,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjai,mrs4  
,flet*] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 
,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,brady1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (   
,texas1 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,ms4
 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln (
 ,pu]to ,rico1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,l\isiana1
 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,jackson     
,lee1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\?  
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4  
,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,cunn+ham1 & ,mr4           
,butt]field7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (        
,managem5t & ,budget to imm$iately      
release c]ta9 grant funds aw>d$ =       
mitigation activities "u ! ,community   
,developm5t ,block ,grant program1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,bip>tisan ,disa/]     
,recov]y ,fund+ ,act ( #bjai4  #b4      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,fund+ = mitigation activities 0        

appropriat$ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ &    
,urban ,developm5t by ,congress 9       
,febru>y #bjah "u ! ,bip>tisan ,budget  
,act ( #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-abc2    
#acb ,/at4 #fd74  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y (   
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t told         
,congress t ! fund+ describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a7 w\ld be releas$ by ,may #a1 #bjai4 
7#c7 ,may #a1 #bjai1 has come & gone )  
no (ficial explanation z to ! reason = !
 cont9u$ delay 9 releas+ ! funds4  #c4  
,requirem5t ,= all am\nts made available
 = mitigation activities "u ! head+     
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban              
,developm5t--,community ,plann+ &       
,developm5t--,community ,developm5t     
,fund 9 ,public ,law #aae-abc1 & aw>d$ z
 grants by ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban 
,developm5t1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (   
,managem5t & ,budget %all1 n lat] ?an   
#fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 release su* am\nts aw>d$ to all   
eligible grantees1 reg>dless ( any fur!r
 /udies z may be o!rwise requir$ by law4