,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjba,mr4   
,bab9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,g>am5di7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act to exp&        
eligibility = individual & public       
assi/ance to c]ta9 areas & to include   
cumulative damage f multiple natural    
cata/rophes 9 ! def9ition ( major       
disa/]1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,regional ,impact ( ,disa/]s &          
,em]g5cies ,relief ,act or ! ,,rid]     
,act4  #b4 ,contigu\s area ,title ,,iv (
 ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &  
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #dca4 ,contigu\s area  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,any area "u ! jurisdiction ( a
 ,/ate or local gov]nm5t t is contigu\s 
to an area t ! ,presid5t designates z   

eligible to receive any =m ( cov]$      
assi/ance z a result ( a major disa/]   
may be deem$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to be 
eligible to receive su* assi/ance )     
respect to su* disa/]4  7b7 ,def9ition  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ assi/ance   
means-- 7#a7 haz>d mitigation assi/ance 
provid$ "u section #djd2  7#b7 any      
assi/ance provid$ to an individual or   
h\sehold "u sections #djh1 #daj1 #dae1  
#daf1 or #dbf2 &  7#c7 any public       
assi/ance provid$ "u sections #djc1     
#djf1 or #djg4  4  #c4 ,cumulative      
damage  7a7 ,def9itions ,section #ajb7b7
 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &
 ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #eabb7b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+     
,major disa/] means & ins]t+ 7,a7 ,9    
g5]al4--,! t]m major disa/] means 2 &   
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7   
,inclusion ,! t]m major disa/] includes 
m ?an #a natural cata/rophe1 fire1      
flood1 or explosion describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a7 t occurs 9 a #ab-mon?  

p]iod & t individually does n cause     
damage ( suffici5t sev]ity & magnitude  
to w>rant major disa/] assi/ance "u ?is 
,act1 b t1 9 ! det]m9ation ( !          
,presid5t1 cumulatively causes damage ( 
suffici5t sev]ity & magnitude to w>rant 
su* assi/ance4  4  7b7 ,int]im guidance 
,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all  
issue int]im guidance to implem5t !     
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a74  7c7   
,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t1
 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al   
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 %all issue  
su* rules & regulations z are necess>y  
to-- 7#a7 ensure compliance ) section   
#abcb ( ! ,,faa ,reau?orization ,act (  
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-bed72 &  7#b7  
implem5t ! am5dm5ts made by subsection  
7a74