,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eacd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bc1         
#bjbd,ms4 ,w>r5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cruz7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rob]t ,t4      
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act to exp& eligibility =   
individual & public assi/ance to c]ta9  
areas & to include cumulative damage f  
multiple natural cata/rophes 9 !        
def9ition ( major disa/]1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,regional ,impact (        
,disa/]s & ,em]g5cies ,relief ,act or ! 
,,rid] ,act4  #b4 ,contigu\s area       
,section #dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7b7 & 7c7
 z subsections 7c7 & 7d71 respectively2 
&  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7a7 ! 
foll[+3  7b7 ,contigu\s area  7#a7 ,9   

g5]al ,any area "u ! jurisdiction ( a   
,/ate1 local gov]nm5t1 or ,indian tribal
 gov]nm5t1 includ+ an area locat$ 9 a   
,/ate = :i* ! ,presid5t did n decl>e a  
major disa/]1 t is contigu\s to an area 
t ! ,presid5t designates z eligible =   
any =m ( cov]$ assi/ance z a result ( a 
major disa/] 79 ?is p>agraph ref]r$ to z
 ! eligible area7 may be designat$ by ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy z be+ eligible = any  
=m ( cov]$ assi/ance = :i* ! eligible   
area is eligible ) respect to su*       
disa/]4  7#b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is         
subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ assi/ance       
means-- 7,a7 haz>d mitigation assi/ance 
provid$ "u section #djd2  7,b7 any      
assi/ance provid$ to an individual or   
h\sehold "u sections #djh1 #daj1 #dae1  
#daf1 or #dbf2 &  7,c7 any public       
assi/ance provid$ "u sections #djc1     
#djf1 or #djg4  4  #c4 ,cumulative      
damage  7a7 ,def9itions ,section #ajb7b7
 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &
 ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4

 #eabb7b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+     
,major disa/] means & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m major disa/] means 
2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7,b7 ,inclusion ,! t]m major disa/]     
includes a s]ies ( #b or m natural      
cata/rophes1 fires1 floods1 or          
explosions describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7--
 7i7 ) respect to ea* ( :i* ! ,gov]nor (
 ! affect$ ,/ate reque/$ t ! ,presid5t  
decl>e t a major disa/] exi/s "u section
 #dja7;a72  7ii7 t occurr$ dur+ a       
#ab-mon? p]iod2 &  7iii7 t individually 
d n cause damage ( suffici5t sev]ity &  
magnitude to w>rant major disa/]        
assi/ance "u ?is ,act1 b t1 9 !         
det]m9ation ( ! ,presid5t1 cumulatively 
causes damage ( suffici5t sev]ity &     
magnitude to w>rant su* assi/ance4  4   
#d4 ,int]im guidance ,n lat] ?an #fj    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy      
,managem5t ,ag5cy %all issue int]im     
guidance to implem5t ! am5dm5ts made by 
sections #b & #c4  #e4 ,rulemak+ ,n lat]

 ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 %all issue su* rules 
& regulations z are necess>y to-- 7#a7  
ensure compliance ) section #abcb ( !   
,,faa ,reau?orization ,act ( #bjah 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj note72 &  7#b7 implem5t 
! am5dm5ts made by sections #b & #c4