,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #aa1  
#bjah ,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,udall7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 
to provide wildfire regulatory relief1  
to modify the evaluation of a major     
disaster declaration request1 to provide
 regulatory relief for banks during     
major disasters1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,wildfire ,regulatory      
,relief ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,use of land
 in a state of emergency ,section       
#abcc7;b7 of the ,food ,security ,act of
 #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chcc7;b77 is     
amended by striking paragraph 7#a7 and  
inserting the following3  7#a7          
harvesting1 grazing1 or other commercial
 use of the forage1 without any         
reduction in the rental rate1 in        

response to--  7,a7 drought2  7,b7      
flooding2  7,c7 a state of emergency    
that-- 7i7 is declared by the ,governor 
of the ,state in which the land that is 
subject to a contract under the         
conservation reserve program is located2
 and  7ii7 covers any part of the ,state
 or the entire ,state2 or  7,d7 other   
emergency2  4  #c4 ,evaluating a major  
disaster declaration request  ,section  
#dja of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford       
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7d7 ,consideration of       
requests  7#a7 ,in general ,in          
evaluating a request for a declaration  
under this section1 the ,president shall
 take into consideration any impacts of 
the disaster that--  7,a7 will impede   
the recovery efforts of affected        
individuals or community2 and  7,b7 may 
not be addressed under disaster programs
 administered by the ,federal ,emergency
 ,management ,agency1 but that are      

addressed by other disaster programs1   
such as the disaster loan program       
authorized under section #g7;b7 of the  
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcf7;b77 and programs authorized under 
section #aeja of the ,agricultural ,act 
of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha74  7#b7    
,agricultural fence lines  7,a7         
,definition ,in this paragraph1 the term
 agricultural fence line means a        
physical barrier placed for the purpose 
of defining the edge or boundary of an  
area used for agricultural purpose4     
7,b7 ,consideration ,in considering the 
impacts of a disaster required to be    
considered under paragraph 7#a71 the    
,president shall consider the costs of  
replacing an agricultural fence line4  4
  #d4 ,emergency management grants      
,section #ffb7;b7 of the ,post-,katrina 
,emergency ,management ,reform ,act of  
#bjjf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #gfb7;b77 is amended
 by inserting 1 including supporting    
joint interagency cooperation between   
,state agencies responsible for         

responding to wildfires1 after hazards4 
#e4 ,regulatory relief for banks during 
major disasters  7a7 ,definitions ,in   
this section-- 7#a7 the terms           
appropriate ,federal banking agency and 
depository institution have the meanings
 given those terms in section #c of the 
,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act 7#ab  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahac72 and  7#b7 the term    
major disaster has the meaning given the
 term in section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4
 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and        
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74  7b7 ,requirement ,not
 later than #ae days after the date on  
which the ,president declares a major   
disaster under section #dja of the      
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj71 or not later than #ae 
days after a state of emergency is      
declared by a ,governor of a ,state for 
all or part of that ,state1 the         
appropriate ,federal banking agencies   
and the ,bureau of ,consumer ,financial 

,protection shall issue guidance to     
depository institutions located in the  
area for which the ,president declared  
the major disaster or the ,governor     
declared a state of emergency1 as       
applicable1 for reducing regulatory     
burdens for borrowers and communities in
 order to facilitate recovery from the  
major disaster4  7c7 ,contents ,guidance
 issued under subsection 7b7 shall      
include instructions from the           
appropriate ,federal banking agency or  
the ,bureau of ,consumer ,financial     
,protection1 as applicable1 regarding-- 
7#a7 extending repayment terms1         
adjusting existing loans1 and easing    
terms for new loans1 in accordance with 
prudent banking practices that involve  
appropriate monitoring2  7#b7 providing 
relief from reporting and publishing    
requirements1 including by accepting    
delayed filing and publishing of reports
 by depository institutions in areas    
affected by the major disaster or       
covered by the state of emergency1 as   

applicable2  7#c7 taking appropriate    
actions to stabilize investments in     
local government projects affected by   
the major disaster or covered by the    
state of emergency1 as applicable2  7#d7
 promoting awareness of the eligibility 
of depository institutions for loans or 
investments made in areas affected by   
the major disaster or covered by the    
state of emergency1 as applicable1 under
 the ,community ,reinvestment ,act of   
#aigg 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #bija et seq472 and
  7#e7 such other issues as determined  
appropriate by the appropriate ,federal 
banking agency or the ,bureau of        
,consumer ,financial ,protection1 as    
applicable4