,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4     
,man*9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mrs4  
,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 &    
,ms4 ,h>ris7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs  ,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