,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado 7for     
himself and ,mr4 ,inhofe7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the  
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
to award mitigation financial assistance
 in certain areas affected by wildfires4
  #a4 ,wildfire mitigation assistance   
7a7 ,in general ,section #dbj of the    
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eahg7 is amended--  7#a7 by  
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7
 ,post disaster mitigation assistance   
,the ,president may provide hazard      
mitigation assistance in accordance with
 section #djd in any area in which      
assistance was provided under this      

section1 whether or not a major disaster
 had been declared4  4  7b7 ,conforming 
amendments ,the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford   
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et
 seq47 is amended--  7#a7 in section    
#djd7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7a77--   
7,a7 by inserting before the first      
period 1 or any area in which assistance
 was provided under section #dbj2 and   
7,b7 in the third sentence1 by inserting
 or event under section #dbj after major
 disaster each place that term appears2 
and  7#b7 in section #cbb 7e77#a7 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #eafe7;e77#a771 by inserting  
or event under section #dbj after major 
disaster each place that term appears4