Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Disaster Relief Transparency Act”.
Disaster Relief Transparency Act
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to submit to the Congress a report that describes the methodology used to allocate amounts appropriated in covered provisions for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program and the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 HUD Report
In general— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”), after consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, shall submit to the Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees of the House of Representatives and Banking Committee of the Senate a report that—
describes and explains the methodology used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to allocate, to States, Tribes, Territories, and local governments, any amounts appropriated for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program and the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Program;
addresses why such methodology may result in allocations to States, Tribes, Territories, and local governments differing between appropriations; and
provides legislative and administrative recommendations for improving the consistency and timeliness of the allocation of amounts appropriated for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program and the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Program.
First report— The Secretary shall—
submit the first report described in subsection (a) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
examine the amounts appropriated for fiscal years 2025 and 2024 in such report.
Subsequent reports— After the submission of the first report described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall—
beginning in fiscal year 2026, submit the report described in subsection (a) not later than the final day of each fiscal year; and
examine the amounts appropriated for the fiscal year.