,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ae1 #bjba,mrs4
 ,rodgers of ,washington introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to enure   
that a declaration for a major disaster 
or emergency is made on a timely basis1 
rural areas receive assistance1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,making ,aid   
for ,local ,disasters ,equal ,now ,act  
or the ,,malden ,act4  #b4 ,declaration 
time frame  7a7 ,major disaster         
declaration ,section #dja7;a7 of the    
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3 ,a major        
disaster declaration under this section 
shall be made not later than #cj days   
after a request by a ,governor or the   
,chief ,executive of an affected ,indian
 ,tribal ,government4 ,failure to meet  

the #cj-;day requirement shall result in
 an automatic approval of such request  
for a declaration44  7b7 ,emergency     
declaration ,section #eja7;a7 of the    
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaia7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3 ,an emergency   
declaration under this section shall be 
made not later than #cj days after a    
request for a declaration by a ,governor
 or the ,chief ,executive of an affected
 ,indian ,tribal ,government4 ,failure  
to meet the #cj-;day requirement shall  
result in an automatic approval of such 
request for a declaration44  #c4 ,rural 
assistance ,section #cbf of the ,robert 
,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and     
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eafe;d7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following3  7d7          
,additional assistance for rural areas  
,if a disaster or emergency occurs in a 
rural area1 regardless if a declaration 
has been made1 the ,small ,state and    

,rural ,advocate shall work in          
coordination with the ,state1 ,territory
 or ,tribal ,emergency ,management      
,agency to provide guidance to the rural
 areas emergency manager on developing a
 recovery team1 including resources to  
help prevent flooding1 mudslides1       
rockslides or any other natural disaster
 that could result after a wildfire and 
identifying available resources for both
 short-term and long-term recovery1     
including resources to help prevent a   
future natural disaster within the      
burned area404  7e7 ,case worker        
availability ,in a case in which a      
request for individual assistance in a  
rural area is made under section #djh   
but denied1 the ,small ,state and ,rural
 ,advocate shall work in coordination   
with the affected ,state1 ,territory or 
,tribal ,emergency ,management ,agency  
to make disaster case workers available 
to the residents impacted by the        
disaster or emergency4  4