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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Amends the Tsunami Warning and Education Act to expand the tsunami forecasting and warning program operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the National Weather Service (NWS).

Consolidates separate tsunami warning systems into a single warning system capable of: (1) forecasting tsunami anywhere in the Pacific and Arctic Ocean regions and providing adequate warnings; and (2) forecasting and providing adequate warnings in areas of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. Requires the system to support international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts.

Requires: (1) NOAA to support or maintain tsunami warning centers as part of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction and develop uniform operational procedures for the centers, (2) warning centers to maintain a fail-safe warning capability and an ability to perform back-up duties for each other, and (3) the NWS to coordinate with the centers.

(Sec. 5) Modifies the tsunami hazard mitigation program to provide for: (1) technical and financial assistance; (2) the integration of tsunami preparedness and mitigation programs into ongoing state-based hazard warning, resilience planning, and risk management activities; (3) activities to support the development of regional risk assessments; and (4) dissemination of guidelines and standards for community planning, education, and training products, programs, and tools.

(Sec. 6) Expands the tsunami research program, including by adding a standards development component, requiring development of the technical basis for validation of tsunami maps and models, and authorizing NOAA to develop a pilot project for near-field tsunami forecast development for the west coast's Cascadia region.

(Sec. 7) Revises requirements for support of the International Tsunami Warning System and operation of the International Tsunami Information Center.

(Sec. 8) Directs NOAA to designate its Ocean Exploration Advisory Working Group to serve as the Tsunami Science and Technology Advisory Panel to provide advice on matters regarding tsunami science, technology, and regional preparedness.

(Sec. 9) Requires a report to Congress on implementation of the Act, including concerning the standardization of warnings for other coastal flooding events.

(Sec. 10) Reauthorizes the Act through FY2017.

(Sec. 11) Directs NOAA to develop formal outreach activities to improve tsunami education and awareness and foster resilient communities and convene a coordinating committee to assist in the national tsunami hazard mitigation program.

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Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience Act of 2014 or the PREPARE Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish the Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resiliency, Preparedness, and Risk Management (Council), co-chaired by an employee of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

 Directs the Council on Environmental Quality to provide administrative support and additional resources to the Council.

Requires the Council to establish government-wide goals and priorities for extreme weather preparedness and risk management.

Requires each agency to submit biannually to OMB and to the Council a comprehensive plan that integrates extreme weather into its operations and overall objectives.

Requires the United States Global Change Research Program to designate a participating agency to maintain an Internet website providing extreme weather preparedness information.

Directs the Council to publish biannually an inventory of all regional agency offices, centers, and programs that assist with extreme weather preparedness and risk management at the municipal level.

Requires annual agency performance plans to include the most recent agency extreme weather plan.

preparedness risk management extreme weather patterns assuring resilience act prepare act directs president establish interagency council extreme weather resiliency preparedness risk management council chaired employee office_of_management_and_budget omb directs council_on_environmental_quality provide administrative support additional resources council requires council establish government wide goals priorities extreme weather preparedness risk management requires agency submit biannually omb council comprehensive plan integrates extreme weather operations overall objectives requires united_states global change research program designate participating agency maintain internet website providing extreme weather preparedness information directs council publish biannually inventory regional agency offices centers programs assist extreme weather preparedness risk management municipal level requires annual agency performance plans include recent agency extreme weather plan


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Urban Flooding Awareness Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to conduct a study on urban flooding.

Defines "urban flooding" as the inundation of property in a built environment, particularly in more densely populated areas, caused by rain falling on increased amounts of impervious surface and overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems.

Directs the Council to evaluate the latest research, laws, regulations, policies, best practices, procedures, and institutional knowledge regarding urban flooding. Requires the Council's study to include an examination of:

 the prevalence of and costs associated with urban flooding events across the United States, with a focus on the largest metropolitan areas and trends in frequency and severity over the past two decades; the adequacy of federally provided flood risk information and the most cost-effective methods and products to characterize the risk of property damage from urban flooding on a property-by-property basis; the potential for training and certifying local experts in flood risk characterization as a service to property purchasers and owners; the causes of urban flooding and its apparent increase over the past 20 years; the most cost-effective strategies, practices, and technologies used to reduce the impacts of urban flooding; the role of the federal government and state governments in spurring market innovations based on public-private-nonprofit partnerships; the most sustainable and effective methods for funding flood risk and flood damage reduction at all levels of government; the relevance of the National Flood Insurance Program and Community Rating System to urban flooding areas outside traditional flood plains and strategies for broadening coverage and increasing participation under the Program; and strategies for protecting downstream communities from the flooding impacts of development in upstream communities.

urban flooding awareness act directs administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema enter agreement national_research_council conduct study urban flooding defines urban flooding property built environment particularly populated areas caused rain falling increased amounts impervious surface capacity drainage systems directs council evaluate latest research laws regulations policies best practices procedures institutional knowledge urban flooding requires council study include examination prevalence costs associated urban flooding events united_states focus largest metropolitan areas trends frequency severity past decades adequacy federally provided flood risk information cost effective methods products characterize risk property damage urban flooding property property basis potential training certifying local experts flood risk characterization service property purchasers owners causes urban flooding apparent increase past years cost effective strategies practices technologies reduce impacts urban flooding role federal_government state governments market innovations based public private nonprofit partnerships sustainable effective methods funding flood risk flood damage reduction levels government relevance national_flood_insurance_program community rating system urban flooding areas outside traditional flood plains strategies broadening coverage increasing participation program strategies protecting downstream communities flooding impacts development upstream communities


Summary: Disclosing Aid Spent to Ensure Relief Act or the DISASTER Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit annually to Congress a report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the federal government. Requires the report to include all federal obligations related to disaster response, recovery, mitigation efforts, and administrative costs associated with these activities for specified agencies and programs.

disclosing aid spent ensure relief_act disaster act_-_requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb submit annually congress report disaster related assistance provided federal_government requires report include federal obligations related disaster response recovery mitigation efforts administrative costs associated activities specified agencies programs


Summary: Sandy Reinvestment Extension Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the nonrecognition of gain from property involuntarily converted, to extend from two years to five years the replacement period for property involuntarily converted in the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Area.

sandy reinvestment extension act amends_the_internal_revenue_code respect nonrecognition gain property involuntarily converted extend years years replacement period property involuntarily converted hurricane sandy disaster area


Summary: Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish and maintain mobile hospital units for responding to a possible epidemic.

makes supplemental appropriations department_of_homeland_security dhs establish maintain mobile hospital units responding possible epidemic


Summary: Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends the Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011 to make the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to waive certain debts relating to disaster assistance provided to individuals and households applicable to such assistance provided between August 28, 2005, and December 31, 2014 (currently, December 31, 2010).

disaster assistance recoupment fairness act amends disaster assistance recoupment fairness act authority administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema waive certain debts relating disaster assistance provided individuals households applicable assistance provided august december currently december


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Flood Insurance Premium Parity Act of 2014 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) from estimating reduced (subsidized) risk premium rates for flood insurance for residential property that is neither the primary residence of an individual (as under current law) nor the secondary residence of the property owner.

