FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on case management personnel turnover at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Specifically, the GAO must report on the turnover rate for FEMA case management personnel, the average and median length of employment for such personnel, the steps that FEMA is taking or plans to take to lower the turnover rate, the number of FEMA personnel detailed to work disaster recovery, and personnel rotations.
In the Senate of the United States,

                                                     December 14, 2022.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
5343) entitled ``An Act to direct the Comptroller General of the United 
States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel 
turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other 
purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FEMA Caseworker Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON STAFF TURNOVER.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
report containing--
            (1) the turnover rate for case management personnel of the 
        Federal Emergency Management Agency;
            (2) the average and median length of employment for the 
        personnel described in paragraph (1);
            (3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or plans to take, 
        to lower the rate of turnover for the personnel described in 
        paragraph (1);
            (4) the number of personnel of the Agency that is detailed 
        to work disaster recovery and then return to such personnel's 
        full time assignment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-
        time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel; and
            (5) the average time and median length of the rotations of 
        personnel described in paragraph (4) and how often rotations 
        and reassignment of personnel occur for each disaster recovery 
        position and function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, 
        temporary, and contract personnel.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H.R. 5343

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                               AMENDMENT
FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover, and for other purposes.
FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act
FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act
FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act
Rep. Rice, Tom