,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,/ew>t 7= himself & ,mr4 ,case7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to e/abli% a     
grant program to allocate res\rces =    
remote se>* & rescue activities1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,public ,l& ,se>* &     
,rescue ,act4  #b4 ,grant program =     
remote se>* & rescue activities  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior %all e/abli% a program 79 ?is  
,act ref]r$ to z ! ,program7 to allocate
 res\rces to remote se>* & rescue       
activities conduct$ on l&s "u !         

jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture or ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior4  7b7 ,grant au?ority ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y may aw>d a  
grant on a competitive basis 9          
accordance ) ?is section4  7c7 ,eligible
 recipi5ts ,! ,secret>y may aw>d a grant
 "u ! ,program to a ,/ate1 political    
subdivision !re(1 or _! designee1 t     
conducts se>* & rescue op]ations1       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to h ! au?ority &
 capability to c>ry out a project       
describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7d7         
,eligible projects ,grant funds aw>d$ "u
 ! ,program may be us$-- 7#a7 by an     
eligible recipi5t to pur*ase equipm5t & 
ge> necess>y = remote se>* & rescue     
activities2  7#b7 to reimburse an       
eligible recipi5t = ! co/ ( ma9t5ance & 
repair ( remote se>* & rescue equipm5t  
own$ or leas$ by an eligible recipi5t2 &
  7#c7 by an eligible recipi5t to       
reimburse ,/ate & local ag5cies         
responsible = remote se>* & rescue      
activities4  7e7 ,application  7#a7 ,9  

g5]al ,to be eligible = a grant "u !    
,program1 an eligible recipi5t %all     
submit to ! ,secret>y an application 9  
su* =m1 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su*        
in=mation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be  
appropriate4  7#b7 ,additional          
application ,an eligible recipi5t may   
submit to ! ,secret>y an additional     
application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 &      
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es to be appropriate = additional 
fund+ = purposes "u subsection 7d77#b74 
7f7 ,priority ,! ,secret>y %all         
prioritize an application f an eligible 
recipi5t :o s]ves an area ) a high ratio
 ( visitors to resid5ts4  7g7 ,f$]al %>e
 ,! ,f$]al %>e ( assi/ance "u ! ,program
 %all be #ge p]c5t ( ! co/ ( an eligible
 project4  7h7 ,remote se>* & rescue    
activity def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
remote se>* & rescue activity means an  
activity t utilizes1 tra9s1 or supports 
respond]s ) specializ$ equipm5t to      
locate1 provide assi/ance to1 & remove  
to safety individuals :o are lo/1       

injur$1 /r&$1 or entrapp$ 9 remote      
areas4