,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #f1 #bjai,mr4 
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4
 ,m>key1 & ,ms4 ,w>r57 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
e/abli% a grant program to provide      
assi/ance to prev5t & repair damage to  
/ructures due to pyrrhotite4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,crumbl+
 ,f\ndations ,small ,bus9ess & ,home[n]s
 ,assi/ance ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,grant   
program  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m ,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy4  
7b7 ,au?orization ,! ,adm9i/rator %all  
aw>d grants to ,/ates to provide        
assi/ance to own]s ( small bus9esses1   
condom9ium associations1 & home[n]s     
locat$ )9 ! ,/ate to prev5t1 mitigate1 &
 repair damage to /ructures t h su/a9$  
or may su/a9 damage due to concrete     
f\ndations t conta9 pyrrhotite4  7c7    

,application ,a cov]$ ,/ate desir+ a    
grant "u ?is section %all submit an     
application to ! ,adm9i/rator at su* "t1
 9 su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su*       
in=mation z ! ,adm9i/rator may require4 
7d7 ,use ( funds ,a ,/ate receiv+ a     
grant "u ?is section %all use grant     
funds to provide full or p>tial         
reimbursem5t to affect$ own]s ( small   
bus9esses1 condom9ium associations1 &   
home[n]s = ! co/s ( prev5tion1          
mitigation & repair ( damage describ$ 9 
subsection 7b74  7e7 ,grant am\nt &     
duration  7#a7 ,am\nt ,ea* grant aw>d$  
to a ,/ate "u ?is section 9 a fiscal ye>
 %all be 9 an am\nt ( n m ?an           
#bj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,duration ,a grant   
aw>d$ "u ?is section-- 7,a7 %all be = a 
p]iod ( #e ye>s2 &  7,b7 may be r5ew$ = 
n m ?an #c additional p]iods4  7f7      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd4