,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #defj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbe,mr4  
,figures 7= himself & ,mr4 ,edw>ds7     
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     
requirem5ts relat+ to ! fund+ ( pr$isa/]
 haz>d mitigation1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,build+ ,resili5t ,infra/ructure &    
,communities = ,all ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  
,pr$isa/] haz>d mitigation  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,section #bjc ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d    
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7c7 by /rik+ or local 
gov]nm5t 9 ea* place x appe>s2  7#b7 9  
subsection 7d7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--
 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 by /rik+ n few] 
?an five local gov]nm5ts to receive     
assi/ance "u ?is section & ins]t+       
projects to receive assi/ance "u ?is    

section t are co/-effective & design$ to
 r$uce injuries1 loss ( life1 & damage &
 de/ruction ( prop]ty1 includ+ damage to
 critical s]vices & facilities2 &  7ii7 
by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,c72  7,b7 9      
p>agraph 7#b7--  7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 
by /rik+ 9 provid+ assi/ance to local   
gov]nm5ts "u ?is section1 ! ,presid5t   
%all select f local gov]nm5ts recomm5d$ 
by ! ,gov]nors "u ?is subsection4 &     
ins]t+ a ,/ate t receives funds "u ?is  
section may use su* funds only =        
projects recomm5d$ "u p>agraph          
7#a77;,a72 &  7ii7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 
7,b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,b7           
,presid5tial approval ,! ,presid5t may  
approve a project t has n be5 recomm5d$ 
by a ,gov]nor "u ?is subsection z an    
eligible use ( funds if ! ,presid5t     
det]m9es t extraord9>y circum/ances     
ju/ify ! selection & t mak+ ! selection 
w fur!r ! purpose ( ?is section4  2 &   
7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#c7 by /rik+ !         
,presid5t may select1 subject to !      
crit]ia specifi$ 9 subsection 7g71 any  

local gov]nm5ts ( ! ,/ate to receive    
assi/ance "u ?is section4 & ins]t+ su*  
,/ate may n receive funds "u ! =mula    
describ$ 9 subsection 7f77#b742  7#c7 9 
subsection 7f7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--
 7i7 by /rik+ on a competitive basis &  
ins]t+ to a ,/ate or an ,indian tribal  
gov]nm5t ?r\gh a direct allocation bas$ 
on ! =mula describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72 &  
7ii7 by /rik+ & 9 accordance ) ! crit]ia
 9 subsection 7g72  7,b7 by /rik+       
p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7  
,=mula ,9 provid+ f9ancial assi/ance "u 
?is section1 ! ,presid5t %all di/ribute 
to ea* eligible ,/ate available funds = 
a fiscal ye> us+ ! foll[+ =mula3 7,a7   
,?irty-?ree p]c5t ( available funds %all
 be di/ribut$ equally among ea* eligible
 ,/ate4  7,b7 ,?irty-?ree p]c5t (       
available funds %all be di/ribut$ among 
ea* eligible ,/ate 9 a proportion t     
gives pref]5ce to su* ,/ates t h a high]
 population1 us+ data f ! mo/ rec5t     
c5sus ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,c7          
,?irty-?ree p]c5t ( available funds %all

 be di/ribut$ among ea* eligible ,/ate 9
 a proportion t gives pref]5ce to ,/ates
 t h ! mo/ vuln]ability to natural      
haz>ds 9 ! critical infra/ructure ( su* 
,/ates4  2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,b7 by
 /rik+ on a competitive basis pursuant  
to p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ "u ?is        
section2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7#d7 ,tribes ,9 provid+        
f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is section1 !    
,presid5t %all ensure t ! am\nt (       
f9ancial assi/ance made available to an 
,indian tribal gov]nm5t is n less ?an   
#ge1jjj1jjj4  7#e7 ,suballocation ,ea*  
,/ate t receives assi/ance "u ?is       
section %all di/ribute--  7,a7 n less   
?an #ej p]c5t ( ! funds di/ribut$ "u ?is
 subsection to ! local gov]nm5t c>ry+   
out a project recomm5d$ "u subsection   
7d77#a72 &  7,b7 any funds n di/ribut$  
"u 7,a7 to activities describ$ 9        
subsections 7b7 & 7e7 ( section #bjc4   
7#f7 ,additional eligibility = haz>d    
mitigation assi/ance ,! receipt ( funds 
= a project "u ?is section may n be     

consid]$ 9 det]m9+ eligibility = fund+  
"u section #djd = su* project4  2  7#d7 
9 subsection 7g7--  7,a7 by /rik+ ,9    
det]m9+ :e!r to provide te*nical &      
f9ancial assi/ance to a ,/ate or local  
gov]nm5t "u ?is section1 ! ,presid5t    
%all provide f9ancial assi/ance only 9  
,/ates t h & ins]t+ ,! ,presid5t may    
only provide f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is  
section to a ,/ate t has2 &  7,b7 by    
/rik+ ( su* ,/ates & all t foll[s ?r\gh 
9 consultation ) ,/ate & local          
gov]nm5ts4 & ins]t+ ( su* ,/ates42 &    
7#e7 9 subsection 7h7 by /rik+          
mitigation activities approv$ by !      
,presid5t & ins]t+ mitigation activities
 "u ?is section4  7b7 ,haz>d mitigation 
,section #djd ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7           
,additional eligibility = pr$isa/] haz>d
 mitigation assi/ance ,! receipt ( funds
 = a project "u ?is section may n be    
consid]$ 9 det]m9+ eligibility = fund+  

"u section #bjc = su* project4  4