,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjag,mr4 ,d5ham 7= himself & ,mr4      
,capuano7 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/ance1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,support+          
,mitigation ,activities & ,resili5cy    
,t>gets = ,rebuild+ ,act or ! ,,sm>t    
,rebuild+ ,act4  #b4 ,f$]al co/-%>e     
adju/m5ts = repair1 re/oration1 &       
replacem5t ( damag$ facilities ,section 
#djf7;b7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]  
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagb7;b77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7      
,increas$ ,f$]al %>e  7,a7 ,inc5tive    
measures ,! ,presid5t may provide       
inc5tives to a ,/ate or ,tribal gov]nm5t
 to inve/ 9 measures t increase read9ess

 =1 & resili5ce f1 a major disa/] by    
recogniz+ su* inve/m5ts ?r\gh a slid+   
scale t increases ! m9imum ,f$]al %>e to
 n m ?an #he p]c5t4 ,su* measures may   
include--  7i7 ! adoption ( a mitigation
 plan approv$ "u section #cbb2  7ii7    
inve/m5ts 9 disa/] relief1 insurance1 & 
em]g5cy managem5t programs2  7iii7      
enc\rag+ ! adoption & en=cem5t (        
nationally recogniz$ design /&>ds t     
e/abli% m9imum acceptable crit]ia = !   
design1 con/ruction1 & ma9t5ance (      
eligible facilities = ! purpose (       
protect+ ! heal?1 safety1 & g5]al welf>e
 ( ! build+s' us]s aga9/ disa/]s2  7iv7 
facilitat+ p>ticipation 9 ! community   
rat+ sy/em2 &  7v7 fund+ mitigation     
projects or grant+ tax inc5tives =      
projects t r$uce risk4  7,b7            
,compreh5sive ,guidance ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is        
p>agraph1 ! ,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,adm9i/rator1 %all issue compreh5sive   
guidance to ,/ates & ,tribal gov]nm5ts  
reg>d+ ! measures & inve/m5ts t w be    

recogniz$ = ! purpose ( increas+ !      
,f$]al %>e "u ?is section4  7,c7 ,report
 ,"o ye> aft] ! issuance ( ! guidance   
requir$ by subp>agraph 7,b71 !          
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ! ,committee
 on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee 
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report reg>d+ !   
analysis ( ! ,f$]al co/ %>es paid "u ?is
 section4  4  #c4 ,national public      
infra/ructure predisast] haz>d          
mitigation ,section #bjc ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7 is
 am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7c7 by      
ins]t+ ,public aft] ! ,national2  7#b7 9
 subsection 7e77#a77;,b7--  7,a7 by     
/rik+ or at ! end ( clause 7ii72  7,b7  
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end ( clause 7iii7
 & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7iv7 to e/abli% & c>ry out  
en=cem5t activities to implem5t         
nationally recogniz$ design /&>ds t     
e/abli% m9imum acceptable crit]ia = !   

design1 con/ruction1 & ma9t5ance (      
eligible facilities = ! purpose (       
protect+ ! heal?1 safety1 & g5]al welf>e
 ( ! build+s' us]s aga9/ disa/]s4  2    
7#c7 9 subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a7 by ins]t+ = mitigation activities t
 are co/ effective aft] competitive     
basis2  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7#c7 ,r$i/ribution ( unobligat$ am\nts  
,! ,presid5t %all--  7,a7 )draw am\nts (
 f9ancial assi/ance made available to a 
,/ate 7includ+ am\nts made available to 
local gov]nm5ts ( a ,/ate7 "u p>agraph  
7#b7 t rema9 unobligat$ by ! end ( !    
?ird fiscal ye> aft] ! fiscal ye> = :i* 
! am\nts 7 allocat$2 &  7,b7 9 !        
subsequ5t fiscal ye>1 add ! funds to !  
f9ancial assi/ance available to be aw>d$
 on a competitive basis ref]r$ to 9     
p>agraph 7#a74  2  7#d7 9 subsection    
7g7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#i7 by /rik+ & at
 ! end2  7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph    
7#aj7 z p>agraph 7#ab72 &  7,c7 by add+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#i7 ! foll[+3  7#aj7 !   
ext5t to :i* ! ,/ate or local gov]nm5t  

