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FACE Act

Introduced: June 26, 2019 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Advance Contracts Enhancement Act or the FACE Act

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress on advance contracts. Advance contracts are established prior to disasters to provide life-sustaining goods and services in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.

The report must include (1) information required in the initial report on recurring disaster response requirements; and (2) an updated strategy that defines the objectives of advance contracts, how such contracts contribute to FEMA disaster response operations, how to maximize the award of advance contracts to small business concerns, and whether and how such contracts should be prioritized in relation to new post-disaster contract awards.

The bill sets forth additional duties of FEMA with respect to advance contracts, including requiring FEMA to (1) update and implement guidance for its program office and acquisition personnel to identify acquisition planning time frames and considerations across the entire acquisition planning process, and (2) communicate the purpose and use of a master acquisition planning schedule.

What's happening now June 27, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 979 Related bill FACE Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
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KING, PETER
· Jul 9, 2019
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3500: FACE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3500/
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"H.R. 3500: FACE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3500/.
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H.R. 3500, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3500/.
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