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,olson1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 & ,mr4        
,mead[s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial   
,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,decemb] #ab1 #bjai;,additional         
sponsors3 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to 
,rico1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,ms4        
,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1  
,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,vela1   
,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,mal9[ski1 ,mr4     
,allr$1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 & ,mr4 ,r\da      
,decemb] #ab1 #bjai ,report$ f !        
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ) an am5dm5t ,/rike out  

all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p   
pr9t$ 9 italic  ,decemb] #ab1           
#bjai;,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  
dis*>g$2 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be printed,for text ( introduc$
 bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on   
,may #g1 #bjai  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify   
eligibility requirem5ts = c]ta9 haz>d   
mitigation assi/ance programs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,haz>d ,eligibility &      
,local ,projects ,act4  #b4 ,au?ority to
 beg9 implem5tation ( acquisition or    
relocation projects  7a7 ,eligibility = 
,assi/ance = ,initiat$ ,projects  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 an entity seek+ assi/ance "u a     
haz>d mitigation assi/ance program %all 
be eligible to receive su* assi/ance = a
 cov]$ project if ! entity--  7,a7      
complies ) all o!r eligibility          
requirem5ts ( ! haz>d mitigation        
assi/ance program = acquisition or      
relocation projects1 includ+ ext+ui%+   

all incompatible encumbrances2 &  7,b7  
complies ) all ,f$]al requirem5ts = !   
project4  7#b7 ,co/s incurr$ ,an entity 
seek+ assi/ance "u a haz>d mitigation   
assi/ance program %all be responsible = 
any project co/s incurr$ by ! entity = a
 cov]$ project if ! cov]$ project is n  
aw>d$1 or is det]m9$ to be ineligible =1
 assi/ance4  7b7 ,applicability ,?is    
section %all apply to any application = 
assi/ance = a cov]$ project submitt$ on 
or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjaf4  7c7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! foll[+    
def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,cov]$ project ,!
 t]m cov]$ project means--  7,a7 an     
acquisition or relocation project = :i* 
an entity began implem5tation prior to  
grant aw>d "u a haz>d mitigation        
assi/ance program2 &  7,b7 a project =  
:i* an entity initiat$ plann+ or        
con/ruction be=e or aft] reque/+        
assi/ance = ! project "u a haz>d        
mitigation assi/ance program qualify+ = 
a categorical exemption "u ! ,national  
,environm5tal ,policy ,act4  7#b7 ,haz>d

 mitigation assi/ance program ,! t]m    
haz>d mitigation assi/ance program      
means-- 7,a7 ! pr$isa/] haz>d mitigation
 grant program au?oriz$ "u section #bjc 
( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & 
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eacc72  7,b7 ! haz>d mitigation grant  
program au?oriz$ "u section #djd ( !    
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj;c72 &  7,c7 ! flood mitigation    
assi/ance program au?oriz$ "u section   
#acff ( ! ,national ,flood ,insurance   
,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dajd;c74   
,decemb] #ab1 #bjai ,report$ f !        
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ) an amendment,december  
#ab1 #bjai;,committee on ,f9ancial      
,s]vices dis*>g$2 committ$ to !         
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$