Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 2.djvu/922

 114 STAT. 1560 PUBLIC LAW 106-390—OCT. 30, 2000 Regulations. Deadline. 42 USC 5165b note. and inserting "section 209(c)(2) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(c)(2))". SEC. 202. MANAGEMENT COSTS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) (as amended by section 104(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 42 USC 5165b. " SEC. 324. MANAGEMENT COSTS. "(a) DEFINITION OF MANAGEMENT COST.— In this section, the term 'management cost' includes any indirect cost, any administrative expense, and any other expense not directly chargeable to a specific project under a major disaster, emergency, or disaster preparedness or mitigation activity or measure. "(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF MANAGEMENT COST RATES.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any administrative rule or guidance), the President shall by regulation establish management cost rates, for grantees and subgrantees, that shall be used to determine contributions under this Act for management costs. "(c) REVIEW. —The President shall review the management cost rates established under subsection (b) not later than 3 years after the date of establishment of the rates and periodically thereafter.". (b) APPLICABILITY. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraph (2), subsections (a) and (b) of section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (as added by subsection (a)) shall apply to major disasters declared under that Act on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) INTERIM AUTHORITY. —Until the date on which the President establishes the management cost rates under section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (as added by subsection (a)), section 406(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(f)) (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) shall be used to establish management cost rates. SEC. 203. PUBLIC NOTICE, COMMENT, AND CONSITLTATION REQUIRE- MENTS. Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) (as amended by section 202(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 42 USC 5165c. "SEC. 325. PUBLIC NOTICE, COMMENT, AND CONSULTATION REQUIRE- MENTS. "(a) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT CONCERNING NEW OR MODI- FIED POLICIES. — President. "(1) IN GENERAL.— The President shall provide for public notice and opportunity for comment before adopting any new or modified policy that— "(A) governs implementation of the public assistance program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under this Act; and "(B) could result in a significant reduction of assistance under the program.

