Pub. L. 117-221 - Disaster Resiliency Planning Act

117th Congress

Affects: 5 U.S.C. §§ 306

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Disaster Resiliency Planning Act”.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(1)(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and

(1)(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.

(2) The term “agency” has the meaning given the term in section 306 of title 5, United States Code.

(3) The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

(4) The term “real property” has the meaning given the term in section 1.856–10 of title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.

SEC. 3. GUIDANCE.

(a) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish guidance requiring the head of each agency to incorporate natural disaster resilience into real property asset management and investment decisions made by the agency.

(b) The guidance required under subsection (a) shall direct each head of an agency to incorporate assessments of natural disaster risk information conducted by the agency, such as from vulnerability and other risk assessments, into real property asset management investment decisions made by the agency.

(c) The Director may periodically update the guidance required under subsection (a) as the Director may determine necessary for the purpose of further enhancing natural disaster resilience.

(d) In developing the guidance required under subsection (a), the Director may consult with appropriate entities, including—

(d)(1) the Comptroller General of the United States;

(d)(2) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and

(d)(3) any other relevant entities, as determined by the Director.

(e)(1) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the guidance required under subsection (a).

(e)(2) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the implementation of the guidance required under subsection (a) across agencies.

Legislative History

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3510:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

June 22, considered and passed Senate.

Nov. 14, considered and passed House.