SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES.

SEC. 1107. SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES. Section 422 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189) is amended— (1) by striking “If the Federal estimate” and inserting “(a) In General.—If the Federal estimate”; (2) by inserting “(or, if the Administrator has established a threshold under subsection (b), the amount established under subsection (b))” after “$35,000” the first place it appears; (3) by inserting “or, if applicable, the amount established under subsection (b),” after “$35,000 amount” the second place it appears; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Threshold. “(1) Report. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (in this section referred to as the ‘Administrator’), shall— “(A) complete an analysis to determine whether an increase in the threshold for eligibility under subsection (a) is appropriate, which shall include consideration of cost-effectiveness, speed of recovery, capacity of grantees, past performance, and accountability measures; and “(B) 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 the analysis conducted under subparagraph (A). “(2) Amount. After the Administrator submits the report required under paragraph (1), the President shall direct the Administrator to— “(A) immediately establish a threshold for eligibility under this section in an appropriate amount, without regard to chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code; and “(B) adjust the threshold annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor. “(3) Review. Not later than 3 years after the date on which the Administrator establishes a threshold under paragraph (2), and every 3 years thereafter, the President, acting through the Administrator, shall review the threshold for eligibility under this section.” .