,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbd,ms4 
,cantwell 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,ris*7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t a decl>ation =
 a major disa/] or em]g5cy is made on a 
timely basis1 rural areas receive       
assi/ance1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mak+   
,aid = ,local ,disa/]s ,equal ,n[ ,act  
or ! ,,mald5 ,act4  #b4 ,rural assi/ance
 ,section #cbf7;c7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d
 ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eafe;d7c77 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,d7 by    
/rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 by r$esignat+   
p>agraph 7#d7 z p>agraph 7#f72 &  7#c7  
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+3  
7#d7 ) respect to a rural area impact$  
by a wildfire1 "w 9 coord9ation ) !     
,/ate or ,tribal em]g5cy managem5t ag5cy
 to provide guidance to ! em]g5cy manag]

 ( ! rural area on develop+ a recov]y   
team1 includ+-- 7,a7 by provid+ res\rces
 to help prev5t flood+1 mudslides1      
rockslides or any o!r natural disa/] t  
c\ld result aft] a wildfire2 &  7,b7 by 
id5tify+ available res\rces = bo?       
%ort-t]m & long-t]m recov]y1 includ+    
res\rces to help prev5t a future natural
 disa/] )9 ! burn$ area2  7#e7 9 a case 
9 :i* a reque/ = assi/ance to an        
individual or h\sehold 9 a rural area "u
 section #djh is d5i$1 "w 9 coord9ation 
) ! affect$ ,/ate or ,tribal em]g5cy    
managem5t ag5cy to make case work]s     
available to ! resid5ts impact$ by !    
major disa/] or em]g5cy2 &  4