#aah? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ieda ,,an ,,act ,to am5d ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act to au?orize ,f$]al ag5cies to provide c]ta9 ess5tial assi/ance = haz>d mitigation = electric utilities1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,promot+ ,opportunities to ,wid5 ,electrical ,resili5ce ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,,p[] ,act ( #bjbd 4 #b4 ,ess5tial assi/ance 7a7 ,section #djc ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;b7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7e7 ,electric utilities 7#a7 ,haz>d mitigation activities ,an electric utility may c>ry out co/-effective haz>d mitigation activities jo9tly or o!rwise 9 comb9ation ) activities = ! re/oration ( p[] c>ri$ out ) assi/ance provid$ "u ?is section4 7#b7 ,eligibility = additional assi/ance ,9 any case 9 :i* an electric utility facility receives assi/ance "u ?is section = ! em]g5cy re/oration ( p[]1 ! receipt ( su* assi/ance %all n r5d] su* facility ineligible = any haz>d mitigation assi/ance "u section #djf = :i* su* facility is o!rwise eligible4 4 7b7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all only apply to am\nts appropriat$ on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,decemb] #i1 #bjbd4;,cl]k4