,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #ffg #aah?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #hgbh
 ,report ,no4 #aah-haf ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,graves ( ,l\isiana 7= himself
 & ,mr4 ,mosk[itz7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure        
,decemb] #e1 #bjbd;,additional sponsors3
 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 &
 ,mr4 ,kiley  ,decemb] #e1 #bjbd,report$
 ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee 
( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &
 ord]$ to be printed,strike out all aft]
 ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9   
italic,for text ( introduc$ bill1 see   
copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,june #ac1   
#bjbd  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% alt]nate  
proc$ures = lump sum paym5ts = c]ta9    
cov]$ small disa/]s1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/ate-,manag$ ,disa/] ,relief ,act4   
#b4 ,alt]native proc$ures = cov]$ small 
disa/]s ,! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]    
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 

,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et4 seq7 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,viii         
,alt]native ,proc$ures = ,cov]$ ,small  
,disa/]s  #hja4 ,alt]native proc$ures = 
cov]$ small disa/]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,gov]nor ( a ,/ate or ! gov]n+ body ( an
 ,indian tribal gov]nm5t = ! area 9 :i* 
a cov]$ small disa/] occurs may reque/ a
 lump sum paym5t ( ! e/imat$ damages    
calculat$ "u subsection 7b7 = su* disa/]
 9 lieu ( any assi/ance "u ! ,public    
,assi/ance ,program = su* disa/]4  7b7  
,calculation ,not)/&+ ! requirem5ts (   
section #bjf4dg7;b7 ( title #dd1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations1 a paym5t "u       
subsection 7a7 %all be equal to ! am\nt 
t is #hj p]c5t ( ! total e/imat$ co/ (  
assi/ance "u ! ,public ,assi/ance       
,program = a cov]$ small disa/] 9 ! area
 ( jurisdiction ( ! ,/ate or ,indian    
tribal gov]nm5t reque/+ su* paym5t4  7c7
 ,limitations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate or
 ,indian tribal gov]nm5t receiv+ a      
paym5t "u ?is section may n receive     
assi/ance "u ! ,public ,assi/ance       

,program ) respect to ! cov]$ small     
disa/] = :i* a paym5t 0 accept$ "u ?is  
section4  7#b7 ,f9al paym5t  7,a7 ,9    
g5]al ,a paym5t "u ?is section may n be 
increas$ or decreas$ bas$ on actual co/s
 calculat$ = a cov]$ small disa/]4  7,b7
 ,exception ,not)/&+ subp>agraph 7,a71 !
 ,adm9i/rator may adju/ a paym5t "u ?is 
section 9 ! ev5t ( un=ese5 circum/ances 
at no fault ( ! applicant4  7#c7        
,selection ( option ,a ,/ate or ,indian 
tribal gov]nm5t may designate to !      
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy on an 
annual basis ! int]e/ ( su* ,/ate or    
,indian tribal gov]nm5t 9 p>ticipat+ 9 !
 small disa/] au?ority4  7#d7           
,indication ,a ,/ate or ,indian tribal  
gov]nm5t %all indicate at ! "t ( !      
submission ( a reque/ = a major disa/]  
decl>ation t su* ,/ate or ,indian tribal
 gov]nm5t is reque/+ assi/ance = su*    
incid5t "u ?is section4  7#e7 ,tim+     
requirem5t ,! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,/ate or 
,indian tribal gov]nm5t %all-- 7,a7 rea*
 an agreem5t on ! am\nt "u subsection   

7b7 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! incid5t2 
or  7,b7 adm9i/] ! incid5t "u !         
proc$ures & au?orities = ! ,public      
,assi/ance ,program4  7#f7 ,adm9i/rative
 plan ,to be eligible = assi/ance "u ?is
 section1 a ,/ate or ,indian tribal     
gov]nm5t %all h an approv$ adm9i/rative 
plan 9 place at ! "t ( ! obligation (   
funds provid$ "u ?is section4  7d7 ,use 
( funds ,a ,/ate or ,indian tribal      
gov]nm5t receiv+ a paym5t "u ?is section
 may use su* paym5t = recov]y = ! cov]$ 
small disa/] 9 any mann] det]m9$        
appropriate by ! respective ,gov]nor or 
gov]n+ body ( su* ,/ate or ,indian      
tribal gov]nm5t if su* funds-- 7#a7     
address impacts & ne$s result+ f !      
decl>$ disa/] incid5t2  7#b7 are provid$
 to ,/ate1 ,indian tribal gov]nm5t1     
t]ritorial & local gov]nm5t ag5cies1 &  
private non-pr(it entities eligible =   
,public ,assi/ance ,program fund+2 &    
7#c7 are us$ 9 a mann] t complies )     
applicable environm5tal1 hi/oric        
pres]vation1 & civil rights laws        

7includ+ ! ,national ,environm5tal      
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcba et seq47 & ! ,national ,hi/oric   
,pres]vation ,act ( #aiff 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4
 #cjjaja et seq477 & any applicable     
resili5cy /&>ds "u section #bjc4  7e7   
,compliance ) o!r laws & regulations ,a 
,/ate or ,indian tribal gov]nm5t %all be
 responsible = ensur+ compliance "u     
subsection 7d77#c74  7f7 ,rule (        
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to affect ! eligibility ( a     
,/ate or ,indian tribal gov]nm5t =      
assi/ance "u section #djd4  7g7 ,report 
to ,,fema ,a ,/ate or gov]n+ body ( an  
,indian tribal gov]nm5t %all submit to !
 ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy an   
annual report ( exp5ses = a cov]$ small 
disa/] 9 ! area ( jurisdiction ( !      
respective ,/ate or ,indian tribal      
gov]nm5t4  7h7 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 9 ?is
 section %all be con/ru$ to affect any  
program 9 title ,,iv or ,v t is n a     
,public ,assi/ance ,program4  7i7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 

small disa/] ,! t]m cov]$ small disa/]  
means a major disa/] decl>$ "u section  
#dja or an em]g5cy decl>$ "u section    
#eja ) e/imat$ damage eligible "u !     
,public ,assi/ance ,program ( less ?an  
or equal to #abe p]c5t ( ! ,/ate's p]   
capita indicator4  7#b7 ,public         
,assi/ance ,program ,! t]m ,public      
,assi/ance ,program means ! programs "u 
sections #djc1 #djf1 #djg1 & #ejb4  4   
,decemb] #e1 #bjbd,report$ ) an am5dm5t1
 committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to 
be pr9t$