asking for small overages (up to 5%) back and would need to establish an acceptable error ratio for financial assistance.
HR 3759 · 119th Congress · June 5, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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