,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #ajff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ad1
 #bjbb,received  ,,an ,,act  ,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  7a7   
,in general ,section #dbj of the ,robert
 ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and    
,emergency ,assistance ,act is amended--
 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7e7 as
 subsection 7f72 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after subsection 7d7 the following3  7e7
 ,federal share ,the ,federal share of  
assistance under this section shall be  
not less than #ge percent of the        
eligible cost of such assistance4  4    
7b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made  
by subsection 7a7 shall only apply to   
amounts appropriated on or after the    

date of enactment of this ,act4  #c4    
,rulemaking ,not later than #c years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,president1 acting through the
 ,administrator of the ,federal         
,emergency ,management ,agency1 shall   
conduct and complete a rulemaking to    
provide criteria for the circumstances  
under which the ,administrator may      
recommend the ,president increase the   
,federal cost share for section #dbj of 
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahg74 ,such criteria   
shall include a threshold metric that   
assesses the financial impact to a      
,state or local government from         
responding to a fire for which fire     
management assistance is being provided4
  ,passed the ,house of ,representatives
 ,september #ac1 #bjbb4;,cheryl ,l4     
,johnson1,clerk4