; (2) minimize the risk of making a duplicative payment for a fraudulent application under this section; (3) recover any duplicate payment provided pursuant to this section; and (4) conduct an expedited and simplified review and appeal process for an individual whose application for assistance under this section is denied. (e) Funeral assistance disregarded in administration of Federal programs Notwithstanding any other provision of law, financial assistance provided to an individual under this section shall not be taken into account as income, and shall not be taken into account as resources for a period of 12 months from receipt, for purposes of determining the eligibility of such individual for benefits or assistance (or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance) under any Federal program or under any State or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. (f) Report to Congress Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 1 year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on— (1) the number of applications received pursuant to subsection (c); (2) the amount of financial assistance provided pursuant to this section for funeral expenses related to a deceased individual described in subsection (a); and (3) the recipients who received the financial assistance described in paragraph (2) disaggregated by socioeconomic factors. (g) Direct appropriation There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, $500,000,000 to carry out this Act. (h) Presidentially declared disaster area defined (1) Presidentially declared disaster area The term Presidentially declared disaster area means an area for which the President has declared a major disaster under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). (2) State The term State means any of the several States or any territory or possession of the United States.