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 Calendar No. 252
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 594

 To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal 
 certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 13, 2025

Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
 and Governmental Affairs

 November 3, 2025

 Reported by Mr. Paul, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
 in italic]

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 A BILL

 To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal 
 certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

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

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Eliminate 
Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act'' or the ``HELP 
Response and Recovery Act''.</DELETED>

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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE DHS CONTRACTING 
 REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED> The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking 

section 695 
(6 U.S.C. 794).</DELETED>

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SEC. 3. REPORTS.</DELETED>

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    (a) Covered Period Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered period'' means--</DELETED>
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    (1) with respect to an initial report required 
 under subsection

    (b) , the period between the date of enactment 
 of this Act and the date of the report; and</DELETED>
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    (2) with respect to any succeeding report required 
 under subsection

    (b) , the period between the date of the most 
 recent report and the succeeding report.</DELETED>
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    (b) Requirement.--Not later than 540 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date that 
is 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report that--</DELETED>
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    (1) reviews how the repeal under 

section 2 has--
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        (A) prevented waste, fraud, and abuse; 
 and</DELETED>
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        (B) promoted taxpayer savings; 
 and</DELETED>
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    (2) includes, with respect to a contract entered 
 into or extended by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
 Management Agency under urgent and compelling circumstances 
 during the covered period for which the Administrator did not 
 solicit bids--</DELETED>
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        (A) the number of those 
 contracts;</DELETED>
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        (B) the subject of each 
 contract;</DELETED>
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            (C) the amounts obligated by the 
 Administrator for each contract;</DELETED>
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            (D) if applicable, the State benefitted by 
 each contract; and</DELETED>
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        (E) if applicable, the name of the major 
 disaster or emergency for which each contract was 
 entered into or extended.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Eliminate Limitations for 
Prompt Response and Recovery Act'' or the ``HELP Response and Recovery 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE DHS CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS.

 The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking 

section 695 (6 
U.S.C. 794).

SEC. 3. REPORTS.

    (a) Covered Period Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
period'' means--

    (1) with respect to an initial report required under 
 subsection

    (b) , the period between the date of enactment of 
 this Act and the date of the report; and

    (2) with respect to any succeeding report required under 
 subsection

    (b) , the period between the date of the most recent 
 report and the succeeding report.

    (b) Requirement.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date that is 5 
years thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report that--

    (1) reviews how the repeal under 

section 2 has--
        (A) prevented waste, fraud, and abuse; and
        (B) promoted taxpayer savings; and

    (2) includes, with respect to a contract entered into or 
 extended by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
 Management Agency under urgent and compelling circumstances 
 during the covered period for which the Administrator did not 
 solicit bids--
        (A) the number of those contracts;
        (B) the subject of each contract;
            (C) the amounts obligated by the Administrator for 
 each contract;
            (D) if applicable, the State benefitted by each 
 contract; and
        (E) if applicable, the name of the major disaster 
 or emergency for which each contract was entered into 
 or extended.
 Calendar No. 252

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 594

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal 
 certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 November 3, 2025

 Reported with an amendment