,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bijg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbe,mr4 
,/anton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bresnahan7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
section #bjc ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act to require ! ,presid5t to provide  
assi/ance = pr$isa/] haz>d mitigation   
measures1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,save   
,build+ ,resili5t ,infra/ructure &      
,communities ,act or ! ,save ,,bric     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,pr$isa/] mitigation       
enables actions to be tak5 proactively  
to r$uce loss ( life & prop]ty by less5+
 ! impact ( future disa/]s4  7#b7       
,effective mitigation m9imizes !        
pot5tial loss ( life & prop]ty f a      
disa/] bas$ on id5tify+ & und]/&+ !     
risks 9 a giv5 area or community4  7#c7 
,! ,unit$ ,/ates exp]i5c$ #bg wea!r &   

climate disa/]s ) damages exce$+        
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjbd4  7#d7           
,mitigation c encompass a wide v>iety ( 
activities1 includ+ prep>ation & plann+1
 elevat+ or mov+ /ructures prone to     
flood+1 r$uc+ loss ( life dur+ extreme  
heat1 & h>d5+ /ructures to mitigate !   
effects ( hurricanes or e>?quakes4  7#e7
 ,sci5tific rese>* has prov5 t e #a     
inve/$ 9 pr$isa/] mitigation saves up to
 #ac 9 disa/] recov]y co/s4  7#f7 ,9    
#bjai1 ,presid5t ,trump creat$ !        
pr$isa/] mitigation program kn[n z      
,build+ ,resili5t ,communities &        
,infra/ructure 7,,bric7 because x is    
prud5t f a bus9ess & insurance          
p]spective4  7#g7 ,9 #bjbe1 ! ,,bric    
program 0 wrongfully cancell$ & ov]     
#d1jjj1jjj1jjj ( pr$isa/] mitigation    
grants 7 claw$ back f communities       
vuln]able to disa/] damage4  #c4        
,m&atory mitigation ,section #bjc ( !   
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eacc7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b7 

by /rik+ may & ins]t+ %all2 &  7#b7 9   
subsection 7c7 by /rik+ may & ins]t+    
%all4