Sec. 6. GAO report on gaps
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 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 that examines— gaps in the policies of the Agency related to wildfires, when compared to other hazards; disparities in regulations and guidance issued by the Administrator, including any oversight of the programs of the Agency, when addressing impacts of wildfires and other hazards; ways to shorten the period of time between the initiating of and the distribution of assistance, reimbursements, and grants; the effectiveness of the programs of the Agency in addressing wildfire hazards; ways to improve the ability of the Agency to assist States, local governments, and Indian tribal governments to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against wildfire hazards; revising the application process for assistance relating to wildfires to more effectively assess uninsured and underinsured losses and serious needs; and with respect to the community development block grant disaster recovery and mitigation programs authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. )— establishing clear triggers for the appropriation of funds related to those programs based on the declaration of a major disaster that reaches identified thresholds; and amending title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ) to permanently establish the requirements for those programs and allow for the development of pre-disaster action plans.
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