,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bhce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ba1 #bjaf ,mr4 
,re$ 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,capito7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,national ,dam ,safety       
,program ,act to e/abli% a program to   
provide grant assi/ance = !             
rehabilitation & repair ( high haz>d    
pot5tial dams1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,rehabilitation & repair ( high haz>d   
pot5tial dams  7a7 ,def9itions ,section 
#b ( ! ,national ,dam ,safety ,program  
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg7 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71
 7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 7#i71 7#aj71 7#aa71  
7#ab71 & 7#ac7 z p>agraphs 7#e71 7#f71  
7#g71 7#h71 7#i71 7#aa71 7#ac71 7#ad71  
7#ae71 & 7#af71 respectively2  7#b7 by  
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+3     
7#d7 ,eligible high haz>d pot5tial dam  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m eligible high haz>d
 pot5tial dam means a non-,f$]al dam t--

 7i7 is classifi$ z high haz>d pot5tial 
by ! ,/ate dam safety ag5cy 9 ! ,/ate 9 
:i* ! dam is locat$2  7ii7 has an       
em]g5cy action plan approv$ by !        
relevant ,/ate dam safety ag5cy2 &      
7iii7 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! dam is locat$     
det]m9es--  7,i7 fails to meet m9imum   
dam safety /&>ds ( ! ,/ate2 &  7,,ii7   
poses an unacceptable risk to ! public4 
7,b7 ,exclusion ,! t]m eligible high    
haz>d pot5tial dam does n include-- 7i7 
a lic5s$ hydroelectric dam2 or  7ii7 a  
dam built "u ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ( 
,agriculture4  2  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]   
p>agraph 7#i7 7z r$esignat$ by p>agraph 
7#a77 ! foll[+3  7#aj7 ,non-,f$]al      
sponsor ,! t]m non-,f$]al sponsor1 9 !  
case ( a project receiv+ assi/ance "u   
section #h;,a1 includes-- 7,a7 a        
gov]nm5tal organization2 &  7,b7 a      
nonpr(it organization4  2 &  7#d7 by    
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#aa7 7z r$esignat$
 by p>agraph 7#a77 ! foll[+3  7#ab7     
,rehabilitation ,! t]m rehabilitation   
means ! repair1 replacem5t1             

recon/ruction1 or removal ( a dam t is  
c>ri$ out to meet applicable ,/ate dam  
safety & security /&>ds4  4  7b7        
,program = rehabilitation & repair (    
defici5t dams ,! ,national ,dam ,safety 
,program ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
section #h 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #dfg;f7 !     
foll[+3  #h;,a4 ,rehabilitation & repair
 ( defici5t dams  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t (     
program ,! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli%1 )9
 ,,fema1 a program to provide te*nical1 
plann+1 design1 & con/ruction assi/ance 
9 ! =m ( grants to non-,f$]al sponsors =
 rehabilitation ( eligible high haz>d   
pot5tial dams4  7b7 ,eligible activities
 ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section = a      
project may be us$ =-- 7#a7 repair2     
7#b7 removal2 or  7#c7 any o!r /ructural
 or non/ructural measures4  7c7 ,aw>d ( 
grants  7#a7 ,application  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,a non-,f$]al sponsor int]e/$ 9 receiv+
 a grant "u ?is section may submit to ! 
,adm9i/rator an application = ! grant4  
7,b7 ,requirem5ts ,an application       
submitt$ to ! ,adm9i/rator "u ?is       

section %all be submitt$ at su* "t1 be 9
 su* =m1 & conta9 su* in=mation z !     
,adm9i/rator may prescribe by           
regulation4  7#b7 ,grant  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,adm9i/rator may make a grant 9      
accordance ) ?is section =              
rehabilitation ( a high haz>d pot5tial  
dam to a non-,f$]al sponsor t submits an
 application = ! grant 9 accordance ) ! 
regulations prescrib$ by ! ,adm9i/rator4
  7,b7 ,project grant agreem5t ,!       
,adm9i/rator %all ent] into a project   
grant agreem5t ) ! non-,f$]al sponsor to
 e/abli% ! t]ms ( ! grant & ! project1  
includ+ ! am\nt ( ! grant4  7,c7 ,grant 
assurance ,z "p ( a project grant       
agreem5t "u subp>agraph 7,b71 !         
,adm9i/rator %all require ! non-,f$]al  
sponsor to provide an assurance1 )      
respect to ! dam to be rehabilitat$ "u !
 project1 t ! own] ( ! dam has develop$ 
& w c>ry out a plan = ma9t5ance ( ! dam 
dur+ ! expect$ life ( ! dam4  7,d7      
,limitation ,a grant provid$ "u ?is     
section %all n exce$ ! less] (-- 7i7    

