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“Each covered agency should issue instructions for how it will collect and post disaster aid information, with help from OMB and Treasury.”
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“Covered agencies should show the total amount of covered disaster aid they provided during each reporting quarter.”
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“FEMA and partner agencies should plan regular reports on federal disaster aid that has already been awarded and create a public website where people can see award information.”
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“FEMA should send Congress one report on disaster aid paperwork, disaster aid award reporting, and early damage assessment coordination, and FEMA and inspectors general should brief congressional committees on the findings if the committees ask.”
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“Federal disaster aid reporting should cover Stafford Act help, SBA disaster assistance, HUD disaster recovery funding, and National Flood Insurance Program coverage.”
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“The public should be able to see where disaster money goes, how programs perform, and whether FEMA rules help or slow recovery.”
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“Federal disaster aid reporting should apply to several federally recognized natural disasters, including certain fires, presidential major disasters, presidential emergencies, and other natural disasters with a federal disaster declaration.”
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“The Government Accountability Office should have one year to study how federal data affected disaster recovery grants for Puerto Rico and report the findings to Congress.”
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“Project-level public reporting should cover direct federal disaster aid to groups, businesses, governments, and states, but not direct aid to individual people.”
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“Agencies should publish disaster aid data in formats that computers can search, download, and analyze.”
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“OMB should be allowed to work with a private company or nonprofit to build the public disaster aid page if outside help is needed to make the information transparent.”
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“Covered agencies should publish records for each disaster-funded project or activity, including what it is, where it is located, how far along it is, and related tracking numbers or reporting information.”
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“FEMA should post the comprehensive disaster assistance coordination report online in easy-to-download formats and, when applicable, in a format computers can read and analyze.”
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“Federal reviewers should identify the biggest Puerto Rico disaster grant data problems, such as missing coverage, unequal coverage, late data, or unreliable data, and explain how those problems made grants harder to award, manage, or evaluate.”
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“Federal reviewers should name federal data tools that leave out Puerto Rico but could help agencies award, manage, or oversee grants, and grant-awarding agencies should recommend ways to add Puerto Rico to those tools.”
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“Federal reviewers should list covered Puerto Rico recovery grants by type, amount, and disaster or emergency, and explain how federal data shaped steps such as funding notices, application reviews, award choices, award terms, and help for grant recipients.”
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“Agencies that provide disaster aid should post the required data within 30 days after each calendar quarter ends.”
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“FEMA should be able to use existing reports, databases, websites, and information from government agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations when preparing the comprehensive disaster assistance coordination report.”
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