,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #d1 #bjbj,mr4    
,g>am5di 7= himself & ,mr4 ,?ompson (   
,cali=nia7 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 modify ! ,f$]al %>e requirem5t &
 e/abli% a p]iod ( p]=mance requirem5t =
 ! haz>d mitigation grant program1 to   
am5d ! ,po/-,katr9a ,em]g5cy ,managem5t 
,re=m ,act ( #bjjf to modify ! ,f$]al   
%>e requirem5t ( em]g5cy managem5t      
p]=mance grants1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,fema ,disa/] ,prep>$ness ,improvem5t  
,act4  #b4 ,haz>d mitigation ,section   
#djd ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9    
subsection 7a7 by /rik+ #ge & ins]t+    
#he2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7h7 ,exp&$ eligibility ,not)/&+ any o!r 

provision ( ?is section1 ! ,presid5t may
 provide haz>d mitigation assi/ance 9   
accordance ) ?is section 9 any area     
designat$ by ! ,adm9i/rator "u !        
,national ,flood ,insurance ,act ( #aifh
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djja et seq47 z an area
 hav+ special flood haz>ds t has suff]$ 
at lea/ "o sev]e repetitive loss 7z su* 
t]m is def9$ 9 section #acjg7;h7 ( su*  
,act7 or repetitive loss 7z def9$ 9     
section #acgj ( su* ,act74  7i7 ,p]iod (
 p]=mance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a project     
receiv+ assi/ance "u ?is section %all be
 complet$ n lat] ?an ! date t is #cf    
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! completion ( all  
applicable environm5tal reviews requir$ 
by ,f$]al or ,/ate law ) respect to su* 
project or a lat] feasible date det]m9$ 
by ! ,adm9i/rator4  7#b7 ,ext5sion (    
p]iod ( p]=mance ,^u ! reque/ ( a       
recipi5t ( haz>d mitigation assi/ance   
provid$ "u ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator  
may-- 7,a7 issue an ext5sion ( n m ?an  
#a ye> ( ! p]iod ( p]=mance deadl9e     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 issue 

additional ext5sions ( n m ?an #a ye> ^u
 ! expiration ( an ext5sion issu$       
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 or ?is     
subp>agraph4  7#c7 ,rule ( /atutory     
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all 
be con/ru$ to au?orize ! ,adm9i/rator or
 a ,/ate delegat$ au?ority "u subsection
 7c7 to e/abli% a p]iod ( p]=mance %ort]
 ?an ! p]iod ( p]=mance describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a74  4  #c4 ,em]g5cy         
managem5t p]=mance grants program       
,section #ffb7;c7 ( ! ,po/-,katr9a      
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,re=m ,act ( #bjjf  
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #gfb7 is am5d$ by /rik+   
#ej p]c5t & ins]t+ #he p]c5t4  #d4 ,,gao
 report to ,congress on *all5ges "u     
public assi/ance alt]native proc$ures   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy on !  
*all5ges to ,/ates & ,t]ritories ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates 9 obta9+ assi/ance "u     
section #dbh ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahi;f74  7b7      
,cont5ts ,9 conduct+ ! /udy describ$ 9  

subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
%all /udy ! *all5ges = assi/ance        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 fac$ by !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,rural areas1 z su* t]m is 
def9$ 9 section #dbc ( ! ,rob]t ,t4     
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahi;a74
  7#b7 ,small impov]i%$ communities1 z  
su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #bjc ( su*   
,act4  7#c7 ,o!r communities1 areas1 or 
individuals t ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al      
det]m9es p]t95t4  7c7 ,report to        
,congress ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al %all submit to ,congress a report
 describ+ ! results ( ! /udy requir$ "u 
subsection 7a74