,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ag1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,w>nock 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 & ,mr4
 ,padilla7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t1 aft] 
! decl>ation ( a major disa/]1 ,/ates1  
local gov]nm5ts1 & ,indian tribal       
gov]nm5ts affect$ by ! major disa/]     
receive imm$iate approval = s]vices &   
assi/ance "u section #daf ( ! ,rob]t ,t4
 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy      
,assi/ance ,act4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,crisis ,c\nsel+   
,act4  #b4 ,crisis c\nsel+ assi/ance &  
tra9+ ,section #daf ( ! ,rob]t ,t4      
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahc7 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,! ,presid5t is  
au?oriz$ & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,presid5t is au?oriz$  2 &     
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7    
,imm$iate assi/ance requir$  7#a7 ,9    

g5]al ,a ,/ate or local ag5cy1 or an    
,indian tribal gov]nm5t1 t is affect$ by
 a major disa/] may submit to !         
,presid5t a reque/ = ! f9ancial         
assi/ance describ$ 9 subsection 7a74    
7#b7 ,imm$iate approval ,imm$iately ^u  
receipt ( a reque/ = f9ancial assi/ance 
"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,presid5t %all--    
7,a7 approve ! reque/2 &  7,b7 grant !  
f9ancial assi/ance4  4