,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aahc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1         
#bjag,mr4 ,ruiz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,polis1
 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,o',hall]an1 ,mr4     
,pocan1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4
 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mrs4        
,napolitano1 & ,ms4 ,s9ema7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act to improve     
mitigation assi/ance4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wildfire     
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjag4  #b4           
,mitigation assi/ance  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,section #dbj ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahg7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7d7 z     
subsection 7e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3  7d7 ,haz>d    
mitigation assi/ance ,:e!r or n a major 
disa/] is decl>$1 ! ,presid5t may       

provide haz>d mitigation assi/ance 9    
accordance ) section #djd 9 any area    
affect$ by a fire = :i* assi/ance 0     
provid$ "u ?is section4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ 
am5dm5ts ,! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]   
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47 is am5d$--     
7#a7 9 section #djd7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#eagj;c7a77-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ be=e ! fir/
 p]iod 1 or any area affect$ by a fire =
 :i* assi/ance 0 provid$ "u section     
#dbj2 &  7,b7 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce by ins]t+ 
or ev5t "u section #dbj aft] major      
disa/] ea* place x appe>s2 &  7#b7 9    
section #cbb7;e77#a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#eafe7;e77#a771 by ins]t+ or ev5t "u    
section #dbj aft] major disa/] ea* place
 x appe>s4  #c4 ,additional activities  
,section #djd ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,use (    
assi/ance ,recipi5ts ( haz>d mitigation 
assi/ance provid$ "u ?is section &      
section #bjc may use ! assi/ance to     

conduct ! foll[+ activities to help     
r$uce ! risk ( future damage1 h>d%ip1   
loss1 or suff]+ 9 any area affect$ by a 
wildfire1 includ+--  7#a7 rese$+ gr\nd  
cov] ) quick-gr[+ or native species2    
7#b7 mul*+ ) /raw or *ipp$ wood2  7#c7  
con/ruct+ /raw1 rock1 or log dams 9     
small tribut>ies to prev5t flood+2  7#d7
 plac+ logs & o!r erosion b>ri]s to cat*
 s$im5t on hill slopes2  7#e7 in/all+   
debris traps to modify road & trail     
dra9age me*anisms2  7#f7 modify+ or     
remov+ culv]ts to all[ dra9age to fl[   
freely2  7#g7 add+ dra9age dips &       
con/ruct+ em]g5cy spillways to keep     
roads & bridges f wa%+ out dur+ floods2 
7#h7 plant+ grass to prev5t ! spread (  
noxi\s we$s2  7#i7 in/all+ w>n+ signs2  
7#aj7 e/abli%+ def5sible space measures2
 &  7#aa7 r$uc+ haz>d\s fuels4  4  #d4  
,report+ requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #a ye>  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act &     
annually !reaft]1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !    
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all  
submit to ! ,committee on ,homel&       

,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,transportation 
& ,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,appropriations    
,committees ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives a report conta9+ a      
summ>y ( any projects c>ri$ out1 & any  
fund+ provid$ to ^? projects1 "u        
subsection 7d7 ( section #dbj ( ! ,rob]t
 ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy  
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahg7 7z
 am5d$ by section #a7;a77#b774