Directs FEMA to establish standards for a residential property to qualify as a secondary residence eligible for subsidized risk flood insurance premium rates that: (1) require the owner to occupy the property for an appropriate minimum period of time each year, and (2) limit subsidized risk premium rates to but a single property of the owner.

Repeals the prohibition against estimating subsidized risk premium rates for business property (thus qualifying business property for such rates).

Directs FEMA to refund directly to insureds any flood insurance premiums collected in excess of the rates required under this Act.

flood insurance premium parity act amends national_flood_insurance_act prohibit administrator federal emergency management administration fema estimating reduced subsidized risk premium rates flood insurance residential property primary residence individual current law secondary residence property owner directs fema establish standards residential property qualify secondary residence eligible subsidized risk flood insurance premium rates require owner occupy property appropriate minimum period time year limit subsidized risk premium rates single property owner repeals prohibition estimating subsidized risk premium rates business property qualifying business property rates directs fema refund directly insureds flood insurance premiums collected excess rates required act


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Investment Savings Access After Catastrophes Act of 2013 - Defines "Hurricane Isaac disaster area" for purposes of this Act as any parish or county of Louisiana or Mississippi in an area in which a major disaster has been declared before September 10, 2012, under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by reason of Hurricane Isaac.

Provides for tax preferences in the Hurricane Isaac disaster area, including: (1) suspension of limitations on the tax deduction for personal casualty losses, (2) an extension of the carryback period for net operating losses, and (3) tax-free distributions from a retirement plan made on or after August 26, 2012, and before September 11, 2014, to an individual whose principal place of abode on August 26, 2012, was located in the Hurricane Isaac disaster area and who sustained an economic loss due to Hurricane Isaac.

Rescinds unobligated funds in an amount equal to the reduction in revenues resulting from the enactment of this Act.

investment savings access act defines hurricane disaster area purposes act parish county louisiana mississippi area major disaster declared september robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance_act reason hurricane provides tax preferences hurricane disaster area including suspension limitations tax deduction personal casualty losses extension carryback period net operating losses tax free distributions retirement plan august september individual principal place abode august located hurricane disaster area sustained economic loss hurricane rescinds unobligated funds equal reduction revenues resulting enactment act


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Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2013 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from entering into an agreement for debris removal or demolition services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts unless the agreement specifies that: (1) all of the work under the contract will be performed by the prime contractor or one or more subcontractors at one tier under the contract; (2) any work performed under the contract by subcontractors will be performed by local subcontractors, except to the extent that local subcontractors are not available to perform any such work; (3) the prime contractor will act as the project manager or construction manager for the contract; and (4) the prime contractor has primary responsibility for managing all work under the contract and will be paid a certain percentage of the overall value of the contract as sole compensation for assuming the risk associated with such responsibility.

Requires the agency head, in entering into an agreement for debris removal or demolition services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts, to give preference in the source selection process to each offeror who certifies that any work that is to be performed under the contract by subcontractors will be performed by local subcontractors.

local disaster contracting fairness act prohibits head executive agency entering agreement debris removal demolition services connection natural disaster reconstruction efforts agreement specifies work contract performed prime contractor subcontractors tier contract work performed contract subcontractors performed local subcontractors extent local subcontractors available perform work prime contractor act project manager construction manager contract prime contractor primary responsibility managing work contract paid certain percentage overall value contract sole compensation assuming risk associated responsibility requires agency head entering agreement debris removal demolition services connection natural disaster reconstruction efforts preference source selection process offeror certifies work performed contract subcontractors performed local subcontractors


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Natural Disaster Fairness in Contracting Act of 2013 - Requires agencies, in entering into a contract to procure property or services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts, to use specified competitive procedures.

Allows agencies to enter into a contract to procure property or services in connection with such reconstruction efforts using other than full and open competition only upon the written approval of the President or the President's designee. Requires congressional notification when procedures other than full and open competitive procedures are to be used.

Instructs agencies that enter into a contract for the procurement of property or services in connection with such reconstruction efforts through the use of other than full and open competitive procedures to publish in the Federal Register or Federal Business Opportunities and otherwise make available to the public specified information concerning the contract seven days before it is finalized.

Permits the use of noncompetitive procedures by agencies when: (1) a contract will be performed within a six-month period, and (2) the need for the property or services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the government would otherwise be seriously injured.

natural disaster fairness contracting act requires agencies entering contract procure property services connection natural disaster reconstruction efforts use specified competitive procedures allows agencies enter contract procure property services connection reconstruction efforts open competition written approval president president designee requires congressional notification procedures open competitive procedures instructs agencies enter contract procurement property services connection reconstruction efforts use open competitive procedures publish federal_register federal business opportunities available public specified information concerning contract seven days finalized permits use noncompetitive procedures agencies contract performed month period need property services unusual compelling urgency government seriously injured


Summary: Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in coordination with the National Academy of Engineering, to conduct and submit to Congress a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection.

directs government_accountability_office gao coordination national_academy_of_engineering conduct submit congress audit hurricane protection funding cost estimates associated post katrina hurricane protection


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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to submit the National Health Security Strategy to Congress in 2014.

Gives the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness lead responsibility within HHS for emergency preparedness and response policy and coordination. Requires the Secretary to establish the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters. Prescribes requirements for the voluntary emergency reassignment of state and local personnel during a public health emergency. Reauthorizes appropriations for public health preparedness activities, including: (1) the National Disaster Medical System, (2) the public health emergency readiness of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, (3) state and local public health security, (4) the influenza vaccine tracking and distribution program, (5) the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Health Professions Volunteers (ESAR-VHP), (6) the Medical Reserve Corps, (7) surge capacity and community and hospital preparedness, (7) public health alert communications and surveillance and public health situational awareness capability, (8) the Special Reserve Fund, (8) the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), and (9) the Strategic National Stockpile.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to give the Secretary additional powers during a public health emergency related to: (1) the use of unapproved medical products or the unapproved use of an approved product, (2) the extension of the expiration date of eligible medical countermeasures, (3) deviations from good manufacturing practice requirements, (4) waiver of prescription requirements, and (5) waiver of requirements for a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy.

Requires the Secretary to establish a formal process for obtaining scientific feedback and interactions regarding the development and regulatory review of eligible countermeasures through written regulatory management plans.

Sets forth requirements regarding pediatric studies for medical countermeasures.

Extends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption for specific technical data or scientific information that is created or obtained during countermeasure and product advanced research and development carried out under PHSA that reveals significant and not otherwise known vulnerabilities of existing medical or public health defenses against biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological threats.

