,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #gd #aahth          
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #dgi     
,report ,no4 #aah-cj ,,in ,,the ,,senate
 ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february
 #af1 #bjbc,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4  
,rosen1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 and ,mr4 ,heinrich7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,may #af1       
#bjbc,reported by ,mr4 ,peters1 with    
amendments,omit the part struck through 
and insert the part printed in italic   
,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 7g77f72 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    
assistance404  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  #d4 ,policy update   
,the ,administrator of the ,federal     
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
update the policy for grants made under 
section #dbj of the ,robert ,t4         
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eahg71 consistent with       
assistance provided under a major       
disaster and emergency declaration under
 that ,act1 to provide that             
predeployment of domestic assets by     
,states1 local1 and ,tribal governments 
may be eligible for reimbursement under 
such section #dbj4  ,may #af1           
#bjbc,reported with amendments