,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ciag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjba,mrs4 
,rodg]s ( ,wa%+ton introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to enure t a decl>ation = a    
major disa/] or em]g5cy is made on a    
timely basis1 rural areas receive       
assi/ance1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mak+   
,aid = ,local ,disa/]s ,equal ,n[ ,act  
or ! ,,mald5 ,act4  #b4 ,decl>ation "t  
frame  7a7 ,major disa/] decl>ation     
,section #dja7;a7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d 
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,a major disa/] 
decl>ation "u ?is section %all be made n
 lat] ?an #cj days aft] a reque/ by a   
,gov]nor or ! ,*ief ,executive ( an     
affect$ ,indian ,tribal ,gov]nm5t4      
,failure to meet ! #cj-;day requirem5t  
%all result 9 an automatic approval (   
su* reque/ = a decl>ation44  7b7        

,em]g5cy decl>ation ,section #eja7;a7 ( 
! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &   
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaia7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3 ,an em]g5cy decl>ation "u ?is   
section %all be made n lat] ?an #cj days
 aft] a reque/ = a decl>ation by a      
,gov]nor or ! ,*ief ,executive ( an     
affect$ ,indian ,tribal ,gov]nm5t4      
,failure to meet ! #cj-;day requirem5t  
%all result 9 an automatic approval (   
su* reque/ = a decl>ation44  #c4 ,rural 
assi/ance ,section #cbf ( ! ,rob]t ,t4  
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eafe;d7 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7
 ,additional assi/ance = rural areas ,if
 a disa/] or em]g5cy occurs 9 a rural   
area1 reg>dless if a decl>ation has be5 
made1 ! ,small ,/ate & ,rural ,advocate 
%all "w 9 coord9ation ) ! ,/ate1        
,t]ritory or ,tribal ,em]g5cy ,managem5t
 ,ag5cy to provide guidance to ! rural  
areas em]g5cy manag] on develop+ a      
recov]y team1 includ+ res\rces to help  

prev5t flood+1 mudslides1 rockslides or 
any o!r natural disa/] t c\ld result    
aft] a wildfire & id5tify+ available    
res\rces = bo? %ort-t]m & long-t]m      
recov]y1 includ+ res\rces to help prev5t
 a future natural disa/] )9 ! burn$     
area404  7e7 ,case work] availability ,9
 a case 9 :i* a reque/ = individual     
assi/ance 9 a rural area is made "u     
section #djh b d5i$1 ! ,small ,/ate &   
,rural ,advocate %all "w 9 coord9ation )
 ! affect$ ,/ate1 ,t]ritory or ,tribal  
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to make      
disa/] case work]s available to !       
resid5ts impact$ by ! disa/] or em]g5cy4
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