Extends the antitrust exemption to permit meetings and consultations to discuss the development of security countermeasures, qualified countermeasures, or qualified pandemic or epidemic products.

pandemic hazards preparedness act reauthorization amends public_health_service_act phsa require secretary health_and_human_services hhs submit national health security strategy congress gives assistant secretary preparedness lead responsibility hhs emergency preparedness response policy coordination requires secretary establish national advisory_committee children disasters prescribes requirements voluntary emergency reassignment state local personnel public health emergency reauthorizes appropriations public health preparedness activities including national disaster medical system public health emergency readiness department_of_veterans_affairs medical centers state local public health security influenza vaccine tracking distribution program emergency system advance registration health professions volunteers medical_reserve_corps surge capacity community hospital preparedness public health alert communications surveillance public health situational awareness capability special reserve fund biomedical advanced research development authority strategic national stockpile amends federal food drug cosmetic act secretary additional powers public health emergency related use unapproved medical products unapproved use approved product extension expiration date eligible medical countermeasures deviations good manufacturing practice requirements waiver prescription requirements waiver requirements risk evaluation mitigation strategy requires secretary establish formal process obtaining scientific feedback interactions development regulatory review eligible countermeasures written regulatory management plans sets forth requirements pediatric studies medical countermeasures extends freedom information act foia exemption specific technical data scientific information created obtained countermeasure product advanced research development carried phsa reveals significant known vulnerabilities existing medical public health defenses biological chemical nuclear radiological threats extends antitrust exemption permit meetings consultations discuss development security countermeasures qualified countermeasures qualified pandemic epidemic products


Summary: Provides assistance, from Treasury funds not otherwise appropriated, for watersheds adversely affected by qualifying natural disasters.

provides assistance treasury funds appropriated watersheds adversely affected qualifying natural disasters


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Fire Damaged Home Rebuilding Act of 2013 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow local variances for certain residential structures substantially damaged by a fire or other disaster, not including a flood.

Permits state or local authorities, upon making certain determinations, to grant a variance from compliance with certain mandatory adequate land use and control measures to allow repair and restoration of an eligible structure to its pre-damaged condition without elevation of the structure.

Includes among such determinations that: (1) the repaired and restored structure will be located on the same site as it was before being substantially damaged, and (2) the number of floors of the restored structure will not exceed the number of floors of the original structure.

Restricts the maximum number of such variances to 10 during any calendar year. Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from either: (1) finding that land use and control measures are inadequate or inconsistent with the comprehensive criteria for land management and use because they permit granting the variances identified under this Act; or (2) suspending an area or subdivision from participation in the national flood insurance program, or placing it on probation, because its land use and control measures provide for such variances. Prohibits the chargeable flood insurance premium rate for a residential structure granted a variance under this Act from being lower than the rate that otherwise would apply if such structure had not been substantially damaged by a fire or other disaster (except a flood) and repaired and restored pursuant to the variance.

fire damaged home rebuilding act amends national_flood_insurance_act allow local variances certain residential structures substantially damaged fire disaster including flood permits state local authorities making certain determinations grant variance compliance certain mandatory adequate land use control measures allow repair restoration eligible structure pre damaged condition elevation structure includes determinations repaired restored structure located site substantially damaged number restored structure exceed number original structure restricts maximum number variances calendar year prohibits administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema finding land use control measures inadequate inconsistent comprehensive criteria land management use permit granting variances identified act suspending area subdivision participation national_flood_insurance_program placing probation land use control measures provide variances prohibits flood insurance premium rate residential structure granted variance act lower rate apply structure substantially damaged fire disaster flood repaired restored pursuant variance


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Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the President, in the case of an individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of the disaster declaration made for Hurricane Sandy after October 20, 2012, to make such assistance available for 39 weeks after the date of the declaration (currently limited to 26 weeks).

Requires the payments to a state to equal 100% of the amount of unemployment compensation (UC) paid under state law to affected individuals in each affected state or any area within it.

 Makes payments available until July 28, 2013.

Makes appropriations necessary to carry out this Act.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that upon receiving a reimbursement or advance under this Act, a state should, if its law allows:

 reverse or waive any charges to employer accounts related to UC paid to affected individuals for which the reimbursement or advance is provided; or reimburse for such costs any state or local governmental entity, non-profit organization, Indian tribe, or other employer which elected to reimburse the state for UC paid to affected individuals in lieu of paying taxes based on charges to its employer account; and provide for retroactive payment of UC to affected individuals who received a waiting period credit instead of an UC payment in relation to their initial week of unemployment. Allows the state to receive reimbursement under this Act for any such retroactive payment.

sandy unemployment relief_act directs president case individual eligible receive unemployment assistance robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance_act result disaster declaration hurricane sandy october assistance available weeks date declaration currently limited weeks requires payments state equal unemployment compensation paid state law affected individuals affected state area makes payments available july makes appropriations necessary carry act expresses sense senate receiving reimbursement advance act state law allows reverse waive charges employer accounts related paid affected individuals reimbursement advance provided reimburse costs state local governmental entity non profit organization indian tribe employer elected reimburse state paid affected individuals lieu paying taxes based charges employer account provide retroactive payment affected individuals received waiting period credit instead payment relation initial week unemployment allows state receive reimbursement act retroactive payment


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Strengthening The Resiliency of Our Nation on the Ground Act or STRONG Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish and chair an interagency working group with cabinet-level representation from all relevant federal agencies in order to: (1) provide a strategic vision of extreme weather resilience; (2) conduct a gap and overlap analysis of current and planned federal activities related to achieving short- and long-term resilience to extreme weather and its impacts on the United States, such as flooding and drought; and (3) develop a National Extreme Weather Resilience Action Plan.

Requires the Plan to include the establishment of an online, publicly available information portal to be used by federal agencies and other stakeholders that directs users to key data and tools to inform resilience-enhancing efforts and to build off and complement existing federal efforts. Provides for a coordinating entity to establish and maintain such portal.

Requires such coordinating entity to coordinate the implementation of the Plan and to track its progress.

Requires the submission of specified reports.

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Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under the Act if, at the time of a declaration of a major disaster, the affected state certifies that it has in effect and is actively enforcing a state building code that: (1) is consistent with the most recent version of a nationally recognized model building code, (2) has been adopted by the state within six years of the most recent version of the nationally recognized code, and (3) uses the nationally recognized code as a minimum standard. Directs the President to approve the additional assistance upon determining that such certification is sufficient and is submitted not later than 90 days after the date of a declared disaster.

Requires the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to set appropriate standards for the periodic update, resubmittal, and approval of state building codes, consistent with similar mitigation planning requirements under the Stafford Act.

Makes this Act applicable to major disasters declared on or after October 24, 2012. Allows 90 days from this Act's enactment for submission of the required certification for disasters declared between October 24, 2012, and such enactment.

safe building code incentive act amends robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance_act stafford act authorize president increase maximum total contributions major disaster equal estimated aggregate grants act time declaration major disaster affected state certifies effect actively enforcing state building code consistent recent version nationally recognized model building code adopted state years recent version nationally recognized code uses nationally recognized code minimum standard directs president approve additional assistance determining certification sufficient submitted later days date declared disaster requires president acting administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema set appropriate standards periodic update approval state building codes consistent similar mitigation planning requirements stafford act makes act applicable major disasters declared october allows days act enactment submission required certification disasters declared october enactment


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Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under the Act, if at the time of a declaration of a major disaster the affected state has in effect and is actively enforcing an approved state building code.

