Public Law 117–189: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other purposes.

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PUBLIC LAW 117–189—OCT. 10, 2022
136 STAT. 2204
Public Law
117–189
117th Congress
An Act
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other purposes.

Oct. 10, 2022

[H.R. 5641]

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act.
SECTION 1.

42 USC 5121 note.

SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the “
Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster Recovery Act
” or the “
SPEED Recovery Act
”.
SEC. 2.

SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE.

(a)

In General.—

Section 422 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189)
is amended
—
(1)
in subsection (a) by
striking
“$35,000” each place it appears and
inserting
“$1,000,000”; and
(2)
in subsection (b)(3)—
(A)
in the heading by
inserting
“and Report” after “Review”; and
(B)

Reports.

Recommenda-

tions.

by
inserting
“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 regarding such review, including any recommendations developed pursuant to such review” after “under this section”.
(b)

42 USC 5189 note.

Applicability.—

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any amounts appropriated after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3.

Reports.

AUDIT AND REVIEW.

  Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall conduct an audit, and submit to Congress a report, on whether there has been waste and abuse as a result of the amendment made under section 2(a)(1).
Approved October 10, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5641:

HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–274 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure).
SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–145 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 5, considered and passed House.

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Sept. 28, House considered concurring in Senate amendments.

Sept. 29, prior proceedings vacated; House concurred in Senate amendments.

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