S. 4022 creates an interagency task force to identify and fix delays in federal disaster relief funding. The task force, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and including representatives from 12 federal agencies plus four state governors and four county commissioners affected by recent disasters, must submit a comprehensive report within one year identifying bottlenecks in how money reaches communities and recommending ways to speed up delivery. The report will examine specific programs across agencies like the Small Business Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Agriculture, and assess how presidential transitions affect disaster aid flow. The task force will then have six additional months to report on which recommendations agencies will implement and what legislative changes Congress might need to make. The bill requires no new funding and the task force automatically dissolves 90 days after submitting its implementation report.
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