Requires a state, to be eligible for the increased federal share, to submit its state building code to the President for approval.

Directs the President to approve a state building code submitted upon determining that it: (1) is consistent with the most recent version of a nationally recognized model building code, (2) has been adopted by the state within six years of the most recent version of the nationally recognized code, and (3) uses the nationally recognized code as a minimum standard.

Requires the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to set appropriate standards for the periodic update, resubmittal, and approval of state building codes, consistent with similar mitigation planning requirements under the Stafford Act.

Authorizes the use by states and local governments of technical and financial assistance to implement predisaster hazard mitigation measures to establish and operate a building department and carry out enforcement activities to implement an approved state building code.

Directs the President, in determining whether to provide technical and financial assistance to a state or local government, to take into account the extent to which that government is carrying out activities to implement an approved state building code.

safe building code incentive act amends robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance_act authorize president increase maximum total contributions major disaster equal estimated aggregate grants act time declaration major disaster affected state effect actively enforcing approved state building code requires state eligible increased federal share submit state building code president approval directs president approve state building code submitted determining consistent recent version nationally recognized model building code adopted state years recent version nationally recognized code uses nationally recognized code minimum standard requires president acting administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema set appropriate standards periodic update approval state building codes consistent similar mitigation planning requirements stafford act authorizes use states local governments technical financial assistance implement hazard mitigation measures establish operate building department carry enforcement activities implement approved state building code directs president determining provide technical financial assistance state local government account extent government carrying activities implement approved state building code


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Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to repeal the prohibition against provision of flood insurance by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to prospective insureds at rates less than standard estimates for property purchased after enactment of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Biggert-Waters). (Thus allows risk premium rates lower than standard rates for certain property purchased after Biggert-Waters.)

Delays the effective date of any flood insurance rate changes until 180 days after FEMA submits: (1) a certain report on methods to establish an affordability framework for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), or (2) notice to the congressional committees concerned of an alternative method of gathering information for such report if the report cannot be submitted by its due date. Directs FEMA to study options, methods, and implementing strategies for making available voluntary community-based flood insurance policies through NFIP.

Prohibits FEMA, when determining whether a community has made adequate progress on the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of a flood protection system, from considering the level of federal funding or participation.

Deems an action for the repair, restoration, and replacement of a totally destroyed structure or facility located in a coastal high hazard area for which an eligible entity received a contribution under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to be a "substantial improvement" for which grant funds may be used, if specified conditions are met.

Requires a replacement structure or facility to be relocated to an alternative site if FEMA determines that a practicable alternative located outside the coastal high hazard area exists and provides better protection against hazards associated with coastal high hazard areas.

Prescribes deed restrictions to dedicate and maintain it in perpetuity as open space for the conservation of natural floodplain functions for any property involved in the construction of replacement structures or facilities, either the original site if the replacement structure or facility is relocated, or an alternative parcel of land in the coastal high hazard area if the replacement is rebuilt at the same location.

amends national_flood_insurance_act repeal prohibition provision flood insurance administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema prospective insureds rates standard estimates property purchased enactment waters flood insurance reform_act waters allows risk premium rates lower standard rates certain property purchased waters delays effective date flood insurance rate changes days fema submits certain report methods establish affordability framework national_flood_insurance_program notice congressional committees concerned alternative method gathering information report report submitted date directs fema study options methods implementing strategies making available voluntary community based flood insurance policies prohibits fema determining community adequate progress construction reconstruction improvement flood protection system considering level federal funding participation deems action repair restoration replacement totally destroyed structure facility located coastal high hazard area eligible entity received contribution robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance_act substantial improvement grant funds specified conditions met requires replacement structure facility relocated alternative site fema determines practicable alternative located outside coastal high hazard area exists provides better protection hazards associated coastal high hazard areas prescribes deed restrictions dedicate maintain perpetuity open space conservation natural floodplain functions property involved construction replacement structures facilities original site replacement structure facility relocated alternative parcel land coastal high hazard area replacement rebuilt location


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Saving Homeowners from Onerous Rate Escalations Act of 2013 or SHORE Act of 2013 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to phase in, over an eight-year period, any increase in the flood insurance risk premium rate caused by the prohibition against extending subsidies to new or lapsed policies.

Extends from a 5-year to a 10-year period the phase-in period for premium adjustment increases in the flood insurance risk rate. Prescribes a phase-in rate of: (1) 5% for each of the first 5 years after the effective date of an update, and 15% for each of the 5 ensuing years; and (2) 5% for each of the first 5 years following the effective date of designation as a special flood area of any area not previously so designated, and 15% for each of the 5 ensuing years.

saving homeowners rate act shore act amends national_flood_insurance_act direct administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema phase year period increase flood insurance risk premium rate caused prohibition extending subsidies new lapsed policies extends year year period phase period premium adjustment increases flood insurance risk rate prescribes phase rate years effective date update ensuing years years following effective date designation special flood area area previously designated ensuing years


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Responsible Implementation of Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to limit the requirements for flood insurance premium rate adjustments to reflect the current risk of flood only to property located in an area participating in the national flood insurance program for which the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has published in the Federal Register projected base flood elevations and designations of areas having specified flood hazards on or after December 31, 2013.

Increases by 20% annually the flood insurance risk premium rates for certain properties sold on or after enactment of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (July 6, 2012), and which are not subject to a specified 25% per year phase-in, until the average risk premium rate for such properties is equal to the average of the risk premium rates for properties within a specified single risk classification.

Directs FEMA to establish a means by which a state or local government may submit to FEMA payments to fully cover the cost of any premium for property within its jurisdiction.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct FEMA, in providing hazard mitigation assistance in connection with flooding, to ensure that not less than 25% of the estimated aggregate amount of such assistance is used by a grant recipient to elevate, acquire, or relocate eligible properties within the recipient's jurisdiction.

Prohibits FEMA, in determining whether a community has made adequate progress on the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of a flood protection system, from considering the level of federal funding or participation in such efforts.

Revises requirements for the availability of flood insurance in a community which FEMA has determined to be in the process of restoring flood protection afforded by a system previously accredited on a Flood Insurance Rate Map as providing 100-year frequency flood protection but no longer does so. Declares that such requirements shall apply without regard to the level of federal funding of or participation in the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of the flood protection system.

