,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #cj1  
#bjbd,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,risch7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to ensure that a declaration for a     
major disaster or emergency is made on a
 timely basis1 rural areas receive      
assistance1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,making ,aid for ,local ,disasters 
,equal ,now ,act or the ,,malden ,act4  
#b4 ,rural assistance ,section #cbf7;c7 
of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster  
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eafe;d7c77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#c77;,d7 by striking 
and at the end2  7#b7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#f72 and   
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7  
the following3  7#d7 with respect to a  
rural area impacted by a wildfire1 work 

in coordination with the ,state or      
,tribal emergency management agency to  
provide guidance to the emergency       
manager of the rural area on developing 
a recovery team1 including-- 7,a7 by    
providing resources to help prevent     
flooding1 mudslides1 rockslides or any  
other natural disaster that could result
 after a wildfire2 and  7,b7 by         
identifying available resources for both
 short-term and long-term recovery1     
including resources to help prevent a   
future natural disaster within the      
burned area2  7#e7 in a case in which a 
request for assistance to an individual 
or household in a rural area under      
section #djh is denied1 work in         
coordination with the affected ,state or
 ,tribal emergency management agency to 
make case workers available to the      
residents impacted by the major disaster
 or emergency2 and  4