Federal · Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare
42 U.S.C. § 5189h: Agency accountability
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identifying the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region; the disaster or emergency declaration number; the State, county, and applicant name; if the applicant is a private nonprofit organization; the damage category code; the amount of the Federal share obligated; and the date of the award. the name of the impacted State or Indian Tribe; the disaster declaration for such State or Indian Tribe; the assigned agency; the assistance requested; a description of the disaster; the total cost estimate; the amount obligated; the State or Indian tribal government cost share, if applicable; the authority under which the mission assignment or mission assignment task order was directed; and if applicable, the date a State or Indian Tribe requested the mission assignment. Not later than 10 days after the last day of each month until a mission assignment or mission assignment task order described in paragraph (1) is completed and closed out, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall update any changes to the total cost estimate and the amount obligated. the unobligated balance of funds to be carried over from the prior fiscal year to the budget year; the unobligated balance of funds to be carried over from the budget year to the budget year plus 1; the amount of obligations for noncatastrophic events for the budget year; the amount of obligations for the budget year for catastrophic events delineated by event and by State; the total amount that has been previously obligated or will be required for catastrophic events delineated by event and by State for all prior years, the current fiscal year, the budget year, and each fiscal year thereafter; the amount of previously obligated funds that will be recovered for the budget year; the amount that will be required for obligations for emergencies, as described in section 5122(1) of this title , major disasters, as described in section 5122(2) of this title , fire management assistance grants, as described in section 5187 of this title , surge activities, and disaster readiness and support activities; and the amount required for activities not covered under section 901(b)(2)(D)(iii) of title 2 ; and A summary of the amount of appropriations made available by source, the transfers executed, the previously allocated funds recovered, and the commitments, allocations, and obligations made. the beginning and ending balances; the total obligations to include amounts obligated for fire assistance, emergencies, surge, and disaster support activities; the obligations for catastrophic events delineated by event and by State; and the amount of previously obligated funds that are recovered. A summary of allocations, obligations, and expenditures for catastrophic events delineated by event. Public assistance. Individual assistance. Mitigation. Administrative. Operations. Any other relevant category (including emergency measures and disaster resources) delineated by disaster. The date on which funds appropriated will be exhausted. the name of the party; the date the contract was awarded; the amount and scope of the contract; if the contract was awarded through a competitive bidding process; if no competitive bidding process was used, the reason why competitive bidding was not used; and the authority used to bypass the competitive bidding process. The number of contracts awarded without competitive bidding. The reasons why a competitive bidding process was not used. The total amount of contracts awarded with no competitive bidding. The damage category codes, if applicable, for contracts awarded without competitive bidding. the disaster number, project worksheet number, and the category of work associated with each contract; the name of each party; the date the contract was awarded; the amount of the contract; the scope of the contract; the period of performance for the contract; and whether the contract was awarded through a competitive bidding process. The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall make the information collected and stored under paragraph (1) available to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, the Government Accountability Office, and appropriate committees of Congress, upon request. Not later than 365 days after October 5, 2018 , the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to collect the information described in paragraph (1).
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