Prohibits FEMA from issuing a flood insurance rate map, or an update to one, unless: (1) the map or update adequately reflects the protection provided by any levee system in the area against the base flood, regardless of the system's accreditation status; or (2) the community in which any levee system is located elects not to provide the data necessary for FEMA to issue either a map or an update that adequately reflects the protection the system provides against the base flood.

responsible implementation flood insurance reform_act amends national_flood_insurance_act limit requirements flood insurance premium rate adjustments reflect current risk flood property located area participating national_flood_insurance_program administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema published federal_register projected base flood designations areas having specified flood hazards december increases annually flood insurance risk premium rates certain properties sold enactment waters flood insurance reform_act july subject specified year phase average risk premium rate properties equal average risk premium rates properties specified single risk classification directs fema establish means state local government submit fema payments fully cover cost premium property jurisdiction amends robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance_act direct fema providing hazard mitigation assistance connection flooding ensure estimated aggregate assistance grant recipient acquire relocate eligible properties recipient jurisdiction prohibits fema determining community adequate progress construction reconstruction improvement flood protection system considering level federal funding participation efforts revises requirements availability flood insurance community fema determined process restoring flood protection afforded system previously accredited flood insurance rate map providing year frequency flood protection longer declares requirements shall apply regard level federal funding participation construction reconstruction improvement flood protection system prohibits fema issuing flood insurance rate map update map update adequately reflects protection provided levee system area base flood regardless system accreditation status community levee system located elects provide data necessary fema issue map update adequately reflects protection system provides base flood


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Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include community centers and houses of worship as "private nonprofit facilities" that provide essential services of a governmental nature to the general public for purposes of disaster relief and emergency assistance eligibility under such Act.

Makes a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other house of worship and an otherwise eligible private nonprofit facility operated by a religious organization eligible for federal contributions for the repair, restoration, and replacement of facilities damaged or destroyed by a major disaster, without regard to the religious character of the facility or the primary religious use of the facility. Requires that, in spaces used primarily for religious worship services, such contributions only be used to cover costs of purchasing or replacing, without limitation, the building structure, building enclosure components, building envelope, vertical and horizontal circulation, physical plant support spaces, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems (including heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and fire and life safety systems), and related site improvements.

Makes this Act applicable to the provision of assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency declared on or after October 28, 2012.

amends robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance_act include community centers houses worship private nonprofit facilities provide essential services governmental nature general public purposes disaster relief emergency assistance eligibility act makes church house worship eligible private nonprofit facility operated religious organization eligible federal contributions repair restoration replacement facilities damaged destroyed major disaster regard religious character facility primary religious use facility requires spaces primarily religious worship services contributions cover costs purchasing replacing limitation building structure building components building envelope horizontal circulation physical plant support spaces electrical plumbing mechanical systems including heating ventilation air conditioning fire life safety systems related site improvements makes act applicable provision assistance response major disaster emergency declared october


Summary: Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide: (1) hazard mitigation assistance in any area in which fire management assistance was provided, whether or not a major disaster had been declared; and (2) fire management assistance in any area in which hazard mitigation assistance was provided.

amends robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance_act authorize president provide hazard mitigation assistance area fire management assistance provided major disaster declared fire management assistance area hazard mitigation assistance provided


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Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2013 or the PREPARE Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to establish a pilot program to make grants to states for wildfire mitigation and preparedness.

Permits a grant to be used to: (1) reduce the use of fuels that may contribute to catastrophic wildfires in high-risk areas; (2) invest in personnel, organizations, vehicles, and equipment to improve wildfire preparedness; (3) invest in airborne assets to help contain, suppress, and monitor wildfires; and (4) prevent damage from runoff into waterways and floods caused by erosion from wildfires.

Makes a state eligible for assistance under this Act if the fire management assistance grant ratio for such state is equal to or greater than 150% of the state population ratio. Authorizes the President to waive that requirement if a state: (1) files a petition for waiver of that requirement, and (2) demonstrates that significant environmental changes or shifts in forest health put the state at an elevated risk for catastrophic wildfires.

Allows the governor of a state to award grant funds to: (1) any county or municipality in that state with a community wildfire protection plan or a local mitigation plan, or (2) any other entity that is explicitly referenced in and central to the design of such a plan.

Directs the President to consider environmental conditions in a state and give preference to a state: (1) with a high level of need for assistance based on the best scientific data available, (2) a state that provides 100% matching non-federal funds, and (3) a state that previously received a grant and efficiently and effectively used the federal funds for wildfire mitigation and preparedness activities.

Directs the President to use specified unobligated amounts in the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund for each of FY2014-FY2019 in carrying out this Act.

prepare ready equip prevent areas risk emergency wildfires act prepare act amends robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance_act direct president acting administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema establish pilot program grants states wildfire mitigation preparedness permits grant reduce use fuels contribute catastrophic wildfires high risk areas invest personnel organizations vehicles equipment improve wildfire preparedness invest airborne assets help contain suppress monitor wildfires prevent damage runoff waterways floods caused erosion wildfires makes state eligible assistance act fire management assistance grant ratio state equal greater state population ratio authorizes president waive requirement state files petition waiver requirement demonstrates significant environmental changes shifts forest health state elevated risk catastrophic wildfires allows governor state award grant funds county municipality state community wildfire protection plan local mitigation plan entity explicitly referenced central design plan directs president consider environmental conditions state preference state high level need assistance based best scientific data available state provides matching non federal funds state previously received grant efficiently effectively federal funds wildfire mitigation preparedness activities directs president use specified unobligated amounts national mitigation fund fy2014-fy2019 carrying act


Summary: Tornado Family Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to allow Small Business Administration (SBA) physical disaster loans to be used for the construction of safe rooms or similar storm shelters designed to protect property and occupants from tornadoes or other natural disasters.

tornado family safety act amends small_business_act allow small_business_administration sba physical disaster loans construction safe rooms similar storm shelters designed protect property occupants natural disasters


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Homeowners' Defense Act of 2013 - Establishes the National Catastrophe Risk Consortium as a nonprofit, nonfederal entity to: (1) maintain an inventory of catastrophe risk obligations held by state reinsurance funds and state residual insurance market entities; (2) issue, on a conduit basis, securities and other financial instruments linked to catastrophe risks insured or reinsured through Consortium members; (3) coordinate reinsurance contracts; (4) act as a centralized repository of state risk information accessible by certain private-market participants; and (5) use a database to perform research and analysis that encourages standardization of the risk-linked securities market.

Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to implement a national homeowners' insurance stabilization program to make liquidity loans and catastrophic loans to qualified reinsurance programs to: (1) ensure their solvency; (2) improve the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance; (3) provide incentive for risk transfer to the private capital and reinsurance markets; and (4) spread the risk of catastrophic financial loss resulting from natural disasters and catastrophic events.

Authorizes the Secretary to establish and collect, from qualified and precertified reinsurance programs, a reasonable fee to offset expenses of the program.

