,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bg1 #bjbe,ms4   
,fri$man 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,mr4 
,lieu1 ,mr4 ,mull91 & ,mr4 ,%]man7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to conduct a /udy reg>d+ a ,f$]al
 buy\t program available to home[n]s )  
prop]ties 9 high-risk cata/rophic       
wildfire disa/] areas1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,wildfire ,home[n] ,relief ,act4    
#b4 ,,gao /udy on a f$]al buy\t program 
= high-risk wildfire areas  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 %all conduct a /udy to analyze !       
feasibility ( us+ ,f$]al grant programs 

to pur*ase prop]ty f home[n]s1          
volunt>ily sell+ su* prop]ties1 be=e &  
aft] a cata/rophic wildfire disa/]4  7b7
 ,exi/+ cov]$ buy\ts ,9 conduct+ ! /udy 
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 
%all compile recomm5dations on-- 7#a7 h[
 to develop a national database on cov]$
 buy\ts1 exi/+ on ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ) in=mation on :at grant      
program 0 us$ to pur*ase ea* respective 
prop]ty "u su* buy\ts1 :at entity is    
responsible = ma9ta9+ su* prop]ty1 & any
 developm5t on su* prop]ty foll[+ !     
cov]$ buy\t2 &  7#b7 h[ ! ,f$]al        
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy & ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t c ex*ange 
in=mation ab\t any cov]$ buy\t 9 process
 z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 
,new wildfire buy\t program ,9 conduct+ 
! /udy "u subsection 7a7 ( ?is ,act1 !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all-- 7#a7 analyze  
h[ a program = ! buy\t ( prop]ties      
endang]$ or impact$ by cata/rophic      
wildfire disa/]s w\ld comp>e to cov]$   
buy\t programs exi/+ on ! date (        

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 includ+ any        
floodpla9 disa/] buy\t programs2  7#b7  
provide recomm5dations on :i* dep>tm5t1 
ag5cy1 or program %\ld h\se a program = 
! buy\t ( prop]ties endang]$ or impact$ 
by cata/rophic wildfire disa/]s2 &  7#c7
 provide l& use recomm5dations =        
prop]ties aft] a cov]$ buy\t1 includ+-- 
7,a7 h[ to ensure specific pur*ases &   
future l& uses w r$uce cata/rophic      
wildfire risk1 loss ( life1 & loss (    
prop]ty dur+ cata/rophic wildfires2     
7,b7 h[ l& use may be diff]5t = rural   
comp>$ to urban communities & =         
disadvantag$ comp>$ to high-income      
communities2  7,c7 h[ to all[           
flexibility = communities to decide h[  
to use ! l& foll[+ a cov]$ buy\t2 &     
7,d7 ) respect to prop]ties 9 high-risk 
areas prior to cata/rophic wildfire     
disa/] & = prop]ties impact$ aft] a     
cata/rophic wildfire disa/]1 eligibility
 requirem5ts1 includ+-- 7i7             
recomm5dations = mapp+ :i* areas are at 
! highe/ risk = cata/rophic wildfire2 & 

7ii7 me?odology = det]m9+ :i* areas w\ld
 be mo/ effective = implem5t+ a ,f$]al  
buy\t program1 includ+ consid]ation =   
:]e ! greate/ b5efit w\ld be d]iv$ z a  
result ( evacuat+ individuals 9 ef=ts to
 avoid loss ( life4  7d7 ,au?ority ,to  
def9e t]ms ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u        
subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
%all develop def9itions = ! t]ms        
developm5t1 disadvantag$ community1     
high-income community1 & cata/rophic    
wildfire4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ab  
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to    
,congress a report id5tify+ f9d+s &     
conclusions1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! results ( 
! /udy conduct$ pursuant to subsection  
7a72  7#b7 any recomm5dations made "u   
subsection 7b72  7#c7 recomm5dations on 
ways to inc5tivize p>ticipation 9 !     
program describ$ 9 subsection 7c72  7#d7
 analysis ( ! economic impacts ( !      
program describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 & !   
co/ ( ! program to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 &
  7#e7 ! def9itions develop$ "u         

subsection 7d74  7f7 ,cov]$ buy\t def9$ 
,9 ?is ,act1 a cov]$ buy\t means a      
pur*ase ( prop]ty by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
f a home[n] :o volunt>ily sold su*      
prop]ty because su* prop]ty 0 recogniz$ 
by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to be 9 an area   
endang]$ or impact$ by a cata/rophic    
natural disa/]4