,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hide  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,neguse 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 provide flexibility with the cost    
share for fire management assistance1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,wildfire ,recovery ,act4  #b4 ,fire    
management assistance cost share        
,section #dbj of the ,robert ,t4        
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  7f7
 ,federal share ,the ,federal share of  
assistance under this section shall be  
not less than #ge percent of the        
eligible cost1 as set forth in the      
regulations1 of such assistance4  4  #c4
 ,rulemaking ,not later than #a year    

after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,president1 acting through the
 ,administrator of the ,federal         
,emergency ,management ,agency and in   
consultation with the heads of relevant 
,federal departments and agencies1      
including the ,united ,states ,forest   
,service and ,department of ,interior1  
shall conduct and complete a rulemaking 
to develop guidelines and a rule that   
establishes thresholds for cases in     
which the ,federal cost share for       
section #dbj of the ,robert ,t4         
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eahg7 may be increased4 ,such
 thresholds shall use a fire-specific   
metric to determine fire damage referred
 to in subsection 7a7 of such section1  
and recommend a ,federal cost share     
adjustment for fire damage that meets   
the established thresholds4 ,the        
,administrator shall follow all notice  
and comment requirements set forth in   
section #eec of title #e1 ,united       

,states ,code1 for such rulemaking4