Instructs the Secretary to require full repayment of all loans made under this Act.

homeowners defense act establishes national catastrophe risk consortium nonprofit nonfederal entity maintain inventory catastrophe risk obligations held state reinsurance funds state residual insurance market entities issue conduit basis securities financial instruments linked catastrophe risks insured consortium members coordinate reinsurance contracts act centralized repository state risk information accessible certain private market participants use database perform research analysis encourages standardization risk linked securities market instructs secretary treasury implement national homeowners insurance stabilization program liquidity loans catastrophic loans qualified reinsurance programs ensure solvency improve availability affordability homeowners insurance provide incentive risk transfer private capital reinsurance markets spread risk catastrophic financial loss resulting natural disasters catastrophic events authorizes secretary establish collect qualified reinsurance programs reasonable fee offset expenses program instructs secretary require repayment loans act


Summary:
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include a condominium or housing cooperative association as an "individual" or "household" for purposes of the provision of federal disaster assistance (thus authorizing assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster).

Requires the President to determine the maximum amount of assistance that any such association may receive under such Act for a single disaster.

amends robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance_act include condominium housing cooperative association individual household purposes provision federal disaster assistance authorizing assistance housing cooperatives damaged major disaster requires president determine maximum assistance association receive act single disaster


Summary:
Flood Safe Basements Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to rate a covered structure using the elevation difference between the floodproofed elevation and the adjusted base flood elevation of such structure.

Defines "covered structure" as a residential structure: (1) located in a community that has adopted flood plain management measures approved by FEMA and satisfying requirements for an exception for floodproofed residential basements, and (2) built in compliance with the applicable flood plain management measures.

flood safe act_-_directs administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema rate covered structure elevation difference elevation adjusted base flood elevation structure defines covered structure residential structure located community adopted flood plain management measures approved fema satisfying requirements exception residential built compliance applicable flood plain management measures


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Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from: (1) increasing flood insurance risk premium rates to reflect the current risk of flood for certain property located in specified areas subject to a certain mandatory premium adjustment, or (2) reducing such subsidies for any property not insured by the flood insurance program as of July 6, 2012, or any policy that has lapsed in coverage as a result of the policyholder's deliberate choice (Pre-Flood Insurance Rate Map or pre-FIRM properties). Sets forth expiration dates for such prohibitions.

Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to prohibit the Administrator from providing flood insurance to prospective insureds at rates less than those estimated for any property purchased after the expiration of such six-month period (currently, any property purchased after July 6, 2012).

Directs FEMA to: (1) restore during such six-month period specified estimated risk premium rate subsidies for flood insurance for pre-FIRM properties and properties purchased after such six-month period, and (2) submit to certain congressional committees a draft affordability framework addressing the affordability of flood insurance sold under the National Flood Insurance Program.

Prescribes procedures for expedited congressional consideration of legislation on FEMA affordability authorities.

Permits FEMA to enter into an agreement with another federal agency either to: (1) complete the affordability study, or (2) prepare the draft affordability framework.

 Directs FEMA submit to certain congressional committees the affordability study and report.

Amends NFIA to authorize FEMA to reimburse homeowners for successful map appeals.

Makes any community that has made adequate progress on the construction (as under current law) or reconstruction (new) of a flood protection system which will afford flood protection for the one-hundred year frequency flood eligible for flood insurance at premium rates not exceeding those which would apply if such flood protection system had been completed.

Revises guidelines governing availability of flood insurance in communities restoring disaccredited flood protection systems to include riverine and coastal levees.

Requires FEMA to: (1) rate a covered structure using the elevation difference between the floodproofed elevation of the covered structure and the adjusted base flood elevation of the covered structure; and (2) designate a Flood Insurance Advocate to advocate for the fair treatment of policy holders under the National Flood Insurance Program and property owners in the mapping of flood hazards, the identification of risks from flood, and the implementation of measures to minimize the risk of flood.

homeowner flood insurance affordability act prohibits administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema increasing flood insurance risk premium rates reflect current risk flood certain property located specified areas subject certain mandatory premium adjustment reducing subsidies property insured flood insurance program july policy lapsed coverage result policyholder deliberate choice pre flood insurance rate map pre firm properties sets forth expiration dates prohibitions amends national_flood_insurance_act prohibit administrator providing flood insurance prospective insureds rates estimated property purchased expiration month period currently property purchased july directs fema restore month period specified estimated risk premium rate subsidies flood insurance pre firm properties properties purchased month period submit certain congressional committees draft affordability framework addressing affordability flood insurance sold national_flood_insurance_program prescribes procedures expedited congressional consideration legislation fema affordability authorities permits fema enter agreement federal agency complete affordability study prepare draft affordability framework directs fema submit certain congressional committees affordability study report amends authorize fema reimburse homeowners successful map appeals makes community adequate progress construction current law reconstruction new flood protection system afford flood protection year frequency flood eligible flood insurance premium rates exceeding apply flood protection system completed revises guidelines governing availability flood insurance communities restoring flood protection systems include riverine coastal levees requires fema rate covered structure elevation difference elevation covered structure adjusted base flood elevation covered structure designate flood insurance advocate advocate fair treatment policy holders national_flood_insurance_program property owners mapping flood hazards identification risks flood implementation measures minimize risk flood


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Earthquake Insurance Affordability Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee holders of debt against loss of principal or interest, or both, on debt issued by eligible state programs designed to: (1) promote the availability of private capital to provide liquidity and capacity to state earthquake (specifically, residential property) insurance programs, and (2) expedite the payment of claims under such programs and better assist financial recovery from significant earthquakes.

Prescribes operational requirements for eligible state programs which include an established earthquake insurance program that: (1) offers residential property insurance coverage for insured losses to property, contents, and additional living expenses; (2) is prohibited from requiring insurers to pool resources to provide property insurance coverage for earthquakes; (3) is based upon the best available scientific information for assessing the risk of earthquake frequency, severity, and loss; and (4) incorporates the sum of the modeled expected loss, risk financing costs, loss adjustment expense, and any other expenses necessary to operate the state program.

Includes among such operational requirements that the state: (1) has in effect and enforces, or the appropriate local governments within the state have in effect and enforce, nationally recognized building, seismic-design, and safety codes and consensus-based standards; and (2) has taken actions to establish an insurance rate structure that takes into account measures to mitigate insured losses.

Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for annual certification of an eligible state program.

Restricts to $3 billion, including interest, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt obligations guaranteed by the Secretary.

Makes appropriations to satisfy debt guarantee commitments.

Requires the Secretary, upon request of an eligible state program, to provide such debt guarantees.

Restricts to $1.5 billion the amount of a debt guarantee that an eligible state program receives to secure or provide claim-payment capacity for paying the insured losses and loss adjustment expenses from all events relating to a single earthquake.