has facilitat$ ! adoption & en=cem5t (  
nationally recogniz$ design /&>ds t     
e/abli% crit]ia = ! design1 con/ruction1
 & ma9t5ance ( eligible facilities = !  
purpose ( protect+ ! heal?1 safety1 &   
g5]al welf>e ( ! build+s' us]s aga9/    
disa/]s2  7#aa7 ! ext5t to :i* !        
assi/ance w fund activities t increase !
 level ( resili5cy2 &  2  7#e7 by /rik+ 
subsection 7i7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7  
,national public infra/ructure pr$isa/] 
mitigation fund  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!    
,presid5t may e/abli% 9 ! ,treasury ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates a sep>ate acc\nt call$ !  
,national ,public ,infra/ructure        
,pr$isa/] ,mitigation ,fund 79 ?is      
section ref]r$ to z ! ,pr$isa/]         
,mitigation ,fund71 :i* %all be us$     
exclusively to c>ry out ?is section1 )  
am\nts 9 su* acc\nt to be available     
until exp5d$ unless o!rwise provid$4    
7#b7 ,transf]s to pr$isa/] mitigation   
fund  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re %all be        
deposit$ 9 ! ,pr$isa/] ,mitigation ,fund
 ) respect to ea* disa/] decl>$ on or   

aft] ,augu/ #a1 #bjag1 an additional    
am\nt equal to #f p]c5t ( ! e/imat$     
aggregate am\nt ( grants to be made     
pursuant to section #djf4  7,b7 ,e/imat$
 aggregate am\nt ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ea* major disa/] decl>ation1 !     
e/imat$ aggregate am\nt ( grants to be  
deposit$ 9 su* ,fund %all be det]m9$ &  
ne$ n be r$uc$1 increas$1 or *ang$ due  
to v>iations 9 e/imates4  2 &  7#f7 by  
/rik+ subsection 7m74  #d4 ,eligibility 
= code implem5tation & en=cem5t ,section
 #djf7;a77#b7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagb7;a77#b77 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ & at ! end (     
subp>agraph 7,b72  7#b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod
 at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,c7 & ins]t+ 2 
&2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3   
7,d7 base & ov]time wages = extra hires 
to facilitate ! implem5tation & en=cem5t
 ( adopt$ build+ codes = a p]iod ( n m  
?an #ahj days aft] ! major disa/] is    
decl>$4  4  #e4 ,additional mitigation  
activities  7a7 ,haz>d mitigation       

cl>ification ,section #djd7;a7 ( !      
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj;c7a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! fir/    
s5t5ce & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,! ,presid5t  
may contribute n m ?an #ge p]c5t ( ! co/
 ( haz>d mitigation measures :i* !      
,presid5t has det]m9$ are co/-effective 
& :i* sub/antially r$uce ! risk (1 or   
increase resili5ce to1 future damage1   
h>d%ip1 loss1 or suff]+ 9 any area      
affect$ by a major disa/]44  7b7        
,eligible co/ ,section #djf7;e77#a77;,a7
 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &
 ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #eagb7;e77#a77;,a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
! matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by ins]t+    
aft] section ! foll[+3 = disa/]s decl>$ 
on or aft] ,augu/ #a1 #bjag1 or disa/]s 
:]e a co/ e/imate has n yet be5 f9aliz$ 
= a project2  7#b7 9 clause 7i71 by     
/rik+ &2  7#c7 9 clause 7ii7--  7,a7 by 
/rik+ codes1 specifications1 & /&>ds &  
ins]t+ ! late/ nationally recogniz$     
design codes1 specifications & /&>ds t  

e/abli% m9imum acceptable crit]ia = !   
design1 con/ruction1 & ma9t5ance (      
facilities = ! purposes ( protect+ !    
heal?1 safety1 & g5]al welf>e ( a       
facility's us]s aga9/ disa/]s2  7,b7 by 
/rik+ applicable at ! "t at :i* ! disa/]
 occurr$2 &  7,c7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#d7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7iii7 9 a mann] t all[s !
 facility to meet ! def9ition ( resili5t
 develop$ pursuant ?is subsection4  4   
7c7 ,new rules ,section #djf7;e7 ( !    
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagb7;e77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#e7 ,new rules  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 ! ,presid5t1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al    
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 %all issue a
 f9al rulemak+ t def9es ! t]ms resili5t 
& resili5cy = purposes ( ?is subsection4
  7,b7 ,guidance ,n lat] ?an #ij days   
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,adm9i/rator issues
 ! f9al rulemak+ "u ?is p>agraph1 !     

,adm9i/rator %all issue any necess>y    
guidance relat$ to ! rulemak+4  7,c7    
,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 !            
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ,congress a 
report summ>iz+ ! regulations & guidance
 issu$ pursuant to ?is p>agraph4  4