text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
      This Act may be cited as the ``Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief 
  Act of 2015''.
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
      In this Act--
          (1) the term ``administrative cost''--
              (A) means a cost incurred by the Agency in support of the 
          delivery of disaster assistance for a major disaster; and
              (B) does not include a cost incurred by a grantee or 
          subgrantee;
          (2) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the 
      Agency;
          (3) the term ``Agency'' means the Federal Emergency Management 
      Agency;
          (4) the term ``direct administrative cost'' means a cost 
      incurred by a grantee or subgrantee of a program authorized by the 
      Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
      U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) that can be identified separately and assigned 
      to a specific project;
          (5) the term ``hazard mitigation program'' means the hazard 
      mitigation grant program authorized under section 404 of the Robert 
      T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
      5170c);
          (6) the term ``individual assistance program'' means the 
      individual assistance grant program authorized under sections 408, 
      410, 415, 416, 426, and 502(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
      Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174, 5177, 5182, 
      5183, 5189d, and 5192(a));
          (7) the term ``major disaster'' means a major disaster declared 
      by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
      Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170);
          (8) the term ``mission assignment'' has the meaning given the 
      term in section 641 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 
      Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 741); and
          (9) the term ``public assistance program'' means the public 
      assistance grant program authorized under sections 403(a)(3), 406, 
      418, 419, 428, and 502(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
      and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(a)(3), 5172, 5185, 
      5186, 5189f, and 5192(a)).
  SEC. 3. INTEGRATED PLAN FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COST REDUCTION.
      (a) In General.--Not later than 365 days after the date of 
  enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall--
          (1) develop and implement an integrated plan to control and 
      reduce administrative costs for major disasters, which shall 
      include--
              (A) steps the Agency will take to reduce administrative 
          costs;
              (B) milestones needed for accomplishing the reduction of 
          administrative costs;
              (C) strategic goals for the average annual percentage of 
          administrative costs of major disasters for each fiscal year;
              (D) the assignment of clear roles and responsibilities, 
          including the designation of officials responsible for 
          monitoring and measuring performance; and
              (E) a timetable for implementation;
          (2) compare the costs and benefits of tracking the 
      administrative cost data for major disasters by the public 
      assistance, individual assistance, hazard mitigation, and mission 
      assignment programs, and if feasible, track this information; and
          (3) clarify Agency guidance and minimum documentation 
      requirements for a direct administrative cost claimed by a grantee 
      or subgrantee of a public assistance grant program.
      (b) Congressional Update.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
  enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the Committee on 
  Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
  Representatives on the plan required to be developed under subsection 
  (a)(1).
      (c) Updates.--If the Administrator modifies the plan or the 
  timetable under subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the 
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
  and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
  Representatives a report notifying Congress of the modification, which 
  shall include the details of the modification.
  SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
      (a) Annual Report.--Not later than November 30 of each year for 7 
  years beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
  shall submit to Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
  of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
  the House of Representatives a report on the development and 
  implementation of the integrated plan required under section 3 for the 
  previous fiscal year.
      (b) Report Updates.--
          (1) Three year update.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
      on which the Administrator submits a report under subsection (a), 
      the Administrator shall submit an updated report for the previous 
      3-fiscal-year period.
          (2) Five year update.--Not later than 5 years after the date on 
      which the Administrator submits a report under subsection (a), the 
      Administrator shall submit an updated report for the previous 5-
      fiscal-year period.
      (c) Contents of Reports.--Each report required under subsections 
  (a) and (b) shall contain, at a minimum--
          (1) the total amount spent on administrative costs for the 
      fiscal year period for which the report is being submitted;
          (2) the average annual percentage of administrative costs for 
      the fiscal year period for which the report is being submitted;
          (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of the plan developed 
      under section 3(a)(1);
          (4) an analysis of--
              (A) whether the Agency is achieving the strategic goals 
          established under section 3(a)(1)(C); and
              (B) in the case of the Agency not achieving such strategic 
          goals, what is preventing the Agency from doing so;
          (5) any actions the Agency has identified as useful in 
      improving upon and reaching the goals for administrative costs 
      established under section 3(a)(1)(C); and
          (6) any data described in section 3(a)(2), if the Agency 
      determines it is feasible to track such data.
      (d) Public Availability.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
  which the Administrator submits a report to Congress under this 
  section, the Administrator shall make the report publicly available on 
  the website of the Agency.
  
                                 Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  
                              Vice President of the United States and    
                                                 President of the Senate.
target: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 9, 2016.  Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to:  develop and implement an integrated plan to control and reduce administrative costs incurred by FEMA in support of the delivery of assistance for major disasters;   compare the costs and benefits of tracking the administrative cost data for major disasters by the public assistance, individual assistance, hazard mitigation, and mission assignment programs;  track such information; and  clarify FEMA guidance and minimum documentation requirements for a direct administrative cost claimed by a grantee or subgrantee of a public assistance grant program authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.   (Sec. 4) FEMA must submit to Congress, by November 30 of each year for seven years beginning on the date of this Act's enactment, and make publicly available on its website, a report on the development and implementation of the plan for the previous fiscal year, with three-year and five-year updates. Each report shall contain:   the total amount spent on administrative costs and the average annual percentage of administrative costs for the fiscal year period for which the report is being submitted;  an assessment of the effectiveness of the plan;  an analysis of whether FEMA is achieving its strategic goals for the average annual percentage of administrative costs of major disasters for each fiscal year and, in the case of it not achieving such goals, what is preventing it from doing so;  any actions FEMA has identified as useful in improving upon and reaching those goals; and  any administrative cost data for major disasters, if FEMA determines it is feasible to track such data. 
feat_title: Directing Dollars to Disaster Relief Act of 2015