Pledges the full faith and credit of the United States to the payment of all guarantees issued under this Act.

earthquake insurance affordability act authorizes secretary treasury guarantee holders debt loss principal interest debt issued eligible state programs designed promote availability private capital provide liquidity capacity state earthquake specifically residential property insurance programs expedite payment claims programs better assist financial recovery significant earthquakes prescribes operational requirements eligible state programs include established earthquake insurance program offers residential property insurance coverage insured losses property contents additional living expenses prohibited requiring insurers pool resources provide property insurance coverage earthquakes based best available scientific information assessing risk earthquake frequency severity loss incorporates sum modeled expected loss risk financing costs loss adjustment expense expenses necessary operate state program includes operational requirements state effect enforces appropriate local governments state effect enforce nationally recognized building seismic design safety codes consensus based standards taken actions establish insurance rate structure takes account measures mitigate insured losses directs secretary establish procedures annual certification eligible state program restricts billion including interest aggregate principal outstanding debt obligations guaranteed secretary makes appropriations satisfy debt guarantee commitments requires secretary request eligible state program provide debt guarantees restricts billion debt guarantee eligible state program receives secure provide claim payment capacity paying insured losses loss adjustment expenses events relating single earthquake pledges faith credit united_states payment guarantees issued act


Summary:
Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include public broadcasting facilities within the definition of a "private nonprofit facility" that provides essential services of a governmental nature to the general public, and to include broadcast and telecommunications within the definition of "critical services" provided by such a facility, for purposes of eligibility for certain disaster assistance.

Makes this Act applicable to a major disaster declared by the President under such Act on or after October 28, 2012.

emergency information improvement act amends robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance_act include public broadcasting facilities definition private nonprofit facility provides essential services governmental nature general public include broadcast telecommunications definition critical services provided facility purposes eligibility certain disaster assistance makes act applicable major disaster declared president act october


Summary:
Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from implementing a requirement of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) that would: (1) increase flood insurance risk premium rates to reflect the current risk of flood for certain property located in specified areas subject to a specified mandatory premium adjustment, or (2) reduce statutory subsidies for any property not insured by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as of July 6, 2012, or any policy that has lapsed in coverage as a result of the policyholder's deliberate choice (pre-Flood Insurance Rate Map or pre-FIRM properties). Sets an expiration date for such prohibitions six months after one or another of three specified alternative events takes place.

(A pre-FIRM property contains a structure neither constructed nor substantially improved after the later of December 31, 1974, or the effective date of the initial flood insurance rate map published by the FEMA Administrator under NFIA for the pertinent area.) Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to prohibit FEMA from providing flood insurance to prospective insureds at rates less than those estimated for property purchased after the expiration of such six-month period (currently, any property purchased after July 6, 2012).

Prohibits FEMA from reducing the risk premium rate subsidy for flood insurance for a property purchased on or before the expiration of the same six-month period based upon the fact that: (1) the property was not insured by NFIP as of the date of enactment of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, or (2) on or before the expiration of the six-month period the policy for the property had lapsed in coverage owing to the policy holder's deliberate choice because the property was no longer required to retain such coverage.

Directs FEMA to: (1) restore during such six-month period specified estimated flood insurance risk premium rate subsidies for certain pre-FIRM properties with respect to which FEMA is not allowed to implement certain prohibitions against subsidies to new or lapsed policies; and (2) submit to certain congressional committees a draft affordability framework addressing the affordability of flood insurance sold under NFIP.

Prescribes procedures for expedited congressional consideration of legislation on FEMA affordability authorities.

Permits FEMA to enter into an agreement with another federal agency either to: (1) complete the affordability study, or (2) prepare the draft affordability framework.

 Directs FEMA submit to certain congressional committees the affordability study and report.

Amends NFIA to authorize FEMA to reimburse homeowners for successful map appeals.

Makes any community that has made adequate progress on the construction (as under current law) or reconstruction (new) of a flood protection system which will afford flood protection for the one-hundred year frequency flood eligible for flood insurance at premium rates not exceeding those which would apply if such flood protection system had been completed.

Revises guidelines governing availability of flood insurance in communities restoring disaccredited flood protection systems to include riverine and coastal levees.

Requires FEMA to: (1) rate a covered structure using the elevation difference between the floodproofed elevation of the covered structure and the adjusted base flood elevation of the covered structure; and (2) designate a Flood Insurance Advocate to advocate for the fair treatment of policy holders under NFIP and property owners in the mapping of flood hazards, the identification of risks from flood, and the implementation of measures to minimize the risk of flood.

homeowner flood insurance affordability act prohibits administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema implementing requirement national_flood_insurance_act increase flood insurance risk premium rates reflect current risk flood certain property located specified areas subject specified mandatory premium adjustment reduce statutory subsidies property insured national_flood_insurance_program july policy lapsed coverage result policyholder deliberate choice pre flood insurance rate map pre firm properties sets expiration date prohibitions months specified alternative events takes place pre firm property contains structure constructed substantially improved later december effective date initial flood insurance rate map published fema administrator pertinent area amends national_flood_insurance_act prohibit fema providing flood insurance prospective insureds rates estimated property purchased expiration month period currently property purchased july prohibits fema reducing risk premium rate subsidy flood insurance property purchased expiration month period based fact property insured date enactment waters flood insurance reform_act expiration month period policy property lapsed coverage owing policy holder deliberate choice property longer required retain coverage directs fema restore month period specified estimated flood insurance risk premium rate subsidies certain pre firm properties respect fema allowed implement certain prohibitions subsidies new lapsed policies submit certain congressional committees draft affordability framework addressing affordability flood insurance sold prescribes procedures expedited congressional consideration legislation fema affordability authorities permits fema enter agreement federal agency complete affordability study prepare draft affordability framework directs fema submit certain congressional committees affordability study report amends authorize fema reimburse homeowners successful map appeals makes community adequate progress construction current law reconstruction new flood protection system afford flood protection year frequency flood eligible flood insurance premium rates exceeding apply flood protection system completed revises guidelines governing availability flood insurance communities restoring flood protection systems include riverine coastal levees requires fema rate covered structure elevation difference elevation covered structure adjusted base flood elevation covered structure designate flood insurance advocate advocate fair treatment policy holders property owners mapping flood hazards identification risks flood implementation measures minimize risk flood


Summary:
Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to amend the rules concerning the factors FEMA considers when evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration to provide that, with respect to the evaluation of the need for public assistance: (1) specific weighted valuations shall be assigned to the estimated cost of the assistance (10%), localized impacts (40%), insurance coverage in force (10%), hazard mitigation (10%), recent multiple disasters (10%), programs of other federal assistance (10%), and economic circumstances (10%); and (2) FEMA shall consider the economic circumstances of both the local economy of the affected area (including the local assessable tax base and local sales tax, median income, and poverty rate) and the state economy (including the unemployment rate).

