,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f1       
#bjai,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,markey1 and ,ms4        
,warren7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
establish a grant program to provide    
assistance to prevent and repair damage 
to structures due to pyrrhotite4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,crumbling ,foundations ,small      
,business and ,homeowners ,assistance   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,grant program  7a7 
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,federal ,emergency ,management  
,agency4  7b7 ,authorization ,the       
,administrator shall award grants to    
,states to provide assistance to owners 
of small businesses1 condominium        
associations1 and homeowners located    
within the ,state to prevent1 mitigate1 

and repair damage to structures that    
have sustained or may sustain damage due
 to concrete foundations that contain   
pyrrhotite4  7c7 ,application ,a covered
 ,state desiring a grant under this     
section shall submit an application to  
the ,administrator at such time1 in such
 manner1 and accompanied by such        
information as the ,administrator may   
require4  7d7 ,use of funds ,a ,state   
receiving a grant under this section    
shall use grant funds to provide full or
 partial reimbursement to affected      
owners of small businesses1 condominium 
associations1 and homeowners for the    
costs of prevention1 mitigation and     
repair of damage described in subsection
 7b74  7e7 ,grant amount and duration   
7#a7 ,amount ,each grant awarded to a   
,state under this section in a fiscal   
year shall be in an amount of not more  
than #bj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,duration ,a    
grant awarded under this section-- 7,a7 
shall be for a period of #e years2 and  
7,b7 may be renewed for not more than #c

 additional periods4  7f7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there are authorized
 to be appropriated to carry out this   
section #bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjbj through #bjbd4