,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ad1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,swalwell introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preventing ,our ,next ,natural ,disaster ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,section #bjc7;a7 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7;a77 is amended to read as follows3 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the following definitions apply3 7#a7 ,high hazard risk ,the term high hazard risk means high rating of a natural hazard risk according to a tool such as the ,national ,risk ,index or another tool developed by the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency4 7#b7 ,environmental justice community ,the term environmental justice community means a community primarily composed of communities of color1 low-income communities1 or ,tribal and indigenous communities1 that experiences1 or is at risk of experiencing1 higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects than most communities4 7#c7 ,small impoverished community ,the term small impoverished community means a community that is comprised of #ej1jjj or fewer individuals and that is economically disadvantaged1 as determined by the ,state in which the community is located and based on criteria established by the ,president4 4 #c4 ,technical assistance ,section #bjc7;e7 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7;e77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,guidance ,the ,administrator may develop guidance regarding how to incorporate climate change into-- 7,a7 the ,national ,risk ,index2 7,b7 cost-benefit analyses2 and 7,c7 adopting improved relevant consensus-based codes1 specifications1 and standards to address natural hazards4 7#d7 ,building1 restoration1 or rehabilitation ,the ,administrator may issue guidance to ensure that funds provided under this section are used to support the building1 restoration1 or rehabilitation of hazard mitigation projects that are-- 7,a7 planned and designed around the future projections of climate change over the life cycle of the project2 and 7,b7 built to withstand future flooding1 wildfires1 or other natural disasters4 4 #d4 ,criteria for assistance awards ,section #bjc7;g7 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7;g77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of paragraph 7#aa72 7#b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#ab7 as paragraph 7#ac72 and 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#aa7 the following3 7#ab7 and prioritize communities that are in high hazard risk communities1 environmental justice communities1 communities with low tax revenue base per capita1 and communities with a low rate of code adoption and enforcement and infrastructure maintenance expenditures 7the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency shall establish guidelines to develop measurable criteria to determine such priority for high hazard risk communities and integrate the data into a tool such as the ,national ,risk ,index and use the ,resilience ,analysis and ,planning ,tool to help target the communities with the greatest need of assistance72 and 4 #e4 ,federal share ,section #bjc7;h77#b77 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7;h77#b77 is amended to read as follows3 7#b7 ,small impoverished communities and environment justice communities ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 the ,president may contribute up to #ij percent of the total cost of a mitigation activity carried out in a small impoverished community or an environmental justice community4 4 #f4 ,national public infrastructure predisaster mitigation assistance ,section #bjc7;i77#a7 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7;i77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking #f percent and inserting #ae percent2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 ,from such total amount made available from the ,disaster ,relief ,fund1 with respect to each major disaster1 the ,president may set aside #b percent of the estimated aggregate amount of the grants to be made pursuant to sections #djc1 #djf1 #djg1 #djh1 #daj1 #daf1 and #dbh for the major disaster for community planning and capacity building assistance44 #g4 ,community outreach ,section #bjc of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7m7 ,community outreach assistance ,the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency1 in collaboration with organizations1 such as the ,united ,states ,cooperative ,extension ,system and the ,extension ,disaster ,education ,network1 shall provide community outreach to communities under this section1 with a goal of increasing applications from communities with high hazard risk1 environmental justice communities1 communities with low tax revenue base per capita1 and communities with a low rate of code adoption and enforcement and infrastructure maintenance expenditures1 regarding how to plan and prioritize projects based on current climate conditions1 future hazard risk1 and social vulnerability assessments as well as how to successfully develop1 submit1 and administer a grant under this section4 4 #h4 ,improved data collection ,not later than #c years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency shall establish a central ,federal database at the ,agency1 in coordination with the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development1 the ,environment ,protection ,agency1 the ,economic ,development ,administration1 the ,small ,business ,administration1 the ,army ,corps of ,engineers1 and any other relevant agencies the ,administrator chooses to include1 to consolidate funding data collected by all local1 ,state1 and ,federal agencies involved in post-disaster response and predisaster mitigation spending and categorize the data by type of project1 funding source1 and hazard types using an user friendly database and interactive map4 ,such database shall also include-- 7#a7 the collection and posting of census track data and post aggregate demographic data1 pursuant to the ,paperwork ,reduction ,act 7#dd ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja et seq47 as well as any future guidance by such office on data equity on the impact of natural disaster and ,federal recovery efforts to better allocate and trace funds2 and 7#b7 post-project evaluations by the ,agency to analyze disaster spending and report findings on what may have been saved by proper predisaster mitigation4