,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fghe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,mr4   
,ruiz introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,robert ,t4       
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act to ensure   
appointment of a ,tribal response       
coordinator whenever a multi-,state     
major disaster or emergency is declared4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,fema ,tribal ,coordinator
 ,act4  #b4 ,emergency response         
coordinator for federally recognized    
tribes ,title ,,iii of the ,robert ,t4  
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eada et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  #cbh4 
,emergency response coordinator for     
federally recognized tribes  7a7 ,in    
general ,immediately following the      
declaration of a multi-,state major     

disaster or emergency1 including a      
public health emergency1 the ,president 
shall appoint a ,tribal response        
coordinating officer4  7b7 ,duties of   
the tribal emergency response           
coordinator ,the duties of the ,tribal  
response coordinating officer shall     
include the following3 7#a7 ,assessment 
,conduct an assessment of relief most   
urgently needed in consultation with all
 affected ,indian tribal governments and
 in the case of a public health         
emergency1 work with the ,indian ,health
 ,service to conduct outreach to        
tribally operated health programs to    
assess needs4  7#b7 ,liaison ,establish 
a liaison within each ,bureau of ,indian
 ,affairs ,regional ,office and each    
,indian ,health ,service ,area ,office4 
7#c7 ,administration ,coordinate        
administration of relief to ,indian     
tribal governments and tribal healthcare
 providers 7including ,urban ,indian    
,health ,programs1 tribally operated    
health programs1 and ,indian ,health    

,service-operated facilities71          
including-- 7,a7 in the event of a      
public health emergency1 distributions  
from the ,strategic ,national           
,stockpile2 and  7,b7 establish a single
 point of contact for tribal requests   
for assistance1 including emergency     
response personnel1 equipment1 and      
medical supplies4  7#d7 ,reimbursement  
,coordinate assistance with submission  
of reimbursement requests and grant     
applications1 including outstanding     
reimbursement requests or applications  
related to a major disaster or emergency
 after such disaster or emergency is    
closed4 ,notwithstanding any other      
provision in this ,act1 the ,tribal     
response coordinator shall work with the
 ,administrator of the ,federal         
,emergency ,agency to continue to       
provide assistance with such            
applications until funds are disbursed4 
7c7 ,tribal requests ,the ,administrator
 shall consider a request from an       
,indian tribal government in the same   

manner as a request from a ,state4  4