,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajffg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjbf,ms4 
,foxx introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d    
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act to provide = c]ta9 proc$ures foll[+
 ! decl>ation ( a major disa/]1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,disa/] ,recov]y &         
,resili5ce ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,major    
disa/] assi/ance programs  7a7          
,application ( o!r laws ,title ,,iv ( ! 
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #dca4 ,application ( o!r    
laws  7a7 ,jones ,act ,not)/&+ sections 
#abajc1 #abaab1 & #eeajb ( title #df1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y ( !    
dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/ ,gu>d is op]at+  
%all exempt a vessel f ! requirem5ts (  
su* sections if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !

 own] or op]ator ( ! vessel has         
reasonably demon/rat$ t ! exemption is  
ne$$ to provide disa/] relief to an area
 affect$ by a major disa/] decl>$ "u ?is
 title = a p]iod ( #ahj days aft] !     
decl>ation ( su* major disa/]4  7b7     
,davis-,bacon ,act ,) respect to a major
 disa/] decl>$ "u ?is title1 any        
requirem5t "u sub*apt] ,,iv ( *apt] #ca 
( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code        
7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,davis-,bacon   
,act71 %all n apply ) respect to any    
project c>ri$ out "u ?is title t is     
relat$ to ! repair ( damage caus$ by su*
 major disa/]4  4  7b7 ,em]g5cy ,recov]y
 ,bo>d ,title ,,iv ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d
 ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj et seq47 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #dcb4 
,em]g5cy ,recov]y ,bo>d  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! fir/          
decl>ation ( a major disa/] "u section  
#dja1 = ea* category ( disa/] 9 any     
cal5d> ye>1 ! ,presid5t %all e/abli% a  
bo>d to review ! process & proc$ures    

relat$ to recov]y foll[+ su* category ( 
disa/]4  7b7 ,memb]s ,ea* bo>d e/abli%$ 
"u subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+ 
memb]s3 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y (             
,transportation4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y ( 
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4  7#d7 ,!    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7#e7 ,! ,/ate       
(ficials 9 areas affect$ by ! category (
 disa/] :o are equival5t to ! (ficials  
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c74   
7#f7 ,local (ficials 9 areas affect$ by 
! category ( disa/]4  7#g7 ,an employee 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives appo9t$ by !
 ,speak] 9 consultation ) ! m9ority     
lead]4  7#h7 ,an employee ( ! ,s5ate    
appo9t$ by ! majority lead] 9           
consultation ) ! m9ority lead]4  7c7    
,report  7#a7 ,initial report ,n lat]   
?an #cj days aft] ! e/abli%m5t ( ea*    
bo>d "u subsection 7a71 su* bo>d %all   
submit to ,congress & to ! heads ( ea*  
ag5cy describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh   
7#c7 ( subsection 7b7 a report provid+  

recomm5dations on any imm$iate b>ri]s t 
! ,f$]al & ,/ate gov]nm5ts may remove to
 aid recov]y4  7#b7 ,second>y report ,n 
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! e/abli%m5t (   
ea* bo>d "u subsection 7a71 su* bo>d    
%all submit to ,congress a report       
provid+ recomm5dations on any           
legislative or regulatory *anges to aid 
9 ! recov]y ( future disa/]s 9 !        
category ( disa/]4  7d7 ,category (     
disa/] def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m      
category ( disa/] means ea* individual  
type ( disa/] describ$ 9 ! def9ition (  
major disa/] 9 section #ajb ( ?is ,act4 
4  7c7 ,haz>d mitigation ,section       
#djd7;d77#a7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7d77#a77 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7--  7,a7 
by /rik+ t applicable environm5tal      
reviews & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 t       
applicable environm5tal reviews  2 &    
7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7ii7   
compliance ) any applicable requirem5ts 
"u ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control   

,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq471 !   
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et
 seq471 & ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act (   
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 &  
2 &  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 by ins]t+ 1
 ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq471 ! ,clean
 ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et      
seq471 & ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act (    
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471    
aft] #aifi4  7d7 ,repair1 re/oration1 & 
replacem5t ( damag$ facilities ,section 
#djf ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagb7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,all[ance = pres*$ul$
 te*nological improvem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,= purposes ( ! repair1 re/oration1    
recon/ruction1 or replacem5t ( a        
facility c>ri$ out "u ?is section1 !    
,presid5t %all in/all any pres*$ul$     
te*nological improvem5t to su* facility 
dur+ any su* repair1 re/oration1        
recon/ruction1 or replacem5t4  7#b7     
,pres*$ul$ te*nological improvem5t def9$

 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m pres*$ul$     
te*nological improvem5t means a         
te*nological improvem5t to a facility t 
0 s*$ul$1 procur$1 & _h fund+ set aside 
= in/allation be=e ! major disa/]       
decl>ation4  4