#ab4e p]c5t ( ! total am\nt ( funds made
 available to c>ry out ?is section2 or  
7ii7 #g1ejj1jjj4  7d7 ,requirem5ts  7#a7
 ,approval ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section
 = a project %all be approv$ by !       
relevant ,/ate dam safety ag5cy4  7#b7  
,co/ %>+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any assi/ance  
provid$ "u ?is section = a project %all 
be subject to a non-,f$]al co/-%>+      
requirem5t ( n less ?an #ce p]c5t4  7,b7
 ,9-k9d contributions ,! non-,f$]al %>e 
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 may be provid$ 9 !  
=m ( 9-k9d contributions4  7#c7         
,allocation ( funds ,! total am\nt (    
funds made available to c>ry out ?is    
section = ea* fiscal ye> %all be        
di/ribut$ z foll[s3  7,a7 ,equal        
di/ribution #a_/c %all be di/ribut$     
equally among ! ,/ates 9 :i* ! projects 
= :i* applications are submitt$ "u      
subsection 7c77#a7 are locat$4  7,b7    
,ne$-bas$ #b_/c %all be di/ribut$ among 
! ,/ates 9 :i* ! projects = :i*         
applications are submitt$ "u subsection 
7c77#a7 are locat$ bas$ on ! proportion 

t--  7i7 ! numb] ( eligible high haz>d  
pot5tial dams 9 ! ,/ate2 be>s to  7ii7 !
 numb] ( eligible high haz>d pot5tial   
dams 9 all ,/ates 9 :i* projects = :i*  
applications are submitt$ "u subsection 
7c77#a74  7e7 ,use ( funds ,none ( !    
funds provid$ 9 ! =m ( a grant or       
o!rwise made available "u ?is section   
%all be us$--  7#a7 to rehabilitate a   
,f$]al dam2  7#b7 to p]=m r\t9e op]ation
 or ma9t5ance ( a dam2  7#c7 to modify a
 dam to produce hydroelectric p[]2  7#d7
 to increase wat] supply /orage         
capacity2 or  7#e7 to make any o!r      
modification to a dam t does n also     
improve ! safety ( ! dam4  7f7          
,contractual requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 z a condition
 on ! receipt ( a grant "u ?is section1 
a non-,f$]al sponsor t receives ! grant 
%all require t ea* contract &           
subcontract = program managem5t1        
con/ruction managem5t1 plann+ /udies1   
feasibility /udies1 ar*itectural        
s]vices1 prelim9>y eng9e]+1 design1     

eng9e]+1 survey+1 mapp+1 & relat$       
s]vices ent]$ into us+ funds f ! grant  
be aw>d$ 9 ! same mann] z a contract =  
ar*itectural & eng9e]+ s]vices is aw>d$ 
"u--  7,a7 *apt] #aa ( title #dj1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code2 or  7,b7 an equival5t    
qualifications-bas$ requirem5t prescrib$
 by ! relevant ,/ate4  7#b7 ,no         
propriet>y int]e/ ,a contract aw>d$ 9   
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be    
consid]$ to conf] a propriet>y int]e/ ^u
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7g7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#fj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjag   
?r\gh #bjbg1 to rema9 available until   
exp5d$4  4  #b4 ,rulemak+  7a7 ,propos$ 
rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy %all issue a notice ( 
propos$ rulemak+ reg>d+ ! am5dm5ts made 
by section #a to ! ,national ,dam       
,safety ,program ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4    
#dfg et seq474  7b7 ,f9al rule ,n lat]  

?an #aej days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al     
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all         
promulgate a f9al rule reg>d+ ! am5dm5ts
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a74