,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dijj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjbd,ms4 ,butler introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,robert ,t4    
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act to          
incentivize certain preparedness        
measures1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,investing in ,community ,resilience
 ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,emergency response
 teams  7a7 ,amendment ,section         
#djf7;b77#c77;,a7 of the ,robert ,t4    
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagb7;b77#c77;,a77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding  
clause 7i71 by inserting before the     
period 1 including for subrecipients2   
7#b7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting       
preparedness1 after disaster relief12   

7#c7 in clause 7iv7-- 7,a7 by inserting 
or programs designated by the           
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency to       
increase resilience for storms1         
tsunamis1 wildfires1 or equivalent      
disasters after community rating system2
 and  7,b7 by striking and2  7#d7 in    
clause 7v71 by striking the period and  
inserting 2 and2 and  7#e7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7vi7 support of 
viable community emergency response     
teams or equivalent non-governmental    
organizations that provide disaster     
assistance1 including by-- 7,i7         
facilitating the establishment of mutual
 aid agreements supportive of the       
operation of such teams or              
organizations2 or  7,,ii7 providing or  
facilitating regular training1 outreach1
 and soliciting participation in        
preparedness exercises4  4  7b7         
,comprehensive guidance ,not later than 
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,president1 acting       

through the ,administrator1 shall issue 
comprehensive guidance to ,state and    
,tribal governments relating to the     
measures and investments described in   
section #djf7;b77#c77;,a7 of the ,robert
 ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and    
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagb7;b77#c77;,a771 as       
amended in subsection 7a74  #c4         
,effective date ,this ,act1 and the     
amendments made by this ,act1 shall take
 effect on the date that is #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4