,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aahc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #af1       
#bjag,mr4 ,ruiz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,polis1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1  
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4         
,huffman1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4        
,garamendi1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 and ,ms4 
,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,robert ,t4       
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act to improve  
mitigation assistance4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,wildfire ,prevention ,act of #bjag4    
#b4 ,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

 ,hazard mitigation assistance ,whether 
or not a major disaster is declared1 the
 ,president may provide hazard          
mitigation assistance in accordance with
 section #djd in any area affected by a 
fire for which assistance was provided  
under this section4  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 affected by a fire 
for which assistance was provided under 
section #dbj2 and  7,b7 in the third    
sentence by inserting or event under    
section #dbj after major disaster each  
place it appears2 and  7#b7 in section  
#cbb7;e77#a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#eafe7;e77#a771 by inserting or event   
under section #dbj after major disaster 
each place it appears4  #c4 ,additional 
activities ,section #djd of the ,robert 
,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and     

,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following3  7f7 ,use of  
assistance ,recipients of hazard        
mitigation assistance provided under    
this section and section #bjc may use   
the assistance to conduct the following 
activities to help reduce the risk of   
future damage1 hardship1 loss1 or       
suffering in any area affected by a     
wildfire1 including--  7#a7 reseeding   
ground cover with quick-growing or      
native species2  7#b7 mulching with     
straw or chipped wood2  7#c7            
constructing straw1 rock1 or log dams in
 small tributaries to prevent flooding2 
7#d7 placing logs and other erosion     
barriers to catch sediment on hill      
slopes2  7#e7 installing debris traps to
 modify road and trail drainage         
mechanisms2  7#f7 modifying or removing 
culverts to allow drainage to flow      
freely2  7#g7 adding drainage dips and  
constructing emergency spillways to keep
 roads and bridges from washing out     

during floods2  7#h7 planting grass to  
prevent the spread of noxious weeds2    
7#i7 installing warning signs2  7#aj7   
establishing defensible space measures2 
and  7#aa7 reducing hazardous fuels4  4 
#d4 ,reporting requirement ,not later   
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act and annually thereafter1  
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
submit to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate1 the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 and the 
,appropriations ,committees of the      
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a report containing a  
summary of any projects carried out1 and
 any funding provided to those projects1
 under subsection 7d7 of section #dbj of
 the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster    
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahg7 7as amended by    
section #a7;a77#b774