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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 8416 (Reported in House) — To improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Universal application for individual assistance

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The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall develop and establish a universal application for Federal disaster assistance for individuals in areas impacted by emergencies or disasters. In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consult with the following: The Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Administrator of the Small Business Administration. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The Secretary of Agriculture. The entities described in paragraph
(1)shall provide prompt support to the Administrator. The application established under subsection
(a)shall include a voluntary survey to collect the demographic data of an applicant. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— conduct an assessment of improper and potentially fraudulent Federal disaster assistance for individuals made to victims of major disasters declared in 2020 and 2021, including through identity theft; and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that describes— the prevalence of improper and potentially fraudulent Federal disaster assistance for individuals made to registrants who used invalid information to apply for disaster assistance, including through identity theft; the number of disaster victims whose claims for Federal disaster assistance for individuals were denied due to another individual filing a fraudulent application using their personal identifying information; the adequacy of existing fraud prevention protocols in place on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s online application for Federal disaster assistance for individuals; and recommendations for improving the identity verification protocols in place for Federal disaster assistance for individuals.
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