Requires such rules to provide that, with respect to the evaluation of the severity, magnitude, and impact of the disaster and the evaluation of the need for assistance to individuals: (1) specific weighted valuations shall be assigned to concentration of damages (20%), trauma (20%), special populations (20%), voluntary agency assistance (10%), insurance (20%), average amount of individual assistance by state (5%), and economic considerations (5%); and (2) FEMA shall consider the economic circumstances of the affected area (including the local assessable tax base and local sales tax, median income, and poverty rate).

fairness federal disaster declarations act requires administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema amend rules concerning factors fema considers evaluating governor request major disaster declaration provide respect evaluation need public assistance specific weighted valuations shall assigned estimated cost assistance impacts insurance coverage force hazard mitigation recent multiple disasters programs federal assistance economic circumstances fema shall consider economic circumstances local economy affected area including local tax base local sales tax median income poverty rate state economy including unemployment rate requires rules provide respect evaluation severity magnitude impact disaster evaluation need assistance individuals specific weighted valuations shall assigned concentration damages trauma special populations voluntary agency assistance insurance average individual assistance state economic considerations fema shall consider economic circumstances affected area including local tax base local sales tax median income poverty rate


Summary: Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt disaster savings accounts to pay the expenses of homeowners for disaster mitigation and recovery expenses, (2) allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) up to $5,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) in a taxable year for cash contributions to such accounts, (3) exclude from gross income distributions from such accounts to pay disaster mitigation and recovery expenses; and (4) set forth tax rules and penalties for excess contributions to disaster savings accounts and for failure to file required reports on such accounts.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from refunding any flood insurance premium collected in excess of mandatory rates cited in the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014, if the premium refund is for flood insurance coverage for a residential property that is not the primary residence of an individual.

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Establishes in the Treasury the Emergency Watershed Protection Disaster Assistance Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out emergency watershed protection activities in natural disaster-affected areas.

Sets forth limitations on per disaster obligations.

establishes treasury emergency watershed protection disaster assistance fund administered secretary agriculture usda carry emergency watershed protection activities natural disaster affected areas sets forth limitations disaster obligations


Summary:
Tsunami Warning and Education Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Reauthorizes the Tsunami Warning and Education Act with specified appropriations for FY2015-FY2019.

Expands the tsunami forecasting and warning program operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the National Weather Service (NWS), to include: (1) tsunami inundation models and maps for use in safeguarding port and harbor operations, (2) a requirement that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) provide NOAA with information from regional seismic networks previously installed in areas of sparse instrumentation, (3) the capability to disseminate graphical warning products and wireless emergency alerts to at-risk states and tsunami communities in coordination with existing warning systems, and (4) the integration of commercial and federal undersea communications cables with other environmental observing technologies.

Consolidates separate tsunami warning systems into a single warning system capable of: (1) forecasting tsunamis anywhere in the Pacific and Arctic Ocean regions and providing adequate warnings; and (2) providing adequate warnings in specified areas of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico.

Requires such warning system to support international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts.

Requires NOAA to establish or maintain tsunami warning centers, including existing centers in Alaska and Hawaii, as part of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction.

Requires tsunami warning centers to maintain redundant warning capabilities and an ability to perform back-up duties for each other.

Requires NWS regions and local forecast offices to coordinate with such centers.

Directs NOAA to establish uniform operational procedures for such centers, including standardized software applications, checklists, decision support tools, and tsunami warning products. Requires NOAA to ensure that such centers carry out formal outreach plans.

Requires NOAA to acquire the assistance of other federal agencies that have technology assets necessary to support the forecasting and warning program.

Modifies the tsunami hazard mitigation program to provide for: (1) technical and financial assistance to coastal states, territories, tribes, and local governments to develop and implement mitigation activities; (2) the integration of tsunami preparedness and mitigation programs into ongoing state-based hazard warning, resilience planning, and risk management activities, including predisaster planning, disaster recovery, and community development and redevelopment programs in affected areas; (3) the development of regional risk assessments; and (4) the propagation of standards for community planning, education, and training products, programs, and tools.

Prohibits certain national standards from preventing states, territories, tribes, and local governments from designating additional areas as being at-risk based on knowledge of local conditions.

Directs NOAA to report to Congress regarding the authorities and activities needed to have NWS's TsunamiReady program accredited by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program.

Expands the tsunami research program to include development of the technical basis for validation of tsunami maps, numerical tsunami models, digital elevation models, and forecasts.

Removes a requirement that NOAA operate an International Tsunami Information Center for Pacific Ocean nations.

Directs NOAA to establish a standing subcommittee of the Science Advisory Board to provide advice on matters regarding tsunami science, technology, and preparedness.

Requires NOAA to report to Congress regarding the ways that tsunami warnings can be standardized and streamlined with warnings for hurricanes, coastal storms, and other coastal flooding events.

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Summary:
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to shield a health care professional from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as such a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services.

Makes exceptions where: (1) the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed; or (2) the professional rendered the health care services under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

Declares that, nothing in this Act shall supplant any other provision of federal, state, local, or tribal law that establish liability schemes or liability protections that exceed those provided by this Act, including without limitation the Federal Tort Claims Act.

good samaritan health professionals act amends public_health_service_act shield health_care professional liability federal state law harm caused act omission professional serving volunteer response disaster act omission occurs period disaster professional capacity volunteer good faith belief individual treated need health_care services makes exceptions harm caused act omission constituting willful criminal misconduct gross negligence reckless misconduct conscious flagrant indifference rights safety individual harmed professional rendered health_care services influence intoxicating alcohol intoxicating drug declares act shall supplant provision federal state local tribal law establish liability schemes liability protections exceed provided act including limitation federal tort claims act


Summary:
National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax relief for disasters declared in 2012 and 2013 by:

 extending through 2013 the election to expense qualified disaster expenses (i.e., for removal of debris, demolition, and repair of business-related property); increasing the tax deduction for charitable contributions for disaster relief for individual and corporate taxpayers; allowing through 2013 the deduction of losses attributable to disasters; allowing waivers of requirements relating to mortgage revenue bonds; extending through 2013 the additional allowance for depreciation of business property (bonus depreciation); allowing an increase in 2012 and 2013 of the new markets tax credit limitation amount within a federally-declared disaster area; permitting the use of tax-exempt retirement plan funds in federally-declared disasters without penalty; allowing an additional tax exemption for individuals who are displaced as a result of a federally-declared disaster; allowing an exclusion from gross income of imputed income from the cancellation of indebtedness resulting from federally-declared disasters; providing a special rule to allow individuals affected by a disaster in 2012 or 2103 to claim a full earned income tax credit; increasing the rehabilitation tax credit for buildings affected by a federally-declared disaster; permitting one additional advance refunding of a tax-exempt bond that is outstanding on the date on which a federally-declared disaster occurs; allowing the issuance of qualified disaster area recovery bonds; allowing an additional allocation of the low-income housing tax credit in 2014 to states affected by a federally-declared disaster occurring in 2012 or 2013;   allowing payments of disaster assistance to tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies without affecting their tax-exempt status; allowing an exclusion from gross income for disaster mitigation payments received from state and local governments; and allowing a tax deduction for payments to a tax-exempt natural disaster fund.

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Summary: Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act of 2014 - Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to redefine "private flood insurance" to include a policy issued by an insurance company that is eligible as a nonadmitted insurer to provide insurance in the state or jurisdiction where the property to be insured is located.

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