,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,sullivan7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to modify the fire management          
assistance cost share1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,fire ,suppression  
and ,response ,funding ,assurance ,act4 
#b4 ,fire management assistance cost    
share and eligible activities  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #dbj of the ,robert ,t4
 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and        
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eahg7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
redesignating subsection 7e7 as         
subsection 7g72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7d7 the following3  7e7
 ,federal share ,the ,federal share of  
assistance under this section shall be  
not less than #ge percent of the        

eligible cost of such assistance4  7f7  
,eligible expense ,a ,state or local    
government may use assistance provided  
under this section for the predeployment
 of assets and resources4  4  7b7       
,applicability ,the amendments made by  
subsection 7a7 shall only apply to      
amounts appropriated on or after the    
date of enactment of this ,act4  #c4    
,rulemaking ,not later than #c years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,president1 acting through the
 ,administrator of the ,federal         
,emergency ,management ,agency1 shall   
conduct and complete a rulemaking to    
provide criteria for the circumstances  
under which the ,administrator may      
recommend the ,president increase the   
,federal cost share for section #dbj of 
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahg74